The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season was the 70th season of the National Hot Rod Association's top drag racing competition.
The season schedule was announced on July 10, 2024.National Hot Rod Association, "NHRA announces 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule", Retrieved November 12, 2024. This season featured the 60th anniversary of the NHRA Finals. The NHRA hosted 20 national events, with 19 hosting professional classes, with the NHRA Finals being exclusively for lower-tier sportsman classes due to the weather. Top Fuel and Funny Car competed at 19 national events. Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle will compete at 17 and 14 events, respectively. There was also All-Star Call Out races, which are based on a format used by the Discovery television program Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings, where the drivers select their opponents in early rounds.
The Arizona Nationals & Winternationals switched spots on the schedule for this particular season outside of that the schedule was unchanged from the 2024 season. The event at Virginia Motorsports Park had a modified to a two-day format with all 3 qualifying sessions taking place on Saturday very similar to the prior season.
The 2025 season was also the first since 1971 to begin a brand new season without John Force behind the wheel of a Funny Car, as he is still recovering from his crash in Virginia in 2024, with Jack Beckman running the PEAK Funny Car full time for the season. Force would later announce his retirement from driving on November 13, 2025, during the NHRA Finals. Tony Schumacher also began the season without a ride, as he joined Rick Ware Racing a few days before the Gatornationals, leaving little time to put a team together for him at the event. Blake Alexander joined Chad Green Motorsports in Funny Car, starting a second team under CGM, to be shared with Hunter Green. Replacing him on Jim Head's team is former Pro Mod driver Spencer Hyde. JCM Racing announced an all-female nitro team made up of Alexis DeJoria and Ida Zetterström in Funny Car and Top Fuel, respectively. Part-time driver Bobby Bode III began the season in DeJoria's former car. In Pro Stock, Greg Stanfield announced a full-time return driving for Elite Motorsports.
Schedule the schedule released on July 10, 2024, with categories on December 11, 2024.
2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series ScheduleDateRaceSiteTV WinnersTop FuelFunny CarPro StockPro Stock MotorcycleMarch 6–9Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville Raceway Gainesville, FloridaFS1Antron Brown (1)Chad Green (1)Dallas Glenn (1)Gaige Herrera (1)March 21–23NHRA Arizona NationalsFirebird Motorsports Park Chandler, ArizonaShawn Langdon (1)Paul Lee (1)Greg Anderson (1)N/AMarch 27–30Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals TFCOIn-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Pomona, CaliforniaClay Millican (1)Jack Beckman (1)Greg Anderson (2)N/AApril 11–13NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 LanesLas Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NevadaTony Stewart (1)Austin Prock (1)Dallas Glenn (2)N/AApril 25–27American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes zMAX Dragway Concord, North CarolinaShawn Langdon (2)Austin Prock (2)Dallas Glenn (3)Matt Smith (1)May 16–18Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals Presented By PEAKRoute 66 Raceway Joliet, IllinoisTony Stewart (2)Jack Beckman (2)N/AGaige Herrera(2) May 30–June 1NHRA New England NationalsNew England Dragway Epping, New HampshireFOXBrittany Force (1)J.R Todd (1)Greg Anderson (3)N/AJune 6–8Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley NationalsBristol Dragway Bristol, TennesseeFS1Steve Torrence (1)Ron Capps (1)Greg Anderson (4)Richard Gadson (1)June 20–22American Rebel Light Virginia NHRA NationalsVirginia Motorsports Park Dinwiddie, VirginiaFOXJustin Ashley (1) Austin Prock (3)N/AGaige Herrera (3)June 26–29Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals PSCO Summit Motorsports Park Norwalk, OhioJustin Ashley (2)Austin Prock (4)Cory Reed (1)John Hall (1)July 18–20Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest NationalsPacific Raceways Kent, WashingtonShawn Langdon (3)Matt Hagan (1)Dallas Glenn (4)Gaige Herrera (4)July 25–27DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals Presented By PowerEdge PSMCOSonoma Raceway Sonoma, CaliforniaFS1Doug Kalitta (1)Austin Prock (5)Greg Stanfield (1)Richard Gadson (2)August 14–17Lucas Oil NHRA NationalsBrainerd International Raceway Brainerd, MinnesotaFOXDoug Kalitta (2)Austin Prock (6)Greg Anderson (5)N/AAugust 27–September 1Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals 1.5 FCCOLucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Brownsburg, IndianaFS1 and FOXJustin Ashley (3)Austin Prock (7)Erica Enders (1)Gaige Herrera (5)Countdown to the ChampionshipSeptember 11–14NHRA Reading Nationals Presented By Nitro FishMaple Grove Raceway Mohnton, PennsylvaniaFS1Shawn Reed (1)Cruz Pedregon (1)Dallas Glenn (5)John Hall (2)September 19–21NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals 4 LaneszMAX Dragway Concord, North CarolinaFS1Justin Ashley (4)Austin Prock (8)Dallas Glenn (6)Richard Gadson (3)September 26–28NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest NationalsWorld Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway Madison, IllinoisFS1Doug Kalitta (3)Matt Hagan (2)Greg Anderson (6)Gaige Herrera (6)October 9–12Texas NHRA FallNationalsTexas Motorplex Ennis, TexasFOXDoug Kalitta (4)Austin Prock (9)Dallas Glenn (7)Richard Gadson (4)October 30–November 2Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals Powered By Direct ConnectionLas Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NevadaFS1Brittany Force (2)Matt Hagan (3)Dallas Glenn (8)Gaige Herrera (7)November 13-16In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals 1.5 In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Pomona, California N/A N/A N/A N/A
Schedule Changes
Pomona 1 and Phoenix swapped dates from the 2024 season, making Phoenix the 2nd race of the year and Pomona 1 the third. Pomona 2 became a national event exclusively for sportsman cars because of weather.
