Photos by Alex Owens, NHRA, Adam Dobbs
SUNDAY FINAL – HAGAN, LANGDON TURN ROCKINGHAM INTO A CHAMPIONSHIP STATEMENT
Rockingham (NC) Dragway spent years waiting for NHRA to come back, and Matt Hagan and Shawn Langdon spent Sunday making sure the return carried championship consequences. Both left The Rock with trophies, stronger points positions and four races separating them from their ultimate goal.
Hagan won Funny Car for the fourth time this season and stretched his points lead to 84. Langdon answered in Top Fuel with a 342.73-mph holeshot victory over teammate Doug Kalitta, giving him three consecutive victories and a 25-point advantage heading into the final four races.
Greg Stanfield left Rockingham with the Pro Stock trophy and points lead, while Richard Gadson did the same in Pro Stock Motorcycle. For the second race of the Countdown to the Championship, Sunday offered little opportunity for anyone to ease into the playoffs.
Hagan defeated Paul Lee with a 3.922-second pass at 327.75 mph after Lee lost traction, earning the four-time champion his 59th career victory. Hagan beat Dave Richards, Ron Capps, and J.R. Todd before reaching his fourth consecutive final round.
There was some Rockingham history waiting in the other lane, too. Hagan and Lee had raced in a Funny Car final at the same track 18 years earlier, when Hagan was a rookie trying to establish himself. Hagan won that one, too.
This victory carried considerably more weight, with Hagan leading Jordan Vandergriff by 84 points and Todd sitting third, 106 back. Hagan is chasing a fifth Funny Car championship, which would put him alongside John Force as the only drivers in NHRA history with at least a handful of Funny Car titles.
“The points chase is super competitive,” Hagan said. “There’s six cars that could just change the landscape at any given moment.
“As much as I’d love to sit here and say how great we’re doing, it takes one or two races of going out the first round and it changes it. We have to keep working hard and keep putting that foot forward.”
If Hagan left Rockingham with breathing room, Langdon left with momentum that has become increasingly difficult to ignore.
He beat Kalitta on a holeshot in the Top Fuel final, leaving with a .024-second reaction time and running 3.739 at a track-record 342.73 mph.
Kalitta was quicker at 3.722 but couldn’t erase what Langdon took at the starting line. It was Langdon’s third consecutive victory, following the U.S. Nationals and the Great Lakes Nationals, and his second three-race winning streak this season.
“We knew for the final round we had to make a picture-perfect run,” Langdon said. “AJ [Alan Johnson, Doug Kalitta’s crew chief] has been running really well. He’s got a great handle on that car.
“The Mac Tools guys have been doing a great job, and Doug’s been really lights-out this year. I knew going to the final, I had to figure out a way to find something on the starting line.”
Langdon owns a 25-point advantage over Kalitta, while Tony Stewart is 155 points behind in third. The Kalitta Motorsports teammates have created some separation from the field, but Langdon needed every bit of his starting-line advantage Sunday to keep his winning streak intact.
Stanfield played the same game in Pro Stock, cutting a .019 reaction time against rookie Cody Anderson and carrying that edge to the finish line. His 6.537 at 210.48 held off Anderson’s quicker 6.525 at 209.99 for Stanfield’s second victory this season and eighth of his career.
The veteran had already flashed his starting-line hand with a .005 reaction time against reigning NHRA champion Dallas Glenn in the semifinals. Stanfield also defeated his son Aaron and Matt Latino before taking out Anderson and leaving Rockingham 31 points ahead of Matt Hartford and 39 ahead of Glenn.
“Anybody can win in this class right now,” Stanfield said. “I mean, it’s incredible how tight it is. So, the points battle is going to go all the way to the end. I feel like it’s going to be that way.”
Anderson’s first final wasn’t gift-wrapped, either. The rookie eliminated Erica Enders, then his father, six-time champion Greg Anderson, and Hartford before Stanfield’s starting-line advantage ended his bid for a first victory.
