Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 11 qualifier at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. His best qualifying attempt came in the first session Saturday afternoon when he reached the finish line in 3.952 seconds at 286.98 mph.

Eliminations: Langdon raced Antron Brown, Jasmine Salinas and Scott Palmer in the first round. The Kalitta Air Careers car was on a good run when it smoked the tires down track allowing Brown and Salinas to advance to the four-wide semifinals. It was Langdon’s first opening-round loss of the season.

Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon leaves Las Vegas in first place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He leads second-place Tony Stewart, today’s race winner, by 16 points.

Langdon on Las Vegas: “We didn’t qualify well, and we lost first round for the first time this year. We wanted to do better for everyone that supports us – Kalitta Air, Revchem, SealMaster, Dayco and Toyota. We hope to do better for them at the Charlotte four wides next race.”

Langdon Photo Courtesy: Krista Zivic/Kalitta Motorsports

Las Vegas, NV – Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 4 qualifier at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals; it was his best qualifying result of the young season. He made four strong qualifying attempts, but his best one was the first pass Friday afternoon when he made the second-quickest run of the session with a 3.970-second effort at 323.66 mph.

Eliminations: After four strong runs in qualifying, Todd raced past points leader Jack Beckman and Bobby Bode to advance into the second round. In the semifinals, the DHL GR Supra was on a strong pass looking good to advance when the car smoked the tires, and Todd was eliminated.

When Todd advanced to the Las Vegas semifinals, he earned a spot in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at the American Rebel Light NHRA Four-Wide Nationals near Charlotte April 25-27, 2025. During Saturday’s qualifying sessions, the drivers who reached the semifinals in Las Vegas will re-run the semifinals in the four-wide format with the four winners advancing to the “finals” earning additional purse and championship bonus points.

Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Las Vegas in 10th place in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails ninth-place Bob Tasca by seven points and leads 11th-place Bobby Bode by 29 points. Continue reading →

Las Vegas – Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Kalitta’s best qualifying attempt was during the final session Saturday afternoon when he won the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge with a 3.730-second run at 331.04. It was his second No. 1 qualifier in the season’s first four races, his second-straight at this event, his sixth on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the 60th of his career.

Eliminations: As the No. 1 qualifier and the winner of Saturday’s Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, Kalitta had a chance to score the Las Vegas hat trick, but it was not to be. He defeated Justin Ashley and Clay Millican with the quickest run of the first round to advance to the semifinals. There, he faced Justin Ashley, Tony Stewart and Steve Torrence. Kalitta left the starting line too early and was eliminated. Tony Stewart and Justin Ashley advanced to the final round.

When Kalitta advanced to the Las Vegas semifinals, he earned a spot in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at the American Rebel Light NHRA Four-Wide Nationals near Charlotte April 25-27, 2025. During Saturday’s qualifying sessions, the drivers who reached the semifinals in Las Vegas will re-run the semifinals in the four-wide format with the four winners advancing to the “finals” earning additional purse and championship bonus points. Continue reading →

LAS VEGAS, NV – Doug Kalitta saved his best for the last qualifying session when the Mac Tools Toyota team won the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge. At the same time, the 2023 Top Fuel champ grabbed the No. 1 qualifier for tomorrow’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The drivers who advanced to the quarterfinals in Pomona, Calif., two weeks ago raced in today’s Mission Foods Challenge in a four-wide rematch of the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals from the last race. Kalitta raced Tony Stewart, his teammate, Shawn Langdon and Josh Hart in the semifinals. Kalitta and Stewart advanced to the final round.

In the final, Kalitta made a brilliant 3.730-second pass at 331.04 mph to win the Mission Foods Challenge over Stewart, Brittany Force and Clay Millican. With Shawn Langdon’s wins in the Phoenix and Pomona Mission Foods Challenges, Team Kalitta is 3-0 in this season in the special Saturday races. With the final run, Kalitta claimed the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals No. 1 qualifier. It was Kalitta’s second No. 1 qualifier of the season, his sixth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the 60th of his career. One year ago, Kalitta was the No. 1 qualifier for this race and went on to win it the next day. Continue reading →

YPSILANTI, MI – J.R. Todd understands the plan his DHL GR Supra team is implementing this season, and he knows, no matter how tempting it is, pushing the envelope won’t help. The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series continues April 11-13, 2025 at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas.

The good news is that three races into the season, signs of progress continue to appear. Whether a solid run here, a faster-than-expected speed there or something the average fan doesn’t notice in a DHL GR Supra run, this team is taking the steps, and the time, it needs to create the baseline it hopes will carry it to success later in the year.

“We are definitely making progress, and I’d say there’s light at the end the tunnel,” Todd said. “At the end of the day, we just need more runs to get a handle on what we’re trying to do. The more runs we make down the track, the more we’re learning. We’re taking it step-by-step (with new Crew Chief Dickie Venables), and that’s the way to go.

