Shawn Reed Racing Post-Race Recap: Dallas

Texas NHRA FallNationals

Event 18 of 20

Texas Motorplex

Ennis, Texas

Oct. 10 – 12, 2025

Shawn Reed Sets New Career-Best Speed at Texas NHRA FallNationals

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 12, 2025) – Shawn Reed continued his impressive Countdown to the Championship campaign at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, blasting to a career-best speed on Sunday after earning his best qualifying position of the season. The Top Fuel standout started race day strong before a tough second-round matchup ended his run, but Reed and the Reed Trucking & Excavating team, led by crew chief Rob Wendland, left the Texas Motorplex with plenty of momentum heading into the final stretch of the playoffs.

Reed started the Stampede of Speed on a high note on Friday afternoon with a run of 3.774 seconds at 328.76 mph, the second-quickest pass of the session, which earned him two valuable bonus points. He backed that up with another impressive lap on Friday evening under the lights and lasers of the Motorplex sky, delighting the packed grandstands with a 3.685 E.T. at 333.56 mph, earning another two bonus points in the process. A solid 3.835 E.T. at 326.73 mph followed in the third session on Saturday, and in the final qualifying opportunity of the weekend, Reed dropped a cylinder early on and had to click it off. He qualified No. 2, a season-best starting position, on the strength of his Friday night performance.

Eliminations kicked off with explosive drama, as first-round opponent Kyle Satenstein had a fiery engine explosion shortly after launching that sent him careening into Reed’s lane. Fortunately, Reed powered to a 3.717 E.T. at a career-best 338.83 mph to avoid any issues. The adrenaline was still flowing when Reed took to the starting line to take on four-time world champion Steve Torrence in the second round, as he left first against the Texan. The Reed Trucking & Excavating dragster started hazing the tires around half-track, though, and Reed had to watch as Torrence drove past him.

“It was a great weekend again,” said Reed, who earned his first career NHRA Top Fuel victory to kick off the Countdown. “The car ran great. We made a little mistake there in E2, but we know what it is, and we know what we did. We’ll just groove and get better from there. I’m super proud of the guys. This car is running great. Our heads are not down at all. We’re just going to go on to Vegas.”

Reed, now ranked eighth in the Top Fuel standings, will continue his career-best Countdown to the Championship playoffs in three weeks at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Qualified: No. 2 (3.685 E.T. at 333.56 MPH)

Elimination Round Results:

E1: 3.717 E.T. at 338.83 MPH defeated Kyle Satenstein Broke, No Time

E2: 4.076 E.T. at 257.84 MPH defeated by Steve Torrence 3.833 E.T. at 330.37 MPH

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel Point Standings (Unofficial):

1	Doug Kalitta		2525
2	Justin Ashley		2384
3	Shawn Langdon		2366
4	Steve Torrence		2297
5	Brittany Force		2291
6	Tony Stewart		2289
7	Clay Millican		2279
8	Shawn Reed		2255
9	Antron Brown		2242
10	Josh Hart		2152