Pro Stock Motorcycle followed the day’s starting-line theme when Gadson watched Vance & Hines teammate Gaige Herrera leave .018 of a second early. Gadson went 6.789 at 199.65 mph for his third victory this season and seventh of his career, but the number that carried the most weight was the green light beside his name.
After losing early at the Countdown opener, Gadson responded by defeating Geno Scali, Ryan Oehler, and Chase Van Sant before facing Herrera. The teammates are now 3-3 against each other in final rounds, while Gadson’s championship lead has grown to 64 points over Herrera with Matt Smith third, 81 points back.
“I feel like I got away with one here this weekend,” Gadson said. “It’s kind of been our M.O. It wasn’t fancy. It wasn’t glamorous. It wasn’t headline-worthy, but you know, we’re here holding our third diamond Wally.”
Gadson admitted there was more happening against Herrera than what appeared on the time slip, and he wasn’t shy about acknowledging the mental games between the teammates.
“Gaige and I are extremely competitive with each other, sometimes to the point where the lines are blurry in our competitiveness because he’s a friend,” Gadson said. “I’ve got a lot of respect for the guy, but I’m playing mind games the whole time.
“He’s playing games the whole time, and you know I said, ‘It’s his race to lose,’ hoping that he would lose the race somehow.”
There’s no break for the competitors in the Countdown, with race three of six slated next weekend, Oct. 2-4, at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis.
SATURDAY QUALIFYING – CAPPS, KALITTA, HARTFORD AND ANGIE SMITH SET THE TABLE AT THE ROCK
Rockingham Dragway spent decades outside NHRA’s national-event orbit. By Saturday evening, the place had a sellout crowd, four No. 1 qualifiers, and a Sunday elimination ladder carrying enough Countdown implications to make the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock more than a ceremonial return.
Ron Capps, Doug Kalitta, Matt Hartford, and Angie Smith emerged with the No. 1 qualifying positions after two days that introduced the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series to Rockingham, N.C. Now comes the part where qualifying numbers stop being trophies of their own and become starting positions for Sunday.
Capps secured his fourth Funny Car No. 1 qualifier of the season when Friday’s 3.870-second run at 330.40 mph survived Saturday. It was the 41st No. 1 qualifying effort of his career, and this one came with something considerably more useful – a first-round bye.
With the Countdown standings still compressed and Capps trying to recover from lost ground at Martin last weekend, there was no hiding how badly his team wanted that No. 1 spot to stay put.
“We were praying that nobody would outdo us because that first-round bye is huge,” Capps said. “The points are still pretty bunched up. We gave up some ground in Martin. We’re just trying to forget about it, put it behind us.”
Capps enters Sunday seeking his fourth victory of the season and 81st of his career. His potential path could also include an early confrontation with points leader Matt Hagan.
“I was just so proud of ‘Guido’ [crew chief Dean Antonelli] and our guys,” Capps said. “I understand those points are monumental. We have a chance to run Matt Hagan in round two, which would be huge, but you can’t look that far ahead. I’m going to have to race them all, and we’re going to win a championship.”
Alexis DeJoria qualified second at 3.892, 334.82 and will face John Smith. Reigning champion Austin Prock landed third with a 3.892 at 326.80 and will line up against Capps’ brother Jon.
Funny Car gave Rockingham a tight field. Top Fuel gave it an intramural fight that could have championship consequences.
Kalitta put the Mac Tools dragster on top with a 3.682 at 338.09, earning his sixth No. 1 qualifier of the season, and 72nd of his career. He will open eliminations against No. 16 Rit Pustari. The bigger picture is sitting one spot ahead of Kalitta in the standings.
Teammate Shawn Langdon arrived at Rockingham as the Top Fuel points leader after winning Martin, his sixth victory of the season. Kalitta knows exactly what he is chasing, and he also knows the two Kalitta Motorsports dragsters share enough information to make the championship fight an unusual one.
“Hopefully tomorrow we can have some luck here,” Kalitta said. “Shawn and Brian [Husen, crew chief)] are tough. Brian and Alan Johnson [Kalitta’s crew chief] have been working really closely together. They probably both still have some secrets up their sleeves that they’re not sharing, but it’s a cool rivalry to watch because you know Brian and Alan have won a lot of races, a lot of championships together, and Brian was definitely paying attention because he’s having a good year, for sure. I’ve always been really impressed with Shawn. He’s always been good on the tree. You have to be up on the wheel when you’re racing him.”
