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Top Fuel, A to Z

09 May 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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The following is a list compiled by NHRA historian Bob Frey of every driver who competed in an NHRA national event in Top Fuel.Ìý

It is believed to be the most comprehensive ever constructed. Error or commissions? Please let us know by emailing nhra@nhra.com.

The A Team (36 drivers)

Johnny Abbott

Ron Abbott

Jim Adolph

Fred Ahrberg

Khalid alBalooshi

John Albright

Bill Alexander

Blake Alexander

Dick Allard

Arthur Allen

Gary Allen

Harry Allen

Jeb Allen

Les Allen

Tommy Allen

Randy Allison

Joe Amato

Bill Ancona

Dave Anderson

Shelly Anderson

Vern Anderson

John Andretti

Rico Anthes

Jim Archer

Sarge Arciero

Don Argee

Justin Ashley

Mike Ashley

Paul Athey

Ron Attebury

Ron August

Doug Aumack

John Austin

Pat Austin

Viveca Averstedt

Ray Ayers

The KILLER B's (71 drivers)

Dave Babler

David Baca

Dennis Baca

Clarence Bailey

Gary Bailey

Jim Bailey

Wayne Bailey

Bobby Baldwin

Krista Baldwin

Jerry Baltes

Elwood Banker

Walt Barbin

Dale Barlet

Jim Barnard

Ron Barrow

Whit Bazemore

Raymond Beadle

Lee Beard

Gary Beck

Jack Beckman

Dave Beebe

Arnie Behling

William Beitscher

Brandon Bernstein

Kenny Bernstein

David Bieneman

Gary Biggins

Earl Binns

Butch Blair

Howard Blair

Alan Bockla

Alby Boening

Bob Bofysil

Jerry Boldenow

Gary Bolger

Jim Bollinger

Bob Bommarito

Gordie Bonin

Guy Boucher

Jim Bowen

Larry Bowers

Mike Bowers

Stan Bowman

Tim Boychuk

Frank Bradley

Alan Bradshaw

Gene Brasel

Dave Braskett

Harold Brewer

Terry Brian

Bob Brooks

Michael Brotherton

Richie Broughton

Antron Brown

Kelly Brown

Larry Brown

Vic Brown

Rob Bruins

Butch Bryan

Dwight Bryan

Tony Bryntesson

Jim Bucher

Larry Bucher

Mike Bucher

Brien Budd

Troy Buff

Jim Bunker

Doug Burpee

Wayne Burt

David Busby

Dwight Byron

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The Super C's (63 drivers)

Lee Callaway

John Camamis

Billy Campbell

Scotty Cannon

Terry Capp

Ron Capps

Steve Carbone

Domonic Cardoza

John Carey

Dick Carnett

Greg Carrillo

Andy Carter

Bill Carter

Gerry Caudle

Jim Cavalieri

Tony Ceraolo

George Cerny

John Charlton

Tom Chastang

Jeffrey Chatterson

Gary Cheatum

Chuck Cheeseman

Dave Chenevert

Steve Chrisman

Tom Christenson

Ray Church

Gary Clapshaw

Hank Clark

Jack Clark

Butch Claunch

Roger Clayton

Gary Cochran

Nick Colbert

Russ Collins

Don Colosino

Ron Colson

Dave Condit

Dave Connolly

Gene Conway

Don Cook

Frank Cook

Gary Cooper

John Corcoran

Mark Cornelius

Gary Cornwall

Fred Correnti

Ron Correnti

Buddy Cortines

Don Cortines

Troy Coughlin Jr.

Jeg Coughlin Sr.

Andrew Cowin

Graeme Cowin

George Cox

Del Cox Jr.

Keith Craig

Richie Crampton

Tom Crevasse

Gary Cornwell

Gordon Cullinan

Tim Cullinan

Dick Custy

Ted Cyr

The D Train (42 drivers)

Bud Dabler

Pat Dakin

Terry D'Amico

Mitch Danekas

Danny Danell

Al DaPozzo

Denny Darraugh

Al Dauernheim

Kim Davidson

Jim Davis

John Davis

Preston Davis

John Davisson

Jerry Dawson

Roger Dean

Bob Dell

Ray DeNoble

Danielle DePorter

Phil Ditmars

Howard Ditzel

Don Dixon

Larry Dixon Jr.

Larry Dixon Sr.

