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All the thrills of four-wide racing to be unleashed in Las Vegas at Four-Wide Nats

Drag racing’s ultimate thrill ride returns to the entertainment capital of the world, as the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals are set to take place April 1-3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 
21 Mar 2022
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Four-Wide
Drag racing’s ultimate thrill ride returns to the entertainment capital of the world, as the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals are set to take place April 1-3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  The incredible thrill of four 11,000-hp nitro-…
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Funny Car fury: What's going inside the car during a 330-mph pass

Driving a straight-line drag race car might look simple, but there’s a lot that goes on that you can’t always see from the grandstands. Two-time NHRA Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon walks us through what it takes to make a run.
19 Mar 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Cruz Pedregon
Driving a straight-line drag race car might look simple, but there’s a lot that goes on that you can’t always see from the grandstands. Two-time NHRA Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon walks us through what it takes to make a run in one of the 300-…
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Stump Bob: Which drivers have scored their first round-wins against world champs?

NHRA historian and statistician Bob Frey cannot be stumped!
18 Mar 2022
Bob Frey
Stump Bob
Stump Bpb
OK ... so, here goes.  When Chad Green beat Matt Hagan in Las Vegas in 2021, Hagan was the reigning champion (Hagan won in 2020), and it was the first round-win for Green. And, to date, his only round-win. Including Green, there have…
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Titan Racing Engines: Standing on the shoulders of giants

Pro Stock rookie Camrie Caruso hasn't wasted any time in showing her capabilities, setting top speed at her first race and grabbing a pair of round-wins at her next two, and a large part of that can be attributed to the Titan Racing Engines power beneath the hood of her Camaro.
17 Mar 2022
Kelly Wade
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Titan Racing Engines
Camrie Caruso hasn't wasted any time in showing her capabilities in the NHRA Pro Stock ranks, and a large part of that can be attributed to the Titan Racing Engines power beneath the hood of her Right Trailers/Powerbuilt Tools Chevrolet Camaro.…
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Can you name the Funny Car driver with the most Gainesville wins?

He has double the number of victories at the Gators than his closest rival — did you guess right?
17 Mar 2022
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Can you name the Funny Car driver with most Gainesville wins?
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Behind the scenes with the winners of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

Before the NHRA on FOX TV cameras begin rolling on the winners from an NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event, the final-round participants often exchange heartfelt sentiments with one another. Here's a look behind those scenes from the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
17 Mar 2022
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Behind the scenes
 
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Tripp Tatum talks about breakthrough first Top Fuel win at Gatornationals

Tripp Tatum became Top Fuel’s newest first-time winner with a sizzling victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. We caught up with Tatum at his Brownsburg, Ind., shop to talk about what went into the big win.
17 Mar 2022
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Tripp Tatum
 
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Clutch resets, wheel speed, correction factors, nitro percentages, and more!

At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we’ll share those questions and answers on NHRA.com.
17 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Ask Alan
Ask Alan
At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we’ll share those questions and…
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A defining moment in drag racing: Kenny Bernstein's 300-mph Top Fuel run

30 years ago, Kenny Bernstein blew everyone away when his team's technology and the conditions in Gainesville combined for NHRA's first 300-mph run.
16 Mar 2022
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A defining moment in drag racing: Kenny Bernstein's 300-mph Top Fuel run
Quite possibly the Gatornationals' most significant piece of history happened in 1992, and 30 years later, we celebrate this accomplishment of man and machine. Read more…
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Walk 1,000 Feet returns with Josh Hart and Amanda Busick

NHRA on FOX had Hart [literally] walk the audience through the efforts that lead to his team’s 2021 success at Gainesville Raceway —one glorious step at a time
16 Mar 2022
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Walk 1,000 Feet returns with Josh Hart and Amanda Busick
Josh Hart made his Top Fuel debut at the 2021 AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and won the event. NHRA on FOX reporter Amanda Busick asked Hart to relive that race weekend as the two strolled NHRA’s East Coast facility prior to the 2022…
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A Driver and Two Chiefs

Funny Car racer Blake Alexander as well as crew chiefs Jamie Miller and Dickie Venables join host Brian Lohnes on this post-Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. 
16 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
Insider podcast
  Funny Car racer Blake Alexander as well as crew chiefs Jamie Miller and Dickie Venables join host Brian Lohnes on this post-Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals episode of the NHRA Insider podcast.  Lohnes recounts the race,…
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Tickets now on sale for Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex

Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals, which takes place Oct. 13-16 at Texas Motorplex and serves as the fourth race in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.
16 Mar 2022
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Texas NHRA FallNationals
Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals, which takes place Oct. 13-16 at historic Texas Motorplex and serves as the fourth race in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. This…
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Krista Baldwin on the emotional highs that come with team ownership

“Whenever I hit that gas I know it’s gonna come right out of my pocket.”—Krista Baldwin
15 Mar 2022
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Krista Baldwin on the emotional highs that come with team ownership
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New column: NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart answers your racing questions!

