2016 NHRA SUMMERNATIONALS - ENGLISHTOWN RESULTS
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SAMPEY, TORRENCE, CAPPS, AND ANDERSON RACE TO VICTORY AT NHRA SUMMERNATIONALS IN ENGLISHTOWN
Angelle Sampey raced to her first Pro Stock Motorcycle victory since 2007 on Sunday at the NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also were winners of the 10th NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event of the season.
Sampey powered her Star Racing Buell to a 6.876-second pass at 194.41 mph to defeat Jerry Savoie’s 6.928 at 177.21 on his Savoie’s Alligator Farm Suzuki. The win was her first since 2007 in Houston and 42nd of her career. She became the fifth female to win an event this season while the NHRA Summernationals is the sixth event of the year to feature a female victor.
“I know this is my 42nd win but it feels like my first ever,” said Sampey, the winningest female in NHRA history. “I don’t feel like I had any wins before today. I’m starting all over again and I had something to prove and it took a while.
“I feel totally responsible to show my daughter what she can do with her life,” Sampey continued. “Now I can show her that even if you aren’t winning every weekend but if you just keep trying, you’re going to get it. Showing her and being her role model – I don’t have the words for it.”
Sampey had to race past the Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson team of Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec, who have collectively claimed the first three victories of the season, in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, to get to the finals.
In Top Fuel, Torrence piloted his Capco Contractors / Torrence Racing dragster to 4.037 at 281.71 for his second win of the 2016 season and seventh of his career. Torrence outlasted Tony Schumacher’s 4.234 at 268.28 in his U.S. Army dragster in the final. Torrence claimed the seventh victory his career and second at Raceway Park. He is third in the points standings.
“This is huge,” said Torrence. “This is home for my team I’m proud to have contributed to this win, I got it for them. We’ve been so fortunate and blessed. We’ve got a race car that has been impeccable and the only fault has been me some of the time. We are going to count our blessings and just keep going.”
In the earlier rounds, Torrence had to race past Smax Smith, J.R. Todd, and two-time winner this season Brittany Force. Schumacher faced off against Terry McMillen, teammate and defending world champion Antron Brown, and Shawn Langdon to get to the finals.
Capps picked up his second consecutive victory and third of the season with a 3.954 at 316.90 in his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T by defeating Jack Beckman’s 7.894 at 85.05 in his Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R/T in the final round. Capps, who tallied his 48th career win, took the points lead with the victory.
“It’s great,” Capps said. “It’s something you hope will happen at the end of the day. With the competition, you can’t imagine it will go as planned or easy. We’re just taking it a little bit at a time. I almost felt embarrassed driving this car today because it’s just so good. You don’t want to mess up when it’s that good. It’s your race to lose.”
En route to his win, Capps defeated John Hale, 16-time world campion John Force and defending world champion Del Worsham. Beckman was tasked with getting past Las Vegas winner Alexis DeJoria, Atlanta and Topeka winner Matt Hagan and Jeff Diehl to get to the finals.
In Pro Stock, Anderson won his fifth victory of the season, 83rd of his career and seventh at Englishtown with a 6.610 at 210.93 in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro over teammate Jason Line, who red lighted. Anderson has raced to seven final round appearances so far this season.
“It’s unreal,” Anderson said, “It’s just absolutely been a dream season. I keep wanting to pinch myself. It’s just cool and we’ve had such a great run. This was another great weekend. It’s just one more time that Englishtown tells me how much it loves me and how much the fans up here appreciate Pro Stock.”
Anderson’s win continues the Ken Black Racing domination of the season. He and Line have won all 10 of the events so far. Line holds the points lead with Anderson in second and their KB racing teammate Bo Butner is third.
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing will continue June 17-20 with the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn.
COUGHLIN RACES TO FIRST PRO MOD WIN OF SEASON AT NHRA SUMMERNATIONALS
Troy Coughlin raced to his first victory of the 2016 season on Sunday during the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Summernationals. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing is the fourth of 10 events on the 2016 season.
Coughlin, making his first final round appearance of 2016, powered his JEGS.com late model Corvette to a 5.878-second pass at 255.29 mph to defeat Bill Glidden’s 7.320 at 137.92 in his Mickey Thompson Ford Mustang.
