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Almost immediately, Robert Hight noticed a different energy on Saturday at Atlanta Dragway. With the last NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series race taking place at the facility during this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals, fans have come out in full force.

During the first round of Top Alcohol Dragster eliminations at the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals, former world champ Joey Severance crossed the centerline and made contact with the wall before coming to a stop. Severance exited the car under his own power.

Josh Hart is back and after his incredible Top Fuel debut in Gainesville, there’s a substantially larger fan following with him this weekend in Atlanta.

Some of Angelle Sampey’s first drag racing memories came at Atlanta Dragway during a test session before making her NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series debut in Pro Stock Motorcycle more than 25 years ago.

The final weekend at Atlanta Dragway has arrived and that means all the stars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will try to grab the historic last win at the 40th and final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals.

Thirty years ago at the Southern Nationals, Del Worsham became (and remains) the youngest Funny Car winner in NHRA history. He'd like another Southern Nationals win this weekend, this time as crew chief for Alexis DeJoria.

Ron Capps picked up the most recent Funny Car victory at Atlanta Dragway, doing so at the track in 2019. The former world champion also hopes to be the final Funny Car winner in Atlanta.

There was a lot of drama during NHRA's first stop at Atlanta Dragway in 1981 including Tripp Shumake's upset victory over a star-studded Funny Car field.

Following the recent Denso Four Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, John Force and Robert Hight tested two new race cars in preparation for this weekend's final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum's History of Hot Rodding series is a fascinating eleven-part journey that takes a look into drag racing history as can only be told by "Fast" Jack Beckman and Greg Sharp.

In the final race at Atlanta Dragway for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, veteran Mike Castellana has the opportunity to leave quite a mark at the facility.

The Kalitta Motorsports Top Fuelers of Doug Kalitta and Shawn Langdon and Snap-on Funny Car driver Cruz Pedregon tested at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in advance of this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta.

The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine is online and in the mail for NHRA Members. Featuring complete coverage of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals and a slew of features.

Shawn Cowie, Doug Gordon, and Joe Mozeris were joined in the winner’s circle at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals by Brad Rounds, Conner Statler, Michael Miller, Craig Maddox, Ryan Carlson, and Jeff Connelly.

Proving that almost nothing is impossible, longtime rivals Shirley Muldowney and "Big Daddy" Don Garlits made headlines at the 1989 Atlanta race when they became Top Fuel teammates. Another in a series of historic Southern Nationals videos in advance of this weekend's finale.

Racers will compete through an all-new class that joins the NHRA Summit Racing Series.

Walmart has announced a partnership with their Walmart mobile wellness program and Stringer Performance and NHRA Top Fuel driver Clay Millican for a COVID-19 vaccination and education event during the 2021 NHRA Lucas Oil Southern Nationals.

All good things must come to an end including the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. On the eve of the final NHRA national event here, Tricky Tipster has issued his predictions and has given the final nod to Steve Torrence, Bob Tasca III, Erica Enders, Matt Smith, and Jose Gonzalez as the favorites.

Tony Stewart’s accomplishments in auto racing are almost too numerous to mention but he’d never had the opportunity to go 300-mph until he drove fianceé Leah Pruett’s Top Fuel dragster during a recent private test session. In the first of a two-part series, Stewart chronicles his first experience with nitro.

Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Pro Stock Motorcycle winner Ryan Oehler chatted via Skype with NHRA’s Brian Lohnes about his fast start to the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

Call it old school, but experience is John Force's forte. We may in fact be watching Force's "good old days" play out right now.