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2025 NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Sportsman winner Sandy Wilkins

21 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
84:01
After three runner-up finishes at his home track, Sandy Wilkins scored a coveted zMax Dragway victory by topping Jeff Brooks in the final of Right Trailers Top Sportsman. The final was a rematch of the 2024 Richmond race, with the same result.
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2025 NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Gas winner David Griffith

21 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
79:57
David Griffith locked up his first career win in style, cutting a .008 reaction time in the Super Gas final and wheeling his Camaro to a 9.912 to defeat his season’s Richmond winner, J.J. Brock.
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2025 NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Comp winner Allan Ackles

21 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
92:59
Allan Ackles, whose breakthrough first career win came in Atlanta in 2020, added a second Super Comp Wally to his mantle after defeating Tori Iacono on a holeshot in the final round, 8.917 to 8.912. 
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2025 NHRA Carolina Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Morgan Taylor

21 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
78:45
Four years after reaching her first national event final at zMax Dragway, Morgan Taylor claimed her first win via a narrow double-breakout Stock final against Jeff Longhany. Taylor was .003-second under her dial while Longhany missed by .011-second.
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2025 NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Stock winner Byron Worner

21 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
102:26
Byron Worner joined his brother, Bryan, as a Charlotte winner after beating Marion Stephenson in the Super Stock final. Worner cruised to the title after Stephenson spun the tires.
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2025 NHRA Carolina Nationals Comp Eliminator winner Wes Leopold Jr.

21 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
83:01
Thirty-four years after his only other national event win, in Stock in Columbus way back in 1991, Wes Leopold Jr. got back to the winner’s circle, this time in Comp where he wheeled his ASMA Stratus to a stout (.-.59) 7.87 to defeat defending event…
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2025 4-Wide NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Brian Hough

21 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
58:00
A week after winning Top Alcohol Funny Car in Reading, Brian Hough continued his East Coast reign of terror by scoring again in Charlotte, wrapping up his 15th career win in a weird final round in which world champ Sean Bellemeur and Chip Beverett,…
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2025 4-Wide NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Matt Cummings

21 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
128:07
Gatornationals Top Alcohol Dragster champ Matt Cummings scored his second win of the season, the eighth of his career, and his second at this event, running a 5.18 to outduel Jon Bradford, Jackie Fricke, and red-lighting five-time world champ Joey…
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Prock, Ashley, Glenn, Gadson take playoff wins at NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals

Funny Car points leader Austin Prock won the first four-wide playoff race in NHRA history at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals. Justin Ashley (Top Fuel), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Richard Gadson (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won at zMAX Dragway.
21 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Winners
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock 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…
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NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals Sunday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over zMAX Dragway on Sunday of the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off of the racetrack,
21 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Race Day dawns 45
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Sunday News and Notes from the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals

News, notes, and quotes from final eliminations at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. Updated throughout the day
21 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Sunday notes
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAYTOP FUEL ROUND ONEShawn Langdon, one of two drivers to have won a 4-Wide Nationals in both nitro classes (Funny Car in 2019, Top Fuel earlier this year) advanced to the…
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NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals Sunday preview

For the first time ever, four-wide racing is a part of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. Here's a look at what to expect with our Sunday preview.
21 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Charlotte
For the first time ever, four-wide racing is a part of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. Here's a look at what to expect with our Sunday preview.Today will be a historic day…
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Witkowski, Fornwalt, Hakucsa, Schwalm claim Division 1 Summit Series Finals wins

Matt Witkowski, Mike Fornwalt, Bill Hakucsa, and Mark Schwalm scored victories at the 2025 Division 1 NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals at Numidia Dragway.
20 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 1
The following are Saturday's final results from the 2025 NHRA Summit Racing Series Northeast Division Finals:SUPER PROMatt Witkowski, Elverson, Pa., '90 S15, 6.554, 102.17  def. Scott Hakucsa, Denville, N.J., '68 Chev, 6.508,…
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Hagan, Force, Glenn, and Herrera will lead four-wide fields into Sunday battle

Four-time Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan clinched the top spot Saturday at zMAX Dragway, powering to his second No. 1 qualifier this year at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals. Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1 at the event.
20 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Matt Hagan
Four-time Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan clinched the top spot Saturday at zMAX Dragway, powering to his second No. 1 qualifier this year for Tony Stewart Racing at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals.Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Dallas Glenn (Pro…
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NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over zMAX Dragway on Saturday of the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off of the racetrack,
20 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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Saturday News and Notes from the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals

News, notes, and quotes from the second day of professional qualifying from the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway.
20 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Saturday notes
 TOP FUEL Q3Conditions start out much warmer than Friday with a track temperature of 125 degrees, more like what they might see Sunday morning, and we're not expecting any of the low qualifiers to be displaced, but we'll see.…
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Eric Latino working hard to become NHRA’s next first-time professional winner

