POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2026) – Alexis DeJoria topped all John Force Racing teams in qualifying for Sunday’s NHRA Finals at Pomona Dragstrip, the 20th and final race of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
DeJoria qualified second while fellow JFR Funny Car competitors Jack Beckman and Jordan Vandergriff are sixth and seventh, respectively. Josh Hart qualified 11th in Top Fuel.
The Bandero Premium Tequila Chevrolet SS Funny Car clicked the timing lights in 3.904 seconds at 329.50 mph in Saturday’s first qualifying session. In Round 1 on Sunday, DeJoria will face No. 15 qualifier Dave Richards whose best qualifying effort was 4.029 seconds at 329.75 mph.
The PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team used its final qualifying attempt of the event to grab the No. 6 spot with a run of 3.934 seconds at 321.42 mph despite dropping at least one cylinder early in the run. Beckman will line up for Sunday’s opening round against No. 11 qualifier Bobby Bode, who ran 3.974 seconds at 321.04 mph.
The Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team also used its final qualifying attempt to make their best run, taking the seventh spot with a run of 3.943 seconds at 327.66 mph. Vandergriff will face Jeff Arend who qualified 10th with a best run of 3.973 seconds at 310.77 mph.
The Speedmaster Top Fuel team secured the 11th position in its final qualifying attempt, running 3.747 seconds at 332.34 mph. Hart will face No. 6 qualifier Shawn Langdon who ran 3.712 seconds at 338.94 mph.
Final eliminations are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. PT on Sunday, Nov. 15.
Quote from Alexis DeJoria, Bandero Premium Tequila Chevrolet SS Funny Car:
“Qualifying in second place gave us four bonus points which is always great. Going into tomorrow, we don’t have to race one of our teammates until the second round so things are good. I’m very excited for this last race to see what’s in store for this Bandero Chevy SS Funny Car.”
Quote from Jack Beckman, PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car:
“I have never been so happy to qualify sixth in my life. I think it’s our worst qualifying outing in the last seven races and I couldn’t be happier. It’s been an interesting Pomona and a very tricky racetrack. It was too good in the Friday’s first session, then rain cancelled the second session. That rain delaminated a lot of rubber for today’s session so, by the third and final session, we didn’t have any options. We had to slow the car down the to get it in the field. It was on a fantastic run, then put a cylinder out at 400 feet so the pucker factor was on 10. I had the wheel cranked all the way to the left but the PEAK Chevy made it to the finish line. Not only did it get us into the show, it got us into the top half of the ladder which gives us lane choice for first round tomorrow so now I feel wonderful going into race day.”
Quote from Jordan Vandergriff, Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car:
“This was all about Chris Cunningham, Jason Bunker and all of my Cornwell Quality Tools boys. We knew we needed that final qualifying run to be a good one. I looked up at the scoreboard and saw the bump was quicker than 4.23 so I knew that everything was on the line. But, in that moment, I calmed down. I knew my guys had me so all credit to them. The Cornwell Quality Tools Chevy fought me hard to the left but I wasn’t lifting. The one thing I wasn’t going to do was lift. I got over to the wall so I was very happy to see that 3.94 come up. That run gave us a good tuneup for race day, too. I think this sets us up nicely and keeps our championships hopes alive.”
Quote from Josh Hart, Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster:
“The Speedmaster team swung hard the first two times we went up to the starting line in qualifying, which left us no choice but to lay up in the final qualifying run. I’m very proud of this team and am 100 percent ready for tomorrow. We have to race them all anyway so let’s go!”
TV Schedule
Television coverage includes qualifying action on FS1 at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, followed by eliminations coverage at 5 p.m. ET.
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