November 3, 2025 | By NHRA

B. FORCE, HAGAN, GLENN & HERRERA GET HUGE PLAYOFF WINS AT DODGE NHRA NEVADA NATIONALS

LAS VEGAS, Nev.—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 career.

Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the 19th of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the fifth of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

Force went 3.704-seconds at 337.33 mph in her 12,000-horsepower Chevrolet Accessories dragster, holding off Langdon’s run of 3.727 at 333.91 to pick up her second victory in 2025 and her fifth career win in Las Vegas. It brought out a roar from the crowd as Force, who announced her retirement from full-time racing at the end of the season, looks to close the season in style.

She qualified No. 1, setting the track speed record on Friday, and then knocked off Clay Millican and Tony Stewart on Sunday to face off against Langdon. She posted a solid .065 reaction time and quickly chased down Langdon, as her 19th career win also breaks a tie with legendary Shirley Muldowney as the winningest female in Top Fuel history.

It gives her back-to-back fall wins at Las Vegas, adding another special memory to her standout career.

“This win is a special one,” Force said. “This race is now something more than any other race, because of that number 19, lining it up as the winningest female driver in Top Fuel makes it more special. When we look back on this win, this one now will be because we were able to do that with two races left.

“Ever since I made my retirement announcement, my guys have said they wanted at least one more win for me and I wanted to end strong and get back to that winner’s circle. It's been far too long. I put my heart into it. My team puts their heart into this car. It’s very special.”

Langdon reached the finals for the sixth time this season and 51st time in his career, defeating Kelly Harper, Justin Ashley and teammate Doug Kalitta to reach the final round. The semifinal win against Kalitta kept Langdon and Ashley alive in the championship chase against Kalitta, who still holds a commanding points lead with one race left. Kalitta, who is seeking his second world title in three years, leads Langdon by 144 points and Ashley by 163 points.

In Funny Car, four-time world champion Matt Hagan stayed alive in the title chase with a spectacular performance on Sunday in Las Vegas, including a weekend-best run of 3.877 at 327.03 in his 12,000-horsepower American Rebel Beer Dodge//SRT Hellcat to defeat points leader Austin Prock in the final round.

With Prock on the verge of clinching, Hagan and his Tony Stewart Racing team made sure it wouldn’t take place in Vegas, turning in an epic day, making two runs of 3.87 to stay alive. The victory over Prock gave Hagan his third victory of the season and 55th in his standout career.

He knocked off Cruz Pedregon, Chad Green and Daniel Wilkerson to reach the final round, racing past Prock when the reigning world champion ran into tire smoke. Chasing down Hagan would have been tough, as the 3.877 was the best of the weekend in the class and also handed Hagan his sixth career win in Las Vegas. The veteran remained impressed by the job from his team as Hagan won for the second time in the Countdown to the Championship this season.

“I think we made [the points race] interesting,” Hagan said. “Nobody really expected us to win or them to smoke the tires, or anything like that. But we just went up there and said, ‘This is what we think the track can hold and run the best that we can,’ and I was up on the wheel and got a good light.”

“It was a have-to win-race. There's some times in my career that you pull your crew chief aside and say, ‘Man, we got to win this one,” and this was one. I'm just super proud of my guys. You know, Mike Knudsen, Alex Conaway, Phil Shuler, making the calls for the first time at every race track we show up as a first-time crew chief. Crew chiefs win races, man; the drivers is just keeping it in the groove and making it look good.”

Prock went to the finals for the 12th time this year and 32nd time in his career thanks to wins against Jason Rupert, J.R. Todd and Bob Tasca III. He remains in prime position to clinch a second straight world championship in Pomona, holding a 101-point lead over Hagan.

There was no Las Vegas slump this weekend for Pro Stock points leader Dallas Glenn, who was picture-perfect on Sunday, taking the win for the eighth time this season after defeating Matt Hartford in the championship round with a run of 6.602 at 206.61 in his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro.

Last year, Glenn lost in the opening round in Las Vegas, opening the door for Greg Anderson to pull off a massive comeback in Pomona. It didn’t happen this time, as Glenn took down Anderson in the semifinals and finished the job, winning for the third time in Las Vegas and opening up a sizable 92-point lead over Anderson heading into the final race.

It was the weekend Glenn needed, as he defeated Dave Connolly, 10-time Vegas winner Erica Enders and then Anderson en route to the finals. Against Anderson, Glenn was dynamite on the starting line, using a .026 reaction time to pick up the holeshot victory with a run of 6.606 at 206.92. He was an even better .006 against Hartford, driving away for the win – with a championship now within reach.

