Maddie Gordon scores her First Wally Win at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio – NHRA Photo
RON CAPPS, AARON STANFIELD & RICHARD GADSON ALSO SCOOP UP WINS AT SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA NATIONALS
NORWALK, Ohio (June 28, 2026) – Top Fuel rookie sensation Maddi Gordon
won her first career race on Sunday at Summit Motorsports Park,
defeating Antron Brown in the final round to hand Ron Capps Motorsports
its first Top Fuel and Funny Car sweep with Ron Capps at the 20th annual
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Richard Gadson (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
also won the 10th of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag
Racing Series season.
In just her 10th professional start, Top Fuel’s Maddi Gordon picked up
a Diamond Wally in her 12,000-horsepower Carlyle Tools/Monster Energy
dragster, driving past Antron Brown with a run of 3.786-seconds at
333.16 mph.
Gordon’s day was nearly over before it began, as the team had to
scramble to get the car started on the starting line due to a parts
issue. It finally started just in time – thanks to Spencer Massey
graciously waiting as well – and she went 3.854 at 325.14 to get the
win. Gordon followed with victories against Tony Stewart and points
leader Shawn Langdon to advance to the final.
Antron Brown left first, but Gordon quickly tracked him down to get the
victory, finishing off a Ron Capps Motorsports sweep. To add to the
moment, Gordon’s father, Doug, also won in Top Alcohol Funny Car on
Sunday.
“It literally doesn’t get any better than this,” Gordon said. “We
brought three race cars here, we came home with three trophies and three
ice cream scoopers, and y’all know me, you know I love ice cream, so
that is like the cherry on top. I remember backing up from the burnout,
and I wanted that win so bad, so bad. For my dad to win, and then Ron to
win, it’s like the pressure is on, right? I’m just so grateful for this
opportunity. This is the best day of my life.
“They say people usually stick out an arm or a leg for you; well, Ron
catapulted out of a cannon for me. He believed in me even before I won a
Top Alcohol Funny Car trophy. He signed my license in 2023, and I never
imagined I would be sitting next to him in the media center. He could
have thrown any driver in there, but he chose me, and I’m forever
grateful for this opportunity. He changed my life in every way except
for where I live.”
Antron Brown reached his second straight final round by defeating Leah Pruett,
Tony Schumacher and Clay Millican. Langdon maintains a healthy points
lead in the category, with it now standing at 150 points over teammate
Doug Kalitta.
In Funny Car, Capps did his part for the first-ever nitro sweep for his
team, finishing off a consistent day with a run of 3.969 at 328.54 in
his 12,000-horsepower NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra to power past
runner-up Jack Beckman.
It gave the three-time world champion and the current points leader his
milestone 80th career victory and his third this season, becoming the
first driver in Funny Car to reach three wins in 2026.
Capps, who qualified third, defeated Bobby Bode, J.R. Todd and Alexis
DeJoria to reach the final round, which presented a pressure-packed
situation for both Capps and Gordon. But Capps came through in the
clutch, posting a terrific .048 reaction time that led to a thrilling
wire-to-wire victory.
It’s a win Capps will always remember for a variety of reasons,
including getting to share in the moment with Gordon as Capps and his
entire organization wrapped up another milestone moment.
“I went over to her car before the final round, and I go, “Well, you
got your head on straight, right?’ and she’s just smiling at me, that
Maddi Gordon smile, and I actually asked her for advice,” Capps said.
“You lie in bed, and you dream about stuff like this. I don’t know how
many final rounds I’ve been in, but it was fun, and I was just hoping we
got the win. Once we got the win, I thought the odds were definitely
going down with her dad and me getting a win, but this is crazy. We’re
just lucky.”
Knowing he needed to be nearly perfect on the starting line, Pro
Stock’s Aaron Stanfield delivered in the final round, using a
brilliant .002 reaction time in his Johnson’s Horsepowered
Garage/Melling/Janac Brothers Racing car to defeat Matt Hartford on a
holeshot with a run of 6.626 at 208.75.
It is Stanfield’s second win this season and the 16th in his career
and the young standout earned every part of his second victory in three
seasons at Summit Motorsports Park. He scored a holeshot win to start
the day against Erica Enders and then knocked off Cody Anderson and
Kenny Delco to reach the final round.
He held off Hartford by a mere .006 at the finish line to get the
victory and give his team momentum heading into the second half of the
season.
“I definitely knew I was going to have to be pretty good on the tree
and the old hot rod did just enough to pull one off,” Stanfield said.
“Matt’s been driving really good here lately and he’s had a fast race
car. Every time Matt and I race, it’s a good and tight race. I think the
world of Matt. He does a great job driving the car and they do a great
job tuning their own car. It feels great as a driver whenever you’re
able to do your job and pull off a holeshot win like that.”
