Atlanta Top Fuel results: E1
Antron Brown led Top Fuel with a 3.771-second pass at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
Antron Brown made the quickest run of the first round (3.771) to beat the second-quickest run of the round (3.779), run by Clay Millican. That booked Brown a matchup with Brittany Force in the second round. She defeated Cameron Ferre, who smoked the…
Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Sunday Preview
Eliminations begin with Top Fuel at 11 a.m. at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
Three former world champions took poles on in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Brittany Force, Robert Hight and Eddie Krawiec lead in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle, respectively, and Stevie "Fast" Jackson is the low qualifier…
Brittany Force continues to learn, now alongside David Grubnic
The 2017 Top Fuel champion earned her third pole of 2019 – but the Advance Auto Parts team wants more.
Brittany Force breathlessly talked through what her Advance Auto Parts Top Fuel accomplished in 2019. A win in Houston, three poles and a strong outlook as race day approached at the Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals. That’s with a new team (though not…
Brittany Force, Robert Hight, Eddie Krawiec secure poles at Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals
John Force Racing secured the nitro poles at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals alongside Eddie Krawiec after a rain-shortened day at Atlanta Dragway.
John Force Racing snagged the nitro poles at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals, the seventh stop on the 24-race NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. Robert Hight (Funny Car), Brittany Force (Top Fuel) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle)…
Atlanta Saturday Photo Gallery
Qualifying wrapped up at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals and photographer Randy Anderson captured the action.
Qualifying wrapped up at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals and photographer Randy Anderson captured the action.
Fans crowded into the stands for the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals to see some great sessions of Top Fuel, Funny Car…
Atlanta Funny Car results: Q3
Robert Hight took over pole position at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals after a rain delay. Tommy Johnson also made a solid pass before rain put a gap in the penultimate Funny Car session.
Tommy Johnson Jr. made the quickest pass of the third session before it was temporarily suspended due to rain. Paul Lee made the second-quickest run, a 4.113-second hit, to move to eighth. We will get back under way when the track is dried off and…
Atlanta Top Fuel results: Q3
Jordan Vandergriff made the quickest pass, but Luigi Novelli shook up the ladder by bumping Terry McMillen out of the field with one run to go at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
Jordan Vandergriff made the quickest run of the third session but was unable to move up the field thanks to the warm conditions at Atlanta Dragway. The Southern California Auto Club Road to the Future contender made a 3.799-second pass and will…
Atlanta Pro Stock Motorcycle results: Q3
Eddie Krawiec took over the Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying lead at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in the third qualifying session.
Eddie Krawiec rode past teammate Andrew Hines to take over pole position at the Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals. Hines was ahead of Krawiec at 60-feet and 330-feet, but Krawiec crept away from Hines the further down the track the Harley-Davidson duo…
Terry McMillen and Rob Wendland’s plan is coming together
Independent racer Terry McMillen is turning into a championship contender thanks to his partnership with Rob Wendland
Terry McMillen and Rob Wendland partnered up ahead of the 2015 season and, since then, have a pair of Top Fuel wins to show for it. That, in a very competitive Top Fuel field, is a great success. But the duo understandably wants more – and has shown…
Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Saturday Preview
Qualifying continues at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern with Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Three world champions took provisional poles on Friday night in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. J.R. Todd, Brittany Force and Andrew Hines are the leaders in Funny Car, Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle, respectively, with two sessions left…
Andrew Hines can’t stop winning
Five-time champion Andrew Hines took the provisional pole at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals to continue a great season.
Andrew Hines won two of the first three Pro Stock Motorcycle races to open the season after a 16-race drought in 2018. His teammate, Eddie Krawiec, did most of the winning in 2017 and 2018 while winning a championship in the former and finishing…
J.R. Todd, Brittany Force, Andrew Hines leads Friday qualifying at Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals
A group of former champions took the provisional poles at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals after a brief rain delay at Atlanta Dragway.
Former champions hold the provisional poles at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals, the seventh of 24 stops on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. J.R. Todd (2018 Funny Car champ), Brittany Force (2017 Top Fuel champ) and Andrew Hines (…
Atlanta Top Fuel results: Q2
Brittany Force surged to the lead in Top Fuel at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals, passing reigning world champion Steve Torrence.
Brittany Force snagged the No. 1 spot with a 3.72-second pass in her Advance Auto Parts Top Fuel dragster, besting defending world champion Steve Torrence by .007-second. The last two world champions are stacked in the top two spots as we head into…
Atlanta Funny Car results: Q2
J.R. Todd jumped to the top of the Funny Car qualifying order at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals, followed by John Force and Tim Wilkerson.
J.R. Todd is in position to capture his second No. 1 qualifier in a Funny Car after making the quickest pass in the second qualifying session. The driver of the DHL Funny Car ran a 3.944 to pass John Force (3.958) to score three points and move to…
Atlanta Friday Photo Gallery
NHRA stars take over a local Arby's, Paul Lee returns to Funny Car and more action from the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
We've got some photos from the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals courtesy of Randy Anderson for your viewing pleasure that range from Funny Car action to the stars of NHRA serving up Arby's. Enjoy.
