Monday Race Report: Shakedown, NHRA, NMRA, PSCA, And More!

LANGDON, FORCE, COUGHLIN, SMITH EARN WINS AT MAPLE GROVE Shawn Langdon and Matt Smith extended their points leads in Top Fuel and Pro Stock, respectively, while John Force and Jeg Coughlin Jr. assumed the top spots in Funny Car and Pro Stock with wins at the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Read More >>

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NHRA: Race Recap and Dragzine’s Race Photo Gallery. Carding his first career three-second pass to pace qualifying and earning a decisive final round win over Chad Head, John Force charged into the Funny Car points lead at the fourth of six races in the NHRA Countdown, the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway on Sunday. Jeg Coughlin Jr. also took over the points lead in Pro Stock with his 6.61 to 6.58 holeshot defeat of teammate Allen Johnson. Shawn Langdon extended his lead in Top Fuel to 83 points with a win over back-to-back finalist Antron Brown, and Matt Smith scored his second straight in Pro Stock Motorcycle, downing Eddie Krawiec, 6.93 to 6.96, to also extend his lead over the field. For complete results from Maple Grove, log on to NHRA.com.

Shakedown at the Summit: Same Day Event Coverage and Photo Extra. An ominous weather forecast played out over the inaugural Shakedown at the Summit at the Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk over the weekend, wreaking havoc on the event schedule and ultimately forcing officials to cancel the remainder of the event on Sunday morning. Two rounds of eliminations were completed late Saturday evening into Sunday morning in many classes, and the purses were split between the remaining contestants in each category. Dave Hance (Outlaw Pro Mod), Richard Sexton (Outlaw 10.5), Frank Mewshaw (Limited Street), Martin Connelley (X275), and Mike Murillo (Heavy Street) were among the qualifying leaders.

NHRA Division 4: Aaron Tatum defeated an up-in-smoke James Stevens in Top Alcohol Dragster to score the win at the NHRA South Central division season finale at the Thunder Valley Raceway in Oklahoma over the weekend. He was joined by Top Alcohol Funny Car champ John Lombardo Jr., who downed a slowing Scott McVey for the victory. For complete final round results from Noble, log on to NHRADiv4.com.

NMRA: Same Day Event Coverage. Like Norwalk, the NMRA World Finals in Bowling Green, Ky. was plagued by rain all weekend long, ultimately forcing series officials to postpone final eliminations to today. Phil Hines (Street Outlaw), Adam Arndt (Renegade), Jacob Lamb (Coyote Stock), and Matt Amrine (Factory Stock) led heads-up qualifying.

PSCA: Paja Agatonivic earned the win in Outlaw 10.5 at the PSCA’s West Coast Shootout in Las Vegas over the weekend, defeating Troy Cafaro in the final. David Singletary defeated No. 1 qualifier Norman Chang in the XDR/TT5 final, while Bryan Cobbett ousted Ryan Bell in the Hot Street finale, 8.48 to 8.71. Artis Houston took Wild Street honors from the pole position, and Scott Bieschke won Outlaw 8.5 in an off-pace final, 6.12 to 6.15. For additional results, visit the PSCA website.

The Weekend Winner Circle

Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals – Reading, Pa. Shawn Langdon and Matt Smith extended their points leads in Top Fuel and Pro Stock, respectively, while John Force and Jeg Coughlin Jr. assumed the top spots in Funny Car and Pro Stock with wins at the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.     EVENT WINNERS Top Fuel: Shawn Langdon Funny Car: John Force Pro Stock: Jeg Coughlin Jr. Pro Stock Motorcycle: Matt Smith Top Alcohol Dragster: Robin Samsel Top Alcohol Funny Car: Paul Noakes Competition Eliminator: Russell Joly Super Stock: Dan Fletcher Stock: Sal Biondo Super Comp: Patrick Myers Super Gas: Charlie Kenopic Click here to view more results >>

NHRA South Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series – Noble, Okla. Aaron Tatum (Top Alcohol Dragster) and John Lombardo Jr. (Top Alcohol Funny Car) led the winners list at the NHRA Division 4 season finale at the Thunder Valley Raceway in Oklahoma.     EVENT WINNERS Top Alcohol Dragster: Aaron Tatum Top Alcohol Funny Car: John Lombardo Jr. Competition Eliminator: Shaun Vincent Super Stock: Tony Cowell Stock: Jacob Pitt Super Comp: Jeff Lopez Super Gas: Jason Lynch Super Street: Tim Wilson Top Sportsman: Tom Schmidt Top Dragster: Ronald Gibson Sportsman Motorcycle: Mike Hudson Click here to view more results >>