NHRA's viewership of the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals on FOX provided an 11-percent increase at 998,000 viewers in average hourly viewership over last week's initial foray into live coverage on a major network television. 

Sunday's Sonoma broadcast also presented an 82-percent increase over last season. 

Scott R. Smith, who has been with the NHRA since 2002, has been named NHRA Director of Media Relations, it was announced today by NHRA Vice President of Public Relations Terry Blount.
 
Smith will direct the communications efforts of the NHRA, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and other entities within the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body. The position will continue to build upon the strong relationship the NHRA has with media outlets across the country.

VP Racing Fuels' Madditive” line of gas and diesel additives and its VP Small Engine Fuels product family are both now available at AutoZone stores throughout the U.S. Marketed as “Race Fuel Technology for Your Daily Driver,” VP Madditives include off-road and street legal formulas to optimize performance in gas and diesel engines, while VP Small Engine Fuels are formulated for outdoor power equipment to prevent fuel system damage caused by ethanol-blended street gas.
 
“It’s a real testament to the strength of the VP brand as well as the quality of these products to have them embraced by one of the largest retailers of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories in the United States,” said Bruce Hendel, VP’s Director of Sales-Consumer Products. “VP’s Madditives offer the consumer better performance and better value than the competition. They’re particularly appealing given their unique packaging featuring VP’s “Mad Scientist” and the reputation for quality and integrity that VP brings to a category otherwise prone to exaggerated hype or misleading product claims.”

 Cameron McMillen, the three-year-old son of Top Fuel driver Terry McMillen, has the art of drag racing publicity firmly in his grasp.

Cameron has been stealing all of his old man's television time as of late.

"It's really frustrating," Terry said with a smile.  "The TV cameras come down here today looking for him; they didn't come looking for me.  I think It's pretty awesome because there are a lot of good things, and the news is in our sport.  We need to keep bringing youth in.  He's a future Junior Dragster driver, and it's all about the youth

John Force is 67 years old, and he clearly has an attitude.

“When these kids come over and say stuff to me, they aren’t hurting my feelings. They aren’t making me mad,” Force said in a video recorded in February, a week before the 2016 season.  

No more settling for the bridesmaid role for J.R. Todd.

Todd, who drives the Sealmaster Top Fuel dragster for Kalitta Motorsports broke his string of three runner-up finishes this season by taking the title at the Sonoma (Calif.) Nationals.

During the first round of eliminations at the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Kalitta Motorsports Funny Car pilot Alexis DeJoria experienced an accident that required a trip to the trauma center.
 
DeJoria, driver of the Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry, was competing in the left lane alongside opponent John Force in the opening round of eliminations on Sunday morning at Sonoma Raceway. The Patrón Toyota Camry lost traction and made a violent turn to the left as soon as DeJoria stepped on the throttle, causing her Camry to make impact with the left retaining wall.

Somebody has to be the bad guy, and Greg Anderson is all too willing to fill the bill.

“There’s not a person in the pits who wants to see a KB Racing car when they race the rest of the season,” Anderson admitted.

Reports of LE Tonglet’s complete demise in NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle class are not true.

Tonglet, the 2010 PSM NHRA world champ, won his first national event since 2011 when he upset Andrew Hines in the finals Sunday at the Sonoma (Calif.) Nationals.

John Force continues his mid-season surge and raced to his second consecutive Funny Car win of the year in front of a sold-out crowd at the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.

J.R. Todd (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were winners of the 15th NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event of the season in Sonoma, Calif.