Overview
- Top Fuel leader Doug Kalitta arrives with a 141-point edge over Justin Ashley, backed by wins at the past two events in Gateway and Texas.
- Austin Prock fronts Funny Car by 112 points over Matt Hagan after nine wins this season, including a spring victory at LVMS that started his summer surge.
- Dallas Glenn holds a 60-point lead over Greg Anderson in Pro Stock after seven wins this year, including the spring Las Vegas event.
- The Congruity NHRA Pro Mod championship will be decided at LVMS, where points are worth 1.5 and roughly 180 are available, with Billy Banaka up 11 over Michael Stavrinos and 11 drivers still alive.
- Track action at The Strip begins with NHRA qualifying Friday and Saturday before Sunday eliminations, with television coverage on FS1.