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2026 NHRA MISSION FOODS DRAG RACING SERIES FRIDAY RESULTS FROM EPPING
EPPING, NH – Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon continued his torrid pace under the lights on Friday at New England Dragway, rolling to the provisional No. 1 qualifier position – and claiming the No. 1 Clawifier Award presented by NAPA – at the NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto.
Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the eighth of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
Langdon, who has won three straight races and four of the past six, powered to the top with a run of 3.709-seconds at 334.98 mph to close out Friday’s action in his 12,000-horsepower Kalitta Air dragster for Kalitta Motorsports. The past world champion has been virtually unbeatable since late March and is now after his second straight No. 1 qualifier and fourth overall during what has already been a stellar 2026 season.
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DEJORIA CLAWS HER WAY TO NO. 1 IN FRIDAY QUALIFYING AT EPPING
Vandergriff improves to second, Hart to third and Beckman to fourth after night qualifying runs
EPPING, NH – Alexis DeJoria made the best of Friday night qualifying at her adopted home track by snapping up the provisional No. 1 spot after the first day of qualifying for the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway.
The veteran driver, whose family on her mother side hails from Rhode Island, streaked down the drag strip in her John Force Racing Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car with a run of 3.929 seconds at 312.42 mph.
In doing so, DeJoria claimed New England Dragway’s second annual “No. 1 Clawifier Award” in the Funny Car class, which included a large lobster for her and lobster dinners for each of her crew members for being the No. 1 qualifying after Q2 Friday night.
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RECENT PROGRESS HAS TOP FUEL’S WILL SMITH EXCITED FOR NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS PRESENTED BY BPROAUTO
EPPING, NH – Jumping into a loaded Top Fuel field is never easy, but Will Smith couldn’t be more thrilled with the opportunity and he’s starting to make the most of it heading into this weekend’s 13th annual NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto at New England Dragway.
This year marks the first chance at a full-time ride for Smith, who had raced eight previous times in the category before jumping into the 12,000-horsepower Bluebird Turf dragster for SCAG Racing in 2026.
It hasn’t been easy and it’s a steep learning curve going against a wealth of talented drivers, but Smith has shown solid signs of improvement. He continues to be a standout on the starting line and the team has picked up round wins at each of the past two races.
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Rick Ware Racing Partners With Museum of the Bible
MOORESVILLE, NC – Rick Ware Racing has partnered with Museum of the Bible, with the non-denominational museum in Washington, D.C., featured on the team’s NASCAR Cup Series and NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series entries this weekend.
Cody Ware will drive the No. 51 Museum of the Bible Chevrolet in the NASCAR All-Star Race Sunday at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway, and Clay Millican will carry Museum of the Bible on his No. 51 Parts Plus Top Fuel dragster Friday-Sunday during the Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois.
“Our motorsports platform gives us an opportunity to reach a lot of people, and partnering with Museum of the Bible allows us to share something that’s important to our family – our faith,” said team owner Rick Ware. “Museum of the Bible does an incredible job of making history engaging and accessible, and if we can help introduce it to a younger audience and encourage people to experience it for themselves, that’s meaningful to us.”
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NO. 1 CLAWIFIER AWARD PRESENTED BY NAPA RETURNS ON FRIDAY AT NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS PRESENTED BY BPROAUTO
EPPING, NH– For a second straight year, nitro at night will include a special nod to the New England area on Friday at New England Dragway with the return of the “No. 1 Clawifier Award presented by NAPA” as part of this weekend’s 13th annual NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto.
The award – as well as lobster dinners for the No. 1 qualifying teams in Top Fuel and Funny Car during the night run on Friday – will be on the line during the second qualifying session, which is slated to begin at 8 p.m. ET at New England Dragway, adding a little extra incentive for Friday’s primetime session under the lights.
A special chair made of lobster pots will again await drivers on the top end, with the session’s No. 1 qualifier sitting in the chair until a new top qualifier replaces them or claims the No. 1 Clawifier Award presented by NAPA. The driver will receive a large lobster, while the teams will be given a lobster dinner to celebrate a thrilling performance.
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Home race for Hard Guy’s CAMCO Mustang Funny Car team excites driver Phil Burkart
EPPING, NH – This weekend’s NHRA New England Nationals represents a big opportunity for team owner Dana Hard and his Hard Guys CAMCO Racing team as they seek to impress at their local track. With veteran driver Phil Burkart in the cockpit of their Ford Mustang Funny Car, the group is hoping for more upsets at the famous track, located just an hour away from Hard Racing’s home base in Weymouth, Mass.
