Last Updated on March 22, 2026 5:51 pm
Sunday Recap
NHRA 75th Anniversary Wally’s were on the line Sunday during the FMP Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler, AZ. Justin Bond took full advantage as he scored the Pro Mod Wally recording a 5.736 to defeat “Stevie Fast” Jackson in the final round. Nathan Sitko scored one for the Hodgson team in the Legacy Nitro Funny Car Final Round defeating Ryan Horan. Cooper Chun backed up his Top Dragster win in Pomona last weekend with the National Event win today in Phoenix as he defeated Dylan Hough, who went .003 Red in the final. Justin Lamb was another back-to-back weekend winner as he scored the Stock Eliminator victory in Phoenix to go with his Pomona D7 Super Stock Wally last weekend. Other Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners included Rob Mendenhall (Top Sportsman), Tim Seymour (Super Stock), Doug Johnson (Super Comp) and Val Torres Jr. (Super Gas).
NHRA FMP Arizona Nationals
March 20-22, 2026
Firebird Motorsports Park – Chandler, AZ
Pro Mod
Winner – Justin Bond
RU – Steve Jackson
Semis – Derek Menholt
Semis – Lyle Barnett
Final Round: Bond .118, 5.736/251 def. Jackson -.146, 7.055/136
#1 Qualifier – Lyle Barnett 5.721
Legacy Nitro Funny Cars
Winner – Nathan Sitko
RU – Ryan Horan
Semis – Drew Austin
Semis – Todd Plate
Final Round: Sitko .106, 4.799/236 def. Horan NT
#1 Qualifier – Nathan Sitko 4.717
Top Dragster
Winner – Cooper Chun
RU – Dylan Hough
Semis – Cody Webber
Semis – Ty Gaynor
Final Round: Chun .000, 7.741 (7.64) def. Hough -.003, 7.303 (6.82)
#1 Qualifier – Jennifer Wiens 6.155
Top Sportsman
Winner – Rob Mendenhall
RU – Will Yakimetz
Semis – Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson
Final Round: Mendenall .022, 6.969 (6.93) def. Yakimetz .039, 6.864 (6.76)
#1 Qualifier – Jeff Connelly 6.144
Super Stock
Winner – Tim Seymour
RU – Evan Kowalski
Semis – Daryl Hoffos
Semis – Trey Vetter
Final Round: Seymour .028, 9.208 (9.20) def. Kowalski .030, 9.229 (9.20)
#1 Qualifier – Chris Hall (FSS/C) -1.033 – 8.617
Stock
Winner – Justin Lamb
RU – Leo Glasbrenner
Semis – Jimmy DeFrank
Semis – Mark Born
Final Round: Lamb .012, 9.512 (9.53) def. Glasbrenner -.004, 9.766 (9.76)
#1 Qualifier – Leo Glasbrenner (FS/D) -1.043 – 9.557
Super Comp
Winner – Doug Johnson
RU – Tanner Theobald
Semis – Gabe Torres
Final Round: Johnson .025, 8.888 (8.90) def. Theobald .029, 8.880 (8.90)
Super Gas
Winner – Val Torres Jr.
RU – Chris Gabbard
Semis – Loreen Rogers
Semis – Roger Knapp
Final Round: Torres .008, 16.241 (9.90) def. Gabbard -.016, 9.904 (9.90)
Saturday Recap
The intense heat didn’t let up as NHRA action continued on Saturday during the FMP Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler, AZ. Pro Mod competitors battled the tough conditions to try to crawl their way up the Qualifying Sheet on Saturday. The top spots stayed relatively steady with Lyle Barnett earning #1 position on the strength of his 5.721 from Friday. Barnett was Low ET of Q4, while Adriano Kayayan set Low for Q3. Nathan Sitko and the Hodgson team shocked the property with a 4.717 to earn the #1 spot in Q3 of the Legacy Nitro Funny Car class. Sitko also turned on an E1 Win light Saturday afternoon to join Todd Plate, Drew Austin and Ryan Horan advancing to Sunday. The Lucas Oil series categories all contested E1 and E2 on Saturday with E3 kicking off Sunday’s action bright & early. Live streaming of this event is available on NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/ for the entire weekend or NHRA on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@nhra (Youtube only available for short segments).
