Pritchett Stuns in Top Fuel Debut and Salinas Achieves New Personal Best E.T. for Scrappers Racing

Pritchett Stuns in Top Fuel Debut and Salinas Achieves New Personal Best E.T. for Scrappers Racing

The Scrappers Racing team finished the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series with a solid performance at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. In Top Fuel, Jasmine Salinas and Gary Pritchett, who was making his Top Fuel debut this weekend, both raced to quarterfinal finishes. Jasmine also achieved a new personal best elapsed time. In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Jianna Evaristo wrapped up the best-performing season of her career.

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Alexis DeJoria Down but Not Out After Early Exit at NHRA Finals

Alexis DeJoria Down but Not Out After Early Exit at NHRA Finals

To say the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season was a rough one for Alexis DeJoria would be an understatement. Throughout the 20-race schedule, the team made only one final round appearance and fell short of clinching a No. 1 qualifier award after securing two No. 2 starting positions. Despite the setbacks, DeJoria has nothing but confidence in her Del Worsham-led DC Motorsports team and is adamant that they will rebound strong and start 2025 as solid contenders.

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Career-Best Numbers Highlight Ida Zetterström’s Rookie Season Finale at NHRA Finals

Career-Best Numbers Highlight Ida Zetterström’s Rookie Season Finale at NHRA Finals

Racing in the eighth and final event of her rookie season, 2023 FIA European Top Fuel champion Ida Zetterström notched two new career highlights at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals. Before falling in the first round of eliminations on Sunday, Zetterström recorded a career-best E.T. and speed to qualify in the ultra-competitive Top Fuel field at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
 

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SIX ELITE MOTORSPORTS TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN NHRA COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP

SIX ELITE MOTORSPORTS TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN NHRA COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP

After a 14-race regular season in the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, the Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s six-race playoffs, is officially here. Over the final races of the 2024 season, six Elite Motorsports drivers will have a chance to win the NHRA Pro Stock world championship.

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A MONSTROUS OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION

A MONSTROUS OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION

For two-time World Champion Brittany Force and the crew that maintains her Monster Energy Chevrolet Top Fuel dragster, starting the NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship from the No. 9 position isn’t so much a challenge as it is an opportunity, one on which they hope to capitalize in this week’s 39th Pep Boys Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.

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Rookie of the Year Contender Ida Zetterström Reaches Semifinals in Top Fuel Debut at Brainerd

Rookie of the Year Contender Ida Zetterström Reaches Semifinals in Top Fuel Debut at Brainerd

Reigning FIA European Top Fuel champion Ida Zetterström’s rookie campaign in NHRA Top Fuel started off on a strong note at the NHRA Brainerd Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, where Zetterström raced to a semifinal finish aboard her red, white, and blue JCM Racing/VP Racing Fuels/Edelbrock/COMP Cams/Dodge Top Fuel dragster.

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