Brittany Force made her first ever entrance to the winner’s circle on Sunday, edging out Terry McMillen in the Top Fuel competition. Force hit a top speed of 318.77 mph in 3.981 seconds to seal the victory. Force’s first career victory is the first time since 2006 a female racer (Melanie …
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The 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals continue today with the second of four days in this storied competition of speed, grit, and execution. In the Funny Car competition, Tommy Johnson Jr. will compete at a place where his whole career began, at the Gatornationals. Since 1989, Johnson has been a staple of the …
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The 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals races back into Gainesville March 17 through 20. The event is the traditional east coast opener for the sport, and the season’s first of 16 races for Pro Stock Motorcycle racing. Terry McMillen returns to Gainesville for the races. McMillen is the team owner of …
Read More »Gator sports, Gatornationals, a coach fired and more in our Monday Sports Update… ** Lots of Gator sports on Sunday. Gator baseball beat Tennessee 9-4 while Gator softball loses 10-3 to LSU. Both Gator tennis teams win as well. ** Gatornationals is history for another year. Ron Capps (Funny Car), …
Read More »Spencer Massey (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock), and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all took home a wally at the 46th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Auto Plus Raceway on Sunday. Massey made his victory debut of the 2015 NHRA Mellow Yellow Dragracing …
Read More »The annual NHRA Gatornationals roars into the Gainesville Raceway today through the weekend. It is the annual spring opener for NHRA and it always brings thousands of race fans into Gainesville and Alachua County. Doug Kalitta, (Top Fuel) Robert Hight, (Funny Car) Allen Johnson, (Pro Stock) and Steve Johnson (Pro Stock …
Read More »Gatornationals roars into Gainesville, SEC Tournament hoops, top ranked Gator baseball wins and more in our Thursday Sports Update… ** The NHRA Gatornationals begins today and runs through the weekend at Gainesville Raceway. Thousands will be on hand to watch the best in NHRA compete. ** The Gator men’s basketball …
Read More »Gator Baseball Falls to No. 10 Kentucky The Florida Gator baseball team was beaten by the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday afternoon 6-2. The Wildcats (16-3, 2-1 SEC) claimed the final two games of the three-game series to take the series over the Gators (9-12, 1-2 SEC) for the first time …
Read More »The NHRA Gatornationals roar to a close, the Miami Heat continue to win and more in our Monday Sports News and Notes… ** The NHRA Gatornationals are done for another year. Defending Top Fuel overall champion Antron Brown won in Gainesville, beating Clay Millican in the final. Johnny Gray won …
Read More »Sparks on the raceway come to the Gator Nation this weekend. The 44th annual NHRA Gatornationals competition started Thursday and continues through Sunday. This is the first year the competition combines Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock categories with Pro Stock Motorcycle, the Lucas Oil Drag Racing series and the NHRA Pro Mods. 2012 …
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