2025 NHRA MISSION FOODS DRAG RACING SERIES SUNDAY RESULTS FROM CHARLOTTE
PROCK, ASHLEY, GLENN & GADSON MAKE HISTORY WITH WINS AT NHRA 4-WIDE CAROLINA NATIONALS
– Ashley posts TF playoff victory
– FC’s Prock sweeps 4-Wide races in 2025
– Glenn stays perfect in PS Countdown
– Gadson gets first career playoff win
CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 21, 2025) – Funny Car points leader
won the first four-wide playoff race in NHRA history on Sunday at zMAX
Dragway, defeating Matt Hagan, Chad Green and Dan Wilkerson in the final
round of the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals.
Justin Ashley (Top Fuel), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) and Richard Gadson
(Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the 16th of 20 races during the 2025
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the second of six races
in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
Prock went 3.912-seconds at 332.43 mph in his 12,000-horsepower Cornwell
Quality Tools Chevrolet SS in the championship quad, powering to his
eighth victory of the season and 20th in his career. The victory,
Prock’s 16th since moving to Funny Car last year, also gave the
reigning world champ a season sweep at all three four-wide races in
2025.
After a rough start in Reading, falling in the second round and crossing
the centerline, Prock rebounded in dominant fashion on Sunday, winning
the first two quads and then quickly chasing down Wilkerson. He held off
Hagan at the finish line to keep a stranglehold on the points lead,
which now stands 79 points over Hagan.
“That was a big win, especially after everything that went on in the
semifinals when a few of the front-runners went out and we capitalized
on it,” Prock said. “We extended our lead a little bit going into
St. Louis next weekend and there’s only four [races] left so it was good
to keep up our performance this weekend and extend our points lead. To
get it done here in Charlotte with for HendrickCars.com is really
special. Mr. H [Rick Hendrick] is pretty, pretty pumped right now.
“The ‘Prock Rocket’ was on point all weekend. Our package just
seemed suited for Bruton Smith race tracks. I wasn’t my typical self on
the starting line this weekend. I was good, but not where I wanted to
be, but the car ran good enough and our total package was good enough to
win.”
Hagan, who qualified No. 1, finished as the runner-up in his third
appearance in the finals this year.
In Top Fuel, Justin Ashley picked up his fourth victory in 2025 and had
another brilliant Sunday on the starting line, defeating a quad that
featured Shawn Langdon, Doug Kalitta and Clay Millican with a stellar
run of 3.784 at 329.83 in his 12,000-horsepower Scag Power Equipment
dragster.
Ashley and Doug Kalitta posted identical times in the final round, but
Ashley was quicker on the starting line, thanks to a standout .043
reaction time. A round earlier, Ashley made history by posting the first
triple holeshot in Top Fuel history, coming out on top in a quad that
featured Langdon, Brittany Force and Tony Stewart.
Ashley was slowest in the quad but won with a .036 reaction time en
route to his 19th career win. It’s also Ashley’s second win in the
last three races, sending him to second in points with four races
remaining this season. He also posted his second career win at zMAX
Dragway, celebrating another special moment in what’s shaping up to be
an incredible late-season run. He now trails Kalitta by just 38 points.
“It’s a great feeling. Obviously, winning any four-wide race, or any
race for that matter, is great, but to win it right here for the first
four-wide race in the fall that NHRA has ever had in the Countdown, this
was a critical day for us,” Ashley said. “When you look through some
of those quads, even specifically when you get to those final two
rounds, it’s just brutal. The margin for error now is so small.
Obviously four races left, but these races are hard to win, so I’m a
firm believer in the fact you have to enjoy them when they come before
shifting your focus over the next one.
“If the car is not put together the same way each and every time, the
reaction times are not going to be good, or they’re not going to be
within a certain window. Holeshots can be misleading because it really
is a team effort. You have to collectively look at the combination
together, and then hopefully at the end of the day, it leads to results
that you’re looking for.”
