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JOHNSON CONTINUES BANDIMERE DOMINATION IN PRO STOCK
Kalitta,
Hight and Hines also race to victory at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
MORRISON,
Colo. – Allen Johnson raced to his first Pro Stock victory of the season and
his third win in the last four years at Bandimere Speedway to
finish off a successful weekend for his team Sunday at the Mopar
Mile-High NHRA Nationals.
Doug
Kalitta (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock
Motorcycle) also were winners at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event
near Denver.
Johnson
took his eighth career Pro Stock win from the No. 1 qualifying position when he
outran Jeg Coughlin in the final round. Johnson powered his Team Mopar Dodge
Avenger to a 6.974 second run at 198.26 mph to finish in front of Coughlin,
whose JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt slowed at mid-track and posted a 7.858 at 135.09.
“We’ve
got an awesome setup for this track,” said Johnson who has advanced to the
final at this event the last four seasons. “The engine guys do an unbelievable
job on the motors for this place. I’d like to race every race here. To go up
against Greg in the second round and Jeg in the final, I knew I had to be on my
game. Fortunately I was able to do it today.”
Johnson
continued to solidify his claim to second place in the final regular season Pro
Stock points order with his effort this weekend and is showing that he will be
one of the top challengers for the Pro Stock championship in the playoffs.
“I
was tickled with how I did my job today,” said Johnson, who beat Bob Yonke,
Anderson, and Johnny Gray to
advance to his fourth final round of the season. “We’ve got to continue this
pace and be aggressive and go toward that championship and hopefully pull it
off.”
Kalitta
scored his first win of the season in Top Fuel and joined uncle Connie Kalitta
and late cousin Scott Kalitta as winners at the high-altitude dragstrip. Kalitta
posted a 3.963 at 308.35 in his Kalitta Motorsports dragster to beat Brandon
Bernstein, who trailed with a 4.003 at 297.35 in his Copart/Lucas Oil dragster.
Kalitta
outran Terry McMillen, Steve Torrence and Rod Fuller in earlier rounds to claim
his 32nd career victory.
“Seeing
that win light come on down there was real special and a great relief,”
Kalitta said of his final round match with Bernstein. “This facility gets
better and better. I am so glad to finally get a win here. We’ve been close a
bunch of times and finally got it done today.”
Hight
earned his fourth victory of the season and
18th of his career in Funny Car as he outran team owner John Force
in the final round. Hight’s Auto
Club Ford Mustang finished in 4.215 at 296.05, just ahead of Force’s Castrol
GTX High-Mileage Mustang, which ran 4.386 at 284.99.
“It’s
a great win for us and we only have one more race to go before the Countdown,”
said Hight, who advanced to the final with early round wins over James Day, Ron
Capps and top qualifier Matt Hagan. “It is definitely a turnaround from last
year when we went into Brainerd and wasn’t even qualified for the
Countdown.”
Hight
took his second Bandimere win and closed the gap between series leader Force,
who is now 28 points ahead.
“This
is the best season I’ve ever had,” Hight said. “I’ve never won four
races in a season. John and I are only separated by a little over one round and
I am sure he’ll be ribbing me about it the next two weeks. You can see how bad
John wants to win. He’s definitely on a mission. I am sure he’s happy for
us, but you know he wanted to win.”
In
Pro Stock Motorcycle, Hines claimed his third win of the season and 21st of his
career by defeating Karen Stoffer in the final. Hines rode his Screamin’ Eagle
Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to a 7.342 at 178.02 to hold off Stoffer’s
GEICO Powersports Suzuki, which clocked a 7.402 at 175.94.
“My
riding has really come around in the last three or four races,” said Hines,
who defeated rookie LE Tonglet, Jim Underdahl and top qualifier Michael Phillips
in the first three rounds. “Every round we had to scratch for it. Karen is a
tough competitor and she’s got her motorcycle turned around. The Suzuki’s
were dominant all weekend, but our V-Rod was able to beat them today all four
rounds.”
Hines,
a California native who spent all of his teenage years in Trinidad, Colo., says
winning his second race at Bandimere is very special to him.
“I
grew up three hours south of here and spent ages 10 to 20 here,” Hines said.
“I know this place as my home. To come back here and get a win on the mountain
says a lot about my team. We didn’t have the best motorcycle all weekend, but
we were able to get the job done.”
The
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series continues Aug. 12-15 at Brainerd (Minn.)
International Raceway with the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, the final race of the
Countdown to 10, NHRA's regular season. The Countdown to 1, NHRA’s six-race
championship playoffs, starts Sept. 1-6 with the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at
O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
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MORRISON,
Colo. -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at the 31st
annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.
The race is the 16th of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing
Series.
TOP
FUEL:
1.
Doug Kalitta; 2. Brandon
Bernstein; 3. Rod Fuller; 4.
Larry Dixon; 5. Tony
Schumacher; 6. Antron Brown; 7. Steve
Torrence; 8. David Grubnic; 9.
Bob Vandergriff; 10. Cory
McClenathan; 11. Shawn Langdon; 12.
Terry McMillen; 13. Steven
Chrisman; 14. Terry Haddock; 15.
Mike Strasburg; 16. Morgan
Lucas.
FUNNY
CAR:
1.
Robert Hight; 2. John Force;
3. Matt Hagan; 4.
Cruz Pedregon; 5. Ron Capps;
6. Bob Tasca III; 7.
Jack Beckman; 8. Del Worsham;
9. Ashley Force Hood; 10.
Paul Lee; 11. Tony Pedregon;
12. Jeff Diehl; 13.
Jack Wyatt; 14. Jeff Arend;
15. Tim Wilkerson; 16.
James Day.
PRO
STOCK:
1.
Allen Johnson; 2. Jeg
Coughlin; 3. Shane Gray; 4.
Johnny Gray; 5. Mike
Edwards; 6. Vinnie Deceglie; 7.
Ron Krisher; 8. Greg
Anderson; 9. V. Gaines; 10.
Jason Line; 11. Larry
Morgan; 12. Bob Yonke; 13.
Kurt Johnson; 14. Rodger
Brogdon; 15. Warren Johnson; 16.
Erica Enders.
PRO
STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
1.
Andrew Hines; 2. Karen
Stoffer; 3. Michael Phillips; 4.
Steve Johnson; 5. Matt
Smith; 6. David Hope; 7. Craig
Treble; 8. Jim Underdahl; 9.
Eddie Krawiec; 10. Hector
Arana; 11. Shawn Gann; 12.
LE Tonglet; 13. Mike Berry;
14. Angie Smith; 15.
Redell Harris; 16. Katie
Sullivan.
MORRISON,
Colo. -- Sunday's final results from the 31st annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA
Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. The race is the 16th of 23 in the NHRA Full
Throttle Drag Racing Series:
Top
Fuel -- Doug Kalitta, 3.963 seconds, 308.35 mph
def. Brandon Bernstein, 4.003 seconds, 297.35 mph.
Funny
Car -- Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.215, 296.05
def. John Force, Mustang, 4.386, 284.99.
Pro
Stock -- Allen Johnson, Dodge Avenger, 6.974, 198.26
def. Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cobalt, 7.858, 135.09.
Pro
Stock Motorcycle -- Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.342, 178.02
def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.402, 175.94.
Super
Stock -- David Bogner, Dodge Daytona, 10.333, 126.46
def. Henry Sliwinski, Chevy Camaro, 11.156, 119.34.
Stock
Eliminator -- Brad Burton, Pontiac Formula, 11.591, 112.87
def. Tim Fletcher, Chevy Camaro, foul.
Super
Comp -- Terry Edwards, Dragster, 9.488, 171.60
def. Bill Dennis, Dragster, 9.524, 159.93.
Super
Gas -- Mike Wiblishouser, Chevy Corvette, 10.506, 155.38
def. Craig Maddox, Dodge Prowler, 10.521, 151.24.
Super
Street -- John Dexter, Chevy Camaro, 11.540, 125.94
def. Roger Mitchell, Camaro, 11.542, 124.16.
MORRISON,
Colo. -- Final round-by-round results from the 31st annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA
Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, the 16th of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle
Drag Racing Series:
TOP
FUEL:
ROUND
ONE -- Brandon Bernstein, 3.962, 301.54 def. Cory McClenathan, 3.988, 310.55;
Steve Torrence, 3.936, 306.19 def. Bob Vandergriff, 3.987, 291.32; Larry Dixon,
3.963, 301.27 def. Morgan Lucas, 6.285, 102.06; Antron Brown, 3.945, 308.07 def.
Terry Haddock, 4.337, 241.50; Doug Kalitta, 3.920,
311.63
def. Terry McMillen, 4.066, 289.38; David Grubnic, 3.880, 314.17 def. Steven
Chrisman, 4.214, 281.42; Tony Schumacher, 3.950, 313.00 def. Mike Strasburg,
4.410, 214.66; Rod Fuller, 3.981, 304.25 def. Shawn Langdon, 3.995, 305.29;
QUARTERFINALS
-- Dixon, 3.966, 301.94 def. Schumacher, 4.005, 292.01; Bernstein, 3.975, 303.03
def. Brown, 4.035, 300.00; Kalitta, 3.936, 310.48 def. Torrence, 4.341, 252.57;
Fuller, 4.549, 191.21 def. Grubnic, 4.630, 220.58;
SEMIFINALS
-- Bernstein, 4.003, 300.13 def. Dixon, 4.440, 195.14; Kalitta, 3.967, 306.40
def. Fuller, 4.007, 302.82;
FINAL
-- Kalitta, 3.963, 308.35 def. Bernstein, 4.003, 297.35.
FUNNY
CAR:
ROUND
ONE -- Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.238, 295.92 def. Ashley Force Hood, Ford
Mustang, 4.203, 299.40; Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.319, 286.25 def. James Day,
Dodge Stratus, 6.700, 97.18; Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 4.267, 298.67 def. Jeff
Diehl, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.451, 277.54; John Force, Mustang, 4.221, 296.24 def.
Paul Lee, Chevy Impala SS, 4.293, 290.13; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.231, 294.18
def. Jack Wyatt, Stratus, 4.598, 259.96; Ron Capps, Charger, 4.204, 299.73 def.
Tony Pedregon, Impala, 4.365, 272.83; Cruz Pedregon, Toyota Solara, 4.191,
301.20 def. Jeff Arend, Solara, 4.626, 206.51; Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.285,
294.37 def. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 5.241, 145.99;
QUARTERFINALS
-- Hagan, 4.276, 289.69 def. Beckman, 4.336, 285.53; Hight, 4.251, 293.54 def.
Capps, 4.235, 296.11; C. Pedregon, 4.282, 299.20 def. Worsham, 4.436, 295.53;
Force, 4.280, 293.66 def. Tasca III, 4.292, 291.32;
SEMIFINALS
-- Force, 4.287, 294.24 def. C. Pedregon, 4.793, 195.85; Hight, 4.218, 296.50
def. Hagan, 4.237, 290.51;
FINAL
-- Hight, 4.215, 296.05 def. Force, 4.386, 284.99.
PRO
STOCK:
ROUND
ONE -- Greg Anderson, Pontiac GXP, 7.029, 195.82 def. V. Gaines, Dodge Avenger,
foul; Vinnie Deceglie, Avenger, 7.022, 197.19 def. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt,
7.040, 196.04; Shane Gray, GXP, 6.993, 196.19 def. Warren Johnson, GXP, 7.053,
196.07; Mike Edwards, GXP, 7.005, 196.19 def. Rodger Brogdon, GXP, 7.046,
195.87; Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.985, 196.93 def. Erica Enders, Ford Mustang,
11.138, 79.42; Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 7.014, 195.68 def. Jason Line, GXP, 7.027,
196.53; Allen Johnson, Avenger, 6.973, 197.83 def. Bob Yonke, GXP, 7.035,
195.51; Johnny Gray, GXP, 7.010, 196.47 def. Larry Morgan, Mustang, 7.028,
196.76;
QUARTERFINALS
-- J. Gray, 7.024, 196.73 def. Edwards, foul; S. Gray, 7.033, 195.76 def.
Krisher, 7.029, 195.79; Coughlin, 7.008, 196.44 def. Deceglie, 7.027, 197.02; A.
Johnson, 6.998, 197.59 def. Anderson, 7.056, 194.80;
SEMIFINALS
-- Coughlin, 6.999, 196.27 def. S. Gray, foul; A. Johnson, 6.997, 197.45 def. J.
