CHANDLER, Ariz. — Robert Hight raced to his second straight Humorous Automotive win to open the NHRA Tenting World Drag Racing Sequence season, beating Matt Hagan on Sunday within the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
In a matchup of two three-time season champions at Wild Horse Move Motorsports Park, Hight had a 3.837-second run at 330.39 mph in as Chevrolet Camaro SS. He edged No. 1 qualifier Hagan to disclaim Tony Stewart his first victory as an NHRA workforce proprietor. Hight has 55 profession victories.
“We have got loads of nice guys on this workforce, and it was such a workforce effort,” Hight mentioned. “(Crew chief) Jimmy Prock, Chris Cunningham and all these guys labored exhausting all winter and it is all coming collectively. It is so exhausting to win considered one of these, a lot much less two in a row. That is superb and a giant win for this workforce.”
Mike Salinas received in Prime Gasoline and Aaron Stanfield in Professional Inventory.
Salinas powered to his fourth profession victory and second within the final 5 races. He beat Clay Millican with a 3.751 at 318.24. Stanfield picked up his fifth profession victory, topping Troy Coughlin Jr. with a 6.526 at 210.50 in a Camaro.