Doug Kalitta made the quickest run of 2026 in front of a sellout crowd on Saturday at South Georgia Motorsports Park, powering to his first No. 1 qualifier of the season at the NHRA Southern Nationals. J.R. Todd (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1.

Reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta shattered the track speed record in the final round en route to the win on Sunday at zMAX Dragway, beating a loaded final quad of Shawn Langdon, Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett.

Tony Stewart (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also take victories at Pomona.

Kalitta, Hagan and Glenn win #2Fast2Tasty Challenge.

Top Fuel’s Leah Pruett jumped to the top spot on the final pass on Friday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, taking the provisional No. 1 spot for Tony Stewart Racing at the 66th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.

NHRA announced today that hood scoops will return to Pro Stock bodies beginning in the 2027 season, along with removing the single forward-facing throttle body and replacing it with two top-mounted 4-barrel style throttle bodies.

Three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps recovered from a massive engine explosion in the second round to earn his 78th career win. Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) also won.

Kalitta went 3.924s at 308.64 in his Mac Tools dragster, making a stellar run in the heat of the day to defeat Antron Brown.

The victory marks the third career win for Hart and is his first in nearly five years.

After a successful debut season in the highly competitive Funny Car class, Spencer Hyde has been named the 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.Hyde was awarded Rookie of the Year honors on Monday at the NHRA Awards Ceremony at the Pechanga Resort...