Jordan Vandergriff and John Force celebrate their Funny Car win at Sonoma – NHRA Photo
– Dominant weekend leads to Funny Car win for Jordan Vandergriff
– Doug Kalitta gets seventh Top Fuel Sonoma victory
– Greg Stanfield goes back-to-back in Sonoma in Pro Stock
SONOMA, Calif. (July 19, 2026) – Funny Car newcomer Jordan Vandergriff
won for the second time this season for John Force Racing in front of a
sellout crowd on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, defeating Daniel Wilkerson in
the final round of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by
PowerEdge.
Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Greg Stanfield (Pro Stock) also won at the
11th of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
season as NHRA celebrated three straight days of sellout crowds at the
standout facility.
Vandergriff went 3.900-seconds at 330.72 mph in his 12,000-horsepower
Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS to power past Wilkerson’s 3.950 at 301.33
in the championship round, getting his second career victory and first
at Sonoma Raceway.
The Brea, Calif. native defeated Jason Rupert, Matt Hagan and reigning
world champion Austin Prock in a thrilling side-by-side duel to reach
the final round, finishing off a near-flawless weekend with another
stellar performance in the final round.
The team made wholesale changes after Norwalk and it worked like a charm
one race later, as Vandergriff was the quickest car the last three
qualifying rounds. He qualified No. 1 and then was remarkably consistent
in eliminations, including a Sunday-best run of 3.891 at 328.46. That
continued all day, as the rising star moved up three spots to second in
points with the victory.
“My team behind me had the car running so well and so and smooth at
this race,” Vandergriff said. “Today was one of those days where I
got up there, and I knew I was going to go straight and tried and true.
Heading into this final round, I knew that we had the car.
“Getting my second win, it means a lot because after my first win, I
remember sitting home, on the couch, looking at the Wally, and I’m
thinking, ‘You know, how do I get a second one?’ The first one felt
like such a whirlwind, and a dream come true. This is my job. My job is
to come to John Force Racing and win Wallys for Cornwall Quality Tools.
Now I’m going to go home and look at two Wallys and ask myself how to
get a third.”
Wilkerson advanced to his second final this year and fourth in his
career thanks to round wins against Hunter Green, Spencer Hyde and Jack
Beckman. Ron Capps remains in the points lead, but it stands at just 74
points over Vandergriff after a first-round defeat to Prock on Sunday.
There is nobody better in Top Fuel at Sonoma Raceway than Doug Kalitta
and that again proved to be true on Sunday in front of a capacity crowd,
as the reigning world champion denied area native Jasmine Salinas of her
first career victory with an impressive run of 3.731 at 339.36 in the
final round in his 12,000-horsepower Aflac dragster for Kalitta
Motorsports.
It’s the second straight victory in wine country for Kalitta, who now
has seven victories at Sonoma Raceway, which is the most in Top Fuel
history.
This weekend was another dominant effort for the two-time champion, as
he qualified No. 1, claimed the Deecell After Dark Low Qualifier and
rolled to round wins against Clay Millican and Antron Brown to reach the
final round.
Salinas made a valiant effort in the finals, leaving first with an .056
reaction time, but Kalitta quickly tracked her down as she went 3.815 at
319.14. It’s also the 61st career victory for Kalitta, who stayed
second in points as he gears up for another championship run. His Sonoma
victory last year keyed his 2025 title run and Kalitta is hoping for the
same this season.
“This is a very special place for me. We had a little dry spell
through the years, but I’m glad that we managed to get the last two wins
here,” Kalitta said.
“It’s been 30 years since, unfortunately, we lost Blaine Johnson and
I’m going to have the honor of giving this trophy to Alan [Johnson, crew
chief] this evening once we get done with this. It’s very deserving
with everything he’s put into this sport. Blaine was a hell of a
driver, so this is going to be an honor. This is the time of the year
where it gets really fun because we’re all battling for points. We’re
still quite a ways behind Shawn (Langdon) but we’ve got enough time to
do it.”
Salinas reached her first career final round in a two-wide matchup
thanks to round wins against Josh Hart, points leader Langdon and Leah
Pruett. Kalitta pulled to within 85 points of his teammate Langdon in
the points standings.
In Pro Stock, Greg Stanfield continued to feel right at home in front of
a packed Sonoma Raceway, defeating six-time world champion and Elite
Motorsports teammate Erica Enders on a holeshot and a run of 6.551 at
211.30 in his Janac Brothers Racing car.
It’s the second straight victory in Sonoma for Stanfield, who defeated
his son, Aaron, in the finals a year ago. It was another all-Elite final
round as Stanfield reached the final round this year thanks to victories
against his son, Mason McGaha and Jeg Coughlin Jr.
He was lethal on the starting line in the finals against Enders, going
.015 to hold off the 49-time Pro Stock winner. Enders went 6.550 at
210.87 as Stanfield hung on by a thin margin to get his seventh career
professional victory.
It was also a massive win for Elite Motorsports, as the team had all
four cars in the semifinals and won in Sonoma for the fifth straight
time. Stanfield has delivered the last two years, moving to third in
points.
