LANGDON, PROCK, GLENN & M. SMITH COLLECT WINS AT AMERICAN REBEL LIGHT NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS

SHAWN LANDON & DON GARLITS – NHRA PHOTO

 

– Langdon wins at 1,000th TF race

– Prock sweeps FC four-wide in April

– Glenn’s second straight PS victory comes on holeshot

– M. Smith gets PSM win at home track

CHARLOTTE (April 27, 2025) – Shawn Langdon won the 1,000th Top Fuel
race in NHRA history on Sunday at zMAX Dragway, defeating Tony Stewart,
Justin Ashley and reigning world champion Antron Brown in the final quad
at the 15th annual American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.

Austin Prock (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro
Stock Motorcycle) also won the fifth of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA
Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.

In the championship round, Langdon powered to a run of 3.714-seconds at
330.63 mph in his 11,000-horsepower Future Energy Solutions dragster to
hold off Ashley at the finish line. Langdon, who remained in the points
lead, won for the second time this season for Kalitta Motorsports and
21st time in his career, picking a special milestone victory in the
process.

The legendary Don Garlits, who won the first-ever Top Fuel race at the
1963 NHRA Winternationals, was at the top end to hand the special
1,000th Top Fuel race trophy to Langdon, who was sure to take in the
memorable and historic moment. The former Top Fuel world champion has
been stellar to open 2025, advancing to three finals in the first five
races and he had a spectacular car this weekend.

He qualified second with a 3.665 – running 300-mph to the eighth-mile
– and then won both quads to advance to the final round. Langdon was
the only driver to reach 3.71 on Sunday and the reward was a significant
one in his standout career.

“To be honest with you, coming into the weekend I was asked about
racing in the 1,000th event and all that, and I just thought I’d treat
it like any other event. That way, any situation, everything’s the same
because you just treat everything the same. But I’m not going to lie,
rolling around the corner, and I see ‘Big Daddy’ there, there was
this realization of what transpired and obviously it’s a great
feeling,” Langdon said. “It’s something that I know years down the
road I’ll be very proud of that.”

“Honestly, the competition so tough, really, so it’s not like you
really get any easy rounds. In the final. with Tony, he’s been having a
great year, and then obviously, Antron, the champ, and Justin Ashley,
the best leaver of the class, hands down. So, when I’m in that
situation, it’s like I got to step it up, and I the problem was I went
the other way, except I felt like I tried a little too hard. But the
about being part of great team is they carry you when you miss the tree
a little bit.”

Ashley finished as the runner-up for the first time this season, while
Stewart, who won the four-wide race in Las Vegas, stayed second in
points.

Funny Car’s Austin Prock continued to dominate the four-wide ranks,
sweeping both in April after a massive run of 3.870 at 332.92 in the
final round in his 12,000-horsepower Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS to
defeat Ron Capps, Matt Hagan and Alexis DeJoria. Prock has won the
four-wide race in both Top Fuel and now Funny Car at zMAX Dragway,
showcasing last year’s championship form the past two events.

Prock won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge on Saturday and was on
another level on Sunday, going low in each round and winning the first
two quads. He quickly chased down defending event winner Hagan and Capps
in the finals, as his 3.870 was easily the quickest run in eliminations.
It’s the second straight win for Prock, who moved into the points
lead, and the 14th in his young career.

Dating back to last season, Prock now has 10 Funny Car wins over the
last 25 races, an impressive feat in the loaded category.

“It’s a great day. Anytime you’re holding one of these Wallys, it’s a
great day,” Prock said. “The Prock Rocket bailed me out there in the
finals. I had my worst light of the weekend, so it’s just great to be
driving this Cornwall Chevrolet SS, especially that round there. We had
a lot of difficult scenarios with this race car, but my dad and brother
and Nate Hildahl and the whole Cornwell Tools team did their homework
all week and got the thing dialed in and made a killer run there in the
final. That was a jaw dropper.

