4 Lane Drag Racing

The first 4-wide track at NHRA Full Throttle drag racing series was held at Charlotte zMax Raceway March 25-28

For the first time in National Hot Rod Association national event history, qualifying and eliminations at an NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event will be conducted four-wide instead of two. The inaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals is scheduled for March 25-28 at zMax Dragway near Charlotte.

The announcement comes just four months after NHRA conducted its first four-lane exhibition at a national event, where nearly 30,000 horsepower blasted off at zMax Dragway during the September running of the NHRA Carolinas Nationals. In separate runs, four Top Fuel dragsters and four Funny Cars competed in the four-wide track event, with everyone standing to witness the most spectacular five seconds in motorsports.

“We had so much positive feedback from our fans and drivers after the four-lane exhibition last September that we were comfortable adding this unique twist to an official NHRA national event,” said Tom Compton, president, NHRA. “Once again, NHRA will be making history at zMax Dragway. With all four of our Full Throttle Series categories competing in four-wide racing, it will certainly be a spectacular event to see.”

4 wide Funny Car Drag Race Z Max Dragway
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“Watching these nitro cars thunder four-wide down the world’s only four-lane concrete strip is exactly what we had in mind when we built zMax Dragway,” said Bruton Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports and creator of zMax Dragway. “We’re making history with horsepower at the Bellagio of dragstrips, and race fans will be treated to a competition unlike anything that’s ever been seen before. This will blow them away.”

Z-Max Dragway 4-Lane Funny Car Run

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