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Top Fuel round one

Low qualifier Doug Kalitta had a bye for the 11-car ladder, and the Mac Tools team didn’t take it easy, blasting to a 3.628 — tied for the second quickest in history — at 341.34 mph — the third fastest pass in history (and 300.53 to the eighth-mile) — to stun the crowd and his fellow competitors. It’s Kalitta’s first 340-mph pass.

"Those numbers have been coming with some 3.64s, and those .64s weren't perfect, but that run was perfect," said crew chief Alan Johnson.

Brittany Force also blasted to another 340-mph run, breaking her own track record with a 340.82-mph run (after running 340.47 in qualifying) on a 3.69 pass to defeat Ida Zetterström. It’s Force’s fifth 340-mph pass and the third fastest in the sport's history. She also owns seven of the 10 fastest speeds.

"We're putting 340s on the board, which is great for the fans, but our main focus is getting three more win lights," said Force.

Points leader Tony Stewart scored his fourth holeshot win of the season to take down a resurgent Josh Hart, 3,751 to 3,746. Stewart’s first-round record this season remains unblemished with 11 straight wins; last year, in his rookie season, Stewart had 10 first-round losses in 20 events.

“It’s a team effort; there are days I don’t hit the Tree right and Neal [Strausbaugh] saves me,” said Stewart. “I’m just happy to keep our first-round streak alive.”

Shawn Langdon, chasing Stewart in points, also got a big win over Cameron Ferre in Ron Smith's local dragster and will face Stewart in round two with the winner getting a bye run into the final round, so a huge match for both.

Reigning Top Fuel champ Antron Brown, who won his 50th Top Fuel race during the 2018 Northwest Nationals, advanced over Clay Millican, ending a three-race skid of first-round losses.

Justin Ashley also got a bye run as a result of Reed’s nasty accident in Saturday qualifying. Reed remains in the hospital for observation for non-life-threatening injuries, but won’t lose his spot in the Top 10 regardless of what happens today and, with a first-round loss by ninth-place Hart and eighth-place Steve Torrence not in attendance, the damage is minimized should he be able to return to competition this season. Ashley lit the tires at the hit.

Second-round Top Fuel pairings (lane choice first): Doug Kalitta vs. Justin Ashley; Brittany Force vs. Antron Brown; Shawn Langdon vs. Tony Stewart

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Funny Car round one

Jack Beckman, who didn’t make the field until his final qualifying run – avoid his first DNQ in 10 years – was the star of round one with a sizzling 3.839 (his third 3.83 pass of the season) to trailer Bob Tasca III, who had to lift after his Ford got close to the centerline.

Beckman’s teammate — points leader, world champ, and defending event champ Austin Prock — doesn’t need any gimmes but he got a free pass when rookie Dylan Winefsky had a troubled burnout that began with a stuck throttle and ended with accidental discharge of the fire bottles due to a broken cable. 

That all happened before Prock even fired, and with the downtime, it gave crew chief Jimmy Prock the chance to make some last-minute adjustments, but whatever they tried didn’t work as the Cornwell Chevy shook hard to a 5.66, costing him second-round lane choice against Spencer Hyde, who rattled his way past Paul Lee.

Alexis DeJoria won one for her team with a holeshot victory over Chad Green, 3.93 to 3.91, to end a three-race slide of first-round exits.

Ron Capps and J.R. Todd both ran 3.88 in respective wins over Hunter Green and Cruz Pedregon, while Daniel Wilkerson chalked up a solid 3.90, his best run of the meet, to beat Dave Richards, and newly mustachioed Matt Hagan ran 3.97 over Buddy Hull. Capps' win and Lee's loss moved Capps into third place.

Second-round Funny Car pairings (lane choice first): Austin Prock; Ron Capps vs. Daniel Wilkerson; Jack Beckman vs. Matt Hagan; J.R. Todd vs. Alexis DeJoria

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Pro Stock round one

An incredible round of Pro Stock saw the track record felled again, first by Cody Coughlin’s 6.459 against Chris McGaha, and then by Dallas Glenn, who had set it first in qualifying at 6.462, lost it, then got it back with a 6.446 to defeat Kenny Delco. Glenn's run is the second quickest in Pro Stock history, behind only teammate Greg Anderson's 6.443 at this year's Gatornationals.

Cory Reed, who scored his first career national event win at the most recent event in Norwalk, kept his win streak alive by upsetting Anderson on a holeshot by .009-second, 6.499 to 6.477.

