NHRA: Carolinas Nationals *RESULTS*

[a152004]

the fields are set for the newest event on the NHRA calendar

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Matt Smith             6.952 -  192.08 mph
2. Chris Rivas             6.968 -   191.19 mph
3. Eddie Krawiec        6.981 -   192.30 mph
4. Andrew Hines        7.007 -   191.24 mph
5. Steve Johnson      7.029 -   192.22 mph
6. Chip Ellis              7.036 -   191.19 mph
7. Karen Stoffer        7.037 -  190.94 mph
8. Hector Arana        7.038  - 189.73 mph
9. Craig Treble          7.044 - 191.02 mph
10. Angelle Sampey    7.056 -187.26 mph
11. Matt Guidera        7.060 -187.16 mph
12. Angie McBride       7.066-187.99mph
13. Wes Wells            7.072 -189.68 mph
14. Junior Pippin         7.098  186.30 mph
15. Joe DeSantis         7.114  190.19 mph
16. Shawn Gann          7.189  186.51 mph

Pro Stock Car1. Kurt Johnson             6.680 -  206.95mph
2. Jeg Coughlin              6.684 -  206.73 mph
3. Warren Johnson         6.685 -  208.01 mph
4. Richie Stevens          6.685 -   206.54 mph
5. Allen Johnson            6.696 -  206.29 mph
6. Rob Mansfield            6.697 -  207.50 mph
7. Jason Line                6.697 -  207.34 mph
8. Greg Anderson          6.697  -  207.11 mph
9. Dave Connolly           6.697 -  207.02 mph
10. Mike Edwards          6.700  -  206.26 mph
11. Justin Humphreys     6.703  - 206.57 mph
12. Steve Spiess          6.710   -206.07 mph
13. V. Gaines              6.711  -  205.82 mph
14. Jim Yates              6.712 -  205.91 mph
15. Greg Stanfield       6.714  -  205.88 mph
16. Vinnie Deceglie      6.715  -  206.35 mph


Funny Car
1. Frank Hawley        4.072  307.16 mph
2. Robert Hight         4.072  302.01 mph
3. Del Worsham        4.074  304.12 mph
4. Ashley Force        4.075  307.02 mph
5. Cruz Pedregon      4.087  303.43 mph
6. Jim Head             4.089  303.57 mph
7. Melanie Troxel      4.100  304.53mph
8. Mike Neff            4.104  304.46 mph
9. Gary Densham     4.108  296.18 mph
10. Ron Capps        4.117  300.06 mph
11. Jack Beckman    4.118  301.87 mph
12. Bob Tasca III     4.119  300.53 mph
13. Tim Wilkerson     4.121  303.91 mph
14. Gary Scelzi        4.123  301.67 mph
15. Jeff Arend         4.131  304.19 mph
16. Tony Pedregon  4.134  301.00 mph

John Force was 18th with a 4.157.  Second race in a row he has missed the field
Jeff Arend got the DHL  car in the field for the first time  in it's second race back.

Top Fuel Dragster
1. Larry Dixon            3.846-  311.63 mph
2. Cory McClenathan   3.863 - 312.71 mph
3. Antron Brown         3.865 -  311.20 mph
4. Hillary Will              3.869 -  315.12 mph
5. Doug Herbert          3.870 -  311.49 mph
6. Doug Kalitta            3.872 -  310.84 mph
7. Brandon Bernstein    3.875 -  313.80 mph
8. David Grubnic          3.876 -  311.92 mph
9. Tony Schumacher    3.879 -  310.91 mph
10. J.R. Todd              3.883 -  312.93 mph
11. Rod Fuller             3.889  - 307.93 mph
12. Morgan Lucas        3.894 - 309.42 mph
13. Bob Vandergriff      3.898 - 306.95 mph
14. Troy Buff              3.923  - 304.67 mph
15. Clay Millican          3.931  - 306.74 mph
16. Doug Foley           3.975  - 307.44 mph

All info from
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[a152004]

Aussie Steve Harker was beaten in the 3rd round  of Top Alcohol Funny Car

(W) Frank Manzo (Lucas Oil Monte Carlo)           0.046      5.611  @ 260.81mph
(L) Steve Harker (OMS Graphics Monte Carlo)     0.070      5.603  @ 257.68mph

Harker comes into this match-up with lane choice, Manzo is 8 and 0 against Harker, and he will now go to 9 - 0 against Harker. Manzo gets away first, but Harker has big horsepower, he was out front all the way until the finish line. When Manzo was able to take the win, by a hole shot win.
Frank Manzo's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.005), 330 ft(-0.010), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0166 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

And the final of Top Alcohol Funny Car was won by

W) Frank Manzo      0.035      5.593 @ 261.42mph
L) Marc White        0.030      5.639  @ 258.91mph

White is 1 of 4 drivers to beat Manzo in past 9 years. Manzo is 5 - 1 all time against White, but only 2 - 1 in final rounds. Manzo  has 77 Nationals event wins.
White is better on the tree, but Manzo had already pulled up along side of White by 60ft. From that point Manzo just pulled away to take win #78.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
(W) Steve Johnson (Snap-On Tools Suzuki)            0.017      7.029 @ 191.46mph
(L) Eddie Krawiec (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hine    -0.002(R)  6.974 @ 192.91 mph

Johnson and Krawiec have each won 2 times against the other in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round, Johnson is 4 - 13 in final rounds, but won in the last race back at Indy, Krawiec is looking for his first ever win. Krawiec is red and Johnson will go back to back wins for the first time in his career. Johnson will now go to 2nd in points. At the top end Johnson was so excited that he forgot to stop the motorcycle and he puts the bike into the sand trap, but he is ok.

