NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

The second half of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs kicks off with the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, Race 4 of the six-race battle to crown this year's world champions.

Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon is after his fifth straight win and fourth in the Countdown, facing off against teammate Doug Kalitta, Tony Stewart, Leah Pruett, rookies Maddi Gordon and Will Smith, and Antron Brown. With 16 straight round-wins, Langdon, the 2013 world champ, is on an epic roll in the Kalitta Air dragster as he looks to unseat reigning champ Kalitta, winner of two of the last three titles. Kalitta is the defending event champ.

The other three points leaders all left Texas Motorplex with the trademark winner's cowboy hat and would love to add to their collection again this year.

Two-time and reigning Funny Car world champ Austin Prock picked up his first Dallas win last year before rolling to his second consecutive Funny Car title. This season, four-time world champion Matt Hagan currently leads the points, with Jordan Vandergriff sitting second, making a huge comeback from a slow start to the season in the Tasca Racing Ford.

Pro Stock standout Dallas Glenn won for the first time in Dallas last year en route to the world title. He won the regular-season title with his first NHRA U.S. nationals win and will try to track down points leader Greg Stanfield.

Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Richard Gadson, the reigning world champ, holds a slim points lead over teammate Gaige Herrera, while other top names include Matt and Angie Smith, John Hall, and Ryan Oehler.

2025 EVENT WINNERS

Doug Kalitta, Top Fuel; Austin Prock, Funny Car; Dallas Glenn, Pro Stock; Richard Gadson, Pro Stock Motorcycle

MOST EVENT VICTORIES (active drivers) 

Tony Schumacher, 6, Top Fuel; Matt Hagan, 5, Funny Car; Greg Anderson, 6, Pro Stock; Gaige Herrera, 2, Pro Stock Motorcycle

TRACK RECORDS

Top Fuel - 3.636 seconds by Steve Torrence, Oct. '23; 340.57 mph by Brittany Force, Oct. '26
Funny Car - 3.813 seconds by Austin Prock, Oct. '24; 338.60 mph by Robert Hight, Oct. '17
Pro Stock - 6.457 seconds by Greg Anderson, Oct. '15; 214.59 mph by Anderson, Oct. '15.
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.627 seconds by Gaige Herrera, Oct. '23; 204.16 mph by Herrera, Oct. '23

NATIONAL RECORDS

Top Fuel - 3.623 seconds by Brittany Force, Sept. '19, Reading; 346.95 mph by Shawn Langdon, Sept. ‘26, Martin
Funny Car - 3.793 seconds by Robert Hight, Aug. '17, Brainerd; 341.68 mph by Austin Prock, Nov. '24, Pomona
Pro Stock - 6.443 seconds by Greg Anderson, March '25, Gainesville; 215.55 mph by Erica Enders, May '14, Englishtown 
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.627 seconds by Gaige Herrera, Oct. '23, Dallas; 205.04 mph by Matt Smith, July '21, Sonoma

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Oct. 14
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series qualifying (2 sessions) at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 15
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series qualifying (1 sessions) at 8:00 a.m.
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series eliminations at 1:00 p.m.
Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car qualifying at 4:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 16
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series eliminations at 8:00 a.m.
Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car qualifying at 11:00 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown qualifying at 12:00 and 3:20 p.m.
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying at 4:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 17
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series eliminations at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car eliminations at 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m
Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown qualifying at 11:20 a.m. and eliminations at 5:30 p.m.
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying at 12:00 and 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series eliminations begin at 12:00 p.m.

TELEVISION

Sunday, Oct. 18: FOX Sports 1 (FS1) will televise two hours of qualifying coverage at 2:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 18: FOX Sports 1 (FS1) will televise three hours of finals coverage at 4:00 p.m. ET

TICKETS

Tickets available online at tickets.texasmotorplex.com or call 800-668-6775