Kalitta, Todd, and Anderson Secure Thrilling Wins at Muckleshoot NHRA Northwest Nationals

J.R. Todd ends a 23-race drought, winning Funny Car at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals and sealing a Kalitta Motorsports nitro sweep with Top Fuel victor Doug Kalitta.

Greg Anderson claims Pro Stock, defeating Greg Stanfield, and retakes the championship lead as the series leaves Seattle with tightened title pictures across the three professional categories.

Todd beats defending champion Austin Prock in the final after Prock red-lights by 0.005 seconds, while the DHL Toyota GR Supra records 3.941 at 334.90 mph to confirm pace.

The No.1 qualifier advances past Jeff Arend, Jordan Vandergriff, and Matt Hagan, turning a strong single-car pace into points that matter for the regular-season crown.

Todd credits crew chiefs Dickie Venables and Todd Smith for a pragmatic approach, adapting to a tricky surface and surviving a ragged semi-final where his launch execution briefly falters.

Early-season clutch disc issues stall momentum, but the Seattle win resets expectations for a program that has qualified well and now converts performance into a decisive result.

Doug Kalitta prevails in Top Fuel, 3.677 at 338.43 mph, defeating Leah Pruett’s 3.689 at 333.49 mph, having run low 3.60s consistently after qualifying third in the Mac Tools dragster.

The win follows his Sonoma triumph a week earlier, detailed in the AFLAC Team Kalitta Sonoma recap, reinforcing an upswing that now leaves him five points behind teammate Shawn Langdon.

Kalitta leads from start to finish against Pruett, crediting team owner Connie Kalitta and tuner Alan Johnson for a stable package that repeats its best numbers when pressure rises.

Pro Stock swings back toward Anderson. His HendrickCars.com Camaro fires a 6.508 at 211 mph in the final, while Stanfield hands it away with a 0.008-second red light.

From second on the grid, Anderson eliminates Stephen Bell, Matt Latino, and Erica Enders, converting lane choice and incremental gains into his third win of 2026 and 115th career victory.

Stanfield, last year’s event winner and Sonoma victor a week earlier, beats Aaron Stanfield, Cody Anderson, and Dallas Glenn before the costly final-round error.

Event coverage across the weekend highlights surges from Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan, detailed in the Pruett and Hagan Seattle recap, underlining how quickly form shifts in summer conditions.

For a wider look at the Seattle weekend and storylines, see the Muckleshoot NHRA Nationals report, and Friday’s opening-day notebook.

The series now heads to Brainerd International Raceway for the Brainerd Nationals on August 20-23, where playoff positioning and bonus-point opportunities will shape final seeding.

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Nicholas Rivera

Nicholas Rivera delivers NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car news, including eliminator-round results and reaction-time stats. He brings track-side interviews, contender profiles, and championship-point breakdowns straight from drag-racing’s biggest national events.