LAS VEGAS -- Robert Hight raced to the provisional No. 1 spot with a standout performance in Funny Car qualifying Friday night, the first NHRA four-wide race in two years.
Hight, the runner-up at this year's season opener, had a run of 3.922-seconds at 327.59 mph in his Camaro at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
If it holds, it would be Hight's 69th career No. 1 qualifier. Qualifying continues Saturday.
"I'm glad we're back finally running a schedule that's a little more normal," Hight said. "A month off after a runner-up finish is not much fun because, honestly, I lost that as a driver in the final [in Gainesville].