One of the NHRA’s most prestigious events will open the 2023 season this weekend. Gainesville Raceway has been home to numerous records during its five-decade run. The track will play host to the NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout, an event with $130,00 on the line. Eliminations will take place on …
Read More »Justin Ashley Talks Gatornationals
The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is taking place at the Gainesville Raceway from Thursday to Sunday. This event will be the first of the 2023 season for the sport. Last year, Tripp Tatum beat Doug Foley in the final round to take home the Top Fuel title. A Look …
Read More »John Force Racing Racer Austin Prock Talks NHRA Gatornationals
With the Gatornationals starting this weekend, John Force Racing product Austin Prock is ready to go. He talked about the event with Steve Russell, discussing the sport and how he got to this spot now. Why a driver? There are many sports people get into at a young age. Not …
Read More »Gatornationals Kickoff 2023 Season
The Gatornationals return to Gainesville Raceway on Thursday as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series gets underway. The race, which debuted in 1970, serves as the season opener for just the second time in its over 50 years of racing. Weekend Schedule A fan-fest on Wednesday kicked off the …
Read More »NHRA Gatornationals Round-Up of Results and Racers
March isn’t only for college basketball, but for hot rods and drag racing. The exciting spectacle of the 2021 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals came to a close this weekend in Gainesville. This was the first time in NHRA’s 70-year history, that the season opened at Gainesville Raceway. This event …
Read More »March Madness Latest Domino Among Coronavirus Cancellations
The coronavirus continues to dominate the news cycle. Now, we’re seeing more preventative action taken in the realm of sports. Multiple sports and their respective leagues are essentially on hold for the foreseeable future. We’ve seen basketball tournaments canceled, entire regular seasons paused and the status of future sporting events …
Read More »50 Years of Gatornationals
One of Gainesville’s biggest events celebrates its golden anniversary this weekend. Gatornationals is set to kick off its 50th year of existence down at the Gainesville Raceway this Thursday through Sunday. https://twitter.com/NHRA/status/1105815777612050433 Meet the Top Fuel Field Five-time champion Tony Schumacher will not be in attendance for the 2019 rendition …
Read More »49th Gatornationals Comes To Speedy Finish Sunday
Start your engines. Get ready. Go! And zoom. The 49th edition of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals took place at the Gainesville Raceway over the weekend. There were some top finishes on the track Sunday. Many of the top names in the sport competed in Gainesville and left with …
Read More »The Drive: Richie Crampton
The Beginning: Australia’s Richie Crampton began drag racing in his native Australia in The supercharged Outlaw Class. Following that he was licensed in the Super Comp and Top Alcohol Dragster. Crampton had been a member of Morgan Lucas Racing since its inception in 2007, serving as a clutch specialist and car chief on the GEICO/ Lucas …
Read More »Hight Looks to Defend NHRA Title at Gatornationals
The 2017 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is back in action March 16-19 at the Gainesville Raceway. Last year’s Funny Car class winner, Robert Hight, is back in the contention and looking to leave his mark. “Fans needs to come out and see this. It’s history in the making this …
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