Hartford advanced to his third straight final round and the fifth this
season thanks to wins against Eric Latino, Jeg Coughlin Jr. and points
leader Dallas Glenn. Reigning world champ Glenn moved back into the lead
and now has a 23-point advantage over Greg Anderson.
For the second straight day, Richard Gadson got the best of his Pro
Stock Motorcycle teammate Gaige Herrera in the final round, as Herrera
went red for a second consecutive time, giving the points leader and
reigning world champion his second victory this season on his
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki.
Gadson was stout in the final round, going 6.849 at 197.36 en route to
his sixth career victory and first at Summit Motorsports Park. A day
earlier, Gadson won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge over Herrera when
his teammate left too early and he took advantage again on Sunday.
The dynamic duo has now met in back-to-back final rounds, with Herrera
in Bristol and Gadson Sunday in Norwalk, which they hope is a sign of
things to come for the rest of the season in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
“Obviously, I didn’t lie yesterday when I told you it’s pretty much
‘are you willing to red light situation’ and you know he’s a tough
competitor, he’ll rebound, and it’ll probably be hell for us all for the
next couple races,” Gadson said. “I’m really happy and I don’t
know if you believe in energies, but I feel like Norwalk owed me one. I
got the ice cream scoop that I always hoped for, a double up with the
Mission #2Fast2Tasty win, and the overall win. It doesn’t get much
sweeter than this.
“I don’t think I’ve given Norwalk its due just how good it’s been to
me. This is the first overall win, but I’ve had a lot of success here
now – two #2Fast2Tasty wins and a final round last year. I love Norwalk.
Mr. Bader is amazing – this facility is amazing, the ice cream, the
whole deal, the whole experience of being here. This is a special
place.”
Herrera reached his second straight final and third of the season by
taking down Jianna Evaristo and Angie Smith. Gadson’s points lead now
stands at 83 over Herrera.
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action July 17-19
with the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge at Sonoma
Raceway.
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NORWALK, Ohio — Final finish order (1-16) at the 20th annual Summit
Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports
Park. The race is the 10th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag
Racing Series.
TOP FUEL:
1. Maddi Gordon; 2. Antron Brown; 3. Shawn Langdon; 4. Clay Millican; 5.
Tony Schumacher; 6. Doug Kalitta; 7. Josh Hart; 8. Tony Stewart; 9. Leah
Pruett; 10. Billy Torrence; 11. Will Smith; 12. Scott Farley; 13. Justin
Ashley; 14. Spencer Massey; 15. Shawn Reed.
FUNNY CAR:
1. Ron Capps; 2. Jack Beckman; 3. Austin Prock; 4. Alexis DeJoria; 5.
J.R. Todd; 6. Daniel
Wilkerson; 7. Chad Green; 8. Del Worsham; 9. Spencer Hyde; 10. Jordan
Vandergriff; 11. Cruz Pedregon; 12. Jeff Arend; 13. Dave Richards; 14.
Matt Hagan; 15. Bobby Bode; 16. Blake Alexander.
PRO STOCK:
1. Aaron Stanfield; 2. Matt Hartford; 3. Kenny Delco; 4. Dallas Glenn;
5. Jeg Coughlin; 6. Cody Anderson; 7. Matt Latino; 8. Erica Enders; 9.
Greg Anderson; 10. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 11. Stephen Bell; 12. Greg
Stanfield; 13. Eric Latino; 14. Deric Kramer.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
1. Richard Gadson; 2. Gaige Herrera; 3. Joey Gladstone; 4. Angie Smith;
5. Jianna Evaristo; 6. Brayden Davis; 7. John Hall; 8. Chase Van Sant;
9. Steve Johnson; 10. Geno Scali; 11. Marc Ingwersen; 12. Ryan Oehler;
13. Wesley Wells; 14. Bud Yoder II; 15. Odolph Daniels.
NORWALK, Ohio — Sunday’s final results from the 20th annual Summit
Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports
Park. The race is the 10th of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing
Series:
Top Fuel — Maddi Gordon, 3.786 seconds, 333.16 mph def. Antron Brown,
3.840 seconds, 328.14 mph.
Funny Car — Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.969, 328.54 def. Jack
Beckman, Chevy Camaro, 4.011, 323.43.
Pro Stock — Aaron Stanfield, Chevy Camaro, 6.626, 208.75 def. Matt
Hartford, Camaro, 6.597, 207.98.
Pro Stock Motorcycle — Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.849, 197.36 def. Gaige
Herrera, Suzuki, Foul – Red Light.
