Racing NHRA Top Fuel is nothing new for Elkhart, Indiana’s Terry McMillen. What will be new for the IHRA regular is racing with the dual role of driver and car owner.

"We're excited about being in Atlanta," McMillen said. "We planned on running several of the NHRA races this season; Atlanta wasn't really one of them, but our crew chief, John Smith, has done a great job of getting a handle on this car and getting our crew to jell in a short amount of time. We've got 10 laps on this new chassis and combination, and John already has us in the .60s."

McMillen operates under the Hoosier Thunder Motorsports moniker and will compete this weekend with additional backing from Ole Country Smokehouse of Anderson, S.C. Primary sponsorship comes from Torco Race Fuels and Amalie Oil.

Racing NHRA Top Fuel is nothing new for Elkhart, Indiana’s Terry McMillen. What will be new for the IHRA regular is racing with the dual role of driver and car owner.

"We're excited about being in Atlanta," McMillen said. "We planned on running several of the NHRA races this season; Atlanta wasn't really one of them, but our crew chief, John Smith, has done a great job of getting a handle on this car and getting our crew to jell in a short amount of time. We've got 10 laps on this new chassis and combination, and John already has us in the .60s."

McMillen operates under the Hoosier Thunder Motorsports moniker and will compete this weekend with additional backing from Ole Country Smokehouse of Anderson, S.C. Primary sponsorship comes from Torco Race Fuels and Amalie Oil.

This event takes place in close proximity to crew chief John Smith’s Williamston, S.C. residence.

Smith, who joined McMillen this season, enjoys a tremendous heritage in drag racing. He has been both a driver and crew chief and has competed against his wife, Rhonda Hartman-Smith, as a driver and against his father, Paul, and in-laws Virgil Hartman and Richard Hartman as a crew chief.

"We just want to do well for Amalie and Terry," Smith explained. "We're going to try and qualify somewhere in the middle of the pack and then see what happens on Sunday. Anything can happen once Sunday gets here."