A close race from round 3

 (W) Eddie Krawiec (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hine   0.015      7.016 @ 191.21mph
 (L) Angelle Sampey (Rush Racing Products Buell)    0.003      7.039 @ 187.57mph

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.006), 330 ft(-0.012), 660ft(-0.012), 1,000ft(-0.006). MOV: 0.0118 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Pro Stock Car
(W) Justin Humphreys (RaceRedi Motorsports GXP) 0.726     19.849 @ 42.40mph
(L) Kurt Johnson        (AC Delco Cobalt)              -9.999(R) NT-Broke Before Staging

Johnson was able to get his car to fire and then the team pushes the car and it fires, but the NHRA officals shut him off because the car has to start under its own power.  So Humpreys will get his first Pro Stock National event win in his second final round. He will become the 51st driver to win a Pro Stock Wally. Humpheys' car breaks right off the starting line and he coast to win. Johnson will still leave with the point lead.

Funny Car
 (W) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger)        0.090      4.130 @ 302.82mph
 (L) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Solara)   0.059      4.162 @ 302.08mph

 Pedregon is looking for his first win of the year as he has not won a race in 2 seasons, one the high aspects of this weekend is Cruz will leave zMax Dragway with the points lead no matter what the results are in the final round.

Cruz is better on the light, Cruz is out in front at the 1/8th mile, but Beckman comes trucking from behind to drive around Pedregon right at the finish-line. Beckman moves into 2nd in points with the win. Jack Beckman's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.011), 330 ft(-0.004), 660ft(0.001) MOV: 0.0018 seconds (approximately 10 inches

Top Fuel Dragster
(W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster)        0.048      3.882 @ 317.64mph
(L) Antron Brown (Matco Dragster)                   0.053      3.923  @ 309.42mph

Schumacher is 4 - 1 against Brown in prior events and each has won one time against the other in final rounds. Schumacher is out of the gate first, but Brown had the lead as they went by the Christmas Tree, but after that it was all Schumacher for the win by 0.0465 seconds (approximately 21 feet). Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.201, 660ft-3.117/277.83mph. This is his 53rd National event and he now has the most National event wins in the Top Fuel category. He has won seven events in a row and 28 consecutive rounds, which are both records. He has won 12 race this year, which is a record for wins in one season in Top Fuel, in 14 final rounds this year, which ties Dixon's record for most Top Fuel final rounds.

Dave  Grubnic lost in the first round

(W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster)        0.067      3.873 @ 315.93mph
(L) David Grubnic (DHL Dragster)                       0.082      4.423 @ 291.57mph


*All info can be found at*
http://www.nhra.com/

Also some new entries on the kalitta blog regarding indy and bringing back scott's car

http://blogs.nhra.com/nhrablogs.asp?blog=kalitta

[a152004]

Here are the points after the first race of the "Playoffs"
The signs + & - indicates if they have gained, dropped or stayed in the same position

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1 Matt Smith          2148 - 
2 Steve Johnson     2114 +6 
3 Angelle Sampey    2112 +1   
4 Ed Krawiec          2106 +3   
5 Andrew Hines       2095 -3   
6 Chip Ellis             2084 -3 
7 Matt Guidera       2072 -1   
8 Chris Rivas          2067 -3   
9 Craig Treble        2022 - 
10 Karen Stoffer     2013 -

Matt Smith only lost 5 points of his lead after the points were adjusted before this event.

Pro Stock Car
1 Kurt Johnson      2158 +1   
2 Greg Anderson    2143 -1   
3 Jeg Coughlin       2127 -   
4 Jason Line         2093 -   
5 V. Gaines           2071 +3 
6 Allen Johnson     2064 -1 
7 Dave Connolly    2052 -1   
8 Mike Edwards    2042 -1   
9 Greg Stanfield   2011 +1   
10 Ron Krisher     2000 -1

Greg Anderson was the only leader who had his points lead increased under the new format

Funny Car
1 Cruz Pedregon      2134 +3   
2 Jack Beckman       2132 +4 
3 Tony Pedregon     2131 -1 
4 Robert Hight        2127 -1 
5 Tim Wilkerson      2121 -4 
6 Ashley Force       2085 -1 
7 Ron Capps          2042 +2 
7 Gary Densham    2042 - 
9 Mike Neff           2033 +1 
10 John Force       2010 -2

Tim Wilkerson  was leading by more than 100 points before the points were  adjusted

Top Fuel Dragster
1 Tony Schumacher    2202 - 
2 Antron Brown          2156 -
3 Cory McClenathan   2117 +1 
4 Larry Dixon             2108 -1 
5 Hillary Will              2085 +2 
6 Rod Fuller              2082 -1 
7 Doug Herbert         2054 +1
8 Brandon Bernstein  2053 -2
9 Doug Kalitta          2024 -
10 Dave Grubnic       2013 -

Tony Schumacher had more than a 500 point lead  which was reduced to 30 before this event.

Inof From

http://nhra.com/