Paul Lee collected his first career win in nitro Funny Car, Shawn Langdon defended his event title in Top Fuel, and Greg Anderson won in Pro Stock under the most unusual circumstances to highlight a wild final eliminations day at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta powered to the provisional No. 1 position on Friday at Firebird Motorsports Park at the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the second race of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
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.
Weather conditions forced the cancellation of racing on Saturday at Gainesville Raceway at the 56th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Eliminations will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday
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.
Antron Brown in Top Fuel and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock won world championships and the season-ending In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals to finish off an amazing 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Championship runner-ups Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the event to close their seasons.
Brittany Force made the quickest Top Fuel run of the 2024 season on Saturday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, qualifying No. 1 for the fourth time in the past five races at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
Funny Car’s Austin Prock clinched his first career world championship on Saturday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, securing the world title for John Force Racing during qualifying at the 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.