There was a lot of racing going on across the country this weekend, and we’ve decided we’re going to try and share some results with you. Here is our weekend race report. If there is another race track you want results from, let us know. If you have a track and would like us to run your weekend results here on BangShift1320, send us an email and we’ll get you on the list.
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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series – Epping, New Hampshire
Peter Luciano, Keith Mayers and Zac Biron all captured their first NHRA national event wins this weekend at the NHRA New England Nationals and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at New England Dragway.
Luciano, Malvern, Pa., faced off with Willow Grove, Pa., racer Steve Szupka in the final of Comp Eliminator taking the early lead and holding off Szupka for the win. Luciano clocked in at 8.573 seconds at 144.88 mph in his ‘10 Cobalt to hold off the quicker Szupka and his ’05 dragster at 8.144, 158.80.
Mayers, Middletown, Del., drove his ’85 Porsche to the win in Super Street and Biron, Weare, N.H., won for the home state in Top Dragster in his ’09 dragster. Mayers, in his second final round appearance, ran down Chris DePascale in 10.914 seconds at 151.48 mph to DePascale who ran too quick by .003 seconds at 9.897 in his ’74 Vega. Biron met up with Michael Galofaro in his final round taking the .030-second hole-shot and holding on in a double break out win for the NHRA Wally trophy.
Three former NHRA Lucas Oil National Champions visited the winner’s circle led by Joe Santangelo in Super Stock. Santangelo, Marlborough, Conn., used a .020 second package to force Lincoln Morehead to run too quick and break-out. The 2011 Stock National Champion Santangelo went 8.861 at 135.82 for the win in his ’12 Camaro.
Alan Kenny, who won the ’12 Super Comp Championship, defeated Jason MacNeil for his seventh national event trophy running 8.870 at 180.77 I Super Comp. MacNeil was in his first final round and recorded a perfect .000-second reaction time but ran too quick, breaking out and handing the win to Kenny.
Sawyer earned his 5th win taking the early lead over Alan’s son Jason Kenny, and holding on with a .024 second package in the Super Gas final. Sawyer, Acton, Mass., crossed the finish line in his ’02 Camaro in 9.911 seconds at 170.39 mph.
Rounding out the winners were Donald Pires and his ’72 Nova in Stock Eliminator and Tiina Duncanson, Acton, Ont., in Pro Stock Snowmobile. Pires, Sumerset, Mass., went seven rounds to take home the trophy after beating Jim Roberts, Portsmouth, R.I., and Duncanson overcame a big starting line advantage by Heath Smith to win in 8.112 seconds, 159.17 mph on her ’10 Ski-Doo.
The following are the final results from the NHRA New England Nationals and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at New England Dragway:
COMP ELIMINATOR
Peter Luciano, Chevy Cobalt, 8.573, 144.88 def. Steve Szupka, Bantam Roadster, 8.144, 158.80.
SUPER STOCK
Joe Santangelo, Chevy Camaro, 8.861, 135.82 def. Lincoln Morehead, Chevy Camaro, 10.208, 122.58.
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Donald Pires, Chevy Nova, 12.053, 87.71 def. Jim Roberts, Chevy Camaro, foul.
SUPER GAS
Ray Sawyer, Chevy Camaro, 9.911, 170.39 def. Jason Kenny, Chevy Corvette, 9.890, 159.76.
SUPER COMP
Alan Kenny, Dragster, 8.870, 180.77 def. Jason MacNeil, Dragster, 8.865, 159.21.
SUPER STREET
Keith Mayers, Porsche, 10.914, 151.48 def. Chris DePascale, Vega, 10.897, 135.46.
TOP DRAGSTER
Zac Biron, Dragster, 6.784, 197.28 def. Michael Galofaro, Dragster, 6.508, 209.23.
PRO STOCK SNOWMOBILE
Tiina Duncanson, Ski-Doo, 8.112, 159.17 def. Heath Smith, Ski-Doo, 8.500, 150.23.
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series – Tulsa Raceway Park
James Thompson and John Lombardo Jr. raced to wins this weekend for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park prior to rain putting a stop to the racing action Sunday evening.
