Monday Race Report – NHRA, ADRL, SportsNats, NHRA LODRS

SCHUMACHER, HAGAN, ANDERSON, TONGLET SHAKE UP POINTS WITH DALLAS WINS

The points battles in all four professional categories tightened up considerably following the NHRA O’Reilly Super Start Fall Nationals at the all-concrete Texas Motorplex.  Tony Schumacher, Matt Hagan, and Greg Anderson won in their respective categories, while the red-hot LE Tonglet won his third straight race in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Read More >>


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NHRA: Event Recap here on DRAGZINE. The first half of the Countdown to the Championship came to a close this weekend in Dallas, as LE Tonglet scored his third straight win in Pro Stock Motorcycle over Andrew Hines, while Tony Schumacher ended Shawn Langdon’s solid march through eliminations in the final round. Matt Hagan topped points leader John Force in the Funny Car final, while Greg Anderson continued his recent resurgence in performance with a final round rout of Mike Edwards. For more in-depth results, visit Drag Race Central or view additional coverage at Competition Plus.

ADRL: Event Recap here on DRAGZINE. Former NHRA Top Alcohol racer Mick Snyder scored his first ADRL win in Pro Extreme at the ADRL Ohio Drags IV race at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, besting Alex Hossler in a wild final round that took a review by officials before. Jim Laurita also notched his first ever title in Pro Nitrous, defeating Terry Housley with a great 3.94.  Chuck Ulsch pulled off the upset in Extreme 10.5, defeating the world beater Dan Millen, while Cary Goforth and Ashley Owens were winners in Extreme Pro Stock and Pro Extreme Motorcycle, respectively. Full race results are available on Drag Race Central along with an event recap at ADRL.us.

NHRA SportsNationals: Local racers Craig Marshall and Jeff Brown led the winners at the JEGS Northern Sportsnationals in Columbus, earning wins in Super Stock and Top Dragster, respectively. Charlie Greco was the victor in Competition Eliminator, besting David Billingsley in the final round, while Pro Stock standout Dave Connolly won Super Gas in a double-breakout final over Billy Smith. Ryan Ondrejko took the Top Sportsman Wally back home to Massachusetts after besting Ronnie Proctor. Full event results are available on Drag Race Central and NHRA.com has a full event recap.

NHRA Division 6: The competitors of the Northwest Division 6 Lucas Oil Series visited the Champion Raceway in Medford, Oregon over the weekend, where Shawn Cowie earned a win Top Alcohol Dragster in a great final round with Joey Severance, 5.46 to 5.48, while Brian Hough won Top Alcohol Funny Car simply by staging the car after receiving a solo run as other competitors experienced engine woes. Aaron Strong nailed down a stellar .001 light in the final of Competition Eliminator and was never headed by opponent Pay Byron. In-depth event results are available on Drag Race Central.

The Weekend Winner Circle

NHRA O’Reilly Super Start Fall Nationals – Ennis, Texas
The points battles in all four professional categories tightened up considerably following the NHRA O’Reilly Super Start Fall Nationals at the all-concrete Texas Motorplex. Tony Schumacher, Matt Hagan, and Greg Anderson won in their respective categories, while the red-hot LE Tonglet won his third straight race in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
EVENT WINNERS
Top Fuel: Tony Schumacher
Funny Car: Matt Hagan
Pro Stock: Greg Anderson
Pro Stock Motorcycle:
LE Tonglet
Top Alcohol Dragster: Chase Copeland
Top Alcohol Funny Car: Mickey Ferro
Comp Eliminator: Bruno Massel
Stock:
Austin Williams
Super Comp:
Steve Evans
Super Gas:
Tommy Phillips
Super Street:
Trevor Land
Top Sportsman: Steven Benoit

Click here to view more results >>
NHRA JEGS Northern SportsNationals – Columbus, Ohio
Local racers Craig Marshall and Jeff Brown led the winners at the JEGS Northern Sportsnationals in Columbus, earning wins in Super Stock and Top Dragster, respectively. Charlie Greco was the victor in Competition Eliminator, besting David Billingsley in the final round, while Pro Stock standout Dave Connolly won Super Gas in a double-breakout final over Billy Smith. Ryan Ondrejko took the Top Sportsman Wally back home to Massachusetts after besting Ronnie Proctor.
EVENT WINNERS
Competition Eliminator: Charlie Greco
Super Stock:
Craig Marshall
Stock: David Ficacci
Super Comp:
Steve Hoyt
Super Gas:
Dave Connolly

Super Street: Ron Steiner
Top Dragster: Jeff Brown
Top Sportsman: Ryan Ondrejko
Junior Dragster: Trevor Wilson

Click here to view more results >>

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Andrew Wolf

Andrew has been involved in motorsports from a very young age. Over the years, he has photographed several major auto racing events, sports, news journalism, portraiture, and everything in between. After working with the Power Automedia staff for some time on a freelance basis, Andrew joined the team in 2010.
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