CRAMPTON, HIGHT, ENDERS, KRAWIEC WINNERS AT RECORD-SETTING LUCAS OIL NATIONALS

Richie Crampton (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) climbed atop the podium after a historic day of racing on Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at the Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota.

Lucas Oil Nationals

Richie Crampton recorded a career best 3.69 in the Top Fuel final round — also the third-quickest pass in history — to earn his his fourth victory of the season and move into third in the points on Sunday, as he downed Brittany Force in the final round after a record-setting day of racing at the Brainerd International Raceway. In Funny Car, Robert Hight emerged from one of the most impressive single events for any single class in NHRA history in terms of performance to earn his first win of the season over Tommy Johnson Jr., 3.95 to a 4.13. In Pro Stock, Erica Enders took over the points lead with a 6.55-second, holeshot-aided defeat of local favorite Jason Line, and Eddie Krawiec downed Harley-Davidson teammate Andrew Hines in the Pro Stock Motorcycle finale, 6.84 to 6.89.

Top Fuel: Richie Crampton
Funny Car: Robert Hight
Pro Stock: Erica Enders
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Eddie Krawiec
Top Alcohol Dragster: Mark Taliaferro
Top Alcohol Funny Car: Chris Foster
Stock: Randi Lyn Shipp
Super Comp: Luke Bogacki
Super Gas: Brian Folk
Summit Sportsman: Glenn Hall

PDRA Memphis Drags

Jason Scruggs earned his fourth Pro Extreme victory of the season at the Memphis International Raceway on Saturday evening, as he downed Terry Leggett on a holeshot — a .004 reaction time carrying him to a 3.57 to 3.54 win. In Pro Nitrous, Tommy Franklin drove around Steve Jackson, 3.78 to 3.81, for his second win of the year, while Kevin Rivenbark also gained his second victory of the season, defeating Kevin Fiscus by a 3.83 to 3.86 count.

Pro Extreme: Jason Scruggs
Pro Nitrous: Tommy Franklin
Pro Boost: Kevin Rivenbark
Pro Extreme Motorcycle: Terry Schweigert
Top Dragster: Derrick Sholar
Top Sportsman: Mick Snyder
Pro Junior Dragster: Mitchell Seymore
Top Junior Dragster: Devin Lowe

NHRA Division 6

Reigning Top Alcohol Dragster national champion Chris Demke added another trophy to his shelf on Sunday at the NHRA Lucas Oil Series meet at the Pacific Raceways near Seattle, as he and Garrett Bateman recorded identical 5.294-second passes in a spectacular drag race. Sean Bellemeur claimed the Top Alcohol Funny Car title with a 5.59 to down Randy Parker, and Jeff Lane used an .019 light in the Competition Eliminator final to fend off a quicker Justin Lamb.

Top Alcohol Dragster: Chris Demke
Top Alcohol Funny Car: Sean Bellemeur
Competition Eliminator: Jeff Lane
Super Stock: Alan Falcone
Stock: Tommy Gaynor
Super Comp: Brian Preszler
Super Street: Todd Sims
Top Sportsman: Don Sefton
Top Dragster: Michael MacBrair
Sportsman Motorcycle: Don DePeel
Pro: Joel Dalke
Pro Fuel Harley: Janette Thornley
Pro Gas Harley: Lance Bonham
Draggin Bagger Harley: William Rowe
Hot Street Harley: Charles Robbins
Screamin’ Eagle Performance Harley: William Rowe Jr.