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No. 1 qualifier John Force re-set low elapsed time of the race with a strong 3.859 as five of the top eight qualifiers advanced in a quick Funny Car round.

Low qualifiers Brittany Force and Steve Torrence advance while Austin Prock wins the first battle against rival Jordan Vandergriff.

There were a half-dozen drivers in Top Fuel who made their best run in the final qualifying session including Steve Torrence, but none of them could touch Brittany Force's 3.661 best.

Ron Capps made the best run of the final Funny Car session with a 3.893, but it wasn't enough to unseat John Force from the top spot.

Robert Hight breathed a sigh of relief after powering to a 3.920 to put his Auto Club Camaro into the Houston Funny Car field.

Fifteen of the 17 Top Fuel dragsters in Houston have run 3.83 or quicker, making the Mopar Express Lane SpringNationals one of the most competitive fields in this or any other year.

Matt Sackman wrenches on Antron Brown’s Matco Tools Top Fueler when he’s not racing in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -- or in this case, burning nitro.

The 32nd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals precented by Pennzoil gets under way in Houston. Nitro begins the proceedings at 4:30 p.m. Central time.

Photo highlights from the final day of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park.

Highlights and scenes from the final day of qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park.

Memorable images from the opening day of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park

At this weekend’s Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented by Pennzoil, Doug Chandler has chosen to recognize The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with a special tribute livery on one of his late wife Terry's "giving cars," the Jack Beckman-piloted Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.

Toyota and Kalitta Motorsports have announced that the auto manufacturer will be the primary sponsor of Doug Kalitta’s Top Fuel dragster at the upcoming Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil

Jim Rod Capp drove his Super Gas ’10 Corvette to the win in the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout this weekend during the South Central Division double-header event at Texas Motorplex.

Steve Torrence, Robert Hight, Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Eddie Krawiec remain on top four races into 2019

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series makes the first of its two annual trips to Texas when it returns to Houston Raceway Park powered by Pennzoil on April 12-14 for the 32nd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil.

NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick counts down their top five moments from the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Jackie Fricke (Top Alcohol Dragster) and Chris Marshall (Top Alcohol Funny Car) led the list of Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Megan Meyer and Annie Whitely led the list of winners in the second half of the NHRA South Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Double-Header weekend at Texas Motorplex.

Photo highlights from the final day of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway​​​​​​.

Low qualifier Mike Salinas scored his first career win in just his 42nd start, taking advantage of a new tuning tandem of Alan Johnson and Brian Husen to put his Scrappers Racing dragster into the winner’s circle.

J.R. Todd won the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals for the second straight and won for the third straight time at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Bo Butner captured his third win in four races and his second-straight win in Las Vegas at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Hector Arana Jr. scored his first win of the season by defeating 2018 Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith on a holeshot at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Mike Salinas captured his first win at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, while J.R. Todd, Bo Butner and Hector Arana Jr. also scored wins in Las Vegas.

A pair of EBRs will face off against a pair of Harley-Davidsons in the final round of Pro Stock Motorcycle at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Jason Line, Greg Anderson and Bo Butner all advanced to the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals final. They'll take on Matt Hartford to crown the fourth Pro Stock champ of the year.

Defending event champ J.R. Todd reached the final round again at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, clawing his way in the showdown by finishing second behind Tim Wilkerson on a 4.030 to 4.017 holeshot over Matt Hagan.

Doug Kalitta, who has never won a four-wide event in 10 tries, advanced to the final round by beating Steve Torrence on a holeshot, 3.798 to 3.783, to finish second behind Brittany Force’s 3.769.