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Winning wrench benders tell all: Gladstone and Thomas Prock talk Norwalk

On this revealing episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Thomas Prock and Joey Gladstone join host Brian Lohnes to talk about the victories they scored with their teams at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
01 Jul 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
Insider
  On this revealing episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Thomas Prock and Joey Gladstone join host Brian Lohnes to talk about the victories they scored with their teams at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals…
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First-time winners highlight Norwalk Lucas Oil Series competition

In addition to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, 10 drivers collected NHRA Lucas Oil Series wins at Summit Motorsports Park, including first-time Top Alcohol Dragster winner McKenna Bold.
30 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Norwalk Sportsman
In addition to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, 10 drivers collected NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series wins at Summit Motorsports Park. Top Alcohol Dragster rookie…
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DeFlorian picks up second win in JHG Mountain Motor Pro Stock at Norwalk

DeFlorian and his Total Seal Chevy Camaro picked up their second win of the season and took over the points lead in Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. 
30 Jun 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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JHG Mountain Motor Pro Stock
DeFlorian and his Total Seal Chevy Camaro picked up their second win of the season and took over the points lead in Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock Sunday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing…
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Watch the Division 1 Lebanon Valley Lucas Oil Series event for free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 6 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Lebanon Valley Dragway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.
30 Jun 2025
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Division 1
NHRA fans can watch the Division 6 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Lebanon Valley Dragway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from Norwalk are Strange, Laris Motosports Insurance,…
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Five things we learned in Norwalk

Every race provides an opportunity to learn new things, and the 19th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk was no exception. Here are five takeaways from an epic weekend in Ohio.
30 Jun 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
5 things
Every race provides an opportunity to learn new things, and the 19th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk was no exception. Here are five takeaways from an epic weekend in Ohio. THE CORNWELL TOOLS TEAM DOESN’T MIND WARM…
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Pawuk scores second consecutive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown win

Mark Pawuk checked off a bucket list item that the veteran drag racer has been chasing since the mid-1970s, winning at Summit Motorsports Park for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
29 Jun 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Mark Pawuk
Mark Pawuk checked off a bucket list item that the veteran drag racer has been chasing since the mid-1970s. Today he won at Summit Motorsports Park, his life-long hometown track, capturing the Wally and a one-of-a-kind commemorative ice cream scoop…
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2025 NHRA Gatornationals Super Stock winner Brenda Grubbs

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
26:22
Nearly four months after the start of the event, Brenda Grubbs claimed a long-awaited win at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with a double-breakout win against Joe Santangelo in the final. Grubbs ran under her dial by .001-second, while…
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2025 NHRA Gatornationals Top Dragster winner Wayne Brooks

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
85:35
The final rounds of Right Trailers Top Dragster were moved from Gainesville to Bristol due to rain, and the wait was worth it for Wayne Brooks, who claimed his first NHRA win. Brooks topped world champ Darian Boesch in the final with a 6.307 on his…
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2025 NHRA Gatornationals Super Gas winner Jason Dewitt

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
97:14
He had to wait a few months to do it, but Jason Dewitt scored his first Wally in the rain-delayed NHRA Gatornationals final in Bristol, wheeling his Corvette to a 9.923 against Jason McCandless, who broke out with a 9.893.
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2025 NHRA Gatornationals Super Comp winner Robert Houston

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
102:32
Three months after getting rained out in Gainesville in March, Robert Houston claimed the NHRA Gatornationals crown in Bristol by just .008-second over Sherman Adcock Jr. with a near-perfect 8.901 pass.  
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2025 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
70:39
World champ Sean Bellemeur scored his third Top Alcohol Funny Car win of the season and the 46th of his great career, defeating fellow California-based world champ Shane Westerfield in the final. The Bartone Bros. machine was running its…
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2025 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Dragster winner Al Kenny

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
60:27
Al Kenny scored career win No. 13 when he claimed the win in Right Trailers Top Dragster. In the final, Kenny defeated Tony Elrod, who red-lighted by .004-second.
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2025 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman winner Chris Osborn

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
60:46
Past NHRA U.S. Nationals winner Chris Osborn turned in a solid performance on his way to the win in Right Trailers Top Sportsman. Osborn topped Keith Castle in the final with a .032 light and a 6.772 on his 6.74 dial.
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2025 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Super Street winner Damien Hazelton

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
63:11
Reigning back-to-back Division 3 Super Street champ Damien Hazelton scored his second career win, driving around Carl Saari’s footbraked, old-school '70 Dart in the final round for a 10.937 to 10.962 victory.
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2025 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner Jacob Elrod

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
64:24
Home-state favorite Jacob Elrod dominated the Super Gas final with a .001 reaction time and a 9.919 to defeat Texan Jim Repka’s 9.94 for his fifth career national event victory.
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2025 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Jeremy Mason

