| Defending Funny Car world champ Austin Prock returned to championship form on Sunday in Las Vegas, picking up his first win of the season with a run of 4.009 at 316.01 in his 12,000-horsepower Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS to hold off a quad that featured runner-up Paul Lee, Matt Hagan and Dave Richards.
Prock dominated at Las Vegas in the fall to all but clinch his first world championship, but the team made major changes on the car in the off-season. It was a struggle to open the year, falling in the opening round in Gainesville, but the team has slowly gained momentum and it was capped off by a sterling performance in Vegas. He made the quickest run in eliminations, going 3.964 at 322.88 in an impressive semifinal victory and then finished it off with another terrific run in the championship round.
“We haven’t had the success that we had last year, but we’re still the same team,” Prock said. “We always expect to show up and win. We want to go set low E.T. every round, and we want to win every race, so when we’re not doing that, it’s hard to keep your head up when things aren’t going right, especially when your expectations are so high. So, for all of us to come together is great.
“It feels really good, man. Opening up in Gainesville, it just wasn’t a great weekend and we just struggled in Pomona after a good weekend in Phoenix, but just couldn’t put it all together. You just want to hold one of these Wally [trophies] again because you don’t know how long it’s going to take before you win another one.”
Lee finished as the runner-up thanks to his run of 4.042 at 311.77. It his second final round of the year, as he jumped into the points lead as well. Prock moved to third in points after winning for the second time in Las Vegas.
In Pro Stock, Las Vegas continues to be very good to standout Dallas Glenn, as he won against a final quad that featured points leader Greg Anderson, Matt Hartford and Matt Latino on a holeshot, going 6.649 at 206.83 in his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro to win for the second time this season. It’s also his third victory at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as Glenn used a strong .030 reaction time to hold off Hartford, who finished second with a 6.638 at 205.85.
It’s the 15th career victory for Glenn and his third four-wide win as well, as Glenn finished second in the opening-round quad before winning the second-round quad with a run of 6.636 at 206.32. He’s been in every final round this season and continued his hot start to the 2025 campaign, one that is shaping up very well for Glenn, a former NHRA Rookie of the Year who finished second a year ago to Anderson.
“I’m really thrilled. Today was a very interesting day, I almost completely blew it in the first round. I was staging, and when I fired the car up my nose started to bleed, so I was dealing with that inside the car,” Glenn said. “That was an issue.
“I don’t know what I was looking at, but I didn’t see lane two stage, and just didn’t go on to the two-step until right before the tree came down. I was way late, just dead late, and got lucky enough with the horsepower to get the win. I still made a decent run going into second round and then the clutch pedal felt weird on my foot when I went on to the two-step and kind of overcompensated there.
“Then I go into the final and made sure that I held it down, and probably held it down a little too hard. Greg was on his way to earning his next one until the luck streak ended for him. But, you know, it’s a good day. The car is working great. I didn’t do too bad, but, you know, at the end, and you’ve only got to do good enough.”
Hartford recorded his first runner-up of the season, winning his quad during the second round as well. Anderson will remain in the points lead after four races, with Glenn right behind in second.
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action April 25-27 with the 15th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte.
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LAS VEGAS — Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at the 25th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race is the fourth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
TOP FUEL:
1. Tony Stewart; 2. Antron Brown; 3. Justin Ashley; 4. Jasmine Salinas; 5. Steve Torrence; 6. Shawn Reed; 7. Josh Hart; 8. Doug Kalitta; 9. Clay Millican; 10. Steven Chrisman; 11. Brittany Force; 12. Scott Palmer; 13. Rob Passey; 14. Shawn Langdon; 15. Terry Totten.
FUNNY CAR:
1. Austin Prock; 2. Paul Lee; 3. Dave Richards; 4. Matt Hagan; 5. Daniel Wilkerson; 6. Cruz Pedregon; 7. J.R. Todd; 8. Spencer Hyde; 9. Chad Green; 10. Bobby Bode; 11. Ron Capps; 12. Buddy Hull; 13. Jack Beckman; 14. Jason Rupert; 15. Hunter Green; 16. Bob Tasca III.
