Brittany Force, Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson and Gaige Herrera remained provisional No. 1 qualifiers Saturday at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
The four led their respective categories through two days of qualifying at the 14th of 20 races in the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Selections were also finalized for Sunday’s PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout.
In Top Fuel, Force’s track-record run from Friday continued to stand. She went 3.666 seconds at 339.79 mph in her Cornwell Quality Tools dragster, keeping her on pace for a fourth No. 1 qualifier this season and the 56th of her career.
Jordan Vandergriff remained in second with his career-best 3.683 at 333.33, while T.J. Zizzo held third at 3.695 and 333.08. Force, a two-time NHRA champion, said the momentum is building at the right time heading into eliminations.
In Funny Car, Beckman’s Friday night run of 3.865 at 332.26 held the top spot. Driving his “Brute Force” tribute PEAK Chevrolet SS, the former NHRA champion is seeking his fifth No. 1 of 2025.
Ron Capps held the second spot at 3.877 and 331.69, while Alexis DeJoria stayed third at 3.891 and 329.02. Earlier Saturday, Beckman selected Bob Tasca III as his opponent in the first round of Sunday’s Callout.
In the Callout draw, No. 1 seed Austin Prock chose Cruz Pedregon. Ron Capps picked Daniel Wilkerson, leaving Matt Hagan to face J.R. Todd in the opening round.
Anderson held onto the No. 1 spot in Pro Stock thanks to Friday’s 6.491 at 210.44, which broke the track record. He backed it up Saturday with two more strong runs in his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro.
The five-time NHRA champion also clinched the overall Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge crown by one point over Matt Hartford after defeating Erica Enders in the specialty race final. He said the weekend carries extra significance following the death of longtime team owner Ken Black earlier in the week.
“As I said last night, my plan coming in here was to try and have a perfect weekend for the Black family, for Judy and Kent Black,” Anderson said. “And so far, we’re right on schedule. I’m doing all I can to try and lighten her heart a little bit and give her something to smile at this weekend.”
Dallas Glenn stayed second with a 6.523 at 209.59, while Enders was third at 6.528 at 211.26. Anderson entered the weekend locked in a close points battle with Glenn for the regular-season title.
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Herrera’s Friday night performance kept him at the top of the field. His 6.739 at 200.98 on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki remained the best of the weekend.
Brayden Davis stayed in third with a 6.762 at 199.64, while Matt Smith was second after earlier runs put him in the mix. Herrera, the two-time reigning NHRA champion, is seeking his fourth No. 1 qualifier of the season and 27th in his career.
Qualifying continues at noon EDT on Sunday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, with the All-Star Callout adding another round of competition before eliminations begin Monday.