Top Alcohol Dragster — Matthew Cummings, 5.283, 273.39 def. Jamie
Noonan, 5.337, 268.81.
Top Alcohol Funny Car — Doug Gordon, Chevy Camaro, 5.510, 266.06 def.
Sean Bellemeur, Camaro, 6.589, 218.83.
Competition Eliminator — Peter D`Agnolo, Chevy Cobalt, 8.485, 142.39
def. Al Ackerman, Dragster, Foul – Red Light.
Super Stock — Brenda Grubbs, Chevy Camaro, 9.385, 140.17 def. Ron
Richards, Chevy Cobalt, Foul – Red Light.
Stock Eliminator — Matt Antrobius, Chevy Camaro, 11.288, 113.43 def.
Timothy Fletcher, Camaro, 11.139, 114.10.
Super Comp — Phil Unruh, Dragster, 8.888, 183.49 def. Howie Smith,
Dragster, 8.887, 181.64.
Super Gas — Phil Unruh, Chevy Camaro, 9.936, 161.40 def. Raymond
Miller, Chevy 210, 10.017, 119.46.
Super Street — Victor Marqua, Plymouth Duster, 10.907, 128.24 def. Phil
Smida, Cheevy Cavalier, 10.957, 138.86.
Top Sportsman — Alex Miller, Olds Cutlass, 7.957, 141.76 def. Glenn
Butcher, Chevy Camaro, Broke – No Show.
Top Dragster — Sadie Glenn, Dragster, 9.470, 87.70 def. Kenny Carson,
Dragster, Foul – Red Light.
Pro Modified — Kevin Rivenbark, Ford Mustang, 5.714, 251.53 def. Billy
Banaka, Chevy Camaro, 5.716, 252.33.
Factory Stock Showdown — Taylor Dietsch, Ford Mustang, 7.711, 178.10
def. Jonathan Allegrucci, Mustang, 10.836, 85.11.
Junior Dragster Shootout — Brandon Dupont, Halfscale, 8.028, 78.52 def.
Samuel Wilson, Halfscale, 12.322, 53.87.
NORWALK, Ohio — Final round-by-round results from the 20th annual
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment
Motorsports Park, the 10th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag
Racing Series:
TOP FUEL:
ROUND ONE — Doug Kalitta, 3.745, 333.00 def. Billy Torrence, 3.804,
333.58; Tony Stewart, 3.758, 328.86 def. Justin Ashley, 5.435, 130.10;
Josh Hart, 3.962, 275.39 def. Scott Farley, 5.396, 135.54; Shawn
Langdon, 3.736, 337.07 was unopposed; Antron Brown, 3.763, 333.16 def.
Leah Pruett, 3.781, 332.26; Maddi Gordon, 3.854, 325.14 def. Spencer
Massey, 5.592, 119.15; Tony Schumacher, 4.350, 208.81 def. Will Smith,
4.648, 208.88; Clay Millican, 3.842, 324.75 def. Shawn Reed, Foul –
Centerline;
QUARTERFINALS — Millican, 4.290, 213.67 def. Hart, 5.290, 144.72;
Brown, 3.806, 329.34 def. Schumacher, 3.891, 268.92; Gordon, 3.788,
334.40 def. Stewart, 10.253, 71.85; Langdon, 3.772, 335.40 def. Kalitta,
3.939, 279.21;
SEMIFINALS — Brown, 4.587, 287.11 def. Millican, 8.340, 81.64; Gordon,
4.250, 251.25 def. Langdon, 5.871, 156.17;
FINAL — Gordon, 3.786, 333.16 def. Brown, 3.840, 328.14.
FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE — J.R. Todd, Toyota GR Supra, 3.951, 329.42 def. Jordan
Vandergriff, Chevy Camaro, 3.946, 329.83; Daniel Wilkerson, Ford
Mustang, 3.935, 327.59 def. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 4.308, 213.40;
Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.917, 330.23 def. Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 3.936,
327.19; Austin Prock, Mustang, 4.031, 318.84 def. Jeff Arend, Charger,
4.071, 308.43; Alexis DeJoria, Camaro, 3.918, 333.41 def. Blake
Alexander, Charger, 6.726, 105.09; Ron Capps, GR Supra, 3.927, 333.00
def. Bobby Bode, Mustang, 5.125, 146.80; Chad Green, Mustang, 3.938,
326.32 def. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.993, 320.28; Del Worsham, Toyota
Supra, 3.963, 331.53 def. Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.207, 243.33;
QUARTERFINALS — Capps, 3.943, 329.91 def. Todd, 5.560, 133.61; Beckman,
3.981, 323.19 def. Wilkerson, 11.550, 76.39; DeJoria, 3.958, 329.18 def.
