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MADDI GORDON Breaks 340-mph Barrier, Sets Las Vegas Track Record

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November 4, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • MADDI GORDON became the first driver to break 340 mph at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, setting a track record of 340.82 mph during race day eliminations.
  • The Ron Capps Motorsports rookie posted career-best numbers — a 3.693 E.T. at 340.82 mph — and cracked 300 mph to the eighth-mile for the first time, hitting 300.93 mph.
  • GORDON qualified seventh and fell in round one to four-time world champion Antron Brown by just three thousandths of a second in a tight starting-line battle.
  • Heading into the season finale ranked sixth in Top Fuel points, GORDON has already recorded three career final rounds in her debut Top Fuel season with the Carlyle Tools team.

UPCOMING:

  • In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, CA — Nov. 13-15, 2026

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GRRL! summary based upon reporting by Drag Illustrated originally appearing on dragillustrated.com