DOUG KALITTA NHRA WINTERNATIONALS RIGHT TRAILERS TOP FUEL ALL-STAR CALLOUT WINNER – NHRA PHOTO
Brittany Force, Ron Capps and Greg Anderson also roll to provisional No. 1 spot at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip
POMONA, Calif. (March 28, 2025) – Doug Kalitta claimed the victory in
Friday’s Right Trailers Top Fuel All-Star Callout at In-N-Out Burger
Pomona Dragstrip, defeating Brittany Force in the final round of the
bonus race as part of the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
Bittany Force (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock)
are the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the third of 20 races during the
2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
The bonus race was postponed from the NHRA opener in Gainesville and
completed Friday in Pomona, as Kalitta went 3.657-seconds at 335.15 mph
in his 11,000-horsepower Mac Tools dragster to power past Force in the
championship round of the big-money race.
Kalitta, the 2023 world champion, defeated Clay Millican and Antron
Brown earlier in the day to reach the finals, adding another special
moment at the track where he earned his first world title less than two
years ago.
“It’s been a while since we raced on a Friday, so that was pretty cool
and we were super excited for what Right Trailers has done for us with
this Callout,” Kalitta said. “We tried to do it in Gainesville, and
there’s no better place to bring it than here. I love running this
place, but I’m just glad to get by Brittany and Antron and Clay. It
was a fun day, for sure.
“The guys gave me a great car to be able to run that .65 after
watching Brittany run the .64 a couple times. I knew we had that run in
us, and I’m glad we were able to do it.”
Force went to the top during the first session with a run of 3.646 at
334.82 in her 11,000-horsepower Monster Energy dragster. On that pass,
she made the fastest run to 1/8-mile in NHRA history, going 301.67. If
it holds, it would be her 53rd career No. 1 qualifier. Kalitta is
currently second and Josh Hart made a big jump to third after going
3.675 at 332.34.
“To come right out of the box and put a [3.]64 on the board, and then
back that up with another .64 is very outstanding for this Monster
Energy team,” Force said. “It’s tough when you come into an event
and go right into a race without any chance to qualify or make some
runs. We went right into it and we were looking to win the thing.
Unfortunately, we got beat in the final. It felt like it had cylinders
out.
“We’re off to a good start. We still have a long weekend ahead of us,
but we put some good numbers on the board. Winning, that’s the ultimate
goal. That’s why we’re here. This is my home track and I’d love to win
here. We’ve been very successful in the past, and with (crew chief)
David Grubnic, we come here and we want to win.”
Just days after a massive explosion and crash in Phoenix, Funny Car’s
Ron Capps was back in Pomona, making the quickest run of both sessions,
including a run of 3.830 at 328.94 in his 11,000-horsepower NAPA Auto
Care Toyota GR Supra that puts him atop the field as part of a
fascinating story. Should that hold, Capps would pick up his first No. 1
qualifier of 2025 and the 38th in his season, but this one would surely
be special considering what went down on Sunday in Phoenix.
But Capps and his team showed impressive resilience on Friday, making a
run in the 3.80s to open qualifying and then going even lower to close
out the day. Capps praised the stellar work of his team to get to this
point after what went down at Firebird Motorsports Park, hoping it
results in an incredible story on Sunday.
“I’m pretty beat up and sore and bruised up and just wanted to get
back in the car,” Capps said. “I just couldn’t wait for today. It
could not get here soon enough. No hesitation at all. They pulled me up,
and then we fired it and went and before I knew it, I made the run, and
they came on the radio and said, ‘You’re the No. 1 qualifier.’
“I’ve done a lot of media this week, and not for the best reason, but we
talked about all week in these interviews about how you respond as a
driver. How do you respond? But more so our team, and I’ve never, never,
ever had any doubt. I’ve bragged about ‘NAPA Know How’ but it’s these
guys, man, they’ve hardly slept.”
Defending world champion Austin Prock is second after a run of 3.837 at
333.25 and his John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman is third with a
run of 3.855 at 326.40.
In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip continues to treat Pro Stock reigning
world champion Greg Anderson very well, as the veteran was the only
driver to dip into the 6.40s on Friday with a standout run of 6.495 at
210.01 in his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro. It puts him as the
quickest Pro Stock qualifier in Winternationals history, while the
qualifying field is also the quickest in the race’s iconic history.
