SMITH, GLIDDEN, MONTECALVO DOUBLE UP IN HOUSTON. HERNANDEZ, OWENS ALSO WIN
Rickie Smith, Billy Glidden, and John Montecalvao each doubled-up in their respective categories, while Josh Hernandez and Ashley Owens also grabbed wins at the UTI Texas Drags at Houston Raceway Park over the weekend. Read More >> |
Mickey Thompson Monday Morning Race Report
ADRL: Same Day Event Coverage on DRAGZINE. Billy Glidden bounced back from an incident at the last stop on the ADRL tour at Topeka, doubling up in Extreme 10.5 with defeats of Michelle Wilson and Gary White. Rickie Smith did likewise in Pro Nitrous and John Montecalvo in Extreme Pro Stock. Frankie Taylor won Pro Extreme in his new Corvette’s maiden voyage on Friday, while Josh Hernandez grabbed the big check on Saturday. Pro Extreme Motorcycle was won by Travis Davis and Ashley Owens, respectively. Other results are available at Drag Race Central and additional coverage at Competition Plus.
NHRA: Event recap here on DRAGZINE. Doug Kalitta in Top Fuel and Allen Johnson in Pro Stock scored their first victories of the season while Robert Hight and Andrew Hines also collected wins at the final stop on the three-race Western Swing – the Mopar Mile High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway outside of Denver, CO. Full event results at Drag Race Central, and additional coverage at Competition Plus.
NHRA Division 3: The North Central Division visited National Trail Raceway in Columbus, OH for the fifth event on the schedule. Bill Reichert earned yet another Wally with his solo run in the final of Top Alcohol Dragster after opponent Richard Putz broke, and Paul Gill won Top Alcohol Funny Car over Bret Hentry, 5.73 to 5.83. Al Ackerman grabbed the Competition Eliminator title over a red-lighting Brian Browell. Full event results are available at Drag Race Central.
NHRA Division 7: Following up on last weekend’s Full Throttle event, the Division 7 Lucas Oil Series visited Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA for the fourth event of the season. Jim Whitely grabbed the win in Top Alcohol Dragster, defeating Shawn Cowie on a holeshot in a great final round matchup, 5.28 to 5.27, while Mark Woznichak won Top Alcohol Funny Car over John Lombardo Jr. – also on a holeshot – 5.65 to 5.63. Full event results are available at Drag Race Central.
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