The first day of the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship was productive for regular season champion Dallas Glenn. Driving his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro out of the KB Titan Racing stable of powerful Pro Stockers, Glenn made the quickest run of the day to set the stage for a strong launch into the six-race playoffs.
In the first session of qualifying, Glenn came forward with a 6.518-second pass at 210.83 mph that was good for the No. 2 spot and a pair of bonus points. As track delays caused a shift in the schedule and the later session was pushed deeper into the evening, the Pro Stock competitors were chomping at the bit. Cool air prevailed, and many picked up – including Glenn, who bettered his earlier time with a 6.502 to snatch the provisional pole. Even so, the fifth-year Pro Stock competitor had hoped for more.
“When I got to the top end on that run, I didn’t think it was going to hold,” said Glenn, who earned an addition three bonus points for his last lap of the day. “I thought we would be able to go 6.49 for sure, but I was hoping for a 6.48. As it got later, the humidity probably came up more than I thought. But going into the Countdown, I’m feeling really good. I was .027 on the tree my first hit, and I feel like I’m heading in the right direction. I feel like we have the car to beat for the championship.”
After winning the regular season championship in each of the most recent three seasons – and officially for the first time this year as regular season titles in all pro categories are now recognized and rewarded – Glenn knows that momentum is of great value, and he intends to capitalize on it.
“When everything is clicking and you find that sweet spot with the car, it’s easier to maintain than trying to find it,” he said. “Momentum is big. There is the whole luck game, too – when things are going your way, I think luck can beat skill any day. But you just have to look at it like, I’m going to go in here and do everything I can to try to build on the little points lead I have now. I’m going to try to build on it every single race. As long as I leave the track with a little more lead than I got there with, I’m going to be happy.”
Glenn was not the only one of the KB Titan Racing drivers to improve in the later session; Cory Reed moved up from seventh to No. 4 with a 6.519 in his J&A Service machine; Cody Coughlin moved from 16 all the way up to No. 5 on a 6.520 behind the wheel of his Cody Development Group Chevrolet; and reigning and six-time world champion Greg Anderson and his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet elevated from twelfth to No. 6 with a 6.525.
Qualifying will continue on Saturday at the 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, with sessions scheduled at 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. ET.
This story was originally published on September 12, 2025. 
