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Hull kicks off new season with new sponsor and crew chief and high expectations

Buddy Hull will be making his season debut in Top Fuel this weekend, carrying a new major sponsor in Methanol Moonshine, local sponsorship from Chompie’s restaurant and Camelback Ford, a new crew chief in veteran Mike Guger, and a ton of expectations and dreams.
24 Mar 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Buddy Hull
Buddy Hull will be making his season debut in Top Fuel this weekend, carrying a new major sponsor in Methanol Moonshine, local sponsorship from Chompie’s restaurant and Camelback Ford, a new crew chief in veteran Mike Guger, and a ton of…
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Pruett looking for a fond farewell to a track where she's had so much success

A lot of racers and fans will be sorry to see Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park close, but Leah Pruett, who's won there twice in three final-round appearances, will surely be at the head of that list.
24 Mar 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Leah Pruett
A lot of racers and fans will be sorry to see Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park close, but Leah Pruett will surely be at the head of that list. The multi-talented Top Fuel star has enjoyed more success at the Phoenix raceplant than at any other…
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Top 5 Wildest Moments from the 1993 NHRA Arizona Nationals

The NHRA Arizona Nationals has a history of great moments, and the 1993 event, 30 years ago, was action-packed with fires, crashes, and big wins. Here's a look back at five memorable moments from that event.
23 Mar 2023
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1993 NHRA Arizona Nationals
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Offseason work helped propel Matt Hagan and team to Gatornationals victory

After a win in the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Matt Hagan crew chief Dickie Venables feels good about all of the changes the team made over the winter that helped contribute to a strong start.
23 Mar 2023
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1,025-hp Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 streetcar debuts in Las Vegas

Nobody does muscle cars better than Dodge, and for the Hemi car’s swan song it has unleashed an 8.91-second Demon that Dodge is calling the “most powerful muscle car in the world.”
21 Mar 2023
David Kennedy
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2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170
The 1,025-hp 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, code-named DC170,  debuted at a special Dodge event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 20, 2023. Here’s what we know so far from the information Dodge has released. …
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Torrence team gears up for a season against 'most competitive Top Fuel field'

Coming into the NHRA Arizona Nationals hot off their NHRA Gatornationals Top Fuel runner-up, the Torrence Racing team is ready for the year ahead, which assistant crew chief Bobby Lagana Jr. predicts will be "The most competitive Top Fuel field that NHRA has ever seen."
21 Mar 2023
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Jim Campbell to make 2023 debut in Jeff Diehl Racing Funny Car in Phoenix

Jeff Diehl Racing, a well-known and respected Funny Car team in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, has brought in driver Jim Campbell to kick off its first race of the season at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. 
21 Mar 2023
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Jim Campbell
Jeff Diehl Racing, a well-known and respected Funny Car team in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, has brought in driver Jim Campbell to kick off its first race of the season at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.  Campbell is excited to…
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Pruett and team rev up for NHRA Arizona Nationals, #2Fast2Tasty Challenge

After a strong start to the season with a semifinal finish in Gainesville, Leah Pruett's Tony Stewart Racing/Dodge Power Brokers team heads to Phoenix this week. Crew chief Neal Strausbaugh talks about the team's testing work and plans for the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
21 Mar 2023
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Leah Pruett
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Tim Wilkerson built a new team (around his old one) in the off-season

Hear Wilkerson explain to Bruno Massel how the Maynard-Wilkerson team was created and the instruction Joe Maynard gave to him. 
20 Mar 2023
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Tim Wilkerson built a new team around his old one in the off-season
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Don't be fooled by crew chief Chris Cunningham's quiet demeanor

After tuning Robert Hight's Funny Car with Jimmy Prock for years, Cunningham moves over to fill Rahn Tobler's shoes on Austin Prock's Top Fuel dragster
20 Mar 2023
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Chris Cunningham of John Force Racing
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Gaige Herrera put Vance & Hines on top in his debut race with the team

Gaige Herrera came from the no-wheelie-bar-drag-bike scene to the 2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and won in his debut race with the Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle team.
20 Mar 2023
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Gaige Herrera
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Scrappers Racing team ready to continue hot streak as tour heads west

On the heels of their season-opening Top Fuel win at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, crew chief Rob Flynn and car chief Aron Cave hope to use that momentum heading into a trio of Western events.
20 Mar 2023
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See Don Garlits make an 11-second pass in a Hellcat you could win

Watch Big Daddy Don Garlits roast the tires in a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody Jailbreak
16 Mar 2023
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See Don Garlits make an 11-second pass in Hellcat you could win
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another, and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.
16 Mar 2023
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Weekend Rewind: A video look back at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals opened the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season with wild action, upsets, and a list of deserving if unexpected winners. Here's a quick look back at the essential action.
15 Mar 2023
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Five things we learned in Gainesville

The 2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals will long be remembered as one of NHRA’s most successful and most memorable events. Naturally, the season opener also provided a lot of valuable lessons but somehow, we’ve narrowed that down to five points that we learned last weekend at Gainesville Raceway.
13 Mar 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Josh Hart
The 2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals will long be remembered as one of NHRA’s most successful and most memorable events. Naturally, the season opener also provided a lot of valuable lessons but somehow, we’ve narrowed that down to five…
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Bob Tasca III: "I haven't been this excited about a season in a long time"

