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Atlanta Friday Photo Gallery

NHRA stars take over a local Arby's, Paul Lee returns to Funny Car and more action from the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
03 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Steve Torrence
We've got some photos from the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals courtesy of Randy Anderson for your viewing pleasure that range from Funny Car action to the stars of NHRA serving up Arby's. Enjoy.  Austin Prock, Angelle Sampey,…
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Atlanta Pro Stock Motorcycle results: Q2

The Harley-Davidson Street Rods continued their dominance in the second session of Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
03 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Eddie Krawiec
Andrew Hines scored another three points in the second qualifying session and remained on top of the Pro Stock Motorcycle heap by improving on his time by nearly two-hundredths of a second. His teammate, Eddie Krawiec, also improved, but by .002-…
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John Force suffers explosion at starting line at Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals

John Force got his birthday weekend off to a rough start at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
03 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
John Force
John Force's Peak Coolant Chevy Camaro Funny Car suffered an explosion shortly after its journey down the drag strip began in its first run at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals. The 16-time Funny Car champion got out of the car under his own…
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Atlanta Top Fuel results: Q1

Jordan Vandergriff raced to the top of the field in the first Top Fuel qualifying session at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
03 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Jordan Vandergriff
Southern California Auto Club Road to the Future candidate Jordan Vandergriff ran five-hundredths quicker than the rest of the field to earn three points and take the Top Fuel pole; at least, for now. That’s better than three-time champion Antron…
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Atlanta Funny Car results: Q1

Shawn Langdon kept up his great run of results by taking three points in the first Funny Car session at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
03 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Shawn Langdon
Shawn Langdon made the only 3-second run in the first Funny Car qualifying session at the Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals. That earned the most recent winner in the category three bonus points and the added bonus of getting to go last in the second…
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Atlanta Pro Stock Motorcycle results: Q1

Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec topped the first qualifying session of Pro Stock Motorcycle at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
03 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Andrew Hines
Andrew Hines’ 2019 revenge tour continued in the first qualifying session of the Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals. He ran a 6.875 to lead the pack, including teammate Eddie Krawiec by .001-second, right on the heels of winning the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA…
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Angie Smith leaning on new clutch for more success in Atlanta

Matt Smith Racing crew chasing 60-foot times at Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals
03 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Angie Smith
Angie Smith had a very strange race day at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. She reached the final round, or so she thought, a round after beating husband Matt Smith on a holeshot. Then things got weird.  A Christmas Tree failure…
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Blake Alexander: My phone hasn’t stopped ringing 

Free time is a thing of the past for Blake Alexander, the newest Funny Car team owner in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
03 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Blake Alexander
“I probably worked from 5 a.m. until 7 p.m. and I was on the phone the entire day,” said Blake Alexander, about as matter of fact as he says everything else. “Now, some of that was (my wife), Leah, but every time I hung up the phone it rang again…
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Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Friday Preview

The seventh stop on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour kicks off with a pair of qualifying sessions at Atlanta Dragway beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern.
03 May 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Atlanta
Teams stay on the road for the second week in a row, and in the Eastern time zone, as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series descends on Atlanta Dragway for the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals. Action begins at 4 p.m. Eastern for the first of two…
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Bill Skillman powers to his first-ever NHRA Factory Stock title

The Skillman family celebrated a double win after father Bill claimed his first SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock title and Drew won in Stock Eliminator.
28 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
factory stock
Separated by just a few minutes, Bill Skillman won the SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock title at the NGK Spark Plugs Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte and his son, Drew, claimed the title in Stock Eliminator. Bill, an NHRA winner for the first time, got…
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Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle Sunday results: Final

Andrew Hines becomes the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to win 50 NHRA national event titles after beating Eddie Krawiec, Hector Arana Jr., and Ryan Oehler in the Charlotte final.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
hines
Andrew Hines becomes the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to win 50 NHRA national event titles after beating Eddie Krawiec, Hector Arana Jr., and Ryan Oehler in the Charlotte final. Hines, who is one of 19 drivers to win 50 races, rode his Screamin…
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Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: Final

