NGK SPARK PLUG NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS

WHAT: 11th annual NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, the fourth event of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Racing Series season. Drivers in four categories - , , , and Pro Stock Motorcycle - earn points leading to 2021 NHRA Camping World Series world championships. The E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Presented by J&A Service will also be in competing throughout the weekend as well as Sportsman racers in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.

WHERE: zMAX Dragway- Track is located on Hwy 29 off I-85 at exit 49 (Speedway Blvd.) in the Concord, N.C. area.

WHEN: May 14-16

SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, May 14 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series qualifying at 9:00 a.m. and eliminations 2:45 p.m. E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Drag Racing Series qualifying at 6:30 p.m. NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series qualifying at 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, May 15 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series eliminations at 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Drag Racing Series qualifying at 12:45 and 4:15 p.m. NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series qualifying at 1:15 and 4:45 p.m.

SUNDAY, May 16 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series eliminations begin at 12:00 a.m.

TELEVISION: Saturday, May 15, FOX Sports 1 (FS1), will televise one and a half hours of qualifying coverage at 7:00 p.m. ET Sunday, May 16, FOX Sports 1 (FS1) will televise one and a half hours of qualifying coverage at 11:30 a.m. ET and three hours of finals coverage at 6:00 p.m. ET

2019 EVENT WINNERS: Steve Torrence, Top Fuel; Shawn Langdon, Funny Car; Andrew Hines, Pro Stock Motorcycle.

MOST VICTORIES: Andrew Hines, 8, PSM; , 6, FC; Antron Brown, 5, TF; Steve Torrence, 5, TF; Jason Line, 4 PS; Jack Beckman 3, FC; Ron Capps, 3, FC; Matt Hagan, 3, FC; Greg Anderson, 3, PS; Mike Edwards, 3, PS; Eddie Krawiec, 3, PSM.

TRACK RECORDS: Top Fuel - 3.687 seconds by Mike Salinas, April '19; 332.18 mph by Spencer Massey, April '12. Funny Car - 3.851 seconds by Courtney Force, April '17; 334.07 mph by Jack Beckman, Oct. '19. Pro Stock - 6.455 seconds by Jason Line, Mar. '15; 215.48 mph by Greg Anderson, Mar. '15. Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.765 seconds by Jerry Savoie, April '18; 200.32 mph by Matt Smith, April '19. NATIONAL RECORDS: Top Fuel - 3.623 sec. by , Sept. '19, Reading, Pa.; 338.17 mph by B. Force, Nov. ‘19, Las Vegas Funny Car - 3.793 sec. by Robert Hight, Aug. '17, Brainerd; 339.87 mph by Robert Hight, July ’17, Sonoma, Calif. Pro Stock - 6.455 sec. by Jason Line, March ’15, Charlotte, N.C.; 215.55 mph by Erica Enders, May ’14, Englishtown N.J. Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.720 sec. by Andrew Hines, March ‘19, Gainesville, Fla.; 201.76 mph by Matt Smith, March ‘19, Gainesville, Fla.

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CONTACT: NHRA Communications Department, (626) 914-4761. Allie Bland, 812-322-5294, [email protected]

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