“I’m not sure why I do so well here. It must be the wine. It’s a
great place with great fans and I just feel really comfortable here,”
Stanfield said. “The Elite cars are fast right now. I’m just proud,
excited and thankful to be driving for them.
“The racing is so tight today, so the driving part of it’s really
critical. Today was obviously a good day. When I race, I really don’t
look who’s in the other lane. I just try to focus on my side and what I
can do and try to do the best I can.
“On Saturday, I just looked at the ladder and thought, ‘Oh, boy,
this ain’t good’. I just try to do my part to not let everybody down.
I won the first round due to pure luck against Aaron, because I should
have been beat right there. That was my mulligan of the day.”
Enders advanced to the final round for the first time in 2026 and the
85th time in her career after round wins against Kenny Delco, Matt
Latinno and Troy Coughlin Jr. Dallas Glenn remained the points leader
after a rare first-round loss, holding a 21-point advantage over KB
Titan Racing teammate Greg Anderson, who also fell in the opening round.
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns July 24-26 with the
37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at
Pacific Raceways in Seattle.
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SONOMA, Calif. — Final finish order (1-16) at the 38th annual DENSO
Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge at Sonoma Raceway. The race is
the 11th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
TOP FUEL:
1. Doug Kalitta; 2. Jasmine Salinas; 3. Leah Pruett; 4. Antron Brown; 5.
Billy Torrence; 6.
Shawn Langdon; 7. Tony Stewart; 8. Tony Schumacher; 9. Justin Ashley;
10. Josh Hart; 11. Shawn Reed; 12. Maddi Gordon; 13. Clay Millican; 14.
Will Smith.
FUNNY CAR:
1. Jordan Vandergriff; 2. Daniel Wilkerson; 3. Austin Prock; 4. Jack
Beckman; 5. Paul Lee; 6. Matt Hagan; 7. Cruz Pedregon; 8. Spencer Hyde;
9. J.R. Todd; 10. Hunter Green; 11. Chad Green; 12. Jason Rupert; 13.
Jeff Arend; 14. Ron Capps; 15. Alexis DeJoria; 16. Dave Richards.
PRO STOCK:
1. Greg Stanfield; 2. Erica Enders; 3. Jeg Coughlin; 4. Troy Coughlin
Jr.; 5. Matt Latino; 6.
Eric Latino; 7. Stephen Bell; 8. Mason McGaha; 9. Dallas Glenn; 10. Matt
Hartford; 11. Aaron Stanfield; 12. Greg Anderson; 13. Cody Anderson; 14.
Kenny Delco; 15. Chris Vang; 16. Shane Tucker.
SONOMA, Calif. — Sunday’s final results from the 38th annual DENSO
Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge at Sonoma Raceway. The race is
the 11th of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:
Top Fuel — Doug Kalitta, 3.731 seconds, 339.96 mph def. Jasmine
Salinas, 3.815 seconds, 319.14 mph.
Funny Car — Jordan Vandergriff, Chevy Camaro, 3.900, 330.72 def. Daniel
Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.950, 301.33.
Pro Stock — Greg Stanfield, Chevy Camaro, 6.551, 211.30 def. Erica
Enders, Camaro, 6.550, 210.87.
Competition Eliminator — Clint Neff, Dragster, 7.639, 172.43 def. Steve
Graham, Chevy Camaro, 6.996, 197.10.
Super Stock — Jody Lang, Chevy Malibu, 10.883, 115.57 def. Brad Burton,
Pontiac Firebird, 9.363, 136.68.
Stock Eliminator — Justin Lamb, Chevy Camaro, 9.312, 139.44 def. Darin
Grossi, Plymouth Fury, 10.202, 128.84.
Super Comp — Trey Vetter, Dragster, 8.911, 174.91 def. Grant
Williamson, Dragster, 8.913, 168.35.
Super Gas — Doug Sedmak, Chevy Corvette, 9.914, 156.79 def. Brad
Pierce, Corvette, 9.906, 139.69.
Top Sportsman — Ken Ratzloff, Studebaker, 6.861, 200.41 def. Bryan
Warr, Chevy Camaro, 6.718, 203.98.
Top Dragster — Keith Winters, Dragster, 6.313, 214.66 def. Thomas
Bayer, Dragster, 6.182, 226.89.
