Shawn Langdon, Austin Prock, Dallas Glenn and John Hall won Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge titles Saturday during qualifying at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways. The bonus event ran alongside final qualifying for Sunday’s eliminations.
Austin Prock (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) and John Hall (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge titles.
Langdon captured his fourth bonus race of the season in Top Fuel, tying teammate Doug Kalitta for the most this year. He beat points leader Tony Stewart with a 3.718-second run at 338.17 mph in his Kalitta Air Careers dragster.
The past world champion said the victory gives him momentum heading into the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. “We made a good run last night, and then today smoked the tires twice, so we just had to get the thing tamed down a little bit,” Langdon said.
“When Doug made that [3.720] run, that was obviously kind of a moonshot run,” he added. “I wasn’t really quite sure if we were going to outrun that, but I knew Brian [Husen, crew chief] was going for it, and started making the moves. I knew he wasn’t going to slow it down.”
Langdon credited his crew’s focus and execution. “Brian’s done such a great job and encouraged me and my team has done such a fantastic job,” he said. “I’ve just really got a one-track mind. I’m trying to stay really focused on what I need to be doing.”
Prock collected his second bonus win of the season in Funny Car. He defeated the field at a track where he earned his first career NHRA victory and swept the event in 2024.
“We’re actually ahead of last year’s pace with race wins and the [regular season championship] was on everybody’s mind as soon as we dropped the door,” Prock said. “We’ve just got to keep our heads down and keep turning on win lights and if we do that, I think we’ll have a good shot at wearing that regular season champion’s hat.”
Pro Stock’s Glenn won the bonus race at his home track, defeating KB Titan teammate Greg Anderson. Glenn set a track record with a career-best 6.462 at 212.73 mph in his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro.
“It’s the second bonus win of the year, but this one means the most,” Glenn said. “I grew up at the next exit, and I raced here a lot, so to be able to have some success here in Pro Stock has always been something I’ve wanted to do.”
Glenn said Saturday’s win gives him confidence at Pacific Raceways. “I’ve never been able to win here and to get this #2Fast2Tasty win definitely gives me a little taste of it,” he said.
Hall earned his first Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win in Pro Stock Motorcycle, defeating Matt Smith with a 6.729 at 200.26 mph aboard his American Rebel Beer/Matt Smith Racing Buell.
“Everything I’ve accomplished in the last three weeks has been amazing and it’s great to get a No. 1,” Hall said. “I’ll take whatever I can get and I love it. It’s great being on top, but you’ve got to enjoy it while you’re there, because in drag racing, you could be on the bottom really quick.”
Eliminations at the NHRA Northwest Nationals begin at 10:30 a.m. PT Sunday at Pacific Raceways.
TOP FUEL CHALLENGE:
ROUND ONE — Tony Stewart, 3.811, 327.59 def. Clay Millican, 8.648, 81.07; Shawn Langdon, 6.859, 90.03 def. Justin Ashley, 8.833, 71.56;
FINAL — S. Langdon, 3.718, 338.17 def. T. Stewart, 3.759, 327.51.
FUNNY CAR CHALLENGE:
ROUND ONE — Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.966, 329.58 def. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.055, 306.88; Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 4.427, 294.37 def. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 8.867, 84.57;
FINAL — A. Prock, 3.879, 336.40 def. M. Hagan, 3.887, 332.43.
PRO STOCK CHALLENGE:
ROUND ONE — Dallas Glenn, Chevy Camaro, 6.466, 212.49 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.492, 212.26; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.472, 212.36 def. Cory Reed, Camaro, Foul – Red Light;
FINAL — D. Glenn, 6.462, 212.73 def. G. Anderson, 6.491, 201.40.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE CHALLENGE:
ROUND ONE — John Hall, 6.727, 201.61 def. Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.735, 200.20; Matt Smith, Buell, 6.736,
202.15 def. Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.761, 200.50;
FINAL — J. Hall, 6.729, 200.26 def. M. Smith, 6.850, 180.94.
