Steve Torrence, the 'King of Quad,' hopes four-wides will provide first 2022 win
NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence is winless through the first three events of 2022, but with six wins in the last seven four-wide events, this weekend's four-wide race in Las Vegas may end that drought.
Four-time and reigning NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence is winless through the first three events of 2022, but if ever there was a place and format primed for him to break through, it’s at this weekend’s NHRA Four-…
Funny Car's "Big Jim Dunn" is looking for his 1.21 gigawatts at Four-Wide Nationals
88, it's the speed the DeLorean in Back to the Future had to travel to initiate time travel, and it's the age Funny Car legend "Big Jim Dunn" will turn at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway during this weekend's NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
88, it's the speed the DeLorean in Back to the Future had to travel to initiate time travel, and it's the age Funny Car legend "Big Jim Dunn" will turn at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway during this weekend's NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
Still…
Monstrous motivation: Brittany Force does not take kindly to second-best
After competing in just two races in 2020, last season should have been a rebuilding year for Brittany Force and the Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac Top Fuel team, yet they stll finished No. 2 in the Top Fuel standings, and this year, they intend to do that one better.
After competing in just two races in 2020, last season's NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series should have been a year of rebuilding for Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac Top Fuel dragster pilot Brittany Force. The 2017 world champion and her crew chiefs,…
Cruz Pedregon Racing crew chief John Collins on the value of a well-meshed team
John Collins, crew chief presiding on Cruz Pedregon's Snap-on Tools Dodge, thinks that his experienced and well-gelled team is in good form as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series heads to Las Vegas for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
John Collins is not one for large celebrations. The crew chief presiding over Cruz Pedregon's Snap-on Tools Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat admits that he isn't a guy whose feet ever really leave the ground. Collins will acknowledge, however, that his…
Tony Schumacher returns with new tuner, fresh perspective for tough battle
Eight-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher is back this year with a new crew chief, fresh sponsors, and a rejuvenated perspective but returned to find a field packed with incredible competition and has welcomed the monstrous challenge.
Eight-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher's name was conspicuously absent from the roster last season, but "The Sarge" is back this year with a new crew chief, fresh sponsors, and a rejuvenated perspective. The 85-time national event winner…
The building phase: Antron Brown is biting into his first year as team owner
Antron Brown had a fairly good idea of what he was getting into when he set to work building a Top Fuel team of his own, and he came to know rather quickly exactly what he'd signed up for as owner of his own team.
Antron Brown had a fairly good idea of what he was getting into when he set to work building a Top Fuel team of his own. After all, he'd driven for drag racing veteran Don Schumacher and observed the astute businessman operate one of NHRA's most…
Record run: The quickest pass in Pro Stock history
The one for the record books! Erica Enders crew chief, Mark Ingersoll, breaks down the quickest run in the history of NHRA's Pro Stock class
To give some perspective on the accomplishment that is Erica Enders running a 6.45 at 213.57 mph we caught up with Mark Ingersoll while he was testing in Tulsa to hear what went into the Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro's record run…
With Alan Johnson now on his side, time is ripe Doug Kalitta to forget 'the Run'
Sixteen years after tuner Alan Johnson helped Tony Schumacher wrench the Top Fuel championship at the last second from Doug Kalitta's grasp, Johnson and Kalitta are now teamed, and the chance for redemption and reward is here.
No one who saw it, experienced it, or heard about it will ever forget "The Run" in 2006. For one man, though, that final round, national record-setting run on the final pass of the last race was more than just a shocking turn of events. For one man…
Happy 100th birthday Alex Xydias
The NHRA honors this legendary racer, speed-shop owner, filmmaker, publisher, and one of Wally Parks’ dearest friends.
Alex Xydias is a first-generation hot rodder with a hard-to-pronounce last name (just say "X-hideous") who was literally there when and where it all began. Xydias grew up in Los Angeles and raced a ‘34 Ford on the dry lakes near Muroc and El…
Angie Smith hopes strong Gainesville performance was the start of something really good
Coming off a runner-up finish at the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and a career-best 6.72, Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Angie Smith is hoping the best is yet to come.
If not for Karen Stoffer, who lit up Gainesville Raceway with a string of record-breaking runs and a victory, much of the attention in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class would currently be focused on Angie Smith, and rightly so.
Smith didn’t win in…
Mark 'the Cowboy' Pawuk's Dodge Drag Pak is full-gallop into the new year
The 2022 season has been good to NHRA veteran Mark Pawuk, who reset both ends of the Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown national record at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals to highlight a great March.
Mark Pawuk has said that he's been in love with drag racing since high school, when he tagged along to Ohio's Dragway 42 one night with the owners of the transmission shop where he was then employed. It wasn't long after that fateful Sunday that…
Jasmine Salinas adds to Scrappers team, family collection of event Wallys
With her Top Alcohol Dragster victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Jasmine Salinas joined her father, Mike, and sister Jianna as NHRA national event winners and shared her thoughts about the big win with NHRA on FOX's Brian Lohnes.
Electric dragster exhibition runs returned to NHRA on FOX at Gainesville
The world's fastest electric-powered dragster was on display and made exhibition runs at the 2022 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Steve Huff made multiple runs in the machine at the event, presented by Pep Boys Electric Vehicle Service.
