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In her final appearance at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Brittany Force drove to the Top Fuel win at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection and was joined in victory by Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
In her final appearance at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Brittany Force powered past Shawn Langdon in the final round on Sunday at the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection, winning for the 19th time in her…
Gage Wilson bagged a win for the Division 4 team when he won the Summit Sportsman title over Division 6 rep Devin Froud. Wilson posted an 11.944 on his 11.93 dial, while Froud broke out by nearly five-hundredths.
Michael Fornwalt scored another big win for Division 1 by capturing the victory in Pro with a 9.23 on his 9.22 dial to chase down Division 6’s Brian McGinnis for the victory.
Matt Witkowski helped propel Division 1 to the team championship with his victory in Super Pro, fending down Division 4’s Talon Farmer for the win with a .006-launched 6.691 on his 6.68 dial to beat Farmer’s 4.595 on his 4.58 target.
The popular Summit E.T. Racing Series welcomed four new world champions at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection as Matt Witkowski, Michael Fornwalt, Gage Wilson, and Michael Schmalle scored victories in Super Pro, Pro E.T., Sportsman, and Sportsman Motorcycle respectively.
02 Nov 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The popular Summit E.T. Racing Series welcomed four new world champions at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection as Matt Witkowski, Michael Fornwalt, Gage Wilson, and Michael Schmalle scored victories in Super Pro, Pro E.T.,…
The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday of the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection.
Ty Gaynor claimed his first NHRA win in Right Trailers Top Dragster with a nearly flawless run that included a .008 reaction time and a 6.901 against his 6.86 prediction to best Moe Trujillo by .008.
Eddy Plaizier, whose first and only other national event win came in Super Gas at the Pacific SPORTSnationals in Las Vegas was back in 2012, collected win No. 2 at the same place with a 1009 to 10.11 final-round defeat of reigning world champ Val…
Alec Bianco turned on the win light in his first-national event final, taking the Super Comp win with a 9.057 on the 9.05 index after Mark Simmons took too much stripe and broke out with a 9.045.
For the 34th time overall and sixth time in Stock, Bo Butner found the winner’s circle at an NHRA national event. Butner won in Las Vegas on the strength of a 9.552 on his 9.55 dial to overcome a nearly perfect light by opponent Chris Hall.
For the second time this season, Trey Vetter found the winner’s circle in Super Stock. Following his win in Sonoma, Vetter scored again in Las Vegas with a .005 light and 9.903 against his 9.88 dial to defeat Tommy Gaynor by .012-second.
A year after losing in his first final-round appearance at this event in 2024, Scott Linder collected his first national event victory in Comp, turning on the win light in his six-second A/Altered Grand Am with a (-.46) 6.61 to best first-time…
Jim Whiteley, a two-time world champ and 23-time event winner in Top Alcohol Dragster, finally got his first Top Alcohol Funny Car win to go with a pair of Pro Mod victories when he defeated Stan Sipos in the final, 5.49 to 5.50.
Jon Bradford collected his first national event win on his third straight final-round appearance, wheeling his unique torque converter-equipped, EFI-fueled dragster to a 5.23 to 5.27 final-round decision over three-time national event Madison Payne.
News, notes, and quotes from final eliminations from the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Updated throughout the day
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAYWe have the chance to crown the first Mission Foods Drag Racing Series world champ of the season in Doug Kalitta, and it could happen in the first round.To clinch, Kalitta must go three rounds further than…
On Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Sean Bellemeur and the Bartone Bros. team clinched his fifth Top Alcohol Funny Car title in the last eight seasons.
02 Nov 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Sean Bellemeur and the Bartone Bros. “Killer B’s” team continued their near total domination of the Top Alcohol Funny Car category by clinching their fifth world title in the last eight years on Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.…
The fields are set for the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection and Sunday’s final eliminations are guaranteed to produce a lot of drama as championships remain up for grabs. Follow all the action with our Sunday preview.
