NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

With his Top Fuel victory at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Doug Kalitta became just the 23rd driver in NHRA history to reach the 50-win milestone and just the 16th to do it in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Professional ranks.

Pro Stock icon Bob Glidden was the first to reach 50 wins with this victory at Texas Motorplex in the fall of 1986.

Kalitta’s first victory came in 1998 in Sonoma, a race he has now won five times. His 10th win came at the fall Chicago event in 2005 and his 25th at the 2006 Bristol event. It took Kalitta a frustrating three wins to go from No. 49, recorded in St. Louis in 2020, to the 50th in Reading, an event he had only won once before, more than two decades ago in 2002.

“We’ve been trying our hardest to get that monkey off our back and get that 50th win, and now we can get all that stress of trying to get to the winner’s circle behind us, settle in, and concentrate on the next five (playoff) races," said Kalitta. "Getting this victory, that’s been big on my list. It was a great job for my team and I’m really proud of their effort."

Here's a look at the list of NHRA winners with 50 or more victories.