"What a day," Coughlin said. "For the whole JEGS.com team, coming into this race fifth in points and with a race car that's a competitor, it's great to get this win. We've just had a couple burdens here and there, but (crew chief) Steve (Petty) got it fixed up, and Mike (Rees) and Kyle (Pettis) put it together. We had a good hot rod all race. I'm pretty excited about it, for sure."
This is Coughlin’s seventh career victory. He qualified seventh and raced past Mike Janis, two-time 2016 winner Rickie Smith, who exited the starting line and did not make a pass due to a problem with his dragster, and Steve Matusek en route to the victory. He is now second in the points standings behind Smith.
Glidden, the No. 13 qualifier, outlasted Bob Rahaim, Khalid alBalooshi and Jim Whiteley in the earlier rounds. Glidden is eighth in the points standings.
Matusek is third in the standings, Michael Biehle is fourth and Danny Rowe is fifth.
The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will make its fifth appearance of the 2016 season at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 17-19, at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn.
Final finish order (1-16) at the 47th NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The race is the fourth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
1. Troy Coughlin; 2. Bill Glidden; 3. Jim Whiteley; 4. Steve Matusek; 5. Khalid alBalooshi; 6. Michael Biehle; 7. Von Smith; 8. Rickie Smith; 9. Eric Latino; 10. Mike Castellana; 11. Chip King; 12. Bob Rahaim; 13. Mike Janis; 14. Steven Whiteley; 15. Gerry Capano; 16. Danny Rowe.
Sunday's final results from the 47th NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The race is the fourth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified -- Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 5.878, 255.29 def. Bill Glidden, Chevy Camaro, 7.320, 137.92.
Final round-by-round results from the 47th NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the fourth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE -- Michael Biehle, Ford Mustang, 5.921, 251.63 def. Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 5.941, 244.16; Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 6.006, 232.67 def. Mike Janis, Chevy Camaro, 6.012, 216.41; Von Smith, Corvette, 5.904, 244.83 def. Mike Castellana, Corvette, 5.934, 245.99; Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 5.958, 244.65 def. Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS-V, 7.095, 170.00; Steve Matusek, Camaro, 5.949, 244.12 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 5.926, 246.93; Bill Glidden, Camaro, 5.920, 240.94 def. Bob Rahaim, Corvette, 5.976, 244.74; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 7.904, 118.70 def. Gerry Capano, Corvette, Broke; Jim Whiteley, Chevy Chevelle, 9.228, 97.49 def. Danny Rowe, Corvette, Foul - Centerline;
QUARTERFINALS -- Matusek, 6.119, 241.24 def. V. Smith, 8.005, 121.08; Coughlin, 5.846, 256.50 def. R. Smith, Broke - No Show; J. Whiteley, 5.946, 243.15 def. Biehle, 7.959, 123.13; Glidden, 5.902, 240.81 def. alBalooshi, 5.941, 245.27;
SEMIFINALS -- Glidden, 5.893, 257.68 def. J. Whiteley, 5.923, 244.38; Coughlin, 5.875, 254.66 def. Matusek, 10.012, 87.36;
FINAL -- Coughlin, 5.878, 255.29 def. Glidden, 7.320, 137.92.
Point standings (top 10) following the 47th NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the fourth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified
1. Rickie Smith, 388; 2. Troy Coughlin, 255; 3. Steve Matusek, 229; 4. Michael Biehle, 193; 5. Danny Rowe, 192; 6. Khalid alBalooshi, 181; 7. Bob Rahaim, 173; 8. Bill Glidden, 143; 9. Kevin Fiscus, 142; 10. Von Smith, 131.
SATURDAY - TORRENCE, CAPPS, LINE AND KRAWIEC EARN NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITIONS AT NHRA SUMMERNATIONALS
Steve Torrence claimed his fifth No. 1 qualifier of the season in Top Fuel on Saturday at the NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Ron Capps (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) will also lead their respective categories into eliminations at the 10th race of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Torrence, who won the season opener in Pomona, Calif., piloted his Capco Contractors/ Torrence Racing dragster to a 3.735-second pass at 325.06 mph on Friday to propel him into eliminations as the top qualifier. Torrence, who won in Englishtown in 2012, will line up against Smax Smith in the first round of eliminations Sunday morning.
“I had no expectations of the car coming out this year and running as well as it has,” said Torrence, who posted a runner-up finish last weekend in Epping, N.H. “I had five No. 1 qualifiers coming into this season and we’ve had five in this season already. So far it’s been a storybook season and we’re just going to try and maintain that consistency.”
Fan favorite and 2015 Summernationals winner Antron Brown qualified second with a 3.742 at 317.94 in his Matco Tools dragster. Brown, the two-time and defending Top Fuel world champion from Chesterfield, N.J., will face Terry Haddock in round one. Shawn Langdon and his Red Fuel / Sandvik Coromant dragster qualified third and will face Shawn Reed. Brittany Force and her Monster Energy dragster are fourth and will race Luigi Novelli while points leader Doug Kalitta is fifth and will face off against Leah Pritchett Sunday morning.
Capps’ elapsed time track record of 3.870 at 318.62 in his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T from the first round of qualifying on Friday earned him his third No. 1 qualifier of the season and 20th of his career. He has posted 12 consecutive three-second runs in his Dodge Charger R/T. Capps, who won last week in Epping, N.H., will face John Hale to open eliminations.
“It feels good,” said Capps, who was also the No. 1 qualifier in Epping last week. “It’s been great and I love the horse I get to ride right now. It’s fun but I’ve been around long enough doing this that you don’t try to expect anything or get too confident or cocky so we’ll just keep going a little bit at a time.”
Matt Hagan remains in the second spot in his Mopar Express Lane / Rocky Boots Dodge Charger R/T with a 3.901 at a track record speed of 326.71. Hagan, who won back-to-back races earlier this season, will face Jim Campbell in round one. In the third spot is Robert Hight in his Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro. Hight will race Jeff Diehl to start eliminations. Reigning world champion Del Worsham is fourth and Tommy Johnson Jr. is fifth.
Line powered to the quickest time of the year in Pro Stock and earned his fifth No. 1 qualifier of the season with a 6.519 at 212.56 in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro. Line, a two-time world champion, will open Sunday’s eliminations with a first-round bye.
“We definitely learned some things today and I think we’ll have a good tune up for tomorrow,” said Line, who has five wins in eight final round appearances so far this year. “I’m not going to trade with anybody else. My car is really good right now.”
In the No. 2 and 3 spots are Line’s Ken Black Racing teammates Greg Anderson and Bo Butner, respectively. Anderson and his Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro will face Charlie Westcott in the first round and Butner with his Jim Butner Auto Chevy Camaro will matchup with John Gaydosh.
Three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Krawiec secured his third No. 1 qualifier of the season and 30th of his career with a 6.783 at 195.53 on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson. Krawiec, the Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader, has won two races this season and appeared in all three Pro Stock Motorcycle finals in 2016. Krawiec will race Brian Pretzel in the first round.
“Our goal coming into today was to learn,” said Krawiec, who leads the points standings. “Hopefully we’ll be able to use that data that we got today to go some rounds tomorrow; one run at a time and have fun doing it.”
Louisiana alligator farmer Jerry Savoie qualified second with a 6.788 at 197.80 on his Savoie’s Alligator Farm Suzuki. Savoie, who lost to Krawiec in the most recent Pro Stock Motorcycle event in Atlanta, will meet Cory Reed in the first round. In the third spot is Hector Arana Jr. and his Lucas Oil Racing Buell. Arana Jr. will be matched up against Jim Underdahl. Reigning world champion Andrew Hines is in the fourth spot and will open eliminations against Michael Phillips.
Eliminations will begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Sunday's first-round pairings for eliminations for the 47th NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the tenth of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.
Top Fuel -- 1. Steve Torrence, 3.735 seconds, 325.06 mph vs. 16. Smax Smith, broke; 2. Antron Brown, 3.742, 317.94 vs. 15. Terry Haddock, 8.967, 69.95; 3. Shawn Langdon, 3.747, 326.71 vs. 14. Shawn Reed, 4.343, 264.70; 4. Brittany Force, 3.753, 323.66 vs. 13. Luigi Novelli, 4.331, 231.28; 5. Doug Kalitta, 3.768, 325.06 vs. 12. Leah Pritchett, 3.875, 310.27; 6. Dom Lagana, 3.794, 320.13 vs. 11. Clay Millican, 3.867, 313.73; 7. Terry McMillen, 3.813, 316.67 vs. 10. Tony Schumacher, 3.842, 315.42; 8. J.R. Todd, 3.818, 278.29 vs. 9. Richie Crampton, 3.821, 307.02.
Funny Car -- 1. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.870, 321.04 vs. 16. John Hale, Charger, 4.492, 240.64; 2. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.901, 326.71 vs. 15. Jim Campbell, Toyota Camry, 4.326, 266.06; 3. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.915, 323.74 vs. 14. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Solara, 4.107, 303.84; 4. Del Worsham, Camry, 3.931, 318.17 vs. 13. Blake Alexander, Charger, 4.098, 304.87; 5. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.932, 322.88 vs. 12. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.069, 276.92; 6. Chad Head, Camry, 3.938, 314.46 vs. 11. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.033, 310.91; 7. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 3.939, 314.75 vs. 10. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.981, 318.17; 8. Courtney Force, Camaro, 3.947, 320.05 vs. 9. John Force, Camaro, 3.964, 316.90. Did Not Qualify: 17. Mike Smith, 6.398, 160.08.
Pro Stock -- 1. Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.519, 212.83 vs. Bye; 2. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.533, 212.93 vs. 15. Charlie Westcott Jr., Ford Mustang, 6.883, 203.25; 3. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.540, 212.66 vs. 14. John Gaydosh Jr, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.875, 207.37; 4. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.541, 212.46 vs. 13. V. Gaines, Dodge Dart, 6.791, 209.56; 5. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.565, 212.06 vs. 12. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.628, 210.28; 6. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.579, 212.26 vs. 11. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.625, 210.11; 7. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.602, 210.05 vs. 10. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.625, 210.47; 8. Erica Enders, Dart, 6.617, 209.20 vs. 9. Jeg Coughlin, Dart, 6.622, 209.85.
Pro Stock Motorcycle -- 1. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.783, 197.51 vs. 16. Brian Pretzel, Suzuki, 6.983, 193.49; 2. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.788, 198.26 vs. 15. Cory Reed, Buell, 6.975, 192.77; 3. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.799, 197.16 vs. 14. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.950, 193.96; 4. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.802, 197.57 vs. 13. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 6.926, 196.19; 5. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.804, 196.67 vs. 12. Michael Ray, Buell, 6.881, 196.16; 6. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.824, 198.38 vs. 11. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 6.859, 196.62; 7. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.834, 197.91 vs. 10. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.853, 197.42; 8. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.842, 195.59 vs. 9. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.851, 198.03. Did Not Qualify: 17. Angie Smith, 6.990, 193.21; 18. Shawn Gann, 7.002, 194.30; 19. Joe DeSantis, 7.038, 189.28; 20. Melissa Surber, 7.054, 192.82; 21. Thomas Miceli, 7.167, 182.50; 22. Matt Smith, 7.382, 190.11; 23. Lance Bonham, 7.455, 182.53; 24. Rickey Gadson, broke.
PRO MOD - SMITH POWERS TO FIRST ROUND VICTORY AT ENGLISHTOWN
Rickie Smith powered to a first round victory Saturday at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing is the fourth of 10 Pro Mod events on the 2016 season.
Smith, the No. 2 qualifier, raced his IDG 2015 Chevy Camaro to a 7.904 second pass at 118.70 mph to defeat Gerry Capano in his Split Racing ’63 Corvette. Smith, who has raced to two victories in the first three races of the season, will go up against defending world champion Troy Coughlin in the quarterfinals on Sunday. Coughlin outlasted Mike Janis in the first round.
Danny Rowe, the No. 1 qualifier, lost to No. 16 qualifier Jim Whiteley in the first round after crossing the center line. Whiteley will face Michael Biehle, who defeated Chip King, in the next round.
Steve Matusek will race Von Smith while Kahlid alBalooshi will battle Bill Glidden in the quarterfinals.
Eliminations in the NHRA J&A Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Summernationals will continue on Sunday.
