Garcia retires from hurdles after fighting injuries

Former Olympic hurdles champion Anier Garcia is retiring from the sport after battling a series of injuries.

Bernstein holds top spot in qualifying for Top Fuel

Brandon Bernstein held on to the top spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday in the O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals.

Force fastest in Funny Cars; Bernstein, Johnson, Rivas top their divisions

Ashley Force raced to the provisional No. 1 Funny Car qualifying spot Friday in the O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals, while Brandon Bernstein, Allen Johnson and Chris Rivas also topped their divisions.

Grubnic, Kalitta clinch Countdown berths in Top Fuel, others have end in sight

Meanwhile, the Countdown to 1 playoff picture came into focus as the Top Fuel field was set with Dave Grubnic and Doug Kalitta securing the final two berths by virtue of Morgan Lucas's DNQ.

Two days of qualifying left in final regular-season event

Robert Hight powered his Auto Club Ford Mustang to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car on Friday at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, finishing a 4.114-second pass at 297.48 mph at O'Reilly Raceway Park.

Eighteen slots still up for grabs in POWERade Series' Countdown to One

Twenty-two drivers have clinched spots in the NHRA's coveted Countdown to One playoffs. That means only 18 slots remain as the POWERade Series turns to Reading, Pa., writes Bill Stephens.

Schumacher bests Bernstein in Top Fuel final at Pacific Raceways

Tony Schumacher smoked Brandon Bernstein in the Top Fuel final to win for the seventh time in 14 races and 11th time in 24 events spanning last season.

Schumacher continues to buck historic Top Fuel trend

The rich got richer at Bandimere Speedway outside Denver to start the Western Swing, with Tony Schumacher leading the way with another dominating performance in Top Fuel, writes Bill Stephens.

In wake of death, NHRA goes to shorter track

In the wake of Scott Kalitta's recent death in a racing accident, the NHRA took an interim step, reducing the length of Top Fuel and Funny Car races to 1,000 feet. The change kicked in Friday night at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.

Western Swing kicks off with changes throughout the sport

The Western Swing is often crucial to title hopes in the NHRA. Add shorter races for Top Fuel and Funny Car as well as tight battles in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle and there's more drama than ever, writes Bill Stephens.

Johnson pulls up in 110m hurdles; qualifying bid over

Three-time Olympian Allen Johnson's run at one last games came to an end Saturday when he pulled up about halfway through the qualifying round of the 110-meter hurdles at U.S. track trials.

EUGENE, OR - JULY 05: Allen Johnson pulls up in the men's 110 meter hurdle heats during day seven of the U...

Johnson grabs K&N Horsepower Challenge in Norwalk

Allen Johnson won the $50,000 K&N Horsepower Challenge on Saturday at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, his first victory in the special bonus event for the eight quickest Pro Stock teams from the last year.

Countdown to the Countdown kicks off at Heartland Park Topeka

Brace yourselves, drag racing fans. The stretch run to the NHRA's Countdown to the Championship begins this week at Heartland Park Topeka, writes Bill Stephens.

Liu cruises to 110-meter hurdles win in rainy Osaka

Olympic champion Liu Xiang stormed to victory in the 110 meter hurdles in wet and cold conditions at the Japan Grand Prix on Saturday.