ENNIS, TX – September 11, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Serving as the main event of the fourth annual Stampede of Speed, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs are set to heat up in the heart of Texas at the 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals on Oct. 9-13 at legendary Texas Motorplex.
The NHRA FallNationals marks the 18th of 20 events on the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series circuit and the fourth of six playoff races. Fans can expect to see a Texas-sized playoff showdown and thrilling racing action from the 11,000-horsepower nitro burning machines as they reach speeds over 330 mph at one of the best atmospheres on the NHRA tour.
For nearly four decades the FallNationals have been a must-see race and serving as the main event of the 10-day “Stampede of Speed” festival has helped make this a marquee event for fans and drivers. The action starts immediately with “Friday Night Live,” which offers more than $40,000 in bonus money to the stars in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The low qualifier under the lights on Friday night will net Top Fuel and Funny Car stars $15,000 each in bonus money, with $7,500 going to the quickest qualifier in Pro Stock and $5,000 in Pro Stock Motorcycle. That leads into final qualifying on Saturday and race day Sunday, where winners will be crowned at the legendary facility to close out a memorable weekend of adrenaline-filled action.
Last season, Leah Pruett (Top Fuel), Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all collected NHRA wins in Dallas and this year’s race will again be broadcast on FS1, with elimination coverage airing on Sunday Oct. 13.
Pruett earned her first Top Fuel win at Dallas last season when she defeated Texan Steve Torrence. Since then, Pruett has stepped out of her Top Fuel dragster to start a family with her husband and motorsports legend, Tony Stewart. Stewart, a four-time winner at Texas Motor Speedway, has taken over driving duties in his rookie season as a Top Fuel driver and has one runner-up finish in 2024. If he wants to defend Pruett’s Texas NHRA FallNationals title, he’ll need to get past the reigning champion and points leader Doug Kalitta, as well as two-time Dallas winner Justin Ashley and Shawn Langdon, who earned two wins early this season, Texan Steve Torrence, Antron Brown, Indy winner Clay Millican, Tony Schumacher and Brittany…
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