Additional rules for specially marked races 4 Lanes: The National events in both Las Vegas (spring only) and Charlotte will compete with cars on four lanes. All cars will qualify on each lane as all four lanes will be used in qualifying. Three rounds with cars using all four lanes. In Rounds One and Two, the top two drivers (of four) will advance to the next round. The pairings are set as follows: Race One: 1, 8, 9, 16 Race Two: 4, 5, 12, 13 Race Three: 2, 7, 10, 15 Race Four: 3, 6, 11, 14 Semifinal One: Top two in Race One and Race Two Semifinal Two: Top two in Race Three and Race Four Finals: Top two in Semifinal One and Semifinal Two Lane choice determined by times in previous round. In first round, lane choice determined by fastest times. Drivers who advance in Rounds One and Two will receive 20 points for each round advancement. In Round Three, the winner of the race will be declared the race winner and will collect 40 points. The runner-up will receive 20 points. Third and fourth place drivers will be credited as semifinal losers.
1.5: The U.S. Nationals and In-N-Out Burger Finals will have their race points increased by 50% . Drivers who qualify but are eliminated in the first round receive 30 points, and each round win is worth 30 points. The top four receive 10, 9, 8, and 7 points, respectively, for qualifying positions, with the 5–6 drivers receiving 6 points, 7–8 drivers receiving 5 points, 9–12 receiving 4 points, and 13–16 receiving 3 points. Also, the top four, not three, drivers after each session receive points for fastest times in each round (4-3-2-1).
TF/FC/PS/PSM CO: All-Star Call Out competition for that category.
Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge The Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge is a collaboration between NHRA and Mission Foods, introduced in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. The challenge spices up Saturday qualifying schedule at regular-season events. Semifinalists from the previous race compete anew, culminating in a final during the last qualifying session. Winners gain a purse, as well as bonus points. At the U. S. Nationals (Monday finals), the event takes place on Saturday.
Bonus points are awarded as follows: Winner (3) Runner-up (2) Quickest losing semifinalist (1)
Bonus points earned from the challenge will be added to a driver’s total points at the start of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
2025 Mission #2FAST2TASTY Challenge Schedule Date Race WinnersTop Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock Pro Stock Motorcycle March 22 NHRA Arizona Nationals Shawn Langdon (1) Ron Capps (1) Jeg Coughlin Jr. (1)N/A March 29 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Shawn Langdon (2) Jack Beckman (1) Matt Hartford (1) N/A April 12 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals (Las Vegas) Doug Kalitta (1) Spencer Hyde (1) Dallas Glenn (1)N/A April 26 American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals (Concord) Doug Kalitta (2) Austin Prock (1) Matt Hartford (2) Richard Gadson (1) May 17 Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals Presented By PEAK Shawn Langdon (3) Matt Hagan (1)N/A Gaige Herrera (1) May 31 NHRA New England Nationals Doug Kalitta (3) Jack Beckman (2) Matt Hartford (3)N/A June 7 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Tony Stewart (1) J.R. Todd (1) Aaron Stanfield (1) Gaige Herrera (2) June 21 American Rebel Light Virginia NHRA Nationals Steve Torrence (1) Daniel Wilkerson (1)N/A Brayden Davis (1) June 28 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Doug Kalitta (4) Daniel Wilkerson (2) ASCO Gaige Herrera (3) July 19 Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals Shawn Langdon (4) Austin Prock (2) Dallas Glenn (2) John Hall (1) July 26 DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals Presented By PowerEdge Brittany Force (1) Ron Capps (2) Dallas Glenn (3) ASCO August 16 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Shawn Langdon(5) Jack Beckman(3) Greg Anderson(1) N/A August 30 Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Doug Kalitta (5) J.R. Todd (2) Greg Anderson (2) Richard Gadson (2) Overall Winners Doug Kalitta Matt Hagan Greg AndersonGaige Herrera
References
External links Official website