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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sunday preview

Race teams head back to In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip race course Sunday for final eliminations at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, looking for big wins at the prestigious event.
12 Apr 2026
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Pomona

NHRA is scheduling an early 10 a.m. start to Sunday’s final eliminations at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals as weather could become an issue during the day.

Race teams are expecting at minimum an overcast sky that would have the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip race course in prime condition for record runs.

On the line will be event championship Wally trophies in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car. The other Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series classes completed eliminations Saturday.

The Funny Car racers are especially excited about raceday as there is a special trophy on the line for the winner of the event, which is NHRA’s milestone 1,000th Funny Car race.

J.R. Todd claimed the No. 1 qualifying spot, but nine drivers qualified in the three-second zone, so racing will be tight and exciting for the prestigious award.

Leah Pruett, in her return to the Pomona track for the first time since the fall of 2023 when she came one win light away from winning the world championship, qualified No. 1 in Top Fuel and will get a bye run in the opening round.

Six-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson made three 6.5-second passes to lead qualifying, but didn’t make it down the track on his final attempt, but with 16 wins at the track, he’s still the odds-on favorite.

2025 EVENT WINNERS: Clay Millican, Top Fuel; Jack Beckman, Funny Car; Greg Anderson, Pro Stock

MOST EVENT VICTORIES: Don Garlits, 6, TF; Doug Kalitta, 4, TF (active driver); John Force, 8, FC; Matt Hagan and Ron Capps, 4 (active drivers) Bob Glidden, 7, PS; Greg Anderson, 7, PS (active driver).

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, April 11
Lucas Oil Series eliminations at 8:30 a.m.
Top Alcohol qualifying at 2:10 p.m. and eliminations TAD at 5:20 p.m.
Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel and Funny Car qualifying at 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Pro Stock qualifying at 1:45 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, April 12 
Pre-race ceremony, 8:45 a.m.
Mission Foods Drag Racing Series eliminations begin at 10:00 a.m.

TELEVISION

SUNDAY, April 12: FS1 will televise one and half hours of qualifying highlights at 11:30 a.m. (ET)
SUNDAY, April 12: FS1 will televise three hours of finals coverage at 6:30 p.m. (ET)

TRACK RECORDS

Top Fuel - 3.628 seconds by Clay Millican, Feb. '18; 338.94 mph by Brittany Force, Nov. ‘22.
Funny Car - 3.804 seconds by Austin Prock, Nov. '24; 341.68 mph by Prock, Nov. '24
Pro Stock - 6.476 seconds by Greg Anderson, March '25; 213.84 mph by Drew Skillman, Nov. '15.

NATIONAL RECORDS

Top Fuel - 3.623 sec. by Brittany Force, Sept. ‘19, Reading, Pa.; 343.51 mph by B. Force, Sept. ‘25, Indy
Funny Car - 3.793 sec. by Robert Hight, Aug. '17, Brainerd, Minn.; 341.68 mph by Austin Prock, Nov. ’24, Pomona, Calif.
Pro Stock - 6.443 sec. by Greg Anderson, Mar. ’25, Gainesville, Fla.; 215.55 mph by Erica Enders, May ’14, Englishtown N.J.