Rob Atchison is no stranger to success in the world of drag racing. Atchison raced an Alcohol Funny Car in the IHRA/Hooters Series, where he won six of 11 IHRA National Events in 2003. He added two runner-up finishes and was the No. 1 qualifier in nine events, while also setting seven IHRA track records. His 32 wins to 5 losses gave him an .865 win percentage that season.

Atchison set a track and career record 5.727 ET, at a career-best 242.78 mph., at the 2003 Mopar Canadian Nationals. He qualified No. 1 at the World Finals at Rockingham Dragway, where he clinched the 2003 IHRA World Championship.

Atchison’s dominance didn’t end there. He had three wins and five runner-up finishes in 12 IHRA National Events in 2004, where he was the No. 1 qualifier on nine occasions. He became the first IHRA Funny Car driver to go to eight finals in consecutive years and won the 2004 IHRA Funny Car championship.

In 2005, Atchison went to eight finals for the third straight year, while tying the record for most wins in a season, with seven. He was the No. 1 qualifier in eight events and went on to win his third-consecutive IHRA Funny Car title. He set an IHRA ET record of 5.685 seconds that season and was voted Pro Driver of the Year by Drag Race Canada fans.

Atchison finished top-three in IHRA points over the next three seasons. He later switched rides, winning the 2011 PMRA Pro Mod Rookie of the Year and the 2014 IHRA Pro Mod Ironman, at the Mopar Canadian Nationals. Closer to home, he won the 2014 NDRA Labour Day event at Toronto Motorsports Park (TMP). He also won the inaugural race and went on to win the inaugural championship in the 2015 NAPA/Autopro Ultimate Showdown in his Pro Mod.