Gray, 7.033, 196.70;
FINAL
-- A. Johnson, 6.974, 198.26 def. Coughlin, 7.858, 135.09.
PRO
STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
ROUND
ONE -- Matt Smith, Buell, 7.326, 180.69 def. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.353, 181.25;
David Hope, Buell, 7.360, 177.28 def. Shawn Gann, Buell, 7.404, 176.12; Craig
Treble, Suzuki, 7.325, 180.84 def. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.281,
180.96; Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.283, 180.77 def. Angie Smith, Buell, foul; Jim
Underdahl, Suzuki, 7.367, 165.46 def. Mike Berry, Buell, 7.473, 174.64; Steve
Johnson, Suzuki, 7.288, 183.39 def. Katie Sullivan, Suzuki, foul; Andrew Hines,
Harley-Davidson, 7.302, 180.14 def. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 7.407, 168.94; Michael
Phillips, Suzuki, 7.310, 181.96 def. Redell Harris, Buell, 7.536, 175.78;
QUARTERFINALS
-- Phillips, 7.289, 181.37 def. M. Smith, 7.344, 179.42; Hines, 7.350, 177.98
def. Underdahl, foul; Johnson, 7.328, 181.28 def. Hope, 7.398, 175.27; Stoffer,
7.320, 179.56 def. Treble, 7.409, 176.60;
SEMIFINALS
-- Stoffer, 7.484, 175.34 def. Johnson, 7.847, 135.28; Hines, 7.355, 177.95 def.
Phillips, foul;
FINAL
-- Hines, 7.342, 178.02 def. Stoffer, 7.402, 175.94.
MORRISON,
Colo. -- Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the
31st annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, the 16th of 23
events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series -
Top
Fuel
1.
Larry Dixon, 1,520; 2. Tony
Schumacher, 1,291; 3. Cory
McClenathan, 1,259; 4. Doug Kalitta,
1,160; 5. Antron Brown, 1,127; 6.
Brandon Bernstein, 1,049; 7. Shawn
Langdon, 761; 8. Morgan Lucas, 725;
9. Steve Torrence, 673; 10.
David Grubnic, 609.
Funny
Car
1.
John Force, 1,219; 2. Robert
Hight, 1,191; 3. Matt Hagan, 1,076;
4. Jack Beckman, 1,060; 5. Ron
Capps, 1,014; 6. Tim Wilkerson,
963; 7. Bob Tasca III, 959; 8.
Ashley Force Hood, 938; 9. Del Worsham, 897; 10.
Tony Pedregon, 733.
Pro
Stock
1.
Mike Edwards, 1,586; 2. Allen
Johnson, 1,242; 3. Jeg Coughlin,
1,115; 4. Greg Anderson, 1,023; 5.
Jason Line, 875; 6. Ron
Krisher, 813; 7. Greg Stanfield,
773; 8. Shane Gray, 762; 9. Johnny
Gray, 711; 10. Rodger Brogdon, 677.
Pro
Stock Motorcycle
1.
Hector Arana, 836; 2. Andrew
Hines, 796; 3. Michael Phillips,
746; 4. Matt Smith, 716; 5. Steve
Johnson, 648; 6. Eddie Krawiec,
562; 7. LE Tonglet, 546; 8.
David Hope, 520; 9. Karen
Stoffer, 511; 10. Craig Treble,
475.
NHRA STATEMENT REGARDING CRASH AT NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS
NHRA
and Pacific Raceways officials extend their deepest sympathies to
the entire Niver family.
CORY MAC, ANDERSON SEEK SWEEP REPEAT
Tim
Wilkerson repeats in Funny Car at Northwest Nationals
The
other winner at the 14th race in the 23-event NHRA Full Throttle Drag
Racing Series was Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), who also won at this event in 2009.
McClenathan
faced off against Antron Brown – who swept the Western Swing in 2009 – in
the Top Fuel final round and his 3.887 at 311.70 in the FRAM dragster was just
good enough to outrun Brown’s 3.909 at 308.92 in the Matco Tools dragster.
“There’s
Antron (Brown) and myself in the final, we’ve both won (the Western Swing) …
I want to be the first to win it two times,” said McClenathan, who swept the
Western Swing in 1997. “I know that’s a lot to ask for, but you can’t get
there until you win this first one and that’s what we did.”
The
win also moved McClenathan around teammate Tony Schumacher and into second place
in the Top Fuel point standings.
The
Funny Car final was also a near photo-finish with Wilkerson (4.221 at 292.39)
powering the Levi, Ray & Shoup Ford to a narrow victory over Ron Capps
(4.246 at 289.51) and the NAPA Dodge Charger team.
It
was the third straight final round for the LRS Ford team and second straight win
in a space in the schedule – summertime – where they traditionally have done
well.
“We’re
happy to be in the position we’re in and we seem to really come into our own
in this kind of weather,” said Wilkerson, who moved around Ashley Force Hood
into fifth place. “We try not to think about it or do anything to pull us
backwards. Just go run the racetrack every round.”
In
Pro Stock, Greg Anderson won his second straight race with a 6.599 at 209.56 in
his Summit Racing Pontiac GXP to Johnny Gray’s 6.626 at 209.43 in his NTB
Pontiac GXP.
“I’m
the only guy (in Pro Stock) with a chance two sweep (the Western Swing),” said
Anderson, who remains the only Pro Stocker to sweep the Western Swing (he did it
in 2004). “It’s a neat, neat deal. I’ve been able to do it once in my
career and I remember what a great feeling that was. It’s still a long way
down the road, and I’m not going to say we’re going to win those two races,
but we’ve got a chance. I’ve got a great hot rod right now.”
The
NHRA Full Throttle Series heads south now to
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A G A T E
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TOP
FUEL:
1.
Cory McClenathan; 2. Antron Brown; 3. Doug Kalitta; 4. Shawn
Langdon; 5. Larry Dixon; 6. David Grubnic; 7. Tony Schumacher; 8.
Morgan Lucas; 9. Steve Torrence; 10. Mike Strasburg; 11. Brandon
Bernstein; 12. Terry McMillen; 13. Ron Smith; 14. Terry
Haddock; 15. Steven Chrisman.
FUNNY
CAR:
1.
Tim Wilkerson; 2. Ron Capps; 3. Matt Hagan; 4. Jack Beckman;
5. Ashley Force Hood; 6. Del Worsham; 7. Cruz Pedregon; 8.
Robert Hight; 9. Bob Tasca III; 10. Paul Lee; 11. Jeff Arend;
12. Tony Pedregon; 13. Gary Densham; 14. Brian Thiel; 15.
Jeff Diehl; 16. John Force.
PRO
STOCK:
1.
Greg Anderson; 2. Johnny Gray; 3. Mike Edwards; 4. Kurt
Johnson; 5. Shane Gray; 6. Rodger Brogdon; 7. Allen Johnson;
8. Ron Krisher; 9. Jason Line; 10. Greg Stanfield; 11.
Warren Johnson; 12. Bob Yonke; 13. Larry Morgan; 14. Jim
Cunningham; 15. V. Gaines; 16. Jeg Coughlin.
Top
Fuel -- Cory McClenathan, 3.887 seconds, 311.70 mph def. Antron Brown,
3.909 seconds, 308.92 mph.
Funny
Car -- Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.221, 292.39 def. Ron Capps, Dodge
Charger, 4.246, 289.51.
Pro
Stock -- Greg Anderson, Pontiac GXP, 6.599, 209.56 def. Johnny Gray, GXP,
6.626, 209.43.
TOP
FUEL:
ROUND
ONE -- Morgan Lucas, 3.905, 309.06 def. Steve Torrence, 3.916, 310.55; Shawn
Langdon, 3.961, 305.49 def. Terry McMillen, 5.492, 120.53; Antron Brown, 3.908,
309.13 def. Steven Chrisman, 10.026, 86.45; Doug Kalitta, 3.829, 317.72 was
unopposed; Larry Dixon, 3.820, 318.84 def. Terry Haddock, 6.918, 98.95; Cory
McClenathan, 3.821, 319.37 def. Mike Strasburg, 4.145, 242.19; Tony Schumacher,
3.819, 322.19 def. Ron Smith, 6.449, 104.82; David Grubnic, 3.871, 313.37 def.
Brandon Bernstein, 4.816, 152.33; QUARTERFINALS -- Kalitta, 3.886, 306.95 def.
Lucas, 4.471, 189.66; McClenathan, 3.853, 310.34 def. Grubnic, 3.911, 296.11;
Langdon, 3.892, 306.60 def.
Schumacher,
4.328, 228.07; SEMIFINALS -- Brown, 4.153, 256.80 def. Kalitta, 4.145, 226.05;
McClenathan, 4.134, 225.63 def. Langdon, broke; FINAL -- McClenathan, 3.887,
311.70 def. Brown, 3.909, 308.92.
FUNNY
CAR:
ROUND
ONE -- Ashley Force Hood, Ford Mustang, 4.128, 301.60 def. Gary Densham, Chevy
Impala, 6.923, 105.46; Cruz Pedregon, Toyota Solara, 5.053, 203.52 def. Tony
Pedregon, Impala, 5.078, 206.54; Del Worsham, Solara, 4.133, 304.12 def. Brian
Thiel, Impala, 7.505, 87.24; Robert Hight, Mustang, 5.013, 155.69 def. Jeff
Diehl, Chevy Monte Carlo, foul; Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 4.098, 303.57 def.
Paul Lee, Chevy Impala SS, 4.236, 299.40; Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.150, 302.82
def. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.219, 293.66; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.172, 299.20
def. Jeff Arend, Solara, 4.894, 169.74; Jack Beckman, Charger, 7.267, 82.46 def.
John Force, Mustang, DQ; QUARTERFINALS -- Wilkerson, 4.193, 300.20 def. C.
Pedregon, 4.997, 166.48; Hagan, 4.203, 292.71 def. Worsham, 4.242, 291.70;
Capps, 4.177, 294.75 def. Force Hood, 4.218, 293.79; Beckman, 4.347, 281.77 def.
Hight, 5.693, 126.66; SEMIFINALS -- Wilkerson, 4.249, 290.38 def. Hagan, 4.386,
224.32; Capps, 4.245, 289.94 def. Beckman, 5.099, 173.45; FINAL -- Wilkerson,
4.221, 292.39 def. Capps, 4.246, 289.51.
PRO
STOCK:
ROUND
ONE -- Shane Gray, Pontiac GXP, 6.803, 178.19 def. V. Gaines, Dodge Avenger,
7.968, 115.81; Ron Krisher, Chevy Cobalt, 6.624, 207.50 def. Warren Johnson, GXP,
6.636, 208.30; Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.715, 207.82 def. Jason Line, GXP, foul;
Rodger Brogdon, GXP, 6.654, 208.46 def. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, foul; Johnny Gray,
GXP, 6.628, 208.91 def. Larry Morgan, Ford Mustang, 6.660, 208.68; Mike Edwards,
GXP, 6.603, 209.69 def. Jim Cunningham, Mustang, foul; Allen Johnson, Avenger,
6.618, 209.56 def. Bob Yonke, GXP, 6.655, 207.85; Greg Anderson, GXP, 6.604,
208.71 def. Greg Stanfield, GXP, foul; QUARTERFINALS -- J. Gray, 6.655, 209.10
def. Krisher, 9.671, 94.02; K. Johnson, 6.642, 208.36 def. A. Johnson, 6.647,
209.04; Anderson, 6.635, 208.55 def. Brogdon, 6.646, 208.07; Edwards, 6.636,
208.97 def. S. Gray, 6.643, 208.17; SEMIFINALS -- J. Gray, 6.627, 209.43 def. K.
Johnson, 6.650, 208.84; Anderson, 6.608, 209.07 def. Edwards, 6.599, 209.75;
FINAL -- Anderson, 6.599, 209.56 def. J. Gray, 6.626, 209.43.
Top
Fuel
1.
Larry Dixon, 1,321; 2. Cory McClenathan, 1,149; 3. Tony Schumacher,
1,140; 4. Antron Brown, 1,025; 5. Doug Kalitta, 984; 6.
Brandon Bernstein, 878; 7. Shawn Langdon, 695; 8. Morgan Lucas, 661;
9. Steve Torrence, 566; 10. David Grubnic, 520.
Funny
Car
1.
John Force, 1,057; 2. Robert Hight, 1,016; 3. Matt Hagan, 922; 4.