Reigning world champ Steve Torrence collected his first win of the 2019 season and took over the points lead, beating Clay Millican, Terry McMillen, and Leah Pritchett in the final round.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Steve Torrence
Reigning world champ Steve Torrence collected his first win of the 2019 season and took over the points lead, beating Clay Millican, Terry McMillen, and Leah Pritchett in the final round. Torrence’s Capco Contractors entry was the only one to…
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Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: Final

Shawn Langdon, who scored his first career win in Top Fuel at zMAX Dragway in 2012, got his first Funny Car win and became the 17th driver to win in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes when he outlasted Robert Hight, John Force, and Matt Hagan.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Shawn Langdon
Shawn Langdon, who scored his first career win in Top Fuel at zMAX Dragway in 2012, got his first Funny Car win at the same track and became the 17th driver to win in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes when he outlasted Robert Hight, John Force…
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Firsts and 50ths highlight wild final day of racing at Four-Wide Nationals

Reigning Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence won his first of the season, Shawn Langdon his first in the Funny Car class, and Andrew Hines his 50th in Pro Stock Motorcycle to highlight a wild day of final eliminations at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Winners
Reigning Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence won his first of the season, Shawn Langdon his first in the Funny Car class, and Andrew Hines his 50th in Pro Stock Motorcycle to highlight a wild day of final eliminations at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide…
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Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: Semifinals

It will be NHRA champions going four-wide in the Funny Car final after Robert Hight, John Force, Shawn Langdon, and Matt Hagan all advanced out of the semifinals.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Robert Hight
Robert Hight had low e.t. of the semifinal round of Funny Car with a 3.977 to easily win his quad with Shawn Langdon driving through tire smoke to a 4.31 second-place finish ahead of Tommy Johnson Jr. and J.R. Todd. His teammate, John Force,…
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Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: Semifinals

Clay Millican has reached his third final of the season after winning his quad. He’ll be joined in the Top Fuel final by Leah Pritchett, Steve Torrence, and Terry McMillen, guaranteeing a sixth different winner in six races this season.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Clay Millican
Clay Millican has reached his third final of the season after winning his quad with a 3.87 to edge Leah Pritchett’s 3.94. Low qualifier Mike Salinas and Doug Kalitta went up in smoke behind them. It’s the third straight four-wide final for Millican…
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Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle Sunday results: Semifinals

Eddie Krawiec and Ryan Oehler advance to the final and are joined by Andrew Hines and Hector Arana Jr. following a re-run.
28 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
oehler
Controversy marked the first semifinal quad when Hector Arana Sr. appeared to get timed out and Andrew Hines received a red-light start. Further review revealed that the stage lights in Arana’s lane never came on despite his frantic attempts to roll…
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Charlotte Sunday Photo Gallery

Photo highlights from the final day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Photo Gallery
Photo highlights from the final day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. As per tradition, the SealMaster TrackWalk kicked off the day, allowing fans to traverse the actual racing surface at zMAX Dragway…
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Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: E1

John Force, gunning for career win No. 150, advanced to the semifinals with a 3.920 alongside and in front of Matt Hagan’s 3.953 to lead the eight racers headed on in Funny Car competition.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
John Force
John Force, gunning for career win No. 150, advanced to the semifinals with a 3.920 alongside and in front of Matt Hagan’s 3.953 to end the days of defending event champ Cruz Pedregon and Jonnie Lindberg. Jack Beckman, a two-time four-wide winner…
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Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: E1

Scott Palmer and Dom Lagana, both of whom failed to make a full run in qualifying, pulled the surprise of round one as both advanced to the Top Fuel semifinals after finishing 1-2 in their quad ahead of Antron Brown and Brittany Force.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Scott Palmer
Scott Palmer and Dom Lagana, both of whom failed to make a full run in qualifying, both advanced to the Top Fuel semifinals after finishing 1-2 in their quad ahead of Antron Brown and Brittany Force. Palmer stepped up to a 3.782 while Lagana,…
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Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle Sunday results: E1

