Final round-by-round results from the 25th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, the ninth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:
TOP FUEL:
ROUND ONE — Doug Kalitta, 3.799, 330.31 def. Josh Hart, 3.845, 321.12; Tony Stewart, 3.841, 325.53 def. Justin Ashley, 3.912, 320.36; Antron Brown, 3.805, 328.78 def. Will Smith, 3.871, 324.67; Leah Pruett, 3.770, 332.43 was unopposed; Tony Schumacher, 3.866, 328.62 def. Keith Murt, 3.863, 314.39; Maddi Gordon, 3.817, 329.26 def. Billy Torrence, 3.895, 288.03; Shawn Reed, 3.822, 328.30 def. Clay Millican, 4.361, 191.65; Shawn Langdon, 3.764, 335.40 def. Jasmine Salinas, 4.174, 227.77;
QUARTERFINALS — Stewart, 3.805, 320.05 def. Gordon, 3.826, 330.88; Kalitta, 3.784, 331.77 def. Schumacher, 3.898, 287.84; Brown, 3.799, 336.57 def. Reed, 4.549, 206.26; Langdon, 3.977, 315.12 def. Pruett, 12.454, 49.85;
SEMIFINALS — Langdon, 3.791, 338.09 def. Stewart, 3.925, 266.21; Brown, 3.798, 330.88 def. Kalitta, 5.164, 139.37;
FINAL — Brown, 3.788, 331.61 def. Langdon, 3.801, 334.07.
FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE — Austin Prock, Ford Mustang, 4.081, 302.69 def. Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.064, 320.28; Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 4.001, 316.52 def. Cruz Pedregon, Dodge Charger, Broke; Jack Beckman, Chevy Camaro, 4.032, 320.20 def. Jeff Arend, Charger, 4.246, 254.28; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.101, 295.98 def. Jon Capps, Charger, Foul – Red Light; Jordan Vandergriff, Camaro, 3.999, 322.88 def. Alexis DeJoria, Camaro, 4.028, 326.24; Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.045, 321.35 def. J.R. Todd, Toyota GR Supra, 4.744, 175.66; Ron Capps, GR Supra, 3.989, 324.44 def. Chad Green, Mustang, 4.196, 305.56;
QUARTERFINALS — Hagan, 4.673, 180.60 was unopposed; Prock, 3.986, 323.50 def. Hyde, 4.001, 321.96; R. Capps, 3.980, 327.43 def. Vandergriff, 4.040, 285.29; Wilkerson, 4.041, 319.52 def. Beckman, 4.065, 319.07;
SEMIFINALS — Hagan, 4.079, 311.05 def. Prock, 4.212, 268.97; Wilkerson, 4.023, 320.51 def. R. Capps, 4.058, 299.40;
FINAL — Hagan, 4.125, 310.91 def. Wilkerson, 6.317, 128.89.
PRO STOCK:
ROUND ONE — Cody Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.664, 204.76 def. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.678, 205.44; Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.667, 204.54 def. Erica Enders, Camaro, 7.127, 153.54; Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.656, 205.38 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, Foul – Red Light; Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.643, 205.91 def. Stephen Bell, Camaro, 6.684, 203.16; Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.675, 205.07 def. Shane Tucker, Camaro, 6.716, 206.70; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.656, 204.45 def. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.748, 203.16; Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.662, 203.98 def. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.680, 206.48;
QUARTERFINALS — Hartford, 6.654, 205.82 def. C. Anderson, 6.704, 204.91; G. Anderson, 6.676, 204.48 was unopposed; M. Latino, 6.676, 205.26 def. G. Stanfield, 6.671, 205.10; A. Stanfield, 6.677, 206.61 def. Glenn, Foul – Red Light;
SEMIFINALS — G. Anderson, 6.682, 206.45 def. M. Latino, 6.692, 205.10; Hartford, 6.676, 205.54 def. A. Stanfield, 6.687, 204.94;
FINAL — Hartford, 6.672, 205.60 def. G. Anderson, 24.484, 29.40.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
ROUND ONE — Joey Gladstone, Buell, 6.894, 196.53 def. John Hall, 6.957, 196.70; Angie Smith, Buell, 6.904, 196.30 def. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.133, 193.13; Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.970, 195.68 def. Brayden Davis, Buell, Foul – Red Light; Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 6.934, 194.55 def. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.938, 196.10; Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 6.996, 193.57 def. Ryan Oehler, Foul – Red Light; Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.969, 191.05 def. Marc Ingwersen, 7.015, 190.86; Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.846, 196.82 def. Wesley Wells, Suzuki, Foul – Red Light; Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.840, 198.03 was unopposed;
QUARTERFINALS — Johnson, 6.915, 193.85 def. Clontz, 6.963, 195.31; Bostick, 6.986, 194.58 def. Smith, Foul – Red Light; Gadson, 6.851, 197.45 def. Van Sant, 7.616, 134.75; Herrera, 6.804, 198.67 def. Gladstone, 6.908, 196.82;
SEMIFINALS — Gadson, 6.891, 195.96 def. Bostick, 15.822, 47.56; Herrera, 6.985, 173.43 def. Johnson, 9.452, 91.47;
FINAL — Herrera, 6.838, 198.47 def. Gadson, 6.883, 196.36.
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