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Motorsport America » Drag Racing
1w ago
Tony Stewart & Matt Hagan
Dodge Direct Connection Top Fuel & Funny Car Drivers
NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
April 26-28 | Charlotte, North Carolina
Event Recap
Tony Stewart, driver of the TSR Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Top Fuel Dragster:
Earned No. 9 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (3.769 ET at 324.90 mph)
Earned No. 4 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (3.716 ET at 320.05 mph)
Maintained No. 4 provisional qualifying position based off of Friday’s Q2 run. In Q3 on Saturday, Stewart ran a ..read more
Motorsport America » Drag Racing
1w ago
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HAGAN GETS 50TH, ASHLEY, ANDERSON AND HERRERA ALSO ROLL TO WINS AT NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS IN CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE (April 28, 2024) – Reigning Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan picked up his 50th career victory on Sunday, driving past John Force, J.R. Todd and Daniel Wilkerson at zMAX Dragway to get the win at the 14th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte.
Justin Ashley (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the fifth of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
H ..read more
Motorsport America » Drag Racing
2w ago
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Source: John Force Racing / Hendrick Automotive Group
HendrickCars.com to sponsor Brittany Force’s Top Fuel dragster starting at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte.
This event kicks off a four-race partnership with John Force Racing
CONCORD, N.C. (April 25, 2024) – Two of the most iconic and successful names in motorsports have united for the first time. HendrickCars.com, the online brand for NASCAR Hall of Famer Rick Hendrick’s automotive retail enterprise, and John Force Ra ..read more
Motorsport America » Drag Racing
2w ago
DANIEL WILKERSON AND SCAG FORD FUNNY CAR TEAM LOOKING TO TURN THINGS AROUND AT CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE
CONCORD, N.C. (April 25, 2024) – Daniel Wilkerson and his SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang Funny Car team are looking to make a jump in the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series points standings with a strong performance at this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
Wilkerson and the SCAG team, led by Daniel’s father and veteran racer, Tim, have qualified in the top half of the field for three consecutive races including the ..read more
Motorsport America » Drag Racing
2w ago
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Photo Credit: Auto Imagery
JUSTIN ASHLEY AND SCAG TOYOTA TEAM LOOK TO CONTINUE
PROMISING START TO NHRA SEASON AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
CONCORD, N.C. (April 25, 2024) – Justin Ashley and the SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel dragster team enter this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway with the points lead after a strong start to the 2024 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season.
Ashely and his SCAG Racing team have reached three consecutive final rounds. They first won the rain delayed NHRA Winternation ..read more
Motorsport America » Drag Racing
3w ago
Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Post-Event Wrap-Up
TOP FUEL RACE WINNER: Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesday, April 16 on FS1.
Qualifying:&nb ..read more
Motorsport America » Drag Racing
3w ago
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JERRY TUCKER PUTS OUTLAW MILE HI LIGHT BEER NO.1; JEG COUGHLIN JR. WINS MISSION FOODS #2FAST2TASTY AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS (April 13, 2024) – It was a pair of firsts for Elite Motorsports Saturday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jerry Tucker and the Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer / SCAG Power Equipment team earned their first No.1 qualifying position while Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his SCAG / Mile Hi Light Beer team won their first Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challeng ..read more
Motorsport America » Drag Racing
3w ago
Antron Brown Powers to Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Win at Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals
LAS VEGAS (April 13, 2024) – NHRA Four-Wide Nationals defending Top Fuel event champion Antron Brown raced his Matco Tools dragster to victory on Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, picking up his first Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Series season.
Brown qualified for the Las Vegas running of the Mission Foods-backed ‘race within a race’ when he advanced to the quarterfinals a week prior at the NHRA Arizona Nationals near P ..read more
Motorsport America » Drag Racing
3w ago
Photo Credit: Gary Nastase, Auto Imagery
Austin Prock earns provisional No. 2 spot in Funny Car, while John Force is right behind in No. 3. Brittany Force is No. 5 in Top Fuel
LAS VEGAS (April 12, 2024) – Continuing the momentum gained from two wins last weekend at Phoenix, John Force Racing got off to a strong start in Friday’s first day of qualifying for the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
In Funny Car, Austin Prock captured the provisional No. 2 qualifying position, while team ..read more
Motorsport America » Drag Racing
3w ago
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LAS VEGAS (April 12, 2024) – Reigning world champion Doug Kalitta made the quickest Top Fuel run on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, powering to the provisional No. 1 spot at the 24th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the fourth of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
Kalitta went to the top position with a run of 3.779-seconds at 332.02 mph in his 11,000-horsepower Mac Tools dragster, putting t ..read more