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SUNDAY – SCHUMACHER RACES TO RECORD NINTH MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS VICTORY
Neff, Connolly and Hines are also winners at NHRA’s Big Go in Indianapolis
Tony Schumacher raced to a record ninth Top Fuel victory Sunday at the rain-delayed Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
Mike Neff (Funny Car), Dave Connolly (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners of the final regular season event in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
Schumacher moved past “Big Daddy” Don Garlits for most Indy Top Fuel wins and into a tie with Pro Stock great Bob Glidden for most pro category wins at the world’s most prestigious drag race. In the final round, Schumacher powered his U.S. Army dragster to a 3.806 at 315.34 to hold off Spencer Massey, who trailed with a 3.828 at 319.37 in his FRAM/Prestone dragster.
“It may be sweeter [than the first Indy win],” said Schumacher of his second victory of the season and 69th of his career. “Anymore, it’s more difficult to win a race, by far, than it has probably ever been. There was a time where we were a tenth ahead of everybody and just needed to not make any mistakes, but the top seven cars are all so close that it’s pretty gratifying.”
Schumacher beat Hillary Will, Morgan Lucas and top qualifier Shawn Langdon in early rounds to advance to his 11th career U.S. Nationals final round.
“To have a chance to win a ninth against my teammate who was running as good if not better and had lane choice made it a perfect moment,” Schumacher said. “I didn’t feel like I was stellar on the lights, but I left on everybody, Mike Green [crew chief] made the car run fast, and we got the trophy.”
Another Don Schumacher Racing driver, Antron Brown, secured the top seed in the Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship and Bob Vandergriff Jr. held off Clay Millican and Khalid alBalooshi for the 10th and final playoff spot in Top Fuel.
In Funny Car, Neff raced to his second consecutive victory at this event, holding off hard-charging Tim Wilkerson in the final round. The win keeps John Force Racing’s domination going at Indy, as it is the fifth consecutive season that a JFR car has won this event.
“This is the U.S. Nationals, and there’s something about it,” said Neff, who outran Tony Pedregon, Todd Lesenko and defending world champ Matt Hagan to advance to the final round. “You know there’s a lot more at stake. You try to tell yourself that it’s just another race, but it’s not. You can’t deny that. It’s amazing to me how close everything was to what I went through last year. I didn’t qualify real well last year but felt like we were pretty close. I remember getting up on Monday morning last year just not feeling very good. I was talking to my brother last year, saying, ‘I dunno. We’re really going to have to pull something out of a hat here to do something today.’ We were able to do it both times.”
Neff took his third win of the season and ninth of his career by powering his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang to a final-round performance of 4.079 at 311.05 to finish in front of Wilkerson’s Levi Ray & Shoup Shelby Mustang, which finished in 4.152 at 286.13.
“Tim Wilkerson left on me, and I caught a glimpse of him out of my peripheral at 300-400 feet,” Neff said. “When you can see someone in a Funny Car, they’re ahead of you. Just when I saw him poke his nose out there, I could see him mixing cylinders. He started going back the other way, and I knew the finish line was coming. I couldn’t have pushed any harder on that gas pedal. I didn’t even know we won when we crossed the finish line. I was asking, ‘Did we get him?” on the radio and didn’t hear anything, so I thought, ‘Crap. We must’ve got beat.’ As they’re pushing me off, the guy at the very end was clapping and pointing toward the TV cameras. I knew it was close and didn’t know if I got there first, so there was a lot of emotion going on there.”
Wilkerson’s runner-up finish elevated him to 10th in the final regular season points and into the Countdown playoffs, along with Jeff Arend, who secured the ninth spot. Defending world champ Matt Hagan just missed making the playoffs as he lost in the semifinals to Neff. Ron Capps earned the top seed in the playoffs in Funny Car.
Connolly used a reaction time advantage to edge teammate Erica Enders in the Pro Stock final round. Enders’ full-time crew chief covered the distance in 6.589 at 210.05 in his IDG Chevy Cobalt to finish just in front of Enders, who posted a quicker but losing 6.580 at 210.31 in her GK Motorsports Chevy Cobalt.
“It was definitely bittersweet in the final, to run Erica,” Connolly said. “I hope she wins the next six finals, but this was the U.S. Nationals, and there was no laying over. We just somehow, and don’t ask me how, we managed to win. We were making pretty ugly runs, and her car was like a bracket car. Our car was not picture perfect by any means, but I’m not giving the trophy back.”
It was Connolly’s third U.S. Nationals win and the 23rd of his career. The former perennial world championship challenger who is Enders’ full-time tuner is running a limited schedule this season in a second Victor Cagnazzi-owned machine. Enders, who has won three races this season, was trying to become only the fourth female driver to win the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in the Full Throttle Series.
“I was swinging for the fence because I knew I didn’t stand a chance,” said Connolly, who beat Mike Edwards, Ron Krisher and Vincent Nobile in earlier rounds. “She drives incredibly consistent; she’s hard to rattle. She had a .026 [reaction] in the final and that should have been enough for sure. I can’t explain what happened to her. I feel for her. You know, like I said, there was no reason why she shouldn’t have run a 6.55 again and turned on the win light.”
Allen Johnson captured the top seed in Pro Stock for the Countdown playoffs and the final three Pro Stock playoff positions were claimed by V. Gaines, Larry Morgan and four-time world champ Jeg Coughlin.
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Hines earned his first Indy victory by outrunning Hector Arana Sr. in the final round. Hines rode his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to a 6.937 at 191.70 to take the easy win as Arana’s Lucas Oil Buell slowed at mid-track and finished in 7.456 at 157.54. It was Hines’ fourth win of the season and 29th of his career.
Hines used a string of consistently low 6.90-second runs to defeat Dawn Minturn, Karen Stoffer and Hector Arana Jr. in the first three rounds.
“This is really satisfying,” Hines said. “Minus one year, I’ve raced every year on a Harley. And for us to struggle like we’ve done here, with inconsistency in tuning and riding, and every scenario possible going against us, like last year when my transmission locked up after the first round burnout, to finally get the Indy win and stand in the U.S. Nationals winner’s circle is something I can look back on years from now. I had found the winner’s circle four times here with the Pro Bike battle, and to actually stand there with the U.S. Nationals trophy means the world to me.”
With the win, the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson team claimed victories in all 10 regular season events and Krawiec locked up the top seed for the playoffs. Michael Ray, Shawn Gann and Matt Smith claimed the final three playoff positions in the PSM top 10.
