Monday Race Report: ORTC No Mercy, NHRA At Phoenix, And More!

VRETTOS, GAUDAGNO, NEAL, HEADS UP WINNERS AT NO MERCY

Alex Vrettos headed up the winners list at the highly anticipated No Mercy showdown at the South Georgia Motorsports Park over the weekend, taking Radial vs. The World honors after a long weekend of exciting heads-up drag racing. He was joined in victory lane by Jason Black (Outlaw Radial), Kevin Neal (X275), Rob Wells (Outlaw 10.5), and a host of other champions. Read More >>


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ORTC: Same Day Coverage on DRAGZINE. Alex Vrettos earned the Radial vs. The World crown at the highly anticipated No Mercy showdown at the South Georgia Motorsports Park over the weekend, ultimately taking the win in a final in which neither driver could make the call for. Jason Black bested Kenny Markwich for the Outlaw Radial crown, 4.47 to 5.27, while Richie Stine took an all-Maryland finale in No Boost, defeating Francis Johnson, 4.56 to a slowing 5.07. In the largest field at the event, it was new X275 record holder Kevin Neal and teammate Justin Johnson facing off the crown Sunday evening, with Neal taking an easy 4.81 victory as Johnson ran into troubles. Rob Wells defeated Danny Lowry in the Outlaw 10.5 finale, and Bobby Flippin drove to the first Leaf Spring Shootout title in his S-10 pickup, defeating Ron Rhodes in the final.

NHRA: Rookies Vincent Nobile and Hector Arana Jr. continued to make a splash at the Firebird Raceway in Phoenix over the weekend, as the second generation racers both captured victories in their respective categories. Nobile defeated Allen Johnson for his third Pro Stock win on the season, a holeshot-aided 6.67 to 6.65, while Arana Jr. clipped a perfect reaction time and ran away from Matt Smith for a 6.88 to 6.94 win. Larry Dixon earned his second win of the year over points leader Antron Brown, 3.95 to 3.96, and in the process, moved himself up to second in the Countdown standings. And Jack Beckman moved into the points lead for the first time in his career as he easily defeated teammate Johnny Gray in the Funny Car finale. For complete weekend results, log on to nhra.com.

NHRA Division 2: The NHRA South Central Division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series closed its season at the Silver Dollar Raceway in Georgia over the weekend, as Bill Reichert took the Top Alcvohol Dragster crown over championship challenger Duane Shields, 5.35 to 5.43, while Mickey Ferro bested Todd Veney in the Top Alcohol Funny Car finale, 5.64 to 5.73. Jim Kimbrough took his dragster to the winners circle in Competition Eliminator, edging the H/SMA Grand Am of Grant Lewis. For complete qualifying and eliminations results, log on to Drag Race Central.

NHRA Division 4: Michale Manners ran down Brandon Pierce in the Top Alcohol Dragster final at the rain-delayed South Centreal division meet at the Thunder Valley Raceway in Oklahoma, running a 5.41 to Puerce’s 5.54. Colorado native Roger Bateman defeated veteran Vern Moats for the Top Alcohol Funny Car title, while Bruno Massel took his Chevy Cobalt to the winners circle in Competition eliminator with a final round defeat of Kevin Self. For complete event results, visit Drag Race Central.

IHRA TOC: The IHRA crowned its sportsman champions at the Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions in Virginia over the weekend. J.B. Donati earned the right to carry the #1 on his Top Dragster entry be downing Austin Cowan in a winner-take-all final, while Glenn Wright did likewise in Top Sportsman as opponent Al Burkett left just .004 too soon. Phil Combs won the Stock Eliminator championship in a close defeat of Brent Darroch, and Barry Ryan used a killer .008 package to taker the Quick Rod crown. For complete event results, visit Drag Race Central.

The Weekend Winner Circle

Radial Revolution: No Mercy – Cecil, GA
Alex Vrettos headed up the winners list at the highly anticipated No Mercy showdown at the South Georgia Motorsports Park over the weekend, taking Radial vs. The World honors after a long weekend of exciting heads-up drag racing. He was joined in victory lane by Jason Black (Outlaw Radial), Kevin Neal (X275), Rob wells (Outlaw 10.5), and a host of other champions.
EVENT WINNERS
Radial vs. The World: Alex Vrettos
Outlaw Radial: Jason Black
No Boost: Richie Stine
X275: Kevin Neal
Outlaw 10.5: Rob Wells
Outlaw 275:
Terry Elam
Leaf Spring:
Bobby Flippin
Ultimate Street:
Jody Voyles
Click here to view more results >>
NHRA Arizona Nationals – Chandler, AZ
Rookies Vincent Nobile and Hector Arana Jr. continued to make a splash at the Firebird Raceway in Phoenix over the weekend, as the second generation racers both captured victories in their respective categories. Nobile defeated Allen Johnson for his third Pro Stock win on the season, a holeshot-aided 6.67 to 6.65, while Arana Jr. clipped a perfect reaction time and ran away from Matt Smith for a 6.88 to 6.94 win.
EVENT WINNERS
Top Fuel: Larry Dixon
Funny Car:
Jack Beckman
Pro Stock:
Vincent Nobile
Pro Stock Motorcycle:
Hector Arana Jr.
Super Stock:
Ryan McClanahan
Stock:
Randi Lyn Shipp
Super Comp: Steve Williams
Super Gas: Steve Casner
Super Street: Chris DePascale
Top Dragster:
Tony Jardino
Top Sportsman: Ray Martin
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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