\n| \u00a0\n FUNNY CAR\u2019S CHAD GREEN AIMS TO CARRY EARLY 2025 SUCCESS INTO PHOENIX AT NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS<\/strong><\/p>\nPHOENIX (March 18, 2025) \u2013 After picking up his second career Funny Car win, Chad Green is anxious to return to the track as soon as possible. He\u2019ll get his chance at the second event of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at this weekend\u2019s 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park.<\/p>\n Green, driver of the 11,000-horsepower Bond Coat Ford Mustang, kicked off the 2025 season in the best way possible with a win at the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville. He met up with former champion Ron Capps before powering to his second career Funny Car title, putting him in a great position not only for Phoenix, but for the early part of the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so important to start of the year doing well or you\u2019re behind the eight-ball,\u201d Green said. \u201cThe momentum from Gainesville is huge. The first race is one of the important ones and all of these racers out here are really good. You have to take advantage of every opportunity you have and thank goodness we were able to do that to kick off the year.\u201d<\/p>\n Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Austin Prock (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) all claimed wins at the NHRA Arizona Nationals in 2024, with Prock and Anderson both finishing the year as world champions. This year\u2019s race will again be broadcast on FS1, including eliminations coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 23.<\/p>\n As the NHRA circuit travels to Phoenix for the \u201cDuel in the Desert\u201d to celebrate 40 years of incredible racing, Green and the other Funny Car competitors will not only have their sights set on a coveted NHRA Wally trophy, but also the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge on Saturday.<\/p>\n With his Gainesville win, Green will rematch with four-time champion Matt Hagan while Capps will face off with Alexis DeJoria. The winners will meet to close out qualifying and it\u2019s another chance for Green to continue his early-season momentum and grab championship points and a bonus purse in the process.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also an exciting time for Green, who introduced a second team car before the start of the year. Blake Alexander, a proven winner in the nitro ranks, will be behind the wheel of a second Funny Car for most of the year, while Chad\u2019s son, Hunter, will make his Funny Car debut this season as well.<\/p>\n \u201cWe do have a second car this year. I put together this second car in the off-season,\u201d C. Green said. \u201cBlake (Alexander) is going to drive it most of the time and Hunter will get a chance to drive it, too. It\u2019s really great. It\u2019s really great for both of these teams. We\u2019re all one team and it\u2019s going to help us all grow together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/files.constantcontact.com\/1c71db19601\/d504e6ad-03cb-4ada-98a1-2a57018a7c00.jpg?w=556&ssl=1\") <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n| Langdon, who was runner-up in Gainesville, earned the NHRA Arizona Nationals when he defeated Justin Ashley last year. To defend his Phoenix win, he\u2019ll be up against a stacked field of competitors including the reigning and four-time champion Antron Brown, who won the opener in Gainesville. Others to watch will be former champs Doug Kalitta and Brittany Force, standouts Clay Millican and Jasmine Salians, as well as 2024 Rookie of the Year and motorsports legend Tony Stewart.\n Prock\u2019s Phoenix triumph marked his first career Funny Car win. The defending champ struggled in Gainesville, but he\u2019ll look to get on track in Phoenix against John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman, Hagan and Capps, Green, Todd and Bob Tasca III.<\/p>\n Anderson earned his sixth world title at the NHRA Finals in a winner-take-all final over Glenn. Last year\u2019s race featured that same matchup, with Anderson earning the win. Other Pro Stock stars include Aaron Stanfield and Erica Enders.<\/p>\n The NHRA Arizona Nationals also features thrilling competition in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series and the Legends Nitro Series. Fans can also expect excitement from Team \u201cMuy Caliente\u201d and Curt White \u201cIceman\u201d in their Jet Cars.<\/p>\n Fans will also be invited to the Nitro Alley Stage, which is the main entertainment hub in the pits. The stage hosts Nitro School, meet and greets, autograph sessions, music and much more. Race fans at Firebird Motorsports Park can enjoy the special pre-race ceremonies that introduce each driver and includes the fan favorite SealMaster Track Walk. The final thrilling experience of any NHRA event is the winner\u2019s circle celebration on Sunday, where fans are invited to congratulate the event winners. As always, fans get a pit pass to the most powerful and sensory-filled motorsports attraction on the planet. Fans can see their favorite teams in action and servicing their cars, get autographs from their favorite drivers and more.<\/p>\n NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying features two rounds at 2 and 4:30 p.m. PT on Friday, March 21, and the final two rounds on Saturday, March 22 at 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. The finals of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge take place at the end of final qualifying in each category. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. PT on Sunday, March 23. Television coverage includes qualifying action on FS1 at 8 p.m. ET. on Friday and 12 p.m. on Sunday, leading into eliminations at 6:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n To purchase tickets to the 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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n <\/span><\/p>\nThe post CHAD GREEN AIMS TO CARRY EARLY 2025 SUCCESS INTO PHOENIX<\/a> appeared first on Drag Racing List<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 FUNNY CAR\u2019S CHAD GREEN AIMS TO CARRY EARLY 2025 SUCCESS INTO PHOENIX AT NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS PHOENIX (March 18, 2025) \u2013 After picking up his second career Funny Car win, Chad Green is anxious to return to the track as soon as possible. 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