by Susan Wade, photos by Rhonda McCole Mon, 2022-10-17 17:45
The eyes of Texas were upon five-time and reigning champion Matt Smith and aggressive newcomer Joey Gladstone in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class at Sunday’s Texas NHRA Fall Nationals. They had been trading leads for the past few Countdown to the Championship races.
But Hector Arana Jr., of East Northport, N.Y., ultimately commanded the attention at Texas Motorplex, south of Dallas. Though unqualified for the Countdown, ineligible for a title because finances have relegated him to part-time status, Arana earned his 16th victory in just his fifth start this year.
Mon, 2022-10-17 16:00
Final round-by-round results from the 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, the 20th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:
Mon, 2022-10-17 16:00
Point standings (top 10) following the 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, the 20th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series -
Photos by Rhonda McCole Mon, 2022-10-17 07:05
Sunday's final results from the 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. The race is the 20th of 22 in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:
by Tracy Renck, photo by Rhonda McCole Sun, 2022-10-16 18:55
Angelle Sampey keeps on battling to stay in NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship hunt.
Sampey, riding a Vance & Hines Suzuki, blazed to a 6.728-second elapsed time at 202.05 mph on Friday and that remained in the No. 1 qualifying position after the preliminary sessions concluded Saturday at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas.
by Tracy Renck, photo by Rhonda McCole Sun, 2022-10-16 18:00
Erica Enders is doing everything possible to capture her fifth NHRA Pro Stock world championship.
The Texas native arrived at the Texas NHRA FallNationals this weekend with a 120-point lead over her Elite Motorsports teammate Aaron Stanfield.
Enders kept gradually adding to her points lead, culminating with her No. 1 qualifying spot with a 6.524-second elapsed time at 210.53 mph from Friday night.
Sun, 2022-10-16 16:30
Melanie Salemi checked off one of the three things on her team’s to-do list – qualifying No. 1 in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive – Saturday night as she chases a Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) world championship. Salemi’s 3.579-second pass at 209.46 MPH from Friday night stands as the quickest pass of the Proline Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals presented by ProCharger so far. Next, she needs to break her own elapsed-time record and win the race to maintain her championship hopes.
by Bobby Bennett Sun, 2022-10-16 13:29
There are just some things you cannot fake in Texas. Or at least Justin Ashley couldn't pull off the New York bluff.
Ashley drove his way to an impressive Top Fuel win at last year's Texas NHRA FallNationals and landed the ultimate prize - the Cowboy Hat.
So where's the problem?
by Susan Wade Sat, 2022-10-15 22:17
Nobody in the Top Fuel Countdown field has been eliminated yet, and any one of the 12 championship-eligible drivers can mix up the standings this weekend at the Texas FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, near Dallas.
This race marks the start of the second half of the six-event Countdown, and it began Friday with the second through seventh seeds within 74 points of each other and No. 7 Doug Kalitta just 88 points behind leader Justin Ashley.
Ashley days ago shook off his first-round loss to No. 4-ranked Mike Salinas at St. Louis, and Salinas has stopped thinking about his second-round defeat against No. 6 Josh Hart. Likewise, Antron Brown put his Round 1 stumble against Clay Millican behind him. And the whole pack – Steve Torrence, Brittany Force, Salinas, Brown, Hart, and Kalitta – have been ready for days to take advantage of four qualifying sessions and maybe one another’s mistakes to position themselves for a title run in the final two races, at Las Vegas and Pomona, Calif.
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