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PRO STOCK’S GREG ANDERSON EYES MORE DALLAS SUCCESS AT TEXAS NHRA FALLNATIONALS
ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 9, 2025) – Reigning Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson earned another win two weeks ago in St. Louis and as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads to Dallas for the 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at the famed Texas Motorplex to close out the Stampede of Speed, he has his eye on another Dallas win and, potentially, another world title.
Anderson, the winningest Pro Stock driver in NHRA history, has 112 event wins to his credit, including most recently at World Wide Technology Raceway when he won the third race of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
Anderson and his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro team have won six races so far in 2025. With his sights set on a seventh championship, he is ready to return to Texas Motorplex in search of his seventh NHRA FallNationals title.
“Going to Dallas for me every year, just on its own is a confidence boost,” said Anderson. “I love racing there. I love everything about the week, everything about it is great. I have a blast there and I’ve won there a lot, and I would love to have my name on the bricks down there. It’s just a cool place for me.
“I think if you look back at history, you’ll probably find a whole lot of times the winner of that race ends up being a world champion. I don’t think that’s a coincidence. It’s a tough place to win and the cream has to rise to the top there, so I love racing at Dallas.”
In 2024, Justin Ashley (Top Fuel), Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all won the Wally and the coveted Texas Motorplex cowboy hat. For this year’s race, the winners will receive a special, one-time only navy cowboy hat to commemorate the special 40th anniversary of the event.
The event will be broadcast on FS1 and FOX, with eliminations taking place on FOX on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 2 or 4:30 p.m. ET, depending on local listings.
The race, the 18th of 20 this year, starts with a bang with two qualifying rounds on Friday and the highly-anticipated “JEGS Friday Night Live,” featuring the popular “Battle for the Saddle.” It puts more than $40,000 in bonus money on the line for drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle. The low qualifier under the lights on Friday night will net Top Fuel and Funny Car stars $15,000 each in bonus money, with $7,500 going to the quickest qualifier in Pro Stock and $5,000 in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
As part of the Friday night festivities, fans are encouraged to wear black and yellow as part of a special “Black and Yellow Bash,” adding another thrilling aspect to “JEGS Friday Night Live” and the weekend’s 40th anniversary celebration.
Anderson, who advanced to the final round last year against Coughlin, is the winningest Pro Stock driver at the famed Texas track. Another win this weekend will tie him with John Force for the most wins in Texas Motorplex history.
Anderson is currently second in the Pro Stock points standings, behind his KB Titan Racing teammate Dallas Glenn. Glenn kicked off the Countdown to the Championship with back-to-back wins in Reading and Charlotte. Anderson closed the point gap to 25 points. The duo has won all but three events this season.
“You can see how much I’m looking forward to it and this certainly is a confidence boost, but you have to go out there and race,” Anderson said. “You have to lock horns every round. First round to final round, you have to treat every round like a final round, and you have to execute. So, there’s no telling what’s going to happen the rest of the way, but it’s starting to feel good for our camp.”
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