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Success at Gatornationals never gets old for Coughlin

Jeg Coughlin Jr. has posted a pair of victories at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, but winning at historic Gainesville Raceway never gets old for the five-time Pro Stock world champion.
16 Mar 2017
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Jeg Coughlin
Jeg Coughlin Jr. has posted a pair of victories at Gainesville Raceway, the site of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. But winning at the historic track never gets old for the five-time Pro Stock world champion, one reason why he is excited…
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Tricky Tipster picks Pritchett, Hagan, Line, Krawiec as Gainesville favorites

Leah Pritchett (Top Fuel), Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are atop the orders in Tricky Tipster's Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals rankings.
16 Mar 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Tricky Tipster Gainesville
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 58 No. 6)

NHRA National Dragster’s sixth issue of 2017, featuring an interview with Todd Okuhara, Phoenix coverage, and more is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
16 Mar 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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National Dragster cover
NHRA National Dragster’s sixth issue of 2017, featuring an interview with Todd Okuhara, Phoenix coverage, and more is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. Todd Okuhara is one of the hottest crew…
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Brooks sees better times ahead for Pedregon’s Funny Car

Cruz Pedregon made a major change during the offseason, including hiring Aaron Brooks to tune his Funny Car. Indianapolis Bureau Chief John Kernan checked in with Brooks on their progress.
16 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Cruz Pedregon made a major change during the offseason, including hiring Aaron Brooks to tune his Funny Car.   Brooks, who last tuned a Funny Car several years ago, told Indianapolis Bureau Chief John Kernan the performance isn’t there yet,…
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McMillen’s team heading to Gainesville with high hopes

Last year, Terry McMillen made his first Top Fuel final-round appearance at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and crew chief Rob Wendland has nothing but high hopes heading into this year’s event.
16 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Last year, Terry McMillen made his first Top Fuel final-round appearance at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Two races into this season, McMillen’s “new” car is responding well to tuning calls made by crew chief Rob Wendland, and during a…
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Defending Gators Funny Car champ Hight excited about recent team changes

Robert Hight returns at Gainesville Raceway as the defending Funny Car champion but not much else will be the same, as Hight and teammate John Force have swapped teams with the changes effective for this weekend’s race.
16 Mar 2017
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Force-Hight
Robert Hight returns at Gainesville Raceway as the defending Funny Car champion of this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. But not much else will be the same for the 2009 Funny Car world champion at the race, at least when compared to…
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NHRA Today Roundtable: The East Coast opener

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads east to Gainesville for the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. John Kernan joins Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John's to preview what's ahead in the Sunshine state.
16 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
As Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock competitors continue to find their groove in a new season, drivers will look to use race No. 3 on the schedule to continue the fine-tuning of their team's, cars, and on-track performances. Pro Stock Motorcycle…
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Hines and Krawiec ready to go for 200 mph at Pro Stock Motorcycle season opener

The Vance and Hines team of Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec have spent the off-season working on a number of things to make their Pro Stock Motorcycles more consistent and faster. Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan stopped by the shop recently and found out that this could be the year the bikes finally break the 200-mph barrier.
15 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
The Vance and Hines team of Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec have spent the off-season working on a number of things to make their Pro Stock Motorcycles more consistent and faster. Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan stopped by the shop recently and found…
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Coughlin helps lead Pro Mod class into Gatornationals

This weekend's Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is the official kick-off race for the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, which has expanded to 12 races this year, Coughlin knows a fast start would be a great springboard to another world title.
15 Mar 2017
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Troy Coughlin
Not many drag racers have enjoyed a run of success like Troy Coughlin has in the last five years. Racing in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Coughlin has a pair of championships (2012 and 2015) and three runner-up results (2013, 2014…
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7-Eleven and Oberto Beef Jerky Funny Car to debut in Gainesville

The Jim Dunn Racing 7-Eleven and Oberto Beef Jerky Dodge Funny Car will make its debut at this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
15 Mar 2017
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7-Eleven
The Jim Dunn Racing 7-Eleven and Oberto Beef Jerky Dodge Funny Car will make its debut at this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. The team is coming off a semifinal finish at the recent NHRA Arizona Nationals in Phoenix, and ranks…
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Follow A Dream/Permatex team hopes for smoother sailing at Gatornationals

