Written by Bobby Bennett, photos by NHRA Mon, 2020-10-26 18:00
The reality of the situation couldn't have been any clearer for Tommy Johnson Jr.
To have a chance to at what could be, unfortunately, his last legit chance to win an NHRA Funny Car title, 21-time NHRA national event winner had to find a way to leave Houston Raceway Park with win No. 22.
by Bobby Bennett Mon, 2020-10-26 17:55
Most parents hope their child will improve on what they could accomplish in life. For Greg Stanfield, an accomplished drag racer who delivered on a high level, son Aaron delivered more than anyone could have expected.
Greg knew what the next-generation Stanfield could pull off. After all, it’s how he trained him to be.
On Sunday at the pandemic-delayed NHRA SpringNationals, Stanfield won his first career Pro Stock title, doubled up as the Factory Stock Showdown winner, and clinched the SAMtech.edu Factory Stock series championship.
“Definitely can’t put it into words,” Stanfield said. “I remember sitting at home back when NHRA would only have the live feed on a radio, and I would listen to my dad race, and I’ve dreamed of the day that I could hold up a Pro Stock Wally since I was a little guy watching my dad race. It’s always been at the top of my goals, along with winning a world championship.”
Written by Susan Wade, photos by NHRA Mon, 2020-10-26 14:00
Eddie Krawiec has learned a valuable lesson.
“Don’t take a Wally for granted.”
Sun, 2020-10-25 19:00
Eight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher picked up his first victory in more than two years, powering to the win in a thrilling side-by-side duel with Steve Torrence in the final round of Sunday’s 33rd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park.
Tommy Johnson Jr. (Funny Car), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil, the 10th of 11 races during the 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
by Nate Van Wagnen; Photo by Roger Richards Sun, 2020-10-25 18:37
Championship runner-up JR Carr was the lone winner on Saturday night at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Proline Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals, as rain set in just after completing the Extreme Pro Stock final round at Virginia Motorsports Park. Carr won on a single after final-round opponent Dwayne Rice lost power after the burnout.
Sun, 2020-10-25 18:00
Justin Bond won for the first time in his career in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, beating first-time finalist Brandon Pesz in the championship round at Houston Raceway Park.
Bond went 5.707-seconds at 249.35 mph in his ProCharger Bahrain 1 Racing Camaro to beat Pesz, claiming his first career NHRA Pro Mod win and also the first ProCharger-powered victory since the power adder was added to the class in 2020.
Written by Bobby Bennett, photo by NHRA Sun, 2020-10-25 18:00
Texas is Steve Torrence’s home. The drag strips are too.
On Saturday afternoon, the two-time NHRA champion made a qualifying clean sweep of the Texas races securing the top spot at the pandemic-delayed NHRA Springnationals at Houston Raceway Park, a week after dominating the Texas Motorplex outside of Dallas.
Written by Bobby Bennett Sun, 2020-10-25 17:30
If 2020 is to be Jack Beckman’s last season in a fuel-burning Funny Car, he’s apparently making the most of the opportunity.
Locked into a tight championship points race with teammate Matt Hagan, Beckman drove his way to the top of the Funny Car qualifying list with a 3.884 second elapsed time at 328.14 miles per hour. The run not only secured the top seed headed into Sunday’s final eliminations but also point him in the championship lead, at least provisionally.
Written by Bobby Bennett, photo by NHRA Sun, 2020-10-25 14:00
Alex Laughlin is not a procrastinator. With two races left in the pandemic-ravaged 2020 season, the Texas-based Pro Stock racer is getting his season-firsts out of the way and doing so on the grand stage of his home state.
After winning his first NHRA Pro Stock race of the season in St. Louis, Laughlin drove his TexPlex Park/Havoline Chevrolet Camaro to the top of the qualifying list with a 6.506-second elapsed time at 210.73 miles per hour.
Written by Bobby Bennett, photo by NHRA Sun, 2020-10-25 13:55
Matt Smith is intent on scoring a third NHRA series championship. Saturday afternoon at Houston Raceway Park, the second-generation drag racer secured his fourth consecutive No. 1 qualifier and both ends of the track record with a 6.729, 199.88 pass at the pandemic-delayed NHRA Springnationals.
The run came after what was absolutely a head-scratcher for Smith in the opening session.
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