Jack Beckman, 907; 5. Tim Wilkerson, 891; 6. Ashley Force Hood, 872;
7. Ron Capps, 847; 8. Bob Tasca III, 828; 9. Del Worsham, 802;
10. Tony Pedregon, 668.
Pro
Stock
1.
Mike Edwards, 1,463; 2. Allen Johnson, 1,050; 3. Greg Anderson, 916;
4. Jeg Coughlin, 891; 5. Jason Line, 739; 6. Ron Krisher, 726;
7. Greg Stanfield, 712; 8. Rodger Brogdon, 615; 9. Shane Gray, 614;
10. Johnny Gray, 603.
Top
Fuel -- Cory McClenathan, 3.887 seconds, 311.70 mph def. Antron Brown,
3.909 seconds, 308.92 mph.
Funny
Car -- Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.221, 292.39 def. Ron Capps, Dodge
Charger, 4.246, 289.51.
Pro
Stock -- Greg Anderson, Pontiac GXP, 6.599, 209.56 def. Johnny Gray, GXP,
6.626, 209.43.
LUCAS
OIL DRAG RACING SERIES
Top
Alcohol Dragster -- Chris Demke, no time def. Mark Niver, broke.
Top
Alcohol Funny Car -- Sean O'Bannon, Chevy
Competition
Eliminator -- Alan Ellis, '23-T Ford, 7.599, 117.26 def. Glen Treadwell,
'23-T Ford, 10.434, 83.61.
Super
Stock -- Ryan McClanahan, Chevy Cobalt, 8.509, 147.07 def. Shawn Blair,
Dodge Dart, 10.596, 123.09.
Stock
Eliminator -- Kevin Cour, Ford Mustang, 10.127, 127.90 def. Jim Waldo,
Super
Comp -- Tom Malicki, Dragster, 8.900, 177.44 def. Bobby Dye Jr., Dragster,
8.915, 151.89.
Super
Gas -- Reg Wilson, '34 Ford, 12.638, 111.36 def. Justin Lamb, Chevy Camaro,
DQ.
Super
Street -- Darrel Saxby, Chevy Chevelle, 10.868, 123.32 def. Bob Sims,
Chevy Nova, 10.845, 130.75.
GLENDORA,
Calif. (June 29, 2010) – The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in the
posh Westside of Los Angeles will once again host the NHRA Full Throttle Drag
Racing Series Awards Ceremony, it was announced today by officials from the
world’s largest motorsports sanctioning organization.
The
2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony will take place on
Monday, Nov. 15 and will be broadcast on the Web at NHRA.com and NHRA’s
YouTube home page beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Last year, the full event was
available to the fans via the Internet with considerable fan fare and success.
Perfectly
situated on the fashionable Westside, adjacent to Beverly Hills, the Hyatt
Regency Century Plaza sits on seven acres with 726 newly renovated spacious
guestrooms and a world-class spa and fitness center, making the property a
luxury resort hotel situated in the heart of the city.
The
invitation-only black-tie event, where NHRA will crown its Full Throttle Drag
Racing Series world champions in all four professional categories, will feature
a pre-event cocktail reception, a formal sit-down banquet, and an afterparty.
The
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza features three restaurants and bars and the Equinox
Fitness Club + Spa offering exclusive fitness equipment, elite personal coaches
and cutting edge group fitness classes. The Spa features 20
treatment rooms, three outdoor cabanas, a manicure/pedicure suite, and a full
menu of massage and facial treatments and products. The outdoor pool
and whirlpool includes six furnished poolside cabanas.
The
property also will play host to the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Awards
Ceremony, scheduled earlier in the day.
Headquartered
in Glendora, Calif., NHRA has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks worldwide.
As the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United
States, NHRA presents 23 national events featuring the NHRA Full Throttle Drag
Racing Series, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and NHRA Get Screened America
Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Two NHRA-sanctioned bracket racing series provide
competition opportunities for drivers of all levels: the NHRA Summit Racing
Series and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. NHRA also
offers the Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 8 to 17. In
addition, NHRA owns and operates five racing facilities: Gainesville Raceway in
Florida; Atlanta Dragway in Georgia; National Trail Raceway in Ohio; O’Reilly
Raceway Park at Indianapolis; and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern
California. For more information, log on to NHRA.com,
or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook,
YouTube and Twitter.
FORCE WINS NHRA-RECORD 130th RACE, REGAINS POINTS LEAD
Schumacher, Edwards also win at 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
BRISTOL, Tenn. – John Force regained the points lead with his NHRA-record 130th career win Sunday at the 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
The other winners at the 12th race in the 23-race NHRA Full Throttle Series season were Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock).
After qualifying sixth, Force defeated Paul Lee, Matt Hagan and Bob Tasca to reach his 207th career final round where he easily defeated Tim Wilkerson with a 4.317-second pass at 285.59 mph to Wilkerson’s stumbling 12.365 at 31.80.
“To get
this win is really great. I'll be honest, I was jacked up on so much
Full Throttle I thought I was going to explode ... oxygen, everything I could
take just to keep up with the kids,” said the 61-year old Force, who left
Force, who drives the Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang, had led the point standings after the first nine races before ceding the lead momentarily to Hight for Races 10 and 11.
Wilkerson, meanwhile, wasn’t able to gain any positions in the point standings – he remained in ninth – but he and the Levi, Ray & Shoup Ford team did move 111 points clear of 11th-place Jeff Arend with five races left in the Countdown to 10 regular season.
Schumacher
and the U.S. Army team also qualified sixth and seemed fated for a second-round
matchup with rival and points-leader Larry Dixon and the Al-Anabi team in the
second round, but No. 14 qualifier Morgan Lucas put that to rest with his upset
of
So Schumacher didn’t meet a higher qualified racer until the semis when he dispatched of No. 2 qualifier Cory McClenathan and the FRAM dragster team, and then he secured his fourth win of 2010 and 65th of his career with a 3.982 at 306.53 in the final-round win over No. 4 qualifier Brandon Bernstein and the Copart/Lucas Oil team (4.054 at 272.56).
This was also Schumacher’s 100th career final round.
“That was an amazing deal, me, Dixon (98) and (Joe) Amato were all at 99 (final rounds) and only one guy’s getting to 100 first. To be the first to go to 100 finals in Top Fuel is just awesome,” said Schumacher, who became the second Top Fuel driver and third overall to clinch his berth in the Countdown to 1.
In Pro Stock, Mike Edwards captured his NHRA-best eighth win before hitting second gear in his Penhall/Interstate Batteries Pontiac GXP as final-round opponent Rickie Jones red-lighted.
“(Bristol Dragway) is probably my favorite place to come race, just an awesome place. The fans … they’re just race fans, no matter what kind of racing it is, they’re race fans,” Edwards said. “It is my second time winning here and with so much heritage and tradition around here, this track and that big track over there, it’s just a real honor to come here and run good and win this race.”
The NHRA
Full Throttle Drag Racing Series continues next weekend with the Summit Racing
Equipment NHRA Nationals at
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A G A T E
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NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
TOP
FUEL:
1.
Tony Schumacher; 2. Brandon
Bernstein; 3. Cory McClenathan; 4.
Antron Brown; 5. Shawn
Langdon; 6. Troy Buff; 7.
Steve Torrence; 8. Morgan
Lucas; 9. Doug Kalitta; 10.
David Grubnic; 11. Larry
Dixon; 12. Bob Vandergriff; 13.
Doug Herbert; 14. Terry
McMillen; 15. Scott Palmer; 16.
Pat Dakin.
FUNNY
CAR:
1.
John Force; 2. Tim
Wilkerson; 3. Del Worsham; 4.
Bob Tasca III; 5. Ashley
Force Hood; 6. Ashley Force Hood; 7. Matt
Hagan; 8. Matt Hagan; 9.
Jeff Arend; 10. Jim Head;
11. Ron Capps; 12.
Paul Lee; 13. Cruz Pedregon;
14. Melanie Troxel; 15.
Jeff Diehl; 16. Robert Hight.
PRO
STOCK:
1.
Mike Edwards; 2. Rickie
Jones; 3. Jeg Coughlin; 4.
Allen Johnson; 5. Ron
Krisher; 6. Jason Line; 7.
Greg Stanfield; 8. Vinnie
Deceglie; 9. Greg Anderson; 10.
Kurt Johnson; 11. Rodger
Brogdon; 12. Warren Johnson; 13.
Shane Gray; 14. Johnny Gray;
15. Larry Morgan; 16.
Bob Yonke.
Top
Fuel -- Tony Schumacher, 3.982 seconds, 306.53 mph
def. Brandon Bernstein, 4.054 seconds,
272.56
mph.
Funny
Car -- John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.317, 285.59
def. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 12.365, 31.80.
Pro
Stock -- Mike Edwards, Pontiac GXP, 7.570, 135.16
def. Rickie Jones, GXP, foul.
TOP
FUEL:
ROUND
ONE -- Shawn Langdon, 3.975, 297.88 def. Terry McMillen, 4.026, 295.46; Steve
Torrence, 3.970, 297.09 def. David Grubnic, 3.995, 297.35; Troy Buff, 3.968,
303.09 def. Bob Vandergriff, 4.010, 295.34; Antron Brown, 3.943, 309.06 def.
Doug Kalitta, 3.959, 300.40; Morgan Lucas, 3.988, 294.63 def. Larry Dixon,
4.009, 298.67; Cory McClenathan, 3.918, 311.34 def. Scott Palmer, 4.160, 255.00;
Brandon Bernstein, 3.919, 301.00 def. Pat Dakin, 7.722, 88.59; Tony Schumacher,
3.991, 303.57 def. Doug Herbert, 4.015, 282.07; QUARTERFINALS -- Schumacher,
3.977, 299.60 def. Lucas, 6.067, 115.81; Brown, 3.952, 297.55 def. Langdon,
3.980, 292.33; Bernstein, 3.975, 300.80 def. Buff, 4.236, 257.73; McClenathan,
4.243, 252.19 def. Torrence, 4.327, 255.19; SEMIFINALS -- Schumacher, 3.971,
302.62 def. McClenathan, 3.992, 291.89; Bernstein, 4.036, 275.67 def. Brown,
4.186, 222.77; FINAL -- Schumacher, 3.982, 306.53 def. Bernstein, 4.054, 272.56.
FUNNY
CAR:
ROUND
ONE -- Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.236, 292.65 def. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger,
4.299, 277.77; Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.243, 285.47 def. Jim Head, Toyota Solara,
4.296, 268.17; Ashley Force Hood, Mustang, 4.279, 290.82 def. Jeff Diehl, Chevy
Monte Carlo, 6.425, 111.57; Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.289, 257.78 def. Cruz
Pedregon, Solara, 4.405, 266.85; Del Worsham, Solara, 4.256, 291.63 def. Robert
Hight, Mustang, 6.472, 100.05; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.270, 285.17 def. Jeff
Arend, Solara, 4.291, 282.48; John Force, Mustang, 4.246, 293.98 def. Paul Lee,
Chevy Impala SS, 4.338, 282.30; Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.233, 295.46 def.
Melanie Troxel, Charger, 5.533, 141.65; QUARTERFINALS -- Force, 4.290, 291.19
def. Hagan, 4.356, 274.83; Beckman, broke def. Beckman, broke; Worsham, 4.530,
266.74 def. Beckman, 5.120, 208.17; Tasca III, 4.336, 280.60 def. T.
Pedregon,
5.712, 127.04; Wilkerson, 4.313, 281.71 def. Force Hood, 4.329, 279.67; Force,
4.290, 291.19 def. Hagan, 4.356, 274.83; Worsham, 4.530, 266.74 def. Beckman,
5.120, 208.17; Tasca III, 4.336, 280.60 def. T. Pedregon, 5.712, 127.04;
Wilkerson, 4.313, 281.71 def. Force Hood, 4.329, 279.67; SEMIFINALS --
Wilkerson, 4.317, 279.27 def. Worsham, 4.390, 271.41; Force, 4.284, 292.71 def.
Tasca III, 4.783, 190.32; FINAL -- Force, 4.317, 285.59 def. Wilkerson, 12.365,
31.80.
PRO
STOCK:
ROUND
ONE -- Vinnie Deceglie, Dodge Avenger, 6.743, 205.10 def. Greg Anderson, Pontiac
GXP, 6.728, 205.04; Jason Line, GXP, 6.741, 203.46 def. Shane Gray, GXP, 6.762,
204.11; Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cobalt, 6.750, 204.42 def. Johnny Gray, GXP, foul;
Rickie Jones, GXP, 6.742, 204.01 def. Rodger Brogdon, GXP, foul; Greg Stanfield,
GXP, 6.767, 203.37 def. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.744, 204.66; Mike Edwards, GXP,
6.720, 205.04 def. Bob Yonke, GXP, 6.788, 202.55; Allen Johnson, Avenger, 6.744,
205.04
def. Warren Johnson, GXP, 6.760, 204.32; Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.739, 205.38 def.
