The 13th annual NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto rolls into New England Dragway in Epping, N.H., June 5-7 – the eighth of 20 races on NHRA’s 75th-anniversary Mission Foods schedule, the second leg of the Eastern Swing that opened last weekend at the inaugural Potomac Nationals, and the centerpiece of New England Dragway’s own 60th-anniversary season. Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock are on the championship clock. The track records that Doug Kalitta, Brittany Force, and Greg Anderson rewrote in June 2025 are still standing – for now. This page is the Drag Illustrated hub for storylines, schedule, TV times, records, and coverage as the weekend unfolds.
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Storylines Heading In
Greg Anderson chases No. 4 at his Epping happy place – Dallas Glenn keeps the seat warm
Nobody on the active Pro Stock roster owns New England Dragway like Greg Anderson. He has three wins here, holds both ends of the track record (6.469 seconds set in June 2025; 214.72 mph from 2015), and rolls into Epping off career win No. 114 at the Potomac Nationals last weekend – the winningest driver in Pro Stock history adding another to the ledger. The HendrickCars.com Chevrolet is locked in. The complication: Anderson’s KB Titan Racing teammate Dallas Glenn is the current Pro Stock points leader. Erica Enders, Aaron Stanfield, Matt Hartford, and Greg Stanfield are all credible threats. Anderson is chasing back-to-back wins to open the swing, a fourth Wally on a track he has carved up for two decades, and a 75th-anniversary diamond Wally on top of it.
Shawn Langdon goes for four in a row – and reigning champ Kalitta is right behind him
Shawn Langdon is on the kind of run that defines a Top Fuel season. Three straight wins. The Potomac final by 0.0002 seconds over teammate Doug Kalitta. The 345.00-mph national speed record at Valdosta in May. Now he’s after a fourth in a row at a track where his Kalitta Air teammate owns the ET record (3.646, June ’25). The defending New England winner, Brittany Force, brings the speed-record car (her 341.42 mph from June ’25). Tony Stewart – the 2025 Epping runner-up – is back. Justin Ashley is on the league-of-his-own form line that DI featured last month. Leah Pruett, Antron Brown, Josh Hart, and Clay Millican round out the firepower. If anyone is going to break Langdon’s streak, this is the weekend to do it.
Chad Green, bproauto, and the chance to become 2026’s first three-time Funny Car winner
Approaching 100 career Funny Car starts, Chad Green is having the best season of his career – Gainesville and Chicago winner, sitting third in a loaded Funny Car points race, and rolling into Epping with a brand-new bproauto livery on the Chad Green Motorsports Ford Mustang at his sponsor’s race. Green and reigning Funny Car points leader Ron Capps both have two wins on the year. A New England trophy makes Green the first three-time winner in the category in 2026.
The new bproauto livery looks so good on the track and we are ready to hit the New England Nationals with the blue, orange and white colors. The brand fits perfectly with the NHRA fanbase and our goal is put the CGM bproauto machine in the winner’s circle.
– Chad Green
Hagan goes for No. 5 at his most prolific stop – and the whole Funny Car field is loaded
Matt Hagan has four wins at New England Dragway – more than any other active Funny Car driver – and rolls into the weekend with momentum after a deep run at Potomac. The Tony Stewart Racing Dodge has been on the short list every Sunday this season. Leah Pruett is right alongside him as the TSR camp looks to make Epping a two-car celebration. The rest of the field reads like a championship roster: defending Epping winner J.R. Todd (second in points), back-to-back world champion Austin Prock (fresh off his first Funny Car win in Tasca Racing colors at Potomac), Georgia winner Jordan Vandergriff, Jack Beckman, and Alexis DeJoria. Sunday will not be quiet.
Eighth of 20 – the standings start to harden
Epping is the eighth race of NHRA’s 20-race 75th-anniversary season. The Countdown cut isn’t here yet, but the math is starting to lean on every team that hasn’t strung wins together. Top Fuel has been a Langdon-Prock-Brown stretch with Kalitta and Ashley breathing down the leader’s neck; Funny Car has spread wins across multiple camps with Capps, Green, and Prock all in the mix; Pro Stock keeps coming back to KB Titan Racing. Watch the points reports after Sunday – this is the weekend the leaderboards start telling the second half of the season’s story.
