CHEVROLET IN NHRA
2024 FORD PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS
THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
TEAM CHEVY RACE RECAP | NOTES & STATS
NOVEMBER 4, 2024

JOHN FORCE RACING’S AUSTIN PROCK AND BRITTANY FORCE DOUBLE-UP WITH CHEVROLET AT THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Aaron Stanfield Captured Chevrolet’s 400th Pro Stock Win Since 1970 While His Father Greg Stanfield Won the Factory X Championship in Las Vegas

Notes:

• Doubling up at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Monday, Austin Prock, competing in the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car, and Brittany Force, driving the Chevrolet Top Fuel dragster, both won their respective categories in team owner John Force’s first return to the track since his incident in Richmond earlier this season.
• Prock, who leaves Las Vegas leading the championship over teammate Jack Beckman, racing on behalf of John Force in the Countdown to the Championship, won his eighth event this season and 12th of his career by defeating Paul Lee in the final round.
• Force raced to her 36th career final round and faced off against Doug Kalitta in Monday’s final round, making a 3.703-second E.T. lap at 332.59 mph pass to win her 17th career Wally trophy and first this season.
• With a strong performance by both John Force Racing Funny Cars on Sunday up to semifinals, Prock and Jack Beckman, competing on behalf of John Force in the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car, ensured the team will compete for the World Championship, its 21st in team history, in Pomona. All three John Force Racing cars raced to the semifinals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway before racing was suspended Sunday for cold temperatures. The Top Fuel Finals and Funny Car semifinal and final rounds were completed Monday in Las Vegas.
• Heading into race day atop the qualifying leaderboard, Force captured her fifth No. 1 qualifier of 2024 and 51st in her career, by running 3.660 seconds E.T. at 334.98 mph.
• Prock secured his 14th No. 1 qualifier this year, breaking the record of team owner and 16-time world champion John Force for most No. 1 qualifiers in a single season. First taking the provision No. 1 qualifier spot with his Q2 run of 3.843 seconds E.T. at 333.33 mph, Prock then bested his qualifying result in Q3 with 3.817 seconds E.T. at 327.98 mph.
• Prock secured the record as Force looked on during his return to the track at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first time since his accident in Richmond.
• Beckman raced his way to the semifinals against Paul Lee but faced a close drag race determined by .002 E.T. and fell to Lee.
• Qualifying No. 2 for Sunday’s NHRA Nationals, Beckman ran a career-best elapsed time during Q4, a stout 3.821 seconds E.T. at 330.41 mph.
• Aaron Stanfield, driver of the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Chevrolet Camaro SS Pro Stock with Elite Motorsports, captured Chevrolet’s 400th win since 1970 in the category by defeating Greg Anderson, driver of the HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro SS. Stanfield captured his sixth win of 2024 and 14th career in Pro Stock, beating Anderson with a .023 reaction time on a 6.606 seconds E.T. run at 206.31 mph. Anderson finished runner-up behind Stanfield by just .08 mph on a run of 6.591 seconds E.T. at 206.39 mph.
• With Dallas Glenn eliminated in Round 1 on Sunday in Las Vegas and Aaron Stanfield racing to the Finals on Monday, Stanfield leaves Las Vegas and heads to Pomona the Pro Stock points leader in a tight world championship battle.
• Concluding four qualifying sessions, Greg Anderson, driver of the HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro SS Pro Stock, captured his seventh No. 1 qualifier this season and 131st of his career. Dallas Glenn, who leads the championships standings over Aaron Stanfield and Anderson, qualified No. 5 heading into race day in Las Vegas.
• Reaching the final round in Holley EFI Factory X, Greg Stanfield, driving the Rod Shop Chevrolet COPO Camaro, secured his sixth NHRA world championship on Friday and the inaugural in Factory X. Stanfield won the season-opening Las Vegas race, and additionally captured victories at Chicago and Dallas to win three times in 2024.
• Friday saw Jesse Alexandra break the six-second barrier to become the first competitor in the Holley EFI Factory X category to do so behind the wheel of his Chevrolet COPO Camaro. Alexandra raced to the feat by running a stout 6.988-second E.T. pass at 192.44 mph in his 2024 Camaro.