Larry Morgan, Ford Mustang, 6.784, 203.22; QUARTERFINALS -- Coughlin, 6.734,
205.04 def. Stanfield, foul; A. Johnson, 6.729, 205.04 def. Deceglie, 8.615,
111.02; Jones, 6.751, 204.39 def. Krisher, 6.734, 205.16; Edwards, 6.718, 204.91
def. Line, 6.748, 203.98; SEMIFINALS -- Jones, 7.102, 187.21 def. A. Johnson,
10.759, 82.69; Edwards, 6.730, 204.82 def. Coughlin, 10.459, 86.26; FINAL --
Edwards, 7.570, 135.16 def. Jones, foul.
BRISTOL,
Tenn. -- Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the
10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, the 12th of 23
events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series -
Top
Fuel
1.
Larry Dixon, 1,131; 2. Tony
Schumacher, 1,008; 3. Cory
McClenathan, 954; 4. Doug Kalitta,
869; 5. Antron Brown, 828; 6.
Brandon Bernstein, 781; 7. Morgan
Lucas, 575; 8. Shawn Langdon, 571;
9. Steve Torrence, 496; 10.
Terry McMillen, 443.
Funny
Car
1.
John Force, 933; 2. Robert
Hight, 875; 3. Matt Hagan, 807; 4.
Jack Beckman, 778; 5. Ashley
Force Hood, 768; 6. Bob Tasca III,
759; 7. Ron Capps, 697; 8.
Del Worsham, 666; 9. Tim
Wilkerson, 665; 10. Tony Pedregon,
605.
Pro
Stock
1.
Mike Edwards, 1,338; 2. Allen
Johnson, 886; 3. Jeg Coughlin, 796;
4. Greg Anderson, 686; 5. Greg
Stanfield, 629; 6. Jason Line, 624;
7. Ron Krisher, 614; 8.
(tie) Rodger Brogdon, 530; Shane Gray, 530; 10.
Rickie Jones, 499.
GET
SCREENED
Pro
Modified -- Von Smith, Chevy Camaro, 5.994, 241.54
def. Jay Payne, Ford Mustang, 6.039, 240.38.
LUCAS
OIL DRAG RACING SERIES
Super
Stock -- Bob Dennis, Olds Calais, 11.018, 119.45
def. Joe Santangelo,
Stock
Eliminator -- Slate Cummings,
Super
Comp -- Lloyd Parfait, Dragster, 8.873, 173.81
def. Trevor Denton, Dragster, 8.878, 168.18.
Super
Gas -- Ed Apple, Chevy Roadster, 9.927, 148.66
def. Billy Upton, Chevy Corvette, broke.
NHRA STATEMENT REGARDING HIGH-SPEED CRASH AT NHRA SUPERNATIONALS
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Neal Parker, 58, from Millville, N.J., crashed today at a high rate of speed in the shutdown area during qualifying for the NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park and was pronounced dead. NHRA officials and the New Jersey State Police are investigating the accident. On behalf of everyone at NHRA and Raceway Park, we are deeply saddened and want to pass along our sincere condolences to the entire Parker family.
JOLIET, Ill.
– Larry Dixon raced past defending world champion Tony Schumacher to grab the
win at the rain-delayed United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66
Raceway.
Matt Hagan,
Mike Edwards and LE Tonglet also won in their respective categories at the 10th
of 23 events on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
Dixon drove
his Al-Anabi Racing dragster to a 3.823-second run at 323.12 mph past Schumacher
to earn his fifth win of the season and 53rd of his career. It was also the
sixth time this season that Dixon and Schumacher met each other during
eliminations.
“Obviously
this is big,” said Dixon. “Any time you win it is huge. The last couple of
times we ran in the final, he has got the best of us. It was a long day, at the
same time, not as long as Friday and it was definitely worth the wait. This
track is the gold standard when sun is off of it. It is awesome. And a final
round under the lights is so cool. This is what I grew up on. My dad raced a
bunch of times at Orange County and Lions at night. Our sport is cool at night.
I wish we raced through the summer on Saturday nights.”
With his
final round appearance, Schumacher was able to move from third to second in the
Top Fuel point standings, just behind first-place Dixon.
In Funny Car, Hagan not only stopped runner-up finisher Robert Hight’s current
winning streak, but set the national record for time in the process. Hagan drove
his DieHard Dodge Charger R/T to a 4.035 at 312.78, which was just enough to
back up his semifinal time of 4.022-seconds to set the new national record and
pick up those valuable 20 extra points in the process. It was also Hagan’s
second career win.
“This
was (crew chief) Tommy DeLago and John Medlen’s race,” said Hagan. “In the
first race we won in Houston, I had to pedal the car but not here. This weekend,
I had a great race car. We tested some stuff recently but they put what they
know back in the race car this weekend. I told Tommy ‘That’s the race car
I’m used to.’ It’s great to have that confidence and great to set the
record and win the race.”
While
his three-race winning streak came to an end, runner-up finisher Hight did take
the points lead from team owner John Force with his final round appearance.
In Pro Stock, Edwards continued his dominance over the class and followed up his
win in Topeka with his sixth win of the season. Edwards drove his Penhall/Interstate
Batteries Pontiac GXP to a 6.594 at 208.49 and past runner-up Jason Line.
“That’s what Pro Stock is all about,” said Edwards. “The first thing
Jason said to me was ‘Man, you were late.’ What a great way to finish the
day. We weren’t at our best today but we managed to pull off another win. It
just feels great.”
Pro Stock Motorcycle rider LE Tonglet held off Steve Johnson to pick up his
first career win in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Tonglet rode his
GT Motorsports Suzuki to a 6.935 at 190.38 to pick up his first win in just his
second season of racing.
“My emotions are so high right now,” said Tonglet. “I’ve been waiting
for this day all my life. GT (Tonglet, brother) won a few times, but to have one
of my own is awesome. We’re on a tight budget and this might get us through
New Jersey and maybe even Norwalk.”
**AGATE**
JOLIET,
Ill. -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at the 13th annual
United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders at Route
66 Raceway. The race is the tenth of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle
Drag Racing Series.
TOP
FUEL:
1.
Larry Dixon; 2. Tony Schumacher; 3. Steve Torrence; 4. Doug
Kalitta; 5. Antron Brown; 6. Cory McClenathan; 7. Brandon Bernstein;
8. Terry McMillen; 9. Shawn Langdon; 10. Morgan Lucas; 11.
David Grubnic; 12. Tim Cullinan; 13. Bob Vandergriff; 14. Pat
Dakin; 15. T.J. Zizzo; 16.
Troy
Buff.
FUNNY
CAR:
1.
Matt Hagan; 2. Robert Hight; 3. Ashley Force Hood; 4. Jack
Beckman; 5. Tim Wilkerson; 6. Bob Bode; 7. Bob Tasca III; 8.
Jeff Arend; 9. Dale Creasy Jr.; 10. Ron Capps; 11. Daniel
Wilkerson; 12. John Force; 13. Del Worsham; 14. Tony Pedregon;
15. Justin Schriefer; 16. Paul Lee.
PRO
STOCK:
1.
Mike Edwards; 2. Jason Line; 3. Shane Gray; 4. Rodger Brogdon;
5. Ron Krisher; 6. Greg Anderson; 7. Allen Johnson; 8.
V. Gaines; 9. Johnny Gray; 10. Warren Johnson; 11. Richie
Stevens; 12. Justin Humphreys; 13. Kurt Johnson; 14. Bob Yonke;
15. Steve Spiess; 16. Jeg Coughlin.
PRO
STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
1.
LE Tonglet; 2. Steve Johnson; 3. Hector Arana; 4. Angie Smith;
5. Shawn Gann; 6. Andrew Hines; 7. David Hope; 8. Redell
Harris; 9. Eddie Krawiec; 10. Matt Smith; 11. Michael
Phillips; 12. Jim Underdahl; 13. Mike Berry; 14. Craig Treble;
15. Wesley Wells; 16. Karen Stoffer.
JOLIET,
Ill. -- Sunday's final results from the 13th annual United Association Route 66
NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders at Route 66 Raceway. The race is the
tenth of 23 in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:
Top
Fuel -- Larry Dixon, 3.773 seconds, 321.65 mph def. Tony Schumacher, 3.823
seconds, 323.12 mph.
Funny
Car -- Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 4.035, 312.78 def. Robert Hight, Ford
Mustang, 4.069, 311.92.
Pro
Stock Motorcycle -- LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.935, 190.38 def. Steve Johnson,
Suzuki, 6.966, 186.46.
Pro
Stock -- Mike Edwards, Pontiac GXP, 6.594, 208.49 def. Jason Line, GXP,
6.599, 209.30.
Top
Alcohol Dragster -- Monroe Guest, 5.482, 260.26 def. Jared Dreher, 5.498,
252.85.
Top
Alcohol Funny Car -- Frank Manzo, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.459, 264.75 def.
Mickey Ferro, Monte Carlo, foul.
Competition
Eliminator -- James Caro, Dodge Stratus, 8.124, 162.35 def. David Rampy,
Roadster, 7.342, 152.00.
Super
Stock -- Gary Emmons, Pontiac Firebird, 10.050, 130.72 def. Brad Plourd,
Chevy Cavalier, 8.741, 155.56.
Stock
Eliminator -- Peter Biondo, Chevy Camaro, 10.482, 120.35 def. Dan
Fletcher, Camaro, 10.354, 121.30.
Super
Comp -- Don Higgins, Dragster, 8.920, 160.75 def. Ray Miller, Dragster,
9.020, 165.42.
Super
Gas -- Steve Furr, Chevy Camaro, 9.886, 161.81 def. Gale Wallace, Camaro,
foul.
Super
Street -- Wayne Christopher, Chevy Monte Carlo, no time was unopposed.
JOLIET,
Ill. -- Final round-by-round results from the 13th annual United Association
Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders at Route 66 Raceway, the
tenth of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:
TOP
FUEL:
ROUND
ONE -- Antron Brown, 3.899, 313.15 def. T.J. Zizzo, 8.067, 83.60; Steve Torrence,
3.828, 312.93 def. Shawn Langdon, 3.872, 278.63; Terry McMillen, 4.202, 251.77
def. Bob Vandergriff, 5.713, 116.44; Tony Schumacher, 3.827, 318.02 def. Pat
Dakin, 7.561, 84.18; Larry Dixon, 3.844, 308.78 def. Tim Cullinan, 4.985,
144.89; Cory McClenathan, 3.859, 305.15 def. Morgan Lucas, 3.967, 301.07;
Brandon Bernstein, 4.632, 225.45 def. David Grubnic, 4.888, 267.48; Doug Kalitta,
3.994, 282.19 def. Troy Buff, 11.289, 76.93;
QUARTERFINALS
-- Kalitta, 3.830, 315.86 def. Bernstein, 4.230, 237.25; Dixon, 3.830, 317.94
def. Brown, 3.839, 315.78; Torrence, 3.888, 310.34 def. McClenathan, 3.877,
315.86; Schumacher, 3.855, 319.22 def. McMillen, 4.239, 211.13;
SEMIFINALS
-- Schumacher, 3.816, 318.92 def. Torrence, 3.868, 310.77; Dixon, 3.786, 320.20
def. Kalitta, 3.903, 316.01;
FINAL
-- Dixon, 3.773, 321.65 def. Schumacher, 3.823, 323.12.
FUNNY
CAR:
ROUND
ONE -- Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.158, 299.06 def. Paul Lee, Chevy Impala
SS, foul; Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.201, 301.27 def. Dale Creasy Jr.,
Impala, 4.272, 289.07; Ashley Force Hood, Mustang, 4.114, 303.03 def. John
Force, Mustang, 4.451, 239.53; Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.112, 302.69 def. Justin
Schriefer, Chevy Camaro, foul; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.184, 291.32 def. Tony
Pedregon, Impala, 7.324, 87.14; Jeff Arend, Toyota Solara, 4.239, 292.65 def.
Ron Capps, Charger, 4.272, 262.64; Bob Bode, Impala SS, 4.199, 300.40 def.
Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.401, 268.17; Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.397, 215.55
def. Del Worsham, Solara, 4.474, 262.90; QUARTERFINALS -- Hagan, 4.219, 295.21
def. Arend, 5.823, 121.37; Beckman, 4.121, 302.55 def. Tasca III, 5.124, 150.58;
Force Hood, 4.138, 304.46 def. Bode, 4.384, 229.31; Hight, 4.111, 309.20 def. T.
Wilkerson, 4.186, 298.47;
SEMIFINALS
-- Hagan, 4.022, 312.71 def. Force Hood, 4.044, 308.00; Hight, 4.041, 307.79
def. Beckman, 4.060, 314.61;
FINAL
-- Hagan, 4.035, 312.78 def. Hight, 4.069, 311.92.
PRO
STOCK:
ROUND
ONE -- Greg Anderson, Pontiac GXP, 6.642, 208.26 def. Johnny Gray, GXP, foul;
Shane Gray, GXP, 6.630, 208.46 def. Warren Johnson, GXP, 6.642, 209.36; Jason
Line, GXP, 6.615, 209.01 def. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt, 6.683, 208.30; Ron
Krisher, Cobalt, 6.621, 208.78 def. Steve Spiess, Cobalt, 8.353, 116.12; Rodger
Brogdon, GXP, 6.634, 207.69 def. Bob Yonke, GXP, foul; Mike Edwards, GXP, 6.605,
209.04 def. Richie Stevens, GXP, 6.653, 206.86; Allen Johnson, Dodge Avenger,
6.627,
208.52
def. Justin Humphreys, GXP, 6.656, 206.73; V. Gaines, Avenger, 6.648, 207.98
def. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, broke; QUARTERFINALS -- S. Gray, 6.623, 208.23 def.
Gaines, foul; Brogdon, 6.638, 207.37 def. Krisher, 6.633, 208.07; Line, 6.616,
208.68 def. A. Johnson, 6.637, 208.68; Edwards, 6.603, 209.59 def. Anderson,
6.634, 208.68;
SEMIFINALS
-- Line, 6.601, 208.46 def. S. Gray, 6.628, 193.65; Edwards, 6.601, 207.94 def.
Brogdon, 6.631, 206.99; FINAL -- Edwards, 6.594, 208.49 def. Line, 6.599,
209.30.
PRO
STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
ROUND
ONE -- Angie Smith, Buell, 6.961, 188.31 def. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson,
6.960, 189.42; Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.928, 189.23 def. Michael
Phillips, Suzuki, 6.994, 195.68; Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.896, 193.52 def. Matt
Smith, Buell, 6.984, 187.11; David Hope, Buell, 6.940, 188.04 def. Jim Underdahl,
Suzuki, foul; LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.966, 190.35 def. Wesley Wells, Suzuki,
7.795, 178.83; Shawn Gann, Buell, 6.966, 188.52 def. Mike Berry, Buell, 7.086,
185.66; Hector Arana, Buell, 6.894, 192.60 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 8.362,
109.97; Redell Harris, Buell, 7.070, 185.08 def. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.123,
190.30; QUARTERFINALS -- A. Smith, 7.030, 185.64 def. Harris, foul; Tonglet,
6.963, 191.92 def. Hope, 6.997, 187.94; Johnson, 6.918, 194.69 def. Gann, 6.966,
187.16; Arana, 6.905, 193.10 def. Hines, 6.990, 187.78; SEMIFINALS -- Tonglet,
6.921, 186.92 def. A. Smith, 6.950, 188.25; Johnson, 6.928, 191.84 def. Arana,
foul;
FINAL
-- Tonglet, 6.935, 190.38 def. Johnson, 6.966, 186.46.
JOLIET,
Ill. -- Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the
13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller
Welders at Route 66 Raceway, the tenth of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle
Drag Racing Series -
Top
Fuel
1.
Larry Dixon, 969; 2. Tony Schumacher, 834; 3. Cory McClenathan, 810;
4. Doug Kalitta, 765; 5. Antron Brown, 646; 6. Brandon
Bernstein, 600; 7. Shawn Langdon, 481; 8. Morgan Lucas, 472; 9.
Steve Torrence, 410; 10. David Grubnic, 370.
Funny
Car
1.
Robert Hight, 780; 2. John Force, 759; 3. (tie) Ashley Force Hood,
671; Matt Hagan, 671; 5. Jack Beckman, 652; 6. Ron Capps, 627; 7.
Bob Tasca III, 563; 8. Tim Wilkerson, 532; 9. Tony Pedregon, 522;
10. Del Worsham, 499.
Pro
Stock
1.
Mike Edwards, 1,085; 2. Allen Johnson, 748; 3. Jeg Coughlin, 645; 4.
Greg Anderson, 598; 5. Ron Krisher, 545; 6. Jason Line, 537; 7. Greg
Stanfield, 527; 8. Rodger Brogdon, 466; 9. Shane Gray, 403; 10.
Rickie Jones, 393.
Pro
Stock Motorcycle
1.
Hector Arana, 558; 2. Andrew Hines, 423; 3. Matt Smith, 406; 4.
Eddie Krawiec, 386; 5. Michael Phillips, 360; 6. LE Tonglet, 355; 7.
Steve Johnson, 339; 8. Craig Treble, 323; 9. David Hope, 313; 10.
Karen Stoffer, 288.
TOPEKA,
Kan. – Robert Hight continued on his impressive three race hot streak and
dominated the Funny Car field to get his third win in as many races during the
O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Tony
Schumacher took home the win in Top Fuel and Mike Edwards secured a victory in
Pro Stock.
In
the final round of Funny Car, Hight in his Auto Club Ford Mustang, was able to
hold off the DHL Toyota Camry driven by Jeff Arend for his 17th career victory
during his 4.104-second, 303.50 mph pass to the losing effort of 4.150-seconds
at 300.80 mph by Arend. Hight started the day as the No. 1 qualifier and
used to his advantage as he defeated a tough field of competitors including
teammate Ashley Force Hood. With the win Hight, the 2009 Full Throttle
Series World Funny Car Champion, closes within 49 points of current points
leader and his team owner John Force.
“Right
now what is happening to the Auto Club Ford is stuff you dream about. To
win three in a row, I’ve only ever won three races in a season and to win
three in a row, to come out here and qualify No. 1 and win from the pole is
tough to do and not many guys do that,” said Hight following the race.
“It’s
also all about the team. I like baseball, basketball all that stuff and a
big Los Angeles Lakers fan and Kobe Bryant. Kobe is the Lakers but it
takes the entire team around him, he couldn’t win alone. You see Lebron
James and what he does, they couldn’t win with just one guy. Kobe Bryant
is Jimmy Prock [crew chief] and there are eight other guys putting that thing
together perfectly every run not making any mistakes. All the variables
there are with these fuel cars, clutch discs, tires, traction there so many
variables and to run like this and to do a job like we are doing you have to
give to the whole team.“
The
Top Fuel final pitted Schumacher in his U. S. Army dragster up against his Don
Schumacher Racing teammate Cory McClenathan. Schumacher took the lead off
the starting line and was able to hold off McClenathan in the Fram dragster for
the win with a run of 3.875-seconds at 310.27 mph to the losing effort of
3.864-seconds 312.35 mph. This is the third win of the season for
Schumacher and he has yet to be defeated when making it to the finals.
“It
was a heck of a day,” said Schumacher. “To go out and beat Cory by
five-thousandths of a second, Dixon the round before, and Shawn Langdon by
eight-thousandths of a second; that’s what racing is about. That’s why you
get up in the morning. I say it all the time, it’s not the trophy, it’s
getting up Sunday morning and knowing you’re going to have to dig real deep to
get it, and we did.
“We
needed to get [Topeka] off the list. It’s been a great career but there were
two tracks I hadn’t won at, here and Atlanta. I’ve got Atlanta left and
I’ve still got time in my career to go out and do that. I enjoy those big
moments, where you have to really pull something off and that’s what we had
today. Cory’s a great driver and he gave us a great race. We knew it was just
going to be just inches no matter what.”
Edwards
notched his fifth win of the season and his domination of the category continued
when he was able to defeat Allen Johnson in the finals. Edwards in his
Penhall / Interstate Batteries Pontiac GXP, posted a winning run of
6.717-seconds at 204.63 mph to the losing effort of 6.710 at 205.19 of the Team
Mopar / J7J Racing Dodge Avenger driven by Johnson. This year Edwards has
26 round wins to only four losses and also secured his seventh No. 1 qualifying
position of the season during the course of the weekend.
“It’s
been awhile since our last win in Topeka [in 1999], although we were runner-up
to Allen Johnson last year,” said Edwards. “But what made this weekend so
special was the fact that my parents, A.C. and Gladys were here to see the win.
They’ve never been to any of the races that I’ve won before, and you can’t
believe how much it means to me for them to see this one. They’re from
Oklahoma., and they only get to come to this race and maybe a couple of times to
Dallas.
“We
managed to leave first today because, and that was a good thing because that
Hemi Dodge of Roy and Allen Johnson is really running strong, they are a
top-notch team and they’re going to be something to reckon with all year long.
I’m not sure that they won’t make a lot of winner’s circles this year
because they are running extremely strong.”
The
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series returns to action on June 3 – 6 when
they visit Route 66 Raceway for the running of the United Association Route 66
NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders.
**AGATE**
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at the
22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX at Heartland
Park Topeka. The race is the ninth of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle
Drag Racing Series.
TOP
FUEL:
1. Tony Schumacher; 2. Cory McClenathan; 3. Brandon Bernstein;
4. Larry Dixon; 5. Antron Brown; 6. Doug Kalitta; 7.
Shawn Langdon; 8. Terry McMillen; 9. David Grubnic; 10. Steve
Torrence; 11. Mike Strasburg; 12. Dom Lagana; 13. Morgan
Lucas; 14. Luigi Novelli; 15. Steven Chrisman; 16. Scott
Palmer.
FUNNY
CAR:
1. Robert Hight; 2. Jeff Arend; 3. Ron Capps; 4. Jim
Head; 5. John Force; 6. Bob Tasca III; 7. Paul Lee; 8.
Del Worsham; 9. Ashley Force Hood; 10. Matt Hagan; 11. Jack
Beckman; 12. Tony Pedregon; 13. Cruz Pedregon; 14. Tim
Wilkerson; 15. Jeff Diehl.
PRO
STOCK:
1. Mike Edwards; 2. Allen Johnson; 3. Ron Krisher; 4.
Rickie Jones; 5. Kurt Johnson; 6. V. Gaines; 7. Johnny Gray;
8. Greg Anderson; 9. Jeg Coughlin; 10. Shane Gray; 11.
Bob Yonke; 12. Warren Johnson; 13. Jason Line; 14. Justin Humphreys;
15. Greg Stanfield; 16. Rodger Brogdon.
TOPEKA,
Kan. -- Sunday's final results from the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer
Nationals presented by Castrol GTX at Heartland Park Topeka. The race is the
ninth of 23 in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:
Top
Fuel -- Tony Schumacher, 3.875 seconds, 310.27 mph def. Cory McClenathan,
3.864 seconds, 312.35 mph.
Funny
Car -- Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.104, 303.50 def. Jeff Arend, Toyota
Solara, 4.150, 300.80.
Pro
Stock -- Mike Edwards, Pontiac GXP, 6.717, 204.63 def. Allen Johnson,
Dodge Avenger, 6.710, 205.19.
Top
Alcohol Dragster -- Duane Shields, 5.409, 266.32 def. Mark Niver, 5.425,
260.11.
Top
Alcohol Funny Car -- Jay Payne, Ford Mustang, 5.716, 250.04 def. Clint
Thompson, Chevy Monte Carlo, 6.533, 155.88.
Competition
Eliminator -- David Rampy, Bantam, 7.321, 178.78 def. Lou Ficco Jr.,
Pontiac GXP, 7.327, 185.43.
Super
Stock -- Tim Nicholson, Chevy Nova, 10.410, 125.37 def. Kevin Helms, Olds
Achieva, 9.429, 145.66.
Stock
Eliminator -- Dan Fletcher, Chevy Camaro, 10.501, 121.49 def. Kevin Helms,
Camaro, 10.468, 125.61.
Super
Comp -- Dustin Long, Dragster, 8.954, 163.37 def. Larry Piper, Dragster,
8.934, 156.66.
Super Gas -- Jason McClure, Chevy Camaro, 10.048, 144.60 def. Mike
Burkhart, Roadster, 9.993, 146.75.
