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Elite Motorsports brought home a win in the Countdown opener. Now the team is ready to grab another victory at Rockingham.
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RON CAPPS
Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car
Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 4th (-63 points)
Last Event (Michigan):
Qualified seventh; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Chad Green in E1; defeated by Jack Beckman in E2)
2026 Statistics:
15 races; three wins, one runner-up finish, three...
MADDI GORDON
Driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 8th (-143 points)
Last Event (Michigan):
Qualified No. 13; First round exit (defeated by Shawn Langdon in E1)
2026/Career Statistics:
15 races: one win, one runner-up finish
Career-best E.T...
ALEXIS DEJORIA
Driver of the John Force Racing Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car
Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 7th (-120 points)
2025 Recap:
This event is a new addition to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule
Last Event (Martin, Michigan):
Qualified sixth...
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Sept. 23, 2026) – Jordan Vandergriff and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team seem to have a thing about the four new events added to the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule and the fourth of those, the Sept. 25-27 inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock...
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Sept. 23, 2026) – Jack Beckman loves racing in NASCAR country and doing so at Rockingham (N.C.) will take on special meaning as his John Force Racing team will be flying the HendrickCars.com scheme in the inaugural Sept. 25-27 NHRA Nationals at The Rock.
Beckman and Company...
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Sept. 23, 2026) – Top Fuel and Funny Car crew chiefs and drivers are known for the staggering amount of information they usually have at their disposal when preparing for a NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event but Speedmaster Top Fuel driver Josh Hart is taking the...
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Sept. 23, 2026) – Alexis DeJoria and John Force Racing’s Bandero Café Chevrolet Funny Car team have been chipping away at success throughout the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season but know the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock, Sept. 25-27 at Rockingham (N.C.)...
The 2026 NHRA Countdown to the Championship kicked off with a wild start. We analyze the results of the first Countdown race.
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Edelbrock Sick 66 is going to be the coolest road trip of 2026. This event combines a drive on Route 66 with plenty of drag racing action.
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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...