Force, Hagan, Glenn, And Herrera Win In Las Vegas

The Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection, did a great job keeping the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship interesting. Thanks to some heroic efforts on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, no championships were clinched, and that means it all comes down to the finals at Pomona.

Force Wins Big At The Strip

Brittany Force made sure her final race at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was one to remember. In classic Force fashion, she powered her 12,000-horsepower Chevrolet Accessories Top Fuel dragster to victory at the 25th annual Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals powered by Direct Connection, defeating Shawn Langdon in the final round with a blistering 3.704-second pass at 337.33 mph.

The win marks Force’s 19th career victory, breaking her tie with Shirley Muldowney to become the winningest female driver in Top Fuel history. It was also her fifth Las Vegas win and second triumph of 2025. It was an emotional milestone in what she’s already confirmed will be her final full-time season.

“This win is a special one,” Force said. “This race is now something more than any other race, because of that number 19, lining it up as the winningest female driver in Top Fuel makes it more special. When we look back on this win, this one now will be because we were able to do that with two races left.

“Ever since I made my retirement announcement, my guys have said they wanted at least one more win for me and I wanted to end strong and get back to that winner’s circle. It’s been far too long. I put my heart into it. My team puts their heart into this car. It’s very special.”

Force qualified No. 1, set a new track speed record on Friday, and took out Clay Millican and Tony Stewart on race day before facing Langdon, who ran a strong 3.727 at 333.91 mph in the final. The victory gives her back-to-back fall wins in Vegas and momentum heading into the Pomona finale.

Hagan Keeps Funny Car Title Hopes Alive

Matt Hagan and the Tony Stewart Racing American Rebel Beer Dodge//SRT Hellcat refused to let Austin Prock clinch early. Hagan threw down the best run of the weekend, a 3.877 at 327.03 mph mph to grab his third win of the season, 55th of his career, and sixth in Las Vegas.

“I think we made [the points race] interesting,” Hagan said. “Nobody really expected us to win or them to smoke the tires, or anything like that. But we just went up there and said, ‘This is what we think the track can hold and run the best that we can,’ and I was up on the wheel and got a good light.”

“It was a have-to win-race. There’s some times in my career that you pull your crew chief aside and say, ‘Man, we got to win this one,” and this was one. I’m just super proud of my guys. You know, Mike Knudsen, Alex Conaway, Phil Shuler, making the calls for the first time at every race track we show up as a first-time crew chief. Crew chiefs win races, man; the drivers is just keeping it in the groove and making it look good.”

Prock’s 12th final round appearance of 2025 keeps him in control of the championship, holding a 101-point lead over Hagan heading into Pomona.

Glenn Extends Pro Stock Points Lead

In Pro Stock, Dallas Glenn delivered a near-flawless weekend in his RAD Torque Systems Camaro, taking down Matt Hartford in the final with a 6.602 at 206.61 mph. Glenn’s eighth win of the season and third in Las Vegas puts him 92 points ahead of Greg Anderson with one race to go.

“This is very satisfying,” Glenn said. “Coming in with a very similar points lead to last year where I had to sit and watch that lead go to negative. This is definitely a much better feeling to be sitting here holding the trophy this time. You definitely can’t describe how good this feels.”

“It hasn’t really hit me yet. I have so much more confidence in the car and I got all the nervousness out last year with that incredible points battle that we had between four drivers. I definitely feel way more relaxed, way less nervous. I was a wreck last year.”

Glenn was an absolute wrecking ball during eliminations taking out Erica Enders, Anderson, and then Hartford in the final with a .006 light.

Herrera Heats Up the Pro Stock Motorcycle Battle

Back-to-back Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Gaige Herrera kept his title defense alive, picking up his seventh win of 2025 and third straight Las Vegas victory. Herrera beat Angie Smith in the final with a 6.809 at 198.17 mph aboard his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki.

The win tightened the points gap to just 21 behind teammate Richard Gadson, setting up a potential winner-take-all showdown at Pomona.

“This couldn’t have gone any better,” Herrera said. “Me and my teammate [Gadson], facing off in the semis, with him in the points lead, so I needed him to go out to get a little closer. What a race between me and him, my .005 light to his perfect .000 light. It just doesn’t get any better than that. It also just goes to show how hungry we both are to get this championship right now.
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“Going up for the final, I was kind of like, ‘All right, let’s just go make another lap’, but Angie put up a good fight there. We both ran really well. I feel like I do better under pressure. The last two seasons, I kind of just had to win the first round to clinch the championship. This year it’s going to be different. I’d love to race (Gadson) in the final in Pomona for the championship.”

The 2025 NHRA season now rolls into the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, where the championship will be settled on drag racing’s biggest stage.

Top Fuel — Brittany Force, 3.704 seconds, 337.33 mph def. Shawn Langdon, 3.727 seconds, 333.91 mph.

Funny Car — Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.877, 327.03 def. Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 6.424, 102.46.

Pro Stock — Dallas Glenn, Chevy Camaro, 6.602, 206.61 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.625, 207.50.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.809, 198.17 def. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.813, 199.37.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Jon Bradford, 5.238, 274.39 def. Madison Payne, 5.277, 273.83.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Jim Whiteley, Chevy Camaro, 5.493, 261.78 def. Stan Sipos, Camaro, 5.502, 263.87.

Competition Eliminator — Scott Linder, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.617, 209.95 def. Brooke Heckel, Fritz, 7.807, 168.03.

Super Stock — Trey Vetter, Chevy Camaro, 9.903, 131.65 def. Tommy Gaynor, Chevy Cobalt, 9.326, 141.64.

Stock Eliminator — Bo Butner, Chevy Camaro, 9.552, 135.35 def. Chris Hall, Camaro, 10.717, 120.11.

Super Comp — Alec Bianco, Dragster, 9.057, 174.05 def. Mark Simmons, Dragster, 9.045, 175.52.

Super Gas — Eddy Plaizier, Chevy BelAir, 10.095, 144.09 def. Val Torres, Chevy Corvette, 10.116, 161.56.

Pro Modified — JR Gray, Chevy Camaro, 5.749, 250.04 def. Billy Banaka, Camaro, 5.763, 247.07.

Legends Nitro Funny Car presented by Extreme Steel — Geoff Monise, Pontiac Firebird, 4.693, 241.84 def. Nathan Sitko, Firebird, 4.858, 202.70.

Summit Super Pro — Matt Witkowski, Chevy S-15, 6.691, 99.08 def. Talon Farmer, M&M, 4.595, 148.66.

Summit Pro ET — Michael Fornwalt, Chevy Camaro, 9.232, 143.02 def. Brian McGinnis, Chevy 210, 10.522, 120.84.

Summit Sportsman — Gage Wilson, Chevy Colorado, 11.944, 106.01 def. Devin Froud, Ford Mustang, 12.181, 99.48.

Summit ET Motorcycle — Michael Schmalle, Suzuki Hayabusa, 9.043, 146.56 def. Robert Sanders, Hayabusa, 8.200, 154.71.