First round results from the 47th NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the fourth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE -- Michael Biehle, Ford Mustang, 5.921, 251.63 def. Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 5.941, 244.16; Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 6.006, 232.67 def. Mike Janis, Chevy Camaro, 6.012, 216.41; Von Smith, Corvette, 5.904, 244.83 def. Mike Castellana, Corvette, 5.934, 245.99; Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 5.958, 244.65 def. Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS-V, 7.095, 170.00; Steve Matusek, Camaro, 5.949, 244.12 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 5.926, 246.93; Bill Glidden, Camaro, 5.920, 240.94 def. Bob Rahaim, Corvette, 5.976, 244.74; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 7.904, 118.70 def. Gerry Capano, Corvette, Broke; Jim Whiteley, Chevy Chevelle, 9.228, 97.49 def. Danny Rowe, Corvette, Foul - Centerline;
Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 47th NHRA Summernationals:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 7 Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, '15 Corvette 5.823 249.35 249.35
2 4 Rickie Smith, King NC, '15 Camaro 5.843 250.27 250.27
3 5450 Steve Matusek, Olathe KS, '68 Camaro 5.845 250.13 250.13
4 360 Bob Rahaim, Grosse Pointe MI, '15 Corvette 5.860 248.07 248.07
5 5200 Steven Whiteley, Grand Junction CO, '14 CTS-V 5.889 247.75 247.75
6 44 Mike Castellana, Muttontown NY, '15 Corvette 5.899 246.08 246.08
7 1 Troy Coughlin, Delaware OH, '15 Corvette 5.908 253.90 254.52
8 318 Michael Biehle, North Vernon IN, '67 Mustang 5.913 254.18 254.18
9 213 Chip King, Semora NC, '69 Daytona 5.917 245.14 245.14
10 2 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, '13 Camaro 5.935 246.21 246.21
11 2377 Von Smith, Oak Ridge TN, '16 Corvette 5.937 245.40 245.40
12 327 Khalid alBalooshi, Doha QA, '69 Camaro 5.940 246.39 246.39
13 6 Bill Glidden, Whiteland IN, '15 Camaro 5.941 249.16 249.16
14 11 Eric Latino, Whitby ON, '69 Camaro 5.941 248.11 248.11
15 1109 Gerry Capano, Greenville DE, '63 Corvette 5.953 241.54 241.54
16 5087 Jim Whiteley, Grand Junction CO, '69 Chevelle 5.966 237.09 245.18
------------ Not Qualified ------------
17 2105 Doug Winters, Pleasant Garden NC, '69 Chevelle 5.973 242.93 242.93
18 1262 Chuck Little, Atkinson NH, '63 Corvette 5.977 238.22 238.22
19 220F Kevin Fiscus, Jacksonville FL, '12 Mustang 5.997 245.81 245.81
20 6967 Jim Bell, Edmonton AB, '69 Camaro 6.103 215.44 215.44
21 5012 Kenny Lang, Grande Pointe MB, '69 Camaro 6.194 239.10 239.10
22 701 Clint Satterfield, Albuquerque NM, '68 Firebi 6.220 234.98 239.14
23 10 Pete Farber, Baldwinville MA, '69 Daytona 6.308 237.21 237.21
24 303 Dan Stevenson, Bolingbrook IL, '16 Camaro 6.348 211.00 211.00
25 275T Ruben Tetsoshvili, West Chapel FL, '70 Camaro 6.794 150.56 150.56
FRIDAY - CAPPS, TORRENCE, LINE AND KRAWIEC LEAD QUALIFYING FRIDAY AT ENGLISHTOWN
Ron Capps set a track record and raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car on Friday at the NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were qualifying leaders in their respective categories at the 10th event of 24 on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Capps, a two time winner this season, powered his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T to a Raceway Park elapsed time record with a 3.870-second pass at 318.62 mph in the first session of qualifying. Capps will be racing for his third No. 1 qualifier of the season on Saturday.
“The first run was stout for the conditions,” said Capps, who won on Monday in Epping, N.H. “You never know what can happen. I hope it holds up tomorrow. It would be nice to have another green hat.”
Matt Hagan, who posted two consecutive wins earlier this season in Atlanta and Topeka, is in second in his Mopar Express Lane / Rocky Boots Dodge Charger with a 3.901 at a track record speed of 326.71. Robert Hight is third with a 3.915 at 323.74 and reigning world champion Del Worsham sits in fourth with a 3.931 at 318.17.
