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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals sold out Saturday

14 May 2016
News
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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Kalitta, Beckman, Anderson, Sampey lead after opening day in Atlanta

13 May 2016
News
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Pritchett on hand for FireAde award in Atlanta

13 May 2016
News
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…
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Top 20 FCs: The Insider Nation weighs in

13 May 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
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…
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Whiteley hopes to build on first Pro Mod win

12 May 2016
News
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…
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Line enjoying the moment ahead of Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals

12 May 2016
News
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…
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Learning process continues for Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Johnson

12 May 2016
News
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…
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Tricky Tipster's Atlanta picks

12 May 2016
News
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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Event preview: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals

12 May 2016
News
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…
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Funny Car points leader Wilkerson back to winning ways

12 May 2016
News
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…
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1996 Southern Nationals

12 May 2016
Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor
Throwback Thursday
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…
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Pro Line Racing, FuelTech named co-presenting sponsors of Pro Mod event in Atlanta

11 May 2016
News
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…
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Top Fuel horsepower: What's the magic number?

11 May 2016
News
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…
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Summit Series National Championship drawing to be held in Atlanta

11 May 2016
News
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…
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Schumacher ready to solve Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals for first time

11 May 2016
News
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…
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Relive the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

11 May 2016
News
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…
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One in a million

11 May 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
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…
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John Force: My favorite Funny Cars

10 May 2016
News
137:20
  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…
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2015 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Flashback

10 May 2016
News
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…
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The A.J. effect

10 May 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
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…
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Pedregon racing into Atlanta with a sense of urgency

09 May 2016
News
Two-time Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon believes that a number of changes he has recently made to his Snap-on Tools Toyota Camry are about to lead to an impressive turnaround. While it is still early in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing…
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Most finals before a win

09 May 2016
Candida Benson, Jr. Dragster Contributor
Fast Five
Racing in her eighth final round, Brittany Force broke through and collected her first Top Fuel Wally in Gainesville. Coming up short in seven finals before winning is tough — ask David Grubnic, because he also went through it — but…
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NHRA's Youth and Education Services program still going strong

07 May 2016
News
The NHRA's Youth and Education Services (YES) Program is motorsports' first and only full-time program devoted exclusively to educational programming. The YES program was created in 1989 as a tool to connect education and drag racing. The YES…
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Sampey looking for more Southern Nationals success

07 May 2016
News
With three world championships and 41 career victories, Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Angelle Sampey knows the components of a winning motorcycle. If her thoughts on the new Star Racing Buell she…
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Racing comes full circle for Pat Austin

06 May 2016
News
Pat Austin had an outstanding driving career in the Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks that lasted from 1985 to 2002 along with a memorable stint in Top Fuel. His 75 career wins rank him No. 10 on the all-time win list, and he is the only driver to double…
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Todd to meet fans, take in pre-game festivities at Atlanta Braves game

06 May 2016
News
J.R. Todd, driver of the SealMaster Top Fuel dragster, will meet fans as part of a ticket promotion, participate in pre-game festivities and give the command "Play Ball" prior to the Atlanta Braves' baseball game with the Philadelphia…
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Being blind doesn't stop Jay Blake

06 May 2016
News
In 1997, Jay Blake lost his senses of vision, taste, and smell in the midst of a horrific accident caused by the explosion of an industrial fork lift tire. Blake stayed positive as he learned how to live without those senses and continued to…
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Your Top 20 poll

06 May 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Fan voting ended earlier this week in the Top 20 Funny Cars poll, and we’ll begin to reveal the results in the very near future. It has been a fun exercise, especially the creation of the list and everything that went into it, as well as hearing…
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Gittings named official NHRA Chief Starter

05 May 2016
News
Mike Gittings, most recently the chief starter in NHRA’s Northwest Division and a certified team member of the NHRA Safety Safari presented by AAA, has been named the official NHRA Chief Starter, one of the most storied positions in all of…
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Bonus FOX footage: Friday night Top Fuel qualifying from Houston

05 May 2016
News
Due to on-track incidents that delayed Friday's Mello Yello qualifying at the NHRA SpringNationals, Top Fuel's second qualifying session didn't make it onto that evening's NHRA FOX coverage, but we've got you covered. The prime-time Friday…
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