“It was awesome to see [Rick Hendrick] down there at the top end. That
was the last thing I expected and when I saw him, I just lit up. That
was a pretty cool celebration down there with him, and then got a photo
with him and the Wally and then got another one with Don Garlits. I
mean, what a day. Those are pictures you dream of and to do them
back-to-back within a few minutes of each other, that was really
special.”

Capps finished as the runner-up for the second time this season.

Dallas Glenn was nearly perfect in the Pro Stock final round and he
needed every bit of his incredible .002 reaction time, holding off Greg
Anderson and picking up his second straight victory with a run of 6.495
at 212.69 in his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro. Anderson went a
blistering 6.472 at 212.13 in the finals, but Glenn had enough to hold
off the reigning champion and pick up the 200th victory for KB Titan
Racing.

It’s also the third victory this season for Glenn and the 16th in his
career, as he and Anderson continue to hold a firm advantage over
everyone else in the Pro Stock category. The duo has won the last six
races in the category, with each claiming three, and both were the
dominant cars on Sunday as well. Glenn went a stout 6.481 in the opening
round, won his quad in both rounds and treated fans to a thrilling duel
in the championship round to claim a milestone victory for his team.

“I did my job the best I could but the car did its job, too,” Glenn
said. “It’s still the engine guys and crew chiefs that did a
fantastic job all day. We got back from Las Vegas and they tore all the
engines apart and didn’t finish until this Thursday at 9 p.m. They
worked every day. That’s the reason why we run well.

“I just get to sit in car and try to do the best I can. In four-wide
races, you don’t have to be best until final and then you can throw
the kitchen sink at it, and that’s what we did. When I left I thought
I might have red-lighted but I’m glad I didn’t. I know Greg
[Anderson] really wanted to win with [NASCAR team owner] Rick Hendrick
here but I’m happy to be the 200th winner for the KB Titan team. That
shows just how special this team is.”

Glenn also moved into the points lead over Anderson, who reached the
final round for the fourth time in 2025.

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Matt Smith had the last laugh of the weekend,
getting his first victory of the season on his Denso Auto Parts Buell
with a run of 6.736 at 202.91 to hold off the likes of Gaige Herrera,
Richard Gadson and Steve Johnson. Herrera was the No. 1 qualifier and
Gadson won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge on Saturday, but it was
the veteran and six-time world champion who prevailed in the end at his
home track.

He left the starting line first with a strong .014 reaction time and
then had the quickest run in the quad, holding off Gadson’s 6.738 and
Herrera’s 6.747 to win for the 42nd time in his career. Smith ran well
on Saturday and that carried over to eliminations, where the longtime
standout was on his game over all three rounds.

“This has been a long weekend. We had a lot of gremlins in our
pits,” Smith said. “This morning, we cranked my bike up and it
started squeaking. We have another engine called ‘Old Faithful,’ so
we put in a new engine and it went smoothly after that.

“Hats off to my team. I can’t say enough about my crew guys.
Everyone helps but it’s a lot of work to run four bikes with three
mechanics. I do the fuel maps and clutches and I also get to ride, but
it’s a lot of work. I’m on the positive side now. I had 41 wins and
41 runner-up finishes. Now, I’m 42 and 41 so at least I’m on the
positive side now.”

Gadson finished as the runner-up, while Smith moved into the points lead
over Herrera.

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action May 15-18
with the 25th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals
presented by PEAK at Route 66 Raceway in Chicago.

***

CONCORD, N.C. — Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories
at the 15th annual American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMax
Dragway. The race is the fifth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods
Drag Racing Series.

TOP FUEL:

1. Shawn Langdon; 2. Justin Ashley; 3. Tony Stewart; 4. Antron Brown; 5.
Brittany Force; 6. Doug Foley; 7. Steve Torrence; 8. Steve Torrence; 9.
Ida Zetterstrom; 10. Doug Kalitta; 11. Todd Paton; 12. Shawn Reed; 13.
Scott Farley; 14. Lex Joon; 15. Spencer Massey; 16. Clay Millican.

FUNNY CAR:

1. Austin Prock; 2. Ron Capps; 3. Matt Hagan; 4. Alexis DeJoria; 5.
Hunter Green; 6. Dave

Richards; 7. J.R. Todd; 8. Chad Green; 9. Buddy Hull; 10. Daniel
Wilkerson; 11. Paul Lee; 12. Jack Beckman; 13. Bob Tasca III; 14. Cruz
Pedregon; 15. Bobby Bode; 16. Spencer Hyde.

PRO STOCK:

1. Dallas Glenn; 2. Greg Anderson; 3. Matt Hartford; 4. Eric Latino; 5.
Erica Enders; 6. Chris McGaha; 7. Cory Reed; 8. Brandon Foster; 9. Mason
McGaha; 10. Cody Coughlin; 11. Kenny Delco; 12. Jeg Coughlin; 13. Deric
Kramer; 14. Greg Stanfield; 15. Matt Latino; 16. Troy Coughlin Jr..

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

1. Matt Smith; 2. Richard Gadson; 3. Gaige Herrera; 4. Steve Johnson; 5.
Chase Van Sant; 6. Marc Ingwersen; 7. Kelly Clontz; 8. Hector Arana Jr;
9. Angie Smith; 10. John Hall; 11. Ryan Oehler; 12. Jianna Evaristo; 13.
Chris Bostick; 14. Jerry Savoie.

PRO MODIFIED:

1. JR Gray; 2. Billy Banaka; 3. Alex Laughlin; 4. Mike Janis; 5. Rickie
Smith; 6. Lyle Barnett; 7. Jose Gonzalez; 8. Dwayne Wolfe; 9. Sidnei
Frigo; 10. Mike Stavrinos; 11. Justin Bond; 12. Mason Wright; 13. Stan
Shelton; 14. Khalid alBalooshi; 15. Jordan Lazic; 16. Travis Harvey.

CONCORD, N.C. — Sunday’s final results from the 15th annual American
Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway. The race is the fifth
of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:

Top Fuel — Shawn Langdon, 3.714 seconds, 330.63 mph def. Justin Ashley,
3.776 seconds, 329.99 mph and Tony Stewart, 3.792 seconds, 309.06 mph
and Antron Brown, 5.441 seconds, 136.39 mph;

Funny Car — Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.870, 332.92 def. Ron Capps,
Toyota GR Supra, 3.920, 327.51 and Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.939,
329.10 and Alexis DeJoria, Charger, 3.933, 327.98;

Pro Stock — Dallas Glenn, Chevy Camaro, 6.495, 212.69 def. Greg
Anderson, Camaro, 6.472, 212.13 and Matt Hartford, Camaro, 8.825, 112.01
and Eric Latino, Camaro, foul;

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Matt Smith, Buell, 6.736, 202.91 def. Richard
Gadson, Suzuki, 6.738, 201.37 and Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.747, 201.13
and Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.799, 196.62;

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Sean Bellemeur, Chevy Camaro, 5.390, 272.06
def. Chip Beverett, Camaro, 5.512, 263.62 and Bob McCosh, Chevy Camero,
5.499, 265.06 and Madison Gordon, Camaro, 9.512, 90.98;

Top Alcohol Dragster — Brandon Greco, 5.241, 273.11 def. Kelly
Kundratic, 5.496, 264.55 and James Stevens, 5.712, 262.49 and McKenna
Bold, 8.719, 122.05;

Pro Modified — JR Gray, Chevy Camaro, 5.656, 255.73 def. Billy Banaka,
Camaro, 5.705, 249.06 and Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 5.694, 250.18 and Mike
Janis, Ford Mustang, 9.823, 89.70;

Mountain Motor Pro Stock — Brad Waddle, Ford Mustang, 6.320, 222.95
def. John Pluchino, Mustang, 13.336, 65.24.

Factory Stock Showdown — Jonathan Allegrucci, Ford Mustang, 7.719,
178.28 def. Mark Pawuk, Dodge Challenger, 7.755, 178.66 and Tony Scott
Jr, Chevy Camaro, 7.899, 178.64 and Raymond Nash, Challenger, 14.056,
75.82;

Factory X — Lenny Lottig, Chevy Camaro, 6.892, 199.11 def. Jesse
Alexandra, Camaro, 7.241, 161.42.

CONCORD, N.C. — Final round-by-round results from the 15th annual
American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway, the fifth of
20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:

TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE — Doug Foley, 3.775, 320.58 and Antron Brown, 4.999, 207.56
def. Shawn Reed, 5.811, 113.20 and Clay Millican, broke; Justin Ashley,
3.749, 332.02 and Brittany Force, 4.044, 276.35 def. Todd Paton, 4.020,
259.41 and Spencer Massey, 9.855, 78.37; Shawn Langdon, 3.728, 333.25
and Josh Hart, 3.755, 332.34 def. Ida Zetterstrom, 3.753, 330.55 and
Scott Farley, 4.260, 192.96; Steve Torrence, 3.747, 335.65 and Tony
Stewart, 3.774, 325.53 def. Doug Kalitta, 3.755, 328.46 and Lex Joon,
8.651,

84.90; TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE — Doug Foley, 3.775, 320.58 and Antron Brown, 4.999, 207.56
def. Shawn Reed, 5.811, 113.20 and Clay Millican, broke; Justin Ashley,
3.749, 332.02 and Brittany Force, 4.044, 276.35 def. Todd Paton, 4.020,
259.41 and Spencer Massey, 9.855, 78.37; Shawn Langdon, 3.728, 333.25
and Josh Hart, 3.755, 332.34 def. Ida Zetterstrom, 3.753, 330.55 and
Scott Farley, 4.260, 192.96; Steve Torrence, 3.747, 335.65 and Tony
Stewart, 3.774, 325.53 def. Doug Kalitta, 3.755, 328.46 and Lex Joon,
8.651,

84.90; SEMIFINALS — Brown, 3.751, 334.24 and Stewart, 3.760, 323.35
def. Foley, 3.850, 316.38 and Torrence, 3.961, 311.56; Langdon, 3.773,
331.45 and Ashley, 3.781, 328.78 def. Force, 3.834, 322.81 and Hart,
6.727, 94.39; FINAL — Langdon, 3.714, 330.63 def. Ashley, 3.776,
329.99, Stewart, 3.792, 309.06 and Brown, 5.441, 136.39.

FUNNY CAR:

ROUND ONE — J.R. Todd, Toyota GR Supra, 3.942, 329.50 and Hunter Green,
Dodge Charger, 3.969, 318.39 def. Daniel Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.078,
281.25 and Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.119, 272.78; Matt Hagan, Charger,
3.939, 331.28 and Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.439, 306.26 def. Paul Lee,
Charger, 4.469, 189.39 and Bobby Bode, GR Supra, 8.190, 91.64; Austin
Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.902, 330.96 and Ron Capps, GR Supra, 3.936,
328.22 def. Buddy Hull, Charger, 4.020, 320.43 and Cruz Pedregon,
Charger, 4.339, 204.51; Chad Green, Mustang, 3.973, 292.65 and Alexis
DeJoria, Charger, 4.012, 297.16 def. Jack Beckman, Camaro, 4.934, 178.19
and Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 11.492, 48.22; SEMIFINALS — Hagan, 3.962,
325.77 and DeJoria, 5.115, 147.20 def. Richards, 10.378, 88.51 and C.
Green, 4.574, 218.37; Prock, 3.930, 327.59 and Capps, 3.945, 325.77 def.
H. Green, 4.073, 281.89 and Todd, 3.980, 327.59; FINAL — Prock, 3.870,
332.92 def. Capps, 3.920, 327.51, Hagan, 3.939, 329.10 and DeJoria,

3.933, 327.98.

