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Billy Torrence collected his second career No. 1 in Top Fuel, Bo Butner his first No. 1 in Pro Stock in more than a year, and Robert Hight his second straight in Funny Car on a wild final day of qualifying at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Matt Hagan, one of the performance leaders throughout qualifying, tried to steal the Funny Car pole from Robert Hight, but Hagan’s 3.881 was one-upped by Hight’s dazzling 3.867 on the final pass of the final session.

Billy Torrence zipped to the No. 1 qualifying spot in Top Fuel with a dramatic 3.667 in the final qualifying session. It’s his second top spot and first since the Brainerd event last year, which he won.

Bo Butner collected his first No. 1 Pro Stock qualifying effort in more than a year and the ninth of his career, his first-session 6.522 holding up through the day’s final passes.

Sights and scenes from Day 2 of the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix.

Nine drivers joined Friday leader Matt Hagan in the three-second zone atop the Funny Car pack after two qualifying sessions, with two-time world champ Robert Hight leading the way with a 3.882.

Terry McMillen, who made his first career 3.6-second pass at the Winternationals, improved on that career-best by a thousandth of a second with a 3.695 to take over the Top Fuel qualifying lead after two sessions.

The Pro Stock crowd wasted no time getting up to speed Saturday after not getting a pass Friday due to inclement weather with Winternationals champ Bo Butner grabbing the early lead.

Just hours before the day’s first Funny Car qualifying session, Bob Tasca III’s Motorcraft team discovered a broken pipe on their primary chassis and, in a swap that would make their Quick Lane oil-change partners proud, were able to do a complete chassis switch in order to make the call.

Arizona fans will have a Top Fuel driver to cheer for this weekend in Jim Maroney, who will be making his 2019 season debut in a new partnership with drag boat racer Kim Davidson.

Randy Daniels, Marion Stephenson, and Jeff Longhany led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division competed at South Georgia Motorsports Park.

Welcome to Day 2 of the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals. After a weather-abbreviated Friday, racing continues today with Sportsman action and the final two sessions of qualifying in all three Professional categories.

NHRA officials postponed qualifying for the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park until Saturday, Feb. 23, due to inclement weather. Qualifying will resume on Saturday.

Former NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champion Brittany Force had the best run of the first Top Fuel qualifying session at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals with a tire-shaking 4.976.

Matt Hagan and crew chief Dickie Venables looked like geniuses in the first qualifying session, where Funny Cars were the first machines to hit the track after a lengthy rain delay. The Sandvik Coromant Dodge blasted to a 3.942 to lead the session.

After two years running Top Fuel, Blake Alexander will return to his roots in the Funny Car class when he makes his first qualifying run Friday at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Race engines love cool air and teams can brew lots of horsepower to lay down record runs, but it still needs to be managed in how it’s applied to the racetrack. That’s where the crew chiefs really earn their keep.

Reigning Mickey Thompson Tires Nitro Harley champion Tii Tharpe is ready for a little payback after opening his title defense after losing in the final round of the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals to one of his closest rivals, championship runner-up Doug Vancil.

Welcome to the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals, the second race of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. Two sessions of qualifying in all three Professional categories (Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock) are scheduled today, beginning at 1:30 p.m. local time.

NHRA National Dragster magazine's latest issue, featuring coverage from the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and features on Jordan Vandergriff and Gary Densham, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.

The 2017 Pro Stock champion feels his decision to return to competition has already paid off with his second-straight Winternationals title.

Tickets are now on sale for the second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals, the eighth stop on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. 

Coming off a successful Pomona opener, Tricky Tipster sets the Phoenix line with Steve Torrence, Robert Hight, and Bo Butner as the favorites.

Rickey House knows what it takes to win at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park having conquered the track on his Magic Dry Organic Absorbent Top Fuel Harley just two years ago. Now, with his main supporter also serving as the title sponsor of the event, pulling off another victory would make for a huge weekend.

Tommy Johnson Jr.’s first trip to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, the site of this weekend’s 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals, as a nitro driver came in 1989.

Tickets are now on sale for the 31st annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties. This fan-favorite event marks the 10th stop on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour.