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The second half of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series begins this weekend at Sonoma Raceway with the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge, the 11th of 20 events scheduled this season. This week, the PlayNHRA Favorites include Shawn Langdon, Ron Capps, and Dallas Glenn in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock, respectively.

The Sonoma event will be part of the PlayNHRA initiative, where drag racing fans will once again have the opportunity to engage in fantasy games, gaming, and betting for this event. Betting markets feature Professional classes, where fans can wager on event winners, low elapsed time of the event, head-to-head matchups, and season champions.

Below are the opening odds as provided by Alt Sports Data.

(Note: In American sports betting, odds are typically expressed with a plus (+) or minus (–) symbol followed by a number. For example, +200 signifies the amount a bettor could win if wagering $100. If the bet works out, the player will receive a total payout of $300; $200 profit + $100 initial stake.)

TOP FUEL

Shawn Langdon is in the midst of perhaps the best season of his career as he has failed to reach the semifinals just once in 10 starts so far, and he’s got four wins and a 28-6 round-win record. That helps explain his role as the favorite this week with opening odds of +400, which means a $10 wager would return $50.00 should he win the event. Langdon is followed closely by his teammate, Doug Kalitta, who is priced at +550.

Rookie Maddi Gordon, the winner in Pomona, is also in the mix with odds of +800, along with Tony Stewart, Josh Hart, and Leah Pruett at +900 each.

Justin Ashley and Antron Brown, two drivers with previous success in Sonoma, open at +1000, while Billy Torrence has odds of +1100.

Should Jasmine Salinas claim her first win at her home track, bettors who took her at +1400 will be handsomely rewarded. Other long shots include Will Smith and Clay Millican (+1500), Shawn Reed (+1600), and Tony Schumacher (+2200).

FUNNY CAR

Coming off what may have been the biggest win of his career, Ron Capps remains the favorite in Funny Car with odds of +550 to win in Sonoma. Including Norwalk, Capps has won three times this season, and he’s returning to his home track in Sonoma.

As usual, the Funny Car field is wide open with multiple drivers priced at 10-1 or shorter. After Capps, reigning champ Austin Prock is at +600, a price he shares with two-time winner Chad Green, while Matt Hagan is a shade behind at +650. J.R. Todd (+800), Jordan Vandergriff (+900), and Jack Beckman (+900) are also among the favorites.

There is a long list of drivers who fall into the longshot category, including Alexis DeJoria (+1100), Spencer Hyde (+1300), Paul Lee (+1300), Daniel Wilkerson (+1400), and two-time world champion Cruz Pedregon (+2000).

With 18 drivers on the pre-entry list, there is always the possibility of an upset, and the drivers who could pull that off include Jason Rupert, Jeff Arend, Hunter Green, Tim Gibbons, Dylan Winefsky, and Dave Richards, who fall somewhere between +2300 and +7000, making for a hefty payday should there be an upset.

PRO STOCK

KB Titan Racing teammates Dallas Glenn and Greg Anderson remain big favorites with the oddsmakers in Pro Stock. Glenn and Anderson, who have combined for seven world titles, top the chart with Glenn at +300 and Anderson just a shade behind at +310.

Aaron Stanfield, fresh off his second win of the season in Norwalk, comes in at +500, while three-time winner Matt Hartford has opening odds of +850.

The Elite Motorsports team continues to make progress, and that’s reflected in the odds for Jeg Coughlin Jr., who is +1200, Erica Enders at +1400, Greg Stanfield at +1400, and Troy Coughlin Jr., also at +1400.

The long list of long shots includes Matt Latino (+1600), Cody Anderson (+1800), Eric Latino (+2300), Mason McGaha (+2300), Shane Tucker (+3700), Stephen Bell (+4200), Chris Vang (+4200), Joey Grose (+4700), Kenny Delco (+6000), and Alan Pruisensky (+7000).

Opening odds provided by Alt Sports Data (Odds are subject to change).

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