PRO STOCK:

ROUND ONE — Cory Reed, Chevy Camaro, 6.513, 211.83 and Eric Latino,
Camaro, 6.549, 209.69 def. Cody Coughlin, Camaro, 8.527, 132.75 and Troy
Coughlin Jr., Camaro, DQ; Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.566, 210.67 and Matt
Hartford, Camaro, 6.557, 212.66 def. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 11.171, 95.44
and Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 13.860, 68.95; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.487,
212.46 and Brandon Foster, Camaro, 6.595, 208.81 def. Kenny Delco,
Camaro, 9.148, 101.48 and Deric Kramer, Camaro, 13.083, 67.37; Dallas

Glenn, Camaro, 6.481, 213.13 and Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.526, 210.21
def. Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.547, 211.13 and Matt Latino, Camaro,
14.119, 61.11; SEMIFINALS — Anderson, 6.512, 211.96 and Hartford,
6.533, 213.23 def. C. McGaha, 7.045, 205.35 and Foster, 12.502, 69.74;
Glenn, 6.519, 211.86 and E. Latino, 6.523, 210.57 def. Enders, 6.559,
210.60 and Reed, 6.547, 211.66; FINAL — Glenn, 6.495, 212.69 def.
Anderson, 6.472, 212.13, Hartford, 8.825, 112.01 and E. Latino, foul.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

ROUND ONE — Steve Johnson, Suzuki Hayabusa, 6.798, 196.90 and Marc
Ingwersen, EBR, 6.866, 197.51 def. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 6.890, 195.45 and
Jerry Savoie, broke; Matt Smith, Buell 1190RX, 6.752, 202.18 and Chase
Van Sant, Suzuki TL, 6.799, 199.08 def. Angie Smith, 1190RX, 6.791,
198.79 and Chris Bostick, Hayabusa, 6.847, 194.30; Kelly Clontz, TL,
6.891, 197.45 and Richard Gadson, Hayabusa, 9.393, 89.97 def. Jianna
Evaristo, 1190RX, broke and Gaige Herrera, Hayabusa, 6.728, 201.70 and
Hector Arana Jr, EBR, 6.825, 199.49 def. John Hall, Beull 1190RX, 6.797,
200.02; SEMIFINALS — M. Smith, 6.737, 203.16 and Gadson, 6.762, 200.62
def. Van Sant, 6.815, 197.91 and Clontz, 6.810, 196.87; Herrera, 6.762,
200.17 and Johnson, 6.806, 196.19 def. Ingwersen, 6.884, 195.59 and
Arana Jr, 6.997, 162.08; FINAL — M. Smith, 6.736, 202.91 def. Gadson,
6.738, 201.37, Herrera, 6.747, 201.13 and Johnson, 6.799, 196.62.

CONCORD, N.C. — Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional
categories following the 15th annual American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide
Nationals at zMax Dragway, the fifth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission
Foods Drag Racing Series –

Top Fuel

1. Shawn Langdon, 451; 2. Tony Stewart, 392; 3. Antron Brown, 389; 4.
Doug Kalitta, 330; 5. Brittany Force, 301; 6. Justin Ashley, 289; 7.
Jasmine Salinas, 271; 8. Clay Millican, 262; 9. Steve Torrence, 228; 10.
Josh Hart, 225.

Funny Car

1. Austin Prock, 413; 2. Paul Lee, 354; 3. Matt Hagan, 343; 4. Jack
Beckman, 333; 5. Ron Capps, 292; 6. Chad Green, 266; 7. Daniel
Wilkerson, 251; 8. (tie) Cruz Pedregon, 213; 9. (tie) J.R. Todd, 215;
10. Bob Tasca III, 219.

Pro Stock

1. (tie) Greg Anderson, 550; 2. Dallas Glenn, 561; 3. Matt Hartford,
363; 4. Cory Reed, 316; 5. Eric Latino, 250; 6. Deric Kramer, 236; 7.
Mason McGaha, 222; 8. Jeg Coughlin, 219; 9. Aaron Stanfield, 182; 10.
Matt Latino, 167.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Matt Smith, 232; 2. Gaige Herrera, 217; 3. Richard Gadson, 158; 4.
Chase Van Sant, 126; 5. Angie Smith, 112; 6. Kelly Clontz, 105; 7. (tie)
Marc Ingwersen, 88; 8. Steve Johnson, 95; 9. Jianna Evaristo, 86; 10.
John Hall, 85.

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