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The PDRA World Finals delivered big championship drama. Here's a recap of who won at the finals and who scored a PDRA championship.
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Four-time world champion Matt Hagan continued his push for a fifth title in new Dodge Charger Super Bee and Purple Haze color-themed Funny Car at Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals
Postponed a day due to rain, the inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals finished Monday at US 131 Motorsports...
MARTIN, Mich. (September 17, 2026) – SCAG Racing will begin the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship this weekend at the inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan. The September 18-20 event marks the first of six races in...
BluePrint Performance cast-iron engine blocks secured NHRA approval. Builders gain fresh options for sanctioned drag racing competition.
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U.S. 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK
MATT HAGAN
Purple Haze Super Bee Dodge Charger Funny Car
Unofficial Points Standing:
1st
Current Funny Car points leader and regular season champion
111th final round of his career
Sixth final round of the season
Three wins this season (Winternationals, Thunder Valley...
The inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals put on a show. See who scored a victory at the first Countdown race of 2026.
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RACE WINNER: Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 9 p.m.-Midnight, Tuesday, Sept. 22 on FS2
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 4 qualifier at the NHRA Great Lakes Nationals. During the second round of qualifying Friday afternoon, Langdon...
Doug Kalitta, Applied Innovation Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 9 p.m.-Midnight, Tuesday, Sept. 22 on FS2
Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA Great Lakes Nationals; it was his fifth No. 1 qualifier of the season and the 71st of his career...
J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 9 p.m.-Midnight, Tuesday, Sept. 22 on FS2
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 5 qualifier at the NHRA Great Lakes Nationals. His best qualifying attempt was during the first qualifying attempt Friday afternoon. Todd made a...
MATT HAGAN
Purple Haze Super Bee Dodge Charger Funny Car
Unofficial Points Position: 1st
Qualified: No. 3 – 3.886 seconds at 330.88 mph
Bonus Qualifying Points: 3
Q1: 14.728 at 44.23
Q2: 3.961 at 327.27
Q3: 3.934 at 329.91
Q4:3.886 at 326.40
Current Funny Car points leader and regular season...
MARTIN, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2026) – Jordan Vandergriff and John Force Racing’s Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team caught a big break in the first round of the rain-delayed inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals but then proceeded to drop the hammer on the rest of their opponents en route to...
MARTIN, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2026) – Three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps opened the 2026 NHRA Countdown to the Championship with a career-best speed of 339.37 mph in the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car during Monday eliminations at the inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorsports...
MARTIN, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2026) – Maddi Gordon continued to make strides behind the wheel of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster during the inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals presented by Mopar at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, the opening race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship...
MARTIN, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2026) – Alexis DeJoria and the Bandero Café Funny Car team opened the 2026 NHRA Countdown to the Championship with a quarterfinal finish at the inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park. DeJoria qualified in the top half of the field and picked up...
Ned Dunphy is a two-time HOT ROD Drag Week Champion. Dunphy won the title while also laying down the quickest Drag Week pass ever.
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From frayed AN lines to iconic tools, Koul Tools founder Dick Raczuk shares his operational playbook for turning shop ideas into products.
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MARTIN, Mich. (Sept. 20, 2026) – The elimination rounds of the inaugural NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series NHRA Great Lakes Nationals have been rescheduled to Monday, Sept. 21, after persistent rain and wet conditions Sunday forced the postponement of all on-track activities at U.S. 131...
MARTIN, Mich. (Sept. 19, 2026) – – Doug Kalitta is the No. 1 qualifier for tomorrow’s inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals presented by Mopar at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Mich. Sunday’s race broadcast is scheduled for 2-5 p.m. on FS1.
Kalitta made his best qualifying attempt...
MARTIN, Mich. (Sept. 19, 2026) – Despite persistent rain through the morning and early afternoon, and the threat of more throughout the day, the final two qualifying sessions for the inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals were completed and John Force Racing’s four teams are set for Sunday’s first...
MARTIN, Mich. (Sept. 19, 2026) – Alexis DeJoria and the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car team head up the John Force Racing contingent after the first day of qualifying for the inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park.
DeJoria ran 3.924 seconds at 331.86 mph in Q2 to...