Quotes:

AUSTIN PROCK, DRIVER OF THE CORNWELL TOOLS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS FUNNY CAR FOR JOHN FORCE RACING:

“I’m feeling amazing. Me and Brittany (Force) have been talking about doubling up all year long, and to get it done when John (Force) is finally back at the racetrack, the good Lord was looking down on us, blessing us today. It’s been a wild weekend, a long weekend, but it’s going to be a (dang) long day. Thank you Cornwell Tools, thank you, Chevrolet, thank you GHX, Rick Hendrick, HendrickCars.com, thank you, everyone. Let’s go!”

BRITTANY FORCE, DRIVER OF THE CHEVROLET TOP FUEL DRAGSTER FOR JOHN FORCE RACING:

“It means everything. We’ve been chasing this win for two years at this event. It has been a long road this whole season, but I’m really proud of these guys right here. They’ve never given up. The hard work that has gone into this team, their patience, until we got back here, their fight to never give up, I’m proud of all of them. I have to thank my sponsors Chevrolet, Monster Energy, HendrickCars.com, Cornwell Tools, GHX, all of them. It took all of us to get here. This win right here, like I said, I believe, I always believe, that everything happens for a reason and I believe that God has a plan. This was his plan, to win, to double up because it’s the first race my dad (John Force) has come back to since his wreck in Virginia. It’s been a long road. I’m so proud of him. This win right here, this win is for him.”

DAVID GRUBNIC, CREW CHIEF FOR BRITTANY FORCE AND THE CHEVROLET TOP FUEL TEAM:

“The track is excellent. We probably didn’t get enough in it to compensate for that, but either way it got the job done. We’ve had a struggle this year, and one win isn’t going to be enough to get us back to where we need to be. I’ve got to thank all of our sponsors, the Force family, they’ve been very patient with me. But we’re turning it around. We can see where we’re going.”

JOHN FORCE, TEAM OWNER OF JOHN FORCE RACING, ON TODAY’S DOUBLE-UP IN LAS VEGAS:

“Well, Brittany (Force) drove the Chevrolet Top Fuel dragster and got the win, and (Austin) Prock of course, he drives the Cornwell Camaro. He got the win, too. So, I’m really excited. Brittany has struggled all year, but I think they got it figured out, and we’ll see where it goes. But I just want to thank Chevrolet for everything, and I want to really thank HendrickCars.com, all of our great partners. I got to see both of my teams win today with their support and with our entire family at the track this weekend. I’m glad to be back.”

JACK BECKMAN, DRIVER OF THE PEAK ANTIFREEZE AND COOLANT CHEVROLET CAMARO SS FUNNY CAR FOR JOHN FORCE RACING:

“Overall, it was a fantastic weekend for me and my PEAK Chevy team. It was really frustrating to lose, and we lost to what was the quickest run of the weekend. Paul Lee’s car was going to run a mid-81 against us. We still laid down a .82 with the cylinder out. Even when our car is not perfect, it is still one of the best hot rods out here and it gives me nothing but excitement pulling into Pomona for the last race. Our push right now is to close the season with a win, 1-2, for John Force.”

AARON STANFIELD, DRIVER OF THE JOHNSONS’ HORSEPOWERED GARAGE/MELLING PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET CAMARO SS PRO STOCK FOR ELITE MOTORSPORTS:

“They (his Elite Motorsports team) all went back and studied what happened, and they made the right calls here. It’s a little tricky when you don’t have as many race cars on the racetrack. Man, I’ve got the greatest guys out here at the racetrack, and thank you to (Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage), Jason and Nikki Johnson, the Melling Brothers, Joe Janac, and all these Elite Motorsports boys. This was a big day for us, and it’s Vegas baby!”

