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Jeg Coughlin Jr. won for the 45th time in 100 career matchups with rival Greg Anderson, Erica Enders advanced on a holeshot, and Alex Laughlin was quicker than all of them as the first round of Pro Stock eliminated revved up the action in Phoenix.

Tommy Johnson Jr., celebrating 30 years of nitro competition at this event, scored what is probably his wildest victory in round one of the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals, winning the round despite a broken axle that led to a car-damaging explosion.

Low qualifier Robert Hight showed no signs of relenting, bettering his pole-sitting 3.867 with a 3.862 to highlight a wild opening round of Funny Car at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Jordan Vandergriff scored his first career round win in his competition debut, defeating former world champ Brittany Force with a career-best pass of 3.692 at 333.41 mph to highlight the opening round of Top Fuel.

The first round of elimination at the Magic Dry Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals will feature two titanic clashes, the 100th career head-head-to-head meetings between Funny Car heroes John Force and Ron Capps and between Pro Stock giants Greg Anderson and Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Welcome to Raceday of the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals. Champions will be crowned in 11 classes today at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix. Sportsman racing will kick off the day followed by the first round of Mello Yello  eliminations at 11 a.m. local time.

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.