{"id":59789,"date":"2026-07-18T20:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T01:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=59789"},"modified":"2026-07-22T20:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T01:08:12","slug":"vandergriff-kalitta-and-g-stanfield-enjoy-victories-in-front-of-sellout-crowd-at-denso-nhra-sonoma-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/vandergriff-kalitta-and-g-stanfield-enjoy-victories-in-front-of-sellout-crowd-at-denso-nhra-sonoma-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Vandergriff, Kalitta and G. Stanfield enjoy\u00a0 victories in front of sellout crowd at Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Winners Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Jordan Vandergriff (Funny Car) and Greg Stanfield (Pro Stock). NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

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Courtesy of the NHRA<\/em><\/p>\n

SONOMA, Calif. \u2013 Funny Car newcomer Jordan Vandergriff won for the second time this season for John Force Racing in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, defeating Daniel Wilkerson in the final round of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge.<\/p>\n

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Jordan Vandergriff, Funny Car winner. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Greg Stanfield (Pro Stock) also won at the 11th of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season as NHRA celebrated three straight days of sellout crowds at the standout facility.<\/p>\n

Vandergriff went 3.900-seconds at 330.72 mph in his 12,000-horsepower Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS to power past Wilkerson\u2019s 3.950 at 301.33 in the championship round, getting his second career victory and first at Sonoma Raceway.<\/p>\n

The Brea, Calif. native defeated Jason Rupert, Matt Hagan and reigning world champion Austin Prock in a thrilling side-by-side duel to reach the final round, finishing off a near-flawless weekend with another stellar performance in the final round.<\/p>\n

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Jordan Vandergriff, Funny Car winner. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

The team made wholesale changes after Norwalk and it worked like a charm one race later, as Vandergriff was the quickest car the last three qualifying rounds. He qualified No. 1 and then was remarkably consistent in eliminations, including a Sunday-best run of 3.891 at 328.46. That continued all day, as the rising star moved up three spots to second in points with the victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy team behind me had the car running so well and so and smooth at this race,\u201d Vandergriff said. \u201cToday was one of those days where I got up there, and I knew I was going to go straight and tried and true. Heading into this final round, I knew that we had the car.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting my second win, it means a lot because after my first win, I remember sitting home, on the couch, looking at the Wally, and I’m thinking, \u2018You know, how do I get a second one?\u2019 The first one felt like such a whirlwind, and a dream come true. This is my job. My job is to come to John Force Racing and win Wallys for Cornwall Quality Tools. Now I’m going to go home and look at two Wallys and ask myself how to get a third.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilkerson advanced to his second final this year and fourth in his career thanks to round wins against Hunter Green, Spencer Hyde and Jack Beckman. Ron Capps remains in the points lead, but it stands at just 74 points over Vandergriff after a first-round defeat to Prock on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Doug Kalitta, Top Fuel winner. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

There is nobody better in Top Fuel at Sonoma Raceway than Doug Kalitta and that again proved to be true on Sunday in front of a capacity crowd, as the reigning world champion denied area native Jasmine Salinas of her first career victory with an impressive run of 3.731 at 339.36 in the final round in his 12,000-horsepower Aflac dragster for Kalitta Motorsports.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second straight victory in wine country for Kalitta, who now has seven victories at Sonoma Raceway, which is the most in Top Fuel history.<\/p>\n

This weekend was another dominant effort for the two-time champion, as he qualified No. 1, claimed the Deecell After Dark Low Qualifier and rolled to round wins against Clay Millican and Antron Brown to reach the final round.<\/p>\n