At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we’ll share those questions and answers on NHRA.com.
15 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Ask Alan
Ask Alan
At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we’ll share those questions and…
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NHRA Summit Jr. League drivers to compete in shootouts at seven national events

Racers in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League will have the opportunity to compete in an exciting eight-car shootout that will be held at seven different NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events during the 2022 season.
14 Mar 2022
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NHRA Summit Jr. League
Racers in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17, will have the opportunity to compete in an exciting eight-car shootout that will be held at seven different NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series…
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Five things we learned at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

By all accounts, the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals was one heck of a race. From first-time winners to record-setting performances to jam-packed grandstands, the annual East Coast season opener did not disappoint. Here are five things we learned from a history-making weekend at Gainesville Raceway.
13 Mar 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Gators
By all accounts, the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals was one heck of a race. From first-time winners to record-setting performances to jam-packed grandstands, the annual East Coast season opener did not disappoint. Here are five things we…
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Lenny Lottig wins Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown season opener

The Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown season kicked off with the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with a first-time winner as Lenny Lottig rallied his ITI Trailers & Truck Bodies 2020 Chevrolet Camaro to victory.
13 Mar 2022
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Factory Stock Showdown
The Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown season kicked-off with the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway with a first-time winner. Lenny Lottig rallied his ITI Trailers & Truck Bodies 2020 Chevrolet Camaro through four…
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Kris Thorne gets win in NHRA Pro Mod season opener at Gainesville

Kris Thorne picked up his first career victory in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, knocking off Sidnei Frigo in the final round of the season-opening race as part of this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
13 Mar 2022
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Pro Mod
Kris Thorne picked up his first career victory in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, knocking off Sidnei Frigo in the final round of the season-opening race as part of this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.…
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Tatum, Hagan, Glenn, Stoffer score victories in dramatic, historic Gatornationals finish

Tripp Tatum, Matt Hagan, Dallas Glenn, and Karen Stoffer collected victories on a record-setting final eliminations day at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the third event of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
13 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Gatornationals
Tripp Tatum, Matt Hagan, Dallas Glenn, and Karen Stoffer collected victories on a record-setting final eliminations day at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the third event of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing…
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Garlits assists on Steve Huff's electric dragster pass presented by Pep Boys

NHRA legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits whose latest Swamp Rat dragster is battery-powered, helped guide Steve Huff’s 200-mph electric dragster into the staging beams for a Pep Boys Electric Vehicle Service exhibition pass at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
13 Mar 2022
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Don Garlits
 
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Sunday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster staff was all over Gainesville Raceway on Sunday, capturing all of the action on and off the track at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
13 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Darrell Gwynn Track Walk For Those Who Can't 64
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Sunday News and Notes from the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

Notes, quotes, photos, and video from final eliminations day at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
13 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Sunday News and Notes
  The first round of Top Fuel kicked off an hour late, at noon Eastern, for the simple fact that the track was too cold at the prescribed 11 a.m. start time. The track temperature was a measly 71.5 degrees, the lowest anyone could…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Sunday preview

Tripp Tatum, Robert Hight, Aaron Stanfield, and Matt Smith lead pro fields into Sunday’s final eliminations.
13 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Gatornationals
It took much longer than expected but qualifying for the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals finally took place yesterday to set the professional fields for the annual East Coast season opener. After rain moved out and a cold front descended on…
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Pep Boys All-Star Callout will complete at U.S. Nationals with semifinals, final

After a thrilling opening round, NHRA has announced that the semifinals and final round of the inaugural event will now be completed at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. Brittany Force had low e.t. and will get to call out her semifinal opponent in Indy.
12 Mar 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Brittany Force
After a thrilling opening round at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, NHRA has announced that the semifinals and final round of the inaugural event will now be completed at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. Saturday-morning rain…
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Tatum, Hight, and Stanfield bring the heat to chilly Gatornationals qualifying

Tripp Tatum, Robert Hight, and Aaron Stanfield are the low qualifiers after Saturday’s one-shot qualifying at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Matt Smith is the top seed in Pro Stock Motorcycle, where the field was set according to 2021 points.
12 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Robert Hight
Tripp Tatum, Robert Hight, and Aaron Stanfield are the low qualifiers after Saturday’s one-shot qualifying at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Matt Smith is the top seed in Pro Stock Motorcycle, where the field was set according to 2021…
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Mark Pawuk sets Factory Stock record in lightning-quick qualifying session

Former Pro Stock driver Mark "Cowboy" Pawuk bombed the record in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown with a 7.60-second run from his Dodge Challenger Drag Pak entry.
12 Mar 2022
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Mark Pawuk
 
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster staff was all over Gainesville Raceway on Saturday, capturing all of the action on and off the track at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
12 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Despite cold weather and early rains, Gainesville fans turned out in droves 67
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Sweden’s Stefan Ernryd makes long-awaited NHRA Pro Stock debut

With Covid restrictions relaxed, its now much easier for international competitors to make their way to NHRA events which is great news for Sweden’s Stefan Ernryd, who will be driving Alan Prusiensky’s Dodge Dart in Pro Stock this weekend.
12 Mar 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Stefan Ernryd
With Covid restrictions relaxed, its now much easier for international competitors to make their way to NHRA events which is great news for Sweden’s Stefan Ernryd, who will be driving Alan Prusiensky’s Dodge Dart in Pro Stock this weekend. Ernryd…
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Unusual conditions have nitro crew chiefs digging into logbooks for tune-ups

The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is one of the biggest events on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, but for Top Fuel and Funny Car crew chiefs, it’s also sometimes the trickiest, and it's never been as true as this year.
12 Mar 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Tuning
The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is one of the biggest events on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, but for Top Fuel and Funny Car crew chiefs, it’s also sometimes the trickiest as shifting weather makes for a moving target, and…
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After fast start in Phoenix, Tripp Tatum is primed for Gatornationals success

If there’s an under-the-radar darkhorse in the Top Fuel race at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, it’s definitely Tripp Tatum, who was one of the performance stars of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, clicking off a pair of 3.6-second runs in qualifying.
12 Mar 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Tripp tatum
If there’s an under-the-radar darkhorse in the Top Fuel race at these Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, it’s definitely Tripp Tatum. The Maryland-based racer was one of the performance stars of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, clicking off a pair of…
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