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J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 11 p.m. – 2 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 on FS1
Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 7 qualifier at the Mopar NHRA Las Vegas Nationals. During the Friday night qualifying session, Todd needed only 3.889 seconds to reach the finish line at...
AS VEGAS (Nov. 1, 2026) – Maddi Gordon made history at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, becoming the first Top Fuel driver to break the 340-mph barrier at the facility before raising the track speed record to 340.82 mph on race day. The rookie driver of...
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 1, 2026) – Racing in front of a full house of NAPA Auto Parts guests, three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps powered to his fifth final-round appearance of the season Sunday at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals. After a challenging start to qualifying, Capps and his Dean...
THE STRIP AT LVMS
LEAH PRUETT
Dodge Top Fuel Dragster
Unofficial Points Standing:
4th
13-time NHRA National Event Winner
Finished 2023 runner-up in championship points
Won NHRA New England Nationals with No. 1 qualifying run Friday night at Bristol Dragway
Finished runner-up up at the 2026...
MATT HAGAN
Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car
Unofficial Points Position: 1st
Qualified: No. 2
3.868 seconds at 332.51 mph
Bonus Qualifying Points: 3
Q1: 3.945 at 327.03
Q2: 8.315 at 78.66
Q3: 3.871 at 330.88
Q4: 3.868 at 332.51
Current Funny Car points leader and regular season champion
Ended a...
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 1, 2026) – Alexis DeJoria and the John Force Racing Bandero Premium Tequila Funny Car team kicked off the NHRA Nevada Nationals with an impressive qualifying performance and a special livery unveil celebrating Bandero’s new multi-year partnership as the Official Tequila of the...
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 1, 2026) — Antron Brown advanced to the semifinals Sunday at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, earning a pair of close wins before his day ended against Leah Pruett.
Brown qualified No. 10 in the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster. He opened qualifying with a 3.772-second pass at 331.61...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 31, 2026) — Fresh off his 83rd career win, Antron Brown and Matco Tools have announced a partnership extension, which spans more than 20 years and has grown alongside Brown’s career in NHRA drag racing.
Brown joined the Matco Tools Racing team in July 2003, when Don...
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 31, 2026) – Jack Beckman and the PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team earned the No. 1 qualifying spot for the third consecutive event and fifth time this season at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals while their John Force Racing teammates all qualified in the top four for Sunday’s first...
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 31, 2026) – – On a spooky, scary Halloween afternoon in the desert southwest, NHRA Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon continued to horrify his Top Fuel competition with his ninth No. 1 qualifier in the season’s first 19 races. Langdon is the No. 1 qualifier for tomorrow’s Mopar...
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 30, 2026) – Jack Beckman and the PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team streaked to the No. 1 spot and the rest of John Force Racing’s teams qualified in the Top 5 after the first day of qualifying for the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
After a one...
Chad Green is ready to grab his third win of the 2026 NHRA season. Chad and his son Hunter both will be racing at The Strip this weekend.
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James Foreman's 1981 Z28 Camaro can throw down some big numbers on a small tire. The car has run deep in the 4.30s on a 8.5-inch tire.
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ALEXIS DEJORIA
Driver of the John Force Racing ‘Silver and Black’ Bandero Chevrolet SS Funny Car
Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 7th (-227 points)
Las Vegas Fall Event Highlights:
2021 No. 1 qualifier
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Overall Highlights:
Two-time event...
RON CAPPS
Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car
Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 6th (-188)
NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Event Highlights:
Four-time event champion (2001, 2005, 2011-2012)
Two-time runner-up (2020, 2021)
Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2011, 2020)
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor...
MADDI GORDON
Driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 7th (-286)
Last Event (Dallas):
Qualified sixth; Event runner-up (defeated Shawn Reed E1, Doug Kalitta E2, Justin Ashley E3; defeated by Antron Brown E4)
2026/Career Statistics:
18 races: one...
Ron Capps and Maddi Gordon are chasing wins in Las Vegas. The RCM teammates want to build momentum at the NHRA Las Vegas 'Nats.
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John Force Racing is heading into Las Vegas looking for big wins. Here's a preview of the team's plans for The Strip this weekend.
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LAS VEGAS (Oct. 28, 2026) — As the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series enters its final stretch, the stakes could not be higher heading into the MOPAR NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. For Tony Stewart Racing (TSR), Sin City represents...
Matt Hagan and Leah Pruett are betting on winning big at The Strip. See how their teams are preparing for this event.
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