Tony Stewart qualified second at 3.704, 336.83, setting up a first-round meeting with Clay Millican. Langdon starts third after a 3.732 at 334.08 and will race Cameron Ferre.
If Hartford is getting tired of seeing final rounds, he has an obvious solution Sunday.
The Pro Stock veteran qualified No. 1 for the third consecutive race with a 6.476 at 212.87 in his Total Seal Chevrolet Camaro. After runner-up finishes at Indianapolis and Martin, Hartford isn’t lacking late-round opportunities, he is looking to turn one into a victory.
His No. 1 position provides a first-round bye in a 15-car field and, more importantly, another chance to keep accumulating the currency that counts during the Countdown — round wins.
“It’s real important in the Countdown that we get to the finals and win some races,” Hartford said. “We want the championship. We want it as bad as anybody out there. But the only way you do that is get points, and the only way you get points is win rounds. So, we’re focused tomorrow to go four rounds, and if we can do that for this race and the next four after it, then the points will line up how they should.”
Hartford has three victories this season and will try to make Rockingham No. 4.
Reigning class champion Dallas Glenn qualified second with a 6.478, 212.06 and will race Shane Tucker. Matt Latino was right behind him at 6.479, 211.67 and draws Kenny Delco.
There wasn’t much breathing room at the front of Pro Stock Motorcycle, either.
Angie Smith’s 6.674 at 201.61 on the Denso Auto Parts Buell held for her fourth No. 1 qualifier of the season. Smith gets a first-round bye Sunday as she pursues her second victory of 2026.
“A bye run is everything to us in the Countdown because it’s one more test run that we have,” Smith said. “You can go up there and test your reaction time, you can maybe test something that you think might work, and you get one pass at the track where there’s nobody else in the other lane, so that means everything to us, especially in the Countdown.”
Gaige Herrera qualified second with a 6.680 at 202.07 and will race Lance Bonham. Six-time champion Matt Smith, Angie’s husband, starts third after running 6.681 at 204.17 and will face Marcus Hylton.
Saturday also delivered something else Rockingham Dragway ownership wanted badly: a sellout crowd.
NHRA announced the full house during the second day of qualifying, giving the sanctioning body its 10th sellout day during its 75th anniversary season. Rockingham also became the fourth of NHRA’s four new 2026 national-event facilities to produce a sellout, joining South Georgia Motorsports Park, Maryland International Raceway and US 131 Motorsports Park.
Eliminations for the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock begin at 11 a.m. EDT.
FRIDAY QUALIFYING – KALITTA, CAPPS SET THE PACE AS ROCKINGHAM GETS REACQUAINTED WITH NHRA NITRO
Rockingham (NC) Dragway waited 28 years for the return of NHRA nitro racing. Doug Kalitta and Ron Capps didn’t waste much time reminding the place what it had been missing.
Kalitta, the 2025 NHRA Top Fuel champion, came out on top Friday with a 3.682-second run at 338.09 mph. Capps closed the night by hammering out a 3.870 at 330.40 to lead Funny Car qualifying at the NHRA Nationals at The Rock.
Matt Hartford grabbed the provisional No. 1 position in Pro Stock with a 6.476 at 212.87, and Angie Smith turned homestate Rockingham familiarity into a career-best 6.674 at 201.61 to lead Pro Stock Motorcycle.
For a track returning to the NHRA schedule for the first time since 1998, when it last hosted the non-points Winston Invitational, action Friday provided something better than nostalgia. It provided numbers.
Kalitta supplied the biggest one in Top Fuel.
Second in the Countdown standings behind Kalitta Motorsports teammate Shawn Langdon, Kalitta was the only driver to break into the 3.60s Friday. His 3.682 moved him around Tony Stewart and put him in position for a sixth No. 1 qualifier this season.
