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After struggling in qualifying, Pro Mod driver Lyle Barnett landed in the winners circle today at the world’s biggest drag race, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. This is his first national event win of the 2022 FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon season. In what will forever be a milestone event in the skilled driver’s career, Barnett kept turning on win lights throughout the day, as everything came together in his favor after a string of recent challen …

For two seasons now, JR Carr has been the zookeeper of the Mountain Motor Pro Stockers [MMPS] at the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd. Carr, in a rematch of the 2021 event, stopped John DeFlorian, who was shut off on the starting line due to a leak coming from his Camaro.There are no ugly wins," Carr declared. "I hated this run by ourselves, but it happens, I guess."Carr entered eliminations as the No. 1 qualifier with a 6.305 elapsed time. He remained in the low-to-mid 6.30s in sopping Bill …

Troy Coughlin Jr. remembers the moment the phone call came in. He was a sixth grader, and on the other end of the cell phone, some twenty years or so ago, was his Uncle Jeggie Coughlin. It was the closest technology had to Facetime. Coughlin's father was in the final round against Mark Whisnant, and those unforgettable words came through the phone's speaker. "He won!""Anytime you win at the same track as your father, it's extremely memorable," Coughlin said. More memorable were the three laps th …

The final round in Extreme Pro Stock was a rematch of the 2021 final round, with JR Carr taking on 2020 world champion and defending ProStars champion Johnny Pluchino. This time, Carr was the one hoisting the trophy after posting a 4.061 in his Frank Gugliotta-tuned F5 Motorsports ’20 Camaro. Pluchino lifted to a 5.236 at 96.15 in the runner-up effort.“I wanted this so bad,” Carr said. “Last year, I lost in the final round to Johnny. We evened out pretty nice. I’m happy. Everybody is tough here. …

There have been plenty of valleys in the 2022 NHRA Pro Stock season.However, through hard work Troy Coughlin Jr. and his Elite Motorsports finally reached a peak on Sunday.Coughlin, a superstar Sportsman racer, finally grabbed his inaugural NHRA Pro Stock victory beating his teammate Erica Enders in the finals of the FlavR-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals near Seattle.Coughlin clocked a 6.638-second elapsed time at 208.68 to edge Enders, who had a 6.644-second elapsed time at 209.17 mph.“First I hav …