NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Friday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals proved to be a speedy one. Even though the day didn't go as originally planned with the revised schedule, the fan-favorite event in the middle of the Ohio cornfields set up more spectacular racing for Saturday and Sunday.

Clay Millican set a new track record in round one of qualifying when he powered his Summit Racing Equipment Top Fuel dragster 339.11 mph down America's racetrack. Shawn Langdon reclaimed the no. 1 spot at the top of the ladder for now after he uncharacteristically qualified ninth in Bristol. Tony Stewart and Top Fuel young gun Maddi Gordon follow in third. Even though there were cooler-than-usual temperatures on Friday and cloud cover, drivers insisted that their E.T.s could very well be bested with what the forecast might bring on Saturday.

In Funny Car, Ron Capps rocketed to the top in round two of qualifying. It was previously occupied by Austin Prock, but Capps bested his 3.905 with a 3.894. Capps was the only one to break into the .80s on Friday. John Force Racing's Alexis DeJoria sits in third, followed by veterans Cruz Pedregon and Del Worsham.

Greg Anderson leads the Pro Stock field by one-thousandth and expressed that he is more than ready for the GETTRX Pro Stock All-Star Callout. He will have the first pick of the field, which includes reigning world champion Dallas Glenn, Eric Latino, last year's Callout winner Matt Hartford, Greg Stanfield, six-time champ Erica Enders, Aaron Stanfield, and five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. The selection process will begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by eliminations throughout the day.

Two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Gaige Herrera will see if he can hold onto the no. 1 position with his 6.779. Joey Gladstone, who is filling in for Matt Smith, is following Herrera in no. 2, and Angie Smith rounds out the top three. Smith, who is no. 2 in the points, is looking to get all the extra points she can to take over the no. 1 position in the points - as of right now, she is only 68 points away from reigning Pro Stock champ Richard Gadson. Gadson is currently qualified fourth.

Qualifying will continue for the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, while eliminations will begin for the Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class and continue for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories.

DEFENDING EVENT CHAMPIONS
TOP FUEL: Justin Ashley
FUNNY CAR: Austin Prock
PRO STOCK: Cory Reed
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: John Hall

MOST WINS
TOP FUEL: Steve Torrence (3)
FUNNY CAR: Jack Beckman (3)
PRO STOCK: Greg Anderson (3)
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: Andrew Hines (5)

TRACK RECORDS
Top Fuel - 3.666 sec. by Brittany Force, June '22; 339.11 mph by Clay Millican, June ‘26
Funny Car - 3.853 sec. by Austin Prock, June '24; 336.82 mph by Bob Tasca III, June '24
Pro Stock - 6.523 sec. by Erica Enders, July '14, 212.63 mph by Enders, July '14
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.698 sec. by Gaige Herrera, June '24, 201.58 mph by Matt Smith, June '21

NATIONAL RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.623 sec. by Brittany Force, Sept. '19, Reading; 345.00 mph by Shawn Langdon, May ‘26, Adel
Funny Car - 3.793 sec. by Robert Hight, Aug. '17, Brainerd; 341.68 mph by Austin Prock, Nov. '24, Pomona
Pro Stock - 6.443 sec. by Greg Anderson, March '25, Gainesville; 215.55 mph by Erica Enders, May '14, Englishtown
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.627 sec. by Gaige Herrera, Oct. '23, Dallas; 205.04 mph by Matt Smith, July '21, Sonoma

SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, June 27
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series eliminations at 8 a.m. 
GETTRX Pro Stock All-Star Callout rounds at 11:30 a.m., 1:15 p.m. and 4 p.m.
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying/#2Fast2Tasty Challenge at 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, June 28
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series eliminations begin at 11:00 a.m.

TELEVISION
Saturday, June 27, Fox Sports 1 (FS1) will televise 60 minutes of GETTRX Allstar Pro Stock Callout coverage at 11 a.m. (EDT).
Sunday, June 28, Fox Sports 1 (FS1) will televise two hours of qualifying coverage at 12 p.m.
Sunday, June 28, FOX will televise three and a half hours of eliminations coverage at 5:30 p.m. (EDT).