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2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season
LeagueNHRA
SportDrag racing
ChampionsDoug Kalitta (Top Fuel)
Matt Hagan (Funny Car)
Erica Enders (Pro Stock)
Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
NHRA seasons

The 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season was announced on September 5, 2022.[1]

It was the 68th season of the National Hot Rod Association's top drag racing competition. The NHRA held 21 Top Fuel and Funny Car events, 18 Pro Stock events, and 15 Pro Stock Motorcycle events.

Schedule

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Schedule released September 5, 2022.

2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Schedule[2]
Date Race Site TV Winners
Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock Pro Stock Motorcycle
Mar 9-12 AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville, FL FS1 Mike Salinas (1) Matt Hagan (1) Troy Coughlin Jr. (1) Gaige Herrera (1)
Mar 24-26 NHRA Arizona Nationals Chandler, AZ FS1 Justin Ashley (1) Robert Hight (1) Camrie Caruso (1) N/A
Mar 30 - Apr 2 Lucas Oil Winternationals Pomona, CA FS1 Justin Ashley (2) Matt Hagan (2) Dallas Glenn (1) N/A
Apr 14–16 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes Las Vegas, NV FS1 Antron Brown (1) Matt Hagan (3) Dallas Glenn (2) N/A
Apr 28-30 Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes Concord, NC FS1 Austin Prock (1) Robert Hight (2) Deric Kramer (1) Gaige Herrera (2)
May 19-21 Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance Elwood, IL FS1 Clay Millican (1) Tim Wilkerson (1) Dallas Glenn (3) Gaige Herrera (3)
June 3–5 NHRA New England Nationals Epping, NH [a] FS1 Justin Ashley (3) Bob Tasca III (1) N/A N/A
Jun 9-11 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol, TN FS1/FOX Justin Ashley (4) Ron Capps (1) Erica Enders (1) Steve Johnson (1)
Jun 22–25 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, OH FOX Leah Pruett (1) Blake Alexander (1) Matt Hartford (1) Hector Arana Jr. (1)
Jul 14-16 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals Morrison, CO FOX Clay Millican (2) Matt Hagan (4) Troy Coughlin Jr. (2) Gaige Herrera (4)
Jul 20-23 Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals Kent, WA FOX Steve Torrence (1) Tim Wilkerson (2) N/A Gaige Herrera (5)
Jul 28–30 DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sonoma, CA FOX Justin Ashley (5) J.R. Todd (1) N/A Gaige Herrera (6)
Aug 11-13 Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor Topeka, KS FS1 Justin Ashley (6) Bob Tasca III (2) Erica Enders (2) N/A
Aug 17-20 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, MN FOX Antron Brown (2) Ron Capps (2) Dallas Glenn (4) N/A
Aug 30 - Sep 4 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals 1.5 Brownsburg, IN FS1/FOX Antron Brown (3) Ron Capps (3) Matt Hartford (2) Matt Smith (1)
Countdown to the Championship
Sep 14-17 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Mohnton, PA FOX/FS1 Doug Kalitta (1) Robert Hight (3) Matt Hartford (3) Matt Smith (2)
Sep 22-24 betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Concord, NC FS1 Doug Kalitta (2) Bob Tasca III (3) Greg Anderson (1) Gaige Herrera (7)
Sep 29 - Oct 1 NHRA Midwest Nationals Madison, IL FS1 Clay Millican (3) Matt Hagan (5) Greg Anderson (2) Gaige Herrera (8)
Oct 12-15 Texas NHRA FallNationals Ennis, TX FS1 Leah Pruett (2) Matt Hagan (6) Erica Enders (3) Gaige Herrera (9)
Oct 26-29 NHRA Nevada Nationals Las Vegas, NV FS1/FS2 Mike Salinas (2) Robert Hight (4) Erica Enders (4) Gaige Herrera (10)
Nov 9-12 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals 1.5 Pomona, CA FS1 Doug Kalitta (3) Chad Green (1) Aaron Stanfield (1) Gaige Herrera (11)
  1. ^ The Final round of the New England Nationals was postponed and held at Bristol due to inclement weather.

Additional rules for specially marked races

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4 Lanes: The Nationals in both Las Vegas and Charlotte in the spring will compete with cars on four lanes.