“The car is just going down the track nice and smooth,” Kalitta said. “When we were in Michigan [last weekend], the track was just in great shape there, but it’s a lot happier here for some reason. The track seems nice and smooth. Alan [Johnson] and Mac [Savage, crew chiefs] and all my guys were super hungry. Brian [Husen and teammate Shawn Langdon] won the last two races, so we’re trying to keep up with him and everybody else out here.”
Qualifying points “can be so important. Every point counts. We’ve all lost close points races,” he added. “I try not to get too wrapped up in it – more on Sunday where there are 20-point swings – but we’re down to five races, so you have to. I’ve got a great car, great group behind me. We have a lot of momentum, so we just got to carry on and see what we can do to keep leading the charge.”
Stewart ended Friday second at 3.720, 336.32, with Leah Pruett third at 3.734, 323.74. Langdon, the points leader and winner of the previous two races, sits seventh.
If Kalitta made the loudest statement in Top Fuel, Capps saved Funny Car’s best shot for last.
The three-time champion unloaded a 3.870 at 330.40 in the second session, one of only two Funny Cars to reach the 3.80s. Capps entered Rockingham fourth in points, 63 behind leader Matt Hagan, making every qualifying point increasingly valuable with a handful of races remaining.
Capps also had a reference point most of the field didn’t. He raced here the last time NHRA came to Rockingham in 1998 and reached the final round.
“Guido [crew chief Dean Antonelli] and I, we’re like these two OG dogs. We were talking about how we were pulling up the first run. I said, ‘Man, I’m having flashbacks,’” Capps said.
“This is a completely different track. it used to be pretty bumpy, but now it’s very smooth. They did a great job. Everybody worried a little bit after the rain on Thursday. It’s got some transitions that everybody was talking about and Guido went up and watched the first Funny Car go down, and it hardly moved at all. So we were like, ‘Wow!’ And then I made my run in the left lane, and we were No. 2 at the time, but smooth. I couldn’t believe how smooth it was. So, great job by everybody.”
Austin Prock sits second after a 3.893 at 326.80, followed by Jack Beckman’s 3.911 at 327.03. Hagan ended Friday sixth with a 3.935.
The naturally aspirated cars weren’t exactly tiptoeing around The Rock, either.
Hartford fired the first serious Pro Stock shot with a 6.476 at 212.87 in the opening session, then backed it with a second-round 6.49. The points leader is chasing a third consecutive No. 1 qualifier and the eighth of his career.
“We knew it was going to be really tight when we rolled up there, and we knew we had to make a run, but we didn’t make the best run,” Hartford said. “Fortunately for us, everybody else made some good runs, but not quite quicker than us. We made a respectable run, but not what we were looking for.
“We have no data at all for this. We had no data in Martin, Maryland, Valdosta. So these new tracks are a curveball for us, but I’ve got a lot of faith in my crew and my team. They all know how to analyze what the air conditions are, what the track conditions are, and give me a car that has proven that we’ve been able to run pretty well at these new facilities.”
Dallas Glenn is second at 6.478, 212.06, with Matt Latino third at 6.479, 211.67.
Angie Smith didn’t have Hartford’s data problem. Rockingham might be a new stop on the NHRA schedule, but it is anything but unfamiliar territory for the Smith camp. Her home in King, N.C., is roughly 115 miles from The Rock.
Smith turned roughly 60 test runs at the facility this year into the quickest pass of her career, a 6.674 at 201.61. Four riders reached the 6.60s Friday, but none got around her.
“Matt [Smith] went 6.68 in the first session and I went 6.69, so I gave him some crap about it because us racers, we’re greedy,” Smith said. “We always want to go fast. I knew my bike had a little bit more left in it and he said, ‘Well, I’m going to tune you up, so you better be ready.’ Well, I was ready, and then after the run, he was like, ‘I guess I tuned you up too much.’
“I love it here. … We test here all the time, and the track personnel that runs this track when there’s not a national event here, they do an amazing job prepping the track so all the data that we get when we’re here testing, it always translates, and that’s a really good thing. So, hats off to everybody that runs this facility. I’m really glad to be here because it’s kind of home. It’s an hour and a half from our house, and there’s been a lot of fans stop by the pit to see us, and everybody likes it.”
