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Prock gets first Funny Car win; Langdon, Anderson also rise in Phoenix finals

Austin Prock powered to his first Funny Car win on Sunday at the 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) each won at the third of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
07 Apr 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Arizona Nationals
Austin Prock powered to his first career Funny Car win on Sunday at Firebird Motorsports Park for John Force Racing, driving past Alexis DeJoria in the final round in front of a sellout crowd at the 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.   Shawn…
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Second straight sellout at Firebird Motorsports Park for Arizona Nationals

NHRA and officials at Firebird Motorsports Park announced a second straight sellout on Sunday, as a huge crowd enjoyed eliminations at the third 20 races during the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
07 Apr 2024
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Firebird Motorsports Park
Make that back-to-back sellout crowds at Firebird Motorsports Park for this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals. The NHRA and officials at Firebird Motorsports Park announced a second straight sellout on Sunday, as a huge crowd enjoyed eliminations…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Sunday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Firebird Motorsports Park on the final day of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack.
07 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Despite broken leg, Caruso looking forward to future Pro Stock return

Pro Stock racer Camrie Caruso is in good spirits following an on-track incident that occurred on Saturday afternoon at Firebird Motorsports Park during the third round of qualifying for the NHRA Arizona Nationals that left her with a broken fibula in her left leg.
07 Apr 2024
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Camrie Caruso
Pro Stock racer Camrie Caruso, driver of the Aqua Prop/True Brand/Big Jeff Audio Chevrolet Camaro, is in good spirits following an on-track incident that occurred on Saturday afternoon at Firebird Motorsports Park during the third round of…
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Sunday News & Notes from the NHRA Arizona Nationals

News, notes, quotes, photos, and video from the final day of the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park. Updated throughout the day
07 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Sunday News & Notes from the NHRA Arizona Nationals
  UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY Latest posts TOP FUEL ROUND ONE For the first time in her Top Fuel career, Krista Baldwin had first-round lane choice after…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Sunday preview

After two wild and somewhat frantic days of qualifying and taking care of delayed Winternationals business, Sunday at Firebird Motorsports Park is back to the normal business of crowning race champs at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
07 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
NHRA Arizona Nationals
After two wild and somewhat frantic days of qualifying and taking care of delayed Winternationals business, Sunday at Firebird Motorsports Park is back to the normal business of crowning race champs at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Although none of…
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Ashley, Force, and Glenn win rain-delayed Winternationals finals in Phoenix

Justin Ashley, John Force, and Dallas Glenn won the rain-delayed Winternationals final rounds during qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, claiming respective victories in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock
06 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Justin Ashley
Justin Ashley, John Force, and Dallas Glenn won the rain-delayed Winternationals final rounds during qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, claiming respective victories in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Ashley collected his third straight…
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Torrence, Prock remain atop Phoenix nitro fields; Jeg Coughlin tops Pro Stock

Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Austin Prock (Funny Car), and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) claimed No. 1 qualifiers at the third of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series on a busy Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park in Phoenix.
06 Apr 2024
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Austin Prock
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Austin Prock (Funny Car), and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) claimed No. 1 qualifiers at the third of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series on a busy Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park in Phoenix…
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Schumacher, Todd, Enders win Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge in Phoenix

Tony Schumacher, J.R. Todd, and Erica Enders won the first Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge titles of the season, claiming the Winternationals Challenge honors during qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
06 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Tony Schumacher
Tony Schumacher, J.R. Todd, and Erica Enders won the first Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge titles of the season, claiming the Winternationals Challenge honors during qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. The Challenge brings competitive…
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Matt Hagan, Erica Enders gunning for 50th career victories at Arizona Nationals

Matt Hagan and Erica Enders each need just one win to become the 17th pro driver with 50 tour victories and, obviously, we could get Nos. 17 and 18 within a few minutes of one another at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
06 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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50 wins
Matt Hagan and Erica Enders each need just one win to become the 17th pro driver with 50 tour victories and, obviously, we could get Nos. 17 and 18 within a few minutes of one another at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. In Funny Car, Force, Robert…
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It's another sold-out Saturday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals

For the second straight year, NHRA and officials at Firebird Motorsports Park announced a sellout crowd for Saturday qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
06 Apr 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Arizona Nationals
For the second straight year, NHRA and officials at Firebird Motorsports Park announced a sellout crowd for Saturday qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.   The standout fanbase again packed the newly-renamed facility during qualifying,…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Firebird Motorsports Park on the second day of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack.
06 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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When it comes to delayed finals, Ashley and Schumacher are both old hands

When it comes to weather-delayed final rounds, both Tony Schumacher and Justin Ashley, who will battle it out for Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals honors on Saturday in Phoenix, are seasoned veterans.
06 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Schumacher and Ashley
If late, great rocker Tom Petty is right, “the waiting is the hardest part,” but when it comes to weather-delayed final rounds, both Tony Schumacher and Justin Ashley are seasoned veterans. The duo, who will contest the Top Fuel final from the…
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Saturday News & Notes from the NHRA Arizona Nationals

News, notes, quotes, photos, and video from the second day of the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park. Updated throughout the day
06 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Saturday News & Notes from the NHRA Arizona Nationals
  UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY Most recent posts Later today, John Force will race Matt Hagan for the Winternationals Funny Car title in a final round postponed two weeks ago…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Saturday preview

After a weather-challenging day Friday, Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park will offer NHRA Arizona Nationals fans an unprecedented smorgasbord of racing.
06 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
NHRA Arizona Nationals
After a weather-challenging day Friday, Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park will offer NHRA Arizona Nationals fans an unprecedented smorgasbord of racing . After completing one round each of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge in Top Fuel and…
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Steve Torrence, Austin Prock lead Friday nitro fields at NHRA Arizona Nationals

Four-time Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence powered to the provisional No. 1 qualifier on Friday at Firebird Motorsports Park, putting him in line for his first top spot of the season at the 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. 
05 Apr 2024
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Steve Torrence
Four-time Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence powered to the provisional No. 1 qualifier on Friday at Firebird Motorsports Park, putting him in line for his first top spot of the season at the 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.   Funny…
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Pro Stock and Pro Mod will run three sessions on Saturday in Phoenix

Due to weather conditions, Friday's Pro Stock and Pro Mod qualifying sessions at the NHRA Arizona Nationals were postponed to Saturday. Both classes will make three qualifying attempts on Saturday,
05 Apr 2024
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Erica Enders
Due to unseasonable weather conditions on Friday in Phoenix, the Safety Safari spent additional time working on the track and track prep.   Based on those weather conditions, Friday’s Pro Stock and Pro Mod qualifying sessions were postponed…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Friday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Firebird Motorsports Park on the first day of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack.
05 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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New car has Krista Baldwin excited about what's ahead this season in Top Fuel

It only took Krista Baldwin one weekend in Pomona to realize what she’d been missing in her first four seasons in Top Fuel.
05 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Krista Baldwin
It only took Krista Baldwin one weekend in Pomona to realize what she’d been missing in her first four seasons in Top Fuel. The granddaughter of quarter-mile legend Chris “the Greek” Karamesines and daughter of late Top Fuel driver Bobby Baldwin…
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Friday News & Notes from the NHRA Arizona Nationals

News, notes, quotes, photos, and video from the opening day of the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park. Updated throughout the day.
05 Apr 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Friday notes
  UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY Most recent posts Well, here we are again, back at Firebird International Raceway/Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park/Firebird Motorsports Park. When last we left you…
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Troy Coughlin Jr. looks to get 2024 season on track at NHRA Arizona Nationals

Pro Stock standout Troy Coughlin Jr. returns to Firebird Motorsports Park this weekend with hopes to capitalize on his success at last season’s NHRA Arizona Nationals.
05 Apr 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Troy Coughlin Jr.
Pro Stock standout Troy Coughlin Jr. returns to Firebird Motorsports Park this weekend with hopes to capitalize on his success at last season’s NHRA Arizona Nationals. Last year, Coughlin earned the first Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge race…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Friday preview