SONOMA, Calif. — Final round-by-round results from the 38th annual
DENSO Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge at Sonoma Raceway, the
11th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:
TOP FUEL:
ROUND ONE — Antron Brown, 3.739, 332.67 def. Tony Schumacher, 3.746,
336.99; Tony Stewart, 3.712, 336.91 def. Justin Ashley, 3.826, 320.74;
Billy Torrence, 3.707, 338.00 def. Shawn Reed, 4.599, 163.85; Shawn
Langdon, 3.725, 338.77 def. Will Smith, Broke – No Show; Doug Kalitta,
3.724, 336.91 def. Clay Millican, 7.078, 85.58; Leah Pruett, 3.744,
323.27 def. Maddi Gordon, 4.876, 148.09; Jasmine Salinas, 3.756, 319.90
def. Josh Hart, 4.430, 194.32;
QUARTERFINALS — Salinas, 3.775, 309.91 def. Langdon, 3.776, 335.32;
Kalitta, 3.730, 338.00 was unopposed; Brown, 4.175, 265.95 def. Stewart,
6.499, 94.90; Pruett, 3.766, 330.23 def. Torrence, 3.751, 332.51;
SEMIFINALS — Salinas, 3.772, 334.98 def. Pruett, 3.751, 331.94;
Kalitta, 4.105, 251.77 def. Brown, 4.917, 164.77;
FINAL — Kalitta, 3.731, 339.96 def. Salinas, 3.815, 319.14.
FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE — Daniel Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.945, 324.90 def. Hunter
Green, Dodge Charger, Foul – Red Light; Paul Lee, Charger, 3.937, 327.66
def. Chad Green, Mustang, 3.981, 325.14; Jordan Vandergriff, Chevy
Camaro, 3.891, 328.46 def. Jason Rupert, Mustang, 4.040, 322.50; Jack
Beckman, Camaro, 3.928, 328.06 def. Jeff Arend, Charger, 4.064, 311.77;
Austin Prock, Mustang, 4.101, 263.31 def. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra,
4.353, 208.26; Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 4.241, 222.11 def. Dave Richards,
Mustang, Broke; Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.450, 197.97 def. Alexis
DeJoria, Camaro, 4.732, 170.86; Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.944, 333.74 def.
J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.933, 332.43;
QUARTERFINALS — Prock, 3.927, 327.35 def. Lee, 3.946, 328.62; Beckman,
3.894, 332.43 def. Pedregon, 4.009, 319.45; Vandergriff, 3.932, 330.72
def. Hagan, 3.956, 327.98; Wilkerson, 4.255, 217.88 def. Hyde, 4.327,
250.92;
SEMIFINALS — Vandergriff, 3.911, 329.91 def. Prock, 3.921, 329.67;
Wilkerson, 5.159, 299.33 def. Beckman, 5.793, 205.19;
FINAL — Vandergriff, 3.900, 330.72 def. Wilkerson, 3.950, 301.33.
PRO STOCK:
ROUND ONE — Greg Stanfield, Chevy Camaro, 6.534, 211.00 def. Aaron
Stanfield, Camaro, 6.513, 210.37; Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.511, 209.01
def. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.499, 210.47; Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.519,
210.21 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.527, 209.26; Jeg Coughlin, Camaro,
6.533, 210.44 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.512, 211.26; Mason McGaha,
Camaro, 6.532, 211.20 def. Chris Vang, Camaro, 6.783, 166.21; Troy
Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.525, 210.34 def. Cody Anderson, Camaro, 6.531,
210.08;
Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.520, 211.00 def. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.576,
209.52; Stephen Bell, Camaro, 6.545, 209.98 def. Shane Tucker, Camaro,
7.103, 151.65;
QUARTERFINALS — Coughlin, 6.572, 210.18 def. Bell, 6.574, 209.49; G.
Stanfield, 6.519, 211.43 def. McGaha, 6.967, 159.38; Enders, 6.535,
210.90 def. M. Latino, 6.533, 210.05; Coughlin Jr., 6.543, 210.70 def.
E. Latino, 6.541, 210.70;
SEMIFINALS — Enders, 7.016, 209.07 def. Coughlin Jr., 11.712, 115.07;
G. Stanfield, 6.544, 211.16 def. Coughlin, 9.865, 105.18;
FINAL — G. Stanfield, 6.551, 211.30 def. Enders, 6.550, 210.87.
SONOMA, Calif. — Point standings (top 10) following the 38th annual
DENSO Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge at Sonoma Raceway, the
11th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series –
Top Fuel
1. Shawn Langdon, 1,069; 2. Doug Kalitta, 984; 3. Leah Pruett, 803; 4.
Antron Brown, 680; 5. (tie) Maddi Gordon, 648; Tony Stewart, 648; 7.
Josh Hart, 592; 8. Billy Torrence, 559; 9. Justin Ashley, 484; 10. Clay
Millican, 455.
Funny Car
1. Ron Capps, 852; 2. Jordan Vandergriff, 778; 3. Jack Beckman, 764; 4.
Matt Hagan, 744; 5. J.R. Todd, 721; 6. Chad Green, 667; 7. Alexis
DeJoria, 644; 8. Austin Prock, 597; 9. Spencer Hyde, 544; 10. Daniel
Wilkerson, 543.
Pro Stock
1. Dallas Glenn, 922; 2. Greg Anderson, 901; 3. (tie) Matt Hartford,
765; Greg Stanfield, 765; 5. Aaron Stanfield, 649; 6. Matt Latino, 627;
7. Erica Enders, 623; 8. Jeg Coughlin, 547; 9. Troy Coughlin Jr., 490;
10. Eric Latino, 464.
-NHRA-