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The latest update as of April 5, 2024
NHRA Arizona Nationals

39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals


Not much to report yet, as the first qualifying for the PRO cars gets underway late this afternoon at Firebird Motorsports Park. There's only a single qualifying session for them today, but that includes the first round of the #2Fast2Tasty Challenge. Also on tap today are two sessions for Pro Mod and the Legends Nitro Funny Car classes. Tomorrow, the action heats up with the postponed final rounds from the Winternationals, the final round of the Challenge, and the final two qualifying sessions for the Pro cars. We would have our Phoenix-based lensman, BIG Bob Snyder, on hand to capture all the action, but he's "otherwise engaged" at an event 1000 miles east of Phoenix, at the Texas Motorplex.


FUNNY CAR CHAOS Classic

4th annual FUNNY CAR CHAOS Classic


And that event referenced in the Ariozna Nationals "report" is the BIGGEST Funny Car race on the planet, the 4th annual Funny Car Chaos Classic. But wait, there's more, as the floppers are being joined by the Nitro Chaos competitors. All told, there's 47 nitro and alcohol cars entered in the FCC, and a total of 29 cars in the Nitro Chaos field. The NC numbers break down as follows: four blown fuel Funny Cars, one injected nitro Funny Car, eight blown fuel dragsters, one injected nitro dragster, and 15 blown fuel altereds. Quite a mix of motivational styles, but with one common element: a MINIMUM of 80% nitro in the tank, and the engine in front of the driver.

With so many (76) entries, there will be FOUR 8-car fields for the Funny Car Chaos racers, and THREE 8-car fields for the Nitro Chaos cometitors. While the A" & "B" fields will run heads-up, the "C" & "D" fields will run on an index until the final rounds, which will all be heads-up. In Nitro Chaos, only the "A" field will run heads-up, with the "B" & "C" fields on an index, but when the final rounds come around, it's all-out heads-up racing.

Yesterday saw a full day of testing under warm, sunny skies, and there were some great looking new cars, lots of familiar faces, and some great performances. We haven't had time to go through all the video provided by CompetitionPlus.com.