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Doug Kalitta, Top Fuel winner. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Salinas made a valiant effort in the finals, leaving first with an .056 reaction time, but Kalitta quickly tracked her down as she went 3.815 at 319.14. It\u2019s also the 61st career victory for Kalitta, who stayed second in points as he gears up for another championship run. His Sonoma victory last year keyed his 2025 title run and Kalitta is hoping for the same this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very special place for me. We had a little dry spell through the years, but I’m glad that we managed to get the last two wins here,\u201d Kalitta said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s been 30 years since, unfortunately, we lost Blaine Johnson and I’m going to have the honor of giving this trophy to Alan [Johnson, crew chief] this evening once we get done with this. It\u2019s very deserving with everything he\u2019s put into this sport. Blaine was a hell of a driver, so this is going to be an honor. This is the time of the year where it gets really fun because we’re all battling for points. We\u2019re still quite a ways behind Shawn (Langdon) but we\u2019ve got enough time to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salinas reached her first career final round in a two-wide matchup thanks to round wins against Josh Hart, points leader Langdon and Leah Pruett. Kalitta pulled to within 85 points of his teammate Langdon in the points standings.<\/p>\n

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Greg Stanfield, Pro Stock winner. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

In Pro Stock, Greg Stanfield continued to feel right at home in front of a packed Sonoma Raceway, defeating six-time world champion and Elite Motorsports teammate Erica Enders on a holeshot and a run of 6.551 at 211.30 in his Janac Brothers Racing car.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second straight victory in Sonoma for Stanfield, who defeated his son, Aaron, in the finals a year ago. It was another all-Elite final round as Stanfield reached the final round this year thanks to victories against his son, Mason McGaha and Jeg Coughlin Jr.<\/p>\n

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Greg Stanfield, Pro Stock winner. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

He was lethal on the starting line in the finals against Enders, going .015 to holdoff the 49-time Pro Stock winner. Enders went 6.550 at 210.87 as Stanfield hung on by a thin margin to get his seventh career professional victory.<\/p>\n

It was also a massive win for Elite Motorsports, as the team had all four cars in the semifinals and won in Sonoma for the fifth straight time. Stanfield has delivered the last two years, moving to third in points.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure why I do so well here. It must be the wine. It’s a great place with great fans and I just feel really comfortable here,\u201d Stanfield said. \u201cThe Elite cars are fast right now. I\u2019m just proud, excited and thankful to be driving for them.<\/p>\n

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Greg Stanfield, Pro Stock winner. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe racing is so tight today, so the driving part of it’s really critical. Today was obviously a good day. When I race, I really don’t look who’s in the other lane. I just try to focus on my side and what I can do and try to do the best I can.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Saturday, I just looked at the ladder and thought, \u2018Oh, boy, this ain’t good\u2019. I just try to do my part to not let everybody down. I won the first round due to pure luck against Aaron, because I should have been beat right there. That was my mulligan of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enders advanced to the final round for the first time in 2026 and the 85th time in her career after round wins against Kenny Delco, Matt Latinno and Troy Coughlin Jr. Dallas Glenn remained the points leader after a rare first-round loss, holding a 21-point advantage over KB Titan Racing teammate Greg Anderson, who also fell in the opening round.<\/p>\n

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns July 24-26 with the 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Seattle.<\/p>\n

ONOMA, Calif. — Final finish order (1-16) at the 38th annual DENSO Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge at Sonoma Raceway. The race is the 11th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n

TOP FUEL:<\/p>\n

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

    FUNNY CAR:<\/p>\n

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    1. Jordan Vandergriff; 2. Daniel Wilkerson; 3. Austin Prock; 4. Jack Beckman; 5. Paul Lee; 6. Matt Hagan; 7. Cruz Pedregon; 8. Spencer Hyde; 9. J.R. Todd; 10. Hunter Green; 11. Chad Green; 12. Jason Rupert; 13. Jeff Arend; 14. Ron Capps; 15. Alexis DeJoria; 16. Dave Richards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      PRO STOCK:<\/p>\n

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      1. Greg Stanfield; 2. Erica Enders; 3. Jeg Coughlin; 4. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 5. Matt Latino; 6. Eric Latino; 7. Stephen Bell; 8. Mason McGaha; 9. Dallas Glenn; 10. Matt Hartford; 11. Aaron Stanfield; 12. Greg Anderson; 13. Cody Anderson; 14. Kenny Delco; 15. Chris Vang; 16. Shane Tucker.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        SONOMA, Calif. — Sunday’s final results from the 38th annual DENSO Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge at Sonoma Raceway. The race is the 11th of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:<\/p>\n

