Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the 13th annual Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway, the fifth of 21 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series - 

Brittany Force made the quickest run in zMAX Dragway history on Saturday, as the defending Top Fuel world champion rocketed to the No. 1 spot at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
 
Bob Tasca III (Funny Car), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1 at the fifth of 21 races during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

Josh Hart sounds like he’s being a little hard on himself.

The owner of the R+L Carriers Dragster criticized his driving through the first four races of the season, but after grabbing the provisional No. 1 qualifying position Friday night – after a series of rain and clean-up delays – at the Circle K Four-Wide Nationals, he didn’t need to.

He powered down the 1,000-foot zMAX Dragway course at Concord, N.C., with the day’s only 3.6-second pass – a 3.689-second run at 328.38 mph – for what he said he considered a breakout performance.

NHRA Funny Car racer Alexis De Joria has qualified second at each of the past three races.

So when she found out Friday night at zMAX Dragway that she was her class’ provisional No. 1 qualifier for the Circle K Four-Wide Nationals, she jumped up and down  and covered her mouth in excitement.

“It’s definitely fun when you're winning, when you're going rounds, when you're qualifying really well and you're getting those little, itty-bitty points,” she said as her 199th race couldn’t have gotten off to a better start.

Josh Hart put himself in position for his first career No. 1 qualifier, powering to the provisional top spot in Top Fuel on Friday at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
 
Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car), Cristian Cuadra (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the fifth of 21 races during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
 
Hart delivered a run of 3.689-seconds at 328.38 mph in his 11,000-horsepower R&L Carriers dragster, putting together two strong runs as he aims for the first No. 1 in his career and making the only run in the 3.60s on Friday. His second career win in Top Fuel also came at the Charlotte fall race during his rookie season in 2021, and Hart has done well in the four-wide setting, advancing to the final quad the last two years in Charlotte.

Past Mexican drag racing champion turned NHRA Pro Stock racer Fernando Cuadra has zero problem being labeled a dreamer, and with good reason - he is one. But one by one, those dreams are starting to come true.

The latest comes this weekend at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragster when a third Cuadra son enters the complex world of NHRA Pro Stock driving a new Mustang sponsored by the family's Corral Boots brand. David Cuadra will transition from the Top Sportsman division into the Camping World Drag Racing Series.

Months ago, while David was still learning the ropes, his father celebrated the family's inclusion in the Countdown to the Championship. In a significant milestone, one of the three drivers, Cristian, earned a berth organically, while Fernando Sr. and Jr. earned a spot with revised rules.

Talk about taking Super Gas racing to the next level.

Roy and Keith Raftery’s new C7 Corvette Roadster is what happens when the 9.90 division crosses paths with the ingenuity of Pro Modified.

For the last two seasons, Competition Eliminator racer Rodger Brogdon has watched countless numbers of racers in the complex division enjoy the fruits of winning what has turned into one of the more lucrative divisions in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Sunday afternoon in Noble, Oklahoma, the Santa Claus of Competition Eliminator was able to keep a few of his presents.

Brogdon, for the first time since 2007, scored his 11th NHRA Div. 4 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event victory, stopping Sean Dodd in the final round of the Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Noble, Oklahoma. In a double-redlight, Dodd had the first infraction handing the victory to Brogdon.

Brogdon entered the first round of eliminations as the No. 15 qualifier and opened eliminations with a victory over Clark Smiley. He then drove past Brooke Heckel and Greg Kamplain and was able to fend off Brad Plourd in the semis.

Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage (JHG) has partnered with Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, with the Tennessee-based company highlighting its world-class car collection on the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car of three-time champion Matt Hagan.

JHG will serve as the co-primary sponsor of Hagan during the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals April 28-30 at zMAX Dragway. The red, white and blue car design will feature JHG on the hood of Hagan’s 11,000-horsepower machine. JHG will also be Hagan’s co-primary sponsor at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals June 9-11 at Bristol Dragway and primary sponsor at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals July 28-30 at Sonoma Raceway. For all other races, JHG will be featured in an associate partner position on each side of the rear wing.

Two of the most prolific drivers in nitrous Pro Modified racing, Jim Halsey and “Tricky” Rickie Smith, squared off in the Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous final round Sunday afternoon at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Mid-Atlantic Showdown presented by Classic Graphix. Racing at Virginia Motorsports Park, Halsey won when Smith went red. Halsey recorded a weekend-best 3.646-second pass to go back-to-back at the second stop on the 2023 PDRA tour.