Monday Race Report: NMCA West, NHRA At Brainerd, And Much More!

ENDERS SCORES SECOND STRAIGHT, CAPPS TAKES POINTS LEAD WITH FUNNY CAR VICTORY AT BRAINERD

Erica Enders won her second straight race in Pro Stock at the Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, Minn. she was joined by Morgan Lucas, Ron Capps, and Eddie Krawiec. Read More >>


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NHRA: Race Recap from Brainerd. Ron Capps won his third race of the season on Sunday over a tire-smoking John Force to take the Funny Car points lead with one event remaining before the Countdown to the Championship. Capps was joined by Erica Enders, who scored her second straight victory in Pro Stock, this time driving from the No. 1 qualifying position to defeat points leader Allen Johnson in the final. Morgan Lucas also earned his third victory on the season in Top Fuel as he downed Antron Brown in the money round, and Eddie Krawiec kept the Harley-Davidson domination of Pro Stock Motorcycle going with a final round rout of a hungry Hector Arana Jr. For more news and notes, visit Competition Plus, or log on to NHRA.com for all the qualifying and eliminations coverage.

NMCA WEST: Same Day Coverage on Dragzine. Longtime West coast hitter John Scialpi drove from the No. 1 qualifying position in Pro Street to capture the class crown at the NMCA West Coast Shootout at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona on Sunday, scoring a 4.05 to 4.20 defeat of Joe Lepone Jr. in the final. Al Jimenez downed the returning Rick Snavely in the True 10.5 final by a 4.88 to 4.97 count, while Kevin Young edged out Artis Houston in a spectacular Drag Radial final, 5.01 to 5.07, after nearly identical reaction times. For additional news, notes, and photos, visit NMCA Digital.

NHRA Division 1: Richard Bourke won in Top Alcohol Dragster over the weekend at the NHRA Northeast division meet at Maryland’s Cecil Count Dragway. Bourke edged out Dan Mercier in the final, 5.34 to 5.38. Todd Veney scored in a great Top Alcohol Funny car final with Mickey Ferro, 5.665 to 5.668, while Sal Biondo earned yet another Competition Eliminator divisional trophy with a break single after opponent Steve Szupka encountered trouble. For more from Cecil County, log on NHRADiv1.com.

NHRA Division 6: Adam Bowdish scored the Competition Eliminator crown at the NHRA Northwest division meet at Pacific Raceways on Sunday, edging Mike Depalma in the final. Division 6 hitter Mark Faul won his second event in a row in Super Stock with a defeat of Sean Cour, and Kelly Thomas took Stock honors at his home track over fellow local racer Jody Lang. For additional results from Seattle, visit NHRADiv6.com.

IHRA Division 4: Todd Robinson took Top Dragster honors on Saturday at the IHRA Renegades Pro-Am at the Memphis International Raceway when opponent Jeremy Glidewell broke and slowed. Robinson was joined by Top Sportsman winner Scooter Hampton, who earned the automatic victory on Ricky Vedros’ foul start. On day two, Ricky Pennington beat Bobby Brannon on both ends of the race track for the Super Stock crown, while Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. used a better light to edge out Jeff Hefler in the Stock final. For additional results from Memphis. click over to Drag Race Central.

The Weekend Winner Circle

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals – Brainerd, Minn.
Erica Enders won her second straight race in Pro Stock at the Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, Minn. she was joined by Morgan Lucas, Ron Capps, and Eddie Krawiec on the professional winners podium.
EVENT WINNERS
Top Fuel: Morgan Lucas
Funny Car:
Ron Capps
Pro Stock:
Erica Enders
Pro Stock Motorcycle:
Eddie Krawiec
Top Alcohol Dragster:
Jim Whiteley
Top Alcohol Funny Car:
Frank Manzo
Competition Eliminator: Bruno Massel
Super Stock: Dan Fletcher
Stock:
Brad Plourd
Super Comp: Steve Mikus
Super Gas:
Luke Bogacki
Top Dragster:
John Lobner
Summit Sportsman:
Todd Serra
Click here to view more results >>
Lucas Oil NMCA West Coast Shootout – Pomona, Calif.
The historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona played host to the racers of the NMCA West series over the weekend, headlined by the Pro Street and True 10.5 divisions.
EVENT WINNERS
Pro Street: John Scialpi
True 10.5: Al Jimenez
Drag Radial: Artis Houston
N/A 10.5: Tony Aneian
Outlaw 8.5: Mark Washington
Nostalgia Street Car: Mike Nordahl
Open Comp: Dustin Lee
Mustang Madness:
KJ Jones
Super Quick:
Mark Simonian
Quick Street:
Mark Whynaught
Bracket 2:
David Maynor
Click here to view more results >>

About the author

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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