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Facing tricky track conditions in the first NHRA national event at South Georgia Motorsports Park, TSR Dodge drivers Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan advanced to the quarterfinals Sunday
Rain delayed qualifying rounds, but Pruett and Hagan took their TSR Dodge nitro cars to the top half of the Top...
TROY COUGHLIN JR., JEGS
Qualifying: No. 15
11.959 seconds at 73.66 mph
E1: 6.609 at 209.98 def. Eric Latino, -.006 red
E2: 6.632 at 209.46 def. Deric Kramer 10.172 at 96.03
Semis: 6.636 at 206.83 def. Erica Enders 28.224 at 22.05
Finals: 6.643 at 208.59 lost to Dallas Glenn 6.642 at 211.39...
Pro Mod put on a show at the Southern Nationals. Jason Collins was able to pick up his first NHRA Pro Mod victory at SGMP.
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South Georgia Motorsports Park
LEAH PRUETT
American Rebel Light Beer
Unofficial Points Standing:
3rd
12-time NHRA National Event Winner
Finished 2023 runner-up in championship points
Earned her Funny Car license at South Georgia Motorsports Park in 2008
Previously won the Southern Nationals...
The NHRA's Southern Nationals delivered plenty of great action. Here's a recap of who won a silver Wally at this thrilling event.
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ADEL, Ga. (April 30, 2026) — SCAG Racing heads to South Georgia Motorsports Park for this weekend’s NHRA Southern Nationals, marking a historic moment for both the facility and the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. The 2026 event will be the first time the NHRA has hosted a national event...
ADEL, Ga. (May 3, 2026) – It took just five events behind the wheel of John Force Racing’s Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car for Jordan Vandergriff to make the final round of eliminations and he made the best of it in capturing his first NHRA event win at the NHRA Southern Nationals in his...
TOP FUEL WINNER: Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 5-8 p.m. Monday, May 4 on FS2
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 2 qualifier at the NHRA Southern Nationals. Langdon reached 345.00 mph and made the fastest run in NHRA history during the...
Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 5-8 p.m. Monday, May 4 on FS2
Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA Southern Nationals; it was his first of the season and the 67th of his career. During the final round of qualifying...
Funny Car Points Leader: J.R. Todd, DHL GR Supra Funny Car
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 5-8 p.m. Monday, May 4 on FS2
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA Southern Nationals. It was his second No. 1 qualifier in the last three races and the 16th of his career...
ADEL, Ga. (May 3, 2026) – Alexis DeJoria continued her consistent start to the 2026 season Sunday at the NHRA Southern Nationals, guiding the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car to a semifinal finish at South Georgia Motorsports Park. At the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series’ debut event at...
MATT HAGAN
Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car
Unofficial Points Standing: 3rd
Four-time world champion (2023, 2020, 2014, 2011)
Finished 2025 season runner-up
Coming off a win at the Winternationals, NHRA’s 1000th Funny Car race
14 season streak with at least one win
Has previsouly made passes down...
ADEL, Ga. (May 3, 2026) – Three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps entered the inaugural running of the NHRA Southern Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park seeking a fourth consecutive final-round appearance after winning two of the first four races on the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag...
ADEL, Ga. (May 3, 2026) – Top Fuel rookie Maddi Gordon’s first trip to South Georgia Motorsports Park for the NHRA Southern Nationals resulted in new career-bests in both elapsed time and speed for the driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster. She became only the second woman and fourth Top...
ADEL, Ga. (May 2, 2026) – Persistent rain and cool temperatures throughout Saturday morning and into the early afternoon at South Georgia Motorsports Park limited NHRA Southern Nationals Top Fuel and Funny Car competitors to just a single late afternoon qualifying session to set the field for...
ADEL, Ga. (May 2, 2026) – – For the first time since 2016 and just the fourth time in team history, Kalitta Motorsports scored a rare double No. 1 qualifier in a single race. Both Doug Kalitta and J.R. Todd will start from the No. 1 position in tomorrow’s inaugural NHRA Southern Nationals at...
Mother Nature tried to ruin Swanfest, but the racers wouldn't let that happen. Here's a recap of all the no time action from The Rock.
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ADEL, Ga. (May 1, 2026) – – Shawn Langdon is the fastest person in NHRA history. The Kalitta Air Careers Top Fuel driver made a 3.724-second pass at 345.00 mph in the second round of qualifying for Sunday’s inaugural NHRA Southern Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park.
With the...
ADEL, Ga. (May 1, 2026) – Jordan Vandergriff and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team set the pace for John Force Racing with their No. 2 qualifying spot after Day 1 of the NHRA Southern Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park.
The Atlanta-area resident ran 3.924 seconds at 325.14...
Peter Biondo and Dan Fletcher headline the free Smarter Racing Workshop. Attendees gain proven strategies to lower their reaction times.
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