Up Next:

The final race of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series takes place at the famed In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Nov. 15-17. The In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals air first with Friday qualifying on Sunday at 10 a.m. ET on FOX Sports 1 (FS1). Sunday’s finals air following, also on FS1, at 4 p.m. ET. Coverage streams live throughout the weekend on NHRA.tv, and is available via AppleTV, Android TV, and Roku devices.

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Force gets first TF win in two years
Prock sews up eighth FC win
Stanfield takes over PS lead after victory
Herrera rolls to 10th PSM win of 2024

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 3, 2024) – Two-time Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force won for the first time in 39 races on Monday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, defeating reigning world champion Doug Kalitta in the final round of the 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals.

Austin Prock (Funny Car), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the 19th of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the fifth of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

Force went 3.703-seconds at 332.54 mph in her 11,000-horsepower Chevrolet Accessories dragster to defeat Kalitta, who smoked the tires off the starting line. It is Force’s 17th career win and her first since the fall race in Las Vegas in 2022. The victory also comes on a weekend when her father, 16-time world champion John Force, returned to the track for the first time since his crash in June at Richmond.

After qualifying No. 1 and running three times in the 3.60s, Force continued to flash the form that led to a world title two years ago. She defeated Josh Hart, Shawn Reed and Clay Millican to reach the finals and then powered the win in the final round, culminating in an emotional celebration on the top end and a John Force Racing double-up.

“We’ve been piecing this together since the Countdown began and we were seeing this progress with No. 1 qualifiers and going rounds on race day. We knew it was coming,” Force said. “We knew we were closing in on it and we were getting close, and I had a good feeling about Vegas. We’ve been successful here in the past, and it’s one of my favorite tracks on the circuit and my whole family was here. My dad was here. I just had a good feeling about it, and to come here and win, our team needed that. We’ve always stayed positive, always stayed confident, but it does hurt when you go two seasons without winning.

“Having my dad here for the first time since his crash, it wasn’t pressure, it was more heart behind every single person on the team. We always want to come out here and win, but with him being here this weekend, after everything he’s been through, there was definitely more heart behind it. We wanted to get him in that winner’s circle.”

Kalitta advanced to the finals for the sixth time this year and 118th in his career after defeating Ida Zetterstrom, Antron Brown and Shawn Langdon. Justin Ashley remains in the points lead and he’ll take a 44 and 45-point advantage over Brown and Langdon, respectively, into the finale.

In Funny Car, the championship is a mere formality now for standout Austin Prock, who moved closer to his first career world title by defeating Paul Lee in the championship round with a run of 3.830 in his 11,000-horsepower Cornwell Tools Chevrolet Camaro SS. It gives Prock his eighth victory this season in the midst of his incredible and dominant 2024 campaign, and he’s on the cusp of a Funny Car world championship. Prock now leads teammate Jack Beckman by 188 points and will officially clinch the world title at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona when he makes his first qualifying run in two weeks.

Prock qualified No. 1, breaking Force’s single-season Funny Car record for No. 1 qualifiers, and lived in the 3.80s all weekend, rolling past Tim Gibbons, Cruz Pedregon and Blake Alexander. That set up the matchup with Lee, who was seeking his first career Funny Car win, but Prock and his team made their best run of eliminations, handing Prock his 12th career win.

“It was a long weekend, an odd weekend, for sure, but a great weekend to have John back,” Prock said. “We heard he was coming this weekend, and all you want to do is put a smile on his face, make a good team effort, and we did exactly that. All three of our John Force Racing race cars were on fire this weekend. I won three races before I ever got in this car this year, and now I’ve got eight in one season. It’s pretty crazy.

“The job’s not finished until the [championship] trophy is in our hands and when it gets to my hands, it’s going straight to my dad’s hands, but we’re getting really close, so I’m excited that we won today. We still haven’t won the championship and that’s our main goal this year. When I got in the race car at the beginning of the year, my dad said he wanted to win a world championship and this team has just been lights out this year, outstanding job by each and every one of them.”

Lee advanced to the final round for the second time this year after defeating Steven Densham, Daniel Wilkerson and Beckman.

