Tuesday Race Report: X-DRL, NHRA, NMRA, And Lots More!

FIRST TIME WINNERS CROWNED AT X-DRL GATEWAY SHOWDOWN Bob Rahaim earned his first ADRL win in Pro Nitrous at the X-DRL’s X-Treme Gateway Showdown in St. Louis on Saturday. He was joined by Todd Hoerner (X-Treme Pro Stock) and Kevin Rivenbark (X-Treme Pro Mod) as first-timers on the winners podium. Read More >>

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X-DRL: Same day coverage from Gateway. Bob Rahaim ran low elapsed time of the race on a solo run in the Pro Nitrous final at the Gateway Showdown in St. Louis on Saturday afternoon, scorching the track with a 3.84-second pass to earn his first series victory. Likewise, Todd Hoerner claimed his second win in a row at the facility near St. Louis in X-Treme Pro Stock, taking a huge holeshot win over the quicker Dean Goforth in the final round. Kevin Rivernbark earned his first win in X-Treme Pro Mod, parlaying a big advantage out of the gate into a holeshot win, 3.92 to 3.91. In Pro Turbo, Todd Moyer downed teammate Mike Murillo. The Pro X-Treme final between Tim Tindle and Brandon Pesz was the only matchup that went uncontested when rain and storms arrived in St. Louis and will be run at the next event in Maryland. For additional coverage, visit the X-DRL and Competition Plus.

NHRA: Event Recap and Detailed Race Wrap. John Force broke a 31-race winless streak on Sunday at the Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at the Bristol Dragway as he defeated his longtime nemesis Cruz Pedregon in the Funny Car final. Steve Torrence marched his way back in victory lane in Top Fuel for the first time this season and first with new crew chief Lee Beard as he downed fellow Texan Spencer Massey in the final round, 3.87 to 3.89. In another all-Texas final, Rodger Brogdon earned his first professional victory as he edged out Erica Enders-Stevens in the money round. Pro Modified legend Rickie Smith, no stranger to the winners circle in Bristol, scored in Pro Modified. For complete race results, log on to nhra.com.

NMRA: Phil Hines took down Jason Lee in a great Street Outlaw final in the NMRA’s visit to the Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk over the weekend. Hines edged out the better-leaving Lee, 7.35 to 7.40. In Renegade, Brian Mitchell defeated a slowing Scott Grove, while Shane Stymeist virtually dominated the Coyote Stock field for the victory in his 1990 Mustang. For complete coverage from Norwalk, visit the NMRA on the web.

NHRR: Jim Murphy was the big winner in Nostalgia Top Fuel at the National Hot Rod Reunion at the Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky. on Sunday, as he downed Denver Schutz in a great 5.80 to 5.81 finale. Odie Coker won Junior Fuel with a nice 7.23, and Rocky Pirrone took AA/Gas over a red-lighting Mickey Hale. For complete results from Bowling Green, visit Drag Race Central.

NHRA Division 1: John Finke put together a nice 5.48 to earn the Top Alcohol Dragster crown at the NHRA Northeast Division meet at New York’s Lebanon Valley Dragway as opponent Jackie Fricke had problems and slowed. In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Todd Veney ran low ET of every round, including a 5.63 in the final, to claim the event crown. For more results from Lebanon Valley, log on to NHRADiv1.com.

NHRA Division 5: Reigning national champion Jim Whitely scored another Top Alcohol Dragster win over the weekend at the Bandimere Speedway, defeating Greg Hunter in the final with a nice 5.47.  He was joined in victory lane by Tony Bartone, who claimed Top Alcohol Funny honors after winning a final round battle of the heavyweights with Jay Payne, 5.80 to 5.95. Several of the other class finals were unable to be completed due to rain, and plans are to complete those rounds at a future event. For results from Denver, log on to NHRADiv5.com.

NHRA Division 6: The Northwest Division rounded out the busy weekend of Lucas Oil Series action at the Mission Raceway in Mission, B.C., as Ray Martin took a 5.52 to 5.64 final round win over Greg Serada in Top Alcohol Dragster. Steve Gasparelli won in Top Alcohol Funny Car for the second year in a row at Mission, besting Brian Hough, 572 to 5.74, in the final. In Competition Eliminator, Brandon Huhtala was better off the line and further under the index to earn the win over Joe Roubicek. For results from Mission, log on to NHRADiv6.com.

IHRA Division 4: Ed Smith and Leslie Dugas were the day one winners in Top Dragster and Top Sportsman, respectively, at the IHRA Renegades Division 4 meet at the Memphis International Raceway. On the second day,  Dugas repeated with another victory, while Matt Levatino scored in Top Dragster. For complete results from Memphis, log on to Drag Race Central.

The Weekend Winner Circle

X-DRL X-Treme Gateway Showdown – Madison, Ill. Bob Rahaim, Todd Hoerner, and Kevin Rivenbark all scored their first X-DRL series wins on Saturday at the X-Treme Gateway Showdown at the Gateway Motorsports Park near St. Louis.     EVENT WINNERS Pro Nitrous: Bob Rahaim X-Treme Pro Stock: Todd Hoerner X-Treme Pro Mod: Kevin Rivenbark Pro Turbo: Todd Moyer Top Dragster: Darrell Reid Top Sportsman: Bob Gulitti Pro Junior Dragster: Jackson Core Click here to view more results >>

Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals – Bristol, Tenn. Rodger Brodgon earned his first Pro Stock victory and John Force, drag racing’s winningest professional racer, snapped a 31-race winless streak with a victory in Funny Car at the Bristol Dragway on Sunday.     EVENT WINNERS Top Fuel: Steve Torrence Funny Car: John Force Pro Stock: Rodger Brogdon Pro Modified: Rickie Smith Super Stock: Anthony Bertozzi Stock: Drew Skillman Super Comp: Ed Richardson Super Gas: Sherman Adcock Top Sportsman: Marco Abruzzi Click here to view more results >>