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TODD, B. TORRENCE, ANDERSON AND POLLACHECK PICK UP NO. 1 QUALIFIERS AT 40TH AND FINAL LUCAS OIL NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS AT ATLANTA DRAGWAY
COMMERCE, GA – Former world champ J.R. Todd rolled to his first No. 1 qualifier in nearly two years on Saturday, taking the top spot in 
Funny Car at the 40th and final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
Billy Torrence (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Scotty Pollacheck (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1 in their respective categories at the third race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season as the NHRA celebrates the long and storied history of Atlanta Dragway at its final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals race.
Todd’s last No. 1 qualifier came in 2019, but he powered to the top on Saturday, going 3.982-seconds at 325.69 mph in his 11,000-horsepower DHL Toyota Camry. Todd will race Alexis DeJoria to start the final raceday at Atlanta Dragway on Sunday after earning his 13th career No. 1 qualifier. After winning in Gainesville to open the year, a second victory this early in the season would put Todd on a good early-season path.
E3 SPARK PLUGS NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES VETERAN MIKE CASTELLANA LOOKS TO FINISH IN STYLE AT FINAL SERIES STOP AT ATLANTA DRAGWAY
COMMERCE, GA – In the final race at Atlanta Dragway for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, veteran Mike Castellana has the opportunity to leave quite a mark at the facility.
Heading into this weekend’s race as part of the 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals, Castellana is the most recent winner in the Pro Mod class at Atlanta, winning in 2019. But the standout also won the race in 2017 in dramatic fashion, bouncing back from going into the sand trap in the first qualifying session to qualifying No. 1 and winning the race. Nobody but Castellana has won at the track in five years and now he has the chance to be the final winner this weekend in his blown Al-Anabi Performance ’69 Camaro.
NHRA ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CLASS TO SUMMIT ET SERIES FOR 2022
GLENDORA, CA – NHRA has announced the creation of an all-new electric vehicle (EV) racing class that will join the NHRA Summit Series 
in 2022.
For decades, NHRA’s Member Tracks have seen EVs, hybrids, and alternative-energy vehicles use their racetracks as a proving ground. Creating an EV class within the NHRA Summit Series accelerates the NHRA’s commitment to its racers and partners looking to develop new technology. With the rise in performance of electric street vehicles also comes the need for the NHRA to provide a safe place to race and a platform for competitors to evolve and demonstrate their capabilities.
“We are thrilled for this new opportunity for our NHRA competitors,” said NHRA President, Glen Cromwell. “NHRA Drag Racing is about performance and innovation and we look forward to seeing how these vehicles perform in 2022.”
PRO STOCK AND PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE STANDOUTS AIM TO BE FINAL NHRA CAMPING WORLD DRAG RACING SERIES WINNERS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS
COMMERCE, GA – Andrew Hines knows what it feels like to taste success at Atlanta Dragway, doing it three times in his Pro Stock Motorcycle career, including the most recent visit to the track. But to win the 40th and final race in Atlanta at this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, he’ll have to do it on a brand new motorcycle.
The six-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series world champion will debut a new Vance & Hines V-Twin Buell this weekend, as Hines will make his first appearance of the 2021 season. A perfect first race of the season would include finishing as the final winner at Atlanta Dragway, something Hines, who has the most wins in Pro Stock Motorcycle history, believes is possible after a solid day of testing with the new bike on Tuesday.
NHRA CAMPING WORLD DRAG RACING SERIES NITRO STARS EAGER TO MAKE FINAL ATLANTA DRAGWAY MOMENT AT LUCAS OIL NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS
COMMERCE, GA – 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.
This weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway marks the 40th and final race at Georgia’s House of Speed for the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, making it a celebration of the track’s renowned history. Capps has made his share of history in Atlanta, winning three times and going out with the final victory would mark another significant accomplishment for the standout driver.