Bruce Dobbs

Kenny Dobson

Mike Dollins

Gene Donaldson

George Donaldson

Rick Dossey

Bob Downey

Bob Drespling

Tommy Dumbell

Bill Dunlap

Jim Dunn

Mike Dunn

Rod Dunne

Maurice Dupont

Jimmy Duppstadt

Don Durbin

Charles Durel

Gary Dye

Tommy Dyer

The E Tickets (13 drivers)

John Edmunds

Bob Edwards

Gary Egbert

Kenny Ellis

Dale Emery

Hank Endres

Don Enriquez

Rocky Epperly

Urs Erbacher

Wayne Ernest

Gary Essman

Don Ewald

Jack Ewell

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The F Troops (29 drivers)

Gordon Fabeck

Willey Fallon

Ray Famulara

Vicky Fanning

Steve Faria

Scott Farley

Fred Farndon

David Federowich

Doug Ferguson

Gina Ferraro

Cameron Ferre

Denny Fitt

Dan Fitzgerald

Chuck Flores

Grant Flowers

Doug Foley

Brittany Force

Dennis Forcelle

Fred Forkner

Glen Foster

Stevie Foster

Doug Foxworth

Jerry Freeman

Al Friedman

Sidnei Frigo

Bob Fritchey

Tom Frye

Rod Fuller

Dale Funk

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The G-Forces (35 drivers)

Rich Galli

Don Garlits

Maynard Garrity

Leo Gastellum

Roger Gates

Bob Gibson

Tim Gibson

Norm Gingrass

Dodger Glenn

Gerry Glenn

Ron Godsell

Leroy Goldstein

Gene Goleman

Paul Gommi

Jeff Good

Kenny Goodell

Al Goodman

Ron Goodsell

Spike Gorr

Bill Goudreau

Jim Grace

Billy Graham

Marvin Graham

Darrell Greenameyer

Charlie Greer

Jere Grice

Boyd Griffith

Chuck Griffith

Wayne Griffith

Chuck Grimsley

David Grubnic

John Guedel

A.J. Guillory

Michael Gunderson

Darrell Gwynn

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Give ‘em H (61 drivers)

Joey Haas

Chuck Haase

Nando Haase

Jenna Haddock

Terry Haddock

Sam Hagan

Bruce Hagestad

Joe Haggerty

Howard Haight

Ernie Hall

Thomas Hall

Doc Halladay

Bob Hallock

Jeep Hampshire

Ronnie Hampshire

Don Hampton

Al Hanna

Bill Hansen

Jon Hansen

Jim Harnsberger

Kelly Harper

Clayton Harris

Damien Harris

Jack Harris

Henry Harrison

Josh Hart

Allen Hartley

Joe Hartley

Rhonda Hartman-Smith

Paul Harvey

Frank Hawley

Gary Hazen

Jim Head

Tom Heister

Larry Hendrickson

Chuck Hepler

Doug Herbert

Jim Herbert

Harry Hibler

Bob Hightower

Eddie Hill

Bobby Hilton

John Hilton

Phil Hobbs

Steve Hodkinson

John Holcomb

Richard Holcomb

Frank Holden

Bob Holley

Carl Holmes

Jim Holt

Tom Hoover

Mike Hoskins

Mark Howick

Curtis Huffer

Dwight Hughes

Julius Hughes

Buddy Hull

Jim Hundley

Daryl Hunt

Spencer Hyde

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The I’s Have It (3 drivers)

Arthur Igleharte

Bob Ivett

Tommy Ivo

The Jumping J's (15 drivers)

Joe Jacono

Tom Jaros

Bruce Jarrett

Buddy Jentzen

Lori Johns

Blaine Johnson

Don Johnson

Hank Johnson

P.G. Johnson

Rick Johnson

Walt Johnson

Tommy Johnson Jr.

Jake Johnston

Kevin Jones

Lex Joon

The Special K's (25 drivers)

Junior Kaiser

Tom Kaiser

Pete Kalb

Connie Kalitta

Doug Kalitta

Scott Kalitta

Brady Kalivoda

Dick Kalivoda

Chris Karamesines

Doug Kerhulas

John Kimble

Jimmy King

Mitch King

Wayne King

Mark Kinsella

Kebin Kinsley

George Kitchen

Patrick Kitowski

Larry Kleinbrook

Don Kohler

Leland Kolb

Kenny Koretsky

Jim Kowchefski

Cody Krohn

Chuck Kurzawa

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Give ‘em L (32 drivers)

Larry LaDue

Dom Lagana

Bobby Lagana Jr.