There’s a new points leader in Pro Stock and Aaron Stanfield managed to finish the job in Las Vegas as well, holding off Greg Anderson in the final round with a holeshot win and a run of 6.606 at 206.13 in his Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Janac Brothers car. Stanfield moved into the points lead with a semifinal victory and then made an emphatic statement a round later on Monday, picking up his sixth victory of the 2024 campaign and the 14th in his career.

After Dallas Glenn’s shocking first-round loss on Sunday, Stanfield took advantage and now leads Glenn by 32 points heading into the finale in Pomona. To get to the final round this weekend, Stanfield got past Eric Latino, Jeg Coughlin Jr. and David Cuadra in a wild semifinal. In the finals, Stanfield posted a strong .023 reaction time, which was enough to hold off Anderson’s 6.591 at 206.39.

“When Dallas went out ahead of me in round one and I knew it’s time to time to take advantage of the situation, I missed the tree a little bit and got away with it,” Stanfield said. “I got a little pissed off after that and got my head back together and drove well for the rest of the weekend.

“The pressure meter is maxed out, but pressure is a privilege and I’m not afraid of it. I feel like the majority of the time I do well under pressure, and we did exactly what we needed to do this weekend. We had some luck go our way, and we took advantage of it.”

Anderson advanced to the finals for the fifth time in 2024 and 181st time overall thanks to round wins against Chris McGaha, Camrie Caruso and Cristian Cuadra. Anderson trails Stanfield by 56 points heading into Pomona.

With a second straight championship in reach, Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Gaige Herrera made an emphatic statement in Las Vegas, going a weekend-best 6.798 at 197.16 on his RevZilla/Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki to roll past Angie Smith in the final round. It is Herrera’s 10th victory of the season and the 21st in his career and after a slow start in the Countdown to the Championship, Herrera has returned to his dominant self, winning his third straight race.

In Las Vegas, Herrera qualified No. 1 and then knocked off Kahea Woods, John Hall and Hector Arana Jr. to reach the final round, turning it up even more against Smith in the final round. He’ll head into Pomona with a 123-point lead over Matt Smith, putting Herrera in prime position to reel in a second straight world title.

“To run that 6.79 in the final, the bike’s just been on rails. It has been all season, and as long as I do my job, Andrew [Hines, crew chief]and the guys always do their job to a T,” Herrera said. “They’re always about being perfect as possible, which pushes me to do the same.

“If I’m able to win the second championship — and anything can still happen — this one would mean a lot more than the first. I had to earn it a lot more this season. We kind of ran away with it last year, but this year it was definitely a lot tighter racing, and there wasn’t much room for error. It’s going to mean a lot more for sure.”

A. Smith reached the finals for the second time this season and the ninth time in her career after defeating Ryan Oehler, Geno Scali and Chase Van Sant.

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series closes out its 2024 season on Nov. 14-17 with the 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona, Calif.

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LAS VEGAS — Final finish order (1-16) at the 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race is the 19th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.

TOP FUEL:

1. Brittany Force; 2. Doug Kalitta; 3. Clay Millican; 4. Shawn Langdon; 5. Justin Ashley; 6. Steve Torrence; 7. Shawn Reed; 8. Antron Brown; 9. Spencer Massey; 10. Tony Stewart; 11. Tony Schumacher; 12. Billy Torrence; 13. Jasmine Salinas; 14. Travis Shumake; 15. Josh Hart; 16. Ida Zetterstrom.

FUNNY CAR:

1. Austin Prock; 2. Paul Lee; 3. Jack Beckman; 4. Blake Alexander; 5. Ron Capps; 6. Daniel Wilkerson; 7. Bob Tasca III; 8. Cruz Pedregon; 9. Matt Hagan; 10. Jason Rupert; 11. Dave Richards; 12. Jeff Diehl; 13. Tim Gibbons; 14. Alexis DeJoria; 15. Steven Densham; 16. J.R. Todd.

