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Anatomy of a crash: Terry McMillen
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…
The tightest of margins
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…
Tasca returns to competition in Topeka
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…
Summit Series National Championship drawing held in Atlanta
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…
Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing Nos. 18-20
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…
Best of Atlanta
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…
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals sold out Saturday
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…
Pritchett on hand for FireAde award in Atlanta
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…
Top 20 FCs: The Insider Nation weighs in
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…
Whiteley hopes to build on first Pro Mod win
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…
Line enjoying the moment ahead of Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals
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…
Learning process continues for Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Johnson
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…
Tricky Tipster's Atlanta picks
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.…
Event preview: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals
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…
Funny Car points leader Wilkerson back to winning ways
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…
1996 Southern Nationals
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…
Top Fuel horsepower: What's the magic number?
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…
Pro Line Racing, FuelTech named co-presenting sponsors of Pro Mod event in Atlanta
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…
Summit Series National Championship drawing to be held in Atlanta
A special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship will be held at the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. The drawing will determine which NHRA division will send the eighth man in…
Schumacher ready to solve Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals for first time
With the uncharacteristic struggles he has had to open the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, eight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher saw some irony ahead of this weekend…
Relive the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
Brittany Force raced to her second victory of the season Sunday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods and became the first female driver to win the unique event, held annually at zMax Dragway outside of Charlotte, N.C.. Tim…
One in a million
Let’s face it: Almost everyone who visits Las Vegas dreams of hitting that huge jackpot that will lead to easy street, but the harsh reality is that only a tiny fraction of the gamblers, dreamers, and risk-takers who tempt fate in Sin City…
2015 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Flashback
Tim Wilkerson raced to his first Funny Car victory since 2011 to highlight competition at the 2015 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Hector Arana Sr. (Pro Stock…
The A.J. effect
The first quarter of the Top Fuel season was highly productive for Alan Johnson. The Santa Maria, Calif.-based parts manufacturer and tuner to the stars began the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series as a tuning consultant for Brittany Force…
Pedregon racing into Atlanta with a sense of urgency
Two-time Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon believes that a number of changes he has recently made to his Snap-on Tools Toyota Camry are about to lead to an impressive turnaround. While it is still early in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing…
Most finals before a win
Racing in her eighth final round, Brittany Force broke through and collected her first Top Fuel Wally in Gainesville. Coming up short in seven finals before winning is tough — ask David Grubnic, because he also went through it — but…