TOPEKA,
Kan. -- Final round-by-round results from the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer
Nationals presented by Castrol GTX at Heartland Park Topeka, the ninth of 23
events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:
TOP
FUEL:
ROUND ONE -- Larry Dixon, 3.853, 315.19 def. David Grubnic, 3.893, 308.85; Cory
McClenathan, 3.914, 309.34 def. Morgan Lucas, 4.095, 265.80; Shawn Langdon,
3.971, 276.18 def. Mike Strasburg, 4.026, 306.88; Antron Brown, 3.851, 314.68
def. Luigi Novelli, 4.176, 242.67; Doug Kalitta, 3.843, 317.34 def. Steven
Chrisman, 4.182, 242.80; Brandon Bernstein, 3.897, 312.13 def. Scott Palmer,
4.278, 215.93; Tony Schumacher, 3.861, 316.60 def. Dom Lagana, 4.044, 298.54;
Terry McMillen, 3.917, 307.86 def. Steve Torrence, 3.994, 303.50;
QUARTERFINALS
-- Bernstein, 3.918, 306.67 def. McMillen, 3.949, 297.81; Schumacher, 3.882,
310.91 def. Langdon, 3.915, 308.92; Dixon, 4.031, 285.59 def. Brown, foul;
McClenathan, 3.853, 313.88 def. Kalitta, 3.875, 313.58;
SEMIFINALS
-- Schumacher, 3.899, 312.42 def. Dixon, 3.924, 274.33; McClenathan, 3.859,
313.58 def. Bernstein, foul;
FINAL
-- Schumacher, 3.875, 310.27 def. McClenathan, 3.864, 312.35.
FUNNY
CAR:
ROUND ONE -- Paul Lee, Chevy Impala SS, 4.168, 298.60 def. Tim Wilkerson, Ford
Mustang, 4.269, 289.45; Jeff Arend, Toyota Solara, 4.146, 301.33 def. Jeff
Diehl, Chevy Monte Carlo, 7.961, 87.18; Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.150, 305.22
def. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.173, 302.01; Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.074,
310.70 was unopposed; Ron Capps, Charger, 4.136, 299.40 def. Cruz Pedregon,
Solara, 4.228, 289.94; John Force, Mustang, 4.144, 307.09 def. Matt Hagan,
Charger, 4.166, 300.66; Jim Head, Solara, 4.173, 303.64 def. Tony Pedregon,
Impala, 4.204, 300.20; Del Worsham, Solara, 4.137, 304.87 def. Ashley Force
Hood, Mustang, 4.117, 302.89;
QUARTERFINALS
-- Head, 4.161, 300.73 def. Lee, 4.197, 299.20; Arend, 4.134, 300.80 def. Force,
4.152, 304.12; Capps, 4.126, 298.40 def. Tasca III, 4.184, 304.53; Hight, 4.127,
302.55 def. Worsham, 5.516, 138.29;
SEMIFINALS
-- Arend, 4.165, 300.80 def. Head, 4.238, 250.46; Hight, 4.122, 304.87 def.
Capps, 4.155, 301.47;
FINAL
-- Hight, 4.104, 303.50 def. Arend, 4.150, 300.80.
PRO
STOCK:
ROUND ONE -- Johnny Gray, Pontiac GXP, 6.730, 204.54 def. Warren Johnson, GXP,
6.758, 204.29; Greg Anderson, GXP, 6.763, 202.91 def. Jason Line, GXP, 6.760,
203.92; Rickie Jones, GXP, 6.734, 203.71 def. Shane Gray, GXP, 6.733, 204.42; V.
Gaines, Dodge Avenger, 6.744, 203.71 def. Bob Yonke, GXP, 6.755, 203.83; Ron
Krisher, Chevy Cobalt, 6.701, 204.76 def. Rodger Brogdon, GXP, 20.491, 38.00;
Mike Edwards, GXP, 6.713, 205.04 def. Justin Humphreys, GXP, 6.763, 203.19;
Allen Johnson, Avenger, 6.709, 205.54 def. Greg Stanfield, GXP, 6.767, 204.29;
Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.735, 205.07 def. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, foul;
QUARTERFINALS -- Jones, 6.746, 203.28 def. K. Johnson, 6.731, 204.48; Edwards,
6.720, 203.95 def. J. Gray, 6.758, 204.05; A. Johnson, 6.703, 205.66 def.
Anderson, 6.790, 201.10; Krisher, 6.709, 204.05 def. Gaines, 6.744, 203.61;
SEMIFINALS
-- Edwards, 6.725, 204.73 def. Krisher, foul; A. Johnson, 6.708, 205.63 def.
Jones, 7.573, 138.26;
FINAL
-- Edwards, 6.717, 204.63 def. A. Johnson, 6.710, 205.19.
TOPEKA,
Kan. -- Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the
22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX at Heartland
Park Topeka, the ninth of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series
-
Top Fuel
1. Larry Dixon, 845; 2. Cory McClenathan, 748; 3. Tony
Schumacher, 737; 4. Doug Kalitta, 690; 5. Antron Brown, 592; 6.
Brandon Bernstein, 543; 7. Shawn Langdon, 448; 8. Morgan Lucas, 441;
9. David Grubnic, 339; 10. Steve Torrence, 338.
Funny
Car
1. John Force, 728; 2. Robert Hight, 679; 3. Ron Capps, 592;
4. Ashley Force Hood, 591; 5. Jack Beckman, 575; 6. Matt Hagan, 530;
7. Bob Tasca III, 506; 8. Tony Pedregon, 491; 9. Tim
Wilkerson, 479; 10. Del Worsham, 467.
Pro
Stock
1. Mike Edwards, 958; 2. Allen Johnson, 691; 3. Jeg Coughlin,
603; 4. Greg Anderson, 546; 5. Greg Stanfield, 517; 6. Ron Krisher,
488; 7. Jason Line, 445; 8. Rodger Brogdon, 391; 9. Rickie
Jones, 383; 10. Bob Yonke, 346.
DIXON, HIGHT, COUGHLIN AND HINES WIN SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS AT ATLANTA DRAGWAY
COMMERCE,
Ga. – Larry Dixon tied Joe Amato for second on the NHRA Top Fuel wins list by
racing to his 52nd career victory Sunday at the Summit Racing
Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
Robert
Hight, Jeg Coughlin and Andrew Hines also were winners in their respective
categories at the eighth of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing
Series.
"[
"I
feel the same way [about tying Amato] as I do against the other people I grew up
looking up to: Unworthy,” said Dixon, who now leads second place Cory
McClenathan by 112 points as he works on
earning his third world championship title. “To
be able to reach a number that [Amato] got ... well, I'm a few championships
behind him still. The guys I looked up to didn’t get 23 chances a year to
win."
Defending
Funny Car world champ Hight earned his second consecutive victory of the season,
holding off recent Atlanta Dragway dominator Ashley Force Hood in the final
round. Hight posted a winning run of 4.185 at 298.01 in his Auto Club Ford
Mustang, while Force Hood’s Castrol GTX Mustang trailed with a 4.232 at 297.48
in her third-consecutive event final.
"No
matter what, we couldn't lose, it was going to be a Force win," said Hight,
who beat Melanie Troxel, Tim Wilkerson and defending event winner Jack Beckman
to advance to the final. "But to leave here
John
Force maintained his series lead despite a second round loss to the eventual
runner-up. Force Hood and Hight are second and third in the standings
respectively.
Coughlin
became the fourth Pro Stock racer in NHRA history and the ninth in the Full
Throttle Series to earn 50 victories when he outran Rickie Jones in the final
round. Coughlin took his second win at Atlanta Dragway with a performance of
6.659 at 207.21 in his JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt to hold off the hard-charging Elite
Motorsports Pontiac GXP of the 22-year-old Jones, who finished in 6.686 at
206.35.
"I
was fortunate to eclipse the 50-win mark – including my Lucas Oil wins – a
few years ago and thought I was done with 50 but was reminded here lately of the
next plateau,” said Coughlin, who outran Ronnie Humphrey, V. Gaines and top
qualifier Allen Johnson in earlier rounds. “To celebrate it here, in JEGS'
50th anniversary year, I'm very happy."
Coughlin
said he was ready for the quick-reacting
Jones in the final. Jones used a series of holeshot starts to upset series
points leader Mike Edwards in the first round, three-time world champ Greg
Anderson in the quarterfinals and Johnny Gray in
the semis to advance to his second career final.
"Rickie used to come to the
ropes when he was 11 or 12 years old and wanted to hit the practice 'Tree
against me and he's been telling me for years he's coming after us,"
Coughlin said. "It's neat to see him growing and getting to do what he
loves to do, so congratulations to him. He had a great day.”
Coughlin
moved to third in the point standings with the win, behind leader Edwards and
second place Johnson.
In
Pro Stock Motorcycle, three-time world champ Hines raced to the victory over
defending series champ Hector Arana. Hines earned his second win of the season
and 20th of his career with a 6.968 at 190.24 on his Screamin’
Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson in the final, while Arana’s Lucas Oil
Buell slowed with a 7.047 at 188.12.
Hines
raced to early round wins over Mike Berry, Craig Treble and David Hope.
“This
is about as good as it gets,” Hines said. “It was a good, clean race in the
final. I had to push it in the final. I knew Hector was strong. He had been
running good all weekend, and he qualified No. 1, so I held onto the clutch
lever with just the lightest amount of pressure that I could, and I was .006.
That was a little closer than I wanted it, but I’ll take it. He’s a tough
competitor. He’s the world champ from last year, and it doesn’t put a bigger
smile on our face than to beat him.”
With
his third runner-up finish of the season, Arana maintained his series lead over
Matt Smith and Hines, who moved to third overall with the win.
The
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series continues next weekend in
*
* *
COMMERCE,
TOP
FUEL:
1.
Larry Dixon; 2. Brandon
Bernstein; 3. Tony Schumacher; 4.
Doug Kalitta; 5. T.J. Zizzo;
6. Morgan Lucas; 7. Cory
McClenathan; 8. Pat Dakin; 9.
Bob Vandergriff; 10. Antron
Brown; 11. Shawn Langdon; 12. Bobby
Lagana Jr.; 13. Terry McMillen; 14.
David Grubnic; 15. Steve
Torrence; 16. Terry Haddock.
FUNNY
CAR:
1.
Robert Hight; 2. Ashley
Force Hood; 3. Bob Tasca III; 4.
Jack Beckman; 5. John Force;
6. Tony Pedregon; 7. Tim Wilkerson;
8. Ron Capps; 9.
Cruz Pedregon; 10. Del
Worsham; 11. Jeff Arend; 12.
Matt Hagan; 13. Bob Bode;
14. Melanie Troxel; 15.
Jim Head; 16. Jeff Diehl.
PRO
STOCK:
1.
Jeg Coughlin; 2. Rickie
Jones; 3. Allen Johnson; 4.
Johnny Gray; 5. Greg
Anderson; 6. Kurt Johnson; 7.
V. Gaines; 8. Greg
Stanfield; 9. Mike Edwards; 10.
Ron Krisher; 11. Shane Gray;
12. Bob Yonke; 13.
Steve Spiess; 14. Warren
Johnson; 15. Jason Line; 16.
Ronnie Humphrey.
PRO
STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
1.
Andrew Hines; 2. Hector
Arana; 3. David Hope; 4.
Matt Smith; 5. Michael
Phillips; 6. Steve Johnson; 7.
Craig Treble; 8. Karen
Stoffer; 9. Shawn Gann; 10.
Eddie Krawiec; 11. LE
Tonglet; 12. Jim Underdahl; 13.
Gary Moreno; 14. Mike Berry;
15. Wesley Wells; 16.
Angie Smith.
COMMERCE,
Top
Fuel -- Larry Dixon, 3.913 seconds, 311.49 mph
def. Brandon Bernstein, foul.
Funny
Car -- Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.185, 298.01
def. Ashley Force Hood, Mustang, 4.232, 297.48.
Pro
Stock -- Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cobalt, 6.659, 207.21
def. Rickie Jones,
Pro
Stock Motorcycle -- Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.968, 190.24
def. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.047, 188.12.