Green, 14.588, 62.04; Prock, 3.948, 326.95 def. Worsham, Foul –
Centerline;
SEMIFINALS — Beckman, 3.982, 322.73 def. Prock, 4.698, 243.46; Capps,
4.051, 310.13 def. DeJoria, 4.905, 160.81;
FINAL — Capps, 3.969, 328.54 def. Beckman, 4.011, 323.43.
PRO STOCK:
ROUND ONE — Matt Latino, Chevy Camaro, 6.620, 206.45 def. Deric Kramer,
Camaro, 6.691, 205.47; Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.616, 207.59 def. Greg
Stanfield, Camaro, 6.614, 207.82; Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.600, 208.04
def. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.591, 208.97; Cody Anderson, Camaro, 6.590,
207.02 def. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, Foul – Red Light; Matt Hartford,
Camaro, 6.678, 201.67 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.638, 206.04; Dallas
Glenn, Camaro, 6.599, 205.98 def. Stephen Bell, Camaro, 6.606, 207.02;
Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.632, 206.32 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.591,
206.95;
QUARTERFINALS — Delco, 11.845, 96.49 was unopposed; Hartford, 6.608,
207.66 def. Coughlin, 6.649, 207.27; Glenn, 6.627, 205.94 def. M.
Latino, 6.732, 206.76; A. Stanfield, 6.630, 207.53 def. C. Anderson,
Foul – Red Light;
SEMIFINALS — A. Stanfield, 7.017, 206.39 def. Delco, 8.510, 117.02;
Hartford, 6.618, 207.75 def. Glenn, Broke;
FINAL — A. Stanfield, 6.626, 208.75 def. Hartford, 6.597, 207.98.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
ROUND ONE — Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.890, 195.45 def. Steve Johnson,
Suzuki, 6.927, 176.07; Angie Smith, Buell, 6.853, 198.32 def. Wesley
Wells, Suzuki, 7.065, 188.46; John Hall, 6.878, 198.00 def. Geno Scali,
Suzuki, 6.950, 194.63; Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 7.007, 192.49 def. Ryan
Oehler, 6.970, 191.97; Brayden Davis, Buell, 6.859, 197.31 def. Marc
Ingwersen, 6.969, 191.57; Joey Gladstone, Buell, 6.888, 195.05 def. Bud
Yoder II, Buell, Broke – No Show; Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.811, 198.15
def. Odolph Daniels, Suzuki, Broke; Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.795, 198.82
was unopposed;
QUARTERFINALS — Gladstone, 6.893, 194.10 def. Hall, 6.934, 195.59;
Smith, 6.865, 197.48 def. Davis, Foul – Red Light; Gadson, 6.836, 197.54
def. Van Sant, 7.030, 191.21; Herrera, 6.816, 198.35 def. Evaristo,
6.906, 196.42;
SEMIFINALS — Gadson, 6.857, 196.82 def. Gladstone, Foul – Red Light;
Herrera, 6.843, 197.68 def. Smith, 6.875, 197.10;
FINAL — Gadson, 6.849, 197.36 def. Herrera, Foul – Red Light.
NORWALK, Ohio — Point standings (top 10) following the 20th annual
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment
Motorsports Park, the 10th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag
Racing Series –
Top Fuel
1. Shawn Langdon, 1,010; 2. Doug Kalitta, 860; 3. Leah Pruett, 731; 4.
Maddi Gordon, 614; 5. Antron Brown, 608; 6. Tony Stewart, 592; 7. Josh
Hart, 559; 8. Billy Torrence, 498; 9. Justin Ashley, 450; 10. Clay
Millican, 439.
Funny Car
1. Ron Capps, 812; 2. Matt Hagan, 691; 3. J.R. Todd, 689; 4. Jack
Beckman, 684; 5. Jordan Vandergriff, 651; 6. Chad Green, 633; 7. Alexis
DeJoria, 608; 8. Austin Prock, 526; 9. Spencer Hyde, 490; 10. Daniel
Wilkerson, 443.
Pro Stock
1. Dallas Glenn, 888; 2. Greg Anderson, 865; 3. Matt Hartford, 727; 4.
Greg Stanfield, 648; 5. Aaron Stanfield, 617; 6. Matt Latino, 571; 7.
Erica Enders, 526; 8. Jeg Coughlin, 476; 9. Troy Coughlin Jr., 419; 10.
Eric Latino, 412.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Richard Gadson, 677; 2. Gaige Herrera, 594; 3. Angie Smith, 566; 4.
Matt Smith, 541; 5. John Hall, 406; 6. Chase Van Sant, 366; 7. Ryan
Oehler, 344; 8. Jianna Evaristo, 328; 9. Brayden Davis, 322; 10. Clayton
Howey, 310.
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