Due to persistent rain and falling temperatures on Sunday at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, eliminations for the inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals presented by MOPAR have been postponed to Monday.
Prock, Kalitta, Hartford & Oehler qualify No. 1 in front of sellout crowd at Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals
NHRA’s historic return to Michigan after 66 years delivered a sellout Saturday crowd and a thrilling stage for the opening race of the Countdown to the Championship.
Kalitta leads opening day; Pedregon, Hartford, Oehler also No. 1 at Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals presented by MOPAR.
Home-state favorite Doug Kalitta powered to a 3.682 at 334.82 mph to lead Top Fuel as NHRA returned to Michigan for the first time in 66 years, with Cruz Pedregon, Matt Hartford also scoring provisional No. 1 qualifiers.
Langdon, Beckman, Glenn, Matt Smith collect huge U.S. Nationals victories
Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) collected victrories at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, the final event of the 2026 regular season.
Langdon, Capps, Hartford and M. Smith secure No. 1 spots at The Big Go.