Auto Racing

For three days in May, Commerce will experience the thunder of nitromethane-powered Top Fuel race cars as the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals comes to Atlanta Dragway May 13-15.

In addition to Top Fuel Dragster and Top Fuel Funny Car, nine other classes will be contested.

Although the Southern Nationals includes participants from all over the world, dozens of local racers who can claim Atlanta Dragway as their home track have already pre-entered the event, including Melanie Troxel who is based in Duluth. [Full Story »] 

A crowd of racers and fans turned out Saturday for the inaugural Pro Tree Index race at the Atlanta Dragway to go along with the new Index classes added to the Lucas Oil Divisional series. All classes featured close finishes, with the victory in three classes coming down to a few thousandths of a second.

10.0 Index winner Stan Sinack is no stranger to the winner’s circle, and added another one to his resume today against Travis Bryant from Bowman.

Bryant’s ’68 Camaro actually crossed the finish line first by 0.0091 seconds, but went too quickly, posting a 9.98-second pass at 127.76 mph on the 10.00 Index. Sinack’s Lilburn-based ’69 Dart won the event with a great 10.01 at 132.57 mph. [Full Story »]