“We remained undefeated in the regular season, so [teammate Eddie Krawiec] and I intend to extend our streak,” Hines said. “Charlotte and Dallas are two tracks that I’ve never won at, so those are the last two on my list there. It’s a whole new deal now with the Countdown. Luckily I just made up a whole bunch of points on [first place] Eddie, but that doesn’t matter because they all get reset. He’s 30 in front of me, we’ve got six races to go, and luckily my motorcycle finally turned the corner and we could have fun with it and tune it.”
NHRA’s six-race playoffs, the Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship, opens Sept. 14-16 with the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries at zMAX Dragway near Charlotte, N.C.
SATURDAY – COURTNEY FORCE RACES TO FIRST CAREER NO. 1 QUALIFYING PERFORMANCE AT INDIANAPOLIS
Courtney Force raced to her first career No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus at historic Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also will lead their categories into Sunday’s eliminations at the rain-delayed NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event, the final race of the regular season.
The 24-year-old rookie Funny Car driver powered her Traxxas Ford Mustang to a career-best performance of 4.049 seconds at a track record speed of 317.27 mph to take the top spot. She will face Jon Capps in the opening round of eliminations as she seeks her second win of the season and tries to win the world’s most prestigious drag race.
“I wanted to take that No. 1 spot,” Force said. “It’s Indy; it’s the biggest race of the season. It’s definitely a big deal. I’m so excited to say that I’ve gotten that. We just clinched a spot in the Countdown, and that’s a huge deal. It’s my rookie season, and I didn’t know exactly what to expect. If someone would’ve told me that I’d have a spot in the Countdown and qualified No. 1 for Indy, I don’t know if I would’ve believed them. This season is going better than I could’ve asked for it to be because I have a great team behind me.”
Langdon claimed his second No. 1 effort of the season and third of his career by posting the fourth-quickest run in Top Fuel history near the end of the final qualifying session. Langdon covered the distance in 3.740 at 326.48 in his Al-Anabi Racing dragster and will meet Scott Palmer in the first round.
“We’ve been working on it all year, and we have a great group of guys who work on the car and understand that Alan [Johnson, team manager and tuner] will get it figured out,” Langdon said. “It’s starting to pay off now. We’re making some good runs.
“Winning here would be a great place to start. We’ve talked about trying to win a race before the Countdown just to get over that hill, and this is obviously the biggest race of the year. To get a win here would not only build confidence, but also set us on the right foot going into Charlotte for the start of the Countdown.”
In Pro Stock, Enders claimed her second No. 1 of the season and fifth of her career with a 6.550 at 210.80 in her GK Motorsports Chevy Cobalt. She will race two-time Indy winner Kurt Johnson in the opening round as she goes for her fourth victory of the season.
“I know that this is the biggest and most prestigious race of the year, and it’s definitely got a lot of added pressure, but my team and I have kind of kept our mindsets the same, and the fact that we’ve got to continue to be consistent, carry the momentum, qualify smart and race smart on Sunday because it’s getting to be really, really important,” Enders said. “I’m really optimistic and excited about what’s going on with our team and on the race track. We’ve got a lot of good things in the works. This is something that we’ve been working so hard on for several years, and it’s finally coming together. I’m so proud of my guys.”
Hines rode his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to his second No. 1 qualifying position of the season and 32nd of his career in Pro Stock Motorcycle as he will try to win Indy for the first time when he opens eliminations against Dawn Minturn, who is making her first career start.
“This has been one track that has been a nemesis to us,” Hines said. “We’ve had a great history here with the bonus events, the best that Pro Stock bike has had. But unfortunately we’ve never been able to find the winner’s circle here at Indy. So that’s our goal here. Our V-Rod is running very strong, and I made one of our best runs in that last session to get the No. 1 spot back. My goal was to come here and be No. 1 and win that Wally on the last day. Luckily, [my brother] Matt [crew chief] has given me the motorcycle to do it, and I think my dad [Byron, team owner] had an ear-to-ear grin on the starting line for that run, and it’s been amazing what our team has done all year long.”
Several drivers qualified for the Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship playoffs during today’s qualifying, including Funny Car drivers John Force and Cruz Pedregon, Pro Stock driver Ron Krisher and Pro Stock Motorcycle riders Scotty Pollacheck and LE Tonglet.
Several teams will be battling to qualify for the Countdown playoffs on Sunday, as Bob Vandergriff, Clay Millican and Khalid alBalooshi will be racing for the final spot in Top Fuel; Jeff Arend, Bob Tasca, Tim Wilkerson and Matt Hagan are competing for the final two spots in Funny Car; V. Gaines, Larry Morgan and Jeg Coughlin are racing for the final two spots in Pro Stock; and Michael Ray, Matt Smith, Shawn Gann, Steve Johnson and John Hall are in contention for the final three playoff spots in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Several intriguing first round matchups are set with Countdown implications as alBalooshi and Vandergriff will meet in the opening round of Top Fuel with a possible second round match for the winner against Millican should he upset No. 2 qualifier Spencer Massey. In Funny Car, Tasca and Wilkerson will meet in the first round. In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Gann and Ray will race in the opener.
The six-race Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship opens Sept. 14-16 at zMAX Dragway near Charlotte, N.C.
