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Bo Butner made the best run of Pro Stock at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in a wild first round of racing.

Just like in Top Fuel, there was a major upset in the first round of Funny Car as Jeff Diehl made it out of the opening stanza at the expense of Robert Hight and Shawn Langdon. Low qualifier Tim Wilkerson also advanced with a strong 3.891.

It seems to happen at every Four-Wide Nationals where an upstart advances into out of the first round, and this year it’s Terry Totten in Top Fuel, who finished behind Clay Millican but ahead of Leah Pritchett and Austin Prock.

Deric Kramer enjoyed a breakout season in Pro Stock in 2018. He plans to learn from the successes, and the failures, in his second full tour.

With 10 four-wide races in the history books and final eliminations for No. 11 on tap today, some trends have emerged. For example, Steve Torrence and Andrew Hines are both really good at it but Eddie Krawiec could use a little final-round luck.

Eliminations are set to kick off at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals with Mike Salinas, Tim Wilkerson, Bo Butner and Matt Smith on the poles.

The EBR body style has risen in popularity over the past year in Pro Stock Motorcycle – but those three letters don’t tell you everything.

Cruz Pedregon made his fourth straight three-second pass of the weekend and had the final qualifying session’s best pass, a 3.915. As good as it was, it wasn’t good enough to get past Friday low qualifier Tim Wilkerson’s 3.895.

Tim Wilkerson snatched his first No. 1 qualifier since 2017, while Mike Salinas (Top Fuel), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) topped the charts at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Bo Butner captured his second pole of the season and is chasing his third victory of the year at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Matt Smith secured his first pole of the season at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Photo highlights from Day 2 of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,​​​​​​​

World champ and defending event winner J.R. Todd delivered the quickest run of the third Funny Car session at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals with a 3.920 from the DHL Toyota.

Leah Pritchett, who sits No. 2 in points behind Doug Kalitta, had the best run of the third qualifying session, charting a 3.745. Mike Salinas held onto the No. 1 spot with his Friday pass of 3.70

Jeg Coughlin Jr. made the second-quickest pass of the third Pro Stock qualifying session and trails Bo Butner at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Matt Smith moved to the top of the Pro Stock Motorcycle heap at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas.

Birthday boy Tommy Johnson Jr. has come a long way from racing a three-wheeler on his homestate Iowa dragstrips at a single-digit age to having the second-longest tenure among nitro drivers today.

Pro Stock racer Chris McGaha got out of his Chevy Camaro quickly when a loose fuel line led to a big fire in the second round of qualifying.

Bo Butner has won three times in the last five races and leads Pro Stock qualifying at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Mike Salinas doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to setting goals, especially in drag racing: After leading Friday qualifying at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, he seems primed for his first win.

Welcome to Day 2 of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where final qualifying today will set the fields for Sunday's final eliminations.

Mike Salinas’ new association with Brian Husen and Alan Johnson is already showing dividends as the Scrappers Racing pilot raced to the No. 1 spot halfway through qualifying.

Mike Salinas hunts his second No. 1 qualifier at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) lead their fields.

Tim Wilkerson is halfway to what would be his 20th career No. 1 qualifying berth after powering his Levi Ray & Shoup Shelby to a 3.895 in the second qualifying session.

Photo highlights from Day 1 of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,

Bo Butner surged to the top of the Pro Stock qualifying order at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals on Friday.

Hector Arana Jr. holds the top spot in Pro Stock after Friday action at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

The Chrisman name has been bannered on dragstrips since the early 1950s when Jack Chrisman began competing. More than six decades later, Chrisman’s son, Steve, will continue that legacy as he suits up to drive the Worsham family Top Fueler this weekend.

Alex Laughlin enters Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals second in points with an opportunity to build on hot start.