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The Finalists: Justin Ashley and Tony Stewart talk epic Indy Top Fuel weekends

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Indy Top Fuel winner Justin Ashley and runner-up and regular-season champion Tony Stewart join host Brian Lohnes to talk about their respective races.
03 Sep 2025
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Insider
 On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Indy Top Fuel winner Justin Ashley and runner-up and regular-season champion Tony Stewart join host Brian Lohnes to talk about their respective races. Their Top Fuel final on…
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Five things we learned in Indy

Since the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals is an event that lasts nearly a full week, there is plenty of time for learning and, oh boy, did we learn a lot this year. We learned many things, and here are five of our favorites.
02 Sep 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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five things
Since the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals is an event that lasts nearly a full week, there is plenty of time for learning and, oh boy, did we learn a lot this year. From the start of Sportsman qualifying on Wednesday to Monday’s final…
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Conner Statler takes Janac Brothers Factory X Chevrolet to U.S. Nationals title

Conner Statler drives the Janac Bros. Camaro to a win in the Holley EFI Factory X class at the 71st annual Cornwell Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
02 Sep 2025
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Conner Statler
At eight years old, Conner Statler was hanging off the fence at a local bracket race dreaming of racing. On Monday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Statler took the Stanfield Racing Engines powered Janac Brothers Factory X Camaro to the…
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Nathan Sitko wins Legends Funny Car title at 2025 U.S. Nationals

Nathan Sitko celebrated a big win when he drove the Bubble Up Pacemaker Firebird to a victory over Jon Capps in the U.S. Nationals final.
01 Sep 2025
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Nathan Sitko
Nathan Sitko celebrated a big win when he drove the Bubble Up Pacemaker Firebird to a victory over Jon Capps in the U.S. Nationals final.
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2025 Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Dragster winner Jim Prevo

01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
137:02
Coming off a win at the Division 5 event in Brainerd, Jim Prevo put himself in contention for the Right Trailers Top Dragster title after topping Holden Laris in the final round. Prevo was solid with a .008 light and a .02-over 6.187.
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Taylor Dietsch wins U.S. Nationals Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown title

Second-generation Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series racer Taylor Dietsch captured his first victory in the ultra-competitive class at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
01 Sep 2025
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Indy
Second-generation Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series racer Taylor Dietsch captured his first victory in the ultra-competitive factory stock class at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.. Dietsch battled through five rounds of racing…
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2025 Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Sportsman winner Darian Boesch

01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
113:59
Darian Boesch is the current leader in Right Trailers Top Dragster and Top Sportsman, and he’s also an Indy winner after beating Jimmy Lewis in the final with a 6.261 against his 6.24 prediction.
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2025 Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Mike McMasters

01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
147:19
Mike McMasters won a thrilling double-breakout final round to clinch the Indy Super Gas crown. McMasters ran a near-perfect 9.897 and turned on the win light by a thousandth of a second after his opponent, 2002 NHRA Finals champ Bob Locke, clocked a…
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2025 Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Comp winner Landon Exner

01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
107:42
Landon Exner made his first career national event victory a memorable one by winning the U.S. Nationals Super Comp title. In a final round decided by just .005 second, Exner’s. slight .004 to .009 reaction time advantage was the difference as both…
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2025 Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield

01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
98:00
Past world champ Shane Westerfield, the 2021 U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car runner-up, went the distance this time in his Take 2 Services Camaro, collecting the long-sought victory on a strong final-round 5.67 after his opponent, two-time Indy…
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2025 Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie

01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
94:22
Reigning Top Alcohol Dragster world champ Shawn Cowie added another glowing item to a jam-packed racing resumé with his first U.S. Nationals crown. Cowie raced to the final-round victory with a 5.25 after his opponent, noted engine builder Jamie…
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2025 Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Comp winner Robert Bailey

01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
87:10
Twenty-four years after falling one win short of a U.S. Nationals title, Comp veteran Robert Bailey claimed the biggest win of his decorated career with his Indiana-based A/ED, collecting win No. 10 with a 036 to .089 holeshot after both he and his…
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2025 Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Stock winner Jimmy DeFrank

01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
107:42
Five-time Super Stock world champion Jimmy DeFrank scored his second Indy win after a close Stock victory against Todd Hoven. DeFrank opened with a .003 light and drove to a 10.024 on his 10.01 dial for the win.
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2025 Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Stock winner Tyler Caheely

01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
109:18
Tyler Caheely has now won five NHRA national event titles but none as big as his latest win in Super Stock at the U.S. Nationals. Caheely won the final after championship leader Joe Santangelo fouled.
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Stavrinos starts Congruity Pro Mod Road to the Championship with Indy win

Mike Stavrinos drove to the biggest win in his Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series career on Monday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, taking down Derek Menholt in the championship round at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
01 Sep 2025
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Pro Mod
Mike Stavrinos drove to the biggest win in his Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series career on Monday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, taking down Derek Menholt in the championship round at the 71st annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S…
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Ashley, Prock, Enders, and Herrera claim victories at prestigious U.S. Nationals

Top Fuel’s Justin Ashley won the prestigious Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals for the first time in his career, and was joined in victory by Austin Prock (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
01 Sep 2025
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Winners
Top Fuel’s Justin Ashley won the prestigious Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals for the first time in his career, defeating racing legend Tony Stewart on a holeshot in the final round on Monday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.Austin…
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Stewart, Prock, Glenn, and Herrera are crowned NHRA regular season champions