SATURDAY CONTINUATION –
TOP FUEL
1 9 Shawn Langdon, Indianapolis IN, Hadman-TFX 3.740@ 326.48 326.48
2 2 Spencer Massey, Ft. Worth TX, DSR-TFX 3.762 324.51& 324.51
3 3 Antron Brown, Indianapolis IN, DSR-TFX 3.762 322.50 322.50
4 5 Tony Schumacher, Chicago IL, DSR-TFX 3.772 326.79 326.79
5 34 Morgan Lucas, Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX 3.792 311.63 317.57
6 373 J.R. Todd, Indianapolis IN, Hadman-BAE 3.814 322.19 322.19
7 99 Khalid alBalooshi, Los Angeles CA, Hadman-TFX 3.817 320.97 320.97
8 22 Doug Kalitta, Ypsilanti MI, Hadman-AJPE 3.823 322.58 322.58
9 6 Brandon Bernstein, Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX 3.829 318.99 321.19
10 12 Bob Vandergriff, Alpharetta GA, Hadman-TFX 3.830 322.73 322.73
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FUNNY CAR
1 746 Courtney Force, Yorba Linda CA, ’12 Mustang 4.049 317.27 317.27
2 2 Jack Beckman, Norco CA, ’10 Charger 4.051 302.62 310.70
3 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, ’10 Charger 4.053 313.80 313.80
4 10 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, ’12 Mustang 4.060 306.60 306.60
5 771 Alexis DeJoria, Ypsilanti MI, ’12 Camry 4.064 314.39 314.39
6 4 Robert Hight, Yorba Linda CA, ’12 Mustang 4.065 310.63 310.63
7 72 Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, ’12 Camry 4.070 307.02 308.78
8 9 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, ’12 Mustang 4.077 314.83 314.83
9 31 Johnny Gray, Artesia NM, ’10 Charger 4.079 310.98 317.19
10 5 Mike Neff, Indianapolis IN, ’12 Mustang 4.080 310.98 310.98
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PRO STOCK
1 6 Erica Enders, New Orleans LA, ’10 Cobalt 6.550 210.80 210.80
2 2 Mike Edwards, Coweta OK, ’09 GXP 6.555 211.13 211.13
3 3 Greg Anderson, Mooresville NC, ’12 Camaro 6.556 210.87 211.06
4 4 Allen Johnson, Greeneville TN, ’12 Avenger 6.564 210.50 210.50
5 1 Jason Line, Mooresville NC, ’12 Camaro 6.569 210.83 210.83
6 5 Vincent Nobile, Dix Hills NY, ’12 Avenger 6.571 210.44 210.44
7 10 Ron Krisher, Warren OH, ’09 GXP 6.578 209.88 209.88
8 25 Jeg Coughlin, Delaware OH, ’12 Avenger 6.594 209.43 209.43
9 8 Rodger Brogdon, Tomball TX, ’12 Camaro 6.598 209.17 209.17
10 208 Warren Johnson, Sugar Hills GA, ’09 GXP 6.603 209.07 209.07
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PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE
1 3 Andrew Hines, Avon IN, Harley V-Rod 6.861 194.86 194.86
2 5 Hector Arana, Milltown IN, Buell XB9R 6.881 193.63 195.11
3 1 Eddie Krawiec, Avon IN, Harley V-Rod 6.886 195.28 195.28
4 2 Hector Arana Jr, Milltown IN, Buell XB9R 6.897 193.38 193.43
5 4 Matt Smith, King NC, Buell XB9R 6.902 193.07 193.90
6 635 Scotty Pollacheck, Medford OR, Buell XB12R 6.930 190.32 190.32
7 413 Michael Ray, New Braunfels TX, Buell XB9R 6.934 189.84 190.32
8 6 Karen Stoffer, Gardnerville NV, Suzuki TL1000R 6.941 192.19 192.96
9 200 Chip Ellis, Brownsburg IN, Buell XB9R 6.971 190.06 190.43
10 205 Shawn Gann, Stoneville NC, Buell XB9R 6.974 191.76 192.28
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PRO MODIFIED
1 3382 Donald Walsh, Wixom MI, t’11 Mustang 5.854 245.05 252.52
2 24 Troy Coughlin, Delaware OH, t’68 Camaro 5.909 256.21 256.21
3 1794 Mike Castellana, Muttontown NY, n’12 Camaro 5.925 241.54 241.67
4 770 Donald Martin, Lake Forest CA, *’68 Camaro 5.961 243.85 243.85
5 43 Rickie Smith, King NC, n’12 Camaro 5.963 242.32 242.89
6 2 Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, *’68 Camaro 5.983 243.41 243.41
7 133 Pat Musi, Cateret NJ, ’09 Stratus 6.004 230.10 230.10
8 202 Todd Tutterow, Lewisville NC, ’70 Duster 6.031 247.57 247.57
9 377 Harold Martin, New Hudson MI, n’11 Corvette 6.057 236.75 236.75
10 5450 Steve Matusek, Olathe KS, t’12 Mustang 6.064 247.79 247.79
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PRO – SESSION FOUR
TOP FUEL
1 2 Spencer Massey, Ft. Worth TX, DSR-TFX 3.762 324.51 324.51
2 5 Tony Schumacher, Chicago IL, DSR-TFX 3.772 326.79 326.79
3 9 Shawn Langdon, Indianapolis IN, Hadman-TFX 3.773 326.48 326.48
4 34 Morgan Lucas, Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX 3.792 311.63 317.57
5 3 Antron Brown, Indianapolis IN, DSR-TFX 3.807 322.34 322.34
6 99 Khalid alBalooshi, Los Angeles CA, Hadman-TFX 3.817 320.97 320.97
7 22 Doug Kalitta, Ypsilanti MI, Hadman-AJPE 3.823 322.58 322.58
8 6 Brandon Bernstein, Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX 3.829 318.99 321.19
9 12 Bob Vandergriff, Alpharetta GA, Hadman-TFX 3.830 322.73 322.73
10 475 Steve Torrence, Kilgore TX, Hadman-TFX 3.834 295.34 316.82
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FUNNY CAR
1 746 Courtney Force, Yorba Linda CA, ’12 Mustang 4.049 317.27& 317.27
2 2 Jack Beckman, Norco CA, ’10 Charger 4.051 302.62 310.70
3 10 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, ’12 Mustang 4.060 306.60 306.60
4 771 Alexis DeJoria, Ypsilanti MI, ’12 Camry 4.064 314.39 314.39
5 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, ’10 Charger 4.064 312.13 312.13
6 72 Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, ’12 Camry 4.076 308.78 308.78
7 9 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, ’12 Mustang 4.077 314.83 314.83
8 31 Johnny Gray, Artesia NM, ’10 Charger 4.079 310.98 310.98
9 8 Jeff Arend, La Verne CA, ’12 Camry 4.088 311.20 311.20
10 5 Mike Neff, Indianapolis IN, ’12 Mustang 4.089 306.53 306.53
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PRO STOCK
1 3 Greg Anderson, Mooresville NC, ’12 Camaro 6.556 210.87 210.87
2 2 Mike Edwards, Coweta OK, ’09 GXP 6.563 211.06& 211.06
3 4 Allen Johnson, Greeneville TN, ’12 Avenger 6.564 210.50 210.50
4 1 Jason Line, Mooresville NC, ’12 Camaro 6.569 210.83 210.83
5 6 Erica Enders, New Orleans LA, ’10 Cobalt 6.570 210.47 210.47
6 5 Vincent Nobile, Dix Hills NY, ’12 Avenger 6.571 210.44 210.44
7 10 Ron Krisher, Warren OH, ’09 GXP 6.597 208.81 208.81
8 8 Rodger Brogdon, Tomball TX, ’12 Camaro 6.599 208.71 208.71
9 208 Warren Johnson, Sugar Hills GA, ’09 GXP 6.603 209.07 209.07
10 25 Jeg Coughlin, Delaware OH, ’12 Avenger 6.612 208.39 208.39
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PRO STOCK BIKE
1 3 Andrew Hines, Avon IN, Harley V-Rod 6.895 193.57 194.21
2 4 Matt Smith, King NC, Buell XB9R 6.902 193.07 193.07
