AMALIE MOTOR OIL RETURNS AS TITLE SPONSOR OF NHRA GATORNATIONALS TO OPEN
2025 SEASON
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 24, 2025) – The NHRA announced today that
Amalie Motor Oil will continue as the title sponsor of the 56th annual
NHRA Gatornationals at legendary Gainesville Raceway on March 6-9.
The historic Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals will open the NHRA
Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season for the third consecutive year,
as the NHRA begins its 74th season of racing. Tickets for the famed
event are currently on sale, as all the stars in Top Fuel, Funny Car,
Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle look to put their name in the famed
Gatornationals history books.
The NHRA Gatornationals has been of the biggest weekends on the NHRA
circuit for more than five decades and Amalie Motor Oil has been a
longtime title sponsor of the historic race, with the partnership
continuing for the highly-anticipated 2025 race.
“AMALIE Motor Oil is proud to continue as the title sponsor of the
NHRA Gatornationals, one of the most iconic events in drag racing
history. The Gatornationals represent passion, power, and performance
— values AMALIE shares with racers and fans alike,” said AMALIE
Motor Oil President and CEO Harry J Barkett. “As we gear up for the
2025 season, we’re excited to fuel the excitement and tradition that
make this event a cornerstone of NHRA drag racing. Here’s to another
thrilling year at Gainesville Raceway!”
In 2024, Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), J.R. Todd (Funny Car), Erica Enders
(Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all won on the
hallowed grounds of Gainesville Raceway to open the year. It marked the
first double-up victory for Kalitta Motorsports, while six-time world
champ Enders won the historic race for the first time.
This year, the loaded weekend at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA
Gatornationals will also include the big-money Top Fuel All-Star Callout
specialty race on Saturday, March 8, as well as the first race of the
2025 season in the Congruity Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, NHRA Flexjet
Factory Stock Showdown, and action in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series.
“Amalie Motor Oil has been a tremendous partner for so many years and
they’ve been a name synonymous with the Gatornationals, one of the
biggest races on the NHRA tour,” NHRA Vice President and Chief
Development Officer Brad Gerber said. “We’re thrilled to see them
continue as the title sponsor of a prestigious event to kick off our
2025 season. Starting the year at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA
Gatornationals has provided plenty of excitement the last two seasons
and we’re looking forward to another great season of NHRA racing.”
The Gatornationals have been filled with record runs and magical moments
for more than 50 years, including eight victories from Funny Car legend
John Force. Top Fuel legend Tony Schumacher and reigning Pro Stock world
champ Greg Anderson both have five wins at the historic race.
Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champ Ron Capps has four Gatornationals
victories, while other stars in action in Gainesville include reigning
world champs Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Austin Prock (Funny Car) and Gaige
Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle), Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, Doug
Kalitta, Tony Stewart, and many more. Two qualifying sessions will take
place on both Friday and Saturday, with the Top Fuel All-Star Callout
also taking place on Saturday. That leads into eliminations on Sunday,
with drivers aiming to grab a victory to kick off the 2025 NHRA
campaign.
For more information about the NHRA, including the 2025 schedule, visit
www.nhra.com [1]. For more information on Amalie Motor Oil, visit
www.amalie.com [2].
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