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POMONA, Calif. - With a celebration set and a world title all but decided, Top Fuel veteran Doug Kalitta heads to In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip this weekend with a far different feeling than he's ever had for the 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
This time around, it's a far different feeling for Kalitta, who will clinch his second championship in three years this weekend. Once the 59-time event winner attempts a qualifying run and makes the field, the championship will be his, giving him a world title under far less stressful conditions once qualifying ends on Saturday. It will still be a surreal moment for Kalitta, who has performed well in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs in his 12,000-horsepower Mac Tools dragster and now just needs to put the finishing touches on yet another banner year.
"It's gratifying - I always hoped I'd be able to tie my cousin (Scott Kalitta) with the number of championships he has, and there's plenty of people who have won this twice. To be one of the guys that's won it twice with Alan (Johnson) as the crew chief is really special for sure - that's pretty cool."
It's the sixth race of the playoffs and the 20th race of the season and Kalitta still has plans to end the season in style. A 60th career win at the 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals would certainly be meaningful and special, closing out the year with a victory at the World Finals. It would give Kalitta five wins this season, and three in the playoffs, but a close second would be ensuring teammate Shawn Langdon finishes second in points.
Others to watch this weekend include Tony Stewart, Clay Millican, who won the spring race in Pomona, Shawn Reed and Brown. For Kalitta Motorsports, combining for eight wins and the top two spots in the standings would mark a job very well done in 2025. "That would be the icing on the cake, for sure," Kalitta said of winning in Pomona for the eighth time in his career. "Shawn's car is plenty capable of outrunning those guys, and he's obviously trying to secure second. We're hopeful he can pull it off, but we want to win this race, too. He'll hopefully have to go through us to get the win and I love running at Pomona. I've had great success there, and the pressure will be off. The only other thing to do is go out there and win this thing."
Pro Stock's Dallas Glenn won in Vegas, extending his lead to a commanding 92 points over teammate and reigning world champ Anderson. Glenn is after his first world title. Pro Stock Motorcycle teammates Richard Gadson and Gaige Herrera are separated by only 21 points, as points leader Gadson attempts to close out his first championship.
This year's In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals also features a can't-miss experience for racing and car enthusiasts alike. The Top Eliminator Club offers the best seats in the house, a premium experience and several exclusive benefits at one of the biggest races of the season, including a members-only hospitality center, complimentary food and beverages, members-only souvenir store, exclusive driver appearances, a gift bag, a premium view of the staging lanes and much more. In Pomona, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will feature two qualifying rounds at 12:30 and 3 p.m. PT on Friday, Nov. 14, and the final two rounds of qualifying on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. PT on Sunday, Nov. 16. Television coverage includes qualifying action on FS1 at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday and then eliminations on FS1 at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday. To purchase tickets to the 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, fans can visit www.NHRA.com/tickets. All children 12 and under will be admitted free in the general admission area with a paid adult.
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