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McMillen ready to bring home first Gatornationals Wally

After getting his first win at the NHRA Toyota Nationals, Terry McMillen hopes to get his second victory at his sponsor's race at the historic Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
13 Mar 2018
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Terry McMillen
Since making his first career final round at the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in 2016, Terry McMillen has continued to make noteworthy strides in his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel career. Last year was his most impressive to…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Street winner David Kiesel

12 Mar 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Another first-time winner was Super Street champ David Kiesel, who downed Chris Borges in the final round. Kiesel, in his ’76 Vega, used his best light of the weekend, a .005 to help take a double-breakout win over Borges, 10.895 to 10.890. Kiesel,…
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Salemi, Strange renew partnership

Melanie Salemi Motorsports has renewed its marketing partnership with Strange Engineering. Salemi will race the entire NHRA E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod schedule. 
12 Mar 2018
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Pro Mod
Melanie Salemi Motorsports has renewed its marketing partnership with Strange Engineering. For the 2018 race season Salemi’s Purple Reign ‘68 Firebird will again showcase the iconic Strange Engineering logo across its doors. MSM and Strange put the…
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NHRA announces centerline/timing block violation policy for national events

NHRA has notified drivers of a rule change regarding centerline crossing and/or the striking of timing blocks. In addition to the current centerline policy of disqualifying runs/times, additional penalties will be imposed on drivers crossing the centerline or striking the timing blocks during any qualifying or elimination round.
12 Mar 2018
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Earlier today, NHRA notified drivers of a rule change regarding centerline crossing and/or the striking of timing blocks. In addition to the current centerline policy of disqualifying runs/times, additional penalties will be imposed on drivers…
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Tricky Tipster favors DSR, McGaha, Krawiec at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

After being shut out in the desert, Don Schumacher Racing is favored for a sweep in the nitro categories at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals according to National Dragster's famed prognosticator, Tricky Tipster.
12 Mar 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Tricky Tipster
After being shut out in the desert, Don Schumacher Racing is favored for a sweep in the nitro categories at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals according to National Dragster's famed prognosticator, Tricky Tipster. Meanwhile, the defending…
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Krawiec heads to Gatornationals with 200-mph pass on his mind

Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Eddie Krawiec hopes to make a 200 mph pass at the historic Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, and win the race, of course.
12 Mar 2018
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Eddie Krawiec
As the defending world champion, Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Eddie Krawiec wants to keep that momentum going as the class opens its 2018 season at the…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Comp winner Trevor Harkema

12 Mar 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Before relocating to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Trevor Harkema made his home in the Phoenix area and got his start racing in the Street class at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, so it was only fitting that he would return to the track to claim his first…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Sportsman winner Bryan Warr

12 Mar 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Bryan Warr’s path to the win in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs began with a narrow win over six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. and included victories against past Super Gas champ Mike Ferderer and Ed Olpin, who won back-to-back Phoenix…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Stock winner Jody Lang

12 Mar 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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There is an art form to racing a lower-class car in Stock, and in the last three decades, Jody Lang has mastered it. Lang won for the fourth time in Phoenix after final-round opponent Brian McClanahan fouled by four-thousandths. Lang, driving his M/…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Stock winner Justin Lamb

12 Mar 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Justin Lamb didn’t need to win another race to validate his dual world championships, but it didn’t hurt his confidence to pick up an early-season victory. After a disheartening Pomona race that resulted in a pair of early exits, Lamb worked his way…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Gas winner Todd Barton

12 Mar 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Super Gas winner Todd Barton was respectable throughout eliminations behind the wheel of his ’55 Chevy, but he shone brightest in the final round, where he coupled a .010 reaction time with a 9.905 to freeze out Val Torres Sr., who broke out by a…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Sportsman champion highlights

Justin Lamb and Jody Lang have now combined to win 48 NHRA national event titles following their victories in Super Stock and Stock, respectively, at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Lamb, the reigning Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champ in Stock and Super Stock, won for the 19th time in his career, and Lang bagged his 29th career win.
12 Mar 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Justin Lamb
Justin Lamb and Jody Lang have now combined to win 48 NHRA national event titles following their victories in Super Stock and Stock, respectively, at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Lamb, the reigning Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champ in Stock and…
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NHRA legend Don Garlits previews the 49th edition of the historic Gatornationals

Don Garlits joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John’s to discuss the upcoming Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Garlits spoke about the race, his museum and a recent experience at Gainesville Raceway with the new Dodge Demon.
12 Mar 2018
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Audrey Worm will kick off rookie Top Fuel campaign in Gainesville

Audrey Worm, who made her Top Fuel debut in the Leverich Racing dragster at last year’s Reading event, will kick off an ambitious eight-race 2018 campaign and a bid for the Auto Club Road to the Future Award at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
12 Mar 2018
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Audrey Worm
Audrey Worm, who made her Top Fuel debut in the Leverich Racing dragster at last year’s Reading event, will kick off an ambitious eight-race 2018 campaign and a bid for the Auto Club Road to the Future Award at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Dragster winner Paul Nero

10 Mar 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Last year, Paul Nero won the Sonoma event and made a strong push for the world championship in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs before ultimately finishing second to Lynn Ellison. Now, Nero is ahead of last year’s pace after collecting his third…
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Brown, Torrence will tackle Mint 400 off-road race this weekend in Nevada

Top Fuel buddies Antron Brown and Steve Torrence will tackle a new challenge together this weekend as they team up to race in the Mint 400 off-road race in a fully factory-backed Polaris RZR.
09 Mar 2018
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Austin Prock test drives new Hawley Drag Racing School Funny Car

Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School unveiled this week its new John Force Racing-built 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Alcohol Funny Car, and JFR developmental driver Austin Prock was the first to make laps in the state of the art machine at Gainesville Raceway. 
09 Mar 2018
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Hawley
Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School unveiled this week its new John Force Racing-built 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Alcohol Funny Car, and JFR developmental driver Austin Prock was the first to make laps in the state of the art machine at Gainesville Raceway…
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With strong early start, Torrence team is already up to championship speed

It took Steve Torrence six events to get his first race win last season, but the perennial Top Fuel championship contender is already on the scoreboard this year after his win in Phoenix, and assistant crew chief Bobby Lagana Jr. says the team is pumped up for the year ahead.
09 Mar 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Indy bureau chief John Kernan checked in with the Capco team at their Indiana shop.
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Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1984 Gatornationals

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1984 Gatornationals.
09 Mar 2018
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Flashback Friday
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1984 Gatornationals. Some of the highlights include barrier-…
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Unwinding the sidewinder story

A behind-the-scenes look at the circumstances leading to the creation of Don Garlits' sidewinder Top Fueler, and other wild machines created by the brothers Sage, as well as a farewell to influential chassis builder Roy Fjastad.
09 Mar 2018
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Don Garlits
Reaction to last week’s column on the Swamp Rat 27 sidewinder was, quite predictably, strong and loud. “Big Daddy” is such a seminal figure in our sport and in our lives…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Roundtable

NHRA Reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick are joined via Skype in the Wally Parks Studio presented by Papa John's by NHRA on FOX broadcasters Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon as well as Indy bureau chief John Kernan to preview the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
08 Mar 2018
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Lindberg to debut new look in Gainesville

Jonnie Lindberg and the Head Racing Funny Car will have a new look in Gainesville with addition of Landmeco backing on a Ford Mustang body.
08 Mar 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Jonnie Lindberg, a finalist in his nitro debut at the 2017 Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals, will fly the familiar colors of Landmeco during this year’s event on March. Lindberg’s Head Racing entry was rebuilt following a harrowing two-car accident…
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Mooresville Dragway joins NHRA Member Track Network

Mooresville Dragway has joined Division 2, the NHRA Southeast Division, as a NHRA member track. Mooresville Dragway, located in the heart of stock-car country, Mooresville, N.C., hosts events March through November.
08 Mar 2018
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NHRA member
Mooresville Dragway has joined Division 2, the NHRA Southeast Division, as a NHRA member track. Mooresville Dragway, located in the heart of stock-car country, Mooresville, N.C., hosts events March through November. A weekly points championship,…
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Behind the Numbers: Rounding out our evaluation of drag racing performance

Averaging elapsed and reaction times is good, but rewarding consistency is just as important. That's where success percentage comes into play. You already have an idea of who excels at it, now we're going to put numbers next to the faces.
08 Mar 2018
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Behind the Numbers
CappsTobler
Getting from the starting line to the finish line quickly is essentially the stated goal of a drag race. Yes, doing so more quickly than the person in the other lane(s) is a major part of the equation, but you can (probably) only control your own…
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Win big prizes in 2018 NHRA Sweepstakes

A 2018 Harley-Davidson Sport Glide motorcycle is the grand prize in the 2018 edition of the NHRA Sweepstakes, and four other lucky winners will also win cool prizes.
08 Mar 2018
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NHRA
NHRA and its partners are proud to offer an opportunity for NHRA fans to enter for a chance to win the NHRA Sweepstakes. Five winners will be selected after the contest ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Dec. 15, 2018.  GRAND PRIZE:…
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Head, Lindberg preparing for Gainesville comeback after Phoenix crash

Jim Head and Jonnie Lindberg had their damaged Funny Car chassis front halved by John Force Racing and are working around the clock to get it ready for the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan reports.
07 Mar 2018
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WFO Radio NHRA Nitro welcomes Krawiec, Palmer

07 Mar 2018
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WFO
On this week's WFO Radio NHRA Nitro Podcast, 2017 NHRA Mello Yello champion Eddie Krawiec stops by to talk 200 mph on a Pro Stock Motorcycle, Scott Palmer discusses his first ever NHRA final round and the throttle whack chaos that followed, Drag…
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The Sports Report: Warr Path

A week after winning his first national event at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, Bryan Warr struck again at the Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opener at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
07 Mar 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
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Bryan Warr enjoyed his trip to the NHRA Arizona Nationals so much  he decided to stay an extra week at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park so he could compete in the Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opener, and by the time he…
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Force will defend Gainesville event title in fan-designed paint scheme

Not that there was ever a doubt in his mind that he'd be back, but 16-time NHRA champ John Force who was involved in a racing accident at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, will compete at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, where he is the defending event champ, with a special-edition paint scheme.
06 Mar 2018
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John Force
Seven-time and defending Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Funny Car champ John Force will race a fan-designed Peak Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS at the upcoming NHRA Gatornationals, March 16-18.  Not that there was ever…
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TechnoCraft/TrailerCabinets.com to sponsor Kile Bad Apple Racing TFH

TechnoCraft/TrailerCabinets.com of Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., will sponsor Tracy Kile’s Bad Apple Racing Top Fuel Harley in the upcoming Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. 
06 Mar 2018
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Harley
TechnoCraft/TrailerCabinets.com of Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., will sponsor Tracy Kile’s Bad Apple Racing Top Fuel Harley in the upcoming Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.    “As most people know, we’re a dedicated race family,” said Brian…
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