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With the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series set to make its thrilling debut at Rockingham Dragway this weekend for the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock, the official kickoff for the race is set to be a big one for fans in downtown Rockingham.
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Like most everyone in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Jordan Vandergriff knows very little about historic Rockingham Dragway, other than he’s extremely excited for this weekend’s inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock.
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The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series’ debut at Rockingham Dragway will have extra incentive on Friday during the NHRA Nationals at The Rock. NHRA officials have announced the Last Driver Standing Laptop Giveaway presented by IGTG and Perimeter.One during the second session Friday.
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After a wild opening round last weekend in Michigan, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs roll into North Carolina for the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock at Rockingham Dragway.
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When Marc Ingwersen and his Buckeye Harley-Davidson Buell crew pulled into U.S. 131 Motorsports Park for the Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals, they had no idea that a few days later they’d be celebrating the greatest day of Ingwersen’s near-10-year career in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
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It’s been 28 years since the NHRA big show rumbled through Rockingham with the10th and final Winston Invitational event, a non-points-earning showcase that began in 1989 and ran through 1998.
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News, notes, quotes, photos and more from the opening day of qualifying at the NHRA Nationals at The Rock. Updated throughout the day.
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Reigning Top Fuel world champ Doug Kalitta finished Friday’s qualifying with the best run of the day at Rockingham Dragway, rolling to the provisional No. 1 spot to open the NHRA Nationals at The Rock. Ron Capps (Funny Car), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) and Angie Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers.
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After an exciting day of qualifying that yielded performances much better than could probably be expected for a track on which most of the teams have not ever run, qualifying for NHRA Nationals at The Rock concludes today with two final qualifying sessions.
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Rockingham Dragway is the fourth and final new facility to join the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series national event schedule this season, and current Funny Car qualifying leader Ron Capps is loving the idea of new venues.
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News, notes, quotes, photos, and more from the final day of qualifying at the NHRA Nationals at The Rock. Updated throughout the day.
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NHRA officials announced a sellout on Saturday for the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock as fans packed the grandstands of Rockingham Dragway on Saturday during the second day of qualifying at the 16th event of the 2026 NHRA season.
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Three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps secured his fourth No. 1 qualifier of the 2026 season on Saturday at the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock), and Angie Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also earned No. 1 qualifiers in Rockingham.
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It’s just the second of six races in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs, but already you can feel the weight, and raceday is sure to ratchet up the emotions with close points battles raging across the fields.
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News, notes, quotes, photos, and more from final eliminations at the NHRA Nationals at The Rock. Updated throughout the day.
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Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan rolled to his fourth victory of the season while Shawn Langon's win in Top Fuel and Richard Gadson's Pro Stock Motorcycle win also bolstered their leads and Pro Stock winner Greg Stnfield assumed the lead in his class at the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock.
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Unofficial points standings following the completion of the NHRA Nationals at The Rock, the 16th event of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the second in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
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The inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock brought NHRA Championship Drag Racing back to Rockingham Dragway for the first time since 1998, and, boy, was there a lot ot unpack. Here’s our five big takeaways from the event.
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One of the biggest races in NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs will also get a major spotlight on FOX, as the 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway will air on FOX adjacent to a FOX football broadcast on Sunday, Oct. 4.
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Friday night's professional qualifying session at World Wide Technology Raceway will carry extra stakes as NHRA's quickest qualifiers battle for $7,500 in bonus money during the inaugural "Top Dog" competition, presented by UsedHotDogs.com, at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals, Oct. 2-4.