Team Kalitta One-Two in NHRA Top Fuel Points

ADEL, GA – As the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series visits South Georgia Motorsports Park for the first time, defending Top Fuel champion Doug Kalitta will lead the field into the inaugural NHRA Southern Nationals.

The veteran driver of the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster currently sits atop the 2026 point standings with teammate Shawn Langdon in second. Kalitta brings impressive momentum after scoring his 60th career victory last weekend at zMAX Dragway – his first win of the season – in a thrilling final-round matchup against Langdon.

“That was really exciting,” Kalitta said of the 3.692-second, 342.98 mph pass that delivered the win. “It was the fastest run of my career… the third-fastest in NHRA history.”
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CONCORD, NC – J.R. Todd and the DHL GR Supra team posted a strong third-place finish in Funny Car Sunday at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

Todd qualified No. 4 with a strong 3.933-second, 329.10 mph pass on Friday night — his third top-four qualifying effort in the first four races of 2026.

Path to the Final Quad

Round 1: Defeated Hunter Green and Jeff Arend

Semifinals: Defeated Chad Green and Alexis DeJoria with an excellent 3.885-second, 336.40 mph run
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CONCORD, NC – Shawn Langdon drove the Kalitta Air Careers Dragster to a strong runner-up finish Sunday at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

Langdon qualified No. 1 with a best pass of 3.674 seconds at 339.19 mph during Friday night’s session — his second No. 1 qualifier of the 2026 season and the 24th of his career.

Path to the Final

Round 1: Defeated Jasmine Salinas and Dan Mercier

Round 2: Defeated Billy Torrence and Spencer Massey (after a last-minute heim joint repair on the starting line)
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CONCORD, NC – Reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta opened his 2026 victory account in spectacular fashion Sunday, winning the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway with the fastest run of his career.

Kalitta drove his Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster to a 3.692-second, 342.98 mph pass in the final quad — the third-quickest run in NHRA history and the fastest ever recorded at zMAX Dragway. The performance powered him past teammate Shawn Langdon, Leah Pruett, and Tony Stewart to claim his 60th career NHRA Top Fuel victory and his first of the season.

“It was a hell of an opportunity,” said Kalitta. “Alan (Crew Chief Alan Johnson) thought he was going to run over 340 MPH. I don’t know how he predicts these things, but the guy’s a wizard tuning these cars. Connie (Team Owner Connie Kalitta) gives us everything we need for all three of our cars. We had a lot of support here this weekend from Mac Tools, Revchem, SealMaster, SoundGear and Dayco. All in all, a good day.” Continue reading →

Concord, NC – J.R. Todd, driver of the DHL GR Supra Funny Car, qualified No. 11 and advanced to the semifinals at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Todd defeated Bob Tasca III and Daniel Wilkerson in the opening round before falling to Austin Prock and Ron Capps in the second round.

The performance keeps Todd in third place in the NHRA Mission Foods Funny Car point standings early in the 2025 season.

Todd has shown strong consistency this year with two semifinal finishes in the first three races. He also earned the No. 1 qualifier in Pomona, Calif. two weeks ago — his 15th career top qualifying position and first since 2021. The DHL team has qualified in the top two positions at two of the three events this season.

“Winning that No. 1 qualifier in Pomona just shows that the performance of our DHL hot rod is coming around thanks to Dickie and Todd (Crew Chiefs Dickie Venables and Todd Smith),” said Todd. “Going back to Gainesville testing, we ran really well in cool conditions, and now we’re getting to some places where the cooler temperatures and the better tracks are coming around, so it was awesome to see that come up on the scoreboard. I was just happy for the guys; they put in so much hard work in the pit area and back of the shop. This is a small way to reward them.”
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Concord, NC – Shawn Langdon, driver of the Kalitta Air Careers Top Fuel Dragster, successfully defended his title by winning the 2025 American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Langdon qualified No. 2 and powered through a strong field to capture his first victory of the 2025 season.

In the final round, Langdon defeated Justin Ashley, Tony Stewart, and Antron Brown to claim the win. Earlier in eliminations, he defeated Ida Zetterstrom and Scott Farley in the first round, followed by Brittany Force and Josh Hart in the second round.