“Last year’s Epping race was a highlight, for sure,” Burkart said. “We posted our first 300-mph run and scored a major shocker on race day by beating Bob Tasca III, another Northeast guy with a huge following in this area. He’s definitely a heavyweight.
“We’re hoping to surprise some more people this time through. It’s never easy for a part-time team to tangle with the big boys but we’ve shown we’re capable of doing just that at various times in the past. The racecar is still new, straight out of John Force Racing’s shop, and with guys like Jay Lewis, Mike Smith and John Wall making all the decisions, we feel very strongly we can hold our own.”
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TB PROMOTIONS LARIS MOTORSPORTS INSURANCE 75K PRESENTED BY VINTAGE TRAILERS
MIKEY STURGILL WINS MOER ENGINEERING $25,000 SUNDAY FINALE TO CLOSE INAUGURAL LARIS MOTORSPORTS INSURANCE 75K AT DARANA RACEWAY
HEBRON, OH — Mikey Sturgill of Beaver Creek, Ohio claimed the Moer Engineering $25,000 Sunday feature to close out the inaugural Laris Motorsports Insurance 75K Presented by Vintage Trailers at Darana Raceway in Hebron, Ohio, defeating fellow Beaver Creek native Caleb Ellison in an all-Ohio final round that capped four days of bracket racing action produced by TB Promotions.
Sturgill and Ellison met three times on Sunday, splitting the first two encounters before Sturgill sealed the rubber match in the final round. Running a 5.72 on his 5.73 dial-in, Sturgill took the win light over Ellison’s breakout effort to claim the $25,000 top prize. It was Sturgill’s first final round appearance at an event paying more than $10,000.
“It’s my first final for over 10 grand,” said Sturgill. “I’ve always said I wanted to get my next big check for more than 10 grand, so it’s just awesome to have this opportunity.”
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DEJORIA HOPES NEW ENGLAND ROOTS PAY DIVIDENDS
BROWNSBURG, IN – Motivation comes in many forms for many different reasons and Alexis DeJoria sees a centuries-old New England family tie as such motivation for success when she and her John Force Racing Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car team compete in the June 5-7 NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire.
NHRA drag racing is a sport defined by revolutions, whether it’s the revolutions per minute (rpm) of a 12,000-horsepower, nitromethane-burning Funny Car engine or the revolutions made by the spinning 36×17.5-inch Goodyear racing slicks during smoky burnouts. But it’s a family tie to revolution DeJoria has that uniquely motivates her to capture her first Funny Car event win under the John Force Racing banner.
DeJoria’s mother’s family came to New England, specifically Rhode Island, in 1638 and, nearly 140 years later, family members fought in the American Revolution. She sees a win this Sunday as a fantastic way, patriotic perhaps, to celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary even if it is a month before the nation’s independence celebration.
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BECKMAN FEELS TEAM HAS ALMOST REACHED THE PEAK
BROWNSBURG, IN – Jack Beckman will be the first to tell you the performance of the PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car was inconsistent through the first six races of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season but the veteran driver feels strongly that his John Force Racing team is back to peak form as it prepares for the June 5-7 NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, N.H.
The team’s runner-up finish last week in the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals at Maryland International Raceway is solid proof the PEAK SQUAD has its hot rod back. Beckman earned his second consecutive and 35th overall No. 1 Qualifier with a run of 3.935 seconds at 326.79 mph. Then, in Sunday’s semifinals matchup against teammate Jordan Vandergriff, the PEAK Chevy thundered down the track for the win and, in doing so, set low elapsed time and top speed of the entire weekend with the run of 3.923 seconds at 328.22 mph.
Beckman believes the timing of the turnaround in fortune couldn’t be better with the busy racing schedule through late spring and summer.
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VANDERGRIFF LOOKS FORWARD TO EPPING DEBUT
BROWNSBURG, IN – First-year Funny Car driver Jordan Vandegriff has certainly learned the ups and downs of NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series competition the past three events and he’s definitely on the up side as he and the John Force Racing Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team prepare for the June 5-7 NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping N.H.
Vandergriff earned his first NHRA Funny Car event win May 3 in the inaugural race at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Adel, Ga., but the team was eliminated in the first round just two weeks later.
The Cornwell Tools team jumped right back to the positive side last Sunday at the inaugural event at Maryland International Raceway where Vandergriff earned a semifinal finish, losing to John Force Racing teammate and eventual event runner-up Jack Beckman who set low elapsed time and top speed in the semifinal race.
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