        Top Fuel — Doug Kalitta, 3.731 seconds, 339.96 mph def. Jasmine Salinas, 3.815 seconds, 319.14 mph.<\/p>\n

        Funny Car — Jordan Vandergriff, Chevy Camaro, 3.900, 330.72 def. Daniel Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.950, 301.33.<\/p>\n

        Pro Stock — Greg Stanfield, Chevy Camaro, 6.551, 211.30 def. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.550, 210.87.<\/p>\n

        Competition Eliminator — Clint Neff, Dragster, 7.639, 172.43 def. Steve Graham, Chevy Camaro, 6.996, 197.10.<\/p>\n

        Super Stock — Jody Lang, Chevy Malibu, 10.883, 115.57 def. Brad Burton, Pontiac Firebird, 9.363, 136.68.<\/p>\n

        Stock Eliminator — Justin Lamb, Chevy Camaro, 9.312, 139.44 def. Darin Grossi, Plymouth Fury, 10.202, 128.84.<\/p>\n

        Super Comp — Trey Vetter, Dragster, 8.911, 174.91 def. Grant Williamson, Dragster, 8.913, 168.35.<\/p>\n

        Super Gas — Doug Sedmak, Chevy Corvette, 9.914, 156.79 def. Brad Pierce, Corvette, 9.906, 139.69.<\/p>\n

        Top Sportsman — Ken Ratzloff, Studebaker, 6.861, 200.41 def. Bryan Warr, Chevy Camaro, 6.718, 203.98.<\/p>\n

        Top Dragster — Keith Winters, Dragster, 6.313, 214.66 def. Thomas Bayer, Dragster, 6.182, 226.89.<\/p>\n

        SONOMA, Calif. — Final round-by-round results from the 38th annual DENSO Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge at Sonoma Raceway, the 11th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:<\/p>\n

        TOP FUEL:<\/p>\n

        ROUND ONE — Antron Brown, 3.739, 332.67 def. Tony Schumacher, 3.746, 336.99; Tony Stewart, 3.712, 336.91 def. Justin Ashley, 3.826, 320.74; Billy Torrence, 3.707, 338.00 def. Shawn Reed, 4.599, 163.85; Shawn Langdon, 3.725, 338.77 def. Will Smith, Broke – No Show; Doug Kalitta, 3.724, 336.91 def. Clay Millican, 7.078, 85.58; Leah Pruett, 3.744, 323.27 def. Maddi Gordon, 4.876, 148.09; Jasmine Salinas, 3.756, 319.90 def. Josh Hart, 4.430, 194.32;<\/p>\n

        QUARTERFINALS — Salinas, 3.775, 309.91 def. Langdon, 3.776, 335.32; Kalitta, 3.730, 338.00 was unopposed; Brown, 4.175, 265.95 def. Stewart, 6.499, 94.90; Pruett, 3.766, 330.23 def. Torrence, 3.751, 332.51;<\/p>\n

        SEMIFINALS — Salinas, 3.772, 334.98 def. Pruett, 3.751, 331.94; Kalitta, 4.105, 251.77 def. Brown, 4.917, 164.77;<\/p>\n

        FINAL — Kalitta, 3.731, 339.96 def. Salinas, 3.815, 319.14.<\/p>\n

        FUNNY CAR:<\/p>\n

        ROUND ONE — Daniel Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.945, 324.90 def. Hunter Green, Dodge Charger, Foul – Red Light; Paul Lee, Charger, 3.937, 327.66 def. Chad Green, Mustang, 3.981, 325.14; Jordan Vandergriff, Chevy Camaro, 3.891, 328.46 def. Jason Rupert, Mustang, 4.040, 322.50; Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.928, 328.06 def. Jeff Arend, Charger, 4.064, 311.77; Austin Prock, Mustang, 4.101, 263.31 def. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 4.353, 208.26; Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 4.241, 222.11 def. Dave Richards, Mustang, Broke; Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.450, 197.97 def. Alexis DeJoria, Camaro, 4.732, 170.86; Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.944, 333.74 def. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.933, 332.43;<\/p>\n

