CHANDLER, Ariz. — Making just her second career Top Fuel start on Friday at Firebird Motorsports Park, rookie sensation Maddi Gordon took the provisional No. 1 spot to kick off this weekend’s 41st annual FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs.
Spencer Hyde (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the second of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
Gordon went 3.844 seconds at 329.42 mph in her 12,000-horsepower Carlyle Tools dragster, putting her on track to earn her first career No. 1 qualifier if it holds…