Torrence raced his Capco Contractors / Torrence Racing dragster to a 3.735 at 325.06 to take the qualifying lead in Top Fuel. Torrence, who won the season opener in Pomona, Calif., and raced to a runner-up finish last weekend in Epping, is in pursuit of his fifth No. 1 qualifier of the season and 10th of his career.
“It feels good,” said Torrence. “The car has been running well all year and to come into Englishtown with some momentum from Epping and the car continuing to do well, it’s a huge boost of confidence for myself and for the guys.”
Two-time and reigning world champion Antron Brown sits in the No. 2 spot after piloting his Matco Tools dragster to a 3.742 pass at 317.94 mph. Brown, a fan favorite as a local from Chesterfield, N.J., won this event last year and is riding momentum from his win last weekend in Epping. Shawn Langdon powered his Red Fuel / Sandvik Coromat dragster to the third spot while Brittany Force, who won in Gainesville, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C., is fourth in her Monster Energy dragster.
Line raced to the quickest time of the year in Pro Stock to lead the category with a 6.519 pass at 212.56 in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro. Line, the Pro Stock points leader, has four No. 1 qualifiers this year and has raced to five victories in eight final round appearances.
“My car is great right now,” said Line. “It feels very good but the other teams are gaining on us, there’s no doubt about it, so we have to step it up.”
Line’s Ken Black Racing teammates, Greg Anderson and Bo Butner, follow him in second and third, respectively. Anderson ran a 6.533 at 212.93 in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro and posted the category’s fastest time of the year.
Three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Eddie Krawiec powered his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to the qualifying lead with a 6.783 pass at 195.53. Krawiec, a former Raceway Park track manager, leads the Pro Stock Motorcycle points with two wins in three final rounds this year.
“Anytime you can go low ET the first session coming out it definitely helps build momentum,” said Krawiec. “We made a good clean run.”
Jerry Savoie is in the No. 2 spot and raced to a 6.788 at 197.80 on his Savoie’s Alligator Farm Suzuki and Hector Arana Jr. is third on his Lucas Oil Buell. Reigning world champ Andrew Hines is fourth.
Qualifying continues Saturday at 1:45 p.m. at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Friday's results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 47th NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, tenth of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday's final eliminations.
Top Fuel -- 1. Steve Torrence, 3.735 seconds, 325.06 mph; 2. Antron Brown, 3.742, 317.94; 3. Shawn Langdon, 3.747, 326.71; 4. Brittany Force, 3.753, 323.66; 5. Doug Kalitta, 3.768, 325.06; 6. Dom Lagana, 3.794, 320.13; 7. Terry McMillen, 3.813, 316.67; 8. Leah Pritchett, 3.875, 261.07; 9. Luigi Novelli, 4.459, 204.11; 10. Richie Crampton, 4.579, 168.39; 11. Shawn Reed, 5.064, 145.61; 12. J.R. Todd, 6.193, 97.03. Not Qualified: 13. Clay Millican, 6.656, 91.42; 14. Tony Schumacher, 8.064, 77.39.
Funny Car -- 1. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.870, 321.04; 2. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.901, 326.71; 3. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.915, 323.74; 4. Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 3.931, 318.17; 5. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.932, 322.88; 6. Chad Head, Camry, 3.938, 314.46; 7. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 3.939, 314.75; 8. Courtney Force, Camaro, 3.947, 319.29; 9. John Force, Camaro, 3.967, 316.90; 10. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.981, 318.17; 11. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.075, 276.92; 12. Blake Alexander, Charger, 4.098, 304.87. Not Qualified: 13. John Hale, 4.206, 240.64; 14. Tim Wilkerson, 4.429, 192.36; 15. Mike Smith, 5.126, 160.08; 16. Jeff Diehl, 7.015, 98.08.