PRO STOCK:
1. Dallas Glenn; 2. Matt Hartford; 3. Greg Anderson; 4. Matt Latino; 5. Deric Kramer; 6. Cristian Cuadra; 7. Cory Reed; 8. Mason McGaha; 9. Jeg Coughlin; 10. David Cuadra; 11. Chris McGaha; 12. Fernando Cuadra Jr.; 13. Cody Coughlin; 14. Eric Latino; 15. Aaron Stanfield; 16. Brandon Foster.
LAS VEGAS — Sunday’s final results from the 25th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race is the fourth of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:
Top Fuel — Tony Stewart, 3.870 seconds, 317.42 mph def. Antron Brown, 3.912 seconds, 302.35 mph and Justin Ashley, 3.965 seconds, 304.25 mph and Jasmine Salinas, 4.237 seconds, 196.67 mph;
Funny Car — Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 4.009, 316.01 def. Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 4.042, 311.77 and Dave Richards, Ford Mustang, 4.320, 227.80 and Matt Hagan, Charger, 7.965, 87.66;
Pro Stock — Dallas Glenn, Chevy Camaro, 6.649, 206.83 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.638, 205.85 and Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.677, 203.55 and Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.699, 205.63;
Top Alcohol Dragster — Shawn Cowie, 5.271, 275.39 def. Matthew Cummings, 5.343, 271.79 and Mitch Myers, 5.505, 262.39 and Joey Severance, 6.337, 117.33;
Top Alcohol Funny Car — Madison Gordon, Chevy Camaro, 5.523, 264.60 def. Brian Hough, Camaro, 5.548, 262.95 and Ray Martin, Camaro, 5.651, 255.29 and Annie Whiteley, Camaro, 8.041, 115.84;
Competition Eliminator — Taylor Chomiski, Chevy Cobalt, no time, no speed (took the tree) was unopposed.
Super Stock — Chad Guilford, Ford Mustang, 8.631, 160.02 def. Justin Lamb, Chevy Camaro, Foul – Red Light.
Stock Eliminator — Scott Burton, Ford Mustang, 10.038, 134.95 def. David McGaugh, Chevy Camaro, Foul – Red Light.
Super Comp — Kris Whitfield, Dragster, 9.055, 174.01 def. Cooper Chun, Dragster, 9.036, 158.00.
Super Gas — Ken Mostowich, Chevy Corvette, 10.060, 155.02 def. Mark Philbrick, Ford Mustang, 10.034, 162.96.
Super Street — Larry Paden, Chevy S-10, 11.093, 135.58 def. Nick Pressimone, Chevy Nova, 11.109, 127.22.
Top Sportsman — Bryan Warr, Chevy Camaro, 6.824, 200.89 def. Ed Olpin, Camaro, 7.098, 193.10.
Top Dragster — Steve Will, Dragster, 6.125, 234.04 def. John Richardson, Dragster, Broke.
LAS VEGAS — Final round-by-round results from the 25th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the fourth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:
TOP FUEL:
ROUND ONE — Tony Stewart, 3.864, 321.19 and Steve Torrence, 3.846, 328.94 def. Steven Chrisman, 4.097, 279.79 and Rob Passey, 4.722, 185.38; Antron Brown, 3.779, 329.02 and Jasmine Salinas, 3.930, 290.76 def. Scott Palmer, 4.772, 141.24 and Shawn Langdon, 5.021, 151.87; Shawn Reed, 3.851, 321.58 and Josh Hart, 4.190, 237.75 def. Brittany Force, 4.293, 285.41 and Terry Totten, 5.261, 134.36; Doug Kalitta, 3.774, 317.12 and Justin Ashley, 4.022, 280.08 def. Clay Millican, 4.080, 230.53 and
SEMIFINALS — Brown, 3.903, 313.88 and Salinas, 3.994, 307.23 def. Reed, 4.514, 267.85 and Hart, 6.319, 101.76; Stewart, 3.943, 303.50 and Ashley, 4.090, 269.94 def. Torrence, 3.928, 294.82 and Kalitta, 7.089, 105.31;
FINAL — Stewart, 3.870, 317.42 def. Brown, 3.912, 302.35, Ashley, 3.965, 304.25 and Salinas, 4.237, 196.67.
FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE — Spencer Hyde, Ford Mustang, 3.994, 320.43 and Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.163, 292.96 def. Buddy Hull, Dodge Charger, 5.157, 155.19 and Hunter Green, Charger, 6.732, 94.59; Paul Lee, Charger, 4.074, 277.32 and Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.242, 261.17 def. Chad Green, Mustang, 4.493, 206.42 and Bob Tasca III, Mustang, broke; Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 4.107, 285.53 and Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.270, 224.70 def. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 4.567, 189.76 and Jason Rupert, Mustang, 5.411, 137.86; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.142, 264.39 and J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 4.382, 261.27 def. Bobby Bode, GR Supra, 4.557, 234.57 and Jack Beckman, Camaro, 5.332, 136.19;
SEMIFINALS — Hagan, 4.126, 304.05 and Lee, 4.140, 289.76 def. Wilkerson, 4.249, 287.29 and Todd, 4.490, 199.88; Prock, 3.964, 322.88 and Richards, 4.354, 214.35 def. Pedregon, 4.446, 202.52 and Hyde, 10.331, 71.54;
FINAL — Prock, 4.009, 316.01 def. Lee, 4.042, 311.77, Richards, 4.320, 227.80 and Hagan, 7.965, 87.66.
PRO STOCK:
ROUND ONE — Cory Reed, Chevy Camaro, 6.696, 205.41 and Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.631, 205.91 def. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.719, 202.70 and Brandon Foster, Camaro, DQ; Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.670, 206.51 and Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.640, 206.32 def. David Cuadra, Camaro, 6.677, 205.51 and Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.687, 205.41; Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.679, 205.32 and Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.669, 205.79 def. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.684, 205.35 and Cody Coughlin, Camaro, 6.653, 205.35; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.612, 206.01 and Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.664, 205.35 def. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.660, 205.04 and Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.670, 203.16;
SEMIFINALS — Glenn, 6.636, 206.32 and M. Latino, 6.697, 205.29 def. Kramer, 6.694, 206.10 and M. McGaha, 6.867, 205.66; Hartford, 6.638, 205.66 and Anderson, 6.635, 206.16 def. C. Cuadra, 24.484, 29.32 and Reed, 6.704, 203.31;
FINAL — Glenn, 6.649, 206.83 def. Hartford, 6.638, 205.85, Anderson, 6.677, 203.55 and M. Latino, 6.699, 205.63.
LAS VEGAS — Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the 25th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the fourth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series –
Top Fuel
1. Shawn Langdon, 332; 2. Tony Stewart, 316; 3. Antron Brown, 312; 4. Doug Kalitta, 286; 5. Jasmine Salinas, 271; 6. Brittany Force, 244; 7. Clay Millican, 231; 8. Justin Ashley, 194; 9. (tie) Josh Hart, 172; Steve Torrence, 172.
Funny Car
1. Paul Lee, 313; 2. Jack Beckman, 307; 3. Austin Prock, 292; 4. Matt Hagan, 269; 5. Chad Green, 225; 6. Daniel Wilkerson, 213; 7. Ron Capps, 196; 8. Cruz Pedregon, 191; 9. Bob Tasca III, 185; 10. J.R. Todd, 178.
Pro Stock
1. Greg Anderson, 442; 2. Dallas Glenn, 438; 3. Matt Hartford, 282; 4. Cory Reed, 261; 5. Deric Kramer, 202; 6. Mason McGaha, 190; 7. Jeg Coughlin, 188; 8. Eric Latino, 174; 9. Aaron Stanfield, 172; 10. Matt Latino, 134. |