NHRA POWERade Drag Racing returned to Virginia in 2006 with a race that shattered Professional performance barriers, and the 2007 follow-up also produced eye-popping performances. The track’s reputation for being able to handle all that the teams can dish out makes it a perfect venue for the Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock teams to begin their crucial three-race run to the world titles.  

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this weekend's NHRA Mid South Nationals by reading our behind-the-scenes event
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The tour’s annual stop in “the birthplace of the Blues” is being
contested for the second straight season in what should be cooler
climes from its previous late-August date. For the teams still in the
Countdown to the Championship, this is the halfway point of the
Countdown to 1, the third of six events that will determine the world
champions.

Texas Motorplex is one of two all-concrete quarter-miles on the
schedule, which provide optimum traction and allow crew chiefs the
opportunity to achieve national record performances. The event, which
is the second chance for Countdown teams to earn points, takes place on
the second of three consecutive race weekends in this crucial segment
of the home stretch.

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The NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series expands to 24 events this year
with the addition of this race, which holds a crucial spot on the
schedule as the first event of the Countdown to 1. The 10 teams in each
category that qualified for this final leg of the championship battle
will be looking for strong opening statements to kick off their final
pushes for NHRA POWERade glory.

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this weekend's NHRA Carolinas Nationals by reading our behind-the-scenes event
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the course of the weekend. Tune in daily for the latest news from the
pits.

Keep up with this weekend's ADRL Dragstock event in Rockingham, NC., by reading our event notebook. We bring you the stories behind
the numbers and win-lights throughout the course of the weekend. Tune in daily
for the latest news from the pits.

The IHRA tour rolls into the beautiful New England region for drag
racing's only major visit to the area. This event was normally
contested in August but returned to it's post Labor Day roots. The move should produce record-setting runs as has been the norm in the past.