15 Mar 2017
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Follow A Dream
Heading into its 2017 national event debut at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, the Follow A Dream/Permatex Top Alcohol Funny Car team feels like it has already gone through a season's worth of adversity.. Early last week en route to…
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Brittany Force and team looking for a Gators repeat performance

Brittany Force and her team, led by Brian Husen, head to Gainesville just like last year, following a runner-up finish to Leah Pritchett at Phoenix.  Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan caught up with Husen, who believes momentum could be on their side.
15 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Last year Brittany Force won her first career Top Fuel race at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, and this year it feels like deja vu all over again.  Force and her team, led by Brian Husen, head to Gainesville just like last year…
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WFO Radio Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals preview

15 Mar 2017
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WFO
WFO Radio previews the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with Robert Hight, Brian Massingill, Terry McMillen, John Gaydosh, Seth Angel, Larry Dixon, Matt Smith, Kevin McKenna, Steve Matusek, and Marina Anderson. NHRA’s Alan Reinhart and host Joe…
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Fast Five: Factory Stock Showdown

The popular School of Automotive Machinists and Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown returns at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Here are five questions that are will be answered in Gainesville.
15 Mar 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
FSS1
The Amalie NHRA Gatornationals will not only feature the first event of the season for racers in the Pro Stock Motorcycle and the J&A Service Pro Mod series, but it will also mark the 2017 debut of the new and improved School of Automotive…
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Gaydosh to make 2017 Pro Stock debut in Gainesville

Pro Stock racer John Gaydosh will make his 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series debut at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. 
14 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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John Gaydosh
Pro Stock racer John Gaydosh will make his 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series debut at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.  “Nobody out here at the track wants to race more than me,” said Gaydosh, who races…
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Catching up with Alex Laughlin

Two races into the 2017 NHRA season, fans may be wondering where Pro Stock's Alex Laughlin has been hiding. The Gas Monkey driver joined Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to discuss his upcoming Gatornationals debut in Top Alcohol Dragster and more.
14 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
After racing a full season in Pro Stock last year, Alex Laughlin has his 2017 sights set on his dream of driving Top Fuel. After failing to qualify at the Gainesville regional last weekend, the Gas Monkey driver returns this weekend for his national…
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Dixon readies for 2017 Top Fuel season debut in Gainesville

For the first time in his 20-plus-year career in Top Fuel, Larry Dixon will compete in a car he owns. Dixon joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to discuss this major step in his drag racing career.
14 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
For the first time in his 20-plus-year career in Top Fuel, Larry Dixon will compete in a car he owns. That all starts for Dixon at the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals this week at historic Gainesville Raceway. Dixon joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom…
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Hangsterfer's Metal Working Lubricants expands role with DSR

Hangsterfer's Metalworking Lubricants will become a major associate sponsor on the Matco Tools/U.S. Army dragster of three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown.
14 Mar 2017
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Antron Brown
Hangsterfer's Metalworking Lubricants will become a major associate sponsor on the Matco Tools/U.S. Army dragster of three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown. Brown was introduced to Hangsterfer's Laboratories, which specializes in the…
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NHRA Today: The 2017 March Meet

While the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series was on break after the NHRA Arizona Nationals, much of the drag racing world turned its attention to Auto Club Famoso Raceway and the 59th annual Good Vibrations March Meet, one of the oldest and most prestigious drag races in the country.
14 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
While the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series was on break after the NHRA Arizona Nationals, much of the drag racing world turned its attention to the home of nostalgia drag racing, Auto Club Famoso Raceway, and one of the oldest and most…
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McMillen aims to finish the dream at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

After advancing to his first career final round at his sponsor’s race last year, veteran Terry McMillen hopes to finish the job this time at this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
13 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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McMillen
It was nearly a dream come true last year for Top Fuel’s Terry McMillen. But after advancing to his first career final round at his sponsor’s race, the veteran hopes to finish the job this time at this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals…
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2017 J&A Service Pro Mod season preview

