Sun, 2021-07-25 15:00
Point standings (top 10) following the 33rd annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway, the ninth of 20 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series -
Written by Tracy Renck, photo by Burghardt Photos Sun, 2021-07-25 14:50
During the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, Greg Anderson has been putting on a clinic, especially in qualifying.
Anderson clocked a 6.513-secone elapsed time at 210.44 mph to take his seventh No. 1 qualifying spot in eight races this season at the Sonoma (Calif.) Nationals Saturday.
Written by Tracy Renck, photo by Burghardt Photos Sun, 2021-07-25 14:00
After competing in 187 NHRA national events in the Pro Stock Motorcycle races – No. 188 proved to be one to remember for Angie Smith.
Smith captured the first No. 1 qualifying position of her career with a 6.736-second elapsed time at 203.06 mph at the Sonoma (Calif.) Nationals Saturday.
by Bobby Bennett; Photos by Mike Burghardt, Bobby Bennett Sat, 2021-07-24 19:04
It wasn't hard to see Jason Rupert had a lot on his mind.
It was Friday morning, and his first run in an NHRA Big Show Funny Car was just hours away. One might have thought with the intensity and focus Rupert displayed; the run was just minutes away.
Rupert has been accustomed to pressure in his career, first as a front-running NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car driver back in the day and then later as a multi-time nostalgia Funny Car champion.
NHRA, photos by Eric Myers, Burghardt Photos Sat, 2021-07-24 19:00
Written by Tracy Renck Sat, 2021-07-24 18:00
Brittany Force’s co-crew chiefs David Grubnic and Mac Savage like to swing for the fence in qualifying.
The duo hit a home run Friday night as Force and the Flav-R-Pac Monster Energy team snared the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot at the Sonoma (Calif.) Nationals with a 3.694-second elapsed time at 329.42 mph.
Written by Tracy Renck; Photo by Eric Myers Sat, 2021-07-24 16:00
Ron Capps’ 2021 trend of qualifying well continued Friday night at the Sonoma (Calif.) Nationals.
Capps, who drives the Pennzoil Synthetics/NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat for Don Schumacher Racing, captured the provisional No. 1 spot with a 3.897-second elapsed time at 328.78 mph.
Written by Bobby Bennett, photo by Burghardt Photos Sat, 2021-07-24 14:00
Pro Stock racer Matt Hartford came out of the gate swinging Friday night, as he drove the Total Seal Pro Stock Camaro to the provisional No. 1 spot at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, the ninth stop on the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. His 6.533, 209.92 pass was enough to edge Kyle Koretsky by .008.
"We thought we could probably go somewhere in the neighborhood of definitely low .54 maybe a mid .53," Hartford explained. "The car just transferred so well, and 60-foot was great. It transferred well, and the 6.533, I'd say we got all of it.
Written by Bobby Bennett Sat, 2021-07-24 13:30
If anything, Friday's provisional No. 1 run for Andrew Hines was a personal victory in that, provisionally, he was able to throw a monkey wrench into Matt Smith's plans for total domination of the NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
Hines ran a 6.761, 201.67 in Friday's lone session to edge the defending series champion Smith's 6.769. Smith didn't come away empty-handed as he secured a 203.28 top speed, the third-fastest in the history of the class.
NHRA Sat, 2021-07-24 07:00
Ron Capps impressed under the lights on Friday at Sonoma Raceway, powering to the provisional No. 1 spot in Funny Car at the 33rd annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also provisional No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the ninth race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season and the second of the famed three-race NHRA Western Swing.
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