In front of a packed house, Brittany Force made history with a 343.16 mph run to lead Top Fuel, while Matt Hagan, Greg Anderson, and Richard Gadson are also the day one leaders at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta just missed out on the track record on Friday at Pacific Raceways
Doug Kalitta continued his magic in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge on Saturday at Motorsports Park, defeating Tony Stewart in the final round to win the bonus race for the fourth time this season at the 19th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
Under the lights at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Justin Ashley, Cruz Pedregon, Greg Anderson, and Matt Smith earned the top spots in their respective divisions.
Three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps became the all-time wins leader at Bristol Dragway on Sunday, snapping a 33-race winless streak by defeating Paul Lee in the final round of the 24th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Top Fuel’s Brittany Force picked up her first victory of the season, making a pair of 340-mph runs on Sunday at New England Dragway and defeating points leader Tony Stewart in the final round of the 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals.
The final pass of Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway proved to be a great one for Doug Kalitta.
Four-time Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence powered to the provisional No. 1 qualifier on Friday at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas. Paul Lee (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the event.