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EVENT ESSENTIALS:   ANDRA Nationals – Oct. 30-31^st, 2010 Sydney NSW              

TOP FUEL                               NAME                                     E.T.     MPH                                                                                                                                       

WINNER:                                Andrew Cowin                      4.835  309.81           

RUNNER-UP:                          Terry Sainty                          8.240    92.14

 LOW ET:                                 Martin Stamatis                   4.651

TOP SPEED:                           Andrew Cowin                      318.32

BUMP SPOT:                          5.120

TOP ALCOHOL                       NAME                                     E.T.     MPH   

WINNER:                                Wayne Newby                      5.669  248.75

RUNNER-UP:                          Aaron Hambridge           6.381  244.60

 LOW ET:                                 Gary Phillips                          5.569

TOP SPEED:                           Gary Phillips                          258.32

BUMP SPOT:                          5.926

* Top Fuel & Top Alcohol Classes (Only Pro) at this event

SPORTSMAN SERIES CLASS WINNERS:

                                                                    Name                              E.T.                   MPH

 Top Comp:                                         Craig Allison              7.293              181.08

Super Comp:                                    Joe Signorelli            6.684              212.49

Supercharged Outlaws:           Norm McCormack   7.538              170.43

Top Sportsman:                            Jason Haebich            8.195              167.22

Super Gas:                                         Roy Romero                 9.926              146.27

Super Sedan:                                    Sean Maher                  9.606              138.43           

Super Street:                                    Carl Taylor                    11.54              117.37           

Modified:                                            David Crossland        8.142              166.42

Modified Bike:                                Geoff Veigel                  10.97              127.51

Junior Dragster:                            Holly Mills                    8.182                75.50

NHRA GSA Pro Mod Series Wrap Up 

PERSONETT TUBRO CAMARO WINS NHRA LAS VEGAS – VON SMITH CLAIMS GSA CHAMPIONSHIP

(Courtesy NHRA Communications)

Indiana’s Brad Personett raced to his second victory of the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod season series during the Las Vegas Nationals held at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Brad Personnett's powerful turbo Camaro prevailed at the season closer

Tennessee driver Von Smith clinched the inaugural series championship title in the NHRA’s newest national touring series.

Personett, who won the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in September, defeated top qualifier Melanie Troxel in the final round. Personett powered his turbocharged ’68 Personett Performance ’68 Camaro to a run of 5.859 seconds at 254.57 mph (low ET and top speed) to hold off the hard-charging Troxel, who trailed with a 5.984 at 244.69 in her In-N-Out Burger ’68 Camaro.

With the victory, Personett, who also defeated Joe Baker, Roger Burgess and Jay Payne in earlier rounds, moved to third in the final point standings.

Von Smith prevailed to win the 2010 NHRA GSA Pro Mod title

Earlier, it was Smith that claimed the $50,000 season champion’s prize when he just took the tree in the first round of eliminations.  Von eventually lost in the quarterfinals in his Barwa/Al-Anabi Racing ’68 Camaro. 

Smith had been dominating earlier this season claiming victories at St. Louis, Englishtown, N.J. and Bristol, Tenn. during the season to earn the championship title.

The remainder of the top five points finishers were — second place Danny Rowe, fourth place Troy Coughlin and race runner-up Troxel in fifth.

(Bruce Biegler Photos)

EVENT ESSENTIALS:     NHRA Las Vegas Nationals —  Oct. 28-31^st, 2010  Las Vegas NV        

 FORCE, KEEPS TITLE HOPES ALIVE WITH TIMELY WIN

(Racing Summary – Courtesy NHRA Communications)

John Force raced to an emotional Funny Car victory Sunday at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals and in the process cut series leader Matt Hagan’s lead in half with one race remaining in the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season.  Tony Schumacher, Greg Anderson and LE Tonglet also won in their categories at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the next to last race in the NHRA Full Throttle Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

Force, 61, powered to a 4.232-second run at 281.36 mph in his Castrol GTX High-Mileage Ford Mustang to take his fifth victory of the season and move into position to claim his 15th world championship title. Runner-up Hagan lost traction in his DieHard Dodge Charger in the final and finished in 6.925 at 110.96. 

John Force kept his 2010 FC title hope alive

Hagan leads Force by 37 points as the tour heads to its final stop of the season, the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California, Nov. 11-14.

“I am holding my own with the young kids,” said 131-time winner Force. “It’s all about energy. I have to pace myself. We outran [Hagan] tonight. It’s how we live, right on the edge.”

Force, who has led the point standings for most of the season, is trying to regain his championship form after a near career-ending crash in 2007 and a winless season in 2009.

 “I won for so many years that after a while you take it for granted,” Force said. “Then you are laying in a hospital bed and the doctors are saying you may not walk again. I am lucky, I got a second chance. The last two years I stunk, but I stayed with it and lived it and my family stayed with it and now I’m back. I want to do this. I really love these race cars.”

Schumacher moved into second place in the Top Fuel standings with a dominant victory and in the process cut Larry Dixon’s series lead to 85 points. Schumacher won from the No. 1 qualifying position and defeated first-time finalist Dom Lagana in the final round. U.S. Army dragster driver Schumacher covered the distance in 3.845 at 316.60 in the final round, to hold off the upset-minded Lagana in the Big-O Tires dragster, who beat Dixon in the second round and Antron Brown in the semis. 

Defending NHRA World Champion Tony Schumacher

“It was fun to drive and great to be part of this win,” said seven-time world champ Schumacher, who has won the last six titles in a row. “We tested a couple of times this year and we’ve been working on some things. We had an excellent combination [this weekend].”

