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Kalitta, Tasca and Hartford Pick Up Provisional No. 1 Spots at NHRA Arizona Nationals

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PHOENIX, AZ – March 22, 2025 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta powered to the provisional No. 1 position on Friday at Firebird Motorsports Park, making the only run in the 3.60s at the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the second of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.

Kalitta went 3.688-seconds at 330.09-mph in his 11,000-horsepower SealMaster/Toyota dragster under the lights in Phoenix, putting the 2023 world champion in line for his first No. 1 qualifier of the year and the 59th in his career. The No. 1 spot changed twice before Kalitta ran, but nobody else could move into the 3.60s on Friday, as Kalitta put on a standout show in Phoenix.

Kalitta and his team ran with mud flaps on during the first session, but removed them for the second, as NHRA officials announced earlier this week mud flaps will be optional for the next four races.

“I was pretty happy with that run and I have to say they’ve really done a nice job at this facility. The track is nice and smooth,” Kalitta said. “We’re happy that things kind of cooled off and we were able to get a good run in. The conditions were that good, so it says a lot for the track and this team.”

Brittany Force took the second spot with a run of 3.705 at 331.69 and Kalitta Motorsports’ teammate Shawn Langdon is currently third after going 3.706 at 331.85.

In Funny Car, Bob Tasca ended Friday qualifying in the category in impressive fashion, going 3.863 at 333.82 in his 11,000-horsepower Motorcraft Ford Mustang to slip past reigning world champion Austin Prock for the provisional No. 1 spot. Prock and Tasca were the only two Funny Car drivers to dip into the 3.80s during the first two sessions, with Prock going 3.883 at 327.44 the pair before Tasca.

But Tasca topped him to take the upper hand into Saturday, where he will attempt to pick up his 19th career No. 1 qualifier and first of the year.

“What I love about what we did today is that we ran good on a hot track, and we did it on a cool track,” Tasca said. “This is very unique. You don’t see what we saw today, a 122-degree track and then an 80-degree track. That’s a 40-degree change in racing surface so that’s a completely different race car, and the teams that adapted and made the changes performed the best today, and it’ll be exciting for tomorrow and see what we can do.

“You’re going to see a hot track for the rest of the weekend, so I’m pretty confident. That first run was more important than the second run and Todd [Okuhara] and Aaron [Brooks] really worked hard over the winter, making some changes to this race car, trying to get more consistency.”

Prock is second after two sessions, while Ron Capps is in third after going 3.912 at 323.50.

Friday night was great for Phoenix-area native Matt Hartford, as he took over the No. 1 spot in his Total Seal Chevrolet Camaro with a stellar run of 6.509 at 208.20. If that holds, Hartford would pick up his fifth career No. 1 qualifier and first of the year, and continue his strong turnaround after struggling for the bulk of the 2024 campaign. This is another noteworthy step forward as Hartford looks to win at his home track.

“This is our home track,” Hartford said. “It’s Total Seal country, and to be able to do that in front of friends and family and all the people from Total Seal is just incredible. We’re going to have a lot of people here tomorrow, about 175 of our closest friends, and they’re all going to want to know how we did last night, so it’s going to be nice to say that we’re No. 1 going into tomorrow.”

Defending world champ and Gainesville winner Greg Anderson is second with a 6.512 at 208.91 at 208.91 and Cory Reed is third after a run of 6.516 at 208.91.

Qualifying continues at 11:30 a.m. PT on Saturday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park.

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NHRA Agate from Chandler, Ariz.

CHANDLER, AZ — Friday’s results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park, third of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday’s final eliminations.

Top Fuel — 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.688 seconds, 330.39 mph; 2. Brittany Force, 3.705, 331.69; 3. Shawn Langdon, 3.706, 331.85; 4. Antron Brown, 3.710, 333.82; 5. Clay Millican, 3.734, 329.34; 6. Justin Ashley, 3.754, 329.26; 7. Tony Stewart, 3.755, 319.98; 8. Shawn Reed, 3.757, 328.46; 9. Ida Zetterstrom, 3.763, 327.03; 10. Josh Hart, 3.817, 323.58; 11. Steven Chrisman, 4.294, 217.53; 12. Scott Palmer, 4.551, 182.16; 13. Travis Shumake, 7.056, 83.87; 14. Jasmine Salinas, 8.730, 75.80.

Funny Car — 1. Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 3.863, 333.82; 2. Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.883, 327.74; 3. Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.895, 327.51; 4. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.912, 323.50; 5. Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 3.919, 328.14; 6. Alexis DeJoria, Charger, 3.931, 324.75; 7. Bobby Bode, Mustang, 3.931, 323.35; 8. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.933, 324.44; 9. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.939, 329.58; 10. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.952, 323.66; 11. Chad Green, Mustang, 4.074, 310.77; 12. Blake Alexander, Charger, 4.201, 237.30; 13. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.248, 219.12; 14. Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.664, 216.51; 15. Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 4.935, 142.00; 16. Jim Campbell, Mustang, 5.058, 183.52. Not Qualified: 17. Buddy Hull, 5.477, 133.28; 18. Jon Capps, 7.274, 85.08; 19. Terry Haddock, 11.888, 76.80; 20. Jeff Diehl, 12.557, 66.25.

Pro Stock — 1. Matt Hartford, Chevy Camaro, 6.509, 208.88; 2. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.512, 209.59; 3. Cory Reed, Camaro, 6.516, 209.46; 4. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.520, 210.28; 5. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.538, 208.68; 6. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.540, 208.23; 7. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.551, 207.78; 8. Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.554, 207.53; 9. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.555, 209.23; 10. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.557, 209.82; 11. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.561, 210.08; 12. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.564, 208.78; 13. David Cuadra, Camaro, 6.570, 208.26; 14. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.573, 209.04; 15. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.583, 208.17; 16. Brandon Foster, Camaro, 6.590, 206.80. Not Qualified: 17. Chris McGaha, 6.600, 207.69; 18. Cody Coughlin, 6.600, 207.15; 19. Stephen Bell, 6.613, 207.94; 20. Kenny Delco, 6.623, 207.11; 21. Matt Latino, 6.693, 205.16.

About Mission Foods

MISSION®, owned by GRUMA, S.A.B. de C.V., is the world’s leading brand for tortillas and wraps. MISSION® is also globally renowned for flatbreads, dips, salsas and Mexican food products. With presence in over 112 countries, MISSION® products are suited to the lifestyles and the local tastes of each country. With innovation and customer needs in mind, MISSION® focuses on the highest quality, authentic flavors, and providing healthy options that families and friends can enjoy together. For more information, please visit https://www.missionfoods.com/

About NHRA

NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. NHRA presents 20 national events featuring the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, as well as the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, NHRA Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown™, NHRA Holley EFI Factory X and Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock at select national events. NHRA provides competition opportunities for drivers of all levels in the NHRA Summit Racing Series and NHRA Street Legal™. NHRA also offers the NHRA Jr. Street® program for teens and the Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League® for youth ages 5 to 17. With more than 100 Member Tracks, NHRA allows racers to compete at a variety of locations nationally and internationally. NHRA’s Youth and Education Services® (YES) Program reaches over 30,000 students annually to ignite their interest in automotive and racing related careers. NHRA’s streaming service, NHRA.tv®, allows fans to view all NHRA national events as well as exclusive features of the sport. In addition, NHRA owns and operates three racing facilities: Gainesville Raceway in Florida; Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park; and In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Southern California. For more information, log on to www.NHRA.com, or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

Source: National Hot Rod Association

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