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Members of the NHRA Safety Safari presented by AAA perform some of the toughest and most important jobs at every NHRA national event. They are there to respond to on-track emergencies and help provide a track ready for competition at each of the…

John Force, the 16-time NHRA Funny Car world champion, will race the all-new '16 Camaro SS Funny Car this weekend at the NHRA Kansas Nationals in Topeka. The switch was announced during a John Force…

Top Fuel racer Terry McMillen walked away uninjured from a high-speed incident while racing Tony Schumacher during the first round of racing at the NHRA SpringNationals in Houston. McMillen’s Amalie Motor Oil dragster suffered a mechanical…

The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals took place in front of a packed house at Atlanta Dragway, and the thrilling race culminated in the closest decision in a Top Fuel final in NHRA history. It was a foregone conclusion that the…

Tasca Racing will return to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka, May 20-22. “This is a special race for a number of reasons,” said team owner and driver Bob Tasca III. “The…

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In a special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship, four NHRA Divisions were selected to send an extra racer to compete for the national championship at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona…

As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts. The results are being revealed in reverse order, beginning the weekend of the Summit Racing…

For the last 36 years, Atlanta Dragway has hosted an NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event, but it isn’t an exaggeration to suggest that the 2016 edition of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals was the best. How…

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NHRA officials announced a sellout for Saturday’s racing at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Fans from all over Georgia, South Carolina, and throughout the southeast have filled the grandstands and pit…

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From left, Leah Pritchett, Ronnie Thames Foundation President Pam Bozek, and Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond were part of a special day at Atlanta Fire Rescue Station No. 1 in Downtown Atlanta when Fire Service Plus and…

Thanks to everyone for voting in my little straw poll last week to get the Insider Nation’s take on the Top 20 Funny Cars list. For the most part, your voting aligned pretty closely with the overall voting – you both picked the same car…

In one wild weekend Jim Whiteley racked up as many round wins as he previously had in a 15-race NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series career. Whiteley picked up his first class victory at the most recent race in Houston and while he feels…

As Jason Line has progressed throughout his standout Pro Stock career, the two-time world champion admits he has become a more mature and calm racer in almost every aspect. That development has also…

The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season marks the 30th season of racing for Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) veteran Steve Johnson. But even as the longtime rider enters his third decade in the class, Johnson fully admits there is still…

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.…

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the Deep South and historic Atlanta Dragway for the seventh event of the 2016 season, the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. “Georgia’s House of Speed” has hosted…

The last time Tim Wilkerson arrived at Atlanta Dragway he was hoping to finally end a long dry spell in the winner’s circle. A year later, Wilkerson is simply aiming to add to what has been an impressive start to his 2016 NHRA Mello Yello…

This weekend, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to Georgia for the 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta. For this week’s edition of Throwback Thursday, we will look through the NHRA National…

Pro Line Racing and FuelTech are the co-presenting sponsors for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, May 13-15 at Atlanta Dragway. The event is the third of the 10-race…

There’s not a dynamometer in the world that can handle the high-horsepower output of a nitro-burning Top Fuel or Funny Car engine, and for years, experts in many fields have struggled to come up with an accurate and indisputable horsepower…

A special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship will be held at the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. The drawing will determine which NHRA division will send the eighth man in…

With the uncharacteristic struggles he has had to open the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, eight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher saw some irony ahead of this weekend…

Brittany Force raced to her second victory of the season Sunday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods and became the first female driver to win the unique event, held annually at zMax Dragway outside of Charlotte, N.C.. Tim…

Let’s face it: Almost everyone who visits Las Vegas dreams of hitting that huge jackpot that will lead to easy street, but the harsh reality is that only a tiny fraction of the gamblers, dreamers, and risk-takers who tempt fate in Sin City…

  With more than four decades of Funny Car racing beneath his safety belts and being “on fire from here to Australia,” few people are more qualified to provide a list of their favorite Funny Cars than John Force. The 16-time NHRA Mello…

Tim Wilkerson raced to his first Funny Car victory since 2011 to highlight competition at the 2015 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Hector Arana Sr. (Pro Stock…

The first quarter of the Top Fuel season was highly productive for Alan Johnson. The Santa Maria, Calif.-based parts manufacturer and tuner to the stars began the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series as a tuning consultant for Brittany Force…