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In the first of many electric-vehicle exhibition passes that NHRA fans will see this season courtesy of Pep Boys, Steve Huff powered his dragster to a sizzling speed of 191 mph Saturday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Cool conditions and a tight racetrack provided equal parts high performance and high drama on the final day of qualifying for the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, where Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Matt Hagan (Funny Car), and Kyle Koretsky (Pro Stock) will lead their fields into Sunday’s final eliminations.

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on the second day of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack at the second stop of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season,

Arizona race fans have been cheering on the Maroney name since the 1970s when Jack Maroney fielded Funny Car at local dragstrips, but their new nitro hero is his son, Jim Maroney, who is trying to make a big impression with Phoenix friends, family, and fans with his Gilbert, Ariz.-based American Flow Tech Top Fueler.

Chad Green’s transformation from full-time Pro Mod racer to full-time Funny Car racer is now complete as the Midland, Texas-based racer has committed to a full season on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series tour. 

With one get-reacquainted run down the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park track under their belts Friday, teams will know more of what to expect for today’s final two qualifying sessions of the Arizona Nationals. 

Matthew Cummings, Kris Hool, and Scott Cashio led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series South Central Division hosted Nitro on the Bayou at No Problem Raceway Park. L\\

Nitro thunder returned to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park after a near-two-year absence for the opening day of qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Winternationals champs Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) lead their respective fields.

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on the opening day of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack at the second stop of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season,

As he battles for every possible point to stay ahead of Shawn Langdon and Doug Kalitta and among the elite eight to qualify for the big-bucks Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout, Clay Millican has a lot on his mind.

For nearly 40 years, John Force has crossed the desert from his Southern California base to race in Phoenix, running national events and match races since the facility now known as Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park opened in early 1984.

There’s a lot more on the line for Top Fuel drivers in qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals than just making the 16-car field. The event is the final chance for drivers to earn a spot in the eight-car field for the Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout.

Barry Setzer, who for two years in the early 1970s was the owner of the quickest and fastest Funny Car on the planet, passed away Jan. 31 at age 79.

Race teams from the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will head back into battle less than a week after the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. The tour began its eastward move from California with a short hop to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park for the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Last week, at the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com., Justin Ashley, Robert Hight, and Erica Enders delivered wins in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock, respectively. Tricky Tipster, NHRA’s wizard of odds, had Ashley and Hight among the favorites at 5-1, while Enders was valued at 4-1, second among Pro Stock racers.

Phoenix-based USD Inc., the southwest’s leading distributor of original equipment parts for Ford, General Motors, and Mopar, will sponsor the Jim Dunn Racing team at NHRA’s return to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, 

When Chris McGaha made his Pro Stock debut at the NHRA U.S. Nationals in 2011, he could not have fully envisioned how the years ahead would unfold. He did, however, have an inkling that he needed a second car, and he always knew that it would be his son, Mason, at the wheel.

NHRA Winternationals Top Fuel winner Justin Ashley and returning Pro Stock champ Bo Butner join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. 

A week after opening the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season with a victory, Top Fuel rising star Justin Ashley will look to keep rolling and make it two wins in a row in 2022 in just his second career appearance at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park during this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Top Alcohol Funny Car kingpin Frank Manzo kicked off the 1997 season by winning the first two events of the year including the Arizona Nationals in Phoenix.

The last time Erica Enders was at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park was two years ago, and she was holding a Wally as the Pro Stock winner, and Enders is now after the same success heading into this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Top Sportsman racer Don Meziere opened the new season by winning his sixth NHRA national event title at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, but it was far from easy

The 2022 season of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is off and running, and Pro Stock driver Matt Hartford is tackling this year with a very direct approach.

Alex Miladinovich pretty much destroyed his Red Shirt Friday/Hot For Teacher Funny Car during Saturday qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, but the popular SoCal independent is vowing to learn lessons from the accident and build back even better.

The 2020 Arizona Nationals, the final race before the pandemic postponed professional drag racing for five months, provided great final round racing in each of the Camping World pro categories.

As the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series stars prepare to put Pomona in the rearview mirrors, here's a compilation of their assessments about their weekends at the season opener.

The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series kicked off in spectacular fashion at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com in Pomona. Here are five big takeaways from the event.

Justin Ashley, Robert Hight, and Erica Enders collected victories at the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com but they weren’t the only winners as the traditional season opener returned to Auto Club Raceway at Pomona,

The NHRA National Dragster staff was all over Auto Club Raceway at Pomona Sunday, capturing all of the action on and off the track during final eliminations at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.

News, notes, quotes, photos, and videos from final eliminations Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com