{"id":103930,"date":"2026-06-13T04:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/nhra-results-2026-bristol-friday-qualifying-epping-finals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T04:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:44:04","slug":"nhra-results-2026-bristol-friday-qualifying-epping-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/nhra-results-2026-bristol-friday-qualifying-epping-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"NHRA Results: 2026 Bristol Friday Qualifying (Epping Finals)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PRUETT & BECKMAN WIN NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS ON FRIDAY IN BRISTOL; PRUETT, HAGAN, ANDERSON & HERRERA TAKE PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT SUPER GRIP NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 12, 2026) \u2013 Leah Pruett picked up her first victory since 2023, defeating points leader Shawn Langdon in the final round of the NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto, which were completed Friday at Bristol Dragway.<\/p>\n

Jack Beckman also won on Friday in the Epping Funny Car final round, while Pruett, Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are the provisional No. 1 qualifiers in Bristol for the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at the ninth of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.<\/p>\n

Pruett went 3.794-seconds at 332.43 mph in her 12,000-horsepower Dodge\/\/SRT dragster, slipping past Langdon\u2019s 3.852 at 328.54. It is Pruett\u2019s 13th career victory and first since returning to the sport this season. Pruett stepped out of the seat after the 2023 season to start a family with her husband, Tony Stewart, coming back to the Top Fuel ranks in 2026.<\/p>\n

She had performed well through the first seven races, advancing to the final round in Phoenix, but the only thing missing was a victory. That changed on Friday, as Pruett delivered a thrilling run in what could be a massive weekend for the star driver.<\/p>\n

The run also puts Pruett as the provisional No. 1 qualifier for this weekend\u2019s Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happier than I thought I would be,\u201d Pruett said. \u201cNow I finally get to take a breath and enjoy it. This race didn\u2019t come by accident. It didn\u2019t come by somebody falling short or smoking the tires. We earned this.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo see the smiles on my crew and my crew chiefs\u2019 faces \u2014 that\u2019s all-time. The Diamond Wally is super cool, but seeing what this means to my team means even more. We\u2019re chipping away at it and that\u2019s what gave us confidence coming into this final round. I think I\u2019m in a better spot than I\u2019ve ever been as a driver.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Funny Car\u2019s Jack Beckman had to wait an extra week, too, but it was worth it as he cashed in with his first victory of the 2026 season, beating John Force Racing teammate Jordan Vandergriff in the final round of the NHRA New England Nationals presented by brpoauto with a run of 4.017 at 318.55 in his 12,000-horsepower PEAK Chevrolet SS.<\/p>\n

Beckman had been working up to this moment over the past handful of races, advancing to his second straight final round. He fell in the Maryland finals to Austin Prock, but has continued to run well, making a clean run on Friday in the Bristol heat. It gives the past world champion his 38th career victory and he becomes the sixth different winner this year in the loaded Funny Car category.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore you can be quick, you have to be consistent and to be consistent, you have to be predictable. I think we\u2019re back in that window right now,\u201d Beckman said. \u201cTo get a win like this, it was very gratifying.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have cared if we ran this final round Friday night or next Tuesday. Our PEAK team left with the trophy and that\u2019s all that matters. We hadn\u2019t won in over a year. We had some struggles, but now we\u2019ve made it down the track on 14 of our last 17 runs. That\u2019s the kind of consistency that wins races. I\u2019ve never raced a final round at a completely different venue a week later. I\u2019ve raced late Sundays and Mondays, but never this. It was definitely unique.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Hagan took the top spot on Friday with a run of 4.009 at 319.60 in his 12,000-horsepower Johnson\u2019s Horsepowered Garage Dodge Funny Car. The four-time champion is after his first top qualifier of the season and the 55th in his career. Beckman is currently second, while Spencer Hyde is third after going 4.030 at 319.07.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe racing surface itself is a massive improvement from what we\u2019ve had in the past. I couldn\u2019t even feel the bumps for the tunnel or anything like that,\u201d Hagan said. \u201cHats off to the whole group that put a really good racetrack under us. I think it will only get better as we go. As the rubber comes around and we\u2019re able to apply more power to it, you can really see those lanes starting to fill in. This track is a really good track now and as these crew chiefs get more runs under their belt with it, you\u2019ll see faster numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even with the new track surface, it was the same result in Pro Stock for Greg Anderson, as the six-time champ rolled to the provisional No. 1 spot with a run of 6.673 at 204.11 in his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro.<\/p>\n

It puts Anderson in line for his sixth No. 1 qualifier in nine races this season, as he continues to perform at a high level in Bristol. Anderson is the defending event winner and the track has been home to a number of special memories, including his first career win in 2001 and his 1,000th round win, which came last year during his victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care how much we did it by, we squeaked by, but we did it,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cIt was a perfect day and you can chalk it up to Bristol. You really don\u2019t feel anything going down the racetrack anymore. We asked for a smooth racetrack, we begged for a smooth racetrack, and now we\u2019ve got it. We\u2019re going to run well all weekend here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Latino is second with a 6.676 at 205.04 and points leader Dallas Glenn is third after going 6.687 at 203.83.<\/p>\n

Following a rare first-round loss at the most recent Pro Stock Motorcycle, Gaige Herrera bounced back quickly on Friday, making the quickest run of both sessions at Bristol Dragway, including a 6.667 at 196.59 on his RevZilla\/Motul\/Vance & Hines Suzuki.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, it would be just the first No. 1 qualifier of the season for the two-time world champion and the 32nd in his career. Herrera won in Charlotte but dropped to fourth in points following a first-round loss last month in Maryland. That was only the second time that\u2019s happened since the start of 2023 and Herrera was eager to rectify that upon arriving in Bristol.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis whole season, I would say luck has not been on my side for a lot of things,\u201d Herrera said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a rough go this season for us, as far as me, with parts-wise and just failures, little mishaps. I\u2019m glad to be on the pole at the moment, but it could change at any minute.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first run for me was picture perfect, really. I had to make very little corrections. I kind of adjusted the bike too much in Q2 and had to ride it quite a bit. I didn\u2019t think it was going to run an .88 or .80 anything, so I was happy with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan Oehler is currently second after going 6.898 at 198.52 and Angie Smith, who won in Maryland, is third with a 6.899 at 197.54.<\/p>\n

Qualifying continues at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.<\/p>\n

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BRISTOL, Tenn. \u2014 Final finish order (1-16) at the rain-delayed 13th annual NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto at Bristol Dragway. The race is the eighth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n

TOP FUEL:<\/p>\n

1. Leah Pruett; 2. Shawn Langdon; 3. Doug Kalitta; 4. Billy Torrence; 5. Antron Brown; 6. Josh Hart; 7. Clay Millican; 8. Maddi Gordon; 9. Shawn Reed; 10. Tony Schumacher; 11. Tony Stewart; 12. Will Smith; 13. Rit Pustari; 14. Scott Farley; 15. Justin Ashley.<\/p>\n

FUNNY CAR:<\/p>\n

1. Jack Beckman; 2. Jordan Vandergriff; 3. Ron Capps; 4. J.R. Todd; 5. Alexis DeJoria; 6. Chad Green; 7. Matt Hagan; 8. Blake Alexander; 9. Austin Prock; 10. Spencer Hyde; 11. Daniel Wilkerson; 12. Phil Burkart; 13. Del Worsham; 14. Jeff Arend; 15. Cruz Pedregon; 16. Dave Richards.<\/p>\n

BRISTOL, Tenn. \u2014 Friday\u2019s final results from the rain delayed 13th annual NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto at Bristol Dragway. The race is the eighth of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:<\/p>\n

Top Fuel \u2014 Leah Pruett, 3.794 seconds, 332.43 mph def. Shawn Langdon, 3.852 seconds, 328.54 mph.<\/p>\n

Funny Car \u2014 Jack Beckman, Chevy Camaro, 4.017, 318.54 def. Jordan Vandergriff, Camaro, 6.291, 106.68.<\/p>\n

BRISTOL, Tenn. \u2014 Final round-by-round results from the 13th annual NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto at New England Dragway, the eighth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:<\/p>\n

TOP FUEL:<\/p>\n

ROUND ONE \u2014 Clay Millican, 4.441, 265.06 def. Justin Ashley, Foul \u2013 Centerline; Maddi Gordon, 3.753, 337.50 def. Tony Stewart, 4.867, 156.37; Doug Kalitta, 3.747, 333.16 def. Will Smith, 6.911, 88.56; Shawn Langdon, 6.607, 90.65 was unopposed; Leah Pruett, 3.776, 331.45 def. Scott Farley, 8.966, 76.17; Josh Hart, 3.872, 330.47 def. Rit Pustari, 8.382, 79.29; Antron Brown, 3.828, 330.31 def. Shawn Reed, 3.817, 328.78; Billy Torrence, 3.940, 276.35 def. Tony Schumacher, 4.625, 169.59;<\/p>\n

QUARTERFINALS \u2014 Langdon, 3.775, 332.92 def. Millican, 4.033, 246.17; Torrence, 3.861, 331.04 def. Hart, 3.856, 332.43; Pruett, 4.696, 200.08 def. Gordon, 5.623, 191.48; Kalitta, 3.762, 330.23 def. Brown, 3.808, 329.58;<\/p>\n

SEMIFINALS \u2014 Pruett, 3.770, 331.28 def. Torrence, 3.826, 329.50; Langdon, 3.755, 336.74 def. Kalitta, 3.796, 284.99;<\/p>\n

FINAL \u2014 Pruett, 3.794, 332.43 def. Langdon, 3.852, 328.54.<\/p>\n

FUNNY CAR:<\/p>\n

ROUND ONE \u2014 Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 9.501, 44.74 def. Del Worsham, Toyota Supra, Foul \u2013 Centerline; J.R. Todd, Toyota GR Supra, 3.919, 331.45 def. Spencer Hyde, Ford Mustang, 7.216, 108.82; Jack Beckman, Chevy Camaro, 3.970, 323.58 def. Phil Burkart, Mustang, 12.368, 70.44; Jordan Vandergriff, Camaro, 3.947, 326.24 def. Jeff Arend, Charger, Foul \u2013 Centerline; Alexis DeJoria, Camaro, 3.998, 326.40 def. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, Foul \u2013 Centerline; Blake Alexander, Charger, 4.188, 241.84 def. Austin Prock, Mustang, 4.466, 286.07; Ron Capps, GR Supra, 3.948, 324.05 def. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 8.349, 119.34; Chad Green, Mustang, 3.951, 319.07 def. Dave Richards, Mustang, Broke;<\/p>\n

QUARTERFINALS \u2014 Todd, 3.975, 331.53 def. Alexander, 4.109, 285.53; Beckman, 3.943, 324.75 def. Hagan, 4.020, 323.04; Vandergriff, 3.942, 324.51 def. Green, 3.975, 322.42; Capps, 3.938, 327.11 def. DeJoria, 3.953, 328.54;<\/p>\n

SEMIFINALS \u2014 Vandergriff, 3.982, 316.52 def. Todd, 6.964, 91.12; Beckman, 3.904, 329.75 def. Capps, 3.943, 325.37;<\/p>\n

FINAL \u2014 Beckman, 4.017, 318.54 def. Vandergriff, 6.291, 106.68.<\/p>\n

BRISTOL, Tenn. \u2014 Point standings (top 10) following the 13th annual NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto at New England Dragway, the eighth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series \u2013<\/p>\n

Top Fuel<\/p>\n

1. Shawn Langdon, 828; 2. Doug Kalitta, 728; 3. Leah Pruett, 629; 4. Josh Hart, 466; 5. Tony Stewart, 458; 6. Maddi Gordon, 447; 7. Billy Torrence, 430; 8. Antron Brown, 397; 9. Justin Ashley, 388; 10. Clay Millican, 346.<\/p>\n

Funny Car<\/p>\n

1. Ron Capps, 617; 2. J.R. Todd, 602; 3. Jordan Vandergriff, 588; 4. Matt Hagan, 546; 5. Chad Green, 545; 6. Jack Beckman, 531; 7. Alexis DeJoria, 487; 8. Spencer Hyde, 401; 9. Austin Prock, 358; 10. Daniel Wilkerson, 296.<\/p>\n

BRISTOL, Tenn. \u2014 Friday\u2019s results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 25th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, ninth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday\u2019s final eliminations.<\/p>\n

Top Fuel \u2014 1. Leah Pruett, 3.794 seconds, 332.43 mph; 2. Antron Brown, 3.801, 329.50; 3. Tony Schumacher, 3.803, 326.16; 4. Tony Stewart, 3.807, 332.10; 5. Billy Torrence, 3.814, 338.17; 6. Josh Hart, 3.815, 327.03; 7. Shawn Reed, 3.821, 319.60; 8. Shawn Langdon, 3.852, 328.54; 9. Doug Kalitta, 3.927, 311.99; 10. Maddi Gordon, 3.965, 311.77; 11. Keith Murt, 3.968, 295.79; 12. Justin Ashley, 4.422, 197.33; 13. Jasmine Salinas, 4.573, 173.83; 14. Will Smith, 6.807, 94.83; 15. Clay Millican, 8.563, 79.90.<\/p>\n

Funny Car \u2014 1. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 4.009, 319.60; 2. Jack Beckman, Chevy Camaro, 4.017, 318.54; 3. Spencer Hyde, Ford Mustang, 4.030, 319.07; 4. Chad Green, Mustang, 4.189, 242.84; 5. Austin Prock, Mustang, 4.382, 238.34; 6. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.484, 207.11; 7. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.503, 201.04; 8. Jeff Arend, Charger, 4.810, 171.29; 9. J.R. Todd, Toyota GR Supra, 5.127, 153.13; 10. Ron Capps, GR Supra, 5.346, 137.82; 11. Jordan Vandergriff, Camaro, 5.357, 136.07; 12. Alexis DeJoria, Camaro, 5.455, 133.67; 13. Dave Richards, Mustang, 5.512, 130.82; 14. Jon Capps, Charger, 6.371, 102.22.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock \u2014 1. Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.673, 204.45; 2. Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.676, 205.04; 3. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.687, 204.66; 4. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.688, 205.26; 5. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.689, 205.16; 6. Cody Anderson, Camaro, 6.691, 205.60; 7. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.691, 205.41; 8. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.700, 204.35; 9. Stephen Bell, Camaro, 6.709, 204.35; 10. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.714, 206.04; 11. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.718, 205.41; 12. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.722, 204.60; 13. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.785, 203.65; 14. Shane Tucker, Camaro, 13.424, 65.64.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock Motorcycle \u2014 1. Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.867, 196.59; 2. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 6.898, 198.52; 3. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.899, 197.54; 4. Brayden Davis, Buell, 6.903, 197.08; 5. Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.908, 194.58; 6. Joey Gladstone, Buell, 6.935, 195.79; 7. John Hall, Beull, 6.953, 196.73; 8. Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 6.966, 194.38; 9. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.003, 191.92; 10. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 7.021, 194.63; 11. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 7.065, 191.08; 12. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.066, 191.38; 13. Wesley Wells, Suzuki, 7.188, 183.15; 14. Marc Ingwersen, EBR, 7.310, 151.51; 15. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 7.815, 129.92.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0 PRUETT & BECKMAN WIN NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS ON FRIDAY IN BRISTOL; PRUETT, HAGAN, ANDERSON & HERRERA TAKE PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT SUPER GRIP NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 12, 2026) \u2013 Leah Pruett picked up her first victory since 2023, defeating points leader Shawn Langdon in the final round of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103930\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}