Bobby Lagana Sr.

Dick LaHaie

Kim LaHaie

Austin Lambright

Don Lampus

Red Lang

Shawn Langdon

Bobby Langley

Arley Langlo

Richard Langson

Val LaPorte

Tom Larkin

Bruce Larson

Alex Laughlin

Bill Leavitt

Joe Lee

Lucille Lee

Larry Leventon

Graham Light

Robert Lindwall

Floyd Lippencotte

Bill Litton

Bruce Litton

Kenny Logan

Paul Longenecker

Marshall Love

Morgan Lucas

Phil Lukens

Jim Lynn

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MMMMM Good (76 drivers)

Butch Maas

Kerry MacKenroth

Mick Mackey

Neil Mahr

Ike Maier

Art Malone

Ron Manke

Jerry Marconi

Mark Mariani

Gaines Markley

Jim Maroney

Ray Marsh

Art Marshall

Ben Marshall

Nick Marshall

Jack Martin

John Martin

Ronnie Martin

Frank Martinez

Mike Martini

Scott Mason

Spencer Massey

Roy Mattox

Bob Mayer

Clyde McCaba

Cory McClenathan

Ed McCulloch

Rance McDaniel

Tom McEwen

Al McFadyen

Dick McFarland

Dave McKenzie

Ken McLean

Terry McMillen

Jacob McNeal

John McNew

Scott McNew

Jim Mehalik

Dan Mercier

Greg Merling

Jim Messenger

Randy Meyer

Glenn Mikres

Denny Milani

Dave Miller

Johnny Miller

Robert Miller

Sam Miller

Clay Millican

Pete Miner

Larry Minor

Bob Mitchell

Jack Mitchell

John Mitchell

Ken Moitoza

Fred Moneyham

Don Moody

Ed Moore

Ron Moore

Tim Morgan

Joe Morrison

Steve Morse

Ed Moses

Ray Motes

Charlie Moulder

Dick Moyer

Lefty Mudersbach

Shirley Muldowney

John Mulligan

Bill Mullins

Terry Mullins

Ron Mumma

Jim Murphy

Bob Murray

Keith Murt

Austin Myers

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N is for nitro (18 drivers)

Tony Nancy

William Nansen

Julie Nataas

Thomas Nataas

Bobby Neal

Stig Neergaard

Wayne Newby

Duane Nichols

John Nichols

Jim Nicoll

Mark Niver

Jimmy Nix

Paul Noakes

Bob Noice

Satch Nottle

Luigi Novelli

Lou Novotny

Lloyd Noxell

O, I remember them ... (15 drivers)

Richard Ogg

Carl Olson

Gary Omlin

Jerry O'Neil

Dwane Ong

Danny Ongais

Jacob Opatrny

Gary Ormsby

Gary Ormsby Jr.

Joe Ortega

Bennie Osborn

Butch Osmon

Jack Ostrander

Mark Oswald

Yuichi Oyama

Give P's a chance (51 drivers)

David Pace

Bob Pacitto

Mike Palmer

Scott Palmer

Jim Paoli

Bob Parham

Rico Paris

Herb Parks

Randy Parks

Rob Passey

Dan Pastorini

Lou Patane

Todd Paton

Charlie Peacock

Ralph Pearson

Cruz Pedregon

Frank Pedregon Sr.

Tony Pedregon

Al Pehrson

Joran Persaker

Herm Petersen

Larry Petit

R.L. Peyton

Dick Phillips

Hector Pickering

Steve Picou

Rich Place

Jim Plummer

Tom Poindexter

Steve Porter

Larry Posluszny

Ron Potter

Bill Potts

Casey Powell

Cristen Powell

Don Powell

Dave Powers

David Powers

Roger Price

Dennis Priddle

Gary Pritchett

Paul Pritchett

Austin Prock

Francis Prock

Dave Promnitz

Don Prudhomme

Mark Prudhomme

Leah Pruett

Bill Pryor

Jon Pulver

Rit Pustari

Keeping the R's up (45 drivers)