Thompson, came out of the number seven qualifying position in Top Alcohol Dragster defeating No. 2 qualifier Randy Meyer and No. 3 qualifier Lee Callaway prior to meeting up with Michael Manners who took out David Brounkowski and Shayne Lawson in rounds one and two. Thompson, Vernon, Texas, then posted a 5.404 second 258.07 mph pass for the win against Manners, Willis, Texas, who suffered problems and slowed in the final.
Lombardo, Brea, Calif., lead the Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying in his ’14 Napa Auto Parts sponsored Mustang, then took out Nancy Matter in round one of eliminations before meeting up with Gainesville, Texas, racer Bryan Brown in the final. Lombardo covered the famed quarter-mile in 5.628 seconds at 261.72 mph to Brown’s 5.903 at 240.98 which was his best past of eliminations.
The NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series was also in action this weekend and finished up their eliminations before the weather hit with former series champion Tommy Grimes taking the win in Top Fuel Harley and Dennis Fisher winning in Pro Fuel Harley. Grimes, Pfafftown, N.C., clocked in at 6.411, 224.17 in outrunning Joey Sternotti, Naples, Fla., coming in at 6.838, 199.20 on his ’12 Harley.
Fisher, Dayton, Ohio., ended Janette Thornley’s day with a hole-shot win on his ’11 Harley. Fisher went 7.565, 162.67 to the quicker Thornley out of Mocksville, N.C., with a 7.526, 169.53 mph pass.
Also taking home wins in the Harley-Davidson series were Edward Golson, Conita, Colo., in Screamin’ Eagle Performance; Darrell Schwalbach, Omaha, Neb., in Draggin’ Bagger; Michael Majeska, League City, Texas, in Hot Street, Curt Chronister, Broken Arrow, Okla., in Pro Gas; and Larry Fore, Commerce City, Colo., in Street Pro.
Golson, went 10.365 on his ’06 VRod to beat William Rowe and Schwalbach won over Larry Fore, who was looking to double up on wins this weekend.
The semifinals and final rounds for the division’s Sunset Performance Top Sportsman and KPE Top Dragster classes will be completed at a South Central Division race later this year while other classes are back at Tulsa Raceway today in hopes of completing eliminations.
South Central Division racers head south to Royal Purple Raceway outside of Houston for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event this coming weekend, June 19-21.
The following are Sunday’s final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division event at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:
Round 1
7) James Thompson, Vernon, Texas, 5.388, 266.06 def. 2) Randy Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 16.319, 40.34
4) Michael Manners, Willis, Texas, 5.392, 269.73 def. 5) David Brounkowski, Cypress, Texas, 5.607, 244.92
8) Shayne Lawson, Broken Arrow, Okla., 5.434, 257.83 def. 1) Chase Copeland, Gainesville, Texas, 5.477, 273.27
3) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 6.139, 230.84 def. 6) Monroe Guest, Bixby, Okla., 10.959, 89.26
Semifinals
Manners, 5.444, 252.38 def. Lawson, 13.267, 65.75
Thompson, 5.409, 255.05 def. Callaway, 5.605, 240.12
Final
Thompson, 5.404, 258.07 def. Manners, 15.548, 66.05
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:
Round one
3) Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Manit., ’06 Monte Carlo, 7.284, 196.56 def. 4) Mark Billington, Prosper, Texas, ’05 Monte Carlo, 14.194, 57.51
5) Bryan Brown, Gainesville, Texas, ’06 Monte Carlo, 5.920, 241.84 def. 2) Kris Hool, Casper, Wyo., ’09 Monte Carlo, 7.981, 115.53
1) John Lombardo Jr., Brea, Calif., ’14 Mustang, 5.561, 264.55 def. 6) Nancy Matter, Lewisville, Texas, ’10 Monte Carlo, 6.515, 225.15
Semifinals
Lombardo Jr., 5.593, 262.33 was unopposed
Brown, 5.945, 238.93 def. McVey, 6.807, 140.15
Final
Lombardo Jr., 5.628, 261.72 def. Brown, 5.903, 240.98
TOP FUEL HARLEY
Tommy Grimes, Pfafftown, N.C., dragster, 6.411, 224.17 def. Joey Sternotti, Naples, Fla., ’12 Harley, 6.838, 199.20
PRO FUEL HARLEY
Dennis Fisher, Dayton, Ohio, ’11 Harley, 7.565, 162.67 def. Janette Thornley, Mocksville, N.C.,
