In a press release issued this afternoon, the NHRA said that its
competition department has reported as many as 18 teams in each of the
event’s three featured pro categories (Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro
Stock) have confirmed their plans for participating in the first of 24
races in the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
In Top Fuel, 18 teams have entered to date, featuring the following
drivers: six-time champ Tony Schumacher, Brandon Bernstein, two-time
champ Larry Dixon, Antron Brown, Doug Kalitta, Cory McClenathan, Morgan
Lucas, rookie Spencer Massey, Clay Millican, David Baca, Mike
Strasburg, Troy Buff, Joe Hartley, Arley Langlo, Rob Passey, Steve
Chrisman, Urs Erbacher and Andy Carter, the FIA European Top Fuel champ.