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The Insiders talk Chicago; Mendy Fry talks titles, her new doc, and more

On this episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster, Tony Pedregon and Kevin McKenna join the show to talk about what we have seen so far this season, and two-time NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series Top Fuel champion Mendy Fry joins to talk about a new documentary of which she is the subject.
13 May 2026
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On this episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster, Tony Pedregon and Kevin McKenna join the show to talk all things South Georgia Motorsports Park and Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak, and two-time NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series Top Fuel champion Mendy Fry joins to talk about Time Trials: A Drag Strip Requiem, a new documentary of which she is the subject.

Pedregon and McKenna get into the meat and potatoes of what we have seen so far this season, land some pretty hot-take opinions, and delve into the numbers across the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour to give the kind of insight that you can't really get at surface level. The conversation is wide-ranging and will definitely get your ears perked up when the boys get rolling.

Fry has had an incredible career and life inside the world of drag racing, rising to become a two-time Top Fuel champion in the NHRA Heritage Series wheeling front-engine nitro dragsters. Her life and career are the subject of a new documentary that drag racing fans need to see. In this conversation that talks about life, the film, her career, highs and lows, and more, you'll begin to understand the compelling nature of Mendy and her drag racing journey.