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2023 TOP FUEL WORLD CHAMPION DOUG KALITTA

  • Won three of six Countdown to the Championship playoff races
  • Won championship on final run of season
  • Collected six season victories
  • Previously a six-time championship runner-up
  • Drives for his uncle, nitro-racing legend Connie Kalitta

Top Fuel world champion
Doug Kalitta

Funny Car world champion
Matt Hagan

Pro Stock world champion
Erica Enders

Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion
Gaige Herrera

Top Alcohol Dragster world champion
Julie Nataas

Top Alcohol Funny Car world champion
Doug Gordon

Comp eliminator world champion
Bruno Massel Jr.

Super Stock world champion
Wyatt Wagner

Stock eliminator world champion
Kyle Rizzoli

Factory Stock world champion
Aaron Stanfield

Super Comp world champion
John Labbous Jr.

Super Gas world champion
Trevor Larson

Top Dragster world champion
Vince Musolino

Top Sportsman world champion
Brandon Miller

2023

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

KALITTA FINALLY A CHAMPION

After six previous Top Fuel championship runner-ups, Doug Kalitta finally clinched his first crown in dramatic fashion, prevailing in a winner-take-all final round against Leah Pruett at the season finale in Pomona.

MISSION #2FAST2TASTY NHRA CHALLENGE

Mission Foods helped bring competitive racing to Saturday qualifying, pitting the semifinalists from the previous race in a series of rematches with a bonus purse and championship bonus points on the line.

HERRERA DOMINATES BIKE CLASS

Gaige Herrera became a dominant rider in his first full season, obliterating record books and winning nearly everything in sight en route to his first of two straight Pro Stock Motorcycle world championships.

NEW CLASSES = NEW CHAMPIONS

Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Top Fuel Motorcycle, and Factory X became new NHRA championship classes with the titles going to Johnny Pluchino, Larry McBride, and Greg Stanfield, respectively.

2023

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

2023 rookie

Chase Van Sant

Van Sant made his Pro Stock Motorcycle debut in Gainesville at the NHRA Gatornationals, advancing to the semifinals. It was the first of his four semifinal appearances that combined with four quarterfinal finishes that allowed Van Sant to finish the season ninth in points.

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