The victory marks Langdon’s second consecutive win at the prestigious 4-Wide Nationals. One year ago at this same event, he captured the historic 1,000th Top Fuel race in NHRA history and was presented with a replica of the original trophy by NHRA legend Don Garlits.

Langdon enters the event in second place in the NHRA Mission Foods Top Fuel point standings, with teammate Doug Kalitta holding the top spot — giving Team Kalitta a commanding one-two position after just the third race of the season.
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Concord, NC – Doug Kalitta, driver of the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster, qualified No. 1 for the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway but fell in the later rounds to eventual competitors Steve Torrence and Tony Stewart.

Despite the early exit on race day, Kalitta heads into the next event atop the NHRA Mission Foods Top Fuel standings. His teammate Shawn Langdon sits in second place, giving Team Kalitta a commanding one-two lock on the points after just the season’s third race.

Kalitta, the two-time and defending NHRA Top Fuel champion (2023 and 2025), has enjoyed a strong and consistent start to his title defense. He reached the final round at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals in Florida and advanced to the semifinals in both Phoenix and Pomona, Calif.

The veteran driver remains perfect in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge this season, winning the first two events of the year in Phoenix and Pomona after claiming the overall 2025 Mission Foods Challenge title with five Saturday wins the previous season. His latest Challenge victory came in the special 4-Wide format at zMAX Dragway, where he defeated Antron Brown, Steve Torrence, and Josh Hart in a pedal-fest final.
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Pomona, CA – Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 1 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals; it was Todd’s first No. 1 qualifier since 2021. In the final qualifying session. Todd made a 3.896-second pass at 335.82 mph.

Eliminations: Todd defeated Blake Alexander and Jack Beckman before losing to Matt Hagan in the semifinals when the DHL GR Supra smoked the tires. In the first round win, Todd’s 3.889-second run at 337.16 mph was the quickest.

When Todd advanced to the quarterfinals, he earned a spot in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at the next race near Charlotte. During Saturday’s qualifying sessions, the drivers who reached the second round in Pomona will run the 4-wide semifinals and final earning additional purse and championship bonus points.

Unofficial Point Standings: Todd leaves Pomona in third place in in the NHRA Funny Car point standings. He trails the drivers tied for first place in points, second-place Ron Capps and Matt Hagan, by 27 points and leads fourth-place Chad Green by one point.
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Pomona, CA – Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 3 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.

During the second round of qualifying Friday afternoon, Langdon reached the finish line in 3.745 seconds at 338.51 mph to claim the third position.

Eliminations: Langdon defeated Tony Schumacher and Billy Torrence before losing to Tony Stewart in the semifinals in a phenomenal drag race. Stewart’s 3.701-second run at 334.98 mph defeated Langdon’s 3.718 at 339.53. The margin of victory was .0235 seconds.

When Langdon advanced to the quarterfinals, he earned a spot in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at the next race near Charlotte. During Saturday’s qualifying sessions, the drivers who reached the second round in Pomona will run the 4-wide semifinals and final earning additional purse and championship bonus points.
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Pomona, CA – Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 5 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.

Kalitta made his quickest run during the final round of qualifying Saturday afternoon when he posted a 3.747-second effort at 333.65 mph.

Eliminations: In a race day delayed multiple times by weather and on-track delays, Kalitta was paired with Ron August, Jr., in the first round, but August did not start the race giving Kalitta the round win. Kalitta advanced to the second round with a 3.719-second pass at 339.79 mph setting the track speed record. He ran 3.694 in the second round to defeat Clay Millican and set up a semifinal matchup with Justin Ashley.

In an epic race, the drivers recorded identical elapsed times. Both drivers had excellent reaction times, but Ashley left the starting line nine thousandths of a second before Kalitta giving him the round win by nine thousandths of a second. Ashley’s 3.705 at 326.34 mph defeated Kalitta’s 3.705 at 340.56 mph. With the speed, Kalitta reset the track record he set earlier in the day. Continue reading →