Competition Plus’ random water-cooler topics from the NHRA Brainerd Nationals at Brainerd (MN) International Raceway 1 – DEJA-VU … KIND OF – In similar fashion to last year’s NHRA visit

Just when the drag racing community, and sometimes those covering it, start looking elsewhere in the Funny Car championship conversation, Matt Hagan has a habit of forcing his way back

Some places just click for certain drivers. For Doug Kalitta, Brainerd International Raceway might as well be Kalittaville. At a track where his uncle Connie Kalitta and late cousin Scott

It is becoming the same old story in Pro Stock, especially over the last three seasons. Greg Anderson is the aging gunfighter surrounded by younger gunslingers who, by his own

Del Worsham put both hands on top of his head. There wasn’t much else to do after Jacob Slater stopped the Compulink timing system at 5.452 seconds and, more noticeably,

Matt Hagan arrived at Brainerd International Raceway fifth in the Funny Car standings. He left Sunday night with the trophy and the points lead. Hagan defeated No. 1 qualifier Jordan

Ida Zetterstrom isn’t very good at sitting around waiting for somebody to give her something to race. She came to America to drive a Top Fuel dragster, and that remains

Point standings (top 10) following the 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, the 13th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series – Top

Final round-by-round results from the 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, the 13th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series: TOP FUEL: ROUND

The only thing worse than losing is winning and creating bad juju in the pits. Just ask Ron Capps. Capps won the King of Nitro title at the Bader Family’s

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