Currently ranked No. 5 in the Mission Foods NHRA Pro Stock standings, Eric Latino feels that his GESi team is on the verge of a breaktrhough and he's putting in the work to become the next first-time winner.
20 Sep 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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EricLatino
When it comes to NHRa’s next first time professional winner, Pro Stock driver Eric Latino says, “Why not me?”The 2025 season has been a banner year for first time winners with  Tony Stewart, Shawn Reed, Paul Lee, Cory Reed, and Richard Gadson…
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When it comes to Matt Hagan, Charlotte giveth but also has taken away

Friday's Funny Car qualifying leader Matt Hagan has experienced both glory and grief at zMAX Dragway over the years. He's won four times but has also left with a shattered racecar on more than one occasion; it's all part of being a Funny Car guy, he says.
20 Sep 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Matt Hagan
While Matt Hagan was blasting to the No. 1 qualifying spot Friday night at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, Paul Lee was exploding a few lanes over, but in a bad way with a massive fire. It’s not an uncommon sight for Hagan, who has experienced…
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NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals Saturday preview

For the first time ever, four-wide racing is a part of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. Here's a look at what to expect with our Saturday preview.
20 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Charlotte
For the first time ever, four-wide racing is a part of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. Here's a look at what to expect with our Saturday preview.Last night, NHRA’s pro…
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Force, Hagan, Glenn, and Herrera lead Friday Charlotte qualifying efforts

Two-time Top Fuel world champ Brittany Force made the quickest run on Friday at zMAX Dragway, taking the provisional No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals. Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the event.
19 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Brittany Force
Two-time Top Fuel world champ Brittany Force made the quickest run on Friday at zMAX Dragway, taking the provisional No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals.Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock…
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Friday News and Notes from the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals

News, notes and quotes from the opening day of professional qualifying from the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. Updated throughout the day.
19 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Friday News and Notes from the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE Q1The first pro session of the weekend in Pro Stock Motorcycle kicked off with a 7.060 run by Marcus Hylton, but it didn’t take long for elapsed times to becomes much, much quicker.Ron Tornow, making his final…
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NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals Friday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over zMAX Dragway on Friday of the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off of the racetrack,
19 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
12,000 horsepower incoming 63
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Dallas Glenn seeks second Pro Stock win in Charlotte

For the first time, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs will feature a four-wide race at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, and current Pro Stock points leader Dallas Glenn is looking to stay red-hot at zMAX Dragway.
19 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Dallas Glenn
For the first time, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs will feature a four-wide race at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, and current Pro Stock points leader Dallas Glenn is looking to stay…
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Tulsa Division 4 doubleheader completes in Dallas

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series South Central Division was in a doubleheader event at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park but only one race was completed before rain ended the event, which was completed Oct. 6 in Dallas.
19 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 4
The following are Wednesday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division event at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park:COMPETITION ELIMINATORChase Williams, Carthage, Texas, '14 dragster, B/ED, 7.263…
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Playoff action heats up for Congruity NHRA Pro Mod series in Charlotte

Coming off the biggest win of his career in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Michael Stavrinos is primed for a run at the champonship in the class during this weekend's NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals.
19 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Mike Stavrinos
Coming off the biggest win of his career in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Michael Stavrinos is primed for a run at the championship in the class.His victory in Indy at the prestigious Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals was…
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Reading wreck in the rearview, Tony Stewart ready to continue title chase

Less than a week after a top-end shunt at the NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish put his dragster on its side in the shutdown area of Maple Grove Raceway, regular-season Top Fuel champ Tony Stewart is ready to continue his pursuit of a first NHRA championship at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals.
19 Sep 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Tony Stewart
Less than a week after a top-end shunt at the NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish put his dragster on its side in the shutdown area of Maple Grove Raceway, regular-season Top Fuel champ Tony Stewart is ready to continue his pursuit of a…
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NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals Friday preview

For the first time ever, four-wide racing will be a part of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. Here's a look at what to expect with our Friday preview.
19 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
CH2
For the first time ever, four-wide racing will be a part of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway.Last weekend in Reading, the opening round of the six-race playoffs featured…
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Tony Stewart plans to continue in Top Fuel next year in Elite Motorsports entry

Once funding is secured, motorsports icon Tony Stewart will take the wheel of the Elite Motorsports Top Fuel dragster for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Six-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders and Aaron Stanfield will also test and license in the dragster.
18 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Tony Stewart
Once funding is secured, motorsports icon Tony Stewart will take the wheel of the Elite Motorsports Top Fuel dragster for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.Six-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders and drag racing phenom…
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Teams of Kalitta, Beckman, Anderson, and Herrera lead Crew of the Year competition

As the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship roars on, the teams of Doug Kalitta, Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera are the respective leaders in their classes in the NHRA Crew of the Year presented by Red Line Oil competition.
17 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Crew of the Year
As the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship roars on, the teams of Doug Kalitta, Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera are the respective leaders in their classes in the NHRA Crew of the Year presented by…
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Cruz Pedregon embracing first four-wide playoff race at Carolina Nationals

If it’s all coming together for two-time Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon, it’s happening at the perfect time, especially heading into this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at spectacular zMAX Dragway.
17 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Cruz Pedregon
If it’s all coming together for two-time Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon, it’s happening at the perfect time, especially heading into this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at spectacular zMAX Dragway.Pedregon picked up his first win last…
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