’15 HRP, 7.526, 169.53
PRO GAS HARLEY
Curt Chronister, Broken Arrow, Okla., ’06 Buell, 8.568, 152.37 was unopposed
STREET PRO HARLEY
Larry Fore, Commerce City, Colo., ’05 V-Rod, 10.900, 117.31 was unopposed
HOT STREET HARLEY
Michael Majeska, League City, Texas, ’00 M2 Cyclone, 11.649, 115.83 was unopposed
DRAGGIN BAGGER HARLEY
Darrell Schwalbach, Omaha, Neb., ’06 Road Glide, 11.063, 120.71 def. Larry Fore, Commerce City, Colo., ’13 Road Glide, 12.593, 104.10
SCREAMIN’ EAGLE PERFORMANCE HARLEY
Edward Golson, Conita, Colo., ’06 VRod, 10.365, 116.35 def. William Rowe, Hellertown, Pa., ’06 Vrod, 10.363, 124.59
Schumacher, Force, Anderson take New England Nationals wins
John Force picked up his second Funny Car win of the season Sunday at the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway.
Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also took home victories in their respective categories at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event in Epping. All three winners of the event rank as the active wins leaders in their classes.
Force, a 16-time Funny Car world champ, raced to a winning performance of 4.160 seconds at 309.49 mph in his Peak Antifreeze Chevy Camaro SS, defeating No. 1 qualifier Tommy Johnson Jr. in the final. The victory was Force’s 143rd of his career, 99 ahead of second-place Ron Capps. The win was Force’s first at New England Dragway following a runner-up at this event in 2013. With the win, Force now has a victory at every track that has appeared on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series circuit.
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Tony Schumacher
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Greg Anderson
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“I had a great day,” said Force, who moves to third in points with the win. “I’m not going out of racing any time soon, but I was going to win at New England. I almost did the first year, and this year I finally did.”
Johnson was appearing in his first final of the season. The No. 1 qualifier for the weekend, Johnson leaves Epping still searching for his first win since Bristol last June. He is now fifth in Funny Car points.
In Top Fuel, Schumacher went the distance as the No. 1 qualifier, running a 3.809 at 321.35 in his U.S. Army dragster during a final-round win over three-time world champ Larry Dixon, who finished in 3.881 at 319.60 in his C&J Energy Services dragster. Schumacher, the defending and eight-time world champ, secured his second win of the season, second in a row at Epping, and 79th of his career. The victory propels Schumacher to second in points.
“[Crew chiefs] Mike [Green] and Neal [Strausbaugh] did an outstanding job today,” said Schumacher. “I felt like I drove well today. Together as a team we went out and won. We did a great job, what a battle.”
Dixon, whose last win came in 2011 in Phoenix, was appearing in his third final of the season and first at New England Dragway. He is now fifth in points.
Anderson drove his Summit Racing Chevy Camaro to a 6.512 at 214.72 in the final round, defeating 2012 Pro Stock world champ Allen Johnson, who trailed with a 6.530 at 213.50 in his Magneti Marelli Dodge Dart. The win was Anderson’s third of the season and 77th of his career. Anderson, a four-time world champ who won last weekend at Englishtown while also beating Johnson in the final, has now won back-to-back races for the first time since 2011.
“My car has been fantastic,” said Anderson, who is now three for three in final rounds this season. “I’m absolutely having a ball. I’ve got a great race team behind me, and they are doing a great job. I can’t wait to go to the next race.”
Johnson appeared in his second consecutive final of the season, and he moved to fifth in points with the runner-up finish.
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to Bristol next weekend for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 19-21, at Bristol Dragway.
