MADDI GORDON
Driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Dragster​


Last Event (Seattle):
Qualified eighth; First round exit (defeated by Tony Stewart in E1)

2026/Career Statistics:
12 races; one win

Noteworthy:

  • Enters the weekend after an impressive debut outing at the annual Night Under Fire match race in Norwalk, Ohio earlier this month where Gordon powered to a runner-up finish against her boss in an all-RCM final round showdown
  • Both Gordon’s Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster and Capps’ NAPA Auto Care Funny Car will feature increased OKUMA branding in Brainerd as part of a six-race collaboration with the global leader in machine tool design and manufacturing
  • The Rookie of the Year contender previously competed at BIR with her family’s Top Alcohol Funny Car team
  • Earned her Top Alcohol Funny Car license at BIR in 2023

Fan Events:

  • Thursday, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Monster Energy Signing & Sampling with Brittany Force, Walmart (7295 Glory Rd., Baxter)
  • Friday, 10:00 – 11 a.m., Monster Energy autograph session with Brittany Force, Super One Foods (7895 Excelsior Rd., Baxter)
  • Friday, 2:00 – 2:30 p.m., Ron Capps Motorsports driver autograph session, Carlyle Tools midway display
  • Saturday, 9:30 – 10 a.m., Ron Capps Motorsports driver autograph session, Carlyle Tools midway display

Quotable:
“Super stoked to be heading into Brainerd teamed up with the “mayor of The Zoo,” aka the bossman, Ron Capps. Brainerd has always had such a special place in my and family’s hearts. It’s where we’ve had some of our scariest racing days and also where we’ve had some of our most exciting racing days, including in 2023 when we came back after my dad’s crash in ’22, won the race, and then on that Monday, I achieved my lifelong dream alongside my family when I became a licensed Top Alcohol Funny Car driver. What’s especially cool about that is Ron was a huge part of my licensing day. He signed off on multiple runs and watched every single pass down the race track. So, it’s an incredible honor to now be coming back three years later as a Top Fuel driver for Ron Capps Motorsports; truly a full circle moment.

“Our Carlyle Tools team is looking forward to putting on an amazing show for the fans. We’ve got a bunch of fun things on deck before the race weekend even begins, starting with a NAPA fishing outing on Thursday, and then I’ll be signing autographs alongside Brittany Force on Thursday evening and Friday morning with Monster at the local Walmart and Super One Foods. I can’t wait to get up there and see all our amazing Brainerd fans and the incredible staff at Brainerd International Raceway.”

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