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Charlotte Sunday Photo Gallery

Photo highlights from the final day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
28 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Photo Gallery

Photo highlights from the final day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.


As per tradition, the SealMaster TrackWalk kicked off the day, allowing fans to traverse the actual racing surface at zMAX Dragway.


As part of the new NHRA Today pre-race show, Pro Stock Motorcycle racers Matt Smith, left, and Steve Johnson continued their heated debate; NHRA's Alan Reinhart had the tough task of controlling the sometimes heated exchanges. [Watch the video here]


Low qualifier Mike Salinas decided to reward his crew after his breakthrough Top Fuel win in Las Vegas. He brought them all on stage and handed them folded t-shirts, telling them that if their shirt had a Harley-Davidson logo on it, they would win a new motorcycle. Much to their surprise, all of the shirts had the logo.


Dom Lagana. who didn't make a full pass in three qualifying tries, found the magic in round one and was one of eight drivers to advance to the semifinals.


Funny Car legend John Force, still looking for career win No. 150, had low e.t. of the first round to advance.


Doug Kalitta, who had reached the final round in four of the previous seven four-wide events, got out of round one but was stopped in the semifinals.


Las Vegas four-wide winner J.R. Todd's bid for another score ended in the semifinals.


A very animated Hector Arana Sr. climbed off of his Lucas Oil EBR after a starting-line malfunction in the semifinals. The race ultimately was rerun, but Arana did not advance.


Shawn Langdon became the 17th driver in NHRA history to win in both Funny Car and Top Fuel when he scored his first win in Funny Car. Langdon's first win in Top Fuel also came at zMAX Dragway, at the fall event in 2012.


Reigning world champ Steve Torrence took over the points lead with his first Top Fuel win of 2019 and his third straight at the Charlotte four-wide event.


Andrew Hines became the 19th driver in NHRA history to reach the 50-win milestone and the first in Pro Stock Motorcycle. It's Hines' second win of the season.


Your event champions, from left, Shawn Langdon, Andrew Hines, and Steve Torrence celebrated together in the zMAX Dragway winner's circle.