Pro Mod Q4 Final Top Qualifiers
1. Lyle Barnett 5.721
2. Justin Bond 5.723
3. Adriano Kayayan 5.760
4. JR Gray 5.762
5. Mike Stavrinos 5.784
Q4 Best Run – Barnett 5.783
– E1 Pairings
1. Barnett vs. 16. Enders
8. Banaka vs. 9. Rivenbark
4. Gray vs. 13. Jackson
5. Stavrinos vs. 12. Wright
2. Bond vs. 15. Januik
7. King vs. 10. Shelton
3. Kayayan vs. 14. Menholt
6. Castellana vs. 11. Thielen
Legacy Nitro Funny Car
— E2 Pairings
1. Sitko LC vs. 4. Plate
7. Austin vs. 3. Horan LC
#LODRS E1 Primetime Matchups
Top Dragster – Cody Webber vs. Casey Plazier
Webber .042, 6.498 (6.49) def. Plazier .005, 7.334 (7.35)
Top Sportsman – Don Meziere vs. Austin Mohr
Meziere .004, 6.492 (6.45) def. Mohr .029, 7.209 (7.19) .002 MOV
Super Stock – Brad Burton vs. Evan Kowalski
Kowalski .035, 9.130 (9.12) def. Burton .029, 9.323 (9.30)
Stock – Justin Lamb vs. Tony Marconi
Lamb .025, 9.450 (9.37) def. Marconi -.003, 10.938 (11.00)
Friday Recap
The second stop of NHRA’s National Event schedule during its 75th Season kicked off on Friday with the FMP Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler, AZ. NHRA Pro Mod put on a show during their 2 Qualifying sessions in the Desert Heat with Lyle Barnett leading the class with a 5.721 ET driving for Billy Banaka’s team. Barnett ran Low ET of the two sessions on the day followed by Justin Bond and Adriano Kayayan on both runs. The Legends Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car series starts their season this weekend with Todd Plate and the Problem Child team backing up their March Meet performance earning the Provisional #1 spot with a 4.800 ET (1000′). Plate is followed closely by Nathan Sitko and Ryan Horan in the Top 3. All Lucas Oil Series categories finished out their Qualifying and time runs on Friday with the Top Qualifiers being Jennifer Wiens (Top Dragster), Jeff Connelly (Top Sportsman), Chris Hall (Super Stock) and Leo Glasbrenner (Stock). Live streaming of this event is available on NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/ for the entire weekend or NHRA on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@nhra (Youtube only available for short segments).
Lucas Oil Series Final Top Qualifiers
Top Dragster – Jennifer Wiens 6.155
Top Sportsman – Jeff Connelly 6.144
Super Stock – Chris Hall (FSS/C) 8.617 (-1.033)
Stock – Leo Glasbrenner (FS/D) 9.557 (-1.043)
Pro Mod Q2 Top Qualifiers
1. Lyle Barnett 5.721
2. Justin Bond 5.723
3. Adriano Kayayan 5.760
4. JR Gray 5.762
5. Mike Castellana 5.798
Q2 Best Run – Barnett 5.772
Barnett (5.772), Bond (5.819), Kayayan (5.824) Top 3 of Q2.
#LegendsNitroFC Q2 Top Qualifiers
1. Todd Plate 4.800
2. Nathan Sitko 4.815
3. Ryan Horan 4.819
4. Shane Westerfield 4.857
5. Derrick Moreira 4.872
Q2 Best Run – Horan 4.819
#LODRS E1 Primetime Matchups
Top Dragster – Cody Webber vs. Casey Plazier
Top Sportsman – Don Meziere vs. Austin Mohr
Super Stock – Brad Burton vs. Evan Kowalski
Stock – Justin Lamb vs. Tony Marconi