3 5 Hector Arana, Milltown IN, Buell XB9R 6.910 195.11 195.11
4 635 Scotty Pollacheck, Medford OR, Buell XB12R 6.930 190.32 190.32
5 2 Hector Arana Jr, Milltown IN, Buell XB9R 6.932 189.66 193.43
6 6 Karen Stoffer, Gardnerville NV, Suzuki TL1000R 6.941 192.19 192.19
7 1 Eddie Krawiec, Avon IN, Harley V-Rod 6.953 192.93 193.60
8 413 Michael Ray, New Braunfels TX, Buell XB9R 6.967 190.32 190.32
9 205 Shawn Gann, Stoneville NC, Buell XB9R 6.974 191.76 192.28
10 7 LE Tonglet, Metairie LA, Suzuki GSXR 6.978 189.66 189.66
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SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1 288 A/FD Sidnei Frigo, Ft. Lauderdale FL, McKinn 5.339 264.70 267.27
2 371 A/FD Dave Heitzman, Grand Rapids OH, Bowen-B 5.360 268.17 268.17
3 611 A/FD Garrett Bateman, Albany OR, Hadman-BAE 5.374 257.09 257.09
4 53 A/FD Jared Dreher, Clinton IN, McKinney-BAE 5.393 256.94 256.94
5 2 A/FD Bill Reichert, Owosso MI, Bowen-Reich 5.403 262.79 265.48
6 1900 A/FD Dan Page, Hampstead NH, Page-BAE 5.415 263.10 263.10
7 34 B/AD Brandon Booher, Urbana IL, Spitzer-BAE 5.424 261.47 261.47
8 390 B/AD Paul Fishburn, Rensselaer IN, Haase-TFX 5.425 260.36 260.36
9 317 B/AD Noah Condo, Monticello IN, Uyehara-TFX 5.426 260.06 260.06
10 3422 B/AD Ken Perry, Markham ON, Spitzer-Perry 5.440 260.16 260.16
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TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1 2 Tony Bartone, Long Island City NY, ’09 Mustang 5.499 262.49 262.49
2 1 Frank Manzo, Morganville NJ, ’06 Monte Carlo 5.545 259.91 259.91
3 6 John Lombardo Jr., Brea CA, ’06 Monte Carlo 5.598 257.73 257.73
4 36 Fred Hagen, Des Plaines IL, ’10 Mustang 5.609 258.07 258.07
5 39 Cassie Simonton, Brooklyn Park MN, ’09 Monte C 5.648 255.92 255.92
6 7 Todd Veney, Indianapolis IN, ’08 Impala SS 5.654 253.85 253.85
7 377 Paul Noakes, London ON, ’02 Mustang 5.665 255.15 255.15
8 3 Jay Payne, Claremont CA, ’10 Mustang 5.667 257.63 257.63
9 33 Andy Bohl, Racine WI, ’09 Mustang 5.675 255.00 255.00
10 9 Chris Foster, Davenport IA, ’11 Mustang 5.683 255.34 255.73
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SUPER STOCK TIME TRIALS
1 107 SS/AS Wes Leopold, Bridgeville PA, ’05 Stratus 8.595 157.06 157.06
2 306 GT/CA David Tincher, Elizabethtown IN, ’94 Ca 9.399 138.91 138.91
3 1759 SS/CA Anthony Bongiovanni, Rockaway NJ, ’08 M 9.068 127.13 127.13
4 3909 SS/AAA Drew Skillman, Greenwood IN, ’10 Mustang 8.428 151.54 151.54
5 340 GT/FA Rich South, Pataskala OH, ’09 G5 9.834 131.18 131.18
6 3330 GT/MA Kevin Murphy, Mt. Carmel IL, ’88 Cutlass10.813 121.84 121.84
7 327 SS/KA Chad Taylor, Sellersburg IN, ’88 Camaro 10.316 128.29 128.29
8 428 SS/DA Kevin Helms, Schriever LA, ’11 Challeng 9.277 143.32 143.32
9 316D SS/DX Carey Bales, Lebanon IN, ’04 Honda 8.134 168.85 168.85
10 3898 SS/NA Donnie Fuller, Louisville KY, ’80 Aspen 11.241 116.20 116.20
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MONDAY – WE’LL COME BACK NEXT WEEKEND AND TRY IT AGAIN
Persistent rains have forced NHRA officials to postpone the 58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis to Sept. 8-9.
“The persistent weather has affected the racing surface and we have chosen to make the tough decision to postpone the race until next weekend,” said Graham Light, NHRA senior vice president racing operations. “We are planning to run the remainder of the event next weekend on Saturday and Sunday.”
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing categories — Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle —qualifying will reopen with two sessions on Saturday, Sept. 8, with eliminations will be on Sunday, Sept. 9. The Funny Car NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout, the NHRA $100,000 bonus race within a race, will be run on Saturday, Sept. 8.
Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing series and the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Pro Care RX will also continue qualifying on Saturday, Sept. 8, with the rest of sportsman eliminations scheduled for Saturday.
SUNDAY – RAIN INVADES THE BIG GO; ACTION SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
Persistent rains have forced NHRA officials to cancel the final two qualifying sessions for the Mac Tools U. S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis on Sunday. The fields for all the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series categories — Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle — have been set by the qualifying sessions that took place on Friday and Saturday.
Courtney Force in Funny Car, Spencer Massey in Top Fuel, Erica Enders in Pro Stock, and Andrew Hines in Pro Stock Motorcycle will begin eliminations Monday in the No. 1 position.
Fields in the Lucas Oil NHRA Drag Racing Series and the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by ProCare RX have also been set.
In addition, the NHRA Traxxas Funny Car Showdown scheduled to run on Sunday has been postponed to a later date.
“We believe that with the forecast for the remainder of the day that it would be extremely difficult to get the track into racing condition,” said Graham Light, NHRA senior vice president racing operations. “We are planning to run a full day tomorrow.”
Sportsman racing will begin at 8:00 a. m. with the first round of eliminations for the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series to take place starting at 11 a. m.
SATURDAY – MASSEY WINS INAGURAL NHRA TRAXXAS NITRO SHOOTOUT AND LEADS QUALIFYING AT THE MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS
Top Fuel driver Spencer Massey earned the qualifying lead and won the inaugural $100,000 NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout during Saturday action at the 58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
Courtney Force (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were qualifying leaders at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.
Massey set low E.T. of the weekend during the third qualifying session of the weekend, which also happened to be the second round of the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout, a special $100,000 bonus race within a race.
