Pre-Race Report: Phoenix

NHRA Arizona Nationals

Event 2 of 20

Firebird Motorsports Park

Chandler, Ariz.

March 21 – 23, 2025

SHAWN REED

Driver of the Reed Trucking & Excavating Top Fuel Dragster

2024 NHRA Arizona Nationals Recap:

Qualified eighth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Jasmine Salinas in E1; defeated by Steve Torrence in E2)

Last Event (Gainesville):

Qualified seventh; First round exit (defeated by Jasmine Salinas in E1)

Noteworthy:

• Recorded his first round-win of 2024 at the Phoenix event

• Before he started making runs down the Firebird dragstrip, Reed achieved tremendous success in the facility’s lake where he spent years collecting trophies aboard a Blown Alcohol Hydro Boat in the IHBA Lucas Oil Series

Quotable:

“We’re looking forward to this race after the rough outing in Gainesville. We just didn’t seem to get into a rhythm back there with all the rain and weather and power outages and drones hitting buildings, it just wasn’t meant to be for us that weekend. This race, no excuses. We are geared up and full speed ahead for chasing that Wally! The guys haven’t forgotten what winning feels like, and I have no doubt we’ll achieve success in Phoenix.”