“This is very satisfying,” Glenn said. “Coming in with a very similar points lead to last year where I had to sit and watch that lead go to negative. This is definitely a much better feeling to be sitting here holding the trophy this time. You definitely can't describe how good this feels.

“It hasn’t really hit me yet. I have so much more confidence in the car and I got all the nervousness out last year with that incredible points battle that we had between four drivers. I definitely feel way more relaxed, way less nervous. I was a wreck last year.”

Hartford made the final round for the fourth time in 2025 and the 21st time in his career after knocking off Deric Kramer, Fernando Cuadra Jr. and Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Back-to-back Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Gaige Herrera had a flawless weekend when he needed it most, capping off an impressive three days with his third straight victory in Las Vegas, taking down Angie Smith in the final round with a run of 6.809 at 198.17 on his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki.

It gives Herrera his seventh victory this season and 28th in his career, and with a third straight championship on the line, he pulled to within 21 points of teammate and points leader Richard Gadson. That’s less than one round of racing at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, setting up what could be an incredible finale.

Herrera qualified No. 1 and then knocked off Karen Stoffer and Clayton Howey to set up a thriller in the semifinals against Gadson. The points leader left with a perfect .000 light and Herrera was right there with a .005 start, delivering a 6.825 to take the win. He followed with another strong showing against Smith, keeping him red-hot in Las Vegas.

“This couldn’t have gone any better,” Herrera said. “Me and my teammate [Gadson], facing off in the semis, with him in the points lead, so I needed him to go out to get a little closer. What a race between me and him, my .005 light to his perfect .000 light. It just doesn’t get any better than that. It also just goes to show how hungry we both are to get this championship right now.


“Going up for the final, I was kind of like, ‘All right, let's just go make another lap’, but Angie put up a good fight there. We both ran really well. I feel like I do better under pressure. The last two seasons, I kind of just had to win the first round to clinch the championship. This year it’s going to be different. I’d love to race (Gadson) in the final in Pomona for the championship.”

Smith reached the final round for the second time this season and 11th time in her career thanks to round wins against Freddie Camarena, Matt Smith and Brayden Davis.

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action on Nov. 13-16 with the final race of the season, the 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.



ROUND-BY-ROUND RESULTS

LAS VEGAS -- Final round-by-round results from the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the 19th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:


TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE -- Clay Millican, 3.750, 333.74 def. Antron Brown, 3.791, 333.58; Justin Ashley, 5.667, 119.55 def. Josh Hart, 6.895, 94.68; Tony Schumacher, 3.794, 335.32 def. Shawn Reed, 3.959, 240.42; Brittany Force, 3.758, 337.24 was unopposed; Doug Kalitta, 3.743, 338.00 def. Rob Passey, 4.047, 287.29; Shawn Langdon, 5.183, 222.36 def. Kelly Harper, 6.517, 91.14; Tony Stewart, 3.856, 293.22 def. Dan Mercier, 4.695, 163.71;

QUARTERFINALS -- Langdon, 3.738, 333.33 def. Ashley, 3.779, 332.43; Stewart, 3.778, 328.38 def. Schumacher, 3.808, 319.90; Force, 3.764, 335.65 def. Millican, 4.074, 225.79; Kalitta, 3.757, 328.54 was unopposed;

SEMIFINALS -- Force, 3.824, 323.35 def. Stewart, 5.015, 144.58; Langdon, 3.721, 334.24 def. Kalitta, 3.757, 336.15;

FINAL -- Force, 3.704, 337.33 def. Langdon, 3.727, 333.91.


FUNNY CAR:

ROUND ONE -- Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.059, 260.97 def. Blake Alexander, Dodge Charger, 4.690, 173.74; Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 3.931, 320.81 def. Del Worsham, Toyota Supra, 4.038, 293.22; Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.895, 334.65 def. Jason Rupert, Mustang, 3.992, 322.11; Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.912, 331.12 def. Dave Richards, Mustang, 5.430, 133.84; Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.927, 324.12 def. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.000, 318.32; Chad Green, Mustang, 3.921, 327.35 def. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.917, 329.91; Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.967, 322.50 def. Paul Lee, Charger, 4.009, 315.49; J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.926, 328.14 def. Alexis DeJoria, Charger, 4.338, 209.69;

QUARTERFINALS -- Hagan, 3.879, 328.86 def. Green, 4.606, 179.78; Wilkerson, 3.932, 320.58 def. Beckman, 3.909, 330.88; Prock, 3.922, 333.25 def. Todd, 3.944, 329.10; Tasca III, 3.921, 330.15 def. Hyde, 4.165, 245.27;

SEMIFINALS -- Prock, 3.878, 330.88 def. Tasca III, 3.924, 331.77; Hagan, 3.912, 327.43 def. Wilkerson, 4.695, 213.43;

FINAL -- Hagan, 3.877, 327.03 def. Prock, 6.424, 102.46.