It’s early in the season – with just testing and one day of Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals qualifying behind us — but if there’s an unexpected MVP so far this season, it’s definitely Bob Tasca III.
11 Mar 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Bob Tasca III
It’s early in the season – with just testing and one day of Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals qualifying behind us — but if there’s an unexpected MVP so far this season, it’s definitely Bob Tasca III. The veteran Funny Car racer and car…
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Anderson expects both growing pains, and sixth championship for new KB Titan Racing

Greg Anderson and the rest of the KB Titan Pro Stock team quickly adjust to a hectic off-season as they look to shift the balance of power in the Pro Stock class.
11 Mar 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Greg Anderson
The merger of KB Racing and Titan Racing Engines ahead of the 2023 NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing Series was one of drag racing’s most talked about and debated developments. What will become of the legendary team that Ken Black and Greg Anderson…
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What could be: Looking ahead at some possible historic milestones in 2023

Erica Enders is poised to become the winningest female driver in NHRA history, while Brittany Force will almost assuredly become the sport's leading female winner in Top Fuel.
10 Mar 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Erica Enders and Brittany Force
The record books of NHRA Drag Racing are filled with more than 70 years of history, and many great drivers have left what once were indelible marks on the scoresheet, marks that this year could be in jeopardy. As the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag…
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After fantastic 2022, Funny Car's Ron Capps not backing down in title defense

It was a historic season in many respects for Ron Capps last year, as the veteran Funny Car standout won his second straight world championship in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season and gives Capps plenty of momentum going into 2023.
10 Mar 2023
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Ron Capps
It was a historic season in many respects for Ron Capps last year, as the veteran Funny Car standout won his second straight world championship in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season. But it was also his first as a team owner, becoming the…
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Top 5 moments from the 1983 Gatornationals

Let's take a quick trip in the wayback machine to 1983, where we review the Top 5 moments from a very memorable NHRA Gatornationals.
09 Mar 2023
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1983 Gatornationals
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Top Fuel world champ Brittany Force looks to open 2023 season in a big way

Fresh off a record-breaking season and her second world championship in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, Top Fuel star Brittany Force has no plans of letting up — or slowing down.
08 Mar 2023
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Brittany Force
Fresh off a record-breaking season and her second world championship in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, Top Fuel star Brittany Force has no plans of letting up — or slowing down. The fastest female in sports, Force broke…
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Top Fuel license in hand, 19-year-old Cody Krohn has big plans

The 2023 season has only just begun, but for Cody Krohn, this year has already been unforgettable. In February, Krohn earned a license to race Top Fuel in NHRA, and less than a month later, he reached his first final round in Top Alcohol Dragster.
07 Mar 2023
Kelly Wade
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Cody Krohn in the cockpit of a Top Fuel dragster
The 2023 season of NHRA Drag Racing has only just begun, but for Cody Krohn, this year has already been unforgettable. In February, at just 18 years of age, Krohn earned a license to race Top Fuel in NHRA, and less than a month later, he reached his…
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John Force Racing Funny Car teams geared up for start of 2023 season

Crew chiefs Jimmy Prock and Danny Hood talk about offseason moves and preseason plans for their respective John Force Racing teams heading into this week's season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
06 Mar 2023
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Austin Prock and new crew chief Chris Cunningham are ready for 2023 season

Former NHRA Rookie of the Year Austin Prock enters the 2023 season with a lot of momentum after his victory at the 2022 season finale and with new crew chief Chris Cunningham joining the team. Hear from both of them in this exclusive interview.
01 Mar 2023
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Pro Stock's Dallas Glenn reset and ready to defend Gatornationals title

The launch of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series begins in a special place for third-year Pro Stock racer Dallas Glenn.
28 Feb 2023
Kelly Wade
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Dallas Glenn
The launch of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series begins in a special place for third-year Pro Stock racer Dallas Glenn. He'll start a fresh campaign alongside his competitors at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, a race that Glenn…
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Alex Laughlin, on the transition from Top Fuel to Funny Car and lessons learned

Former Pro Stock and Top Fuel driver Alex Laughlin, the new driver of the Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car, shares his views and emotions following his initial runs in the class in testing.
28 Feb 2023
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Gatornationals Wildest Rides

From fiery Funny Cars to flipping fuelers and pirouetting Pro Stockers, the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals has seen its share of wild rides over the years. Here’s a look back at some of the most spectacular.
27 Feb 2023
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Tony Stewart is serious about his new NHRA driving career, and winning a title

Following the announcement that he will compete for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series world championship with a full season in Top Alcohol Dragster, Tony Stewart took part recently in a media roundtable to discuss his plans and goals.
27 Feb 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Tony Stewart
Motorsports legend Tony Stewart made a big splash in the NHRA waters last year with the creation of a two-car race team in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with his wife, Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett, and three-time Funny Car world…
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J.R. Todd talks preseason testing, title hopes, and his new steering wheel

Past Funny Car world champion J.R. Todd joined Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about preseason testing and the new steering wheel in his DHL GR Supra.
22 Feb 2023
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