Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, Dallas Glenn and Richard Gadson retained their No. 1 qualifying positions Saturday at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, the 12th of 20 races in the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
Force’s world-record 3.645-second run at 343.16 mph from Friday remained untouched through two Saturday sessions. The two-time Top Fuel champion will face points leader and Seattle winner Shawn Langdon in the first round.
“The fans have been awesome here … It’s still surreal to think that we went 343 mph,” Force said. “We had fun last night … but David [Grubnic, crew chief] went right back to work. He’s trying to figure out how to win tomorrow.”
Doug Kalitta qualified second at 3.661 and 332.84, while Clay Millican was third at 3.699 and 335.15.
Hagan held onto the Funny Car No. 1 spot with Friday’s 3.861-second pass at 332.59 mph in his Dodge//SRT Hellcat. It marked his first No. 1 qualifier of the season and the 53rd of his career.
“That momentum, that chemistry … I feel like has carried into this weekend,” Hagan said. “We’ve got a lot of great things going for us right now … I’m excited to get back into race mode.”
Rookie Spencer Hyde stayed second with a 3.865 at 333.58, and Paul Lee qualified third at 3.890 and 299.00.
Glenn capped Pro Stock qualifying by winning the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and taking the No. 1 spot with a track record 6.471 at 211.79 mph in his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro.
“This shows that we have a good car,” Glenn said. “My car is great right now … The only thing that keeps it from winning is me. I just need to do my job.”
Greg Anderson took second at 6.472 and 210.14, while Greg Stanfield was third at 6.480 and 211.66.
Gadson earned his first career No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle with a 6.702 at 200.77.
Eliminations for the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge begin Sunday at 10:30 a.m. PT at Sonoma Raceway.
#2FAST2TASTY – FORCE, CAPPS, GLENN WIN MISSION #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENGE AT SONOMA RACEWAY
A day after setting the NHRA speed world record, Brittany Force won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge for the first time this season, defeating Justin Ashley in the final round Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. The victory came during the 37th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
Force, a two-time Top Fuel champion, posted a 3.869-second run at 324.75 mph in her Monster Energy dragster. Ashley ran into tire smoke during the matchup, giving Force her first bonus race win of 2025.
“I’m excited to finally win one of these Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge races,” Force said. “I was talking with David [Grubnic, crew chief] last night and we said that we were disappointed we didn’t have one. We turned on two win lights today to get the job done.”
In Funny Car, Ron Capps beat No. 1 qualifier Matt Hagan with a 3.904-second run at 324.20 mph in his NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra. Capps earned his second bonus race win of the year after defeating Spencer Hyde earlier in the day.
“It was just a really cool race and it was good to give Toyota a win,” Capps said. “I grew up three hours south of here and this has always been a great place to race.”
Capps said his team made adjustments as conditions cooled. “Before we ran, Guido [Dean Antonelli, crew chief] said he thought we could better our qualifying position. That’s a big deal, so I had to stage thin. I also had to be ready for Matt because we all know how good he is,” Capps said.
Dallas Glenn capped the day by winning the Pro Stock bonus race while also setting a new track record and taking the No. 1 qualifying spot. Glenn went 6.471 at 211.79 mph in his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro to beat Cody Coughlin, who left first and ran 6.501.
“This shows that we have a good car,” Glenn said. “We ran into a headwind, so I didn’t think we could [qualify No. 1], but we made a good run even though I messed up a bit. I guess I got a bit lucky since Cody was only seven thousandths away from stealing it from me.”
The victory was Glenn’s third Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win of the year and his second in a row. The Pro Stock points leader qualified No. 1 for the fourth time this season and will face Kenny Delco in the opening round of eliminations Sunday.
