NHRA News: NHRA launches 50th anniversary Winternationals website; “Golden 50 Corral” car show to debut during the 50th running of the Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals; Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Angie Smith will run next year aboard Karl and Kim Klement’s Buell thanks to sponsorship from Coffman Tank Trucks; and more.

NHRA drivers prepare for Lucas Oil Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge; NHRA stars spread holiday cheer to U.S. troops in Europe; 2010 event announcments; and more news from the NHRA.

Tony Schumacher headlines a list of six NHRA drivers named to the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association All-America teams; voting opens for most memorable Winternationals moments; and more news from the NHRA.

Top Fuel pilot and defending world champion Tony Schumacher wins his sixth straight and seventh overall world championship; Funny Car driver Robert Hight earns his first NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing world championship; and more news and results from the final race of the 2009 NHRA season.

With a total of only 48 points separating first-place driver Robert Hight from third-place driver Tony Pedregon, the battle in Funny Car for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing world championship couldn’t be tighter heading into this weekend’s Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals.

Driver news, championship countdowns and details on coming attractions from the NHRA.

News from the NHRA: Robert Hight grabs his first win of the season, moves to third in Funny Car points standing; Top Fuel pilot Spencer Massey and Funny Car driver Mike Neff post wins in four-lane, four-wide exhibition events; Lucas Oil Products signed a multiyear agreement to renews its title sponsorship of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series through 2012; and more from the dragstrip.

As the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series prepares for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, only 10 spots in the four professional categories remain open for the Countdown to 1 playoffs. For many drivers hovering just outside of the Top 10 in the point standings, it all comes down to five days and one race.