Kalitta stayed in the points lead with the runner-up finish, advancing
to the final round for the fifth time this season. Kalitta leads Ashley
by 38 points and teammate Shawn Langdon, who finished third in the quad,
by 59 points.
Pro Stock’s Dallas Glenn couldn’t have asked for a better start to
the Countdown to the Championship, winning his second straight race
thanks to a run of 6.554 at 209.95 in his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet
Camaro to get past a quad that also featured runner-up Greg Anderson,
Erica Enders and Aaron Stanfield.
Glenn has been red-hot in the postseason, qualifying No. 1 at both
playoff races and winning in both Reading and Charlotte, and pushing his
season win total to six. He impressed throughout eliminations on Sunday,
posting a stellar .016 reaction time in a wire-to-wire victory.
It is his 19th career win and Glenn stayed unstoppable at zMAX Dragway
as well, as the points leader has now won three straight races at the
track, dating back to last year. He swept both four-wide races at the
phenomenal facility, opening up a 79-point lead over Greg Anderson in
the process.
“I knew I had a fantastic car coming in, so I really just wanted to
try to keep the momentum,” Glenn said. “I really felt like I let
everybody down in Indy when I let my foot up a little against Erica
[Enders]. I made that mistake. So, I just wanted to come into this race,
and step it up just a little bit more and be a little more aggressive.
“You look at the ladder and you’re like, this is going to be a tough
day, so you just got to try to bring your A-game. I made a small pedal
[adjustment] and went up there and just tried to do everything I could
do kind of throw a Hail Mary and hope it stuck.”
“I think I have 79 points right now, so I still count that as
basically three rounds, because that’s what it’s going to be in Pomona.
I want to keep my foot on their throats and keep pressure on until they
hand me a trophy.”
Anderson finished as the runner-up with a run of 6.562 in his eighth
trip to the final round this year. Stanfield, who was fourth in the
quad, moved to third in points, but he’s a distant 172 points behind
Glenn.
Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Richard Gadson earned his first career victory
in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, beating a quad that was
Matt Smith Racing-dominant with a run of 6.803 at 199.55 on his
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki to defeat Matt Smith, Angie Smith
and Jianna Evaristo.
Gadson had a lightning-quick .015 reaction time and rode away from the
trio, picking up his third victory of the season and moving into the
points lead for the first time in his professional career.
Teammate Gaige Herrera suffered a shocking first-round loss, but that
opened the door for Gadson, who won his first two quads and then rolled
to the victory in the final round with another standout performance.
After a long wait for his first career win, Gadson has now won three
races in the past three months, setting up what could be a thrilling
championship run. His points lead now stands at eight over Matt Smith.
“When you say points leader, I just I can’t believe you’re talking
about me,” Gadson said. “Sometimes, when I’m at home and I look at
the points and even see my name in second place, I have to read it twice
because I just can’t believe it’s really me in this position.
“You know, you just want to avenge your team. You’re racing against
three bikes from a rival team and you don’t want to go up there and do
anything stupid. If they’re going to outrun you, then that’s going to be
what it is. You just don’t want to beat yourself and when you’re the
lone ranger up there racing for your team, you carry it with a little
bit more pride. These bikes are really easy to do something stupid
on.”
M. Smith finished as the runner-up with a pass of 6.821 at 199.37 in
what was his fourth appearance in the final round this year.
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action Sept. 26-28
with the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology
Raceway in St. Louis.
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CONCORD, N.C. — Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories
at the 17th annual NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. The
race is the 16th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing
Series.
TOP FUEL:
1. Justin Ashley; 2. Doug Kalitta; 3. Shawn Langdon; 4. Clay Millican;
5. Brittany Force; 6. Antron Brown; 7. Tony Stewart; 8. Steve Torrence;
9. Dan Mercier; 10. Shawn Reed; 11. Josh Hart; 12. Tony Schumacher; 13.
Doug Foley; 14. Cameron Ferre.