The third stop of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series may offer a special chance for some drivers to win three times during the course of the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park.
05 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
NHRA Arizona Nationals
The third stop of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series may offer a special chance for some drivers to win three times during the course of the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park. The weekend will include the conclusion…
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NHRA stars sound off on the chance to win multiple times this weekend

Top Fuel’s Tony Schumacher and Justin Ashley, Funny Car’s Matt Hagan and John Force, and Pro Stock’s Erica Enders and Dallas Glenn all have a chance for something special this weekend in Phoenix. The six Winternationals finalists spoke about the chance for a spectacular, “triple-up” weekend.
04 Apr 2024
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News
Justin Ashley
 In short, six NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series drivers have a chance for an epic weekend at Firebird Motorsports Park. Along with the 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, the final round of the postponed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals…
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Tricky Tipster: NHRA Arizona Nationals

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will return to Wild Horse Motorsports Park this week for the NHRA Arizona Nationals, where Shawn Langdon, Austin Prock, and Erica Enders are the pre-race favorites.
04 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tricky Tipster
Since the recent Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals was not completed, we’ve got a bit less information that we’d expect at this point in the season, but that won’t prevent Tricky Tipster, NHRA’s resident oddsmaker, from handicapping this week’s event…
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Top 5 Moments from the 2019 NHRA Arizona Nationals

Take a trip back in time five years to the 2019 NHRA Arizona Nationals, where wild runs and upsets were the order of the day.
04 Apr 2024
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2019 NHRA Arizona Nationals
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Ron Capps returns to Phoenix for 30th anniversary of first NHRA start

Former NHRA champion Ron Capps has been a staple within the Funny Car ranks for three decades, and this weekend’s 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park will celebrate the 30-year anniversary of his first NHRA start.
03 Apr 2024
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Ron Capps
Former NHRA champion Ron Capps has been a staple within the Funny Car ranks for three decades, and this weekend’s 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park will celebrate the 30-year anniversary of his first NHRA start.…
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Congruity Pro Mod Series set for Phoenix debut at race powered by LAT Racing Oils

In the first-ever appearance for the Congruity 91°µÍř Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ at Firebird Motorsports Park, a huge field of standout drivers will put on a show this weekend as part of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, adding another exciting aspect to the race.
03 Apr 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Congruity Pro Mods
In the first-ever appearance for the Congruity 91°µÍř Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ at Firebird Motorsports Park, a huge field of standout drivers will put on a show this weekend as part of the 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals,…
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The Insiders convene to talk Phoenix and early-season results

This week on the NHRA Insider, Tony Pedregon and NHRA National Dragster’s Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes for a wide-ranging discussion on the early-season results, what the Phoenix weekend could look like, and who's trying to emerge from the pack. 
03 Apr 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA insider
  This week on the NHRA Insider, Tony Pedregon and NHRA National Dragster’s Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes for a wide-ranging discussion on the early-season — well, very early season — results we have seen so far in the…
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Virginia NHRA Nationals to feature three qualifying sessions on Saturday in shift to two-day event

NHRA officials have announced a schedule change for the upcoming Virginia NHRA Nationals, as all three qualifying sessions in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will now take place on Saturday, June 22, leading into eliminations the following day at Virginia Motorsports Park.
02 Apr 2024
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News
Richmond
NHRA officials announced today a schedule change for the upcoming Virginia NHRA Nationals, as all three qualifying sessions in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will now take place on Saturday, June 22, leading into eliminations the…
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Jim Dunn Racing and Buddy Hull to rep USD at Arizona Nationals

Continuing to highlight the diverse group of corporate supporters, Jim Dunn Racing and Funny Car driver Buddy Hull will be racing a USD branded nitro Funny Car at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park.
02 Apr 2024
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Buddy Hull
Continuing to highlight the diverse group of corporate supporters, Jim Dunn Racing and Funny Car driver Buddy Hull will be racing a USD branded nitro Funny Car at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park. With Hull behind…
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