Austin Prock, Angelle Sampey,…
Atlanta Pro Stock Motorcycle results: Q2
The Harley-Davidson Street Rods continued their dominance in the second session of Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
Andrew Hines scored another three points in the second qualifying session and remained on top of the Pro Stock Motorcycle heap by improving on his time by nearly two-hundredths of a second. His teammate, Eddie Krawiec, also improved, but by .002-…
John Force suffers explosion at starting line at Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals
John Force got his birthday weekend off to a rough start at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
John Force's Peak Coolant Chevy Camaro Funny Car suffered an explosion shortly after its journey down the drag strip began in its first run at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals. The 16-time Funny Car champion got out of the car under his own…
Atlanta Top Fuel results: Q1
Jordan Vandergriff raced to the top of the field in the first Top Fuel qualifying session at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
Southern California Auto Club Road to the Future candidate Jordan Vandergriff ran five-hundredths quicker than the rest of the field to earn three points and take the Top Fuel pole; at least, for now. That’s better than three-time champion Antron…
Atlanta Funny Car results: Q1
Shawn Langdon kept up his great run of results by taking three points in the first Funny Car session at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
Shawn Langdon made the only 3-second run in the first Funny Car qualifying session at the Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals. That earned the most recent winner in the category three bonus points and the added bonus of getting to go last in the second…
Atlanta Pro Stock Motorcycle results: Q1
Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec topped the first qualifying session of Pro Stock Motorcycle at the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals.
Andrew Hines’ 2019 revenge tour continued in the first qualifying session of the Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals. He ran a 6.875 to lead the pack, including teammate Eddie Krawiec by .001-second, right on the heels of winning the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA…
Angie Smith leaning on new clutch for more success in Atlanta
Matt Smith Racing crew chasing 60-foot times at Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals
Angie Smith had a very strange race day at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. She reached the final round, or so she thought, a round after beating husband Matt Smith on a holeshot. Then things got weird.
A Christmas Tree failure…
Blake Alexander: My phone hasn’t stopped ringing
Free time is a thing of the past for Blake Alexander, the newest Funny Car team owner in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
“I probably worked from 5 a.m. until 7 p.m. and I was on the phone the entire day,” said Blake Alexander, about as matter of fact as he says everything else. “Now, some of that was (my wife), Leah, but every time I hung up the phone it rang again…
Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Friday Preview
The seventh stop on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour kicks off with a pair of qualifying sessions at Atlanta Dragway beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern.
Teams stay on the road for the second week in a row, and in the Eastern time zone, as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series descends on Atlanta Dragway for the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals. Action begins at 4 p.m. Eastern for the first of two…
Bill Skillman powers to his first-ever NHRA Factory Stock title
The Skillman family celebrated a double win after father Bill claimed his first SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock title and Drew won in Stock Eliminator.
Separated by just a few minutes, Bill Skillman won the SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock title at the NGK Spark Plugs Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte and his son, Drew, claimed the title in Stock Eliminator. Bill, an NHRA winner for the first time, got…
Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle Sunday results: Final
Andrew Hines becomes the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to win 50 NHRA national event titles after beating Eddie Krawiec, Hector Arana Jr., and Ryan Oehler in the Charlotte final.
Andrew Hines becomes the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to win 50 NHRA national event titles after beating Eddie Krawiec, Hector Arana Jr., and Ryan Oehler in the Charlotte final. Hines, who is one of 19 drivers to win 50 races, rode his Screamin…
Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: Final
Reigning world champ Steve Torrence collected his first win of the 2019 season and took over the points lead, beating Clay Millican, Terry McMillen, and Leah Pritchett in the final round.
Reigning world champ Steve Torrence collected his first win of the 2019 season and took over the points lead, beating Clay Millican, Terry McMillen, and Leah Pritchett in the final round.
Torrence’s Capco Contractors entry was the only one to…
Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: Final
Shawn Langdon, who scored his first career win in Top Fuel at zMAX Dragway in 2012, got his first Funny Car win and became the 17th driver to win in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes when he outlasted Robert Hight, John Force, and Matt Hagan.
Shawn Langdon, who scored his first career win in Top Fuel at zMAX Dragway in 2012, got his first Funny Car win at the same track and became the 17th driver to win in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes when he outlasted Robert Hight, John Force…
Firsts and 50ths highlight wild final day of racing at Four-Wide Nationals
Reigning Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence won his first of the season, Shawn Langdon his first in the Funny Car class, and Andrew Hines his 50th in Pro Stock Motorcycle to highlight a wild day of final eliminations at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
Reigning Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence won his first of the season, Shawn Langdon his first in the Funny Car class, and Andrew Hines his 50th in Pro Stock Motorcycle to highlight a wild day of final eliminations at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide…
Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: Semifinals
It will be NHRA champions going four-wide in the Funny Car final after Robert Hight, John Force, Shawn Langdon, and Matt Hagan all advanced out of the semifinals.
Robert Hight had low e.t. of the semifinal round of Funny Car with a 3.977 to easily win his quad with Shawn Langdon driving through tire smoke to a 4.31 second-place finish ahead of Tommy Johnson Jr. and J.R. Todd.
His teammate, John Force,…
Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: Semifinals
Clay Millican has reached his third final of the season after winning his quad. He’ll be joined in the Top Fuel final by Leah Pritchett, Steve Torrence, and Terry McMillen, guaranteeing a sixth different winner in six races this season.
Clay Millican has reached his third final of the season after winning his quad with a 3.87 to edge Leah Pritchett’s 3.94. Low qualifier Mike Salinas and Doug Kalitta went up in smoke behind them. It’s the third straight four-wide final for Millican…