“At the same time, it’s gonna be extremely hot in Vegas this weekend so that kind of makes it the equalizer. You really don’t have to throw down like you would in the cooler conditions. Looking back at some of the runs we made in Phoenix when the conditions were warmer, I’d say going to Vegas on a warm weekend is a positive.” Continue reading →

YPSILANTI, MI – One year ago, Doug Kalitta entered the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals having never won a four-wide race. He took care of that last year and looks to successfully defend his title this weekend. The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series continues April 11-13, 2025 at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas.

It was one of the most-memorable moments of the season for the 2023 NHRA Top Fuel champion. Kalitta qualified No. 1 and ran the table to the first four-wide win of his career, and he wants to make it two of a kind this weekend on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“Getting that first four-wide win last year in Las Vegas was a big deal so we’ll go there this weekend and try to do it again,” Kalitta said. “Having won in this format definitely gives you a little more confidence. The Mac Tools car’s been really good, and I’m looking forward to it for sure.”

Kalitta enters this weekend’s race in second place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He trails his teammate, Shawn Langdon, by 77 points. He qualified fourth in Gainesville, but a mechanical issue ended his day in the second round. In Phoenix, he qualified No. 1 but lost to Langdon in the final round, and two weeks ago in Pomona, Calif., he qualified No. 2, but the Mac Tools car smoked the tires in the second round. Continue reading →

YPSILANTI, MI – Shawn Langdon will look for his first national event win in Las Vegas this weekend, but at the same time, he hopes to make it three straight wins. The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series continues April 11-13, 2025 at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas.

Langdon has never won a national event on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but he still has a shot at a third-straight win this weekend. After his runner-up finish in Gainesville and his Phoenix win, Langdon raced in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at both Phoenix and Pomona and won both. Should he win the Mission Foods challenge this weekend, it would be three straight, but what he really wants is that national event win.

“It doesn’t bug me, but I would love to get a win in Vegas,” Langdon said. “It’s the one that’s alluded me since the beginning my career. I’ve won other classes in Vegas, but I just haven’t gotten a national event there yet.”

The 2013 Top Fuel champion enters this weekend’s race with a win, a runner-up and a semifinal in the season’s first three races. He enters with a 77-point lead in the Top Fuel point standings, and one would think this week’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals would be among his best chances to check that Vegas victory off the list while, at the same time, winning his first four-wide race in Top Fuel. Continue reading →

Pomona, CA – Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 7 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. His best qualifying attempt came in the final session Saturday afternoon when the DHL GR Supra reached the finish line in 3.896 seconds at 333.99 mph.

Eliminations: Todd raced Daniel Wilkerson in the first round; it was a rematch of the Phoenix first-round matchup Todd won a week ago. Today, Todd was off the starting line first, but the DHL GR Supra quickly went into tire shake giving Wilkerson the lead before he, too, had problems. Todd pedaled, the DHL car hooked up and he was nearly able to chase Wilkerson down but ran out of race track, and Wilkerson won the race.

Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Pomona in 12th place in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails 11th-place Blake Alexander by 14 points and leads 13th-place Bobby Bode by one point. Continue reading →

Pomona, CA – Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 2 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Kalitta’s best qualifying attempt came during the second session Friday afternoon when the Mac Tools Toyota team made a 3.675-second pass at 335.12 mph.

Eliminations: Kalitta defeated Scott Palmer with a brilliant 3.660-second pass at 338.34 mph. It was the quickest run of the first round, and the speed was the fastest of Kalitta’s career. In the second round, Kalitta was ahead early in the run before the Mac Tools car went into tire smoke giving the second-round win to Tony Stewart.

When Kalitta advanced to the quarterfinals, he earned a spot in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas April 11-13, 2025. During Saturday’s qualifying sessions, the drivers who reached the quarterfinals at In-N-Out Burger Dragstrip will re-run the quarterfinals in the four-wide format with the four winners advancing to the “finals” earning additional purse and championship bonus points.

Unofficial Point Standings: Kalitta leaves Pomona in second place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He trails his teammate, second-place Shawn Langdon, by 77 points and leads third-place Antron Brown by nine points. Continue reading →

Pomona, CA – Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 3 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. During the final qualifying session Saturday afternoon, Landon made a 3.662-second pass at 338.68 mph. It was the fastest speed of Langdon’s career and the second-fastest run in NHRA history.

Eliminations: Langdon defeated Ida Zetterstrom and Josh Hart before losing to Tony Stewart in the semifinals. Langdon was off the starting line first, but the Kalitta Air Careers dragster dropped a cylinder almost immediately. Stewart’s 3.723-second run beat Langdon’s 3.835-second effort by .0132 seconds.

When Langdon advanced to the quarterfinals, he earned a spot in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas April 11-13, 2025. During Saturday’s qualifying sessions, the drivers who reached the quarterfinals at In-N-Out Burger Dragstrip will re-run the quarterfinals in the four-wide format with the four winners advancing to the “finals” earning additional purse and championship bonus points.

Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon leaves Pomona in first place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He leads the second-place driver, his teammate Doug Kalitta, by 77 points. Continue reading →