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POINT STANDINGS FOLLOWING THE NHRA NATIONALS AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY

Point standings (top 10) following the 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the 17th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series -

ROUND BY ROUND RESULTS FROM NHRA NATIONALS AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY

Final round-by-round results from the 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the 17th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:

 

JUSTIN ASHLEY CAPTURES PROVISIONAL NO. 1 QUALIFYING SPOT AFTER Q1 IN READING

In a short period of time – Justin Ashley made his NHRA Top Fuel debut in 2019 – he has become a world championship contender.

Ashley confirmed that fact in the first race of the six-race Countdown to the Championship on Friday afternoon.

ROBERT HIGHT LEADS FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING AFTER DAY ONE AT MAPLE GROVE

Robert Hight isn’t chasing an elusive NHRA nitro Funny Car world championship.

Hight, who competes out of the John Force Racing stable, has three world titles on his resume in 2009, 2017 and 2019.

BO KNOWS READING NO. 1, AT LEAST PROVISIONALLY

 

Two weeks ago, Bo Butner drove to the Super Gas title at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. The past NHRA factory hot rod champion lamented that he wished he had done it in his Pro Stocker.

Friday, at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals outside of Reading, Pa., the man simply known as "Bo" made a step in that direction by driving his Johnson's Horsepowered Garage (#JHGDriven)-sponsored Camaro to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position.

Butner stopped the timers in the crucial first session at 6.523-seconds at 210.08 miles per hour.

GRAY BACK IN PRO STOCK ENTRY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2018 CHAMPIONSHIP, SUBS FOR COVID-STRICKEN KRAMER

For the second straight year here at Reading, Pa.’s Maple Grove Raceway, a Camping World Drag Racing Series title contender has been sidelined with COVID and is sending a substitute to kick off the Countdown to the Championship.

Tommy Johnson Jr. won the Funny Car trophy while filling in for Matt Hagan last fall. This time, 2018 Pro Stock champion Tanner Gray is driving the Get Biofuel Chevy Camaro at these Pep Boys NHRA Nationals for No. 11-seeded Deric Kramer, who tested positive for the virus Wednesday. (Whatever points Gray earns this weekend will remain with Kramer, who received a medical waiver.)

Gray, who at age 18 became the NHRA’s youngest-ever champion, left drag racing following his eight-victory 2018 season to compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He raced Thursday night, finishing 17th (just behind younger brother Taylor) in the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. And with barely any sleep, Gray slid into the driver’s seat for Kramer.

HIGHT, ASHLEY, BUTNER AND A. SMITH TAKE PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT MAPLE GROVE TO OPEN PLAYOFFS

CONSTANT AVIATION FACTORY STOCK SHOWDOWN BRINGS ITS FREE-FOR-ALL COMPETITION INTO MAPLE GROVE

 

In the 1980s, iconic wrestling promoter Jim Crockett developed a promotion he branded as a Bunkhouse Stampede, where the participants fought in a battle royale format complete with rivalries and, if needed, weapons until one man was left standing.

This season's Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown battle has looked like those old Bunkhouse Stampede matches with seven different finalists in six events.

One of the unique features of this specialty division featuring the latest factory hot rods from the three major domestic has been a bounty program where a racer is awarded $1000 for knocking off the previous event winner. The bounty has been claimed in five of the six events this season.

2022 SEMA SHOW NEW PRODUCTS SHOWCASE EXPANDS

Consistently voted as the No. 1 destination by SEMA Show buyers and media, the 2022 New Products Showcase will expand to include two new product categories. Showgoers will find products related to electric vehicles (EV) and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) along with products in 16 other categories, in what is the world’s largest display of new automotive aftermarket products.
 
Accessible exclusively to SEMA Showgoers on November 1-4, 2022, the New Products Showcase is the automotive aftermarket industry’s most comprehensive collection of new and trending products. SEMA Show attendees visit the area to discover and see parts and accessories before they hit the market. A Featured Products component includes items that may not qualify as new; the product may have been on the market for more than a year but is amongst an exhibitor’s top products.

COVID SIDELINES DERIC KRAMER; TANNER GRAY TO FILL IN

Tanner Gray is returning to NHRA Pro Stock, at least for one weekend.

Gray will be a substitute driver for Deric Kramer, who revealed he tested positive for the coronavirus.

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