Doug Kalitta

2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Results to Date

Winner

Oct 29 – Nov 2 Las Vegas

Qualified No. 5: defeated Will Smith, Justin Ashley, Shawn Langdon and Leah Pruett.
Second Round

Oct 14 – 18 Dallas

Qualified No. 3; defeated Tony Schumacher, lost to Maddie Gordon
First Round

Oct 2 – 4 St. Louis

Qualified No. 10; lost to Shawn Reed.
Runner Up

Sep 25 – 27 Rockingham

Qualified No. 1; defeated Rit Pustari, Maddi Gordon, Will Smith; lost to Shawn Langdon.
Semi Finalist

Sep 18 – 20 Martin, Mich.

Qualified No. 1; defeated Kyle Satenstein and Billy Torrence; lost to Shawn Langdon.

Semi Finalist

Sep 2 – 7 Indianapolis

Qualified No. 3; defeated Will Smith and Trip Tatum; lost to Tony Schumacher.
Winner

Aug 20 – 23 Brainerd

Qualified No. 1; Defeated Cameron Ferre, Antron Brown, Justin Ashley and Maddie Gordon.
Winner

Jul 24 – 26 Seattle

Qualified No. 3; defeated Shawn Reed, Jasmine Salinas, Antron Brown and Leah Pruett.
Winner

Jul 17 – 19 Sonoma

Qualified No. 1; Cameron Ferre, Antron Brown, Justin Ashley and Maddie Gordon.
Second Round

Jun. 25 – 28 Norwalk

Qualified No. 8; defeated Billy Torrence; lost to Shawn Langdon.
Semi Finalist

Jun 12 – 14 Bristol

Qualified No. 11; defeated Josh Hart and Tony Schumacher; lost to Antron Brown.
Semi Finalist

Jun 5 – 6 Epping

Qualified No. 4; defeated Will Smith and Antron Brown; lost to Shawn Langdon.
Runner Up

May 29 – 31 Maryland

Qualified No. 2; defeated Lex Joon, Clay Millican, Leah Pruett; lost to Shawn Langdon.
Second Round

May 14 – 17 Chicago

Qualified No. 1; defeated Bye, lost to Shawn Langdon.
Runner Up

May 1 – 3 Valdosta

Qualified No. 1; defeated Bye, Leah Pruett and Justin Ashley, lost to Shawn Langdon.
Winner

April 24 – 26 Charlotte

Qualified No. 3; defeated Antron Brown and Clay Millican; defeated Justin Ashley and Maddie Gordon; defeated Shawn Langdon, Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart.
Semi Finalist

April 9 – 12 Pomona

Qualified No. 5; defeated Bye, Clay Millican; lost to Justin Ashley.
Semi Finalist

Mar 20 – 22 Phoenix

Qualified No. 3; defeated Will Smith, Billy Torrence; lost to Leah Pruett.
Runner Up

Mar 5 – 8 Gainesville

Qualified No. 6; defeated Justin Ashley, Leah Pruett, Maddie Gordon; lost to Josh Hart.

Doug Kalitta Wins NHRA Las Vegas, Reduces Points Lead

November 1, 2026

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Fast Facts

Residence

Saline, MI

Hometown

Mount Clemens, MI

Date of Birth

Aug. 20, 1964

Career Wins

Career No.1 Qualifiers

Quickest Elapsed Time

3.628 (Seattle 2025)

Fastest Speed

342.98 (Charlotte 2026)

First Start

Pomona 1, 1998

About Doug

Doug Kalitta: Driver of the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster Two-Time NHRA Top Fuel Champion

Doug Kalitta is a two-time NHRA Top Fuel champion, and he celebrated both of those coveted titles in the last three years. With seven runner-up finishes in the season standings also to his credit, Kalitta finished first or second in the final standings a remarkable nine times in his 28 seasons in the Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster cockpit. In addition, the nephew of team owner, Connie Kalitta, owns an astonishing 28-year streak of finishing the season in the top 10 in points.

With his teammate, Shawn Langdon, finishing second in points, the 2025 season was the first one-two Top Fuel finish in Kalitta Motorsports history and just the second time in NHRA history that a team swept the top two positions in the final Top Fuel season standings.

Already a member of the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame, Kalitta’s 2025 campaign included four race wins, three runner-up results and eight No. 1 qualifiers. Kalitta entered the 2025 Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs as the No. 4 seed but won two races in four final rounds at the first four Playoff events to put enough distance between himself and the field to make his second championship a foregone conclusion.

Entering the 25th anniversary season of the Mac Tools partnership with Kalitta Motorsports and NHRA’s 75th Anniversary season in 2026, Kalitta’s 59 race wins place him fourth all-time in Top Fuel wins and 12th overall. His 66 career No. 1 qualifiers place him tied with Kenny Bernstein for seventh all-time. He is seventh all-time in round wins with 839 entering the 2026 season.

Tuning the Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster is 14-time NHRA Top Fuel championship tuner Alan Johnson. Kalitta is the seventh-different driver to reach the Top Fuel pinnacle with Johnson but just the third to win multiple titles with the tuning wizard. Mac Savage also returns as Assistant Crew Chief.

Prior to his NHRA career, which began with his first start at the opening race of the 1998 season in Pomona, Calif., Kalitta raced in USAC events. He was the 1991 USAC Midget Series Rookie of the Year and the 1994 USAC Sprint Car Champion. Kalitta won 21 USAC events: 14 in Midget races and seven in Sprint Car competition.

In addition to racing NHRA Top Fuel dragsters, Kalitta is the owner and president of Kalitta Charters (www.kalittacharters.com), which provides air charter services for cargo, passenger and medical transport, either by contract or on-demand, to a highly diverse customer base.