PRO STOCK:

1. Aaron Stanfield; 2. Greg Anderson; 3. Cristian Cuadra; 4. David Cuadra; 5. Jeg Coughlin; 6. Erica Enders; 7. Camrie Caruso; 8. Matt Hartford; 9. Dallas Glenn; 10. Cory Reed; 11. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 12. Jerry Tucker; 13. Chris McGaha; 14. Fernando Cuadra Jr.; 15. Eric Latino; 16. Mason McGaha.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

1. Gaige Herrera; 2. Angie Smith; 3. Chase Van Sant; 4. Hector Arana Jr; 5. Matt Smith; 6. John Hall; 7. Richard Gadson; 8. Geno Scali; 9. Steve Johnson; 10. Chris Bostick; 11. Marc Ingwersen; 12. Ryan Oehler; 13. Malcolm Phillips Jr.; 14. Clayton Howey; 15. Jianna Evaristo; 16. Kahea Woods.

LAS VEGAS — Monday’s final results from the 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race is the 19th of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:

Top Fuel — Brittany Force, 3.703 seconds, 332.59 mph def. Doug Kalitta, 6.147 seconds, 25.29 mph.

Funny Car — Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.830, no speed def. Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 3.982, 297.94.

Pro Stock — Aaron Stanfield, Chevy Camaro, 6.606, 206.13 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.591, 206.39.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.798, 197.16 def. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.925, 193.65.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Shawn Cowie, 5.600, 244.60 def. Julie Nataas, 19.145, 34.34.

Competition Eliminator — Taylor Chomiski, Chevy Cobalt, 8.962, 100.61 def. Scott Linder, Pontiac Gran Am, Foul – Red Light.

Stock Eliminator — Joe Sorensen, Chevy Camaro, 11.161, 97.09 def. Chad Langdon, Plymouth Barracuda, 11.267, 101.45.

Super Gas — Josh Dalrymple, Chevy Camaro, 10.019, 153.04 def. Rodger Sauder, Plymouth Barracuda, 10.008, 154.86.

Pro Modified — Jordan Lazic, Chevy Camaro, 5.729, 251.53 def. Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, Foul – Red Light.

Mountain Motor Pro Stock — Johnny Pluchino, Ford Mustang, 6.300, 221.56 def. Randi Lyn Butner, Chevy Camaro, 6.437, 220.15.

Factory X — Greg Stanfield, Chevy Camaro, 6.983, 193.05 def. Chris Holbrook, Ford Mustang, 7.274, 181.62.

Legends Nitro Funny Car presented by Modern Warriors — Tim Boychuk, Chevy Camaro, 4.851, 235.60 def. Shane Westerfield, Camaro, 11.428, 59.22.

Summit Super Pro — Zach Meziere, Mullis, 7.668, 172.23 def. Jeff Krushinskie, Chevy Camaro, Foul – Red Light.

Summit Pro ET — Alvie Merrill, Chevy Camaro, 10.196, 119.06 def. Tim O’Moore, Camaro, 9.155, 143.00.

Summit Sportsman — C W Hoefer, Pontiac Firebird, 11.923, 91.59 def. Josh Carroll, Chevy Camaro, 12.388, 87.10.

Summit ET Motorcycle — Jimmy Paulson, Suzuki Hayabusa, 9.234, 133.84 def. Jason Drnach, Kawasaki ZRX, 8.102, 163.73.

Summit Street Legal EV — Omar Leon, Polestar, 12.969, 100.54 def. Michael Webster, Telsa, 12.413, 108.92.

LAS VEGAS — Final round-by-round results from the 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the 19th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:

TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE — Shawn Reed, 3.726, 320.58 def. Travis Shumake, 3.798, 324.20; Justin Ashley, 3.711, 329.67 def. Spencer Massey, 3.735, 323.66; Antron Brown, 3.724, 330.39 def. Tony Stewart, 3.735, 328.94; Brittany Force, 3.721, 329.26 def. Josh Hart, 4.133, 209.07; Shawn Langdon, 3.680, 330.55 def. Jasmine Salinas, 3.744, 329.91; Doug Kalitta, 3.861, 315.42 def. Ida Zetterstrom, 7.019, 82.30; Steve Torrence, 3.700, 335.07 def. Tony Schumacher, 3.738, 325.61; Clay Millican, 3.727, 325.45 def. Billy Torrence, 3.741, 329.58;