Matt Smith sits second at 6.681, 204.17, with Ryan Oehler third at 6.681, 202.25. Points leader Richard Gadson is fourth with a 6.683 at 202.41.
The second session also included the Last Driver Standing Laptop Giveaway presented by IGTG and Perimeter.One, with the session’s top qualifier receiving an ASUS ROG Flow Z13 Nebula laptop. The Top Fuel and Funny Car low qualifiers also collected $1,000 bonuses.
Two qualifying sessions remain Saturday, beginning at noon EDT. Sunday’s eliminations are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Friday’s results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the Inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock at Rockingham Dragway, 16th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday’s final eliminations.
Top Fuel — 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.682 seconds, 338.09 mph; 2. Tony Stewart, 3.720, 336.32; 3. Leah Pruett, 3.734, 323.74; 4. Justin Ashley, 3.751, 332.35; 5. Billy Torrence, 3.754, 333.58; 6. Maddi Gordon, 3.771, 335.07; 7. Shawn Langdon, 3.775, 313.37; 8. Will Smith, 3.786, 330.40; 9. Shawn Reed, 3.796, 329.91; 10. Josh Hart, 3.833, 318.92; 11. Tony Schumacher, 3.847, 324.91; 12. Cameron Ferre, 4.019, 280.20; 13. Antron Brown, 4.199, 211.07; 14. Clay Millican, 4.377, 189.39; 15. Dan Mercier, 6.048, 101.90; 16. Rit Pustari, 8.568, 73.46.
Funny Car — 1. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.870, 330.40; 2. Austin Prock, Ford Mustang, 3.893, 326.80; 3. Jack Beckman, Chevy Camaro, 3.911, 329.43; 4. Chad Green, Mustang, 3.920, 327.27; 5. Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 3.934, 322.35; 6. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.935, 330.88; 7. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.937, 331.61; 8. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.948, 318.92; 9. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.982, 325.85; 10. Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.073, 254.81; 11. Jon Capps, Charger, 4.098, 294.89; 12. Alexis DeJoria, Camaro, 4.233, 221.35; 13. Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 4.455, 192.88; 14. Jordan Vandergriff, Camaro, 4.654, 183.15; 15. John Smith, Charger, 4.899, 160.31.
Pro Stock — 1. Matt Hartford, Chevy Camaro, 6.476, 212.87; 2. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.478, 212.06; 3. Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.479, 211.67; 4. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.479, 210.97; 5. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.489, 211.47; 6. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.490, 211.67; 7. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.490, 210.87; 8. Cody Anderson, Camaro, 6.491, 209.99; 9. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.493, 212.36; 10. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.523, 211.76; 11. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.536, 210.87; 12. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.543, 209.69; 13. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.549, 210.57; 14. Stephen Bell, Camaro, 6.571, 211.57; 15. Shane Tucker, Camaro, 8.965, 119.36.
Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.674, 201.61; 2. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.681, 204.17; 3. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 6.681, 202.25; 4. Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.683, 202.41; 5. Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.714, 202.79; 6. Joey Gladstone, Buell, 6.732, 201.34; 7. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.737, 199.65; 8. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.759, 201.34; 9. Clayton Howey, Suzuki, 6.775, 198.15; 10. Marc Ingwersen, EBR, 6.787, 198.41; 11. John Hall, Buell, 6.795, 200.45; 12. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 6.861, 197.72; 13. Malcolm Phillips Jr., Suzuki, 6.986, 168.04; 14. Marcus Hylton, Buell, 7.104, 185.03; 15. Lance Bonham, Buell, 7.256, 182.63.