Wyatt Radke

Tom Raley

Rick Ramsey

Tex Randall

Mike Ranney

Sue Ransom

Gene Rathgeb

Duke Ray

Gary Read

Jim Read

Willie Redford

Don Reed

Jack Reed

Shawn Reed

Robert Reehl

Bub Reese

Noel Reese

Tom Reese

Ed Renck

Jack Revelle

JoAnn Reynolds

Mike Reynolds

Walt Rhoades

Richard Rhoda

Dan Richins

Tom Ridings

Dan Rightsell

Dan Rini

Gary Ritter

Ron Rivero

Dave Robinson

Doug Robinson

Pete Robinson

John Rodeck

Grover Rogers

Ron Rolstad

Paul Romine

Dick Rosberg

Roger Rowe

Tony Ruffalo

Frank Rupert

Maynard Rupp

Darrell Russell

Dave Russell

Jerry Ruth

S is for super (78 drivers)

Kenny Safford

Terry Sainty

Jasmine Salinas

Mike Salinas

Dwight Salisbury

Ashley Sanford

Bruce Sarver

Gary Scelzi

Bill Schifsky

Bobby Schmidt

Paul Schoenfeld

Flip Schofield

George Schreiber

Joe Schubeck

Tony Schumacher

Denver Schutz

Marty Schwartz

Marvin Schwartz

Sid Seeley

Al Segrini

Bill Selley

Dave Settles

Stan Shiroma

John Shoemaker

Zane Shubert

Travis Shumake

Bob Simmons

Todd Simpson

Watus Simpson

Clive Skilton

Jody Smart

Cliff Smith

Craig Smith

John Smith

Mike Smith

Paul Smith

Ron Smith

Smax Smith

Steve Smith

Will Smith

Fred Snavely

Mike Snively

Gene Snow

Phil Soares

Don Soltz

Mike Sorokin

Don Sosenka

Richard Soussens

Donnie Souter

Gary Southern

John Speelman

Rachelle Splatt

K.C. Spurlock

Dick Stahl

Josh Starcher

Claude Stark

Bob Starr

Steve Stephens

Walt Stevens

Bob Stewart

John Stewart

Rick Stewart

Tony Stewart

Robert Stirling

Grant Stoms

Mike Strasburg

Bob Strauss

Bob Struksnes

Shannon Stuart

Noah Stutz

Ray Stutz

Richie Sullivan

Paul Sutherland

Larry Sutton

Fred Swanda

Jim Swedberg

Kerry Sweigert

Connie Swingle

Doing the strip T’s (26 drivers)

Mike Tarter

Gordon Tatum

Tripp Tatum

Dennis Taylor

Eddie Taylor

Bryan Teal

Richard Tharp

Dale Thierer

Roy Thode

DeWayne Thomas

James Thomas

Ted Thomas

Bill Thornberry

Billy Tidwell

Al Titus

J.R. Todd

Rudy Toepke

Tom Toler

George Tolon

Marshall Topping

Billy Torrence

Steve Torrence

Terry Totten

Jim Trillo

Melanie Troxel

Randy Troxel

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The U-turns (2 drivers)

Ric Uribe

Dave Uyehara

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The V formation (6 drivers)

George Van

Bob Vandergriff

Chris Vandergriff

Jordan Vandergriff

Jerry Vargas

Bobby Vodnik

WWW.drivers.com (50 drivers)

Mike Wagoner

Albert Waits

Bruce Walker

Bill Walsh

Bob Walter

Jim Walther

Buddy Warren

James Warren

Jim Warren

Jay Watson

Charles Webb

Norman Weekly

Scott Weis

Brandon Welch

Fred Welchman

Lee Weller

Johnny West

Don Westerdale

Hank Westmoreland

Earl Whiting

Doug Wickham

Garth Widdison

John Wiebe

Dennis Wiery

Bill Wigginton

Dale Wilch

Norm Wilcox

Bob Wilkie

Hillary Will

Bert Williams

Billy Williams

Bob Williams

Jack Williams

Mark Williams

Rob Williams

Jere Wilson

Jerry Wilson

John Wilson

Scott Wilson

Danny Wingert

Joe Winter

Russell Witt

Jim Wohlfeil

Ted Wolf

Chip Woodall

Andy Woods

Glen Woosley

Audrey Worm

Del Worsham

Kyle Wurtzel

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Y am I alone? (1 driver)

Don Yates

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Z best (5 drivers)

Ken Zeal

John Zendejas

Ida Zetterstrom

Cliff Zink

T.J. Zizzo

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