        QUARTERFINALS — Prock, 3.927, 327.35 def. Lee, 3.946, 328.62; Beckman, 3.894, 332.43 def. Pedregon, 4.009, 319.45; Vandergriff, 3.932, 330.72 def. Hagan, 3.956, 327.98; Wilkerson, 4.255, 217.88 def. Hyde, 4.327, 250.92;<\/p>\n

        SEMIFINALS — Vandergriff, 3.911, 329.91 def. Prock, 3.921, 329.67; Wilkerson, 5.159, 299.33 def. Beckman, 5.793, 205.19;<\/p>\n

        FINAL — Vandergriff, 3.900, 330.72 def. Wilkerson, 3.950, 301.33.<\/p>\n

        PRO STOCK:<\/p>\n

        ROUND ONE — Greg Stanfield, Chevy Camaro, 6.534, 211.00 def. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.513, 210.37; Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.511, 209.01 def. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.499, 210.47; Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.519, 210.21 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.527, 209.26; Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.533, 210.44 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.512, 211.26; Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.532, 211.20 def. Chris Vang, Camaro, 6.783, 166.21; Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.525, 210.34 def. Cody Anderson, Camaro, 6.531, 210.08; Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.520, 211.00 def. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.576, 209.52; Stephen Bell, Camaro, 6.545, 209.98 def. Shane Tucker, Camaro, 7.103, 151.65;<\/p>\n

        QUARTERFINALS — Coughlin, 6.572, 210.18 def. Bell, 6.574, 209.49; G. Stanfield, 6.519, 211.43 def. McGaha, 6.967, 159.38; Enders, 6.535, 210.90 def. M. Latino, 6.533, 210.05; Coughlin Jr., 6.543, 210.70 def. E. Latino, 6.541, 210.70;<\/p>\n

        SEMIFINALS — Enders, 7.016, 209.07 def. Coughlin Jr., 11.712, 115.07; G. Stanfield, 6.544, 211.16 def. Coughlin, 9.865, 105.18;<\/p>\n

        FINAL — G. Stanfield, 6.551, 211.30 def. Enders, 6.550, 210.87.<\/p>\n

        SONOMA, Calif. — Point standings (top 10) following the 38th annual DENSO Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge at Sonoma Raceway, the 11th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series –<\/p>\n

        Top Fuel<\/p>\n

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        1. Shawn Langdon, 1,069; 2. Doug Kalitta, 984; 3. Leah Pruett, 803; 4. Antron Brown, 680; 5. (tie) Maddi Gordon, 648; Tony Stewart, 648; 7. Josh Hart, 592; 8. Billy Torrence, 559; 9. Justin Ashley, 484; 10. Clay Millican, 455.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Funny Car<\/p>\n

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          1. Ron Capps, 852; 2. Jordan Vandergriff, 778; 3. Jack Beckman, 764; 4. Matt Hagan, 744; 5. J.R. Todd, 721; 6. Chad Green, 667; 7. Alexis DeJoria, 644; 8. Austin Prock, 597; 9. Spencer Hyde, 544; 10. Daniel Wilkerson, 543.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Pro Stock<\/p>\n

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            1. Dallas Glenn, 922; 2. Greg Anderson, 901; 3. (tie) Matt Hartford, 765; Greg Stanfield, 765; 5. Aaron Stanfield, 649; 6. Matt Latino, 627; 7. Erica Enders, 623; 8. Jeg Coughlin, 547; 9. Troy Coughlin Jr., 490; 10. Eric Latino, 464.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              Sonoma Raceway. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

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              Sellout crowd. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

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              Jasmine Salinas, Top Fuel. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

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              Austin Prock,Funny Car. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

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              Paul Lee, Funny Car. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

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              Jack Beckman, Funny Car. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

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              Troy Coughlin Jr., Pro Stock. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

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              Erica Enders, Pro Stock. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

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