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After years of racing in NHRA's Top Alcohol Dragster class, Artie Allen is finally living out his dream of competing in Top Fuel.

The challenge of the new four-valve Suzuki engine has given Pro Stock Motorcycle's Steve Johnson such a surge of energy that sleep is apparently optional.

Chris McGaha has grand visions about how his two-car Pro Stock operation should go with himself and his son, Mason, who has shown impressive skills at the start of his second year.

Shawn Langdon has a chance to make history at this weekend’s NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, looking to become the first driver in NHRA history to win in both Top Fuel and Funny Car at a four-wide event.

Dallas Glenn will be four races into his Pro Stock career by the time his weekend ends at zMAX Dragway and half of those races will have come in a four-wide format.

Buoyed by a successful test session two weeks ago in Indianapolis, the McIntire family and their MacAttack entry are back in the Funny Car wars this weekend, hoping to shake off the bad feelings of their DNQ at the season opener.

Toyota Racing Development (TRD) brought Daniel Hemric, Shawn Langdon, J.R. Todd, and Bubba Wallace to zMAX Dragway ahead of the NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals to experience Funny Car and Top Fuel, plus a winner-take-all four-wide drag race in 2021 Supras.

Chip Ellis was back with Matt Smith Racing for a third straight race on Friday at zMAX Dragway. After racing at the four-wide event in Las Vegas, Ellis took Matt Smith up on his offer to race in Charlotte.

Mike Salinas will do double duty at this weekend's NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, driving his national event-winning Top Fueler and his new car, a ProCharger-equipped Camaro in which he will make his Pro Mod debut.

Dating back to the end of last season, there’s been no driver in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series who has been as impressive as Justin Bond. He’s advanced to three of the past four final rounds, including the first two events of 2021.

Toyota Racing Development (TRD) brought Daniel Hemric, Shawn Langdon, J.R. Todd, and Bubba Wallace to zMAX Dragway ahead of the NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals to experience Funny Car and Top Fuel, plus a winner-take-all four-wide drag race in 2021 Supras.

After struggling at the most recent race, this weekend’s NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway marks a chance for rising Pro Stock star Troy Coughlin Jr. to get back on track.

With two wins in the season’s first three races, Bob Tasca III and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Funny Car team are on a roll. Crew chief Jon Schaffer explains the reasons behind the team’s success.

There’s a lot that’s different about Greg Anderson’s 2021 season than what he had been accustomed to over the bulk of his standout Pro Stock career, but you can't argue with the success he's had already this season.

It's been an amazing eight months for Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Scotty Pollacheck with a breakthrough win at the 2020 NHRA U.S. Nationals, membership in the Denso 200-mph Club, and a victory at the recent NHRA Southern Nationals. Pollacheck joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to relive it all.

One of the most racecar carnage-filled events in NHRA history: Atron Brown, Tim Wilkerson, and Mike Castellana all walked away from memorable moments.

In its 40-year run, the NHRA Southern Nationals was the place for so many firsts. From Dan Pastorini's 1986 win, to Del Worsham's 1991 win, to Ashley Force's 2008 win, to Doug Kalitta's 2016 closest win in Top Fuel history, and Leah Pruett and Courtney Force's 2018 nitro winner's circle domination.

On this special day of the year, let’s celebrate the mothers of our world and our sport. Whether they be drivers, crewmembers, officials, sponsors, or just your biggest fan, they make our world a very special place. Happy Mother’s Day, moms!

Hot off their win at the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals, three-time NHRA Top Fuel champ Antron Brown and the Matco Tools Top Fuel team are heading into next weekend's NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals with confidence.

After three races in the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, Blake Alexander knows the progress is there. The Funny Car driver would like for there to be more and would like for it to show in the race results, but he's confident that will come.

COVID-19 may have delayed Josh Hart’s transition from Top Alcohol to Top Fuel dragster, but his performance at the 2021 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals has cemented his success in the history books forever.

As the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series completed its final race in Commerce, Ga., we look back at the storied past of the NHRA Southern Nationals.

Bruno Massel welcomes Andrew Hines back to the Pro Stock Motorcycle rider ranks and into the Denso Spark Plugs 200-mph Club at the 2021 Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals.

The Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals, the final NHRA national event at Atlanta Dragway, provided some key clues about the season ahead. Here's five things we learned from the event.

Almost immediately, Robert Hight noticed a different energy on Saturday at Atlanta Dragway. With the last NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series race taking place at the facility during this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals, fans have come out in full force.

Josh Hart is back and after his incredible Top Fuel debut in Gainesville, there’s a substantially larger fan following with him this weekend in Atlanta.

Some of Angelle Sampey’s first drag racing memories came at Atlanta Dragway during a test session before making her NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series debut in Pro Stock Motorcycle more than 25 years ago.

Thirty years ago at the Southern Nationals, Del Worsham became (and remains) the youngest Funny Car winner in NHRA history. He'd like another Southern Nationals win this weekend, this time as crew chief for Alexis DeJoria.

Ron Capps picked up the most recent Funny Car victory at Atlanta Dragway, doing so at the track in 2019. The former world champion also hopes to be the final Funny Car winner in Atlanta.

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum's History of Hot Rodding series is a fascinating eleven-part journey that takes a look into drag racing history as can only be told by "Fast" Jack Beckman and Greg Sharp.