Six-time world champ Erica Enders, still in pursuit of her 50th career win, made her best run of the season, a 6.481, but it wasn’t enough against one of the class’ other all-time greats, Jeg Coughlin Jr., whose .006-launched 6.495 beat her on a holeshot.

Third-place Matt Hartford got a lucky break when both he and Mason McGaha shook hard; Hartford was able to recover while McGaha’s car was parked by the 60-foot timers.

Matt Latino, earning points again for his sidelined father, Eric, got a W but it was a scary one as the GESi Camaro drifted precariously close to the centerline after Deric Kramer rattled the tires against him. The same fate befell Aaron Stanfield, who lifted early to allow Troy Coughlin Jr. an easy 6.51 pass to round two. 

Incredibly, it’s T.J.’s first round win since the season-opening Gatornationals in a troubled season that also includes a pair of DNQs and a disappointing 13th-place standing entering this event. Coughlin will face his cousin, Cody, in round two.

Second-round Pro Stock pairings (lane choice first): Matt Latino; Greg Stanfield vs. Matt Hartford; Cody Coughlin vs. Troy Coughlin; Jeg Coughlin Jr. vs. Cory Reed 

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Top Fuel round two

You couldn’t overstate the importance of the clash between points leader Tony Stewart and second-place Shawn Langdon as it held huge championship implications with a semifinal bye run awarded to the winner. Langdon got the win, the 400th of his career, as Stewart’s blower-exploding problems from Norwalk resurfaced. It’s the first time since the season’s second event, in Phoenix, that Stewart has not reached at least the semifinals.

With Langdon now guaranteed a minimum of a runner-up, he’s just eight points behind Stewart and could take the points lead with a final-round win. Stewart has had the points lead — the first of his Top Fuel career — since his win in Chicago, six races ago.

“That was definitely a big round, two for one with Tony in the points lead,” said Langdon. “We knew that was a big one because we’re trying to get that points lead.”

Doug Kalitta couldn't match his blistering first-round pace, but his solid 3.67 to beat Ashley — his first win of the season in three tires against Ashley — moved him to the semifinals, where he will have lane choice over Brittany Force's shutdown pass of 4.14 after Antron Brown lost traction.

Semifinal Top Fuel pairings (lane choice first): Doug Kalitta vs. Brittany Force; Shawn Langdon vs. bye

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Funny Car round two

Alexis DeJoria won her second straight round on a holeshot, beating noted leaver J.R. Todd, 3.918 to 3.907, taking the win by just .006-second. It’s quite a day for her behind the wheel as, prior to this event, she’d been left on in two-thirds of her races this season, but she’s clearly more comfortable in the car now, and the car is performing well alongside her as the regular season winds down.

Spencer Hyde started his rookie Funny Car season with a pair of DNQs in Jim Head’s car but has fought his way back to now challenging for a Top 10 position in points, a surge that certainly got boosted by a win here over points leader Austin Prock, who rattled the tires downtrack and had to watch Hyde end his nine-round win streak with a 3.91.

Prock will still leave Seattle with his points lead regardless of what happens today.

Hyde, meanwhile, will cede lane choice in the semifinals by just .001-second as Capps raced to a 3.909 to beat Daniel Wilkerson and purge from his memory last year’s disastrous first-round exit against Gary Densham.

Matt Hagan, who advanced to his first final of the 2025 season in Norwalk, where he also earned his first round wins since Chicago in May, kept on rolling with a great 3.861 to defeat Jack Beckman, who shook hard early. Like teammate Prock, Beckman, who is one round shy of 500 round wins, cannot lose his No. 2 ranking today.

Semifinal Funny Car pairings (lane choice first): Ron Capps vs. Spencer Hyde; Matt Hagan vs. Alexis DeJoria

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Pro Stock round two

After a wild first round filled with eye-popping elapsed times, round two was a showcase of reaction times. Jeg Coughlin Jr. was .013 on the Tree (after a first-round .006) paired with a 6.504 to defeat Cory Reed, while Greg Stanfield followed with a devastating .006 Tree against Matt Hartford that led to a 6.474 win.

There will be a Coughlin running for the trophy here as Cody Coughlin beat his cousin, Troy Jr., with a 6.47. His reward? A race with Uncle Jeg in the semifinals.

The round closed with another monster run by Dallas Glenn, a 6.454 that is the fourth quickest run in class history, to defeat Matt Latino.

Semifinal Pro Stock pairings (lane choice first): Dallas Glenn vs. Greg Stanfield; Cody Coughlin vs. Jeg Coughlin Jr.