Shawn Langdon fueling the future as Super Comp coach for next-gen racers
Shawn Langdon is recognized most often as a Top Fuel world champion and 17-time nitro winner, but he's also found a way to get back to his roots — as something of a coach for third-year Super Comp competitor Madison Payne.
Shawn Langdon is recognized most often in NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing Series as a driver who holds the reins of an 11,000-hp race car. The 2013 Top Fuel champion and 17-time nitro winner campaigns the CMR Construction & Roofing Top Fuel…
Gatornationals Top Fuel runner-up Doug Foley sees more good times ahead
Doug Foley reached his first career Top Fuel final at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, setting up the seasoned veteran for a continued push for the Foley & Lewis team for the rest of the season.
The Science of Speed: Crew Chief Andrew Hines on the team's return to Suzuki
Their Suzuki relationship developed in the ’80s with Terry Vance and Byron Hines, now second-generation Vance & Hines' Crew Chief Andrew Hines is back with Suzuki and giving NHRA fans a taste of what to watch for in 2022.
Motorsports legend Tony Stewart revels in first win as an NHRA team owner
It didn't take long for Tony Stewart to find the winner's circle, as he has done throughout his Hall of Fame motorsports career, but this one came as the new team owner of an NHRA Funny Car with driver Matt Hagan at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
Funny Car fury: What's going inside the car during a 330-mph pass
Driving a straight-line drag race car might look simple, but there’s a lot that goes on that you can’t always see from the grandstands. Two-time NHRA Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon walks us through what it takes to make a run.
Driving a straight-line drag race car might look simple, but there’s a lot that goes on that you can’t always see from the grandstands. Two-time NHRA Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon walks us through what it takes to make a run in one of the 300-…
Titan Racing Engines: Standing on the shoulders of giants
Pro Stock rookie Camrie Caruso hasn't wasted any time in showing her capabilities, setting top speed at her first race and grabbing a pair of round-wins at her next two, and a large part of that can be attributed to the Titan Racing Engines power beneath the hood of her Camaro.
Camrie Caruso hasn't wasted any time in showing her capabilities in the NHRA Pro Stock ranks, and a large part of that can be attributed to the Titan Racing Engines power beneath the hood of her Right Trailers/Powerbuilt Tools Chevrolet Camaro.…
Can you name the Funny Car driver with the most Gainesville wins?
He has double the number of victories at the Gators than his closest rival — did you guess right?
Behind the scenes with the winners of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
Before the NHRA on FOX TV cameras begin rolling on the winners from an NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event, the final-round participants often exchange heartfelt sentiments with one another. Here's a look behind those scenes from the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
Tripp Tatum talks about breakthrough first Top Fuel win at Gatornationals
Tripp Tatum became Top Fuel’s newest first-time winner with a sizzling victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. We caught up with Tatum at his Brownsburg, Ind., shop to talk about what went into the big win.
A defining moment in drag racing: Kenny Bernstein's 300-mph Top Fuel run
30 years ago, Kenny Bernstein blew everyone away when his team's technology and the conditions in Gainesville combined for NHRA's first 300-mph run.
Quite possibly the Gatornationals' most significant piece of history happened in 1992, and 30 years later, we celebrate this accomplishment of man and machine. Read more…
Walk 1,000 Feet returns with Josh Hart and Amanda Busick
NHRA on FOX had Hart [literally] walk the audience through the efforts that lead to his team’s 2021 success at Gainesville Raceway —one glorious step at a time
Josh Hart made his Top Fuel debut at the 2021 AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and won the event. NHRA on FOX reporter Amanda Busick asked Hart to relive that race weekend as the two strolled NHRA’s East Coast facility prior to the 2022…
Krista Baldwin on the emotional highs that come with team ownership
“Whenever I hit that gas I know it’s gonna come right out of my pocket.”—Krista Baldwin
Unusual conditions have nitro crew chiefs digging into logbooks for tune-ups
The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is one of the biggest events on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, but for Top Fuel and Funny Car crew chiefs, it’s also sometimes the trickiest, and it's never been as true as this year.
The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is one of the biggest events on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, but for Top Fuel and Funny Car crew chiefs, it’s also sometimes the trickiest as shifting weather makes for a moving target, and…
After fast start in Phoenix, Tripp Tatum is primed for Gatornationals success
If there’s an under-the-radar darkhorse in the Top Fuel race at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, it’s definitely Tripp Tatum, who was one of the performance stars of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, clicking off a pair of 3.6-second runs in qualifying.
If there’s an under-the-radar darkhorse in the Top Fuel race at these Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, it’s definitely Tripp Tatum. The Maryland-based racer was one of the performance stars of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, clicking off a pair of…
Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ Matt Smith looks to keep rolling
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.
After waiting for years to find success at Gainesville Raceway, Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Matt Smith has now proven to be unbeatable as of late at the historic track. The five-time and defending world champ has won the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA…
Jianna Salinas, on slowing down to go fast as the path to success on a 200-mph bike
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.
There is an old adage, believed to have been coined in the United States military: 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…
Defending Top Fuel champ Josh Hart after repeat victory at Gatornationals
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.
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, which takes place Thursday…