FUNNY CAR:
1. Austin Prock; 2. Matt Hagan; 3. Daniel Wilkerson; 4. Chad Green; 5.
Jack Beckman; 6. Ron Capps; 7. Spencer Hyde; 8. Bob Tasca III; 9. Alex
Laughlin; 10. Paul Lee; 11. Cruz Pedregon; 12. J.R. Todd; 13. Dave
Richards; 14. Hunter Green; 15. Alexis DeJoria; 16. John Smith.
PRO STOCK:
1. Dallas Glenn; 2. Greg Anderson; 3. Erica Enders; 4. Aaron Stanfield;
5. Matt Hartford; 6. Cory Reed; 7. Cody Coughlin; 8. Stephen Bell; 9.
Eric Latino; 10. Greg Stanfield; 11. Jeg Coughlin; 12. Cristian Cuadra;
13. David Cuadra; 14. Fernando Cuadra Jr.; 15. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 16.
Deric Kramer.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
1. Richard Gadson; 2. Matt Smith; 3. Angie Smith; 4. Jianna Evaristo; 5.
Kelly Clontz; 6. Marcus Hylton; 7. John Hall; 8. Marc Ingwersen; 9.
Brayden Davis; 10. Ron Tornow; 11. Ryan Oehler; 12. Chase Van Sant; 13.
Brandon Litten; 14. Gaige Herrera; 15. Chris Bostick; 16. Steve Johnson.
CONCORD, N.C. — Sunday’s final results from the 17th annual NHRA 4-Wide
Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. The race is the 16th of 20 in the
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:
Top Fuel — Justin Ashley, 3.784 seconds, 329.83 mph def. Doug Kalitta,
3.784 seconds, 332.84 mph and Shawn Langdon, 3.814 seconds, 334.24 mph
and Clay Millican, 4.235 seconds, 195.19 mph;
Funny Car — Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.912, 332.43 def. Matt Hagan,
Dodge Charger, 3.952, 324.12 and Daniel Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.389,
195.87 and Chad Green, Mustang, foul;
Pro Stock — Dallas Glenn, Chevy Camaro, 6.554, 209.95 def. Greg
Anderson, Camaro, 6.562, 209.01 and Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.572, 209.20
and Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 13.390, 65.73;
Pro Stock Motorcycle — Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.803, 199.55 def. Matt
Smith, Buell, 6.821, 199.37 and Angie Smith, Buell, 6.842, 198.99 and
Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.943, 197.05;
Top Alcohol Dragster — Matthew Cummings, 5.182, 276.86 def. Jon
Bradford, 5.225, 274.78 and Jackie Fricke, 5.215, 273.72 and Joey
Severance, 6.710, 135.44;
Top Alcohol Funny Car — Brian Hough, Chevy Camaro, 5.548, 262.08 def.
Sean Bellemeur, Camaro, 5.464, 266.11 and Chip Beverett, Camaro, 12.561,
56.21 and Bob McCosh, Camaro, broke;
Competition Eliminator — Wes Leopold, Dodge Stratus, 7.876, 168.89 def.
Larry Pritchett, Pontiac Sunfire, 7.915, 157.06.
Super Stock — Byron Worner, Chevy Camaro, 9.958, 116.42 def. Marion
Stephenson, Chevy Cobalt, 9.781, 142.40.
Stock Eliminator — Morgan Taylor, Chevy Nova, 10.567, 121.02 def. Jeff
Longhany, Chevy Corvette, 10.609, 122.23.
Super Comp — Allan Ackles, Dragster, 8.917, 177.56 def. Tori Iacono,
Dragster, 8.912, 174.44.
Super Gas — David Griffith, Chevy Camaro, 9.912, 156.92 def. JJ Brock,
Camaro, 9.925, 160.23.
Top Sportsman — Sandy Wilkins, Chevy Camaro, 6.339, 210.37 def. Jeff
Brooks, Henry J, Foul – Red Light.
