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  "Buddy" Garner, of Hobbs, N.M., was crowned NHRA's first points-based champion in 1960, after a nearly perfect season with his C/A Plymouth. It’s a pretty fair bet that the knowledgeable citizens of…

Troy Coughlin Sr. A remarkable 10 different drivers won races during the 2015 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season, meaning not a single racer won more than one. Of those 10 winners, none…

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Gainesville, March 17-20, for the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, the third event of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello season. The event is one of the most historic on the NHRA schedule…

NHRA officials announced today that the popular Top Fuel Harleys will be added to the competition lineup at the 17th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, April 1-3.   The Top Fuel Harley portion of…

At the 2016 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, the NHRA Membership Hospitality Center will be in a new location at Gainesville Raceway: in the thick of the Top Fuel pits, hosted by former Top Fuel champ Shawn Langdon and the Red Fuel powered by…

Jim Dunn Racing will be running a new ALO Drink Funny Car design at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville.  The event is the third race of 24 in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and the first of five events for…

Andrew Hines Andrew Hines will start the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle season firmly focused on going after his third straight world championship. But another major…

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series kicks off its East Coast opener today at the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville. The Gatornationals is one of the most historic events on the NHRA schedule at one of the quickest…

NHRA will honor a former Funny Car world champion, and some rocking hot rods will be displayed at the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Florida’s Gainesville Raceway. NHRA will continue its celebration of the 50th anniversary…

Pro Line Racing (PLR) and Jerry Bickel Race Cars Inc. are co-presenting sponsors for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 17-20, at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the…

Chris McGaha enjoyed his finest season in Pro Stock in 2015, winning three races, advancing to five final rounds, and becoming a legitimate championship contender. But in a sense, McGaha feels like he is starting over during the early part of the…

Larry Dixon went for one of the wildest rides of his career during Saturday’s first session of Top Fuel qualifying at last year’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. The C&J Energy Services dragster went out of control and took…

  While 22 races remain in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Top Fuel standout Steve Torrence wasn’t about to discount what a win at the season opener in Pomona meant. Torrence…

For more than five decades, National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his (or is it her?) prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he (or she?) thinks have the best shot at victory…

Trying to predict the future usually affords a lesson in frustration, but given the opportunity to look ahead a few years, it’s not unreasonable to think that fans who attend this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals will be…

Terry McMillen has enjoyed one of the best starts in his Top Fuel career, winning rounds at each of the first two events of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. McMillen and his team are excited and encouraged by the early-season…

When it comes to his accomplished career as a driver and crew chief, Mark Oswald has always let his race cars do the talking. However, he will be celebrated this Thursday as an inductee into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Oswald…

Terry McMillen, driver of the Amalie Motor Oil XtermiGator dragster, will put on a display of power and precision in Gainesville March 16 at noon in front of Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza restaurant at the Holiday Inn University Center, 1250 W.…

Florida-based NHRA Funny Car driver Dave Richards will compete in the Paul Richards Racing entry at 10 NHRA events on the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule this season, thanks to the support of Brian and Janie Mahoney and their…

From the grandeur of zMAX Dragway in Charlotte to the tree-lined beauty of Pacific Raceways in Seattle to the carved-in-the-mountainside Bandimere Speedway, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series visits a variety of unique and cool tracks each…

Josh Comstock, left, with Bob Vandergriff Jr. following his win in Houston in 2013. Josh Comstock, the chairman and CEO of C&J Energy Services and…

Iconic drag racing figure Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney will return to NHRA drag racing in 2016 at select stops on the schedule in support of the newly created Shirley's Kids charity, which aims to help children in need.   "Drag…

Sometimes you just never know who’s going to be on the other end of the phone (especially in my line of work), so it was a great pleasure – and great timing – when I learned that the voice on the other end of the line earlier this week belonged to…

The NHRA has openings for three key new positions within the sanctioning body: Vice President of Marketing & Brand Strategy, Multimedia Content Director, and National Events Business Manager. NHRA is seeking an innovative, results-oriented…

Jack Beckman has not yet won during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, though there’s hardly reason for concern through only two events, and has yet to record a victory at Gainesville Raceway in his standout Funny Car career…

The Gatornationals is known for its long and eminent history, and Gainesville Raceway is considered one of the fastest tracks on the NHRA circuit. The first 260-, 270-, and 300-mph Top Fuel runs were recorded there, along with several record-setting…

NHRA’s revamped race coverage on FOX Sports earned more than 300,000 additional viewers through the first two Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events of the season, which included the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Pomona, Calif. on Feb. 14 and…

Two major facility improvements are under way at Atlanta Dragway, Georgia’s House of Speed. The venerable NHRA-owned dragstrip, which sits just northeast of downtown Atlanta in Commerce, Ga., serves as host of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA…

Last week’s surprise announcement that two-time NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock champion Erica Enders was going to compete in approximately eight to 10 events in Super Gas behind the wheel of Tommy Phillips’ ORTEQ Energy Technologies…

Lucas Oil Products, an industry leader in lubricants and fuel treatments, has extended the naming rights for the NHRA-owned and -operated multi-purpose auto racing facility located just west of Indianapolis. The naming rights began in 2011 and…