QUARTERFINALS — Kalitta, 3.692, 336.23 def. Brown, 3.728, 330.72; Force, 3.701, 325.92 def. Reed, 3.722, 328.62; Millican, 3.726, 329.42 def. S. Torrence, 3.719, 332.02; Langdon, 3.701, 328.94 def. Ashley, 3.698, 329.26;

SEMIFINALS — Force, 3.666, 331.85 def. Millican, 3.705, 329.99; Kalitta, No Time Recorded def. Langdon, No Time Recorded;

FINAL — Force, 3.703, 332.59 def. Kalitta, 6.147, 25.29.

FUNNY CAR:

ROUND ONE — Blake Alexander, Ford Mustang, 3.876, 323.97 def. Dave Richards, Mustang, 3.960, 315.56; Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 3.890, 324.59 def. Steven Densham, Mustang, 4.330, 214.21; Jack Beckman, Chevy Camaro, 3.831, 328.54 def. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Camry, 3.985, 295.72; Austin Prock, Camaro, 3.866, 332.84 def. Tim Gibbons, Mustang, 4.071, 280.37; Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 3.887, 329.67 def. Jason Rupert, Mustang, 3.944, 323.89; Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.880, 329.34 def. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.901, 327.66; Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.917, 318.77 def. Alexis DeJoria, GR Supra, 4.209, 222.91; Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.924, 315.12 def. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 5.338, 140.93;

QUARTERFINALS — Alexander, 3.880, 326.87 def. Tasca III, 4.125, 275.17; Prock, 3.859, 323.43 def. Pedregon, Foul – Centerline; Beckman, 3.853, 329.67 def. Capps, 3.878, 330.88; Lee, 3.897, 328.46 def. Wilkerson, 3.896, 328.62;

SEMIFINALS — Prock, 3.859, 328.54 def. Alexander, 10.371, 61.59; Lee, 3.834, 330.23 def. Beckman, 3.827, 323.04;

FINAL — Prock, 3.830, no speed def. Lee, 3.982, 297.94.

PRO STOCK:

ROUND ONE — Camrie Caruso, Chevy Camaro, 10.869, 79.62 def. Cory Reed, Camaro, Foul – Red Light; Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.636, 205.32 def. Mason McGaha, Camaro, Foul – Red Light; Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.642, 203.52 def. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.716, 204.39; Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.622, 205.38 def. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.635, 204.51; Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.632, 206.10 def. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.654, 204.94; David Cuadra, Camaro, 6.633, 205.57 def. Jerry Tucker, Camaro, 6.662, 204.66; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.610, 205.04 def. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.671, 205.88; Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.638, 204.76 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 14.717, 87.66;

QUARTERFINALS — C. Cuadra, 6.625, 204.76 def. Hartford, 8.325, 126.70; D. Cuadra, 6.635, 203.80 def. Enders, 6.644, 205.38; Stanfield, 6.614, 204.85 def. Coughlin, 6.641, 204.29; Anderson, 6.605, 204.91 def. Caruso, 6.644, 203.43;

SEMIFINALS — Stanfield, 32.755, 88.41 def. D. Cuadra, Foul – Red Light; Anderson, 6.599, 207.37 def. C. Cuadra, 6.648, 205.66;

FINAL — Stanfield, 6.606, 206.13 def. Anderson, 6.591, 206.39.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

ROUND ONE — John Hall, 6.946, 193.65 def. Marc Ingwersen, 6.969, 192.33; Angie Smith, Buell, 6.909, 195.42 def. Ryan Oehler, Foul – Red Light; Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.885, 194.41 def. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 6.955, 191.89; Geno Scali, Suzuki, 6.998, 192.60 def. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 7.207, 192.58; Hector Arana Jr, 6.916, 192.44 def. Malcolm Phillips Jr., Suzuki, 7.142, 185.56; Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.898, 194.10 def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.935, 189.66; Matt Smith, Buell, 6.912, 195.03 def. Clayton Howey, Suzuki, Foul – Red Light; Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.854, 195.99 def. Kahea Woods, Suzuki, Foul – Centerline;

