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LANGDON AND TODD GIVE KALITTA MOTORSPORTS FIRST NITRO SWEEP; ENDERS AND HERRERA ALSO WIN AMALIE MOTOR OIL NHRA GATORNATIONALS<\/strong><\/p>\n GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 10, 2024) \u2013 For the first time in team history, Kalitta Motorsports doubled-up in the nitro categories on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway, as Shawn Langdon and J.R. Todd picked up wins in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, to kick off the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at the 55th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.<\/p>\n Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the first of 21 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n After 18 previous attempts to win in both Top Fuel and Funny Car in one weekend, Langdon wrapped up the successful nitro sweep for Kalitta Motorsports on Sunday, picking up his first victory in Gainesville with a run of 3.711-seconds at 335.40 mph in his 11,000-horsepower Kalitta Air Careers Toyota dragster in the final round against Billy Torrence.<\/p>\n Langdon qualified No. 1 with new crew chief Brian Husen and rolled off a string of strong runs on Sunday to collect his 18th career victory and first since 2020, knocking off Cody Krohn, Justin Ashley and Antron Brown to reach the final round. There, he quickly tracked down Torrence, setting off a memorable first-time celebration for Kalitta Motorsports.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels really good,\u201d Langdon said. \u201cYou keep your head down and keep working hard, and I\u2019m just with a great group. J.R. and I are out here having fun and living our dreams. I can\u2019t say enough as Brian. It\u2019s his first race as a crew chief and he gave me an absolute flawless car.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were so many pressure situations going into the final round: going for my first Gatornationals win, the first double-up for Kalitta Motorsports. But I just took a deep breath and told myself, \u2018Don\u2019t screw this up.\u2019 We\u2019ve had a rough time (in recent seasons), but we\u2019ve just kept our heads down and kept working.\u201d<\/p>\n Torrence reached his 13th career final round by knocking off Brittany Force, Mike Salinas and his son, Steve Torrence.<\/p>\n Before Langdon finished the job for the nitro sweep, Funny Car\u2019s J.R. Todd picked up his second Gatornationals victory with a run of 3.889 at 329.10 in his 11,000-horsepower DHL Toyota GR Supra to knock off No. 1 qualifier Austin Prock. Todd struggled to make a clean run through the first three rounds but found himself in the final round after getting past Blake Alexander, Ron Capps and Bob Tasca III.<\/p>\n Todd, though, and the team delivered in the championship round, making their best run of the weekend with the Wally and the Golden Gators trophy on the line. It gave Todd his 21st career victory and special moment being part of the Kalitta Motorsports double-up.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s probably the most bizarre day I\u2019ve had in drag racing and the final round was the first clean run we\u2019ve had all weekend,\u201d Todd said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been trying to double up for a while and for whatever reason, we couldn\u2019t get it done. The stars just aligned here in Gainesville and it\u2019s pretty awesome.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m proud of my guys for digging deep and not giving up. You can\u2019t take anyone lightly in this class and it\u2019s so tough from top to bottom, but this sets a good tone and gives us momentum. All the greats have done well at this race and you want to put your name on that list (in Gainesville). It\u2019s always great to win here.\u201d<\/p>\n Prock, making his NHRA Funny Car debut, rolled to his ninth career final round by defeating John Smith, John Force and Chad Green.<\/p>\n The wait for a Gatornationals victory is over for six-time and reigning Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders, as motorsports\u2019 winningest female won in Gainesville for the first time on Sunday after defeating Elite Motorsports teammate Cristian Cuadra in the final round with a standout pass of 6.494 at 211.93 in her Johnson\u2019s Horsepowered Garage\/Melling Performance\/SCAG Power Equipment car.<\/p>\n She picked up her 48th career Pro Stock win in the process, knocking off Kelley Murphy, Aaron Stanfield and longtime rival Greg Anderson to reach the final round. After qualifying No. 1 with a 6.549, Enders dipped into the 6.40s three times during eliminations, including a stunning 6.483 at 211.96 to defeat Anderson in the semifinals. That helped set up a memorable final round for Enders, who claimed Gatornationals glory on Sunday, as well as the special Golden Gators 55th anniversary trophy.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been chomping at the bit to get this done,\u201d Enders said. \u201cI\u2019ve been to three final rounds here and we finally got it done. It\u2019s pretty cool to win this one. There\u2019s certain track that have special (trophies) and to get the Golden Gator and the 55th win, it\u2019s awesome. It will sit proudly on our shelf and seeing a packed house at the Gators, it\u2019s so special. Being able to check off these boxes and get a win like this, it\u2019s really special and we\u2019re just going to keep working.\u201d<\/p>\n Cuadra reached his second career final round on Sunday, taking down Larry Morgan, Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Dallas Glenn.<\/p>\n At the site of his first career Pro Stock Motorcycle victory a year ago, Gaige Herrera was simply dominant on Sunday in Gainesville, capping off a spectacular day with a run of 6.636 at 204.39 on his RevZilla\/Mission Foods\/Vance & Hines Suzuki in the final round to get past Matt Smith. Herrera, who was also the No. 1 qualifier, won his sixth straight race dating back to his remarkable championship season in 2023, and earned his 12th career victory and not much was in doubt on Sunday. He put together four straight runs in the 6.60s at more than 200 mph, defeating Joey Gladstone, John Hall and Angie Smith leading into the final round.<\/p>\n That included a track-record best of 6.629 at 204.54 in the second round, which was the second-quickest run in class history, behind only his record-setting run last year in Dallas.<\/p>\n \u201cToday was good and we ran really well,\u201d Herrera said. \u201cThe weather was really close to Dallas (last season), where I set the national record. Everyone kind of picked up in the class and we expected to as well. Overall, I had a very consistent motorcycle. We actually hurt the motor in the semifinals, so we had to swap motors for the finals. Overall, I had a very consistent, smooth motorcycle all day. As long as I didn\u2019t miss a beat, the bike didn\u2019t miss a beat. Even though I didn\u2019t do any testing during the off-season, it felt like I didn\u2019t even have an off-season and I\u2019m glad to come home with a win.\u201d<\/p>\n M. Smith went to the finals for the 76th time in his career thanks to round wins against Chris Bostick, Mark Ingwersen and LE Tonglet.<\/p>\n The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action March 21-24 with the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona, Calif.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Final finish order (1-16) at the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the first of 21 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n TOP FUEL:<\/p>\n 1. Shawn Langdon; 2. Billy Torrence; 3. Antron Brown; 4. Steve Torrence; 5. Josh Hart; 6. Justin Ashley; 7. Doug Kalitta; 8. Mike Salinas; 9. Tripp Tatum; 10. Tony Schumacher; 11. Cody Krohn; 12. Tony Stewart; 13. Brittany Force; 14. Shawn Reed; 15. Clay Millican; 16. Doug Foley.<\/p>\n FUNNY CAR:<\/p>\n 1. J.R. Todd; 2. Austin Prock; 3. Chad Green; 4. Bob Tasca III; 5. John Force; 6. Alexis DeJoria; 7. Ron Capps; 8. Matt Hagan; 9. Daniel Wilkerson; 10. Cruz Pedregon; 11. Buddy Hull; 12. Jim Campbell; 13. Paul Lee; 14. John Smith; 15. Blake Alexander; 16. Terry Haddock.<\/p>\n PRO STOCK:<\/p>\n 1. Erica Enders; 2. Cristian Cuadra; 3. Greg Anderson; 4. Dallas Glenn; 5. Aaron Stanfield; 6. Jeg Coughlin; 7. Brandon Foster; 8. David Cuadra; 9. Matt Hartford; 10. Jerry Tucker; 11. Kenny Delco; 12. Kelley Murphy; 13. Larry Morgan; 14. Fernando Cuadra Jr.; 15. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 16. Deric Kramer.<\/p>\n PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:<\/p>\n 1. Gaige Herrera; 2. Matt Smith; 3. Angie Smith; 4. LE Tonglet; 5. John Hall; 6. Richard Gadson; 7. Steve Johnson; 8. Marc Ingwersen; 9. Hector Arana Jr; 10. Kelly Clontz; 11. Ryan Oehler; 12. Chris Bostick; 13. Chase Van Sant; 14. Joey Gladstone; 15. Bud Yoder II; 16. Jianna Evaristo.<\/p>\n GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Sunday\u2019s final results from the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the first of 21 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:<\/p>\n Top Fuel \u2014 Shawn Langdon, 3.711 seconds, 335.40 mph def. Billy Torrence, 4.050 seconds, 228.50 mph.<\/p>\n Funny Car \u2014 J.R. Todd, Toyota GR Supra, 3.889, 329.10 def. Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 5.360, 145.03.<\/p>\n Pro Stock \u2014 Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 6.494, 211.93 def. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 18.386, 39.84.<\/p>\n Pro Stock Motorcycle \u2014 Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.636, 204.39 def. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.748, 200.83.<\/p>\n Top Alcohol Dragster \u2014 Joe Maynard, 5.275, 272.67 def. Jeff Veale, 5.311, 281.07.<\/p>\n Top Alcohol Funny Car \u2014 Ulf Leanders, Chevy Camaro, 5.454, 263.67 def. Phil Esz, Camaro, 5.441, 265.12.<\/p>\n Competition Eliminator \u2014 David Billingsley, Chevy Camaro, 8.068, 161.46 def. Robert Bailey, Dragster, 6.614, 170.49.<\/p>\n Super Stock \u2014 Kenny Horne, Olds Achieva, 9.854, 122.61 def. Monty Bogan, Chevy Camaro, 9.072, 150.51.<\/p>\n Stock Eliminator \u2014 Jeff Strickland, Chevy Camaro, 10.543, 90.68 def. Jay Storey, Camaro, Foul \u2013 Red Light.<\/p>\n Super Comp \u2014 Holden Laris, Dragster, 8.921, 176.44 def. Brad Plourd, Dragster, 8.936, 155.35.<\/p>\n Super Gas \u2014 Christopher Williams, Chevy Corvette, 9.915, 175.23 def. Rick Swank, Brogie Roadste, Foul \u2013 Red Light.<\/p>\n Top Sportsman \u2014 James Hinkle, Pontiac Grand Am, 7.197, 190.03 def. Darian Boesch, Chevy Camaro, 6.248, 229.82.<\/p>\n Top Dragster \u2014 Blake Peavler, Dragster, 6.564, 158.78 def. Robert Tehle, Dragster, Foul \u2013 Red Light.<\/p>\n Pro Modified \u2014 Jose Gonzalez, Chevy Camaro, 5.685, 253.23 def. Kris Thorne, Camaro, 10.333, 80.64.<\/p>\n Factory Stock Showdown \u2014 Mark Pawuk, Dodge Challenger, 7.745, 177.23 def. Stephen Bell, Chevy Camaro, 8.012, 171.25.<\/p>\n GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Final round-by-round results from the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the first of 21 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:<\/p>\n TOP FUEL:<\/p>\n ROUND ONE \u2014 Justin Ashley, 4.414, 297.94 def. Tony Stewart, 4.453, 267.80; Doug Kalitta, 3.658, 337.75 def. Clay Millican, 7.442, 89.73; Josh Hart, 3.750, 329.26 def. Tony Schumacher, 4.024, 323.81; Antron Brown, 3.730, 333.00 def. Tripp Tatum, Foul \u2013 Red Light; Shawn Langdon, 3.690, 335.90 def. Cody Krohn, 4.391, 203.86; Steve Torrence, 3.673, 335.90 def. Shawn Reed, 6.306, 109.66; Mike Salinas, 3.930, 250.51 def. Doug Foley, Foul \u2013 Red Light; Billy Torrence, 3.669, 336.74 def. Brittany Force, 6.116, 100.86;<\/p>\n QUARTERFINALS \u2014 Brown, 3.730, 332.84 def. Hart, 3.866, 298.14; Langdon, 3.709, 334.40 def. Ashley, 4.890, 157.12; B. Torrence, 4.535, 171.25 def. Salinas, 6.272, 98.31; S. Torrence, 3.708, 334.90 def. Kalitta, 5.672, 119.94;<\/p>\n SEMIFINALS \u2014 Langdon, 3.702, 336.74 def. Brown, 5.731, 122.40; B. Torrence, 4.540, 165.70 def. S. Torrence, 7.067, 107.67;<\/p>\n FINAL \u2014 Langdon, 3.711, 335.40 def. B. Torrence, 4.050, 228.50.<\/p>\n FUNNY CAR:<\/p>\n ROUND ONE \u2014 Chad Green, Ford Mustang, 4.018, 325.37 def. Terry Haddock, Mustang, 9.894, 85.50; Alexis DeJoria, Toyota GR Supra, 3.955, 327.19 def. Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 7.681, 89.54; Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.450, 290.01 def. Buddy Hull, Charger, 5.068, 185.03; Ron Capps, GR Supra, 3.870, 332.18 def. Jim Campbell, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.559, 128.63; Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 4.357, 293.92 def. John Smith, Charger, 7.831, 96.30; Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.869, 329.58 def. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.927, 317.12; J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 4.203, 221.92 def. Blake Alexander, Mustang, 9.123, 85.37; John Force, Camaro, 4.260, 225.18 def. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.340, 213.10;<\/p>\n QUARTERFINALS \u2014 Tasca III, 3.886, 337.41 def. DeJoria, 3.963, 329.42; Green, 3.968, 323.50 def. Hagan, 9.794, 123.26; Todd, 9.107, 84.72 def. Capps, Foul \u2013 Red Light; Prock, 3.899, 332.43 def. Force, 3.913, 328.46;<\/p>\n SEMIFINALS \u2014 Todd, 4.963, 180.26 def. Tasca III, 5.206, 203.98; Prock, 3.871, 334.40 def. Green, 4.053, 306.88;<\/p>\n FINAL \u2014 Todd, 3.889, 329.10 def. Prock, 5.360, 145.03.<\/p>\n PRO STOCK:<\/p>\n ROUND ONE \u2014 Aaron Stanfield, Chevy Camaro, 6.609, 210.90 def. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 17.607, 42.84; Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.527, 211.89 def. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 7.240, 162.76; David Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.526, 210.28 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.511, 211.66; Brandon Foster, Camaro, 6.531, 210.47 def. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 8.497, 128.03; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.526, 210.70 def. Jerry Tucker, Camaro, 6.529, 210.14; Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.499, 210.97 def. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.552, 211.20; Cristian Cuadra, Mustang, 6.495, 210.67 def. Larry Morgan, Camaro, 6.582, 210.93; Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.496, 212.13 def. Kelley Murphy, Camaro, 6.554, 210.21;<\/p>\n QUARTERFINALS \u2014 Anderson, 6.553, 210.64 def. Foster, 6.593, 209.62; Glenn, 6.560, 209.46 def. D. Cuadra, 15.652, 53.21; Enders, 6.508, 211.46 def. Stanfield, 6.534, 211.76; C. Cuadra, 6.528, 210.14 def. Coughlin, Foul \u2013 Red Light;<\/p>\n SEMIFINALS \u2014 C. Cuadra, 6.535, 210.08 def. Glenn, 6.582, 209.85; Enders, 6.483, 211.96 def. Anderson, 6.508, 210.18;<\/p>\n FINAL \u2014 Enders, 6.494, 211.93 def. C. Cuadra, 18.386, 39.84.<\/p>\n PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:<\/p>\n ROUND ONE \u2014 John Hall, 6.785, 197.77 def. Hector Arana Jr, 6.775, 200.83; Angie Smith, Buell, 6.691, 203.61 def. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 15.402, 45.78; Marc Ingwersen, 6.834, 197.16 def. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.897, 197.31; LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.756, 201.40 def. Bud Yoder II, Buell, 7.049, 186.33; Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.724, 201.97 def. Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 6.829, 197.39; Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.765, 199.14 def. Ryan Oehler, 6.859, 196.67; Matt Smith, Buell, 6.751, 203.22 def. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 6.867, 196.62; Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.639, 204.35 def. Joey Gladstone, Buell, 6.949, 194.16;<\/p>\n QUARTERFINALS \u2014 A. Smith, 6.737, 202.12 def. Johnson, 6.831, 197.91; M. Smith, 6.826, 199.40 def. Ingwersen, Foul \u2013 Red Light; Tonglet, 6.878, 197.80 def. Gadson, Foul \u2013 Red Light; Herrera, 6.629, 204.54 def. Hall, 6.801, 201.37;<\/p>\n SEMIFINALS \u2014 M. Smith, 6.722, 201.43 def. Tonglet, 6.777, 200.95; Herrera, 6.684, 202.27 def. A. Smith, 6.735, 202.91;<\/p>\n FINAL \u2014 Herrera, 6.636, 204.39 def. M. Smith, 6.748, 200.83.<\/p>\n GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Point standings (top 10) following the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the first of 21 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series \u2013<\/p>\n Top Fuel<\/p>\n 1. Shawn Langdon, 125; 2. Steve Torrence, 86; 3. Billy Torrence, 81; 4. Antron Brown, 76; 5. Mike Salinas, 60; 6. (tie) Justin Ashley, 53; Doug Kalitta, 53; 8. Josh Hart, 52; 9. Tony Schumacher, 34; 10. Tony Stewart, 32.<\/p>\n Funny Car<\/p>\n 1. J.R. Todd, 114; 2. Austin Prock, 106; 3. Bob Tasca III, 84; 4. Chad Green, 74; 5. Ron Capps, 59; 6. Matt Hagan, 55; 7. Alexis DeJoria, 53; 8. John Force, 52; 9. Cruz Pedregon, 33; 10. (tie) Blake Alexander, 32; Terry Haddock, 32; Paul Lee, 32.<\/p>\n Pro Stock<\/p>\n 1. Erica Enders, 125; 2. Cristian Cuadra, 104; 3. (tie) Greg Anderson, 77; Dallas Glenn, 77; 5. (tie) Jeg Coughlin, 53; Aaron Stanfield, 53; 7. (tie) David Cuadra, 52; Brandon Foster, 52; 9. Troy Coughlin Jr., 35; 10. Matt Hartford, 34.<\/p>\n Pro Stock Motorcycle<\/p>\n 1. Gaige Herrera, 127; 2. Matt Smith, 103; 3. LE Tonglet, 77; 4. Angie Smith, 74; 5. Steve Johnson, 56; 6. (tie) Richard Gadson, 54; John Hall, 54; 8. Marc Ingwersen, 52; 9. Chase Van Sant, 33; 10. (tie) Hector Arana Jr, 32; Kelly Clontz, 32; Jianna Evaristo, 32.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The post NHRA Results: 2024 Gainesville Pro Final Eliminations<\/a> appeared first on Drag Racing List<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 LANGDON AND TODD GIVE KALITTA MOTORSPORTS FIRST NITRO SWEEP; ENDERS AND HERRERA ALSO WIN AMALIE MOTOR OIL NHRA GATORNATIONALS GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 10, 2024) \u2013 For the first time in team history, Kalitta Motorsports doubled-up in the nitro categories on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway, as Shawn Langdon and J.R. 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