Results From The NHRA Sonoma Nationals

The 37th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge packed a powerful punch with top-tier performances on the track all weekend long. Huge crowds were treated to record-setting runs and great racing on Sunday.

Top Fuel

Doug Kalitta has done well this season, but he struggled to pick up the big wins on Sunday. That changed this weekend at the Sonoma Nationals. Kalitta defeated reigning NHRA Top Fuel champ Antron Brown with a 3.752 at 334.57 mph to Brown’s 4.067. This was Kalitta’s 56^th career victory and his first win at Sonoma since 2005.

“We’ve been trying to get a win for quite a while. Obviously, we’re qualifying well and for me, it’s definitely a confidence builder,” Kalitta said. “Back in the day, when I first started, this was the first place I won, so it definitely has a lot of cool history for me and it’s always nice to come out here. Antron is never easy. I was just happy when the light came on in my lane. It’s been a while. It’s good timing for me and my team, you know, going into the stretch here.”

Funny Car

Austin Prock and his team put their Seattle struggles behind them and went to work at Sonoma. On race day, the Prock Rocket was devastating, ripping off a 3.833 at 340.90 mph run in round one against Cruz Pedregon. In the final, Prock dropped a 3.904 at 333.82 on Spencer Hyde to pick up the win. His points lead grew to 201 over Matt Hagan heading into the last two events of the regular season.

“This is huge with the crowd here all weekend long. It was outstanding, and I never realized how many fans I had here in Sonoma County. We struggled in qualifying and struggled in Seattle last weekend, so we had a lot of work to do. We went to work and we had four different setups that we were trying throughout the weekend, and we came across something that showed a little potential. You really only have to focus on just leaving the starting line, and then keeping it in the groove. So, this was a good test for me today,” Prock said.

Pro Stock

The Sonoma Nationals Pro Stock final was full of firsts. It was the first time there was a father versus son match up in the final for the class, and it was the first time in 2025 an Elite Motorsports car would pull off a win. Greg Stanfield was able to deliver that victory by defeating his son, Aaron Stanfiel,d with a 6.552 at 211.49 mph. This was Greg’s first Pro Stock win since 2011.

“We both obviously dream about this, so to be able to do it’s incredible. I’m just blessed to be able to have this opportunity to race Aaron. I can’t describe it. Who won doesn’t matter. Our deal was who left first and Aaron got me, so he actually won. The win light came on my side, but he actually won. It was just a fun day. How we ended up here, I haven’t figured that out yet. Our job is to do the best we can, so he was just another competitor to me, but deep down, it’s Aaron. He’s better than me, so for me to win, I’m going to have to do some extra,” Stanfield said.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

The best medicine for a Saturday loss in the GETTRX Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Callout was a victory on Sunday for Richard Gadson. It wasn’t an easy feat to pull off, but Gadson beat John Hall in the final frame with a 6.756 at 199.97. The biggest thing for Gadson was forgetting about the red light that gave the Callout victory away and having a clean race on Sunday.

“This is all about getting right back after it following that red light and I probably couldn’t think of a better way to do it than how this day turned out. Normally, when something like that happens, you’ve got to sit on it for a week or however long until the next race. Luckily for me, I got to go back out the next day and try it again. Today, revenge was on my mind. We all find our motivators from different things and that’s the kind of guy I am. John Hall is a good friend of mine, but he beat me in Norwalk and that one kind of slipped through the cracks. To bring this home is really big,” Gadson said.

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads to Brainerd International Raceway for the 43rd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals August 14-17.