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Neal Chance Racing Converters has a new high-performance 4L80 torque converter. This converter is all 100% new parts with no OEM core.
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CHANDLER, Ariz. (March 22, 2026) — The second race of the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season at Firebird Motorsports Park has concluded, with the four-car SCAG Racing team seeing mixed results in the desert heat. Daniel Wilkerson led the way with a quarterfinal finish, while...
Former Arizona Nationals Top Fuel winner Leah Pruett just missed out on a third Phoenix title Sunday, driving the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Dodge dragster to the final round
Pruett, returning in 2026 after a two-year racing hiatus, and the TSR Dodge crew fought incredible triple-digit heat at...
Firebird Motorsports Park
LEAH PRUETT
Rayce Rudeen Foundation Top Fuel Dragster
Unofficial Points Standing:
4th, 157
12-time NHRA National Event Winner
Finished 2023 runner-up in championship points
Two previous wins at NHRA Arizona Nationals (2016, 2017)
2016 victory was her first...
NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS RACE RECAP:
LEAH PRUETT REACHES FINAL ROUND
LEAH PRUETT
Rayce Rudeen Foundation Top Fuel Dragster
Unofficial Points Standing: 4th, 157
• 12-time NHRA National Event Winner
• Finished 2023 runner-up in championship points
• Two previous wins at NHRA Arizona Nationals...
GREG STANFIELD, Janac Brother’s Racing
Qualifying No. 2
6.558 seconds, 209.1 mph
Race Results:
E1: 6.585 at 206.80 def. Troy Coughlin Jr. 6.595 at 206.80
E2: 6.633 at 206.54 def. Aaron Stanfield 6.642 at 207.34
Semis: 6.685 at 206.73 lost to Dallas Glenn 6.646 at 205.91
Unofficial Points...
Pacemakers Dragway in Ohio could be redeveloped into mobile homes after officials recommended rezoning part of the historic racing facility.
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The IHRA kicked off its 2026 season in Benson. Here's a recap of all the winners from this first IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series event.
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The NHRA Pro Mod class put on a show at Firebird Motorsports Park. Justin Bond tore through a tough field to pick up the win on Sunday.
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The track and action at the NHRA Arizona Nationals was HOT! Here are the results from race day at Firebird Motorsports Park.
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MATT HAGAN
Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car
Unofficial Points Standing:
5th, 135
Four-time world champion (2023, 2020, 2014, 2011)
Finished 2025 season runner-up in the championship points standings
Previously won at the NHRA Arizona Nationals in 2015, 2017...
CHANDLER, Ariz. (March 22, 2026) – Ron Capps and the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car team turned chaos into a commanding victory Sunday afternoon at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park. The three-time world champion overcame a rocky start in qualifying and bounced back from an...
A weekend of record high temperatures presented challenges for teams competing at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, but Rookie of the Year contender Maddi Gordon and her Carlyle Tools Top Fuel team adapted well and reached the semifinals for the second consecutive race Sunday afternoon at Firebird...
CHANDLER, Ariz. (March 22, 2026) – After a phenomenal start to her tenure with John Force Racing (JFR), Alexis DeJoria was eager to hit the track at Firebird Motorsports Park and contend for her second Arizona Nationals trophy, but a red-light start against teammate Jordan Vandergriff in the...
J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 on FS2
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 8 qualifier at the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals. Todd made strong runs in three of the four qualifying sessions, but he made a 4.024-second pass at 322.58 mph in...
Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 on FS2
Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 3 qualifier at the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals. Like both of his teammates, Kalitta’s best qualifying attempt came in the Saturday-morning...
THREE TIME TOP FUEL WINNER:
Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 on FS2
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 1 qualifier at the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals. It was his first No. 1 qualifier of the season and the 23rd...
CHANDLER, Ariz. (March 22, 2026) – Firebird Motorsports Park proved to be an unfortunate Achilles’ heel for John Force Racing as none of its four teams advanced further than the second round of eliminations Sunday in the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals.
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CHANDLER, Ariz. (March 21, 2025) – Jack Beckman was John Force Racing’s standard bearer in qualifying for the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals by posting the second-quickest Funny Car run, while JFR teammates Jordan Vandergriff and Alexis DeJoria will go head-to-head in Round 1 and Josh Hart qualified...
Despite record-breaking heat in the Arizona desert with temperatures over 100 degrees, the Team Kalitta Saturday success picked up where it left off last season. Shawn Langdon took the No. 1 qualifier, and Doug Kalitta and J.R. Todd captured a double win in the first Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty...