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Top Fuel round 1

Hometown hero Doug Foley won his first-round quad with a strong 3.77 but did it in a hail of fire and parts that inadvertently trigger the win light in Clay Millican’s lane for an apparent second-place finish that was later reversed through video review to advance tire-smoking Antron Brown'a 5.81 instead. Shawn Reed, who had his career-best qualifying effort (No. 2) here last fall, finished fourth.

Brown has the most final quad appearances among the pro categories in the ‘four-wide era,’ with 12 appearances between the Las Vegas and Charlotte events. Brown has visited the final elimination quad at six of the last nine four-wide events contested between Las Vegas and Charlotte, including his recent runner-up finish two weeks ago in Las Vegas.

Justin Ashley and Brittany Force also advanced, with Force having to pedal her 341-mph HedrickCars.com entry to get around Todd Paton and Spencer Massey.

Shawn Langdon’s 3.728 drove around Josh Hart’s ,045 holeshot-aided 3.755 to win by just .004-second, but Hart’s gatejob got him to the finish line in second place ahead of Ida Zetterström’s better-but-later 3.752. Scott Farley finished fourth.

Hart’s record at zMax Dragway in four-wide competition is impressive. In three of his previous four appearances, he has raced to the final quad.��

Low qualifier Doug Kalitta’s 3.755 was one of the best runs of the round but it was only good for third place behind Steve Torrence (3.747) and Tony Stewart, whose beat Kalitta on a holeshot with a 3.774. Stewart won his first two rounds at the Las Vegas four-wide on holeshots. Is he ready to repeat?��

Semifinal quads (lane choice by order):
Steve Torrence vs. Tony Stewart vs. Doug Foley vs. Antron Brown
Shawn Langdon vs. Justin Ashley vs. Josh Hart vs. Brittany Force

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Funny Car round 1

There were upsets aplenty in the opening stanza of Funny Car, starting with the first quad where J.R. Todd and rookie Hunter Green finished ahead of Daniel Wilkerson and Bob Tasca III, both with three-second passes.

Low qualifier Paul Lee also exited in the next quad, finishing third behind Matt Hagan and Dave Richards with Richards, who went to the final quad in Las Vegas two years ago, eking past tractionless Lee by just .007-second.

Las Vegas four-wide winner Austin Prock looked strong with a 3.902 to finish ahead of Ron Capps’ 3.936. Buddy Hull finished third with yet another 4.0-second pass from the Jim Dunn entry while two-time world champ Cruz Pedregon had a big engine explosion and flash fire to finish fourth, It’s Capps’ first win light since the season-opening Gatornationals.��

Heavily-favored Jack Beckman and Spencer Hyde also were upset in their quad, finishing third and fourth behind Chad Green’s 3.97 and Alexis DeJoria’s 4.04.

With Lee and Beckman both exiting in round one, Prock is poised to take the points lead if he advances to the final.

Semifinal quads (lane choice by order):��
Matt Hagan vs. Chad Green vs. Alexis DeJoria vs. Dave Richards
Austin Prock vs. Ron Capps vs. J.R. Todd vs. Hunter Green

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Pro Stock round 1

The nitro classes were wild, and Pro Stock followed suit including a bizarre opening quad. Cory Reed and Erica Latino advanced after Troy Coughlin Jr. was timed out on the starting line. Troy’s misfortune affected his cousin, Cody Coughlin, who was in the adjacent lane. Cody didn’t get his engine rpm up in time, and finished third.

Chris McGaha and Matt�� Hartford advanced from the next quad after Elite team drivers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Greg Stanfield both shook the tires and shut off. McGaha was off the starting line first with a nearly perfect reaction time and won with a 6.566, taking a holeshot victory over Hartford’s 6.557.

Tire shake also played a part in the third quad although it may not have mattered as Greg Anderson lowered the boom with a 6.487 in his HendrickCars.com Camaro. Brandon Foster also moved on with a 6.595 in his F6 Motorsports entry while Kenny Delco and Deric Kramer fell victim to tire shake.

Dallas Glenn played a game of “anything you can do, I can do better” with teammate Greg Anderson as he stole low elapsed time of the event with a 6.481 in his final quad win. After a tough start to the season, Erica Enders showed significant signs of progress with a 6.526 to move on and score her first round win of the season. Mason McGaha ran a competitive 6.547 but did not advance and Matt Latino also failed to move on after shaking the tires. Latino was first off the starting lien with a .008 light.
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Semifinal quads (lane choice first):
Dallas Glenn vs. Erica Enders vs. Cory Reed vs. Eric Latino
Greg Anderson vs. Matt Hartford vs. Brandon Foster vs. Chris McGaha.

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Pro Stock Motorcycle round 1

Steve Johnson continued his string of solid runs with a 6.798 to move into the second quad where he will be joined by Marc Ingwersen, who moved on with a 6.866 over Ryan Oehler and Jerry Savoie. Oehler ran a 6.890 but couldn’t crack the top two while Savoie, making his first runs in more than a year, was unable to make the call after his Suzuki ran into a problem on the starting line.

Matt Smith and Chase Van Sant will move into the quarterfinals after a good battle against Angie Smith and Chris Bostick. Matt Smith had the quickest elapsed time of the round with a 6.752 for the win while Van Sant scored a holeshot win against Angie Smith, 6.799 to 6.791.

The third quad had just three bikes and that became two when Jianna Evaristo’s JHG Buell would not start. That allowed Kelly Clontz and Richard Gadson to move on. Clontz won the quad thanks to a 6.891 after Gadson pulled in the clutch lever and coasted across the finish line.

A double red-light settled the final match as John Hall and Hector Arana Jr. left ahead of the green light, sending low qualifier Gaige Herrera into the next round with a 6.728, the quickest run of the round. Despite the foul, Arana will also move on since his red-light was less offensive than Hall’s.

Semifinal quads (lane choice first):
Gaige Herrera vs. Steve Johnson vs. Marc Ingwersen vs. Hector Arana Jr.
Matt Smith vs. Chase Van Sant vs. Kelly Clontz vs. Richard Gadson.

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Top Fuel semifinals

Tony Stewart, who two weeks ago became the 112th different Top Fuel winner in history, will get a chance for his second nitro win after he and Antron brown advanced to the final round; Brown took first place with a 3,751 to Stewart's 3.760 with Doug Foley and Steve Torrence finishing third nd fourth. This marks Stewart's third straight final-round appearance following his Winternationals runner-up and Las Vegas win.

Shawn Langdon won the other semifinal quad with a 3.77 to finish ahead of Justin Ashley's 3.78 while Brittany Force finished third and tire-smoking Josh Hart in fourth. It's Ashley's second straight four-wide final.

Final-round quad (lane choice by order): Antron Brown vs. Tony Stewart vs. Shawn Langdon vs. Justin Ashley

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Funny Car semifinals

Matt Hagan, the defending event champ,will race for the event title at sponsor American Rebel Beer's event after finishing an easy winner in his quad ahead of Alexis DeJoira's 5.11, tire-smoking Dave Richards, and red-lighting Chad Green. DeJoria is still looking for her first four-wide win. Two years ago, she was runner-up to Robert Hight at this race

Austin Prock and Ron Capps advanced to the final from the other quad, with rookie Hunter Green finishing third ahead of red-lighting J.R. Todd. Prock took over the points lead with that win while Capps, a two-time four-wide winner, is looking for his first win since the 2023 U.S. Nationals.

Final-round quad (lane choice by order): Matt Hagan vs. Austin Prock vs. Ron Capps vs. Alexis DeJoria

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Pro Stock semifinals

Greg Anderson continued his rampage through the Pro Stock field with a 6.512 to reach the final round where he’ll be joined by Matt Hartford. Anderson’s run was fairly straightforward, while Hartford ran closer to 3/8 of a mile after his Speed Pro Camaro made a hard move to the left when he dumped the clutch. Hartford made a quick correction and ran 6.533 to advance while Chris McGaha and Brandon Foster slowed.

Dallas Glenn and Eric Latino will join KB Titan Teammates Greg Anderson and Matt Hartford in the final quad of the American Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. Glenn moved on with a 6.519 to win by a nose against Eric Latino’s 6.523. Erica Enders was off the starting line first, but trailed at the stripe with a 6.559 while Cory Reed just missed his shot to advance with a 6.549, in what has arguably been the most competitive quad of the event. With the final quad set, the KB Titan team is guaranteed to win their 200th Pro Stock event.

Final quad (lane choice first): Greg Anderson vs. Dallas Glenn vs. Eric Latino vs. Matt Hartford

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Pro Stock Motorcycle semifinals

Matt Smith lowered the boom with a 6.737 at over 203-mph to put his Denso Buell into the final where he’ll be joined by Richard Gadson, who was a close second at the finish line with a 6.762. Chase Van Sant and Kelly Clontz ran matching 6.81 elapsed times but couldn’t hold off Smith and Gadson. Smith will now appear in the 85th final of his career.

Gaige Herrera and Steve Johnson have joined Matt Smith and Richard Gadson in the final after a very competitive quad that also included Marc Ingwersen and Hector Arana Jr. Herrera posted a 6.762 to continue his strong of final round appearance while Johnson will race for his first Wally since the 2023 Norwalk event with a solid 6.806 on his Suzuki.

Final quad: (lane choice first): Matt Smith vs. Gaige Herrera vs. Richard Gadson vs. Steve Johnson

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Top Alcohol final rounds

Sean Bellemeur, who yesterday wrapped up the rain-delayed Gatornationals with a final-round win over Chip Beverett, won again in Top Alcohol Funny Car on Sunday, defeating Beverett, Bob McOsh, and Maddi Gordon for the victory. The win is the 45th of Bellemeur's career, moving him into sole possession of third place in the class' list of winners behind only Frank Manzo (104) and Pat Austin (70).

Brandon Greco scored his first career win in Top Alcohol Dragster, defeating Kelly Kundratic, James Stevens, and McKenna Bold. Kundrati and Bold were both also looking for their first wins, while Stevens was gunning for just his second.

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Mission Food Series final-round results

Langdon wins 1,000th Top Fuel race; Prock, Glenn, Smith also victorious in Charlotte