“For Traxxas to come into our sport and put up this much money and add these two bonus races is awesome,” Massey said. “I can’t believe that we won it. We’ve wanted to win it since we qualified when we won the season opener and it’s been a lot of pressure this week but it’s been awesome to be able to say we won the first Traxxas Nitro Shootout.”
Massey’s 3.762-second pass at 324.51 mph wasn’t only good enough to advance to the final round of the Traxxas Nitro Shootout, it also gave him the provisional Top Fuel lead heading into Sunday. Massey outran fellow Texas-native Steve Torrence in the final round of the Traxxas Nitro Shootout to earn the win.
“Torrence’s car has been running on a string all year long and I know he wanted to win this thing just as much as I did,” Massey said. “When I hit the throttle the car started moving and I knew I was on a good ride. Then I crossed the finish line and saw the win light and I couldn’t believe it. I’m so proud of my Prestone guys, they deserve this win.”
The Funny Car NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout is scheduled for Sunday with first round set for 12:30 p.m.
If Massey holds onto the No. 1 position through Sunday’s qualifying action it will be his fourth of the season and seventh of his career.
Force ran a career-best ET of 4.049-second pass at 317.27 mph to earn her first provisional qualifying lead of her career during the final qualifying session of the day.
“I have all the faith in the world in my guys,” Force said. “They’ve been working hard all season, and to get a career best at Indy, it’s huge. This is the one track that you want to say it at, and it’s pretty cool that it’s the Big Go and it’s my career best, an awesome time, so we’re excited.”
If Force holds onto the top spot through Sunday’s qualifying efforts, it will be the first No. 1 qualifying position of her career.
Pro Stock qualifying was called early due to weather so Enders held onto the qualifying lead thanks to her 6.624-second pass at 208.84 mph from Friday evening qualifying.
“It has been a really long day,” Enders said. “We had been changing our setup back and forth. We thought we were going to run once, and then it started with the rain. And every time the weather comes in and things change, we have to re-assess our setup and go back and change everything. It’s a tough time with a day like today, but we went out and made a pretty good run early in the day and were able to keep the number one spot, and that’s exciting, so I’m proud of my guys.”
Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying was also cut short and Hines held onto the top spot with his Friday pass of 6.928 seconds at 194.21 mph.
“Given the weather, I don’t think we could have run any quicker but it would have been nice to get the data,” Hines said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow but I think we can keep the top spot. If it’s slow, we’re safe and if the conditions get better, we should be able to pick up. Our last run could have been better so we know there’s more left.”
Qualifying for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event continues Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Eliminations are scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m.
FRIDAY – SCHUMACHER, BECKMAN, ENDERS AND HINES LEAD QUALIFYING AT LUCAS OIL RACEWAY AT INDIANAPOLIS
Veteran driver Tony Schumacher raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead in his U.S. Army dragster at the 58th annual Mac Tools US Nationals presented by Auto-Plus at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis during Friday’s opening qualifying session.
Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were qualifying leaders at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.
Schumacher ran low ET and top speed of the round with his 3.814 second pass at 324.67 mph under the lights at Lucas Oil Raceway which earned him the provisional No. 1 qualifying position.
“It was a lot of pressure tonight but the NHRA did a great job with the track and we got it right and ended up No. 1,” Schumacher said. “We wanted to get down the track tonight and we managed to earn the top spot. We tested here last week and we ran great and it definitely helped up tonight.”
Schumacher is tied with “Big Daddy” Don Garlits as the winningest driver at the Mac Tools US Nationals with eight wins and he hopes that starting the weekend off in the No. 1 position will lead to his ninth win at “The Big Go.”
“We’ve won this race eight times, but I’ve won one race in the last two years,” said Schumacher. “We’re just getting back to the way we used to be with the car running good. I’d rather race here than anywhere else because of the amount of success we’ve had.
“We’ve had some luck at other tracks, but this place has been so special from ’96 when I ran my first race as a kid who’d never driven a Top Fuel car in his life before and went all the way to the final. We’ve had so many great years and great moments.”
If Schumacher holds on to the No. 1 position it will be the fourth time he has been No. 1 qualifier at the Mac Tool US Nationals, fourth of the season and 70th of his career.
Beckman earned the qualifying lead during the opening round of qualifying Friday evening under the lights at Lucas Oil Raceway. Beckman recorded a 4.051 second pass at 302.62 mph for the provisional No. 1 qualifying position heading into Saturday.
“It was hugely important [to get a good first run] because now it doesn’t matter what happens the rest of the weekend,” Beckman said. “Whether we get all the qualifying runs or not, we won’t get bumped out. We are absolutely safe, and everybody can breathe a sigh of relief.”
If Beckman maintains the No. 1 position through qualifying on Saturday and Sunday, it will be the third No. 1 qualifying position of the season, the seventh of his career and first at Indianapolis.
Enders continued her recent dominance in Pro Stock with her Chevy Cobalt when she went straight to the qualifying lead Friday afternoon thanks to her 6.624 second pass at 208.84 mph.
“I really feel very honored to be here, to be able to carry the momentum that we’ve had in the last few races into this event,” Enders said. “Our goal and what we’re really focused on is winning the championship. We’ve worked really hard all year, testing, and doing R&D stuff back in the engine shop. We wanted to be able to showcase what we’ve learned during the entire year right before the Countdown and then the last six races of the schedule.”
The most successful woman in Pro Stock history is coming off her third win of the season and if she holds onto the No. 1 qualifying position it will be the second No. 1 of the season and fifth of her career.
Two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Andrew Hines continued the Harley-Davidson dominance when he raced his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson V-Rod to the qualifying lead with his 6.928 second pass at 194.21 mph.
“We want to keep our streak going here,” Hines said. “I’ve won four times here in the [former] Ringers Gloves Battle so I know the way to the winner’s circle. I just need to get there on Monday. It does add some pressure to know we’ve won every race this year but we just want to keep it up.”
Qualifying for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event continues Saturday at 2:30 p.m ET and 6 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Eliminations are set for Monday at 11 a.m.