Karen Stoffer and Hector Arana Jr. tied for low E.T. of the opening round of Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminaitons.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
arana
Eddie Krawiec, a five-time runner-up at the zMax Four-Wide event, took a step towards his first win when he won his quad over Ryan Oehler, Joey Gladstone, and Steve Johnson. Oehler, looking for his first win anywhere, also advanced from the No. 13…
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Ron Capps and the NAPA team make a change for the better

Down to their last qualifying run, Ron Capps and crew chief Rahn Tobler make a bold move by changing cars.
28 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
capps
Being bashful is not a trait that’s ingrained in many NHRA crew chiefs so it shouldn’t be surprising that Rahn Tobler barely flinches when asked about his decision to change cars prior to yesterday’s fourth and final qualifying run. Tobler and…
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What, me worry? Despite winless season to date, Torrence remains confident

After finishing the 2018 season with an unprecedented six-race win-streak sweep of the Countdown to the Championship, world champ Steve Torrence is winless through five Top Fuel races this season. Is he worried? Hardly.
28 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Steve Torrence
After finishing the 2018 season with an unprecedented six-race win-streak sweep of the Countdown to the Championship, world champ Steve Torrence is winless through five Top Fuel races this season. Is he worried? Hardly. “Honestly, you look at the…
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Who's next? How about Cory Reed or Joey Gladstone?

Is the Reed Motorsports team preparing for a breakthrough first victory? Cory Reed certainly seems to think so.
28 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
reed
Now that Mike Salinas has his first Top Fuel victory who will be NHRA’s next first-time pro winner? Some worthy candidates include nitro rookies Jordan Vandergriff and Austin Prock, or perhaps Scott Palmer, Jonnie Lindberg, Fernando Cuadra, or even…
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NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Sunday preview

Welcome to raceday at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. After two days of qualifying, Sunday promises to be a real four-wide shootout.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Charlotte
Welcome to raceday at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. After two days of qualifying, Sunday promises to be a real four-wide shootout among the three Mello Yello classes as well as the E3 Pro Mods and Mountain Motor Pro…
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Charlotte Funny Car Saturday results: Q4

Robert Hight earned his fourth No. 1 start in six events this season by stealing the pole from Friday leader Jack Beckman with a 3.883.
27 Apr 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Robert Hight
Robert Hight earned his fourth No. 1 start in six events this season by stealing the pole from Friday leader Jack Beckman with a 3.883. Hight's Auto Club Chevy had the best run of a strong session in which his boss, John Force, was next quickest…
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Charlotte Top Fuel Saturday results: Q3

Incoming qualifying leader Mike Salinas didn’t better his 3.68 Friday field leader, but the Scrappers Racing pilot let everyone know he was ready for Sunday eliminations with a best-of-session 3.728.
27 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Mike Salinas
Incoming qualifying leader Mike Salinas didn’t better his 3.68 Friday field leader, but the Scrappers Racing pilot let everyone know he was ready for Sunday eliminations with a best-of-session 3.728. The fuel dragsters seemed to finally find…
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Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, Karen Stoffer claim top qualifying spots in Charlotte

Mike Salinas (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are the top qualifiers for the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway and will lead their respective fields into eliminations Sunday.
27 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
hight1
Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, and Karen Stoffer ended Friday's qualifying as the leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle respectively, and both managed to hang on to their positions following both of Saturday's qualifying rounds…
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Charlotte Saturday Photo Gallery

Photo highlights from the second day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
27 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Photo Gallery
Photo highlights from the second day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. North Carolina race fans packed the pits at zMAX Dragway, eager to check out the stars and cars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag…
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Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying results: Q3

Karen Stoffer captured the fourth pole of her career, and her first since the 2015 season at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
27 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
stoffer1
Karen Stoffer captured the fourth pole of her career, and her first since the 2015 season at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Stoffer's 6.793 from Saturday's first session withstood a barrage of strong runs in Q3 but held up for the top…
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