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The third stop of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series may offer a special chance for some drivers to win three times during the course of the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park.

Top Fuel’s Tony Schumacher and Justin Ashley, Funny Car’s Matt Hagan and John Force, and Pro Stock’s Erica Enders and Dallas Glenn all have a chance for something special this weekend in Phoenix. The six Winternationals finalists spoke about the chance for a spectacular, “triple-up” weekend.

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will return to Wild Horse Motorsports Park this week for the NHRA Arizona Nationals, where Shawn Langdon, Austin Prock, and Erica Enders are the pre-race favorites.

Take a trip back in time five years to the 2019 NHRA Arizona Nationals, where wild runs and upsets were the order of the day.

Former NHRA champion Ron Capps has been a staple within the Funny Car ranks for three decades, and this weekend’s 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park will celebrate the 30-year anniversary of his first NHRA start.

In the first-ever appearance for the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ at Firebird Motorsports Park, a huge field of standout drivers will put on a show this weekend as part of the NHRA Arizona Nationals, adding another exciting aspect to the race.

This week on the NHRA Insider, Tony Pedregon and NHRA National Dragster’s Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes for a wide-ranging discussion on the early-season results, what the Phoenix weekend could look like, and who's trying to emerge from the pack. 

NHRA officials have announced a schedule change for the upcoming Virginia NHRA Nationals, as all three qualifying sessions in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will now take place on Saturday, June 22, leading into eliminations the following day at Virginia Motorsports Park.

Continuing to highlight the diverse group of corporate supporters, Jim Dunn Racing and Funny Car driver Buddy Hull will be racing a USD branded nitro Funny Car at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park.

When it comes to multiple wins in one weekend, Top Fuel standout Justin Ashley enjoyed impressive success, and he'll get another opportunity at this weekend's NHRA Arizona Nationals, where he also will take part in the final round of the postponed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.

“Big Daddy” Don Garlits is one of the greatest drag racers to ever live. Though he's from the other side of the country, he's made his mark on Pomona, Calif.

Take a trip back in time 30 years to the 1994 NHRA national event in Phoenix, where Cory McClenathan, John Force, Cruz Pedregon, Joe Amato, and Connie Kalitta were all part of the highlights.

Monterrey, Mexico’s Juan "El Árabe" Cantú will compete in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway April 12-14.

After a banner event in 2023, NHRA officials and teams were prepared to bid goodbye to the fan-favorite NHRA Arizona Nationals in Phoenix. But the track has returned in a major way, with the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series set to take place at Firebird Motorsports Park on April 5-7.

On the Thursday before the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, nearly 500 friends, family, and hot-rodding compatriots of legendary car owner and tuner Roland Leong gathered at the Lions Automobilia Foundation and Museum in Southern California for a celebration of his life.

NHRA Top Fuel champion Doug Kalitta will fly the SealMaster livery on his car when the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series resumes April 5-7, at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

The Total Seal Pro Mod Showdown award will be contested during qualifying in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. 

Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps made his professional debut aboard Roger Primm’s Top Fuel dragster during the 1995 Phoenix event and will celebrate his 30th anniversary in a nitro-powered race car at next weekend's NHRA Arizona Nationals.

The 2024 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals was a race like few others, with three wild days of racing that didn’t complete due to wild weather. Here’s a look back at everything that did happen before everything literally went to hail.

NHRA was recently awarded with the “Innovation of the Year” at the PACnet Annual Star Awards in Los Angeles following the creation of its new Team Ticket & Credential Ordering Portal.

On this episode of the NHRA Insider, host Brian Lohnes recaps an insane Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and is then joined by Travis Shumake, and Lyle Barnett, who will both make Arizona drag racing debuts to preview the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals has a history of showcasing Detroit's horsepower innovations.

The oldest major racing event in the Northwest, the NAPA Ignitor Opener presented by The Blower Shop returns to Firebird Raceway on May 18-19 as part of the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series

After a successful inaugural campaign last season, Future Energy Solutions (FES) Lighting has extended its Kalitta Motorsports agreement to be a primary partner on Shawn Langdon’s Top Fuel dragster at the Chicago event.

A chance to race for a national championship in Las Vegas is again on the line for competitors in the NHRA Summit Racing Series, the world’s largest motorsports program when it comes to racer participation.

The remaining Lucas Oil Sportsman competition from the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals will conclude at the Pacific Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event and at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, both at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Monty Bogan continued his 2024 hot streak with a win in Comp as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in actio at South Georgia Motorsports Park

At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we’ll share those questions and answers on NHRA.com.

The NHRA has announced details for the racing action at the NHRA Arizona Nationals on April 5-7 at Firebird Motorsports Park, including the final rounds of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, as well as the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge.

Although points are not officially posted until the event completion, here's a look at the unofficial points scenarios from the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals heading into the event conclusion at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.