4 lanes for NHRA racing for first time
The NHRA is going four-wide for real this season at the zMAX Dragway. In an unprecedented move, the NHRA will race four cars together for the first time in actual competition during the inaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in late March.
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NHRA president Tom Compton and Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith made the announcement Thursday during the NASCAR Media Tour stop at the drag racing facility. "Once again, the NHRA is making history at zMAX Dragway," Compton said. "It's certainly going to be spectacular to see." The zMAX Dragway, which opened in 2008, is the only track on the NHRA circuit that has four lanes for racing. All four lanes will be used at the same time for all four pro categories -- Top Fuel dragsters, Funny Cars, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle -- during qualifying sessions Friday and Saturday and final eliminations on Sunday, a historic change for the NHRA. Funny Car legend John Force, a 14-time NHRA champion, flew to Charlotte for the announcement. "I just found out two days ago," Force said. "Bruton called me and said, 'Get your butt up here.' He knows how fired up I am about this. It's our version of March Madness. "A lot of racers have mixed feelings about it, but I love it. It's going to be one hell of a crowd-pleaser with four cars roaring down the track at 300 miles per hour. We'll pack the place." The decision to use all four lanes came within the last week after NHRA officials discussed the plan with the Professional Racers Owners Organization (PRO), the NHRA's drivers and team owners group. |
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