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Event preview: NHRA Kansas Nationals

19 May 2016
News
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the Midwest and historic Heartland Park Topeka for the eighth event of the 2016 season, the NHRA Kansas Nationals. The sprawling multipurpose facility has hosted an NHRA national event since 1989 and…
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Take a ride down the dragstrip with Capps

18 May 2016
News
What’s it like to cover 1,000 feet in less than four seconds in a nitro Funny Car, one of the most powerful vehicles in the world? “The Funny Car is the most unnerving, evil-handling, unpredictable race car,” said veteran driver…
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Crampton enjoys busy stretch as team’s fortunes improve

18 May 2016
News
Richie Crampton got the lift he needed to kick off one of the busiest stretches during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. Now returning to the place where he has had prior success, the Top Fuel standout hopes it signals the first…
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Crew Chief Confidential: Mike Neff

18 May 2016
News
Mike “Zippy” Neff is the most accomplished tuner under 50 years old in the nitro ranks. He has won Funny Car championships as a crew chief with two different organizations and has even won 10 races as a driver. Neff’s rapid…
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Coughlin knows turnaround is coming soon

18 May 2016
News
  The start to the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season wasn’t exactly what five-time Pro Stock world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. envisioned. But betting against a driver who has 58…
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Making the most of a second chance

18 May 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
There isn’t much of a downside to making it to two final rounds at the same event except for the empty feeling that almost certainly goes hand in hand with losing both final rounds. After racing to the Super Stock and Stock finals at last…
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NHRA Mello Yello Series powers back to Topeka

17 May 2016
News
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Kansas’ capital city in America’s heartland, May 20-22, for the 28th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals, the eighth event of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. The best in…
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NHRA Safety Safari: A history of excellence

17 May 2016
News
Members of the NHRA Safety Safari presented by AAA perform some of the toughest and most important jobs at every NHRA national event. They are there to respond to on-track emergencies and help provide a track ready for competition at each of the…
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Force to debut '16 Camaro SS in Topeka

17 May 2016
News
John Force, the 16-time NHRA Funny Car world champion, will race the all-new '16 Camaro SS Funny Car this weekend at the NHRA Kansas Nationals in Topeka. The switch was announced during a John Force…
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Anatomy of a crash: Terry McMillen

17 May 2016
News
Top Fuel racer Terry McMillen walked away uninjured from a high-speed incident while racing Tony Schumacher during the first round of racing at the NHRA SpringNationals in Houston. McMillen’s Amalie Motor Oil dragster suffered a mechanical…
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The tightest of margins

17 May 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals took place in front of a packed house at Atlanta Dragway, and the thrilling race culminated in the closest decision in a Top Fuel final in NHRA history. It was a foregone conclusion that the…
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Tasca returns to competition in Topeka

16 May 2016
News
Tasca Racing will return to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka, May 20-22. “This is a special race for a number of reasons,” said team owner and driver Bob Tasca III. “The…
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Kalitta, Hagan, Line, Krawiec collect Atlanta victories

15 May 2016
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Summit Series National Championship drawing held in Atlanta

15 May 2016
News
Summit drawing
In a special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship, four NHRA Divisions were selected to send an extra racer to compete for the national championship at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona…
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Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing Nos. 18-20

15 May 2016
News
As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts. The results are being revealed in reverse order, beginning the weekend of the Summit Racing…
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Best of Atlanta

15 May 2016
National Dragster staff
Poll Position
For the last 36 years, Atlanta Dragway has hosted an NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event, but it isn’t an exaggeration to suggest that the 2016 edition of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals was the best. How…
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Kalitta, Beckman, Anderson, Sampey remain on top in Atlanta

14 May 2016
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals sold out Saturday

14 May 2016
News
NHRA officials announced a sellout for Saturday’s racing at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Fans from all over Georgia, South Carolina, and throughout the southeast have filled the grandstands and pit…
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Kalitta, Beckman, Anderson, Sampey lead after opening day in Atlanta

13 May 2016
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Pritchett on hand for FireAde award in Atlanta

13 May 2016
News
From left, Leah Pritchett, Ronnie Thames Foundation President Pam Bozek, and Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond were part of a special day at Atlanta Fire Rescue Station No. 1 in Downtown Atlanta when Fire Service Plus and…
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Top 20 FCs: The Insider Nation weighs in

13 May 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Thanks to everyone for voting in my little straw poll last week to get the Insider Nation’s take on the Top 20 Funny Cars list. For the most part, your voting aligned pretty closely with the overall voting – you both picked the same car…
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Whiteley hopes to build on first Pro Mod win

12 May 2016
News
In one wild weekend Jim Whiteley racked up as many round wins as he previously had in a 15-race NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series career. Whiteley picked up his first class victory at the most recent race in Houston and while he feels…
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Line enjoying the moment ahead of Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals

12 May 2016
News
As Jason Line has progressed throughout his standout Pro Stock career, the two-time world champion admits he has become a more mature and calm racer in almost every aspect. That development has also…
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Learning process continues for Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Johnson

12 May 2016
News
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season marks the 30th season of racing for Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) veteran Steve Johnson. But even as the longtime rider enters his third decade in the class, Johnson fully admits there is still…
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Tricky Tipster's Atlanta picks

12 May 2016
News
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
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Event preview: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals

12 May 2016
News
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the Deep South and historic Atlanta Dragway for the seventh event of the 2016 season, the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. “Georgia’s House of Speed” has hosted…
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Funny Car points leader Wilkerson back to winning ways

12 May 2016
News
The last time Tim Wilkerson arrived at Atlanta Dragway he was hoping to finally end a long dry spell in the winner’s circle. A year later, Wilkerson is simply aiming to add to what has been an impressive start to his 2016 NHRA Mello Yello…
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1996 Southern Nationals

12 May 2016
Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor
Throwback Thursday
This weekend, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to Georgia for the 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta. For this week’s edition of Throwback Thursday, we will look through the NHRA National…
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Top Fuel horsepower: What's the magic number?

11 May 2016
News
There’s not a dynamometer in the world that can handle the high-horsepower output of a nitro-burning Top Fuel or Funny Car engine, and for years, experts in many fields have struggled to come up with an accurate and indisputable horsepower…
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Pro Line Racing, FuelTech named co-presenting sponsors of Pro Mod event in Atlanta

11 May 2016
News
Pro Line Racing and FuelTech are the co-presenting sponsors for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, May 13-15 at Atlanta Dragway. The event is the third of the 10-race…
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