22nd Summit Racing Southern Nationals
(May 2-5th, 2002) Commerce, GA
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Results | Photos
The Pro Stock Bike final saw both Angelle Savoie and Matt Hines deliver surreal RTs with Angelle ultimately prevailing. (Bruce Biegler photo) 
Larry Dixon's final round appearance at Atlanta was his sixth in seven NHRA races so far this season and his fifth win of the year. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Pro Modified racing was paced by Tommy Mauney's spectacular supercharged Corvette which ran 6.206 secs at 227.84 mph. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Hometown favourite Warren Johnson set both low ET and top speed in Pro Stock but fell short of victory lane. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Robert Bailey rode his Steve Schmidt-motored A/Dragster to victory in Competition eliminator. (Bruce Biegler photo)
The TAD program was "Under the Gun" to Florida's Michael Gunderson who won driving his injected nitro car. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Whit Bazemore crept closer to John Force in overall FC points when he topped the field again driving the Schumacher Racing/Matco Tools Firebird. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Steve Vick beat the Pro Mod field at Atlanta after qualifying his nitrous-injected Chevy Camaro on the bump. (Bruce Biegler photo)
NFL coach Jerry Glanville had his truly unique Super Comp '49 Ford entered at the Southern Nationals. Glanville qualified on the pole and finished in the late rounds of eliminations. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Drag racing's stunning Skoal girls took time out to wish all of Dragracecanada viewers their very best! (Bruce Biegler photo)
Kenny Bernstein's last visit to Atlanta Dragway as a driver produced low ET of the meet (4.544 secs) and a strong semi final finish. (Bruce Biegler photo)
David Strouse debuted his spanking new Pro Stock Cavalier at the event but new car blues keep the machine from qualifying in Pro Stock. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Independents Roy and Allen Johnson won in Pro Stock with their Hemi-powered Dodge Neon. It was Allen Johnson's second career NHRA title. (Bruce Biegler photo)
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