Schedule
| Day | Session | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 5 | NHRA Lucas Oil Series qualifying | 9:30 a.m. |
| Friday, June 5 | NHRA Mission Foods qualifying (Q1) | 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday, June 5 | NHRA Mission Foods qualifying (Q2) | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 6 | NHRA Lucas Oil Series eliminations | 9:30 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 6 | NHRA Mission Foods qualifying (Q3) | 12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 6 | NHRA Mission Foods qualifying (Q4) | 3:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, June 7 | NHRA Mission Foods eliminations | 11:00 a.m. |
Television
| Day | Network | Coverage | Window (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 5 | FS1 | Qualifying (1.5 hrs) | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, June 7 | FS1 | Qualifying (1 hr) | 12:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, June 7 | FOX | Finals (3 hrs) | 3:00 p.m. |
Track & National Records
New England Dragway Track Records
| Class | ET | MPH |
|---|---|---|
| Top Fuel | 3.646 – Doug Kalitta (June ’25) | 341.42 – Brittany Force (June ’25) |
| Funny Car | 3.822 – Robert Hight (June ’17) | 336.74 – Robert Hight (June ’17) |
| Pro Stock | 6.469 – Greg Anderson (June ’25) | 214.72 – Greg Anderson (June ’15) |
NHRA National Records
| Class | ET | MPH |
|---|---|---|
| Top Fuel | 3.623 – Brittany Force, Sept. ’19, Reading, Pa. | 345.00 – Shawn Langdon, May ’26, Valdosta, Ga. |
| Funny Car | 3.793 – Robert Hight, Aug. ’17, Brainerd | 341.68 – Austin Prock, Nov. ’24, Pomona, Calif. |
| Pro Stock | 6.443 – Greg Anderson, March ’25, Gainesville | 215.55 – Erica Enders, May ’14, Englishtown, N.J. |
2025 Event Winners & Active Win Leaders
| Class | 2025 Winner | 2025 Mission #2Fast2Tasty | Most Active Wins at Epping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Fuel | Brittany Force | Doug Kalitta | Tony Schumacher (2) |
| Funny Car | J.R. Todd | Jack Beckman | Matt Hagan (4) |
| Pro Stock | Greg Anderson | Matt Hartford | Greg Anderson (3) |
Fan Experience & 75th/60th Anniversary
This weekend doubles as a milestone for NHRA (75th anniversary season) and New England Dragway (60th anniversary year). The Sunday winners take home 75th-anniversary diamond Wallys. Other highlights on tap:
- Friday flag giveaway – the first 3,000 fans through the gates receive a free limited-edition NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto flag honoring both anniversaries.
- Tasca Cobra Jet feature with Funny Car team owner Bob Tasca III on display.
- NHRA Lucas Oil Series sportsman racing and popular snowmobile categories on the schedule alongside the pro card.
- SealMaster Track Walk and pre-race ceremonies Sunday introducing every driver chasing a Wally.
- Pit pass access, Nitro Alley, and the Manufacturers Midway open to fans all weekend.
Drag Illustrated Coverage
Drag Illustrated stories with New England Nationals context – from Eastern Swing pre-race reads to Potomac form lines that carry into Epping. This list grows as the weekend progresses.
- Pruett, Hagan Ready for Second Stop of NHRA “Eastern Swing” at New England Dragway – Tony Stewart Racing rolls into Epping with Hagan chasing a fifth New England win and Pruett looking to build on a strong Potomac.
- Funny Car’s Chad Green Focused on More Success at NHRA New England Nationals Presented by bproauto – Green debuts his new bproauto livery at his sponsor’s race; a Sunday win makes him 2026’s first three-time Funny Car winner.
- The Wes Buck Show, Ep. 427: Austin Prock & Angie Smith – Prock fresh off his first Funny Car win in Tasca colors at Potomac; Smith on the 200th NHRA Mission Foods victory by a woman.
- Prock, Langdon, G. Anderson, and A. Smith Win Inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals – The form lines coming out of Potomac. Three of the four winners headline the Epping field.
- Greg Anderson Takes HendrickCars.com Chevrolet to 114th Win of His Career at NHRA Potomac Nationals – Anderson on the win that set up his Epping return as the man to beat in Pro Stock.
- “Unconscious”: Justin Ashley is in a League of His Own – The DI feature on the Top Fuel driver who has emerged as one of the most consistent forces in nitro.
Photo Gallery
Photos load in as qualifying and eliminations roll on. Check back Friday night for the first wave.
Track Info
New England Dragway, Epping, N.H., is on Route 101 off Exit 8, an hour north of Boston and 20 minutes from Manchester. From I-95, take Exit 2 in New Hampshire west on Route 101 to Exit 8, then turn right. From I-93, take Exit 7 east on Route 101 to Exit 8, then turn left. From I-495, take Exit 51-B to Route 125 north, east on Route 101 to Exit 8, then turn left.
Tickets: Available online at NHRA.com/tickets. Children 12 and under are free in general admission with the purchase of an adult ticket.
Schedule, TV windows, and records sourced from the official NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto fact sheet and NHRA event press materials. Story will be updated through Sunday’s FOX finals window.
This story was originally published on June 4, 2026. 
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