Gainesville, Florida, U.S. 29°45′29.00″N82°16′29.00″W / 29.7580556°N 82.2747222°W / 29.7580556; -82.2747222
Corporate sponsor
Amalie Oil Company
First race
1970
Circuit information
Length
1⁄4 mi (0.40 km)
The Gatornationals is an annual National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) national drag racing event held each March at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida. The event was held for the first time in 1970.[1]
The event is one of the sport's most revered with a rich tradition of history-making performances. The Gatornationals have the title of being the drag race to see the first 260-mph Top Fuel and Funny Car runs in 1984 by Joe Amato and Kenny Bernstein respectively, and the first 270-mph and 300-mph Top Fuel passes by Don Garlits and Kenny Bernstein in 1986 and 1992, respectively. Its 675-foot concrete launchpad is one of the longest on the tour.
In 2014 the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals entered its 45th annual national event which makes it the fourth oldest active event on the NHRA Professional tour, behind the Winternationals, U.S. Nationals, and the NHRA Finals. The event was sponsored by Amalie Oil Company, the current sponsor of the race. Previous sponsors of this event include MAC tools.
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 caused some sportsman races to be held behind closed doors. However, the national event and top sportsman classes were postponed to September with spectators. In 2021 the race was moved to the season opener for all classes, also due to the pandemic. The Gatornationals has remained as the season opening race since this change.
^"History". Gainesville Raceway. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
The 2022 NHRA Gatornationals also known as the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals for sponsorship reasons were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag...
disregarded a cancer scare to be the official starter of the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Having been given a diagnosis of lung cancer prior to the event, Muldowney...
and the Tampa Bay Storm. The company is also the title sponsor of the Gatornationals and a sponsor of the National Hot Rod Association. "Amalie Oil Co"....
for that year's Gatornationals. Gainesville Raceway, which has a capacity of 30,000, opened in 1969 and held its first Gatornationals event in 1970. Long...
ultimately won a total of 10 NHRA national events, including the 1994 Gatornationals and U.S. Nationals - his final title. Kalitta was inducted into the...
McKenna, Kevin. "Sunday news and notes from the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. Retrieved March 16, 2021....
"NHRA: Leah Pritchett Goes for 3 Different Wins in This Weekend's Gatornationals". NBC Sports. NBCUniversal. Retrieved May 6, 2018. "Tony Stewart Racing...
Raceway at Pomona. Beginning with the third race of the season, the NHRA Gatornationals, Hight was reunited with crew chief Jimmy Prock, with whom he had won...
Park, Topeka, Kansas), and recorded another runner-up finish at the Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida. After returning to Cagnazzi Racing in 2011...
98 mph. Garlits had reached 323.04 earlier in the year at the 2003 Gatornationals. Mr. Garlits lost in first-round competition with his Summit Racing-Mono...
Russell Mendez (USA) 1975-03-16 Rocket dragster Gainesville Raceway Gatornationals Exhibition run Crashed into guardrail and was thrown from the car after...
effects of an all volunteer crew also took its toll. During the 1986 NHRA Gatornationals, Karamesines won his first round race and was to face former NFL Quarterback...
with Gator Bowl Stadium hosting the event until the 1993 edition. The Gatornationals is a NHRA drag race held at the Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville since...
His seven events wins (including the Winternationals, World Finals, Gatornationals, and Fallnationals) helped propel him to his second straight Winston...
a V-Rod". cycledrag.com. Retrieved 6 November 2013. Korpela, Jack. "Gatornationals Foreshadows Season of Pairity". cycledrag.com. Retrieved 6 November...
racing competition debut on March 10 at the 42nd annual Tire Kingdom Gatornationals in Gainesville. On March 12, 2011, Busch qualified in the Pro Stock...
national events when he beat Joe Amato in final of the 1988 Mac Tools Gatornationals. Amato and Hill met in four final rounds that season, with Hill winning...
attribute his death to the failure of his seat belt/racing harness. At the Gatornationals, the next event on the NHRA calendar, the qualifiers in Pro Stock lined...
Hornet had an advantage with higher speeds and lower times. The 1974 Gatornationals, as well as the 1976 NHRA U.S. Nationals and the World Finals were won...
Funny Car Pro Stock Pro Stock Motorcycle Mar 7-10 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals FX PM TFCO Gainesville, FL FS1 Shawn Langdon (1) J.R. Todd (1) Erica...
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