TOP FUEL (SESSION ONE)
1 5 Tony Schumacher, Chicago IL, DSR-TFX 3.814 324.67 324.67
2 99 Khalid alBalooshi, Los Angeles CA, Hadman-TFX 3.817 320.97 320.97
3 22 Doug Kalitta, Ypsilanti MI, Hadman-AJPE 3.824 321.88 321.88
4 9 Shawn Langdon, Indianapolis IN, Hadman-TFX 3.825 304.19 304.19
5 6 Brandon Bernstein, Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX 3.835 321.19 321.19
6 3 Antron Brown, Indianapolis IN, DSR-TFX 3.844 319.37 319.37
7 44 David Grubnic, Ypsilanti MI, Attac-TFX 3.844 317.79 317.79
8 255 Clay Millican, Drummonds TN, Hadman-BAE 3.872 316.30 316.30
9 12 Bob Vandergriff, Alpharetta GA, Hadman-TFX 3.898 317.64 317.64
10 317 T.J. Zizzo, Lincolnshire IL, McKinney-TFX 3.908 307.30 307.30
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FUNNY CAR (SESSION ONE)
1 2 Jack Beckman, Norco CA, ’10 Charger 4.051 302.62 302.62
2 31 Johnny Gray, Artesia NM, ’10 Charger 4.079 310.98 310.98
3 746 Courtney Force, Yorba Linda CA, ’12 Mustang 4.085 311.56 311.56
4 5 Mike Neff, Indianapolis IN, ’12 Mustang 4.089 306.53 306.53
5 7 Bob Tasca III, Cranston RI, ’12 Mustang 4.107 303.50 303.50
6 771 Alexis DeJoria, Ypsilanti MI, ’12 Camry 4.108 310.55 310.55
7 9 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, ’12 Mustang 4.119 309.20 309.20
8 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, ’10 Charger 4.122 308.00 308.00
9 8 Jeff Arend, La Verne CA, ’12 Camry 4.144 310.27 310.27
10 388 Jim Head, Columbus OH, ’10 Solara 4.151 292.33 292.33
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PRO STOCK (SESSION ONE)
1 6 Erica Enders, New Orleans LA, ’10 Cobalt 6.624 208.84 208.84
2 5 Vincent Nobile, Dix Hills NY, ’12 Avenger 6.631 208.78 208.78
3 4 Allen Johnson, Greeneville TN, ’12 Avenger 6.634 208.42 208.42
4 1 Jason Line, Mooresville NC, ’12 Camaro 6.646 208.52 208.52
5 3 Greg Anderson, Mooresville NC, ’12 Camaro 6.655 208.17 208.17
6 300 Mark Martino, Stoney Creek ON, ’09 GXP 6.659 207.69 207.69
7 19 Richie Stevens, New Orleans LA, ’12 Avenger 6.673 207.46 207.46
8 9 Shane Gray, Denver NC, ’12 Camaro 6.674 206.70 206.70
9 55 V. Gaines, Lakewood CO, ’12 Avenger 6.678 207.66 207.66
10 10 Ron Krisher, Warren OH, ’09 GXP 6.687 206.42 206.42
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PRO MODIFIED (SESSION ONE)
1 3382 Donald Walsh, Wixom MI, t’11 Mustang 5.869 252.52 252.52
2 770 Donald Martin, Lake Forest CA, *’68 Camaro 5.961 243.85 243.85
3 2 Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, *’68 Camaro 5.983 243.41 243.41
4 1794 Mike Castellana, Muttontown NY, n’12 Camaro 5.992 241.67 241.67
5 133 Pat Musi, Cateret NJ, ’09 Stratus 6.004 230.10 230.10
6 24 Troy Coughlin, Delaware OH, t’68 Camaro 6.016 254.57 254.57
7 202 Todd Tutterow, Lewisville NC, ’70 Duster 6.031 247.57 247.57
8 43 Rickie Smith, King NC, n’12 Camaro 6.040 242.89 242.89
9 377 Harold Martin, New Hudson MI, n’11 Corvette 6.057 236.75 236.75
10 321 Scott Ray, Greenville OH, *’53 Corvette 6.113 233.52 233.52
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SPORTSMAN
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1 288 A/FD Sidnei Frigo, Ft. Lauderdale FL, McKinn 5.345 267.27 267.27
2 53 A/FD Jared Dreher, Clinton IN, McKinney-BAE 5.393 256.94 256.94
3 2 A/FD Bill Reichert, Owosso MI, Bowen-Reich 5.403 262.79 262.79
4 1900 A/FD Dan Page, Hampstead NH, Page-BAE 5.415 263.10 263.10
5 34 B/AD Brandon Booher, Urbana IL, Spitzer-BAE 5.424 261.47 261.47
6 3422 B/AD Ken Perry, Markham ON, Spitzer-Perry 5.469 256.31 256.31
7 8 B/AD Marty Thacker, Robinson IL, Spitzer-TFX 5.473 258.81 259.71
8 371 A/FD Dave Heitzman, Grand Rapids OH, Bowen-B 5.476 258.62 259.36
9 1766 B/AD Mike Burns, Bisbee AZ, Bowen-BAE 5.485 260.91 260.91
10 596 A/FD Randy Meyer, Spring Hill KS, Meyer-BAE 5.503 257.87 257.87
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TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1 2 Tony Bartone, Long Island City NY, ’09 Mustang 5.580 259.91 259.91
2 36 Fred Hagen, Des Plaines IL, ’10 Mustang 5.609 258.07 258.07
3 1 Frank Manzo, Morganville NJ, ’06 Monte Carlo 5.611 258.62 258.62
4 39 Cassie Simonton, Brooklyn Park MN, ’09 Monte C 5.648 255.92 255.92
5 7 Todd Veney, Indianapolis IN, ’08 Impala SS 5.654 253.85 253.85
6 5 Mickey Ferro, Stamford CT, ’12 Monte Carlo 5.658 255.00 255.29
7 3 Jay Payne, Claremont CA, ’10 Mustang 5.667 257.63 257.63
8 33 Andy Bohl, Racine WI, ’09 Mustang 5.675 255.00 255.00
9 9 Chris Foster, Davenport IA, ’11 Mustang 5.683 255.34 255.34
10 17 Paul Gill, Brockton MA, ’08 Mustang 5.685 257.04 257.04
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COMP (FINAL)
1 3 I/D Bruno Massel, Woodbridge IL, Spitzer-Chevy 6.597 7.30 -0.703
2 205 CC/A Rick Hord, Kissimmee FL, ’10 GXP 6.866 7.55 -0.684
3 38 J/AA Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven MI, ’23-T Ford 7.761 8.39 -0.629