Pro Modified — Billy Banaka, Chevy Camaro, 6.551, 140.63 def. Mike
Castellana, Camaro, broke and Sidnei Frigo, Camaro, broke and Mason
Wright, Camaro, broke;
Mountain Motor Pro Stock — Vincent Nobile, Chevy Camaro, 6.306, 221.38
def. Mike Coughlin, Camaro, 6.342, 222.55.
CONCORD, N.C. — Final round-by-round results from the 17th annual NHRA
4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway, the 16th of 20 events in the
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:
TOP FUEL:
ROUND ONE — Shawn Langdon, 3.792, 332.10 and Justin Ashley, 3.811,
323.81 def. Tony Schumacher, 3.865, 290.76 and Doug Foley, 4.054,
217.42; Steve Torrence, 3.754, 331.61 and Clay Millican, 3.785, 326.56
def. Dan Mercier, 3.761, 327.66 and Cameron Ferre, broke; Tony Stewart,
3.766, 326.79 and Brittany Force, 3.758, 338.34 def. Shawn Reed, 3.787,
327.66; Doug Kalitta, 3.757, 327.43 and Antron Brown, 3.780, 330.31 def.
Josh Hart, 3.820, 331.20;
SEMIFINALS — Ashley, 3.788, 326.56 and Langdon, 3.761, 333.82 def.
Force, 3.773, 338.26 and Stewart, 3.784, 328.62; Kalitta, 3.797, 326.48
and Millican, 3.821, 327.74 def. Brown, 3.844, 326.79 and Torrence,
4.141, 261.67;
FINAL — Ashley, 3.784, 329.83 def. Kalitta, 3.784, 332.84, Langdon,
3.814, 334.24 and Millican, 4.235, 195.19.
FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE — Spencer Hyde, Ford Mustang, 3.944, 325.06 and Chad Green,
Mustang, 3.975, 325.61 def. Cruz Pedregon, Dodge Charger, 4.021, 311.13
and Alexis DeJoria, Charger, 4.689, 173.38; Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra,
3.894, 329.67 and Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.957, 328.14 def. Paul
Lee, Charger, 4.020, 310.91 and Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.023, 314.17;
Jack Beckman, Chevy Camaro, 3.939, 328.46 and Matt Hagan, Charger,
3.949, 327.74 def. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 4.302, 212.23 and John Smith,
Charger, 6.664, 105.69; Austin Prock, Camaro, 3.926, 329.34 and Bob
Tasca III, Mustang, 3.930, 331.69 def. Alex Laughlin, Charger, 3.987,
318.24 and Hunter Green, Charger, 4.068, 292.96;
SEMIFINALS — Hagan, 3.963, 327.19 and C. Green, 4.011, 322.50 def.
Beckman, 3.939, 325.69 and Hyde, 4.006, 318.02; Prock, 3.930, 328.78 and
Wilkerson, 4.072, 254.04 def. Capps, 4.358, 189.44 and Tasca III, 4.014,
318.92;
FINAL — Prock, 3.912, 332.43 def. Hagan, 3.952, 324.12, Wilkerson,
4.389, 195.87 and C. Green, foul.
PRO STOCK:
ROUND ONE — Matt Hartford, Chevy Camaro, 6.522, 208.94 and Cody
Coughlin, Camaro, 6.586, 206.99 def. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang,
6.962, 208.17 and Deric Kramer, Camaro, 11.434, 79.08; Cory Reed,
Camaro, 6.542, 208.94 and Stephen Bell, Camaro, 6.593, 208.14 def. Eric
Latino, Camaro, 6.544, 207.56 and Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.855,
207.11; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.534, 208.68 and Erica Enders, Camaro,
6.562, 209.52 def. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.562, 209.14 and David Cuadra,
Camaro, 6.589, 208.36; Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.529, 209.65 and Aaron
Stanfield, Camaro, 6.545, 209.56 def. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.547,
208.65 and Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 10.952, 82.15;
SEMIFINALS — Enders, 6.574, 209.59 and Anderson, 6.538, 208.94 def.