ENDERS, S. TORRENCE, TASCA III AND OEHLER PICK UP WINS AT DENSO SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS – Back-to-back world champ Erica Enders went from nearly not qualifying to collecting her first victory of the 2021 NHRA 
Camping World Drag Racing Series season, grabbing the Pro Stock win on Sunday at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Ryan Oehler (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won in their respective categories at the second race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
In her 300th career start, Enders, a four-time world champ, picked up her 30th career win by going 6.656-seconds at 205.88 mph in the final round in her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro to beat teammate Aaron Stanfield, Deric Kramer and Mason McGaha. Enders, who won her second straight race at Las Vegas and eighth overall at the facility, slipped into the qualifying field at No. 13 on her last attempt on Saturday, becoming the first Pro Stock competitor to win from 13th since 2006. She stayed perfect over her last six final-round appearances and became the first driver to win a four-wide race from the bottom half of the field.
FORCE, HIGHT, ANDERSON, SMITH EARN NO. 1 QUALIFIERS AT DENSO SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS – Brittany Force made her last Top Fuel qualifying run count in a major way on Saturday, powering to the No. 1 spot at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Robert Hight (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1 in their respective categories at the second race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
Force, who sat out the bulk of the 2020 NHRA season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, jumped to the top spot with a run of 3.732-seconds at 320.66 mph in her 11,000-horsepower Flav-R-Pac dragster. It came during the final qualifying session and gives the former world champ her first No. 1 qualifier of the year and the 21st in her career. She’ll face off with Antron Brown and Justin Ashley to open eliminations. Steve Torrence was bumped to the second position after his run of 3.741 at 328.94 from Friday and Doug Kalitta moved up to third in the final session with his pass of 3.743 at 314.83.
HIGHT, TORRENCE, STANFIELD, M. SMITH TAKE PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT DENSO SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS – Robert Hight put together a standout performance in Funny Car on Friday, racing to the provisional No. 1 spot in NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also provisional No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the second race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
It is also the first four-wide race in the NHRA in two years and Hight didn’t waste any time jumping to the top spot, powering to a run of 3.922-seconds at 327.59 mph in his 11,000-horsepower Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS. If it holds, it would be his 69th career No. 1 qualifier. After racing to the runner-up spot at the season-opener in Gainesville, Hight was motivated to get back to racing in Las Vegas and that was apparent on Friday.
CAPITAL CITY MOTORSPORTS PARK SIGNS ON AS NHRA MEMBER TRACK
GLENDORA, CA – NHRA announced today that Capital City Motorsports Park has signed on as the newest NHRA member track in the NHRA Southeast Division.
Located in Montgomery, Alabama, Capital City Motorsports Park is overseen by owner Ben Willis. Willis and his team coordinate racing and facility operations at the facility.
“We are proud to put Montgomery back on the map and rebuild a solid relationship with NHRA Division 2,” said Willis.
Capital City Motorsports Park is gearing up for its 2021 schedule, which will include the Free Entry 10K event in August and the Mike Smith Memorial Race as well as the Jr Dragster Halloween Spectacular in October.
PRO STOCK STANDOUTS IN NHRA CAMPING WORLD DRAG RACING AIM FOR WINS AT DENSO SPARK PLUGS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS – After closing out her 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with an impressive performance at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Angie Smith is returning to the track with hopes of an even bigger victory.
The Pro Stock Motorcycle standout takes plenty of excitement into this weekend’s DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, in part because DENSO is also the main sponsor on her EBR motorcycle. It would make a victory — and her first four-wide win — even more special if Smith can pull it off this weekend in the unique four-wide format.
“It’s a very cool feeling that this is the DENSO race,” Smith said. “We won in Vegas last year, and, of course, we want to put our bikes in the winner’s circle and add to our resume that we won our title sponsor’s race. It’s just an added bonus to win your sponsor’s race, and it’s very exciting to get back there. We’re always eager to race in Vegas.”