Schumacher, who has pulled off two come-from-behind miracle finishes to win championships at the Pomona finale in recent seasons, says just to be in position to do it for a third time is gratifying.

 “I am looking forward to Pomona,” Schumacher said. “It is kind of out of my hands. We have to go out and set the national record and win the race. [Dixon] has to lose early. That’s what has to happen for us to win it. But hey, we are in it. We haven’t been written off. We are a long way off, but we have a shot. This kind of thing is our specialty.”

Veteran driver Cory McClenathan, who entered the race in second place and trailed Dixon by 89, saw his hopes for a long sought after first championship slip away when he was upset in the opening round by Australian Mark Mariani, who earned a round win in his first-ever NHRA start. The FRAM dragster driver dropped to third in the standings and now trails Dixon by a nearly insurmountable 106 points.

Anderson increased his Pro Stock series lead to 115 points over defending champ Mike Edwards by beating KB Racing teammate Jason Line in the final round. Anderson sped to a 6.654 at 207.43 in his Summit Racing Pontiac GXP to finish just in front of Line, who posted a 6.656 at 207.46 in his Summit GXP.

“This is the best day I’ve ever had at a racetrack,” said Anderson of his fifth victory of the season and 65th of his career, which he dedicated to his Las Vegas-based team owner Ken Black, who continues the recovery process from some serious health issues this season. “I’m just a lucky man today, like it was fate. I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight and I know this is going to help Ken Black. What a comeback. After Indy we were down more than 100 points. The boys dug down and got the car close. It’s been a tough year. If we can close it out at Pomona this will be one that I will never forget and always cherish.”

Greg Anderson moved to the verge of another NHRA Pro Stock title

 In Pro Stock Motorcycle, rookie Tonglet claimed his fifth victory of the season and cut series leader Andrew Hines’ lead to 34 points. Tonglet took the win over Matt Smith in the final round by powering his NitroFish Gear Suzuki to a run of 6.951 at 188.86. Smith finished in 6.983 at 189.07 on his Al-Anabi Racing Buell.

Three-time world champ Hines, who had advanced to the last seven final rounds on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson, saw his streak snapped in a semifinal loss to Smith.

“That Harley team is going to be tough to beat,” Tonglet said. “Andrew is a great rider and has been in this position before. We have to keep our head. The pressure is there and I try not to think about it. We came out here and thankfully we got the round wins and was able to step up on the tree. After Matt beat Andrew I told him I wanted to kiss him, but I wasn’t going to do it.”

TURBO CAR TAKES GSA PRO MOD FINALE

Indiana’s Brad Personett raced to his second victory of the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Series and Tennessee’s Von Smith clinched the inaugural series championship title in the NHRA’s newest national touring series.

Personett, who won the NHRA Mac Tools US Nationals in September,  defeated top qualifier Melanie Troxel in the final round. Personett powered his turbocharged ’68 Personett Performance ’68 Camaro to a run of 5.859 seconds at 254.57 mph (top speed and low ET) to reel in Troxel, who trailed with a 5.984 at 244.69 in her In-N-Out Burger ’68 Camaro.

With the victory, Personett, who also defeated Joe Baker, Roger Burgess and Jay Payne in earlier rounds, moved to third in the final point standings.

Smith, who claimed the $50,000 champion’s prize after he took the tree in the first round of eliminations, eventually lost in the quarterfinals in his Barwa/Al-Anabi Racing ’68 Camaro. 

 Smith claimed victories at St. Louis, Englishtown, N.J. and Bristol, Tenn. during the season to earn the championship title.  The remainder of the top five points finishers are second place Danny Rowe, fourth place Troy Coughlin and race runner-up Troxel in fifth.

(Bruce Biegler Photos)

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Circuit	Date	Event Title	Location
	Mar. 11-14	Gatornationals	Gainesville FL
	Mar. 19-20	Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza VI	Baytown, TX
	Apr. 23-24	Hardee’s Georgia Drags VI	Cecil, GA
	Apr. 9-11	NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals	Baytown, TX
	Apr. 30-May 2	NHRA Midwest Nationals	Madison, IL
	May 14-16	NHRA Summit Southern Nationals	Commerce, GA
	May 21-23	Victoria Day Weekend	Cayuga, ON
	May 21-22	U.S. Drags III	Petersburg, VA
	June 4-5	Ford Drive One Summer Drags VI	Martin, MI
	June 10-13	NHRA Super Nationals	Englishtown NJ
	June 18-20	NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals	Bristol, TN
	June 24-27	NHRA Summit Nationals	Norwalk OH
	July 2-4	Canadian Nitro Nationals	Cayuga, ON
	July 2-3	Independence Drags IV	Topeka, KS
	July 16-18	IHRA MOPAR Nitro Jam Nationals	Grand Bend, ON
	Aug. 6-8	Stratford Spectacular	Grand Bend, ON
	Aug. 6-7	Hardee’s Gateway Drags III	Madison, IL
	Sep. 1-6	NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals	Indianapolis IN
	Sep. 3-5	Thunder By The Beach	Grand Bend ON
	Sep. 10-11	ADRL Dragstock VIII	Rockingham NC
	Sep. 16-19	NHRA O’Reilly Nationals	Concord NC
	Sep. 24-25	ADRL Summit Ohio Drags V	Norwalk OH
	Oct. 22-23	LenMar World Finals VII	Ennis TX
	Oct. 28-31	NHRA Las Vegas Nationals	Las Vegas NV

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