NHRA All-Access video streaming service debuts
The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals marked the beginning of NHRA’s exciting new premium streaming service, NHRA All Access. For just $99.95 per season, race fans can get live, all-day video coverage from NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing…
Int'l Drag Racing Hall of Fame welcomes new members
Back row, from left, Preston Davis, Laurie Force (Pat Garlits award), Steve Earwood (Founders Award), and Dennis Priddle. Front row, Jack Beckman (accepting for Gas Ronda), Mike Miller (accepting for Marvin Miller), Jack Doyle, and Mark…
'Buddy' Garner, NHRA's first season champion
"Buddy" Garner, of Hobbs, N.M., was crowned NHRA's first points-based champion in 1960, after a nearly perfect season with his C/A Plymouth.
It’s a pretty fair bet that the knowledgeable citizens of…
Coughlin starts Pro Mod title defense against loaded field
Troy Coughlin Sr. A remarkable 10 different drivers won races during the 2015 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season, meaning not a single racer won more than one. Of those 10 winners, none…
Event preview: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Gainesville, March 17-20, for the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, the third event of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello season. The event is one of the most historic on the NHRA schedule…
Fan favorite Top Fuel Harleys added to Las Vegas event
NHRA officials announced today that the popular Top Fuel Harleys will be added to the competition lineup at the 17th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, April 1-3. The Top Fuel Harley portion of…
Membership Hospitality to join DSR, Langdon in Gainesville
At the 2016 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, the NHRA Membership Hospitality Center will be in a new location at Gainesville Raceway: in the thick of the Top Fuel pits, hosted by former Top Fuel champ Shawn Langdon and the Red Fuel powered by…
Jim Dunn Racing to debut new ALO Drink Charger
Jim Dunn Racing will be running a new ALO Drink Funny Car design at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville. The event is the third race of 24 in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and the first of five events for…
Pro Stock Motorcycles eye 200-mph mark in 2016 debut
Andrew Hines Andrew Hines will start the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle season firmly focused on going after his third straight world championship. But another major…
1981 Gatornationals
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series kicks off its East Coast opener today at the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville. The Gatornationals is one of the most historic events on the NHRA schedule at one of the quickest…
Funny Car celebration continues at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
NHRA will honor a former Funny Car world champion, and some rocking hot rods will be displayed at the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Florida’s Gainesville Raceway. NHRA will continue its celebration of the 50th anniversary…
Pro Line Racing, Jerry Bickel Race Cars present Gainesville Pro Mods
Pro Line Racing (PLR) and Jerry Bickel Race Cars Inc. are co-presenting sponsors for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 17-20, at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the…
McGaha ready for challenges at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
Chris McGaha enjoyed his finest season in Pro Stock in 2015, winning three races, advancing to five final rounds, and becoming a legitimate championship contender. But in a sense, McGaha feels like he is starting over during the early part of the…
Dixon relives wild crash from last year's Gatornationals
Larry Dixon went for one of the wildest rides of his career during Saturday’s first session of Top Fuel qualifying at last year’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. The C&J Energy Services dragster went out of control and took…
Top Fuel standout Torrence focused on big numbers in Gainesville
While 22 races remain in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Top Fuel standout Steve Torrence wasn’t about to discount what a win at the season opener in Pomona meant. Torrence…
Tricky Tipster picks Gatornationals favorites
For more than five decades, National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his (or is it her?) prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he (or she?) thinks have the best shot at victory…
Showdown in Gator town
Trying to predict the future usually affords a lesson in frustration, but given the opportunity to look ahead a few years, it’s not unreasonable to think that fans who attend this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals will be…
Top Fuel veteran McMillen looks to shine at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
Terry McMillen has enjoyed one of the best starts in his Top Fuel career, winning rounds at each of the first two events of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. McMillen and his team are excited and encouraged by the early-season…
Not driving, still thriving
When it comes to his accomplished career as a driver and crew chief, Mark Oswald has always let his race cars do the talking. However, he will be celebrated this Thursday as an inductee into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Oswald…
McMillen’s dragster will roar in downtown Gainesville display of power and precision
Terry McMillen, driver of the Amalie Motor Oil XtermiGator dragster, will put on a display of power and precision in Gainesville March 16 at noon in front of Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza restaurant at the Holiday Inn University Center, 1250 W.…
Richards to compete in Funny Car at 10 events in 2016
Florida-based NHRA Funny Car driver Dave Richards will compete in the Paul Richards Racing entry at 10 NHRA events on the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule this season, thanks to the support of Brian and Janie Mahoney and their…
Bucket list tracks
From the grandeur of zMAX Dragway in Charlotte to the tree-lined beauty of Pacific Raceways in Seattle to the carved-in-the-mountainside Bandimere Speedway, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series visits a variety of unique and cool tracks each…
Longtime Vandergriff backer Josh Comstock passes away
Josh Comstock, left, with Bob Vandergriff Jr. following his win in Houston in 2013. Josh Comstock, the chairman and CEO of C&J Energy Services and…
Muldowney to appear at select races in support of Shirley's Kids charity
Iconic drag racing figure Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney will return to NHRA drag racing in 2016 at select stops on the schedule in support of the newly created Shirley's Kids charity, which aims to help children in need. "Drag…
Female Funny Car pioneer Paula Murphy
Sometimes you just never know who’s going to be on the other end of the phone (especially in my line of work), so it was a great pleasure – and great timing – when I learned that the voice on the other end of the line earlier this week belonged to…
NHRA seeks candidates for three new key positions
The NHRA has openings for three key new positions within the sanctioning body: Vice President of Marketing & Brand Strategy, Multimedia Content Director, and National Events Business Manager. NHRA is seeking an innovative, results-oriented…
Funny Car star Beckman looking for firsts at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
Jack Beckman has not yet won during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, though there’s hardly reason for concern through only two events, and has yet to record a victory at Gainesville Raceway in his standout Funny Car career…
1992 Gatornationals
The Gatornationals is known for its long and eminent history, and Gainesville Raceway is considered one of the fastest tracks on the NHRA circuit. The first 260-, 270-, and 300-mph Top Fuel runs were recorded there, along with several record-setting…
NHRA TV viewership up dramatically in new partnership with FOX Sports
NHRA’s revamped race coverage on FOX Sports earned more than 300,000 additional viewers through the first two Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events of the season, which included the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Pomona, Calif. on Feb. 14 and…