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The National Dragster photographers were all over Gainesville Raceway on Saturday of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, capturing all of the on-track and off-track action.

Media Day, an annual first-race tradition for drivers to get their new publicity photos and headshots, is supposed to be serious business, but there's still plenty of time for camera-mugging, gymnastics, and other hijinks.

It’s early in the season – with just testing and one day of Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals qualifying behind us — but if there’s an unexpected MVP so far this season, it’s definitely Bob Tasca III.

Top Alcohol Funny Car racer John Headley won his opening round race against Bob McCosh Jr., but things when wrong at the finish line when his car crossed the centerline and made contact with the retaining wall. Headley walked away from the incident.

Greg Anderson and the rest of the KB Titan Pro Stock team quickly adjust to a hectic off-season as they look to shift the balance of power in the Pro Stock class.

Before a rain shower interrupted Friday’s action, the 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals was off to a rousing start with a packed house at Gainesville Raceway and plenty of memorable runs by NHRA Camping World Series pros as the 2023 season got underway.

Day one low qualifiers for the 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway include Brittany Force, Bob Tasca III, Erica Enders, and Steve Johnson.

Justin Ashley Racing has announced a partnership with National Debt Relief, the country’s largest debt relief company. The partnership will begin with the season opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 9-12, at Gainesville Raceway and continue throughout the first three races of the 2023 NHRA season.

The National Dragster photographers were all over Gainesville Raceway on Friday of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, capturing all of the on-track and off-track action.

The gauntlets were laid down for Saturday’s Pep Boys All-Star Top Fuel Callout as the top drivers in the class made their first-round callouts for the $80,000-to-win special event, held during qualifying at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.

Erica Enders is poised to become the winningest female driver in NHRA history, while Brittany Force will almost assuredly become the sport's leading female winner in Top Fuel.

It was a historic season in many respects for Ron Capps last year, as the veteran Funny Car standout won his second straight world championship in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season and gives Capps plenty of momentum going into 2023.

For just the second time, the Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series, kicks off a season at historic Gainesville Raceway with the 54th running of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. The first of 21 national events this season, the Gainesville event is also one of the most historic and most prestigious races in the sport.

With plenty of momentum from a number of major announcements in the off-season, the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports is set to open the 2023 season as part of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Kicking off the new season, Tricky Tipster, NHRA's resident odds-maker, has elected to go with reigning NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series champs Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Erica Enders, and Matt Smith as his pre-race favorites for the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Reigning Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown champion David Barton will return to Gainesville Raceway to begin his title defense at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

In advance of the 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, NHRA and Top Fuel team owner and driver Josh Hart hosted a massive car show and FanFest at Burnyzz Speed Shop in Ocala, Fla.

NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer John Hall will donate signage of his Suzuki Pro Stock motorcycle to Doug Herbert’s national pro-active teen defensive driving program B.R.A.K.E.S. for the 2023 racing season. 

Let's take a quick trip in the wayback machine to 1983, where we review the Top 5 moments from a very memorable NHRA Gatornationals.

Prior to the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, teams in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and the FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown took part in a multi-part test. Here is a full report on Wednesday’s action.

Fresh off a record-breaking season and her second world championship in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, Top Fuel star Brittany Force has no plans of letting up — or slowing down.

Paul Lee will roll into 2023 with a new six-disc clutch system and new backers of his FTI Performance Funny Car when he kicks off the season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

In separate announcements, Kalitta Motorsports reported that it has signed extensions with longterm partners Fifth Third Bank and Revchem Composites.

The FTI Pro Mod Showdown award will take place during the qualifying and the first round of eliminations in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports at this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Prior to the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, teams in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and the FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown took part in a multi-part test. Here is a full report on Tuesday’s action.

The 2023 season has only just begun, but for Cody Krohn, this year has already been unforgettable. In February, Krohn earned a license to race Top Fuel in NHRA, and less than a month later, he reached his first final round in Top Alcohol Dragster.

Nitromethane-burning Funny Cars with body styles from the 1960s and 1970s began earning championship points in the Legends Nitro Funny Cars Series at last weekend’s Good Vibrations March Meet.

Bobby Cottrell in Nostalgia Funny Car and Wayne Ramay in A/Fuel led the list of regular winners at the Good Vibrations March Meet at Famoso Dragstrip, the opening event of the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series season,

FuelTech, an industry leader in performance engine management systems, will continue as the title series sponsor of the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series for the 2023 season. In addition, Type A Motorsports has been named the presenting sponsor for the category this year.

Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car and hauler will be sporting new graphics for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season that will include Colorado Jack Popcorn.