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Six more racers punch their tickets to Countdown to the Championship playoffs

As a result of competition at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge, six more drivers have locked in their positions in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
31 Jul 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Countdown clinch
As a result of competition at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge, six more drivers have locked in their positions in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Justin Ashley, Doug Kalitta…
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Sonoma pushed Dan Wilkerson to the limit

After multiple motor and body-destroying passes in one weekend, Daniel Wilkerson shows true heart, grit, and honesty in a raw interview following a turbulent outing in Sonoma.
31 Jul 2025
David Kennedy
Race coverage
Sonoma pushes Dan Wilkerson to the limit
The power and violence of a 330-mph Funny Car run can shake even the most seasoned veterans—but for Daniel Wilkerson, Sonoma was more than a race. It was a test of his spirit. Behind the wheel of the SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang, Wilkerson…
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2025 Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals Top Sportsman winner Aaron Steinkey

30 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
157:31
Aaron Steinkey, who drives the quickest car in the Right Trailers Top Sportsman field, was able to take a single run for the victory after scheduled opponent Rob Mendenhall broke and was unable to appear for the final.
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2025 Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Gas winner Val Torres Sr.

30 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
209:09
Reigning Super Gas world champion Val Torres won the final round against Larry Scarth in a close 9.887 to 9.880 double-breakout. After the win, Torres is solidly in the Top 10.
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2025 Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals Stock winner Justin Lamb

30 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
187:14
A week after winning in Seattle, Justin Lamb found the winner’s circle again in Stock when he topped Chad Loge, who fouled. Lamb now has 34 NHRA national event victories.
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2025 Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Stock winner Trey Vetter

30 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
166:44
Trey Vetter claimed his first NHRA national event title in Super Stock when he defeated Kevin Motter in the final round with a sharp .017 light and a 9.621 on his 9.61 dial.
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2025 Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Comp winner Dale Green

30 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
102:36
Dale Green collected his second career win in Super Comp, turning on the win light with a 9.05 to stop Trey Vetter, who moments before had won the Super Stock title and fell one round shy of a coveted double win.
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
29 Jul 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Behind the Scenes with the winners of the Denso Sonoma NHRA Nationals
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Weekend Rewind: 2025 Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals

The Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge is always a wild affair with record-busting performances and dramatic outcomes, and this year was no different. Enjoy our video look back at a great weekend in Northern California's Wine Country.
29 Jul 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Weekend Rewind
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Gears, Guts, and Heart: Richard Gadson and Greg Stanfield talk Sonoma wins

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Richard Gadson and Greg Stanfield join host Brian Lohnes to talk about their awesome victories at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
29 Jul 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Richard Gadson and Greg Stanfield join host Brian Lohnes to talk about their awesome victories at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals last weekend. Both guys have been in…
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Bob Tasca III on his relentless pursuit of Funny Car improvement

After running some of the top speeds in Funny Car history in 2024, Bob Tasca III’s team is all-in on chasing wins in 2025 with a new chassis, clutch updates, and unshakable focus.
28 Jul 2025
David Kennedy
Feature
Bob Tasca III on his relentless pursuit of Funny Car improvement
Bob Tasca III has never been one to back down from a challenge. In a class defined by precision and performance, his Funny Car team has proven time and again that it belongs among drag racing’s elite. After blistering runs that were intended to…
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Vetter's near-double highlights Sonoma Lucas Oil Series competition

In addition to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, five winners were crowned in Lucas Oil Series competition at Sonoma Raceway, including Super Stock winner Trey Vetter, who also was the runner-up in Super Comp.
28 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Trey Vetter
In addition to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, five winners were crowned in Lucas Oil Series competition at Sonoma Raceway. Trey Vetter claimed his first NHRA national event title in Super…
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How is this possible? Brittany Force's unmatched 343-mph speed explained

Brittany Force, David Grubnic, and John Force Racing are the monsters of Top Fuel speed records.
28 Jul 2025
David Kennedy
News
How is this possible? Brittany Force's unmatched speed explained
In a sport where fractions of a second define greatness, Brittany Force has built a legacy in full-throttle form — blazing past her competition as the fastest racer in NHRA history. With David Grubnic calling…
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Watch the Division 1 Numidia Lucas Oil Series event for free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Numidia Dragway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.
28 Jul 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 1 Numidia
NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Numidia Dragway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from Numidia are Strange, Summit Laris Motosports Insurance,…
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Kalitta, Prock, Stanfield, Gadson celebrate wins at Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals

Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, Greg Stanfield, and Richard Gadson share the spotlight with victories at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge.
27 Jul 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Sonoma
Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta won for the first time this season in front of a massive crowd on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, defeating reigning world champion Antron Brown in the final round of the 37th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by…
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Five things we learned in Sonoma

By almost any measure, the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge was one of the best races of the season, and as usual, we learned a lot from three days in Wine Country. Here are five of our top picks.
27 Jul 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
5 things
“To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge,” so said Confucius, but the Ancient Chinese philosopher never had a chance to experience an NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event, so we're going to have to take the lead…
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Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sunday Gallery

The final day of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals delivered the same level of excitement as the first two days and we've got all the best images from the final day of the event.
27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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2025 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals Stock winner Jeff Hairrington

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
107:29
Jeff Hairrington, a winner at the 2016 Charlotte race, collected his second national event Wally with a dead-on 10.38 to beat Kevin Wideman, who was well off his 9.78 dial with a 10.242.
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2025 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals Comp winner David Eaton

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
171:40
David Eaton won the battle of Florida in Georgia, defeating fellow Sunshine Stater Glen Treadwell in the all-roadster final, (-.56) 6.58 to (-.59) 7.78, for his sixth career win.
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2025 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals Top Dragster winner Kelsea Hinkle

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
150:22
Kelsea Hinkle won her first national event and second race this season in Right Trailers Top Dragster following a final-round win over Robert Houston. Hinkle, who is solidly in the Top 10, highlighted the win with a .009 light and a 7.073 against…
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2025 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals Super Stock winner Dan Fletcher

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
193:34
Dan Fletcher continues to build upon his legacy as NHRA’s most successful Sportsman racer with career win No. 108. Fletcher drove his Micro Strategies Camaro to a narrow double-breakout win over Jeff Dona in the final.
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2025 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals Top Sportsman winner James Hinkle

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
226:28
James Hinkle joined his daughter, Top Dragster winner Kelsea, in the winner’s circle after taking the win in Right Trailers Top Sportsman. Hinkle cruised to the title after Doug Crumlich red-lighted in the final round. Hinkle is the current…
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2025 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals Super Street winner Michael Ruff

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
122:24
Past NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Michael Ruff scored in Super Street for his fourth Wally, taking an easy final-round pass after Chip Johnson red-lighted.
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2025 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals Super Comp winner Lauren Freer

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
186:24
Lauren Freer, the only female racer in NHRA history to double at a national event, scored her seventh career win and her fifth in Super Comp, surviving the math of a double-breakout final round with fellow North Carolinian Vance Houston, 8.882 to 8.…
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2025 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals Super Gas winner Jock Lisenby

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
199:20
Jock Lisenby collected his first national event Wally in his first final-round appearance, cutting a clutch .006 light and winning a wild double-breakout bout with Larry Watkins, 9.847 to 9.826.
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2025 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Super Comp winner Sherman Adcock Jr.

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
189:00
Sherman Adcock Jr. got back into the winner’s circle in Super Comp with his 13th career win, completing the rain-delayed Bristol eliminations at South Georgia Motorsports Park with an 8.93 to 8.94 final-round decision over Rusty Cook.
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2025 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Super Stock winner Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
217:52
Reigning Super Stock world champ Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. defeated his Louisiana neighbor Jarrod Granier in the final round with a nearly perfect 9.748 against his 9.74 dial at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Granier broke out by .002-second.
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2025 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Top Sportsman winner Bruce Thaxton

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
182:54
Appearing in his first national event final, Bruce Thaxton scored his first win in Right Trailers Top Sportsman when he stopped world champ Darian Boesch using a 7.468 on his 7.45 dial.
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2025 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Stock winner Timothy Fletcher

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
252:16
After his Super Stock win, Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. was in line for a possible double-up in the Stock final, but following a one-thousandth red-light, Timothy Fletcher took the win, the third of his career. Fletcher would have been a handful with a .006…
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2025 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Super Gas winner Keith Mayers

27 Jul 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
174:48
Keith Mayers made it three straight seasons with a national event win as he wrapped up the Bristol Super Gas event by defeating Colby Fuller, who fouled by a thousandth of a second in the final round.
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