QUARTERFINALS — A. Smith, 6.889, 195.87 def. Scali, 7.208, 167.26; Arana Jr, 6.899, 192.25 def. Gadson, 6.945, 193.71; Van Sant, 6.888, 193.77 def. M. Smith, 6.865, 196.44; Herrera, 6.868, 195.36 def. Hall, 6.936, 193.49;

SEMIFINALS — A. Smith, 6.891, 194.07 def. Van Sant, 6.920, 192.96; Herrera, 6.818, 196.30 def. Arana Jr, 6.923, 192.11;

FINAL — Herrera, 6.798, 197.16 def. A. Smith, 6.925, 193.65.

LAS VEGAS — Point standings (top 10) following the 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the 19th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series –

Top Fuel

1. Justin Ashley, 2,475; 2. Antron Brown, 2,431; 3. Shawn Langdon, 2,430; 4. (tie) Doug Kalitta, 2,390; Steve Torrence, 2,390; 6. Clay Millican, 2,382; 7. Brittany Force, 2,357; 8. Tony Schumacher, 2,348; 9. (tie) Shawn Reed, 2,215; Tony Stewart, 2,215.

Funny Car

1. Austin Prock, 2,662; 2. John Force, 2,474; 3. Ron Capps, 2,411; 4. Matt Hagan, 2,404; 5. Bob Tasca III, 2,380; 6. Blake Alexander, 2,311; 7. Daniel Wilkerson, 2,290; 8. J.R. Todd, 2,256; 9. Chad Green, 2,220; 10. Cruz Pedregon, 2,212.

Pro Stock

1. Aaron Stanfield, 2,587; 2. Dallas Glenn, 2,555; 3. Greg Anderson, 2,531; 4. Erica Enders, 2,459; 5. Jeg Coughlin, 2,375; 6. Matt Hartford, 2,273; 7. Cristian Cuadra, 2,260; 8. Jerry Tucker, 2,213; 9. Troy Coughlin Jr., 2,206; 10. Eric Latino, 2,189.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Gaige Herrera, 2,658; 2. Matt Smith, 2,535; 3. Richard Gadson, 2,427; 4. Hector Arana Jr, 2,424; 5. Chase Van Sant, 2,375; 6. Angie Smith, 2,361; 7. John Hall, 2,291; 8. Jianna Evaristo, 2,282; 9. Steve Johnson, 2,214; 10. Chris Bostick, 2,160.

DOUG KALITTA FINISHES RUNNER-UP AT LAS VEGAS FALL NATIONALS
Toyota Top Fuel Dragsters hold the top five in points heading to NHRA finale

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 4, 2024) – In his quest to defend his Top Fuel World Championship, Doug Kalitta fell just short of a season sweep at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, coming home as the runner-up in the Las Vegas Fall Nationals. Kalitta had to go through Toyota teammates and championship competitors, Antron Brown and Shawn Langdon, on his way to his sixth final round of the season and 118th of his career. He fell to two-time world champion, Brittany Force, in the postponed final round on Monday.

Kalitta’s performance during the weekend’s eliminations moved him up three spots in the Top Fuel points standings to be tied for fourth position as Toyota now owns the top five in the category points heading to the final race at Pomona in two weeks. Also, with Kalitta making the Top Fuel finals, Toyota has now reached 42 consecutive NHRA event final rounds in either Top Fuel and/or Funny Car.

Looking to close the gap in the Top Fuel standings himself, Langdon went rounds on Sunday and faced Kalitta in a hotly-contested semifinal. Unfortunately, Langdon suffered a blown rear tire as he approached the 1,000-foot mark that led to a center line violation and gave the round win to Kalitta, who also faced trouble. By making the semifinals, however, Langdon has pulled within one point of Brown for second place in the Top Fuel points standings.