4 3629 G/EA Jason Coan, Kokomo IN, Plant 8.141 8.76 -0.619
5 23 B/EA Arnie Martel, Tewksbury MA, ’07 GTO 7.715 8.31 -0.595
6 394 B/ED Greg Kamplain, Brownsburg IN, Spitzer-Che 6.896 7.48 -0.584
7 10 E/SM Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs IN, ’10 Cobalt 8.486 9.07 -0.584
8 5008 E/SM Travis Gusso, Sioux Falls SD, ’10 Cobalt 8.494 9.07 -0.576
9 211 E/EA Glen Treadwell, Sorrento FL, ’23-T Ford 8.345 8.92 -0.575
10 41 C/D Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Spgs LA, Chas Cr 6.790 7.36 -0.570
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SUPER STOCK (FINAL)
1 3909 SS/AAA Drew Skillman, Greenwood IN, ’10 Mustang 8.242 9.40 -1.158
2 3215 SS/JA Ron Terrell, Hebron KY, ’84 Camaro 9.844 11.00 -1.156
3 2093 GT/MA Bobby Dennis, Shorter AL, ’90 Calais 10.626 11.75 -1.124
4 1759 SS/CA Anthony Bongiovanni, Rockaway NJ, ’08 Mus 8.956 10.05 -1.094
5 1108 SS/EA Gary Richard, Bay Shore NY, ’10 Mustang 9.267 10.35 -1.083
6 3548 SS/MA Garrett Ghezzi, Dolton IL, ’69 AMX 10.770 11.85 -1.080
7 3903 SS/BS Ray Skillman, Greenwood IN, ’06 Cobalt 8.580 9.65 -1.070
8 327 SS/KA Chad Taylor, Sellersburg IN, ’88 Camaro 10.186 11.25 -1.064
9 5333 SS/AAA Randy Hopkins, Mission TX, ’12 Mustang 8.342 9.40 -1.058
10 316D SS/DX Carey Bales, Lebanon IN, ’04 Honda 8.005 9.05 -1.045
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A/GAS SUPERCHARGED
1 1933 Jeff Cryan, Buffalo NY, ’33 Willys PU 5.443 130.67 130.67
2 150 Freddy Bear, Kill Devil Hills NC, ’33 Willys 5.603 123.41 123.41
3 69 Steve Crook, Beres OH, ’56 Chevy 5.634 123.95 123.95
4 1515 Rocky Pirrone, Feasterville PA, ’33 Willys 5.750 117.91 117.91
5 004 Dave Cobb, N. Ridgeville OH, ’33 Willys 6.137 113.42 113.42
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THURSDAY QUALIFYING –
HEMI CHALLENGE (FINAL)
1 3651 SS/AH Charlie Westcott Jr., Parma MI, ’68 Barra 8.386 9.30 -0.914
2 1517 SS/AH Jim Daniels, Bristol PA, ’68 Dart 8.458 9.30 -0.842
3 3036 SS/AH Charlie Westcott, Parma MI, ’68 Barracuda 8.488 9.30 -0.812
4 721 SS/AH Rick Houser, Pasadena CA, ’68 Barracuda 8.491 9.30 -0.809
5 138 SS/AH Wendell Howes, Rothesay NB, ’68 Barracuda 8.510 9.30 -0.790
6 100H SS/AH Tyler Hard, Harrisburg PA, ’68 Barracuda 8.533 9.30 -0.767
7 1990 SS/AH David Barton, Robesonia PA, ’68 Dart 8.545 9.30 -0.755
8 350 SS/AH Jim Pancake, Delaware OH, ’68 Dart 8.550 9.30 -0.750
9 4426 SS/AH Joe Teuton, Schriever LA, ’68 Barracuda 8.578 9.30 -0.722
10 148 SS/AH Larry Perkins, Collegeville PA, ’68 Barra 8.582 9.30 -0.718
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COMP (SESSION 2)
1 3 I/D Bruno Massel, Woodbridge IL, Spitzer-Chevy 6.597 7.30 -0.703
2 205 CC/A Rick Hord, Kissimmee FL, ’10 GXP 6.919 7.55 -0.631
3 38 J/AA Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven MI, ’23-T Ford 7.761 8.39 -0.629
4 3629 G/EA Jason Coan, Kokomo IN, Plant 8.141 8.76 -0.619
5 23 B/EA Arnie Martel, Tewksbury MA, ’07 GTO 7.715 8.31 -0.595
6 394 B/ED Greg Kamplain, Brownsburg IN, Spitzer-Che 6.896 7.48 -0.584
7 10 E/SM Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs IN, ’10 Cobalt 8.486 9.07 -0.584
8 5008 E/SM Travis Gusso, Sioux Falls SD, ’10 Cobalt 8.494 9.07 -0.576
9 211 E/EA Glen Treadwell, Sorrento FL, ’23-T Ford 8.345 8.92 -0.575
10 41 C/D Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Spgs LA, Chas Cr 6.790 7.36 -0.570
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SUPER STOCK (FINAL)
1 3909 SS/AAA Drew Skillman, Greenwood IN, ’10 Mustang 8.242 9.40 -1.158
2 2093 GT/MA Bobby Dennis, Shorter AL, ’90 Calais 10.626 11.75 -1.124
3 1759 SS/CA Anthony Bongiovanni, Rockaway NJ, ’08 Mus 8.956 10.05 -1.094
4 3548 SS/MA Garrett Ghezzi, Dolton IL, ’69 AMX 10.770 11.85 -1.080
5 3903 SS/BS Ray Skillman, Greenwood IN, ’06 Cobalt 8.580 9.65 -1.070
6 327 SS/KA Chad Taylor, Sellersburg IN, ’88 Camaro 10.186 11.25 -1.064
7 5333 SS/AAA Randy Hopkins, Mission TX, ’12 Mustang 8.342 9.40 -1.058
8 316D SS/DX Carey Bales, Lebanon IN, ’04 Honda 8.005 9.05 -1.045
9 4312 SS/AAA P.B. Candies, Des Allemands LA, ’12 Musta 8.358 9.40 -1.042
10 39 GT/AA Rock Haas, White Lake MI, ’08 Mustang 9.067 10.10 -1.033
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STOCK (FINAL)
1 7784 U/SA Paul Wong, Las Vegas NV, ’86 C-10 13.300 14.85 -1.550
2 4499 B/S Kevin Stubbs, Searcy AR, ’99 Camaro 10.025 11.20 -1.175
3 1608 A/SA Gary Richard, Bay Shore NY, ’10 Mustang 9.827 11.00 -1.173
4 5454 U/SA Richard Muhlenhardt, Watertown MN, ’86 GMC13.710 14.85 -1.140
5 6398 E/SA Kevin Cour, Northville MI, ’10 Mustang 10.578 11.70 -1.122
6 1656 H/SA Ken Miele, Egg Harbor Twp NJ, ’10 Mustang 11.031 12.15 -1.119
7 1489 BB/SA Steve Ficacci Jr, E. Hanover NJ, ’08 Must 9.194 10.30 -1.106
8 5715 E/SA Randy Eakins, Sikeston MO, ’10 Challenger 10.604 11.70 -1.096
