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Ford Performance NHRA Nationals Saturday preview

The penultimate stop of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series brings with it the drama of a late season points chase as multiple titles are up for grabs this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
01 Nov 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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2023 EVENT WINNERS
Mike Salinas, Top Fuel; Robert Hight, Funny Car; Erica Enders, Pro Stock; Gaige Herrera, Pro Stock Motorcycle.

TRACK RECORDS
Top Fuel - 3.652 seconds by Brittany Force, Nov. '19; 338.17 mph by  Force, Nov., ‘19.
Funny Car - 3.816 seconds by Robert Hight, Nov. '23; 335.90 mph by Jack Beckman, Nov. '19.
Pro Stock - 6.552 seconds by Kyle Koretsky, Oct. '23; 210.28 mph by Erica Enders, Oct. '10.
Pro Stock Motorcycle – 6.755 seconds by Gaige Herrera, Oct. ’23; 202.27 by Matt Smith, Nov. ‘22.

NATIONAL RECORDS
Top Fuel - 3.623 sec. by Brittany Force, Sept. ‘19, Reading, Pa.; 338.94 mph by B. Force, Nov. ‘22, Pomona.
Funny Car - 3.793 sec. by Robert Hight, Aug. '17, Brainerd, Minn.; 339.87 mph by Hight, July ’17, Sonoma, Calif.
Pro Stock - 6.450 sec. by Erica Enders, Mar. ’22, Gainesville, Fla.; 215.55 mph by Enders, May ’14, Englishtown N.J.
Pro Stock Motorcycle – 6.627 by Gaige Herrera, October ’23, Ennis, Texas.; 205.04 by Matt Smith, July ’21, Sonoma, Calif.

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, November 2: Lucas Oil Series eliminations at 8 a.m.; Pro Stock qualifying at noon and 2:30 p.m.; Top Fuel and Funny Car qualifying at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, November 3: Pre-race ceremony, 9:30 a.m.; eliminations begin at 11 a.m. (NOTE: Daylight savings time ends on Sunday at 2 a.m.)

TELEVISION
SUNDAY, November 1: FS1 will televise two hours of qualifying highlights at 3 p.m. (ET)
SUNDAY, November 3: FS1 will televise three hours of finals coverage at 5 p.m. (ET).
SUNDAY, November 3: FSI will televise a 30-minute post show at 8:30 p.m. (ET)