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<\/p>\nFour-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown won the Right Trailers All-Star Callout in front of a sellout crowd on Saturday at Gainesville Raceway, defeating Clay Millican in the final round of the bonus race as part of this weekend\u2019s season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.<\/p>\n
Josh Hart (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), Cody Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Angie Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all qualified No. 1 at the first of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.<\/p>\n
Brown became the first two-time winner of the Callout, going 4.290-seconds at 258.76 mph in his 12,000-horsepower Matco Tools dragster to get past Millican. Both cars ran into trouble, but Brown recovered in time to take the win and the $80,000 bonus.<\/p>\n
Brown will now try to repeat last season\u2019s Gatornationals win, taking on Gary Pritchett to open eliminations.<\/p>\n
\u201cClay was right there and I got spoiled today,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThe car had a fast shake and I pedaled a little bit, and we were able to get it done. It\u2019s super exciting for us because in the offseason, we regrouped after last year and we want to revamp our program.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going to make tomorrow so tricky is, first round is going to be really good to the point it\u2019s going to be like our Friday night setup. So first round, you better watch who you got, and race who you got, and try to think about what kind of lap you can throw out to get the job done.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hart officially clinched his first career No. 1 qualifier, doing so in his debut with John Force Racing thanks to Friday\u2019s run of 3.658 at a track-record 340.30 in his 12,000-horsepower Burnyzz\/Speedmaster dragster. It was a special moment for Hart to do it at his home track, especially with the 340-mph run under his belt.<\/p>\n
Hart will open eliminations against Dan Mercier, looking for his first victory since his debut season in 2021.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fans are awesome,\u201d Hart said. \u201cThe energy is always good here. My wife always attends this race, so maybe it\u2019s just a level of comfort. It\u2019s the first place that I ever went down a drag strip. If I could figure out how to get that comfortable at all the other race tracks, maybe we could really chase a championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve literally broke every single one of my career bests already this weekend. So I have all the confidence in the world. (Crew chief David Grubnic) is like the Babe Ruth of drag racing. He can almost call a shot. We\u2019ll be ready for race day and I believe him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shawn Langdon qualified second with a run of 3.681 at 338.09 and Leah Pruett took third after going 3.690 at 329.10.<\/p>\n
In Funny Car, three-time champion Ron Capps picked up his first No. 1 qualifier in nearly three years after Friday\u2019s standout run of 3.890 at 334.07 his 12,000-horsepower NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra easily held up.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the 38th career No. 1 qualifier for Capps, who last held the top spot at both Gainesville and Brainerd in 2023. Already the Gatornationals winningest active Funny Car driver, Capps is after his fifth victory in Gainesville and will take on John Smith to open up eliminations on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I\u2019ll never lead that list [of No. 1 qualifiers], but almost every crew chief I\u2019ve had has been more concerned about what they do on Sunday rather than what we do in qualifying,\u201d Capps said. \u201cIt was all about winning races and figuring out how to battle on Sunday and I\u2019ve been blessed to be around those kinds of guys, and I\u2019m okay with it.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst round Sunday is going to be the quickest runs of the weekend. Conditions will be better than they were Friday night. So, if you get past that round, it\u2019s going to turn out like today [hotter], so today we were just seeing what the lanes would hold in those conditions because if we can get far enough tomorrow, it\u2019s anybody\u2019s game in those conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n
J.R. Todd qualified second with a 3.912 at 334.15 and Paul Lee is third after going 3.920 at 331.12.<\/p>\n
After a solid rookie season, Pro Stock\u2019s Cody Coughlin picked up his second career No. 1 qualifier on Saturday when his run of 6.523 at 210.01 in his Coughlin Construction Chevrolet Camaro couldn\u2019t be topped.<\/p>\n
Next up on Coughlin\u2019s to-do list is getting his first career victory and he\u2019ll have that opportunity on Sunday when Coughlin takes on Chris McGaha to open up raceday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can\u2019t get any better than this,\u201d Coughlin said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more thrilled. The KB Titan guys and gals are fantastic and just really proud to drive for them. I wouldn\u2019t want to compete in Pro Stock unless I could race with those guys. I\u2019ve looked up to Greg Anderson for a long time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really cool to be teammates with him and it\u2019s also cool to race out here with my dad who competes in Super Stock. It\u2019s a cool moment and I\u2019m just excited to try to get a Wally this year \u2013 maybe tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matt Hartford qualified second with a run of 6.533 at 210.41, with Matt Latino right behind thanks to a run of 6.533 at 210.37.<\/p>\n
A. Smith clinched her third career No. 1 qualifier on Saturday on the strength of Friday\u2019s 6.740 at 199.58 on her Denso Auto Parts Buell. Smith made a pair of solid runs on Saturday in front of a capacity crowd, giving her added momentum as she seeks her first Gatornationals victory. She\u2019ll open raceday against Kim Morrell.<\/p>\n
Reigning world champion Richard Gadson qualified second with a 6.746 at 200.00 and Matt Smith moved into third after going 6.749 at 200.71.<\/p>\n
Eliminations for the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals begin at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway.<\/p>\n
This story was originally published on March 7, 2026. <\/p>\n
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