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News, notes, quotes, photos, and videos from final eliminations at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Updated throughout the day.

After two days of dueling for qualifying position on the famed all-concrete zMAX Dragway strip, the intensity will ratchet up as final eliminations for the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals roar to life at the second of six events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

A spectacular final day of qualifying at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals concluded with Justin Ashley, John Force, and Erica Enders atop their respective fields at zMAX Dragway.

Charlotte being the heart of NASCAR country, it’s not surprising to see circle-track legends like Rick Hendrick, sponsor of Greg Anderson’s Pro Stock Camaro, on hand watching at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals.

Two-time NHRA Funny Car world champ Cruz Pedregon will become just the third racer in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series to record 600 raceday starts when he fires the car Sunday morning at zMAX Dragway.

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over zMAX Dragway on Saturday of the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.

NHRA Top Fuel championship contender Tony Schumacher and the Maynard Family Racing team have renewed their partnership agreement with Scag Power Equipment through the 2025 NHRA season.

Friday’s lone qualifying session at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals only helped whet the appetite of everyone in attendance. With similarly cool conditions forecast for today, those early numbers may be in jeopardy as the teams will come armed with the knowledge gained on their opening passes.

Doug Kalitta, John Force, and Erica Enders led qualifying on the opening day of the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, where qualifying at the second event of the Countdown to the Championship sizzled under the lights at zMAX Dragway.

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over zMAX Dragway on Friday of the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.

Tim Wilkerson is still kicking himself after his red-light in the final round of last weekend’s Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, but he’s glad that he only had to wait five days to get back behind the wheel at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals.

With five races left in the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, Bo Butner knows he has ground to make up starting at this weekend’s Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

In what he says is his final season in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon, multi-time world champ Rickie Smith said he already received his one wish for the year, which was picking up a victory to go out in style.

Round two of the six-race NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs kicks off today at zMAX Dragway with the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals.

For nearly 70 years, the NHRA Safety Safari presented by Simpson has made the National Hot Rod Association the premiere place to drag race.

The Mountain Motor Pro Stockers are set to resume competition this weekend at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte, NC.

Between races in the Countdown to the Championship, two-time Funny Car world champ Cruz Pedregon and his team were able to enjoy an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Last year, Josh Hart played the spoiler, beating a trio of Top Fuel title contenders. Now in the Countdown playoffs for the first time, Hart hopes a second straight victory at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals can put him in the thick of the championship conversation.

NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 Summit Racing Series Finals event from Maple Grove Raceway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.

The Pep Boys NHRA Nationals kicked off the Countdown to the Championship with a drama-filled event at Maple Grove Raceway. Here's a look at just a few of the highlights.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2022 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals as they celebrate their Countdown to the Championship-opening victories at Maple Grove Raceway with their crews and with one another.

The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America recently saluted Linda Vaughn, the First Lady of Motorsports, with a proclamation for Linda Vaughn Day, Sept. 19.

Sunday’s NHRA on FOX television coverage from the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, which was the NHRA’s NFL adjacent broadcast, delivered 1,678,000 viewers, making it the most-viewed NHRA telecast record.

The Countdown to the Championship heats up this weekend at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, the second of six races in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series playoffs. Tricky Tipster, NHRA's in-house oddsmaker, has tabbed Brittany Force, Robert Hight, and Erica Enders as the favorites.

Todd Erwin, Jason Scott, Jason Hildebrant, Cody Couch, and Bryan Tilson all punched their tickets for the Summit National Championship battle later this year in Las Vegas with big wins at the Division 4 Summit Series Finals in Ardmore, Okla.

Carl Keil, AJ Buchanan, Caleb Ellison, Garreth Sheppeard, and Steven Collier won the Division 3 Summit Series FInals and will represent the division at the Summit National Championship later this fall in Las Vegas.

With then crew chief Rahn Tobler at the helm, Ron Capps scored a crucial Countdown to the Championship victory in Funny Car at the 2018 fall Charlotte event.

The climate gods blessed the weekend with benevolent weather, giving over 170 drag racers pleasant conditions at Sacramento Raceway and a chance to snatch one of the 10 gold Wallys up for grabs as the 2022 Heritage Racing Series winds down with only one race remaining on the schedule