COMMERCE,
Ga. -- Final round-by-round results from the 30th annual Summit Racing Equipment
NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, the eighth of 23 events in the NHRA
Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:
TOP
FUEL:
ROUND
ONE -- T.J. Zizzo, 3.903, 310.91 def. Bob Vandergriff, 3.952, 308.57; Morgan
Lucas, 3.962, 299.26 def. David Grubnic, 4.076, 284.15; Pat Dakin, 4.002, 303.09
def. Antron Brown, 4.000, 297.88; Tony Schumacher, 3.928, 310.91 def. Bobby
Lagana Jr., foul; Larry Dixon, 3.879, 311.27 def. Steve Torrence, 4.927, 168.75;
Doug Kalitta, 3.869, 317.34 def. Terry Haddock, 5.295, 138.24; Brandon
Bernstein, 3.921, 313.44 def. Terry McMillen, 4.054, 296.18; Cory McClenathan,
3.897, 312.93 def. Shawn Langdon, 4.003, 308.71;
QUARTERFINALS
-- Bernstein, 3.955, 308.92 def. Dakin, broke; Schumacher, 4.258, 209.79 def.
McClenathan, 9.068, 72.47; Dixon, 3.882, 311.56 def. Zizzo, 3.946, 306.33;
Kalitta, 3.895, 316.67 def. Lucas, 4.006, 295.40;
SEMIFINALS
-- Bernstein, 4.001, 299.66 def. Kalitta, 4.392, 240.04;
FINAL
--
FUNNY
CAR:
ROUND
ONE -- Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.219, 299.46 def. Matt Hagan, Charger,
5.082, 144.30; Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.520, 248.80 def. Del Worsham,
Toyota Solara, 4.587, 287.05; Ashley Force Hood, Ford Mustang, 4.199, 284.33
def. Jeff Diehl, Chevy Monte Carlo, broke; Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.182, 297.75
def. Melanie Troxel, Charger, 6.314, 107.81; Ron Capps, Charger, 4.363, 233.03
def. Jim Head, Solara, 7.278, 90.90; Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.189, 299.40 def.
Jeff Arend, Solara, 4.874, 177.91; Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.236, 292.46 def.
Cruz Pedregon, Solara, 4.301, 290.19; John Force, Mustang, 4.219, 290.26 def.
Bob Bode, Chevy Impala SS, 5.175, 210.80;
QUARTERFINALS
-- Beckman, 4.202, 298.67 def. Capps, 5.404, 152.80; Force Hood, 4.200, 296.89
def. Force, 4.206, 295.92; Tasca III, 4.194, 296.31 def. T. Pedregon, 4.411,
251.11; Hight, 4.182, 296.96 def. Wilkerson, 4.573, 196.04;
SEMIFINALS
-- Force Hood, 4.241, 294.05 def. Tasca III, 4.232, 295.01; Hight, 4.197, 297.55
def. Beckman, 4.249, 294.95;
FINAL
-- Hight, 4.185, 298.01 def. Force Hood, 4.232, 297.48.
PRO
STOCK:
ROUND
ONE -- Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt, 6.705, 206.32 def. Shane Gray, Pontiac GXP,
6.696, 206.48; Greg Anderson, GXP, 6.662, 206.67 def. Steve Spiess, Cobalt,
6.700, 205.91; Greg Stanfield, GXP, 6.679, 206.23 def. Jason Line, GXP, 6.722,
204.79; Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.656, 207.43 def. Ronnie Humphrey, GXP, 6.757,
205.54; Johnny Gray, GXP, 6.682, 206.73 def. Bob Yonke, GXP, 6.696, 206.13;
Rickie Jones, GXP, 6.698, 205.85 def. Mike Edwards, GXP, 6.641, 208.23; Allen
Johnson, Dodge Avenger, 6.644, 208.04 def. Warren Johnson, GXP, 6.719, 205.91;
V. Gaines, Avenger, 6.685, 206.10 def. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.676, 206.80;
QUARTERFINALS
-- J. Gray, 6.672, 206.70 def. Stanfield, 6.694, 205.82; Jones, 6.690, 205.47
def. Anderson, 6.669, 206.39; Coughlin, 6.662, 207.40 def. Gaines, 6.693,
206.13; A. Johnson, 6.660, 207.94 def. K. Johnson, 6.690, 206.10;
SEMIFINALS
-- Jones, 6.701, 205.94 def. J. Gray, 7.477, 139.75; Coughlin, 6.657, 207.50
def. A. Johnson, 6.655, 206.67;
FINAL
-- Coughlin, 6.659, 207.21 def. Jones, 6.686, 206.35.
PRO
STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
ROUND
ONE -- Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.964, 189.52 def. Shawn Gann, Buell, 6.990,
188.17; Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.026, 187.91 def. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson,
7.013, 187.26; Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.006, 190.62 def. LE Tonglet, Suzuki,
foul; Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.011, 186.72 def. Angie Smith, Buell, 32.018,
61.58; Matt Smith, Buell, 6.960, 189.84 def. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 7.063,
186.61; Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.973, 189.18 def. Mike Berry, Buell,
7.177, 182.23; David Hope, Buell, 6.983, 186.30 def. Gary Moreno, Buell, 7.176,
183.59; Hector Arana, Buell, 6.956, 192.03 def. Wesley Wells, Suzuki, 7.241,
179.97;
QUARTERFINALS
-- Hope, 6.986, 185.56 def. Phillips, 6.992, 191.10; Hines, 6.999, 188.78 def.
Treble, 7.024, 189.47; M. Smith, 7.114, 185.64 def. Stoffer, 7.085, 182.85;
Arana, 6.964, 190.43 def. Johnson, 6.995, 191.08;
SEMIFINALS
-- Hines, 6.994, 188.81 def. Hope, 6.993, 188.94; Arana, 7.040, 190.54 def. M.
Smith, 8.873, 98.35;
FINAL
-- Hines, 6.968, 190.24 def. Arana, 7.047, 188.12.
COMMERCE,
Ga. -- Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the
30th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway,
the eighth of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series -
Top
Fuel
1.
Larry Dixon, 767; 2. Cory
McClenathan, 655; 3. Doug Kalitta,
630; 4. Tony Schumacher, 620; 5.
Antron Brown, 528; 6. Brandon
Bernstein, 466; 7. Morgan Lucas,
409; 8. Shawn Langdon, 391; 9.
David Grubnic, 306; 10. Steve
Torrence, 301.
Funny
Car
1.
John Force, 671; 2. Ashley
Force Hood, 556; 3. Robert Hight,
551; 4. Jack Beckman, 538; 5. Ron
Capps, 518; 6. Matt Hagan, 497; 7.
Tony Pedregon, 459; 8. Bob
Tasca III, 455; 9. Tim Wilkerson,
440; 10. Del Worsham, 413.
Pro
Stock
1.
Mike Edwards, 830; 2. Allen
Johnson, 585; 3. Jeg Coughlin, 566;
4. Greg Anderson, 494; 5. Greg
Stanfield, 486; 6. Jason Line, 412;
7. Ron Krisher, 410; 8.
Rodger Brogdon, 360; 9. Bob
Yonke, 314; 10. Rickie Jones, 311.
Pro
Stock Motorcycle
1.
Hector Arana, 475; 2. Matt
Smith, 374; 3. Andrew Hines, 369;
4. Eddie Krawiec, 354; 5. Michael
Phillips, 328; 6. Craig Treble,
279; 7. (tie) David Hope, 257;
Karen Stoffer, 257; 9. Steve Johnson, 243; 10.
LE Tonglet, 240.
COMMERCE,
Competition
Eliminator -- Vinny Barone, Roadster, 7.826, 169.15
def. Al Ackerman, Dragster, 8.037, 165.58.
Top
Sportsman -- Jeffrey Barker, Chevy Camaro, 7.001, 198.26
def. Gilmer Hinshaw, Chevy Cobalt, 6.773, 201.04.
Super
Stock -- Todd Ewing, Chevy Camaro, 10.203, 121.61
def. Slate Cummings, Chevy Cavalier, 9.004, 142.32.
Stock
Eliminator -- Anthony Fetch, Chevy Camaro, 10.942, 114.00
def. Adam Davis, Chevy
Super
Comp -- Ray Miller, Dragster, 8.821, 176.84
def. Bubba Watts, Dragster, foul.
Pro
Modified -- Michael Gullqvist, Chevy Camaro, 6.006, 244.03
def. Mike Janis,
THE PROFESSOR ‘RETURNS FROM SABBATICAL’ WITH 97TH WIN
Schumacher, Hight, Phillips round out winners at 14th AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
The
other winners at the seventh event in the 23-race NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing
Series were Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Michael
Phillips (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
Johnson’s
improbable win in his K&N Filters Pontiac GXP – points leader Mike Edwards
(in the semis) and third-place Jeg Coughlin (in the finals) each failed to get
off the starting line – gave the 66-year old driver and six-time NHRA Full
Throttle Series champion his first victory since the NHRA Arizona Nationals in
February 2006.
“I
guess I woke up on the right side of the bed this morning … everybody I raced
did something wrong,” said Johnson, who moved to within five points of Shane
Gray for the 10th and final playoff berth in Pro Stock. “I had to
rely on luck and other people’s mistakes (but) we’ll still take it. There is
no such thing as a bad win.”
“I
still realize that we’re not where we want to be, performance-wise,” Johnson
continued. “We’re down four or five hundredths, but we can fix that. Other
racers have stepped up, but sooner or later we’ll get back on top.”
In
Top Fuel, U.S. Army driver Tony Schumacher won for the second time this season
and 63rd time in his career with a 3.849 at 317.87 to the 4.041 at
313.07 from the Rocky Boots team and driver Doug Kalitta, who is now 0-for-4 in
final rounds this season.
“This
was a great win. We outperformed everybody we raced and got a lucky break
against Pat (Dakin, against whom he hazed the tires),” said Schumacher, who
moved to within six wins of Kenny Bernstein (69) for fourth place on the NHRA
Full Throttle Series’ all-time wins list.
“I
was talking with (crew chief) Mike (Green) and he said, ‘Every time we back it
down, we get in trouble.’ He went for it and made some nice runs. If you look
back, a lot of these races are won in the second round and semifinals by putting
up a stout run and keeping lane choice in the late rounds.”
In
Funny Car, 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Series champion Robert Hight collected his
first win of the 2010 season in the Auto Club Ford Mustang with a 4.149 at
304.25 to runner-up Jack Beckman’s 4.204 at 296.44 mph in his Valvoline/MTS
Dodge Charger. Hight improved from ninth place to sixth place, though he still
trails points leader John Force by 189 points.
“We’re
starting to turn it around. We’re not that far off,” said Hight, who threw
out the first pitch at the St. Louis Cardinals game on Wednesday on behalf of
AAA Insurance of Missouri before proceeding to win the AAA Insurance NHRA
Midwest Nationals on Sunday. “It’s been an unbelievable week. The timing for
this was perfect. I wanted to come here and win and give a trophy to the folks
at AAA of Missouri.”
In
Pro Stock Motorcycle, 20-year old LE Tonglet (7.002 at 189.47) had a nearly
perfect reaction time (.001) in his quest for his first career win in just his
eighth career start, but Michael Phillips (6.926 at 193.99) had more than enough
power to catch and pass him for his first win of the season.
“That
kid didn’t cut me any slack. He’s a good rider and he’s gonna be tough,”
said Phillips, who
improved to fourth place and is just 91 points behind first-place Hector Arana. “Now
that the Suzuki guys have bigger engines, it’s going to be real competitive
this year. It’s not just going to be the V-Rods and the Buell’s. Now, we can
all make a statement.”
The
NHRA Full Throttle Series resumes racing May 14-16 with the 30th
annual Summit Racing NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
TOP
FUEL:
1.
Tony Schumacher; 2. Doug Kalitta; 3. Larry Dixon; 4. Brandon
Bernstein; 5. Morgan Lucas; 6. Antron Brown; 7. Terry Haddock; 8.
Pat Dakin; 9. Steve Torrence; 10. Terry McMillen; 11. Luigi
Novelli; 12. Shawn Langdon; 13. Cory McClenathan; 14. Scott
Palmer; 15. Troy Buff; 16. David Grubnic.
FUNNY
CAR:
1.
Robert Hight; 2. Jack Beckman; 3. Ron Capps; 4. Bob Tasca III;
5. John Force; 6. Ashley Force Hood; 7. Tim Wilkerson; 8.
Del Worsham; 9. Dale Creasy Jr.; 10. Cruz Pedregon; 11. Paul
Lee; 12. Jeff Arend; 13. Matt Hagan; 14. Tony Pedregon; 15.
Jeff Diehl; 16. Justin Schriefer.
PRO
STOCK:
1.
Warren Johnson; 2. Jeg Coughlin; 3. Greg Stanfield; 4. Mike
Edwards; 5. Greg Anderson; 6. Johnny Gray; 7. Justin Humphreys; 8.