9 1990 A/SA David Barton, Robesonia PA, ’09 Challenger 9.904 11.00 -1.096
10 3540 I/S Charles Downing, Britton MI, ’10 Mustang 11.122 12.20 -1.078
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SUPER COMP (RD. 1 WINNERS)
1 1155 S/C Tom Stalba, Williamtown NJ, Undercover-Ch 8.900 8.90 0.000
2 370X S/C Bill Riddle, Fowlerville MI, Spitzer-Chevy 8.902 8.90 0.002
3 3505 S/C Jacob Elrod, Harrod OH, RaceTech-Chevy 8.903 8.90 0.003
4 2999 S/C Jeffrey Walls, Knoxville TN, Undercover-C 8.905 8.90 0.005
5 4739 S/C Frank Kohutek, Mesquite TX, TNT-Chevy 8.905 8.90 0.005
6 7769 S/C Joey Hughes, Phoenix AZ, Don Davis-Chevy 8.905 8.90 0.005
7 7613 S/C Kevin Kleineweber, Phoenix AZ, American-C 8.905 8.90 0.005
8 3253 S/C Tim Garrison, Benton Harbor MI, Undercove 8.907 8.90 0.007
9 360H S/C Don Higgins, Mapleton IL, Yancer-Chevy 8.907 8.90 0.007
10 3703 S/C Doug Wesler, Otsego MI, Horton-Ford 8.908 8.90 0.008
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SUPER GAS (RD. 1 WINNERS)
1 4311 S/G Jeff Lopez, Bedford TX, ’63 Corvette 9.900 9.90 0.000
2 349Q S/G Mike Keenan, Coatesville IN, ’99 S-10 9.901 9.90 0.001
3 4361 S/G Ross Laris, Raceland LA, ’08 Corvette 9.901 9.90 0.001
4 2709 S/G Jason Lynch, Pleasant View TN, ’94 Cutlass 9.902 9.90 0.002
5 3820 S/G Corinne MacMillan, Ajax ON, ’68 Camaro 9.903 9.90 0.003
6 394 S/G Troy Coughlin Jr, Delaware OH, ’57 Corvet 9.903 9.90 0.003
7 4961 S/G Craig Anderson, Waxahachie TX, ’63 Corvet 9.905 9.90 0.005
8 1913 S/G Charlie Yannetti, Alpine NJ, ’27-T Ford 9.905 9.90 0.005
9 35 S/G Rob Moser, Portland IN, ’10 Corvette 9.907 9.90 0.007
10 406 S/G Jesse Serna, El Paso TX, ’93 Grand Am 9.908 9.90 0.008
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WEDNESDAY QUALIFYING -LOVE MY TRUCK MENTAILTY DOMINATES FIRST DAY STOCK QUALIFYING
When it comes to drag racing, a truck isn’t usually the first choice of racing.
For Paul Wong of Las Vegas, Nev., his truck defied the logic of hundreds of other Stock Eliminator racers during first day qualifying for the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Richard Muhlenhardt confirmed Wong’s logic.
Wong, while racing in U/Stock Automatic, drove his 1986 Chevrolet C-10 pick-up to the No. 1 qualifying position after three rounds of qualifying. His -1.55 under the index run generated a 13.300 elapsed time.
Muhlenhardt, also in U/SA, was second as he pushed 1986 GMC to the second position with a -1.123, 13.727 performance.
Randy Eakins, racing an E/SA 2010 Challenger, was the quickest non-truck with a -1.096, 10.604.
In Super Stock, Ray Skillman led a late model muscle charge as he paced the 163-car field with an 8.580, -1.070 effort.
Skillman was followed by Randy Hopkins (SS/AAA), P.B. Candies (SS/AAA). Rock Haas (GT/AA) and Roy Hill (SS/AAA).
The quickest traditional Super Stocker was eighth-quickest, and Garrett Ghezzi earned the spot with a -1.001, 10.849 under the SS/MA index with his 1969 AMX.
Qualifying resumes on Thursday with class eliminations in all Stock and Super Stock categories.
Because of impending weather related to Hurricane Isaac expected to arrive over the weekend, the Super Gas division will run their first round of eliminations on Thursday.
SUPER STOCK (SESSION TWO)
1 3903 SS/BS Ray Skillman, Greenwood IN, ’06 Cobalt 8.580 9.65 -1.070
2 5333 SS/AAA Randy Hopkins, Mission TX, ’12 Mustang 8.342 9.40 -1.058
3 4312 SS/AAA P.B. Candies, Des Allemands LA, ’12 Musta 8.358 9.40 -1.042
4 39 GT/AA Rock Haas, White Lake MI, ’08 Mustang 9.067 10.10 -1.033
5 243 SS/AAA Roy Hill, Sophia NC, ’10 Mustang 8.385 9.40 -1.015
6 4166 SS/IA Larry Stewart, Clinton MS, ’10 Challenger 9.686 10.70 -1.014
7 1125 SSA/A Marty Rinehart Jr, Thomasville PA, ’12 Ca 8.699 9.70 -1.001
8 3548 SS/MA Garrett Ghezzi, Dolton IL, ’69 AMX 10.849 11.85 -1.001
9 340 GT/FA Rich South, Pataskala OH, ’09 G5 9.808 10.80 -0.992
10 4456 SS/F Jeff Colvert, Arkadelphia AR, ’69 Mustang 9.376 10.35 -0.974
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STOCK (SESSION THREE)
1 7784 U/SA Paul Wong, Las Vegas NV, ’86 C-10 13.300 14.85 -1.550
2 5454 U/SA Richard Muhlenhardt, Watertown MN, ’86 GMC13.727 14.85 -1.123
3 5715 E/SA Randy Eakins, Sikeston MO, ’10 Challenger 10.604 11.70 -1.096
4 1990 A/SA David Barton, Robesonia PA, ’09 Challenger 9.904 11.00 -1.096
5 3540 I/S Charles Downing, Britton MI, ’10 Mustang 11.122 12.20 -1.078
6 3634 R/SA Dave Campolito, Salem OH, ’96 Caprice 12.995 14.05 -1.055
7 3378 A/SA Chuck Bohannon, Valley Station KY, ’10 Ch 9.980 11.00 -1.020
8 1608 A/SA Gary Richard, Bay Shore NY, ’10 Mustang 9.981 11.00 -1.019
9 4499 B/S Kevin Stubbs, Searcy AR, ’99 Camaro 10.189 11.20 -1.011
10 1656 H/SA Ken Miele, Egg Harbor Twp NJ, ’10 Mustang 11.141 12.15 -1.009
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