NHRA Las Vegas 4-Wide Friday Qualifying: Top Fuel Champ Doug Kalitta Grabs Provisional Top Spot

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Bob Tasca III, Jeg Coughlin Jr. also quick on opening day in the desert.

Reigning world champion Doug Kalitta made the quickest Top Fuel run on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, powering to the provisional No. 1 spot at the 24th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.Bob Tasca III and Jeg Coughlin Jr. are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the fourth of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.Top FuelKalitta went to the top position with a run of 3.779-seconds at 332.

Things are coming together quickly for Coughlin, who came out of retirement to run a full season in 2024, and he’s been impressed with how well his team has come together in such a short time. Coughlin has five career wins at Las Vegas but is looking for his first here in a four-wide format.“This shows that our team is beginning to jell, from the crew chiefs to myself behind the wheel,” Coughlin said. “We’ve managed to make solid qualifying runs all season long.

 

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