Pro Stock -- 1. Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.519, 212.83; 2. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.533, 212.93; 3. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.540, 212.66; 4. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.541, 212.46; 5. Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 6.565, 212.06; 6. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.579, 212.26; 7. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.602, 210.05; 8. Erica Enders, Dart, 6.617, 209.20; 9. Jeg Coughlin, Dart, 6.622, 209.85; 10. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.625, 210.47; 11. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.625, 210.11; 12. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.628, 210.28. Not Qualified: 13. V. Gaines, 6.696, 209.56; 14. John Gaydosh Jr, 6.717, 207.37; 15. Charlie Westcott Jr., 7.009, 198.76.
Pro Stock Motorcycle -- 1. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.783, 197.51; 2. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.788, 198.26; 3. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.799, 197.16; 4. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.802, 197.57; 5. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.804, 196.67; 6. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.824, 198.38; 7. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.834, 197.91; 8. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.842, 195.59; 9. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.851, 198.03; 10. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.853, 197.42; 11. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 6.859, 196.62; 12. Michael Ray, Buell, 6.881, 196.16. Not Qualified: 13. Melissa Surber, 6.887, 192.82; 14. Angie Smith, 6.888, 193.21; 15. Michael Phillips, 6.903, 196.19; 16. Jim Underdahl, 6.907, 181.81; 17. Shawn Gann, 6.926, 194.30; 18. Joe DeSantis, 6.975, 189.23; 19. Brian Pretzel, 6.978, 193.49; 20. Cory Reed, 6.981, 192.77; 21. Matt Smith, 7.256, 190.11; 22. Lance Bonham, 7.317, 181.18; 23. Thomas Miceli, 7.579, 140.11; 24. Rickey Gadson, 10.303, 75.61.
PRO MOD - ROWE HOLDS QUALIFYING LEAD HEADING INTO FINAL QUALIFYING SESSION AND FIRST ROUND OF ELIMINATIONS ON SATURDAY
Danny Rowe powered to the qualifying lead Friday in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Summernationals. This is the fourth of 10 Pro Mod events on the 2016 season.
Rowe powered his Agave Underground Tequila ’68 Chevy Camaro to a 5.823-second pass at 249.35 mph to take the qualifying lead. Rowe, who raced to a runner-up finish at the Pro Mod season-opener in Gainesville, Fla., has nine No. 1 qualifiers in his career.
Two-time J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series world champion Rickie Smith raced to the No. 2 spot with a 5.843 at 250.27 in his late model IDG Chevy Camaro. Smith won two of the first three Pro Mod events of the season.
Steve Matusek is third in his Aeromotive / Agave Underground ’68 Chevy Camaro and is followed by Bob Rahaim in fourth and Steven Whiteley in fifth.
The final qualifying session for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Summernationals will be held Saturday, June 11, at 3:30 p.m. Round one of eliminations is later on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Friday's results after the first two of three rounds of qualifying for the 47th NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the fourth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Saturday's first round of eliminations.
Pro Modified -- 1. Danny Rowe, Chevy Corvette, 5.823, 249.35; 2. Rickie Smith, Chevy Camaro, 5.843, 250.27; 3. Steve Matusek, Camaro, 5.845, 250.13; 4. Bob Rahaim, Corvette, 5.860, 248.07; 5. Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS-V, 5.889, 247.75; 6. Mike Castellana, Corvette, 5.899, 246.08; 7. Troy Coughlin, Corvette, 5.908, 253.90; 8. Michael Biehle, Ford Mustang, 5.913, 254.18; 9. Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 5.917, 245.14; 10. Mike Janis, Camaro, 5.935, 246.21; 11. Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 5.940, 246.39; 12. Eric Latino, Camaro, 5.941, 248.11; 13. Gerry Capano, Corvette, 5.953, 241.54; 14. Jim Whiteley, Chevy Chevelle, 5.966, 245.18; 15. Doug Winters, Chevelle, 5.973, 242.93; 16. Chuck Little, Corvette, 5.977, 238.22. Not Qualified: 17. Kevin Fiscus, 5.997, 245.81; 18. Clint Satterfield, 6.220, 234.98; 19. Jim Bell, 6.332, 167.76; 20. Pete Farber, 6.491, 222.47; 21. Bill Glidden, 6.592, 161.17; 22. Dan Stevenson, 7.109, 138.23; 23. Ruben Tetsoshvili, 8.652, 98.65; 24. Kenny Lang, 9.395, 93.34; 25. Von Smith, 9.414, 95.77.