Tony Stewart, Austin Prock, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera picked up an added bonus during the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals as they were each awarded regular season championships.
01 Sep 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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sEASON CHAMPS
Tony Stewart, Austin Prock, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera picked up an added bonus during the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals as they were each awarded regular season championships.Stewart and his TSR Nitro team clinched the $150,000…
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Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Monday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis Raceway Park on Monday of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the track.
01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Brittany Force 73
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Monday News & Notes from the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals

News, notes, quotes, and more from final eliminations at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals. Updated throughout the day.
01 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Monday News & Notes
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAYTop Fuel round onePoints leader Shawn Langdon entered eliminations with a 47-point lead on teammate Doug Kalitta and third-place Tony Stewart in the race to win the regular-season…
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Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Monday Preview

It's Monday where champions will be crowned at the 71st Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, the final event in the 2025 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series regular season. Here's all the info you need in our daily preview.
01 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Indy
It's Monday where champions will be crowned at the 71st Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, the final event in the 2025 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series regular season. Here's all the info you need in our daily preview.In the eyes of many…
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A history of Indy excellence: Multiple-time winners at the U.S. Nationals

Winning the Cornwell Quality Tires NHRA U.S. Nationals even one time can be the fulfillment of a racing career, but the list of drivers to have won it more than once is impressive, and 23 drivers have conquered “the Big Go” four or more times.
01 Sep 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Indy winners
Winning the Cornwell Quality Tires NHRA U.S. Nationals even one time can be the fulfillment of a racing career, but the list of drivers to have won it more than once is impressive, and 23 drivers have conquered “the Big Go” four or more times.Tony…
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Prock wins All-Star Callout; Force, Beckman, Anderson, Herrera qualify No. 1 at Indy

Funny Car points leader Austin Prock won the PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout on Sunday of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals. Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all qualified No. 1 at the event.
31 Aug 2025
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Auston Prock
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock won the PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout on Sunday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, defeating Ron Capps in the final round of the specialty race at the prestigious Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S.…
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Maryland Int'l Raceway joins NHRA family; Potomac Nationals set for 2026

NHRA President Glen Cromwell was joined by Maryland International Raceway track owner Royce Miller for a landmark announcement that will bring an NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event to Maryland for the first time.
31 Aug 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Maryland Int’l Raceway joins NHRA family
To suggest that NHRA fans were pleasantly surprised when the 2026 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule was released last week would be a bit of an understatement as the series will host 20 events and visit two new venues during NHRA’s year-long…
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Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Sunday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis Raceway Park on Sunday of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the track.
31 Aug 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Todd Hoven 54
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NHRA statement regarding results of the Sox & Martin Hemi Challenge

The champion and runner-up in the Sox & Martin Hemi Challenge were disqualified during the post-race inspection on Friday of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals due to a rules infraction.
31 Aug 2025
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NHRA
The champion and runner-up in the Sox & Martin Hemi Challenge were disqualified during the post-race inspection on Friday of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals due to a rules infraction.  The purse will be distributed…
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Close call for Alex Laughlin, Justin Schriefer in U.S. Nationals Funny Car qualifying

In one of the greatest driving moments in U.S. Nationals history, Alex Laughlin deftly avoided rear-ending Justin Shriefer, who had crossed the centerline ahead of him during the fourth Funny Car qualifying session of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
31 Aug 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Alex Laughlin
In one of the greatest driving moments in U.S. Nationals history, Alex Laughlin deftly avoided rear-ending Justin Shriefer, who had crossed the centerline ahead of him during the fourth Funny Car qualifying session of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA…
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South Georgia Motorsports Park, Maryland International Raceway talk thrills of NHRA national events in 2026

For the first time in a dozen years, the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series will have new destinations during its national event schedule, adding South Georgia Motorsports Park and Maryland International Raceway to the 2026 season as part of NHRA’s 75th anniversary celebration.
31 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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GMP
For the first time in a dozen years, the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series will have new destinations during its national event schedule, adding South Georgia Motorsports Park and Maryland International Raceway to the 2026 season as part of NHRA’s…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle ace Ryan Oehler looking to recapture 2020-21 magic

Ryan Oehler is a two-time national event winner in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, and he's working hard to get back to the winner's circle with his El Bandido Yankee Tequila Buell.
31 Aug 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Ryan Oehler
The Covid-shortened 2020 season was a trying time for many NHRA racers but for Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Ran Oehler, there was at least one huge bright spot as he claimed his first NHRA win at the mid-summer E3 Spark Plugs Nationals held at Lucas Oil…
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Sunday News & Notes from the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals

News, notes, quotes, and more from the third day of Professional qualifying at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals. Updated throughout the day.
31 Aug 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Sunday notes
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAYTop Fuel Q4Points leader Shawn Langdon, whose first three qualifying runs probably hadn't matched the team's expectations — sitting just sixth with a 3.71 best — made up…
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Enders is hungry for 50th win, happy to have her “band” back together

Six-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders comes into the final day of qualifying for the Cornwell Quality Tools U.S. Nationals with a final-round appearance in yesterday’s Mission Challenge and with a strong-running JGH/Melling/SCAG Camaro that looks to be in winning form.
31 Aug 2025
Evan J. Smith, National Dragster Contributor
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Erica Enders
Six-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders comes into the final day of qualifying for the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals with a final-round appearance in Saturday's Mission Challenge and with a strong-running JGH/Melling/SCAG…
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