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TOP FUEL CHAMP-TO-BE DOUG KALITTA IN CELEBRATORY MOOD AHEAD OF IN-N-OUT BURGER NHRA FINALS
POMONA, CA – With a celebration set and a world title all but decided, Top Fuel veteran Doug Kalitta heads to In-N-Out Burger Pomona 
Dragstrip this weekend with a far different feeling than he’s ever had for the 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
Years of anguish, near-misses and second-place finishes finally gave way to the elusive world championship in 2023, but even that came down to a thrilling and drama-filled winner-take-all final round against Leah Pruett.
This time around, it’s a far different feeling for Kalitta, who will clinch his second championship in three years this weekend. Once the 59-time event winner attempts a qualifying run and makes the field, the championship will be his, giving him a world title under far less stressful conditions once qualifying ends on Saturday.
It will still be a surreal moment for Kalitta, who has performed well in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs in his 12,000-horsepower Mac Tools dragster and now just needs to put the finishing touches on yet another banner year. Continue reading
ROCKINGHAM DRAGWAY SET TO HOST NHRA NATIONAL EVENT IN 2026
NHRA Nationals at The Rock to take place during the Countdown to the Championship playoffs as the first full NHRA national event ever at historic facility
ROCKINGHAM, NC – The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is headed to “The Rock.” NHRA and Rockingham Dragway announced 
today the historic track will host a full NHRA national event for the first time in track history as part of NHRA’s 75th anniversary celebration in 2026.
The NHRA Nationals at The Rock will take place Sept. 25-27 at Rockingham Dragway, serving as the 16th of 20 races in the 75th anniversary season and the second of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
As part of a special press conference at the track on Monday, reigning and six-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson and Rockingham Dragway co-owner Dan VanHorn helped make the exciting announcement to local Richmond County officials, including Senator Dave Craven, Rockingham City Manager Monty Crump and House of Representative’s Ben Moss, bringing 12,000-horsepower Top Fuel and Funny Car nitro machines, as well as Pro Stock cars and Pro Stock Motorcycle, to the track. Continue reading
NEW EVENTS, DIVERSE SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHT ACTION-PACKED 2026 SEASON IN NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES
INDIANAPOLIS – Set to celebrate its 75th anniversary season in 2026, NHRA is thrilled to announce the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series 
schedule for the upcoming year.
The series, which showcases the best and most decorated sportsman drivers in drag racing, will compete at standout facilities across the United States and Canada, and the schedule features several exciting highlights for the 2026 season, including:
- 47 divisional events, including 14 double-divisional events
- 3 SPORTSnationals events, up from two last year and featuring stops at Mission Raceway Park in Canada, which will hold the first-ever Canadian SPORTSnationals, No Problem Raceway for the Laris Motorsports Insurance Cajun NHRA SPORTSnationals and the JEGS SPORTSnationals at Beech Bend Raceway.
- The 2026 Snyder Family NHRA Sportsman event at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip divisional event as part of NHRA’s 75th anniversary celebration.
- SRCA Dragstrip in Great Bend, Kan., returns to the West Central Division schedule and Sonoma Raceway returns to the Pacific Division schedule.
- Maryland International Raceway returns to the LODRS schedule and is set to host a double-divisional.
- 24 Top Alcohol (Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car) events, featuring a new format for the 2026 season that includes a combination of national and regional events to determine regional champions.
- The annual Stampede of Speed at the Texas Motorplex will kick off with a Top Alcohol-only event.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO POMONA: HOW THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACES STACK UP
POMONA, CA – It all comes down to Pomona, as all four championships in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will be decided at 
the 2025 finale, next weekend’s 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at famed In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
With all eyes on Pomona for the World Finals, each championship race finds itself in a different spot heading into the final weekend of a thrilling and record-setting 2025 campaign.
Some are in the closing stages of being clinched, while others could come to the wire as fans have a chance to see a winner-take-all final round in Pomona for a third straight season. Let’s take a look at where each championship race stands heading to the historic Pomona track.
TOP FUEL
A second world championship in three years is all but certain for Doug Kalitta, who will officially secure the title by making a qualifying pass. After waiting 26 years to claim his first world title, a dominant run through the Countdown to the Championship will ensure he won’t wait long to clinch a second world championship. Continue reading
NHRA TO HONOR VETERANS DURING 60TH ANNUAL IN-N-OUT BURGER NHRA FINALS IN POMONA
POMONA, CA – NHRA announced special plans to honor veterans during its annual Veterans Day celebration at the 60th annual In-N-Out 
Burger NHRA Finals at famed In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on Nov. 13-16.
As part of a weekend-long celebration of veterans at the 2025 season finale, fans will receive a limited edition NHRA Challenge Coin from GOVX at the race in Pomona that salutes veterans and highlights NHRA’s longtime support of the armed forces.
Track and event sponsor In-N-Out Burger will offer all veterans and active military members a free combo meal on Friday during the race. Active duty military and veterans can pick up their free meal by showing their military ID on Friday at any of the In-N-Out food trucks at the famed facility.