FRIDAY QUALIFYING SESSION ONE
TOP FUEL (Q1)
1 1 Doug Kalitta, Saline MI, PBRC-AJPE 3.747 338.86 338.86
2 100 Maddi Gordon, Paso Robles CA, JFR-DSM 3.771 335.07 335.07
3 8 Shawn Reed, Defiance MO, MLR-DSM 3.796 329.91 329.91
4 14 Tony Stewart, Columbus IN, PBRC-AJPE 3.801 333.58 333.58
5 474 Billy Torrence, Kilgore TX, MLR-AJPE 3.812 327.51 327.51
6 2 Shawn Langdon, Danville IN, PBRC-AJPE 3.825 309.49 309.49
7 77 Josh Hart, Ocala FL, JFR-JFR 3.833 318.92 318.92
8 200 Will Smith, Northport AL, PBRC-DSM 3.914 287.72 287.72
9 3 Justin Ashley, Farmingdale NY, PBRC-DSM 3.945 254.96 254.96
10 51 Clay Millican, Drummonds TN, DSR-DSM 4.377 189.39 189.39
FUNNY CAR (Q1)
1 3 Jack Beckman, Corona CA, ’23 Camaro 3.911 327.03 327.03
2 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, ’23 GR Supra 3.926 330.40 330.40
3 6 Paul Lee, Orange CA, ’24 Charger 3.934 322.35 322.35
4 373 J.R. Todd, Jupiter FL, ’23 GR Supra 3.937 331.61 331.61
5 1 Austin Prock, Pittsboro IN, ’26 Mustang 3.942 323.97 323.97
6 7 Chad Green, Midland TX, ’24 Mustang 3.963 320.06 320.06
7 14 Matt Hagan, Christiansburg VA, ’25 Charger 3.982 327.27 327.27
8 5 Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield IL, ’24 Mustang 3.982 325.85 325.85
9 139 Dave Richards, Wellington FL, ’25 Mustang 4.073 254.81 254.81
10 9 Spencer Hyde, Stratford ON, ’20 Mustang 4.455 192.88 192.88
PRO STOCK (Q1)
1 3 Matt Hartford, Phoenix AZ, ’24 Camaro 6.476 212.87 212.87
2 1 Dallas Glenn, Mooresville NC, ’23 Camaro 6.479 209.69 209.69
3 7 Eric Latino, Cornelius NC, ’22 Camaro 6.490 210.87 210.87
4 10 Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware OH, ’22 Camaro 6.493 212.36 212.36
5 17 Cody Anderson, Mooresville NC, ’19 Camaro 6.493 210.18 210.18
6 8 Jeg Coughlin, Dublin OH, ’23 Camaro 6.496 211.76 211.76
7 445 Greg Stanfield, Bossier City LA, ’24 Camaro 6.497 211.76 211.76
8 16 Matt Latino, Denver NC, ’23 Camaro 6.500 211.07 211.07
9 2 Greg Anderson, Mooresville NC, ’22 Camaro 6.505 210.87 210.87
10 150 Kenny Delco, E. Setauket NY, ’20 Camaro 6.581 200.89 200.89
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE (Q1)
1 3 Matt Smith, King NC, Buell 1190RX 6.681 204.17 204.17
2 3284 Ryan Oehler, Bloomington IL, EBR 6.681 202.25 202.25
3 1 Richard Gadson, Avon IN, Suzuki Hayabusa 6.683 202.41 202.41
4 4 Angie Smith, King NC, Buell 1190RX 6.696 200.71 200.71
5 79 Gaige Herrera, DeMotte IN, Suzuki Hayabusa 6.714 202.79 202.79
6 1550 Joey Gladstone, Mooresville NC, Buell 1190RX 6.749 199.29 199.29
7 9 Steve Johnson, Birmingham AL, Suzuki Hayabusa 6.762 196.76 196.76
8 8 Chase Van Sant, Monroe IA, Suzuki TL 1000 6.774 199.56 199.56
9 7002 Clayton Howey, Hanford CA, Suzuki Hayabusa 6.775 198.15 198.15
10 6 John Hall, Hamden CT, Buell 1190RX 6.795 200.45 200.45
PRO MODIFIED (Q1)
