Monday Race Report: No Mercy IV, NHRA At Gateway, And More!

ANOTHER EPIC ‘NO MERCY’ IS IN THE BOOKS! Wild rides, record runs, and intense competition headlined No Mercy IV in South Georgia as “The” Kevin Mullins, Chris Tuten, Shane Fisher, and a host of other champions hoisted the winners’ trophies on Sunday night. Read More >>

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No Mercy IV: Same day coverage from South Georgia. Donald Long’s ‘No Mercy IV’ lived up to its billing as the most action-packed heads-up drag race in the country once again over the weekend, as wild rides, record runs, huge fields, and epic competition comprised the fourth running of the fall small-tire extravaganza at the South Georgia Motorsports Park. “The” Kevin Mullins stormed to a new Radial vs. The World record of 4.20-seconds on his way to victory over Candido Sanchez, Chris Tuten powered from the No. 1 qualifying spot to win Outlaw Drag Radial, top qualifier Shane Fisher outlasted one of the strongest X275 fields in history, and Ryan “Toaster” Jones hauled the Outlaw 8.5 hardware back to California after the dust settled on Sunday evening. Of course, there were many other proud champions, all of which you can read about in our extensive same day event coverage.

NHRA: Race Recap from St. Louis. Antron Brown made up for his failure to qualify at the first Countdown race in Charlotte by bouncing back to win in Top Fuel on Sunday at the Gateway Motorsports Park, edging out Khalid alBalooshi, 3.78 to 3.83. In Funny Car, John Force punched his way back into the title mix with a final round defeat of Jack Beckman, while Erica Enders-Stevens did likewise in Pro Stock, defeating points leader Mike Edwards on a holeshot in the final to climb into fourth in the standings. Matt Smith won his second race of the season in Pro Stock Motorcycle to assume the points lead, and Mike Castellana won his first race of the season in an all-nitrous Pro Modified finale over newly-crowned champion Rickie Smith. For complete results, visit NHRA.com.

NHRA Division 7: Allan Ellis drove his six-second altered to victory in Competition Eliminator at the Night of Fire at Utah’s Rocky Mountain Raceway over the weekend, defeating Jeff Lane’s Super Modified machine in the final. In Super Stock, Jim Rau put together a stellar .019 package in the final to oust Les Norton, and Justin Lamb defeated Doug Lambeck in the Stock finale. For complete results from West Valley City, log on to Drag Race Central.

NHRDA: John Robinson (Top Diesel), Wade Moody (Pro Stock), Philip Palmer (Pro Street), Brian Spooner (Super Street), and a host of others were crowned National Hot Rod Diesel Association champions at the series’ World Finals event at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas over the weekend. Additional coverage from the event be found on the NHRDA’s Facebook page.

The Weekend Winner Circle

Radial Revolution No Mercy IV – Cecil, Ga. Wild rides, record runs, and intense competition headlined No Mercy IV in South Georgia as “The” Kevin Mullins, Chris Tuten, Shane Fisher, and a host of other champions hoisted the winners’ trophy on Sunday night.     EVENT WINNERS Radial vs. The World: Kevin Mullins Outlaw Drag Radial: Chris Tuten X275: Shane Fisher Outlaw 275: David Pearson Ultimate Street: Walter Drakeford Leaf Spring: Ron Rhodes Outlaw 8.5: Ryan Jones X275 Second Chance: Tim Knieriem Boost No Time: Erin Sheffer No Boost No Time: Scotty Ray 6.0 Index: David Harvey 6.50 Index: Troy Pirez Jr. 7.50 Index: Mark Armstrong Open Comp: Mark Armstrong Click here to view more results >>

AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals – Madison, Ill. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), John Force (Funny Car), Erica Enders-Stevens (Pro Stock), and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) headlined the winners podium in St. Louis with their professional class wins on Sunday.     EVENT WINNERS Top Fuel: Antron Brown Funny Car: John Force Pro Stock: Erica Enders-Stevens Pro Stock Motorcycle: Matt Smith Pro Modified: Rickie Smith Super Stock: Bill Rowe Stock: Kevin Stubbs Super Comp: William Carrell Super Gas: Marlin Snyder Top Sportsman: Robert Irby Top Dragster: Lane Dicken Click here to view more results >>