Allen Johnson; 9. Kurt Johnson; 10. Ron Krisher; 11. Rickie Jones;
12. V. Gaines; 13. Shane Gray; 14. Ronnie Humphrey; 15.
Erica Enders; 16. Rodger Brogdon.
PRO
STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
1.
Michael Phillips; 2. LE Tonglet; 3. Hector Arana; 4. Eddie
Krawiec; 5. Matt Smith; 6. Shawn Gann; 7. Craig Treble; 8.
Douglas Horne; 9. Andrew Hines; 10. David Hope; 11. Jim
Underdahl; 12. Steve Johnson; 13. Junior Pippin; 14. Angie
Smith; 15. Wesley Wells; 16. Karen Stoffer.
Top
Fuel -- Tony Schumacher, 3.849 seconds, 317.87 mph def. Doug Kalitta,
4.041 seconds, 313.07 mph.
Funny
Car -- Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.149, 304.25 def. Jack Beckman, Dodge
Charger, 4.204, 296.44.
Pro
Stock -- Warren Johnson, Pontiac GXP, 6.670, 207.75 def. Jeg Coughlin,
Chevy Cobalt, broke.
Pro
Stock Motorcycle -- Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 6.926, 193.99 def. LE
Tonglet, Suzuki, 7.002, 189.47.
TOP
FUEL:
ROUND
ONE
-- Doug Kalitta, 3.885, 305.84 def. Steve Torrence, 3.966, 302.28; Pat Dakin,
3.954, 307.79 def. Terry McMillen, 4.006, 269.56; Morgan Lucas, 3.932, 308.71
def. Troy Buff, 8.716, 77.20; Brandon Bernstein, 4.082, 265.90 def. Shawn
Langdon, 4.243, 243.50; Tony Schumacher, 3.859, 317.72 def. Scott Palmer, 7.198,
97.63; Antron Brown, 4.510, 245.99 def. Cory McClenathan, 5.357, 158.19; Larry
Dixon, 3.835, 317.57 def. Luigi Novelli, 4.209, 259.91; Terry Haddock, 9.852,
83.51 def. David Grubnic, broke; QUARTERFINALS
-- Bernstein, 3.941, 305.42 def. Haddock, 4.253, 247.75; Kalitta, 3.932, 294.50
def. Brown, 4.157, 256.75; Schumacher, 4.209, 252.47 def. Dakin, 4.994, 194.66;
Dixon, 3.878, 313.44 def. Lucas, 3.966, 290.38; SEMIFINALS
-- Kalitta, 3.928, 303.64 def. Bernstein, 8.985, 83.40; Schumacher, 3.863,
305.29 def. Dixon, 3.936, 292.52; FINAL
-- Schumacher, 3.849, 317.87 def. Kalitta, 4.041, 313.07.
FUNNY
CAR:
ROUND
ONE
-- Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.236, 295.59 def. Paul Lee, Chevy Impala SS,
4.757, 180.21; Del Worsham, Toyota Solara, 5.202, 205.16 def. Matt Hagan, Dodge
Charger, 6.539, 122.40; John Force, Mustang, 4.215, 299.26 def. Justin Schriefer,
Chevy Camaro, 8.382, 72.10; Ashley Force Hood, Mustang, 4.168, 298.01 def. Jeff
Diehl, Chevy Monte Carlo, 7.379, 106.74; Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.254, 290.63
def. Tony Pedregon, Impala, 7.114, 88.15; Ron Capps, Charger, 4.157, 300.26 def.
Jeff Arend, Solara, 5.114, 196.07; Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.202, 295.85 def.
Cruz Pedregon, Solara, 4.327, 282.01; Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.235, 289.57 def.
Dale Creasy Jr., Impala, 4.307, 288.27; QUARTERFINALS
-- Beckman, 4.243, 294.56 def. Wilkerson, 4.304, 290.07; Capps, 4.181, 286.50
def. Worsham, 8.731, 92.84; Tasca III, 4.218, 293.47 def. Force Hood, 4.222,
294.63; Hight, 4.165, 297.42 def. Force, 4.221, 294.50; SEMIFINALS
-- Beckman, 4.215, 297.29 def. Tasca III, 4.224, 291.76; Hight, 4.159, 297.48
def. Capps, 4.182, 293.73; FINAL
-- Hight, 4.149, 304.25 def. Beckman, 4.204, 296.44.
PRO
STOCK:
ROUND
ONE
-- Johnny Gray, Pontiac GXP, 6.687, 205.29 def. Rickie Jones, GXP, foul; Greg
Stanfield, GXP, 6.649, 206.76 def. Shane Gray, GXP, foul; Greg Anderson, GXP,
6.645, 207.85 def. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt, 6.656, 207.18; Warren Johnson,
GXP, 6.685, 207.08 def. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.666, 206.86; Mike Edwards, GXP,
6.628, 208.42 def. V. Gaines, Dodge Avenger, 6.685, 206.89; Justin Humphreys,
GXP, 6.679, 205.44 def. Rodger Brogdon, GXP, DQ; Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.669,
207.46 def. Erica Enders, Ford Mustang, 6.767, 186.12; Allen Johnson, Avenger,
6.659, 207.82 def. Ronnie Humphrey, GXP, 6.711, 207.05; QUARTERFINALS
-- W. Johnson, 6.692, 207.11 def. A. Johnson, 12.696, 69.60; Stanfield, 6.655,
207.34 def. Humphreys, 6.701, 206.07; Coughlin, 6.632, 207.66 def. Anderson,
6.635, 208.62; Edwards, 6.631, 208.30 def. J. Gray, 6.681, 207.18; SEMIFINALS
-- Coughlin, 6.607, 208.17 def. Stanfield, 6.634, 207.40; W. Johnson, 6.668,
207.56 def.
Edwards,
broke; FINAL -- W. Johnson, 6.670,
207.75 def. Coughlin, broke.
PRO
STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
ROUND
ONE
-- Shawn Gann, Buell, 6.996, 189.42 def. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 7.023, 191.00;
Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.960, 192.47 def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, foul;
Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 6.980, 193.90 def. David Hope, Buell, 6.959, 192.06;
Douglas Horne, Buell, 7.009, 191.29 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, foul; LE Tonglet,
Suzuki, 7.029, 186.05 def. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, foul; Craig Treble,
Suzuki, 7.010, 190.81 def. Wesley Wells, Suzuki, foul; Matt Smith, Buell, 6.919,
192.77 def. Junior Pippin, Buell, 7.099, 188.17; Hector Arana, Buell, 6.929,
191.32 def. Angie Smith, Buell, 7.165, 169.57; QUARTERFINALS
-- Tonglet, 7.022, 186.82 def. Horne, 7.234, 187.60; Krawiec, 6.979, 190.83 def.
Treble, 7.058, 189.39; Arana, 6.975, 190.48 def. Gann, foul; Phillips, 6.972,
192.93 def. M. Smith, 6.984, 191.35; SEMIFINALS
-- Tonglet, 6.977, 189.76 def. Arana, 6.927, 192.74; Phillips, 6.944, 194.88
def. Krawiec, 6.958, 193.40; FINAL
-- Phillips, 6.926, 193.99 def. Tonglet, 7.002, 189.47.
MADISON,
Ill. -- Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the
14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway International
Raceway, the seventh of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series -
Top
Fuel
1.
Larry Dixon, 637; 2. Cory McClenathan, 596; 3. Doug Kalitta, 551; 4.
Tony Schumacher, 545; 5. Antron Brown, 492; 6. Brandon Bernstein,
368; 7. Shawn Langdon, 360; 8. Morgan Lucas, 355; 9. David
Grubnic, 274; 10. Steve Torrence, 270.
Funny
Car
1.
John Force, 616; 2. Matt Hagan, 465; 3. Jack Beckman, 464; 4.
Ron Capps, 459; 5. Ashley Force Hood, 455; 6. Robert Hight, 427; 7.
Tony Pedregon, 405; 8. Tim Wilkerson, 387; 9. Del Worsham, 378; 10.
Bob Tasca III, 377.
Pro
Stock
1.
Mike Edwards, 785; 2. Allen Johnson, 499; 3. Jeg Coughlin, 449; 4.
Greg Anderson, 441; 5. Greg Stanfield, 432; 6. Jason Line, 380; 7.
Ron Krisher, 373; 8. Rodger Brogdon, 350; 9. Bob Yonke, 283; 10.
Shane Gray, 264.
Pro
Stock Motorcycle
1.
Hector Arana, 366; 2. Eddie Krawiec, 318; 3. Matt Smith, 296; 4.
Michael Phillips, 275; 5. Andrew Hines, 252; 6. Craig Treble, 227; 7.
LE Tonglet, 208; 8. Karen Stoffer, 202; 9. Steve Johnson, 190; 10.
Shawn Gann, 181.
OTHER
NHRA DRAG RACING SERIES RESULTS
LUCAS
OIL DRAG RACING SERIES
Super
Stock -- Jeff Taylor, Chevy Cobalt, 8.962, 149.22 def. Jimbo Fields,
Cobalt, 9.104, 144.63.
Stock
Eliminator -- Bobby Brannon,
Super
Comp -- Bob Fuller, Dragster, 8.927, 177.39 def. Tommy Phillips, Dragster,
8.949, 164.47.
Super
Gas -- Jerry Duke, Chevy Beretta, 9.885, 159.36 def. Scott Vandewalker,
Dodge Viper, 9.864, 153.25.
Top
Sportsman -- Marco Abruzzi, Chevy Camaro, 6.936, 185.00 def. Rich Smith,
Chevy Cavalier, 7.203, 193.77.
Top
Dragster -- Jeg Coughlin, Dragster, 6.600, 201.85 def. Mallori McCullar-Rodgers,
Dragster, 6.658, 203.00.
GET
SCREENED
Pro
Modified -- Von Smith, Chevy Camaro, 5.933, 243.81 def. Dennis Radford,
GLENDORA, Calif. (April 29, 2010) — NHRA announced today that Fox Sports Net
will be the television home for NHRA
Unleashed, an event and television series like no other,
featuring “Pure American Horsepower” and celebrating the American muscle car
and the passionate world of NHRA grassroots racing.
NHRA Unleashed events
will be featured nationwide on Fox Sports Net in a series airing on consecutive
weeks in November and December 2010. Two half-hour shows will be produced from
each of the four NHRA
Unleashed events at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce,
The shows will be produced by Disrupt/ive Studios, led by Jack Schaeffer and
Stephen Pullin, who have produced the popular PINKS, PINKS ALL-OUT and PINKS ALL
OUTTAKES shows.
NHRA Unleashed will
air each Sunday, beginning Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. on Fox Sports Net owned and
operated regional networks nationwide. The eight-week series will
conclude the last Sunday of the year, Dec. 26. NHRA
Unleashed will air in a minimum of 75 million households through
Fox Sports Net’s regions throughout the
The
Disrupt/ive Studios team will document every aspect of these events to highlight
the excitement and lifestyle of NHRA competitors and fans.
For the first time in television history, NHRA
Unleashed will bring to the screen an in-depth look at the outlaw
racing classes, true adrenaline addicts as they pack 2,000 horsepower in a
standard production chassis. Each program will take the audience deep into some
of NHRA’s most passionate drivers, as hundreds of weekend warriors journey to NHRA
Unleashed to win a coveted Wally® trophy.
The broadcasts also will feature exciting stories from off-the-track action,
including the Autocross Course, Chassis Dyno, Show N’ Shine
and the “NHRA
Unleashed Center Stage.”
Car entries and tickets are now being sold for the first NHRA
Unleashed event scheduled for Atlanta Dragway, June 11-13.
For more information log on to: http://www.nhra.com/multimedia/unleashed.aspx.
Disrupt/ive Studios and NHRA are currently evaluating on-air talent for the
shows, which will be announced at a later date.
Headquartered
in
Disrupt/ive
Studios Inc, is a full service media production and television development
studio based in Los Angeles, CA. Disrupt/ive Studios was founded in 2008 by Jack
Schaeffer and Stephen Pullin to expand on its affiliate company, Pullin
Television, Inc.’s ability to create compelling media properties and
television programming with active and loyal audiences. Pullin Television,
established in 2004, has produced all five seasons of the breakaway hit series
PINKS ™, three seasons of PINKS ALL OUTTAKES™ and will commence its
fourth season of the highly acclaimed PINKS ALL OUT™ for Speed Channel, Inc.
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