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Five-time and defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ Matt Smith has won the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals the past two years and is after a third straight victory at this weekend’s event in Gainesville.

There is an old adage: Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. The phrase has been used as a reminder to focus on the task at hand, to be precise and methodical, and to, well, slow down. For Jianna Salinas, that's asking quite a lot — but the 24-year-old Pro Stock Motorcycle rider is coming to learn the value of that philosophy. 

DiPinto International Logistics will make its 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series debut aboard the Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, showcasing a flashy “Electric Blue” paint scheme.

The Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown begins its eight-race NHRA season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, featuring heated competition between Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Ford Cobra Jets, and Dodge Challenger Drag Pak entries.

The latest Nitro Time Machine takes us back to the 1976 Gatornationals, which featured an all-star cast of Top Fuel competitors.

Former NHRA Top Fuel world champ Dick LaHaie and motorcycle drag racing legends Terry Vance and Byron Hines were inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in Daytona Beach, Fla., March 8. 

The Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout takes place on Saturday, March 12 at the upcoming Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Here's a look at the field, the format, and what the drivers had to say about the exciting event.

NHRA’s Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series 15th season got off to a roaring start at the 64th Annual March Meet contested March 3-6 at renowned Famoso Drag Strip.

Josh Hart enjoyed a perfect start to his career at Gainesville Raceway in 2021, and the Top Fuel rising star is now after another magical weekend at his home track during the upcoming Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

The Paton Racing Top Fuel dragster will make its 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series debut at this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with Canadian Ike Meier at the wheel.

NHRA Insider podcast host Brian Lohnes previews the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and chats with 2017 NHRA Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force to talk about the often-hidden hard work of racing at a championship level in the class.

The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals will be a big event for reigning Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence’s Capco Contractors team with the Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout and the return of his father, Billy, to the cockpit to look forward to, according to assistant crew chief Bobby Lagana Jr.

This edition of our Nitro Time Machine features the final rounds of sportsman racing from the 1981 Gatornationals.

Tricky Tipster, NHRA's longtime resident oddsmaker, has tabbed Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, Aaron Stanfield, and Matt Smith as the favorites to win this week's Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.

The Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout, the season debuts of Pro Stock Motorcycle, Pro Mod, and Factory Stock Showdown, and special concerts will make this week's 2022 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals one of the greatest in the event’s storied history.

Rob Flynn, new crew chief for NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Fuel winner Mike Salinas, talks about his team’s recent success, about new co-crew chief Aaron Cave’s ascension on the team, and about his strategy for the upcoming Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout.

Pro Stock rookie Camrie Caruso will be flying the colors of primary sponsor Right Trailers on her Chevrolet Camaro at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

This season, the Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle team will have a new look with riders Angelle Sampey and Eddie Krawiec on Suzuki four cylinder bikes while six-time world champion Andrew Hines takes on a new role as crew chief.

Austin Prock returned to Top Fuel this season after sitting out the better part of two seasons but he hasn't skipped a beat. Prock discusses his long-awaited return in his Skype Interview with NHRA's Brian Lohnes.

Reigning NHRA Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Funny Car champ Sean Bellemeur got his title defense started at the Winternationals, not in the familiar Bartone Bros./Killer Bs car that he usually drives but in the family flopper that he hasn't raced since 2019.

Recent NHRA Arizona Nationals Pro Stock winner Aaron Stanfield joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about his fast start to the season, which includes the points lead after two final-round appearances and his win in Phoenix.

Joe Mozeris (Comp) and Brad Burton (Stock) each collected a pair of wins as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division completed a doubleheader weekend at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action at Gainesville Raceway for the 6th annual Baby Gators.

Long before Danny Ongais became a household name as a revered IndyCar driver, he belonged to the world of drag racing, where he first sated his need for speed. In this week's Dragster Insider, friends and fellow racers remember the guy nicknamed “On the Gas.”

The semifinals of Funny Car at the 2019 Gatornationals featured Jack Beckman, Robert Hight, Tim Wilkerson, and John Force. See what happens in the latest Nitro Time Machine.

Mike Coughlin scored his first Top Alcohol Dragster victory and Shane Westerfield his first in Top Alcohol Funny Car in two seasons to highlight the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.

The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, spotlighting coverage from the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com and packed with other features of NHRA racers, is available online and in the mail to NHRA members around the world.