Glossary / General

NHRA

85 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

NHRA is the main organization that runs drag racing competitions in the U.S. and Canada, setting rules and hosting big races.

Technical Definition

NHRA stands for National Hot Rod Association, the governing body for drag racing in North America. It sets rules, organizes events, and sanctions professional drag racers.

Hear It Discussed

"...I've been to NHRA, which I feel like is hopscotching over NASCAR to even crazier. So I needed to make that middle stop on the train and get off at the brickyard or wherever."
(B)aT the Movies: Days of Thunder (1990) Bring a Trailer Podcast 14:54

"I'vedonedragracingwiththeNationalHotRightAssociation,whichthat'swhatwe'resanctionedwithhere,uh,isNHRAatLufkinat thisquartermilefacility."
Inside Pine Valley Raceway’s NHRA Revival In Lufkin Texas In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 02:56

"The NH began to understand that to be the premier sanctioning body, they needed to embrace the most powerful and fastest cars."
The Crash That Changed Drag Racing Forever Past Gas 25:43