NHRA STARS SOUND OFF ON THE CHANCE TO WIN MULTIPLE TIMES THIS WEEKEND AT FIREBIRD MOTORSPORTS PARK<\/p>\n
Along with the NHRA Arizona Nationals, the finals of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge also takes place in Phoenix<\/p>\n
PHOENIX (April 4, 2024) \u2013 In short, six NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series drivers have a chance for an epic weekend at Firebird Motorsports Park. Along with the 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, the final round of the postponed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals happens during final qualifying on Saturday, while the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge takes place on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n
Top Fuel\u2019s Tony Schumacher and Justin Ashley, Funny Car\u2019s Matt Hagan and John Force, and Pro Stock\u2019s 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, \u201ctriple-up\u201d weekend.<\/p>\n
TOP FUEL<\/p>\n
TONY SCHUMACHER VS. JUSTIN ASHLEY<\/p>\n
This is a rematch of a final round last year in Bristol, where Ashley swept the weekend, winning the New England Nationals against Schumacher, the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and then the Thunder Valley Nationals the next day.
\nSchumacher is currently 5-3 against Ashley in eliminations.
\nSchumacher, an eight-time world champ, is after his first win since 2022. Ashley will attempt to win the Winternationals for the third straight year.<\/p>\n
Schumacher: \u201cI\u2019m the most jacked I\u2019ve been in a long, long time. The car is running right, the team is in a great mood. We earned our way into the finals. I\u2019ve done this before, finishing a race during a race weekend. I\u2019ve finished the Charlotte race in Dallas, and last year I raced the Epping finals in Bristol. It doesn\u2019t happen very often, but it\u2019s so exciting when it does. Phoenix is a track that has been good to me in the past so hopefully we\u2019ll have some more of that Firebird success this weekend. There is so much potential at this race and we\u2019re pumped up and ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ashley: \u201cIt really is a great opportunity, a unique opportunity and we\u2019ve got a lot on the line. I don\u2019t know that we\u2019ve ever gone into a national event and had every run, starting with Q1, be so meaningful. It\u2019s exciting and all we have to do is turn on seven win lights this weekend. It\u2019s such a difficult thing to do with the depth of this class and you\u2019ve already seen that this year. It\u2019s going to take a lot of toughness from this team to capitalize on this and we\u2019re really looking forward to it and we\u2019re grateful for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
FUNNY CAR<\/p>\n
JOHN FORCE VS. MATT HAGAN<\/p>\n
This is a titanic matchup between two of the greats in the class. Force is the most successful driver in NHRA history with 155 wins and 16 championships, while Hagan is a four-time and reigning world champ.
\nIf Hagan wins on Saturday, he will pick up his 50th career win.
\nForce is 28-22 in 50 prior meetings, though Hagan holds a 6-3 advantage over Force in final rounds, including most recently in Dallas last year.<\/p>\n
Force: \u201cLike anybody, I want to win it all. So, I\u2019m going after it with everything I\u2019ve got. We\u2019re excited to race Hagan. He\u2019s a great champion and he wants to win, just like I do. There\u2019s basically three races to be won and I\u2019m ready for it. We\u2019re just going to do the best we can. I\u2019m fired up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hagan: \u201cThe Phoenix weekend is going to be very busy during qualifying. It\u2019ll be interesting to see how it plays out. At the end of the day, we really just want to put on a good show for the fans. You couldn\u2019t ask for more than to have the opportunity to win two Wallys in one weekend. I think it\u2019ll be a challenging weekend for crew chiefs and drivers, but we\u2019re ready for the challenge. If anyone can do it, TSR can. We\u2019ll have to have the mentality that when you show up for each run, it\u2019s game time.\u201d<\/p>\n
PRO STOCK<\/p>\n
ERICA ENDERS VS. DALLAS GLENN<\/p>\n
Enders is the defending and six-time champion in the category and is seeking her 50th career national event win.
\nGlenn was the No. 1 qualifier in Pomona and the defending winner at the Winternationals. He also won 4 races a year ago and advanced to nine finals.
\n\ufeffEnders holds the lead in prior matchups, posting an 11-4 overall record against Glenn and 3-1 in the finals, winning against him last year in the Dallas finals.<\/p>\n
Glenn: \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of opportunities to win this weekend in Phoenix between the Mission (Challenge), running the finals of Pomona and the actual Phoenix race, and we\u2019re participating in all three of them! We were ready for that Pomona final a few weeks ago but it will be something new to run it on Saturday in Phoenix. I don\u2019t care what day or what track we run it at \u2013 I just want that win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Enders: I\u2019m really looking forward to this weekend in Phoenix. When we roll off the trailer, every pass is an elimination round! I\u2019m really excited about having an opportunity to win two Wallys in one weekend. To have a chance to score our 50th and 51st win, in the same weekend, is pretty substantial!<\/p>\n
We have a really fast racecar right now and I have the best guys in the business. I\u2019m the final piece to that trifecta and I love what we are able to do together.<\/p>\n
Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Matchups<\/p>\n
Top Fuel<\/p>\n
Justin Ashley vs. Brittany Force<\/p>\n
Tony Schumacher vs. Billy Torrence<\/p>\n
Funny Car<\/p>\n
John Force vs. Ron Capps<\/p>\n
Matt Hagan vs. J.R. Todd<\/p>\n
Pro Stock<\/p>\n
Erica Enders vs. Greg Anderson<\/p>\n
Dallas Glenn vs. Mason McGaha<\/p>\n
Weekend Schedule<\/p>\n
Friday<\/p>\n
4 p.m.: First round of qualifying<\/p>\n
The first round of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge takes place during this round.<\/p>\n
Saturday<\/p>\n
11:30 a.m.: Second round of qualifying in all pro categories<\/p>\n
The finals of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge take place during this round<\/p>\n
2 p.m.: Final round of qualifying in all pro categories<\/p>\n
The finals of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals take place during this round<\/p>\n
Sunday<\/p>\n
11 a.m.: Eliminations for the NHRA Arizona Nationals<\/p>\n
Television coverage includes action on FS1 at 9:30 p.m. ET. on Friday and then a special NHRA in 30: Pomona Finals show at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Sunday coverage includes qualifying at 10:30 a.m. and eliminations at 6:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
To purchase tickets to the final NHRA Arizona Nationals, fans can visit www.NHRA.com\/tickets<\/a>. Children 12 and under are free in general admission areas with the purchase of an adult ticket. For more information on NHRA, please visit www.NHRA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The post NHRA STARS ON THE CHANCE TO WIN MULTIPLE TIMES AT PHOENIX<\/a> appeared first on Drag Racing List<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NHRA STARS SOUND OFF ON THE CHANCE TO WIN MULTIPLE TIMES THIS WEEKEND AT FIREBIRD MOTORSPORTS PARK Along with the NHRA Arizona Nationals, the finals of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge also takes place in Phoenix PHOENIX (April 4, 2024) \u2013 In short, six NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}