Terry McMillen knows the challenge will be monstrous.

The longtime IHRA Top Fuel driver, and part-time NHRA competitor in the past few years, plans to meet the challenge of running a full, 23-race NHRA Full Throttle tour head on.

He’s heading into the 50th running of the NHRA Winternationals armed with confidence that he’s got what it takes to hang in there for the long haul.
 
"We've never been more prepared to start a season than we are right now," McMillen said. "Yet in the back of my mind, I still have to wonder if it's enough. There are a lot of strong teams out here. We know it won't be easy to make the Countdown to the Championship, but I can guarantee we're going to have fun trying."

Terry McMillen knows the challenge will be monstrous.

The longtime IHRA Top Fuel driver, and part-time NHRA competitor in the past few years, plans to meet the challenge of running a full, 23-race NHRA Full Throttle tour head on.

He’s heading into the 50th running of the NHRA Winternationals armed with confidence that he’s got what it takes to hang in there for the long haul.
 
"We've never been more prepared to start a season than we are right now," McMillen said. "Yet in the back of my mind, I still have to wonder if it's enough. There are a lot of strong teams out here. We know it won't be easy to make the Countdown to the Championship, but I can guarantee we're going to have fun trying."

Amalie Oil has been McMillen’s primary sponsor dating back to his days as a Top Alcohol Funny car racer. This season Amalie upped their commitment, which in turn has enabled McMillen to compile a performance-oriented team of veteran crew members.

"We've got a strong team put together," McMillen said. "Most of my guys were able to make it back for the full season. Plus, now we have Richard Hartman making the tuning calls so we have a lot of high expectations for our team. We're ready to get in there and mix it up a little."

In addition to Amalie’s commitment, McMillen was able to procure a line-up of associate sponsors to help his cause.
 
"When you look at what our economy has been through and the hole that some companies and individuals are still trying to dig out of - it makes committing to a full schedule that much more special to me," McMillen added. "The Barkett family, Denny Madden, Andrew Bornstein and the entire Amalie family have been with us from the beginning and helped build this program from back in my Alcohol Funny Car days. Guys like Mark Adelizzi from Flatout Gaskets and Rob and Kim Reeves from Global Power Systems, believed in this program when it was nothing more that budget numbers on a piece of paper."
 
"Plus with additional support this season from our new associate sponsors like Wolverine Boots and Apparel, Cyclo, Impact Racing and Mechanix Wear, we know we have a huge responsibility to represent them well."