Defending Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown kicked off the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season with a victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Chad Green (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the first of 20 races.
Greg Anderson made the quickest run in the history of the Pro Stock class while Antron Brown, Jack Beckman, and Gaige Herrera also lead their respective fields in Gainesville.
Austin Prock set the Gainesville Raceway track record in his Funny Car debut on Friday for John Force Racing
The first-round matchups for the Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout specialty race were made on Friday at Gainesville Raceway, as racing action for the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals was cancelled due to weather.