It’s one of several ways veterans and military members will be celebrated throughout the championship weekend at the legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. A one-off Veteran’s Day event t-shirt will also be available for purchase at the NHRA Nitro Mall in Pomona, with proceeds going to Veterans Ticket Foundation, a veterans support organization that purchases tickets for active military, veterans and their families.
Veterans attending the race can utilize a special red-carpet box office window on Friday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip to purchase tickets, and a special ticket discount through GOVX will be available to veterans. Continue reading
FLEXJET NHRA FACTORY STOCK SHOWDOWN SETS NINE-RACE SCHEDULE FOR 2026 SEASON
INDIANAPOLIS – NHRA officials announced that Flexjet, a global leader in private aviation, will continue as the title sponsor of the exciting 
NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class, which will make nine appearances at NHRA national events during the upcoming 2026 season.
The ultra-competitive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown class crowned Mark Pawuk the world champion this season, as the veteran won his second straight championship.
The factory hot rod class added an extra race for 2026 and will begin its season at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville on March 5-8 before heading to Charlotte for the four-wide race on April 24-26.
From there, the class will race at Route 66 Raceway in Chicago on May 14-17, followed by races at picturesque Bristol Dragway on June 12-14 and then fan-favorite Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio on June 25-28. Continue reading
B. FORCE, HAGAN, GLENN & HERRERA GET HUGE PLAYOFF WINS AT DODGE NHRA NEVADA NATIONALS
Force rolls to TF triumph, Hagan stays in hunt with FC win, Glenn gets eighth PS victory of 2025, Herrera makes major move in PSM
LAS VEGAS – In her final appearance at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Brittany Force powered past Shawn Langdon in the final 
round on Sunday at the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection, winning for the 19th time in her career.
Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the 19th of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the fifth of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
Force went 3.704-seconds at 337.33 mph in her 12,000-horsepower Chevrolet Accessories dragster, holding off Langdon’s run of 3.727 at 333.91 to pick up her second victory in 2025 and her fifth career win in Las Vegas. It brought out a roar from the crowd as Force, who announced her retirement from full-time racing at the end of the season, looks to close the season in style.
She qualified No. 1, setting the track speed record on Friday, and then knocked off Clay Millican and Tony Stewart on Sunday to face off against Langdon. She posted a solid .065 reaction time and quickly chased down Langdon, as her 19th career win also breaks a tie with legendary Shirley Muldowney as the winningest female in Top Fuel history. Continue reading
PROCK, B. FORCE, ANDERSON & HERRERA QUALIFY NO. 1 AT DODGE NHRA NEVADA NATIONALS
LAS VEGAS – Funny Car points leader Austin Prock closed out qualifying with the quickest run of the weekend on Saturday at The Strip at 
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning his seventh No. 1 qualifier of the season at the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection.
Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1 at the 19th of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the fifth of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
Prock lowered his time in the final session, going 3.885-seconds at 335.23 mph in his 12,000-horsepower Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS, taking his 22nd top spot since joining the Funny Car ranks at the start of 2024.
Just a pair earlier, Jack Beckman went to the top spot with his second strong run of the day. But Prock and his team followed in impressive fashion, giving the reigning world champ an outside chance to clinch the world championship on Sunday. Prock opens eliminations against Jason Rupert as he looks to pick up a third straight victory in Las Vegas. Continue reading
B. FORCE, PROCK, REED & HERRERA GET PROVISIONAL NO. 1 POSITIONS AT DODGE NHRA NEVADA NATIONALS
LAS VEGAS – Making her last appearance at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, two-time Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force 
made the fastest run in track history on Friday, taking the provisional No. 1 spot at the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection.
Austin Prock (Funny Car), Cory Reed (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the 19th of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the fifth of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
Force, who will retire from full-time racing at the end of the season, went to the top with her run of 3.697-seconds at 338.85 mph in her 12,000-horsepower Chevrolet Accessories dragster, setting the track speed record and winning the $3,500 “Ted Wiens Trick or Traction Award” in the process.
If it holds, it would be the sixth No. 1 of the season for Force, who is also the defending event winner. As her full-time career is down to the final two races, the Top Fuel star is after one more shining moment in Las Vegas. Continue reading
LAS VEGAS SET FOR THRILLING FINALE IN CONGRUITY NHRA PRO MOD FINALE AT RACE POWERED BY JBS EQUIPMENT
LAS VEGAS – The championship in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will be decided this weekend at The Strip Las Vegas 
Motor Speedway, with race fans set for a finale that could come down to the wire.
It is the last of 10 races during the 2025 campaign and the final of four races in Pro Mod’s “Road to the Championship,” and the event is also powered by JBS Equipment.
With a huge list of standouts still in contention, the race won’t be decided until Sunday, with the possibility of a winner-take-all final round. It sets the tone for a thrilling weekend to close out a spectacular season in the Pro Mod ranks.
The class has seen victories by five different drivers this season through nine races, including three first-time winners in points leader Billy Banaka, Mike Stavrinos and Derek Menholt. The top five drivers in points are all seeking their first world NHRA Pro Mod world championship. Continue reading