The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series kicks off its 2017 season at the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals. NHRA announcer Brian Lohnes joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the season ahead, including rule changes and some of the exciting driver changes and additions.
13 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series kicks off its 2017 season at Gainesville Raceway at the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals. NHRA announcer Brian Lohnes joined reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’…
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Five barriers broken in Gainesville

Through its nearly 50-year history, the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals has produced a number of memorable moments and barrier-breaking runs, including these five.
13 Mar 2017
Candida Benson, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Fast Five
Kenny Bernstein first 300
This week, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to Gainesville Raceway for the annual East Coast opener, the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Through its nearly 50-year history, the Gatornationals has produced a number of memorable…
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Factory Stock Showdown ace David Barton previews season opener in Gainesville

One of the many highlights of the upcoming Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals is the 2017 debut of the SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown. David Barton, who captured three Factory Stock Showdowns last year, joins Factory Stock fan and NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s.
10 Mar 2017
News
One of the many highlights of the upcoming Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals is the 2017 debut of the SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown. The action features factory-built muscle cars from Chevrolet, Dodge, and Ford. Last year, David Barton captured…
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Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1992 Gatornationals

Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1992 Gatornationals.
10 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Flashback Friday
With one more weekend off before the start of one of NHRA’s “majors,” the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals it’s time for another “Flashback Friday” installment on NHRA All Access. Once again we take a trip down memory lane, a quarter mile at a…
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A work in progress

Like assembling a new car using old parts, so has been the challenge of resurrecting the archives of the Dragster Insider column. Old pieces that don't fit, new pieces that need a little massaging, and a whole lot of other work beneath the hood, but well worth it.
10 Mar 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Archives
Ever since NHRA.com migrated to this new site, a common lament among Insider followers was the loss of the column archives, which for years were easily accessible on the old site. Visitors could either used the collapsible year/month navigation and…
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Radial tire star Stevie “Fast” Jackson ready for Gainesville Pro Mod debut

The J&A Service Pro Mod series returns for 2017 at the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals where radial tire drag racing star Steve “Fast” Jackson will be making his NHRA debut. Jackson joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype delivered by PAPA JOHN’S in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about his first NHRA race.
09 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
The J&A Service Pro Mod series returns for 2017 at the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals where radial tire drag racing star Steve “Fast” Jackson will be making his NHRA debut. Jackson joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype delivered by PAPA…
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Dixon set to return to Top Fuel in Gainesville

Three-time NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon will bring his own team to 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Dixon will compete for the first time as a team owner with his Dixon Racing dragster.
09 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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dixon
Top Fuel racer Larry Dixon will return to competition in next week’s 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway on March 17-19. Dixon will compete for the first time as a team owner with his Dixon Racing dragster.…
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NHRA on FOX wins three Telly Awards for broadcast excellence

On top of seeing records for viewership and ratings in the first year of NHRA’s partnership with FOX Sports, NHRA’s new in-house production group garnered three Telly Awards for excellence in broadcasting.
09 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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FOX
On top of seeing records for viewership and ratings in the first year of NHRA’s partnership with FOX Sports telecasting the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, NHRA’s new in-house production group garnered three Telly Awards for excellence in…
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John Force, Robert Hight swap Funny Car teams

Change is in the air at John Force Racing. Heading into next weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, John Force and Robert Hight are swapping crew chiefs and crews with Jimmy Prock moving to Hight’s Auto Club of Southern California Camaro SS and Mike Neff switching to Force’s Peak Camaro.
09 Mar 2017
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Hight
Change is in the air at John Force Racing. Heading into next weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, team owner John Force and JFR president Robert Hight announced crew chief and team changes involving two Funny Car…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Sportsman winner Mike Ferderer

08 Mar 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Mike Ferderer collected career title No. 24 in the Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs class. Ferderer, who claimed his first victory and the Super Gas national championship in 1985, was able to celebrate early in the final round when his opponent…
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