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Four-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown picked up his second win of the season on Sunday at Texas Motorplex, defeating standout rookie Maddi Gordon in the final round of the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Brown went 3.706 seconds at 335.75 mph in his dragster, picking up his second victory of the season when Gordon left early. It’s the 83rd career win for Brown, who defeated Dan Mercier, Leah Pruett and points leader Shawn Langdon to reach the final round. He also moved to third in points with his fourth career victory at Texas Motorplex.

“We never quit and you can never quit out here,” Brown said. “I know how hard it is to win of these races. We went through a bunch of monumental matchups today and we didn’t lose focus. We just kept getting better and we’ve got two races left, and we’re going to see what we can do.”

J.R. Todd (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the 18th of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the fourth of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

Todd knocked off points leader Matt Hagan in the final round thanks to a standout run of 3.931 at 331.76 in his Toyota GR Supra. It is Todd’s second victory this season as he moved to third in points.

Glenn moved back into the points lead with his fifth victory of the season in his Chevrolet Camaro, beating Matt Hartford in the championship round after going 6.478 at 212.30.

Smith won for the fourth time this season, defeating points leader Richard Gadson in the final round on a holeshot with a run of 6.660 at 203.08 on his Buell. It is Smith’s 46th career victory.

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action Oct. 29-Nov. 1 with the Mopar NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.