Monday Race Report: NHRA At Epping, LODRS, Pro-Ams, And More!

C. FORCE, MASSEY, AJ, HALL WIN AT NEW ENGLAND Courtney Force edged out her father, John, in their first final round Funny Car matchup Sunday to join Spencer Massey, Allen Johnson, and John Hall as professional winners of the inaugural NHRA New England Nationals. Read More >>

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NHRA: Race Recap from Epping. In their first final round matchup, Courtney Force defeated her legendary father, John, in the Funny Car final to become the first class champion of the inaugural Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, N.H. The second-generation racer was joined by Spencer Massey, who claimed his second Top Fuel victory of the season with a tire-smoking defeat of Shawn Langdon. In Pro Stock, Allen Johnson defeated Shane Gray on a holeshot, 6.64 to 6.63, for his third win of the year, and John Hall earned his first-ever national event win in Pro Stock Motorcycle when fellow first-time finalist Adam Arana went red. For additional coverage, visit Competition plus, or NHRA.com for complete results.

NHRA Division 4: In a race decided by just five inches at the stripe, Donald Thomas took his C/ED to the Competition Eliminator winners circle over Scott Parks’ front-engine dragster at the NHRA South Central division meet at the Tulsa Raceway Park on Saturday. Thomas was joined by Top Alcohol class winners and husband and wife teammates Jim and Annie Whiteley, Super Stock winner Larry Stewart – who won on opponent Jeff Town’s red-light – and Stock champ Jacob Pitt. For more from Tulsa, log on to NHRADiv4.com.

NHRA Division 5: Phil Unruh won Top Dragster at the NHRA West Central division meet the Cordova Dragway in Illinois over the weekend, overcoming a perfect light in the final by David Harrington to score a close victory. Tom Schmidt, likewise, was nearly perfect in the Top Sportsman final, scoring a .003 reaction time and running closer to the dial for the win. For complete final round results from Cordova, log on to NHRADiv5.com.

IHRA Division 6: Dan Provost was better out of the gate and closer to the dial to score the Saturday Top Dragster victory at the IHRA Border Bandits Pro-Am at Canada’s NL’Akapxm Eagle Motorplex. He was joined by Top Sportsman champ Pat McNally. On day two, Trevor Ritchie was the benefactor of Andy Scheu’s foul start to claim Top Dragster, as was Top Sportsman winner Zac Clarke, as opponent Shawn LaChambre left .008-seconds to quick. For complete results from Ashcroft, B.C., log on to Drag Race Central.

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Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals – Epping, N.H. Courtney Force, Spencer Massey, Allen Johnson, and John Hall were professional class champions at the inaugural NHRA New England Nationals on Sunday, joining a number of sportsman champions on the winners podium at Epping.     EVENT WINNERS Top Fuel: Spencer Massey Funny Car: Courtney Force Pro Stock: Allen Johnson Pro Stock Motorcycle: John Hall Super Stock: Anthony Bertozzi Stock: Anthony Bertozzi Super Comp: Kent Hanley Super Gas: Mike Sawyer Super Street: Eddie Brooks Top Dragster: Ken LeBlanc Click here to view more results >>

NHRA South Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series – Tulsa, Okla. The husband and wife team of Jim and Annie Whiteley both scored Top Alcohol class victories to lead the winners list at the NHRA Division 4 Lucas Oil Series meet at the Tulsa Raceway Park in Oklahoma on Saturday.     EVENT WINNERS Top Alcohol Dragster: Jim Whiteley Top Alcohol Funny Car: Annie Whiteley Competition Eliminator: David Thomas Super Stock: Larry Stewart Stock: Jacob Pitt Super Comp: Austin Williams Super Gas: Jimmy Lewis Super Street: Charlie Owens Top Sportsman: Kohlby Sasich Top Dragster: Jerry Holt Sportsman Motorcycle: Ricky Martin Click here to view more results >>