PRO STOCK:

ROUND ONE -- Matt Latino, Chevy Camaro, 6.704, 206.07 def. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 8.822, 108.12; Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.617, 207.05 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.677, 207.72; Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.594, 207.43 def. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.607, 207.50; Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.615, 207.62 def. David Cuadra, Camaro, 6.611, 207.37; Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.587, 207.08 def. Dave Connolly, Camaro, 6.613, 204.91; Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.622, 206.89 def. Cory Reed, Camaro, 6.599, 206.20; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.572, 206.57 def. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.629, 206.92; Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.595, 208.17 def. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.642, 206.99;

QUARTERFINALS -- Coughlin, 6.672, 207.05 def. A. Stanfield, 6.715, 207.62; Hartford, 6.623, 207.15 def. Cuadra Jr., Foul - Red Light; Glenn, 6.598, 207.05 def. Enders, 6.630, 207.30; Anderson, 6.599, 206.67 def. M. Latino, 6.632, 206.54;

SEMIFINALS -- Hartford, 6.603, 207.40 def. Coughlin, 6.668, 206.45; Glenn, 6.606, 206.92 def. Anderson, 6.603, 205.91;

FINAL -- Glenn, 6.602, 206.61 def. Hartford, 6.625, 207.50.


PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

ROUND ONE -- Clayton Howey, Suzuki, 6.906, 195.17 def. Ryan Oehler, 7.444, 146.64; Angie Smith, Buell, 6.860, 198.29 def. Freddie Camarena, Suzuki, 7.009, 192.69; Matt Smith, Buell, 6.848, 198.70 def. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 12.068, 65.71; Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.848, 195.87 def. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.886, 196.42; John Hall, 6.864, 198.47 def. Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 6.916, 195.14; Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.842, 198.67 def. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, Foul - Red Light; Brayden Davis, Suzuki, 6.831, 198.55 def. Marc Ingwersen, 6.890, 194.13; Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.809, 199.29 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.043, 188.12;

QUARTERFINALS -- A. Smith, 6.832, 198.47 def. M. Smith, Foul - Red Light; Davis, 6.876, 198.17 def. Johnson, Foul - Red Light; Gadson, 6.876, 196.99 def. Hall, 6.895, 197.13; Herrera, 6.820, 198.64 def. Howey, 6.913, 195.87;

SEMIFINALS -- A. Smith, 6.899, 196.70 def. Davis, 16.841, 41.67; Herrera, 6.825, 198.26 def. Gadson, 6.857, 197.48;

FINAL -- Herrera, 6.809, 198.17 def. A. Smith, 6.813, 199.37.


CURRENT STANDINGS

LAS VEGAS -- Point standings (top 10) following the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the 19th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series -


Top Fuel

1. Doug Kalitta, 2,607; 2. Shawn Langdon, 2,463; 3. Justin Ashley, 2,444; 4. Brittany Force, 2,415; 5. Tony Stewart, 2,364; 6. Clay Millican, 2,335; 7. Steve Torrence, 2,297; 8. Shawn Reed, 2,290; 9. Antron Brown, 2,275; 10. Josh Hart, 2,185.


Funny Car

1. Austin Prock, 2,594; 2. Matt Hagan, 2,493; 3. Jack Beckman, 2,416; 4. Ron Capps, 2,370; 5. Daniel Wilkerson, 2,369; 6. Paul Lee, 2,289; 7. Chad Green, 2,288; 8. Cruz Pedregon, 2,283; 9. Spencer Hyde, 2,272; 10. Bob Tasca III, 2,264.


Pro Stock

1. Dallas Glenn, 2,666; 2. Greg Anderson, 2,574; 3. Matt Hartford, 2,417; 4. Aaron Stanfield, 2,379; 5. Cory Reed, 2,316; 6. Erica Enders, 2,301; 7. Eric Latino, 2,283; 8. Jeg Coughlin, 2,275; 9. Cody Coughlin, 2,221; 10. Troy Coughlin Jr., 2,176.


Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Richard Gadson, 2,584; 2. Gaige Herrera, 2,563; 3. Matt Smith, 2,455; 4. Angie Smith, 2,421; 5. Brayden Davis, 2,399; 6. John Hall, 2,375; 7. Jianna Evaristo, 2,273; 8. Chase Van Sant, 2,243; 9. Steve Johnson, 2,229; 10. Chris Bostick, 2,179.


