Teams of Langdon, Beckman, Anderson, Angie Smith lead Crew of the Year battle

As the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series nears its conclusion, the teams of Shawn Langdon, Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson, and Angie Smith are the respective leaders in their classes after 17 events in the NHRA Crew of the Year presented by Red Line Oil competition. The award is given to a team in each Professional category and is based on a number of statistical categories, including average qualifying position, average eliminations e.t., speed index, average points per race, and oildowns. The award is tracked over the course of the season, with the top three teams in each Professional category (Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle) showcased at the awards banquet. In Top Fuel, Langdon’s Kalitta Air team holds an eight-point lead over teammate Doug Kalitta’s crew, with Leah Pruett’s squad in third. Beckman’s Peak Squad holds a seven-point lead in Funny Car over Matt Hagan KB Titan Racing holds down the first three spots in Pro Stock with the squads of Anderson, Dallas Glenn, and Matt Hartford leading the way. In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Angie Smith’s squad is ahead of Gaige Herrera while her husband Matt’s team sits in third. CREW OF THE YEAR STANDINGS (after 17 races) TOP FUEL Rank Driver Points 1 Shawn Langdon 54 2 Doug Kalitta 46 3 Leah Pruett 33 4 Billy Torrence 25 T-5 Maddi Gordon 19 T-5 Tony Stewart 19 7 Josh Hart 17 8 Antron Brown 15 9 Justin Ashley 9 10 Shawn Reed 3 11 Will Smith -1 12 Clay Millican -7 13 Tony Schumacher -12 FUNNY CAR Rank Driver Points 1 Jack Beckman 44 2 Matt Hagan 37 3 J.R. Todd 31 4 Ron Capps 27 5 Jordan Vandergriff 26 6 Alexis DeJoria 19 7 Chad Green 18 8 Austin Prock 17 9 Spencer Hyde 15 10 Daniel Wilkerson 4 T-11 Cruz Pedregon -4 T-11 Dave Richards -4 PRO STOCK Rank Driver Points 1 Greg Anderson 53 2 Dallas Glenn 37 3 Matt Hartford 30 4 Greg Stanfield 26 5 Matt Latino 22 6 Eric Latino 20 7 Aaron Stanfield 18 8 Cody Anderson 12 9 Erica Enders 10 10 Jeg Coughlin Jr. 9 11 Troy Coughlin Jr. 6 12 Kenny Delco 3 PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE Rank Rider Points 1 Angie Smith 39 2 Gaige Herrera 38 3 Matt Smith 34 4 Richard Gadson 31 5 Clayton Howey 26 6 John Hall 23 7 Ryan Oehler 16 8 Chase Van Sant 10 9 Jianna Evaristo 8 10 Geno Scali 5 11 Steve Johnson 4