  • All cars will qualify on each lane as all four lanes will be used in qualifying.
  • Three rounds with cars using all four lanes.
  • In Rounds One and Two, the top two drivers (of four) will advance to the next round.
  • The pairings are set as follows:
    • Race One: 1, 8, 9, 16
    • Race Two: 4, 5, 12, 13
    • Race Three: 2, 7, 10, 15
    • Race Four: 3, 6, 11, 14
    • Semifinal One: Top two in Race One and Race Two
    • Semifinal Two: Top two in Race Three and Race Four
    • Finals: Top two in Semifinal One and Semifinal Two
  • Lane choice determined by times in previous round. In first round, lane choice determined by fastest times.
  • Drivers who advance in Rounds One and Two will receive 20 points for each round advancement.
  • In Round Three, the winner of the race will be declared the race winner and will collect 40 points. The runner-up will receive 20 points. Third and fourth place drivers will be credited as semifinal losers.

1.5: The U. S. Nationals and In-N-Out Burger Finals will have their race points increased by 50% . Drivers who qualify but are eliminated in the first round receive 30 points, and each round win is worth 30 points. The top four receive 10, 9, 8, and 7 points, respectively, for qualifying positions, with the 5–6 drivers receiving 6 points, 7–8 drivers receiving 5 points, 9–12 receiving 4 points, and 13–16 receiving 3 points. Also, the top four, not three, drivers after each session receive points for fastest times in each round (4-3-2-1).

MM: Pro Stock Car at this event is a non-championship race with the Mountain Motor formula, where cars can use carburetors or electronic fuel injection, do not have an engine displacement limit, and weighs a minimum of 2,450 pounds, compared to the NHRA Pro Stock formula that features electronic fuel injection, a 500ci (8193cc) engine displacement limit, and 2,350 pounds weight.

Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge

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The Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge is a collaboration between NHRA and Mission Foods, introduced in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.[3] The challenge spices up Saturday qualifying schedule at regular-season events. Semifinalists from the previous race compete anew, culminating in a final during the last qualifying session. Winners gain a purse, as well as bonus points.

Bonus points are awarded as follows:

  • Winner (3)
  • Runner-up (2)
  • Quickest losing semifinalist (1)

Bonus points earned from the challenge will be added to a driver’s total points at the start of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

2023 Mission #2FAST2TASTY Challenge Schedule[4]
Date Race Winners
Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock Pro Stock Motorcycle
Feb 25 NHRA Arizona Nationals Doug Kalitta Alexis DeJoria Troy Coughlin Jr. N/A[a]
Apr 1 Lucas Oil Winternationals Justin Ashley Chad Green Matt Hartford N/A[a]
May 20 Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance Justin Ashley Ron Capps N/A[b] Gaige Herrera
Jun 4 NHRA New England Nationals N/A[c] N/A[a]
Jun 10 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals N/A [d] Aaron Stanfield Gaige Herrera
Jun 24 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Justin Ashley Ron Capps Deric Kramer Angie Smith
Jul 15 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals Justin Ashley Matt Hagan Troy Coughlin Jr. Matt Smith
Jul 22 Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals Steve Torrence Ron Capps N/A[a] Gaige Herrera
Jul 29 DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals Steve Torrence J.R. Todd N/A[a] N/A[e]
Aug 12 Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor Steve Torrence Matt Hagan Dallas Glenn N/A[a]
Aug 19 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Antron Brown Robert Hight Erica Enders N/A[a]
Sep 3 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Justin Ashley John Force Aaron Stanfield Gaige Herrera
Overall Winners Justin Ashley Ron Capps Aaron Stanfield Gaige Herrera
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Vehicle class did not compete at this event.
  2. ^ Pro Stock Car did not participate in the Challenge at Route 66 due to the Pro Stock All-Star Call Out taking place
  3. ^ Due to weather, the finals were canceled. Clay Millican and Leah Pruett advanced to the finals in Top Fuel, with Millican collecting the biggest share of the bonus purse after making the quickest winning run in the first round of the bonus race. Leah Pruett qualified for the Top Fuel challenge as the second alternate after Chicago semifinalist T.J. Zizzo and quarterfinalist Jacob McNeal opted not to compete in Epping. In Funny Car, Ron Capps and Tim Wilkerson advanced to the finals, with Capps collecting the biggest share of the bonus purse after making the quickest winning run in the first round of the bonus race. No points were awarded in the challenge in Epping.
  4. ^ There were no Top Fuel or Funny Car challenges since the Epping races were cancelled. Justin Ashley (TF) and Bob Tasca III (FC) won the first Bristol round and were retroactively given challenge points. In Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, the results of the Joliet round were used to determine participants.
  5. ^ Pro Stock Motorcycle did not participate in the Challenge at Sonoma due to the Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Call Out taking place

References

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  1. ^ National Hot Rod Association, "NHRA announces full 2023 Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule", Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  2. ^ National Hot Rod Association – 2023 Schedule & Results, Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ ""Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge to debut during 2023 regular season"". NHRA. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ^ ""Mission Tortillas Partnership NHRA"". NHRA. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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