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Pro Stock Motorcycle round two

Low qualifier John Hall red-lighted against underdog Chris Bostick in round one, but the real action happened past the finish line as Bostick drifted hard left across the centerline and made hard side contact with the left guardwall. Bostick appeared uninjured when he exited the bike at the top end and should be able to make round two.

Richard Gadson advanced on a holeshot over Angie Smith, 6.748 to 6.745. It’s Gadson’s second holeshot win of the year and Angie’s second holeshot loss.

The semifinals will feature an epic battle of world champs between reigning king Gaige Herrera and six-time champ Matt Smith after Herrera avenged last year’s final-round loss to Chase Van Sant with a 6.76 and Smith beat his team rider, Jianna Evaristo, with a 6.72.

Semifinal Pro Stock Motorcycle pairings (lane choice first): Richard Gadson vs. Chris Bostick; Matt Smith vs. Gaige Herrera

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Top Fuel semifinals

The first matchup of 340-plus-mph dragsters didn't disappoint as Brittany Force not only defeated Doug Kalitta but did it with the fastest speed ever, a national-record 341.85 mph on a 3.659 pass. Her run is quicker than her Funny Car teammate Austin Prock's 341.68 from last year's season finale. This event has now been host to four of the six fastest speeds in Top Fuel history. She moves past Antron Brown and into fifth place with the win.

Shawn Langdon, meanwhile, pulled to within single digits of Tony Stewart's points lead after a career-best  3.651 solo pass at 338 mph. He'll race Force in pursuit of his 21st career Top Fuel win and the 30th overall. It's also his 50th pro final round. He'll have final-round lane choice over Force, over whom he holds a 2-0 lead in head-to-head races this season.

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Funny Car semifinals

Thirty years after he collected his first of 77 career victories here in Top Fuel, Ron Capps will get a shot at a fifth overall and fourth win in Funny Car here after edging Spencer Hyde by just .001-second. Hyde left first barely (.089 to .091), but Capps outran him by an almost similar margin, 3.915 to 3.918, for the win. Capps and the NAPA team were late arriving in the staging lanes, but not onthe track.

"He came flying by me as soon as I hit the parachute, so I knew it was close," said Capps. "Hats off to Jim Head and his team for waiting for me."

After failing to reach a final round in the season's first nine events, Matt Hagan will appear in his second straight as the Norwalk winner ended Alexis DeJoria's great day with a strong 3.87.

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Pro Stock semifinals

Dallas Glenn will race for a Wally for the third time at his Seattle home track after defeating Greg Stanfield with a 6.475. Glenn was Pro Stock runner-up here last year and also was the runner-up in Stock way back in 2012, and a win here would mean the world to him.

Glenn's final-round opponent will be the man who beat him in the final last year, Jeg Coughlin Jr., who was .007 on the Tree for the second time on raceday and held off his nephew, Cody, to reach his 121st career final round. The 6.497 win reversed the outcome of their first matchup in round one of Norwalk, but did not earn him lane choice.

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Pro Stock Motorcycle semifinals

Incredibly, Chris Bostick is able to return for the semifinals after his brush with the guardwall last round, but he's on a backup bike that he has never ridden before for a chance to reach his first final if he can get around Bristol winner Richard Gadson. The Cinderella story ends early as Bostick's bike shuts down just off the starting line, and Gadson races to the final round, the seventh of his career, with a 6.770.

The heavyweight battle for the other final-round berth lived up to its billing as reigning world champ Gaige Herrera squeaked past six-time world champ Matt Smith on a holeshot by just .001-second, 6.761 to 6.721, to set up an all-Vance & Hines/RevZilla final.

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Lucas Oil Series final rounds

Top Alcohol Dragster
Joey Severance def. Shawn Cowie 

Top Alcohol Funny Car
Maddi Gordon def. Brian Hough

Comp
Jeff Lane def. Cody Lane

Super Stock
Justin Lamb def. Troy Olsonawski 

Stock
Cal Method def. Joe Sorenson

Super Comp
Doug Johnson def. Emmett McKillop

Super Gas
Chris Cannon def. Mike Blodgett

Super Street
Jason Biscay def. Dustin Ward

Top Dragster
Moe Trujillo def. Glen Heaton 

Top Sportsman
David Cook def. Joe Melloff

MISSION SERIES FINAL-ROUND RESULTS

Langdon, Hagan, Glenn, and Herrera take huge victories at Northwest Nationals