King of Nitro: Top Fuel vs. Funny Car | 2026 Night Under Fire | Drag Racing Highlights

It is time for top fuel dragsters. Ladies and gentlemen, Maddie Gordon. 7, 7, 330 miles an hour. You saw the puff of dust. Clay went long and threw the sand trap. Here's an instant replay. Clay Milliken had the better reaction time, but this one was all Maddie Gordon. 377, 330. The shoots were late for Clay. He had no shoots. You saw on TV he was applying brakes. The shoots finally deployed. I'm going to guess about 600 to 800 feet before the sand trap. And at that point, Clay knew he was going on a ride. I'm guessing the car's okay. I know Clay's okay. And folks, how about a round of applause for Clay Milliken. Maddie Gordon is in the finals of top fuel. Who will she race? Antron Brown or Doug Coletta? It is Coletta. 372, 332 miles an hour. And Antron Brown, 377. Antron had the better reaction time. But by the 660, or by the 60 and the 330 run, Coletta had a three hundredths advantage. I expect him to come out swinging here in round one. Spencer Hyde, better reaction time. Cruz had a better 60 foot time. Runs a four flat at 316. Man, Spencer was on a lap. 398, 317. Spencer is in the final of Funny Car. I'm sure they've got that Cornwell Quality Tool car up to the nth degree right now, Bill. On caps, 389, 331 miles an hour. Look at Jordan Vandegrift. Absolutely won after the Christmas tree. And was still in the lead by virtue of the reaction time all the way up to the 330 mark. But then you saw the car lost fire. The chutes came out. And that was all she wrote. Here we go. Matty Gordon, Doug Coletta. For the right to represent Top Fuel in the King of Nitro. Summit Motorsports Park, get ready. This is epic. Are you freaking kidding me? Matty Gordon wins. Matty Gordon is going into the King of Nitro. Unbelievable. The margin of victory was eight one thousandths of a second. Summit Motorsports Park, you better make some noise. Here we go. The winner advances to the King of Nitro. It's caps. 389 to 334 miles an hour. And Ron caps. Again, finds himself in the same spot he was 26 years ago in the finals of the Winston Showdown. Except this time he's racing Matty the baddie. We sold you the whole seat. You're only using the edge. It's time to crown the king or the queen of Nitro. And it is going to be Ron caps. 384, 333 miles an hour. I think Matty Gordon got, I think she got caught up with the tree. I tell you, that would, that would be maybe a bit of a distraction not leaving heads up. I think she got caught off guard. Caps was the slower car at a 45. Matty was late on the tree. But I got to tell you, that was epic. Ladies and gentlemen, how about a round of applause for Ron caps. 26 years later, he defeats a top fuel dragster and he wins the King of Nitro. How about a round of applause for Matty Gordon. Wow. What a drag race.