Reed, 6.607, 208.59 and Bell, 6.595, 208.07; A. Stanfield, 6.559, 209.36
and Glenn, 6.540, 209.62 def. Hartford, 6.534, 209.17 and C. Coughlin,
6.565, 208.84;
FINAL — Glenn, 6.554, 209.95 def. Anderson, 6.562, 209.01, Enders,
6.572, 209.20 and A. Stanfield, 13.390, 65.73.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
ROUND ONE — Angie Smith, Buell 1190RX, 6.779, 198.38 and Jianna
Evaristo, 1190RX, 6.854, 198.90 def. Ron Tornow, Victory, 6.906, 196.85
and Steve Johnson, Suzuki Hayabusa, broke; Matt Smith, 1190RX, 6.757,
200.59 and Kelly Clontz, Suzuki TL, 6.834, 198.29 def. Brayden Davis,
Hayabusa, 6.849, 199.70 and Brandon Litten, Hayabusa, 6.914, 195.14;
Richard Gadson, Hayabusa, 6.796, 199.88 and John Hall, Beull 1190RX,
6.817, 199.11 def. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 7.028, 190.59 and Chris Bostick,
Hayabusa, 8.304, 113.15; Marc Ingwersen, EBR, 6.863, 195.36 and Marcus
Hylton, 7.055, 187.83 def. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki TL 1000, 7.197, 151.61
and Gaige Herrera, Hayabusa, 7.370, 141.31;
SEMIFINALS — Evaristo, 6.842, 200.23 and A. Smith, 6.839, 197.22 def.
Hylton, 7.140, 180.60 and Ingwersen, DQ; Gadson, 6.809, 198.99 and M.
Smith, 6.821, 198.20 def. Clontz, 6.863, 197.91 and Hall, 7.042, 168.70;
FINAL — Gadson, 6.803, 199.55 def. M. Smith, 6.821, 199.37, A. Smith,
6.842, 198.99 and Evaristo, 6.943, 197.05.
CONCORD, N.C. — Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional
categories following the 17th annual NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at
zMax Dragway, the 16th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag
Racing Series –
Top Fuel
1. Doug Kalitta, 2,287; 2. Justin Ashley, 2,249; 3. Shawn Langdon,
2,228; 4. Tony Stewart, 2,219; 5. Clay Millican, 2,192; 6. Brittany
Force, 2,179; 7. Shawn Reed, 2,156; 8. Steve Torrence, 2,151; 9. Antron
Brown, 2,128; 10. Josh Hart, 2,085.
Funny Car
1. Austin Prock, 2,298; 2. Matt Hagan, 2,219; 3. Ron Capps, 2,204; 4.
Jack Beckman, 2,200; 5. Paul Lee, 2,171; 6. Cruz Pedregon, 2,146; 7.
Daniel Wilkerson, 2,142; 8. Spencer Hyde, 2,132; 9. J.R. Todd, 2,116;
10. Alexis DeJoria, 2,107.
Pro Stock
1. Dallas Glenn, 2,364; 2. Greg Anderson, 2,285; 3. Aaron Stanfield,
2,192; 4. Matt Hartford, 2,171; 5. Cory Reed, 2,169; 6. Cody Coughlin,
2,156; 7. Erica Enders, 2,154; 8. Eric Latino, 2,152; 9. Jeg Coughlin,
2,100; 10. Deric Kramer, 2,079.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Richard Gadson, 2,296; 2. Matt Smith, 2,288; 3. John Hall, 2,230; 4.
Gaige Herrera, 2,225; 5. Angie Smith, 2,185; 6. Jianna Evaristo, 2,157;
7. Chase Van Sant, 2,126; 8. Brayden Davis, 2,123; 9. Chris Bostick,
2,085; 10. Steve Johnson, 2,066.
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