Anderson, who has qualified first and second at the first two races,
respectively, is on track for his second No. 1 qualifier of the season
and the 134th in his career.
The last time Anderson was in Pomona was the NHRA Finals in November,
where he won a winner-take-all final round against KB Titan Racing
teammate Dallas Glenn. Those two have met in the final round at each of
the first two races – with each driver winning a race – and Anderson
showed no signs of slowing down on Friday.
“There’s so many cars that can run fast, and I’m so damn proud of this
KB Titan team,” Anderson said. “I’ve got eight cars out here this
weekend, and quite honestly, any one of those eight cars, if they hit it
on the target, any run can go to the pole. I’ve got a small part of
that, and probably prouder of that than the fact that my car went to No.
1 because it’s hard to do that to make them all run good.
“I really feel that we can run 6.48, whether we can get below that
6.480 [track record] or into the .47s I don’t know. It’s going to take
100 percent nailing it on the starting line and getting that killer
60-foot [elapsed time].”
Matt Hartford is currently second with a 6.510 at 209.14 and Aaron
Stanfield is third after going 6.515 at 210.28.
Qualifying continues at 12 p.m. PT on Saturday at the 65th annual Lucas
Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
NHRA
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POMONA, Calif. — Friday’s results after the first two of four rounds of
qualifying for the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at
In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip, third of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods
Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday’s final
eliminations.
Top Fuel — 1. Brittany Force, 3.646 seconds, 334.82 mph; 2. Doug
Kalitta, 3.657, 335.15; 3. Josh Hart, 3.675, 332.34; 4. Steve Torrence,
3.690, 336.91; 5. Antron Brown, 3.695, 336.65; 6. Tony Stewart, 3.695,
329.75; 7. Justin Ashley, 3.695, 333.66; 8. Shawn Reed, 3.698, 331.36;
9. Jasmine Salinas, 3.700, 322.65; 10. Clay Millican, 3.733, 327.59; 11.
Ida Zetterstrom, 3.741, 334.24; 12. Scott Palmer, 3.836, 313.80; 13.
Shawn Langdon, 4.839, 149.75.
Funny Car — 1. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.830, 330.47; 2. Austin
Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.837, 333.25; 3. Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.855,
326.48; 4. Cruz Pedregon, Dodge Charger, 3.888, 325.30; 5. Paul Lee,
Charger, 3.889, 329.18; 6. Chad Green, Ford Mustang, 3.930, 320.97; 7.
Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.932, 328.78; 8. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.950,
322.42; 9. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Camry, 3.963, 296.70; 10. Spencer Hyde,
Mustang, 3.971, 271.08; 11. Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.010, 290.57; 12.
Bobby Bode, GR Supra, 4.026, 310.34; 13. Jason Rupert, Mustang, 4.104,
253.80; 14. Steven Densham, Mustang, 4.125, 284.15; 15. Alexis DeJoria,
Charger, 4.277, 215.44; 16. Buddy Hull, Charger, 4.685, 180.65. Not
Qualified: 17. Blake Alexander, 4.969, 162.39; 18. Bob Tasca III, 7.572,
82.79; 19. Daniel Wilkerson, 7.993, 85.04.
Pro Stock — 1. Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.495, 210.01; 2. Matt
Hartford, Camaro, 6.510, 210.05; 3. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.515,
210.80; 4. Cory Reed, Camaro, 6.516, 210.93; 5. Deric Kramer, Camaro,
6.517, 210.41; 6. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.517, 209.82; 7. Dallas Glenn,
Camaro, 6.519, 211.03; 8. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.541, 210.18; 9. Cody
Coughlin, Camaro, 6.546, 210.34; 10. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.553,
210.57; 11. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.555, 210.97; 12. Brandon Foster,
Camaro, 6.555, 209.82; 13. Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.556, 209.79; 14.
Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.558, 210.11; 15. Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.563,
209.88; 16. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.586, 208.75. Not Qualified: 17.
Stephen Bell, 6.595, 208.94; 18. Kenny Delco, 6.605, 208.68; 19. Joey
Grose, 6.652, 207.11.
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