There was wall to wall action in Las Vegas over the weekend, as drivers in multiple categories gathered for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

In Top Fuel, Brittany Force looked strong, as she qualified in her normal position at the top of the field. She recorded the only sub-3.70 second elapse time (3.697) under some tricky racing conditions. She also recorded, as has been her norm, the quickest speed of the event at 335.73 mph. But, with the four-wide racing configuration, she would end up settling with a third-place semi-final round finish. The final round quad consisted of Brittany Force, Antron Brown, Steve Torrence and Josh Hart. Brown collected the win with a 3.760 at 319.75 mph effort. Torrence was second (runner-up) with a 3.774 at331.04 mph, followed by Force with a 3.769 at 331.04 and Hart with a 3.791 at 324.90 mph. Brown got away first with a 0.053 reaction time, followed by Torrence (0.054), Force (0.064) and Hart (0.067). Though he finished as the runner-up, Torrence was able to take over the season point lead. Ironically, with the four-wide configuration, Force and Antron would square off in every quad. She bested him in each of the first two matchups, but he got the best of it in the final one.

In Funny Car, two drivers came in trying to forget the last event they competed at, the Winter Nationals, two weeks ago. John Force and JR Todd got tangled up at the finish line during qualifying, destroying their cars. JR Todd also suffered an engine explosion which destroyed his second car. Both drivers were eliminated early. For Force, the four-wide event in Vegas rewarded him with a semi-final finish. For Todd, the anguish continued, as he failed to qualify for the event, finishing 19th. His DHL team had worked feverishly to repair and rebuild both his cars, but they were just not able to get the right tune up to qualify. For Matt Hagan, it was a great event, as he picked up his second consecutive event win. Hagan matched up in the final round quad against John Force, Tim Wilkerson and Chad Green. He collected the win with a 3.943 at 326.79 mph as Wilkerson runner-upped with a 3.969 at 319.45 mph.

In Pro Stock, Dallas Glenn continued his winning ways from Pomona, two weeks earlier. In the final round quad, consisting of Troy Coughlin Jr., Deric Kamer and Christian Cuadra, he collected the win with a 6.649 at 206.29 mph using a hole shot (0.039 to 0.051) starting line advantage, to hold off Troy Coughlin’s quicker 6.646 at 206.35 mph.

Tony Stewart collected his first career NHRA National event win in his Mobil 1 Top Alcohol Dragster. His A/Fuel dragster defeated the Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD) final round quad consisting of Mike Coughlin, Todd Bruce and Chris Demke with a 5.324 at 269.62 mph. Stewart has now won at every track at the Las Vegas Speedway facility. Stewart states that he is having the most fun he has had in years, doing the NHRA drag racing deal. Top Fuel looks to be his goal, once he feels comfortable with the A/Fuel Dragster, which can run in the low 5-second range at speeds above 270 mph. His wife, Leah Pruett, currently competes in Top Fuel. Her race day ended in the second round of quads.There was wall to wall action in Las Vegas over the weekend, as drivers in multiple categories gathered for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

In Top Fuel, Brittany Force looked strong, as she qualified in her normal position at the top of the field. She recorded the only sub-3.70 second elapse time (3.697) under some tricky racing conditions. She also recorded, as has been her norm, the quickest speed of the event at 335.73 mph. But, with the four-wide racing configuration, she would end up settling with a third-place semi-final round finish. The final round quad consisted of Brittany Force, Antron Brown, Steve Torrence and Josh Hart. Brown collected the win with a 3.760 at 319.75 mph effort. Torrence was second (runner-up) with a 3.774 at331.04 mph, followed by Force with a 3.769 at 331.04 and Hart with a 3.791 at 324.90 mph. Brown got away first with a 0.053 reaction time, followed by Torrence (0.054), Force (0.064) and Hart (0.067). Though he finished as the runner-up, Torrence was able to take over the season point lead. Ironically, with the four-wide configuration, Force and Antron would square off in every quad. She bested him in each of the first two matchups, but he got the best of it in the final one.

In Funny Car, two drivers came in trying to forget the last event they competed at, the Winter Nationals, two weeks ago. John Force and JR Todd got tangled up at the finish line during qualifying, destroying their cars. JR Todd also suffered an engine explosion which destroyed his second car. Both drivers were eliminated early. For Force, the four-wide event in Vegas rewarded him with a semi-final finish. For Todd, the anguish continued, as he failed to qualify for the event, finishing 19th. His DHL team had worked feverishly to repair and rebuild both his cars, but they were just not able to get the right tune up to qualify. For Matt Hagan, it was a great event, as he picked up his second consecutive event win. Hagan matched up in the final round quad against John Force, Tim Wilkerson and Chad Green. He collected the win with a 3.943 at 326.79 mph as Wilkerson runner-upped with a 3.969 at 319.45 mph.

In Pro Stock, Dallas Glenn continued his winning ways from Pomona, two weeks earlier. In the final round quad, consisting of Troy Coughlin Jr., Deric Kamer and Christian Cuadra, he collected the win with a 6.649 at 206.29 mph using a hole shot (0.039 to 0.051) starting line advantage, to hold off Troy Coughlin’s quicker 6.646 at 206.35 mph.

Tony Stewart collected his first career NHRA National event win in his Mobil 1 Top Alcohol Dragster. His A/Fuel dragster defeated the Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD) final round quad consisting of Mike Coughlin, Todd Bruce and Chris Demke with a 5.324 at 269.62 mph. Stewart has now won at every track at the Las Vegas Speedway facility. Stewart states that he is having the most fun he has had in years, doing the NHRA drag racing deal. Top Fuel looks to be his goal, once he feels comfortable with the A/Fuel Dragster, which can run in the low 5-second range at speeds above 270 mph. His wife, Leah Pruett, currently competes in Top Fuel. Her race day ended in the second round of quads.