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ROUND BY ROUND RESULTS FROM 2021 NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

 Final round-by-round results from the ninth annual TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila at New England Dragway, the sixth of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:

 

POINT STANDINGS FOLLOWING 2021 NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

Point standings (top 10) following the ninth annual TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila at New England Dragway, the sixth of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series -

 

ANDERSON, B. TORRENCE. HAGAN TAKE TOP SPOTS DURING QUALIFYING AT NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

After a one-race absence at the top of Pro Stock qualifying, points leader Greg Anderson returned to his familiar perch in 2021 on Saturday at New England Dragway, racing to the No. 1 position at the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila.

Billy Torrence (Top Fuel) and Matt Hagan (Funny Car) also qualified No. 1 in their respective categories at the sixth race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

PRO STOCK STANDOUT GREG ANDERSON SNARES FIFTH NO. 1 QUALIFYING SPOT AT NEW ENGLAND NATS

Greg Anderson has had an incredible 2021 season so far and nothing has changed with that narrative this weekend at the sixth race of the year in Epping, N.H.

Anderson clocked a 6.526-second elapsed time 209.10 mph to grab the top qualifying spot at the Tascaparts.com New England Nationals Saturday in the second qualifying session.

BILLY TORRENCE PROVISIONAL NO. 1 TOP FUEL QUALIFIER AT NEW ENGLAND NATS

It's no surprise that a Torrence was atop the qualifying ladder at an NHRA Camping World Drag Series event.

The latest Torrence is Billy Torrence, who clocked a 3.744-second elapsed time at 324.98 mph to take the provisional No. 1 position at the Tascaparts.com New England Nationals Friday night in Epping, N.H.

HAGAN TOPS FUNNY CAR LADDER AFTER FIRST DAY OF QUALIFYING AT EPPING

No driver in NHRA’s Camping World Series has had more success in Epping, N.H., than nitro Funny Car pilot Matt Hagan, who has won the event three times.

That trend of success continued for the reigning world champion Friday.

MASON MCGAHA LEADS FIRST DAY OF PRO STOCK QUALIFYING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Mason McGaha is attempting to make personal history.

The young NHRA Camping World Series Pro Stock driver is trying to capture his first No. 1 qualifying position.

STEVENS HANDS OWNER MARK BEAVER FIRST QUALIFYING BERTH IN EPPING

Pro Stock team owner Mark Beaver raced for years in Stock and Super Stock racing and achieved reasonable success. In the back of his mind, he always wanted to be in Pro Stock.

Last year, Beaver decided it was now or never and made the factory hot rod division leap. Saturday, driver Richie Stevens provided him with his first opportunity to race for the big prize this season.

HAGAN, B. TORRENCE. M. MCGAHA EARN PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

Matt Hagan’s impressive string of success at New England Dragway continued on Friday, as the defending Funny Car world champion rolled to the provisional No. 1 spot at the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila.

Billy Torrence (Top Fuel) and Mason McGaha (Pro Stock) are also provisional No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the sixth race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.  

THE WILD WORLD OF TOP FUEL HARLEY AS TOLD BY THE TWO-WHEEL JOCKEYS

It’s not unreasonable for the majority of people to watch a Top Fuel Harley rider make a quarter-mile blast and think, “Are you crazy?”

Hanging on to the handlebars of a two-wheeled missile -- one that covers the distance in a blink over six seconds and as much as 240 miles an hour -- simply isn’t for everyone.

So what makes these dudes tick? Do these beasts they ride truly scare them at times or their pilots immune to fear? Are there moments riders wished they were anywhere other than on the seat of that bike?

CompetitionPlus.com picked the brains of four such competitors on those topics last weekend at the AHDRA’s Nitro Summer Nationals at Rockingham (N.C.) Dragway.

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