01 Nov 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The fields are set for the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection and Sunday’s final eliminations are guaranteed to produce a lot of drama as championships remain up for grabs.It’s not likely that any of the four pro titles will be…
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock closed out qualifying with the quickest run of the weekend at the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection. Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1.
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock closed out qualifying with the quickest run of the weekend on Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning his seventh No. 1 qualifier of the season at the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals…
The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday of the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection.
After Tony Stewart completed his Top Fuel qualifying pass at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals Powered by Direct Connection, the all-new 2026 Dodge Charger Drag Pak roared down the return road with Stweart's wife, Leah Pruett waving to the crowd.
Dodge chose the clearest stage possible to signal its factory-race future. Moments after Tony Stewart completed his Q3 Top Fuel qualifying pass at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals Powered by Direct Connection, the all-new 2026 Dodge Charger Drag Pak…
After an impressive performance in Dallas that include a perfect reacion time, Division 7 Sportsman Motorcycle racer Clayton Howey is looking for more success in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class.
01 Nov 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
For decades, the NHRA Pacific Division Sportsman Motorcycle series has been a breeding ground for future stars in the Mission Foods NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class. From Craig Treble, Karen Stoffer, and Fred Camarena, to reigning and two-time champ…
News, notes, and quotes from the second day of professional qualifying from the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Top Fuel Q3Second-place points driver Justin Ashley and new head crew chief Tommy DeLago put up a second straight 3.74 to show they're in the fight, but the bad news is that the guy in front of them, points leader Doug…
As her time behind the wheel dwindles down to the final two events before she takes a break to start a family with husband Bobby, Brittany Force is hoping to go out big in both Las Vegas and Pomona.
Brittany Force knows a lot about finish lines, having competed in more than 550 rounds in a 12-year Pro career in Top Fuel that has yielded 18 national event wins and two world championships.She knows how to hold her dragster steady approaching the…
The battle for the world title in Stock Eliminator came to a thrilling conclusion on Saturday morning in Las Vegas, where Division 1 racer Russ “Bubba” Linke earned hist first title. Several other pro and sportsman titles could also be decided this weekend.
01 Nov 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The battle for the world title in Stock Eliminator came to a thrilling conclusion on Saturday morning in Las Vegas, where Division 1 racer Russ “Bubba” Linke earned hist first title.Linke set the bar high with a 677 point score, and elected to stay…
The fields for the season’s penultimate race will be set today through two final qualifying sessions at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with world championship implications on the line.
The fields for the season’s penultimate race will be set today through two final qualifying sessions at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with world championship implications on the line.Top Fuel points leader Doug Kalitta came into the weekend…
Brittany Force, Austin Prock, Cory Reed, and Gaige Herrera have a Happy Halloween in Las Vegas as provisional qualifying leaders at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection.
Making her last appearance at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, two-time Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force made the fastest run in track history on Friday, taking the provisional No. 1 spot at the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals…
On Friday at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals, officials at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and NHRA unveiled a tribute to Las Vegas-area legendary Pro Stock team owner Ken Black, who recently passed away. The return road in front of the left-side grandstands was officially christened "Ken Black Way,"
On Friday at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals, officials at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and NHRA unveiled a fitting tribute to Las Vegas-area businessman and legendary Pro Stock team owner Ken Black, who recently passed away. The return…
The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday of the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection.
From under a black costume of stealth at midday on Halloween, Dodge served the crowd at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the first-ever public launch of the 2026 Charger Drag Pak. No lights. No clocks. No numbers to chase. Just raw race Hemi…
Jeg Coughlin Jr. is nearing 500 races behind the wheel of a Pro Stock car and he remains as competitive as ever. More importantly, he's still having fun in one of drag racing's most competitive classes.
31 Oct 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
A lot has changed in the drag racing world in the last three decades, especially in the Pro Stock class, where technology has been known to move at light speed. One thing that has been almost a constant over the years is the presence of Jeg Coughlin…