Justin Ashley, Brown and Steve Torrence were the other Toyota Top Fuel Dragsters to advance out of round one on Sunday. Ashley still holds a 44-point lead over Brown in the Top Fuel points standings, while Langdon inched closer to only now trail by 45 points. Torrence marginally lessened his deficit to Ashley, now sitting 85 points back of the lead in the fourth position, tied with Kalitta.

In Funny Car, Ron Capps defeated Alexis DeJoria in round one of action on Sunday but fell in round two. By making it to the quarterfinals, Capps moved up to third in the Funny Car standings, now ahead of Matt Hagan by seven points. Like DeJoria, J.R. Todd was defeated in the first round of Funny Car action on Sunday.

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series concludes its 2024 season at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, with eliminations set for Sunday, November 17.

Toyota Post-Race Recap
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Fall Nationals
Race 19 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL FINISHING POSITIONS 

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Doug Kalitta	Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Finalist	W (3.861) v. I. Zetterstrom (7.019) W (3.692) v. A. Brown (3.728) W (No time) v. S. Langdon (Center line violation) L (6.147) v. B. Force (3.703)
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Semi-finals	W (3.680) v. J. Salinas (3.744) W (3.701 – holeshot) v. J. Ashley (3.698) L (Center line violation) v. D. Kalitta (No time
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Second Round	W (3.711) v. S. Massey (3.735) L (3.698) v. S. Langdon (3.701 – holeshot)
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Second Round	W (3.724) v. T. Stewart (3.735) L (3.728) v. D. Kalitta (3.692)
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Second Round	W (3.700) v. T. Schumacher (3.738) L (3.719) v. C. Millican (3.726 – holeshot)
Billy Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	First Round	L (3.741) v. C. Millican (3.727)

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR FINISHING POSITIONS 

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	Second Round	W (3.917) v. A. DeJoria (4.209) L (3.878) v. J. Beckman (3.853)
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (5.338) v. C. Pedregon (3.924)
Alexis DeJoria	Bandero CaféToyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (4.209) v. R. Capps (3.917)

*= Non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

DOUG KALITTA, Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports

TF Final Result: Finalist

How would you describe this weekend for you and your team?

“Yeah, don’t necessarily know exactly how we completely shake out points-wise, but would’ve definitely been nice to get those extra 20 points (by winning the final round). We were trying to throw down. Yeah, unfortunately, we didn’t make it (down the track), but like you said, we’re in a good spot hopefully going to Pomona. That place is usually really good to us. We’re all hungry here and obviously, it’d be nice to get this thing to the winner’s circle for sure (at Pomona).”

SHAWN LANGDON, Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports

TF Final Result: Semi-finals

Can you take us through what happened there in your semifinal run?

“You know (pause), I just hit the gas, and the car was making a great run. Just, from the time I hit the gas, it kept trying to pull me left so I was trying to give a little bit of input in it. I know the right lane, it likes to suck you to the inside, and that’s a common thing, so I tried to cheat it just a little bit right, pointing the car just a little bit right and run that right edge and let it bring me back in. And just from the time I hit the gas, it kept pulling me left, pulling me left, but I kept trying to put input into it and you know, the dragsters, if you get your hands up around 12 and six, that’s a lot of input for a dragster. And when it catches, it going to shoot you across the lane so you have to keep that in mind. I just kept putting more input to it and it wasn’t coming back. By the time (pause), you’re hauling like crazy and next thing I know, shoot, there’s a lock and I run over (the block) and the tire blows and at that point, you try to salvage what you can. Dang, I hate it for the guys. Man (pause), it stinks. First time I’ve ever hit anything in my career – never hit a cone, never hit a wall. (Have) taken pride in that for a long time. Feel bad for the guys, they’ve worked their butts off. We’re a championship team, just tried to get that one (win) light and I feel terrible, going to be honest with you. Just, trying to hold it together. Hope I didn’t do too much damage to it. We’ve still got a shot at the championship, that’s the most important thing. Just, I don’t want to be the cause in not winning it. Love the support, love everything about it. (I) want to be a champion and (pause).”

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