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J.R. GRAY CLINCHES CONGRUITY NHRA PRO MOD SERIES TITLE IN WINNER-TAKE-ALL FINAL AT LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS – In a thrilling winner-take-all final round in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, J.R. Gray clinched his first career NHRA world championship by taking down Billy Banaka to close out the season as part of the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection.

The event was the final of 10 races in NHRA Pro Mod and the last of the category’s four-race “Road to the Championship” playoffs was powered by JBS Equipment.

Gray, who won three races in the regular season, was stellar on Sunday as the stakes grew with each passing round. He defeated Alex Laughlin, Kevin Rivenbark and past world champion Mike Castella to reach the final round, setting up the high-stakes championship round against Banaka.

Gray left first with a sterling .028 reaction time and never looked back, pulling away from Banaka with a run of 5.749-seconds at 250.04 mph in his Al-Anabi Performance Camaro, clinching the event win and, more importantly, the world championship for the very first time in the NHRA ranks.

“The level of competition in this class is incredible. Every round, I kept going, ‘This is the most important round,’ and it was just all day long like that. To come out on top, this is my greatest victory ever,” Gray said.

“I was very mentally prepared. I was just taking it one round at a time. You’re walking a fine line between trying to be calm and not being calm at the same time. I felt like I controlled my emotions well all day, and I feel like that was one of the reasons I was able to get this victory.”

Gray, who qualified No. 3, had a dominant regular season with four final-round appearances, but stumbled out of the gates in the Pro Mod playoffs, falling in the first round at the first two races. He recovered with a semifinal showing in St. Louis, knowing he likely needed to win in Las Vegas to have a shot at a championship.

Gray went 5.710 at 252.28 in the opening round and went 5.75 in the next two rounds to set up the marquee matchup with Banaka.

“It’s just amazing for it to come down the last round,” Gray said. “I just didn’t let the pressure get to me and we worked together as a team. In that final round, I wasn’t going to lift no matter what. It just felt amazing to see that win light pop up.”

Banaka, who won his first career race in NHRA Pro Mod earlier this year, qualified No. 1 and advanced to the finals for the third time this season thanks to round wins over Stan Shelton, Derek Menholt and Chip King.

The NHRA Pro Mod Series will open the 2026 season as part of the NHRA Gatornationals at legendary Gainesville Raceway on March 5-8.


ROUND-BY-ROUND RESULTS

LAS VEGAS -- Final round-by-round results from the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the final of 10 events in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.


PRO MODIFIED:

ROUND ONE -- Lyle Barnett, Chevy Camaro, 5.734, 249.35 def. Steve Jackson, Camaro, 5.718, 250.37; Derek Menholt, Camaro, 5.731, 248.34 def. Justin Bond, Camaro, 5.708, 246.71; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.726, 251.16 def. Sidnei Frigo, Camaro, 5.768, 248.11; Chip King, Dodge Charger, 5.731, 249.03 def. Rashid alBalooshi, Camaro, 5.732, 248.02; Kevin Rivenbark, Ford Mustang, 5.749, 247.25 def. Dmitry Samorukov, Camaro, 5.709, 248.20; Mike Stavrinos, Camaro, 5.700, 252.52 def. Mike Janis, Mustang, 5.739, 247.34; JR Gray, Camaro, 5.710, 252.28 def. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 5.818, 244.38; Billy Banaka, Camaro, 5.713, 249.86 def. Stan Shelton, Mustang, 6.209, 163.24;

QUARTERFINALS -- Castellana, 5.751, 250.04 def. Barnett, 5.796, 247.07; Banaka, 5.738, 248.29 def. Menholt, 5.780, 247.07; King, 5.774, 248.61 def. Stavrinos, Broke; Gray, 5.755, 250.64 def. Rivenbark, 5.835, 224.14;

SEMIFINALS -- Gray, 5.756, 249.16 def. Castellana, 5.771, 249.49; Banaka, 5.757, 247.93 def. King, 5.799, 239.40;

FINAL -- Gray, 5.749, 250.04 def. Banaka, 5.763, 247.07.


CURRENT STANDINGS

LAS VEGAS -- Point standings (top 10) following the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the final of 10 events in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.


Pro Modified

1. JR Gray, 1,121; 2. Billy Banaka, 1,120; 3. Mike Stavrinos, 1,042; 4. Mike Castellana, 1,038; 5. Derek Menholt, 1,035; 6. Sidnei Frigo, 964; 7. (tie) Alex Laughlin, 923; Mason Wright, 923; 9. Chip King, 915; 10. Mike Janis, 905.