EPPING, N.H. — A strong start to the season has the chance to get even better for Funny Car’s Chad Green at this weekend’s 13th annual NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto at New England Dragway.
Approaching 100 starts in the Funny Car ranks, Green is off to the best start in his career, winning in Gainesville and Chicago and currently sitting third in points in the loaded Funny Car category.
This weekend, he’s also sporting a new look with bproauto, adding another layer of importance to the race at New England Dragway, which is celebrating its 60th year during the 2026 season. Doing well in his 12,000-horsepower bproauto/Chad Green Motorsports Ford Mustang at his sponsor’s race would be another huge moment for Green in what’s been a standout start.
“The new bproauto livery looks so good on the track and we are ready to hit the New England Nationals with the blue, orange and white colors,” said Green. “The brand fits perfectly with the NHRA fanbase and our goal is put the CGM bproauto machine in the winner’s circle.
“It’s really super amazing to see the position we’re in right now. Our car is running really well and I attribute that all to my team. We turned our car around at the end of last year and it really started performing well. This year, I think it’s just a continuation of that and it’s just gotten better and better.”
Last year, Brittany Force (Top Fuel), J.R. Todd (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) picked up race wins, while Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) earned victories in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge bonus race.
Green and points leader Ron Capps both have two wins this season, which means a victory at New England Dragway – a venue that fans have continually packed for more than a decade at NHRA events – would make him the first to three wins in 2026 in the category.
He’d love to get a trio of 75th anniversary diamond Wallys, but it won’t be easy against a loaded lineup that also includes defending winner Todd, who is second in points, four-time champ Matt Hagan, Georgia winner Jordan Vandergriff, back-to-back world champion Austin Prock, who won on Sunday in Maryland, Beckman and Alexis DeJoria.
Green is aware of the competition level in the category, but it’s brought out the best in his team thus far and he’s confident it can continue the rest of the year.
“It’s really tough to maintain a spot at the top because these are tough races,” Green said. “I know we’re going to have a good car, but I know these other teams have good cars, too. It’s going to be some really first-class, top-notch racing we’re going to see coming up.
“For our team to be performing as well as it has been, it increases the confidence in everyone, not just my confidence as a driver, but my entire team. I can see it in them and I’ve got the best team I’ve ever had this year. We just want to continue to go out and pick up win lights.”
