Mon, 17 May 2021, 15:03 PM B. Force, DeJoria, Anderson and Gladstone Take Provisional No. 1 Spots

Courtesy of NHRA Social Media At NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway

CONCORD, N.C. -- A pair of women ruled qualifying on Friday at zMAX Dragway, as Brittany Force and Alexis DeJoria powered to the provisional No. 1 spot in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, during the opening round of qualifying at the NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte.

Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Joey Gladstone (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also provisional No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the fourth race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. Qualifying continues on Saturday and zMAX Dragway will be able to operate at full capacity. After an executive order from Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, grandstand limitations were lifted, allowing fans to return to zMAX Dragway without limitation.

Top Fuel provisional No. 1 qualifier Brittany Force drove her Flav-R-Pac dragster to a 3.662 second pass at 330.08 mph

Brittany Force powered to a 3.662-second pass at 333.08 mph in her Top Fuel dragster. If her time holds on Saturday, it will be her second No. 1 qualifier of the season and 22nd of her career.

Funny Car provisional No. 1 qualifier Alexis DeJoria drove her ROKiT Phones / Bandero Tequila Toyota Funny Car to a 3.930 second pass at 301.74 mph

Alexis DeJoria raced to a 3.930 at 301.74 in her Toyota Camry to earn the provisional Funny Car top spot. She is currently seeking her first No. 1 of the season and first in five years.

Pro Stock provisional No. 1 qualifier Greg Anderson drove his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro to a 6.524 second pass at 210.50 mph.

Greg Anderson powered to the provisional top spot in Pro Stock thanks to his 6.524 pass at 210.50. If it holds tomorrow, it will be his fourth straight No. 1 of the season.

Pro Stock Motorcycle provisional No. 1 qualifier Joey Gladstone rode his Reed Motorsports Suzuki Hayabusa to a 6.763 second pass at 198.58 mph.

Joey Gladstone rode his way to the provisional No. 1 qualifier position with his 6.763 at 198.58, resulting in a zMAX Dragway ET record.