1 211 Tony Wilson, Kannapolis NC, ’41 Willys 5.636 253.24 253.24
2 6280 Justin Bond, Misson BC, ’68 Camaro 5.637 257.58 257.58
3 43 Rickie Smith, King NC, ’22 Mustang 5.640 252.10 252.10
4 280 Steve Jackson, Evans GA, ’68 Camaro 5.661 255.10 255.10
5 3 Mike Stavrinos, Fort Lauderdale FL, ’69 Camaro 5.665 253.95 253.95
6 1 JR Gray, Holly Hill SC, ’20 Camaro 5.673 254.09 254.09
7 729 Nick Januik, Las Vegas NV, ’24 Camaro 5.680 255.54 255.54
8 225 Kevin Rivenbark, Wallace NC, ’71 Mustang 5.704 253.52 253.52
9 212 Stan Shelton, New London NC, ’67 Mustang 5.715 253.66 253.66
10 2 Billy Banaka, Brandon MS, ’68 Camaro 5.749 254.24 254.24
SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR (Q1)
1 3 F/EA Joe Carnasciale, Ashaway RI, ’06 Cavalier 8.734 9.46 -0.726
2 27 C/ED Jared Kimbrough, Pace FL, Prostart-Chevy 7.252 7.90 -0.648
3 336 D/SMA Marion Stephenson, Williamsport IN, ’06 C 8.353 8.98 -0.627
4 26 F/EA Steve Johnson, Spartanburg SC, ’92 Camaro 8.894 9.52 -0.626
5 211 M/AA Glen Treadwell, Eustis FL, ’23-T Ford 7.789 8.34 -0.551
6 3308 F/EA John Frech, Cortland OH, Dragster 7.996 8.54 -0.544
7 2211 F/EA Van Puckett, Monroe GA, ’05 Cavalier 7.987 8.53 -0.543
8 13 F/EA Steve Szupka, Northhamprton PA, Spitzer 7.025 7.55 -0.525
9 2917 A/MP Robert Draughon, Fayetteville NC, ’67 Cor 8.242 8.70 -0.458
10 21 E/SMA Monty Bogan, Boiling Springs SC, ’07 G5 9.673 8.95 0.723
STOCK (Q1)
1 1967 J/SA Jim Marshall, Indian Land SC, ’78 Malibu 11.265 12.45 -1.185
2 159 FS/C Victor Cagnazzi, Mooresville NC, ’23 Cama 9.138 10.30 -1.162
3 A226 B/SA Andrew Collins, Cary NC, ’24 Camaro 10.132 11.25 -1.118
4 2404 H/SA Madison Wilkinson, Laurens SC, ’83 Camaro 11.035 12.15 -1.115
5 2269 C/SA Billy Wilson, Laurens SC, ’70 Nova 10.287 11.40 -1.113
6 17 FS/A Anthony Bongiovanni, Parsippany NJ, ’10 M 8.588 9.70 -1.112
7 144 O/SA Bob Bender, Perryville MD, ’69 Kingswood 12.085 13.15 -1.065
8 1151 F/SA Ron Urquhart, Chesterfield VA, ’68 Camaro 10.813 11.85 -1.037
9 2564 I/SA CJ McDonald, Carthage NC, ’83 Camaro 11.280 12.30 -1.020
10 2586 V/SA McNeal Freeman, Conyers GA, ’87 Caprice 14.493 15.50 -1.007
TOP DRAGSTER – Q1
1 2122 TJ Tindle, Freeport FL, American-Chevy 6.116 230.77 230.77
2 2114 Steve Furr, Harrisburg NC, American-Chevy 6.153 201.34 201.34
3 224 Brad Plourd, Holly Pond AL, Dragster-Chevy 6.177 227.04 227.04
4 219X Gray Kimble, Concord NC, Diamond-Chevy 6.181 194.64 194.64
5 2415 Robert May, Kinsey AL, Racecraft-Chevy 6.182 219.51 219.51
6 278 John Platt, Cocoa FL, Tackash-Chevy 6.576 206.14 206.14
7 V112 Brian Vollman, , 6.620 202.43 202.43
8 15 Kevin Robb, Denver PA, Miller-Chevy 6.622 204.27 204.27
9 23 Kelsea Hinkle, Danville KY, Miller-Chevy 6.673 202.70 202.70
10 3488 Kenny Carson, Bristol IN, Folk-Oakley 6.795 194.30 194.30
