BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 17, 2025) – Funny Car points leader Austin Prock rolled to his second straight win of the season at Brainerd International Raceway, defeating J.R. Todd in the final round of the 43rd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals and putting the reigning world champion on the verge of the regular-season championship.
Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also won the 13th of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
In the championship round on Sunday, Prock went a blistering 3.907-seconds at 321.50 mph in his 12,000-horsepower Cornwell Quality Tools Chevrolet SS, easily dispatching Todd, who ran into tire smoke early in the run.
With a commanding 242-point advantage over John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman, Prock will clinch the first NHRA regular-season championship – and the $150,000 prize – during qualifying at the world’s biggest drag race, the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indy.
It will mark yet another impressive honor for Prock, who now has six wins in 13 races this season and 14 since moving to the Funny Car ranks at the start of last year. On Sunday, Prock was stellar on the starting line, averaging a .047 reaction time during eliminations, including a brilliant .043 in the final round. He defeated Jim Campbell, Matt Hagan and Chad Green to reach the finals en route to his first career victory at Brainerd International Raceway.
“That was huge,” Prock said. “Last year, I got beat on a holeshot and that’s something you never want to do.”
In Top Fuel, Kalitta continued his own hot streak as well, winning his second straight race in 2025 after going 3.670 at 338.77 in his 12,000-horsepower Mac Tools dragster to power past Clay Millican in the final round.
It was a milestone victory for the veteran as well, as it gave Kalitta Motorsports its 100th overall Top Fuel win – and the third straight in the category for the team in the process.
“This car has been a pleasure to drive,” said Kalitta, who won for the first time in Brainerd since 2005. “AJ [crew chief Alan Johnson] had it dialed in. It’s just a matter of putting it together the same way every time.”
Pro Stock’s Anderson enjoyed an absolutely flawless weekend and the reigning world champion finished it in style, defeating KB Titan Racing teammate and points leader Dallas Glenn in the final round with a run of 6.551 at 206.86 in his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro.
“It was flawless,” Anderson said. “Every time down the track, the car was low E.T. of the session or each round on race day,” Anderson said. “I can’t thank my guys enough. The car was a pleasure to drive. I am a lucky man.”
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action Aug. 27-Sept. 1 with the 71st annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action Aug. 27-Sept. 1 with the 71st annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.