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
53:57
A pair of past Super Gas world champs squared off in the Super Comp final, and the win, the eighth of his career, went to 2019 Super Gas kingpin Jeremy Mason after 2018 champ Devin Isenhower fouled by .003-second. Mason’s eight wins are split…
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2025 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Joe Santangelo

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
91:46
Fresh off a victory a week earlier in Richmond, Joe Santangelo maintained his momentum with a second straight Stock title. Santangelo overcame a nearly perfect .007 light by Caleb McFarland to win with a 10.593 on his 10.52 dial.  
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2025 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Kevin Helms

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
60:49
Driving a car he borrowed from Doug Duell, Kevin Helms scored the win in Super Stock when he defeated Pete D’Agnolo in a battle of former world champs. D’Agnolo was appearing in his third straight final round at Summit Motorsports Park.
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2025 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Comp winner David Dupps Jr.

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
72:19
David Dupps Jr. joined his father, a five-time tour winner, as a national event champ, defeating 1996 championship runner-up John Frech in the Comp final. Dupps, who had three previous runner-ups in Super Stock, got the better light and ran (-.47) 8…
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2025 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner McKenna Bold

29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
86:12
Top Alcohol Dragster rookie McKenna Bold won her first Wally in a wire-to-wire domination in the Randy Meyer-prepared A/Fuel entry, qualifying No 1 and then defeating world champ Shawn Cowin in an all-Canadian final, 5.31 to 5.32.
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Prock, Ashley, Reed and Hall scoop up impressive Norwalk victories

Cory Reed earns his first Pro Stock victory while Justin Ashley, Austin Prock, and John Hall also mark the midway point of the 2025 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing season with impressive wins at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
29 Jun 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Norwalk winners
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock won back-to-back races for the second time this year for John Force Racing, taking down Matt Hagan in the final round of the 19th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Summit Motorsports Park…
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Unofficial Mission Foods points standings

Unofficial points standings following the completion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, the 10th event of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. 
29 Jun 2025
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Points
Unofficial points standings following the completion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, the 10th event of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Official points will be posted…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Sunday Gallery

We've got you covered with a gallery that is chock full of images from the final day of eliminations at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio,
29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Sunday News & Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. Updated throughout the day.
29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Cruz Pedregon
TOP FUEL ROUND ONE Top Fuel final eliminations kicked off with Clay Millican facing Dan Mercier. Mercier went up in smoke at half-track, while Millican, in his Summit Racing Equipment-backed dragster marched to a 3.81 at 331 mph for the win…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Sunday preview

With qualifying complete, race teams and fans are set for an exciting day at Summit Motorsports Park for the 19th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Here's all the info you need in our daily preview.
29 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Norwalk Crowd
With qualifying complete for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, NHRA Mission Foods' top pros will face off at famed Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. The event is No. 10 of 20 races this year in the NHRA Mission Foods Pro…
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Kalitta, Wilkerson and Herrera score Mission #2Fast2Tasty wins in Norwalk

Friday leaders Justin Ashley, Cruz Pedregon, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith also hold onto top qualifying spots at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.
28 Jun 2025
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Doug Kalitta
Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta continued his magic in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge on Saturday at Motorsports Park, defeating Tony Stewart in the final round to win the bonus race for the fourth time this season at the 19th annual Summit Racing…
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Hartford claims $40,000 victory in GETTRX Pro Stock NHRA All-Star Callout

Appearing in his third-straight final round, Matt Hartford defeated Greg Anderson to win the $40,000 top prize in the GETTRX Pro Stock NHRA All-Star Callout event on Saturday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
28 Jun 2025
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Matt Hartford
Pro Stock’s Matt Hartford avenged last year’s final-round defeat and picked up his first victory in the GETTRX Pro Stock All-Star Callout on Saturday at Summit Motorsports Park, defeating reigning world champion Greg Anderson in the final round of…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Saturday Gallery

Another day, another great gallery of photos from the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals as shot by our award winning NHRA/National Dragster photographers.
28 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Saturday News & Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the second day of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Updated throughout the day.
28 Jun 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Eric Latino
GETTRX Pro Stock NHRA All-Star Callout round one Following yesterday’s callouts, Saturday’s action in Norwalk kicked off with the opening round of the GETTRX Pro Stock NHRA All-Star Callout, a special race-within-a-race that will award a $40,…
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Clay Millican excited to thrill fans with a win at Summit Motorsports Park

Summit Motorsports Park is near and dear to Clay Millican’s heart. In addition to a previous wins at “America’s Race Track,” Millican carries the event sponsor on the side of this Rick Ware Racing Top Fuel Dragster.
28 Jun 2025
Evan J. Smith, National Dragster Contributor
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Clay Milican
Summit Motorsports Park is near and dear to Clay Millican’s heart. In addition to a previous wins at “America’s Race Track,” Millican carries the event sponsor on the side of this Rick Ware Racing Top Fuel Dragster. Currently sixth in points, the…
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