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LAS VEGAS — Defending Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown raced to his first victory of the season Sunday at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals.<\/p>\n
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Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) also were winners in their categories at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the fourth of 24 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing events.<\/p>\n
Brown powered his Matco Tools dragster to a 3.843 second pass at 314.60 mph to defeat first-time finalist Troy Buff, who drove his Bill Miller Engineering dragster to a 3.918 at 307.58 in the runner-up effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt never gets boring,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIt\u2019s more than just a trophy, it\u2019s all the hard work it takes to get here. We struggled the first three races but we just kept digging we kept our head down and just kept going.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the win, Brown moves to second in the Top Fuel points standings, trailing leader Brittany Force. Force lost to Buff in round two.<\/p>\n
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Brown defeated Leah Pritchett and Dave Connolly before facing off against Buff, who defeated JR Todd in the semis. Brown has 55 career wins in 98 final round appearances, including 39 wins in Top Fuel.<\/p>\n
In Funny Car, DeJoria piloted her Tequila Patron Toyota Camry to a 3.968 at 315.49 to overtake defending world champion Del Worsham in his DHL Camry. Worsham raced to a 3.988 at 323.58. It is DeJoria\u2019s second win at LVMS, where she also won in 2014, and her fourth Funny Car victory.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis fourth trophy was definitely a difficult one,\u201d said DeJoria, who had not won in the last 33 races. \u201cIt took a lot of risks to get here.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made consistent passes down the race track all four runs in qualifying and on race day as well. I don\u2019t know when the last time was that we did that. It\u2019s incredible to be a part of this.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeJoria moved to eighth in the Funny Car points. Robert Hight maintained the points lead in his Auto Club Chevy Camaro after losing to DeJoria in the quarterfinals. DeJoria also outran 16-time world champion John Force in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
It is the first time in NHRA history where three women have raced to wins in nitro categories in consecutive events. DeJoria\u2019s Funny Car win follows Top Fuel wins in Phoenix and Gainesville by Leah Pritchett and Brittany Force at the last two events.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s great to be a part of that history,\u201d DeJoria said.<\/p>\n
In a battle of Chevy Camaros, two-time world champion Line defeated KB Racing teammate Bo Butner in the Pro Stock final after Butner turned on the red light at the start. Line extended his points lead with his second win in his fourth consecutive final round appearance to open the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been special to say the least,” said Line, who beat Matt Hartford, Chris McGaha and Erica Enders en route to the final. “It\u2019s been a fun ride. Hopefully it continues like this for the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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It is Line\u2019s 39th career victory and the fourth consecutive victory for the KB Racing team.<\/p>\n
Line widens his points lead over teammate Greg Anderson and Butner, who defeated Anderson in the semifinals, sits in third for KB Racing.<\/p>\n
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series continues April 22-24 in Charlotte, N.C. with the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.<\/p>\n
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LAS VEGAS — Final finish order (1-16) at the 17th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.\u00a0 The race is the fourth of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n
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TOP FUEL:<\/p>\n
FUNNY CAR:<\/p>\n
PRO STOCK:<\/p>\n
LAS VEGAS — Sunday’s final results from the 17th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race is the fourth of 24 in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing<\/p>\n
Series:<\/p>\n
Top Fuel — Antron Brown, 3.843 seconds, 314.68 mph\u00a0 def. Troy Buff, 3.918 seconds, 307.58 mph.<\/p>\n
Funny Car — Alexis DeJoria, Toyota Camry, 3.968, 315.49\u00a0 def. Del Worsham, Camry, 3.988, 323.58.<\/p>\n
Pro Stock — Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.712, 206.32\u00a0 def. Bo Butner, Camaro, Foul – Red Light.<\/p>\n
Top Alcohol Dragster — Joey Severance, 5.465, 270.75\u00a0 def. Chris Demke, 6.360, 159.72.<\/p>\n
Top Alcohol Funny Car — Terry Ruckman, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.629, 258.52\u00a0 def. Jirka Kaplan, Chevy Camaro, 5.705, 257.38.<\/p>\n
Competition Eliminator — Alan Ellis, ’23-T Ford, 6.613, 210.37\u00a0 def. Tony Mandella, Chevy S-10, 8.536, 154.33.<\/p>\n
Super Stock — Cody Lane, Chevy Cavalier, 8.870, 148.46\u00a0 def. Kyle Seipel, Chevy Camaro, 9.727, 135.97.<\/p>\n
Stock Eliminator — Leo Glasbrenner, Pontiac Firebird, 10.788, 118.66\u00a0 def. Brad Burton, Firebird, 10.917, 115.76.<\/p>\n
Super Comp — Dan Fletcher, Dragster, 9.062, 145.22\u00a0 def. Steve Williams, Dragster, 9.014, 184.30.<\/p>\n
Super Gas — Ken Mostowich, Chevy Corvette, 10.058, 150.97\u00a0 def. John Labbous Jr, Corvette, 10.040, 160.35.<\/p>\n
Top Dragster — J.R. Lobner, Dragster, 6.821, 185.77\u00a0 def. Denny Hills, Dragster, 6.349, 217.84.<\/p>\n
Top Sportsman — Don Meziere, Chevy Cobalt, 7.016, 189.36\u00a0 def. Ed Olpin, Chevy Camaro, 7.155, 193.54.<\/p>\n
Top Fuel Harley — Craig Pelrine, Weekend, 6.716, 201.49\u00a0 def. Mike Pelrine, Weekend, broke.<\/p>\n
LAS VEGAS — Final round-by-round results from the 17th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the fourth of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series:<\/p>\n
TOP FUEL:<\/p>\n
ROUND ONE — Troy Buff, 4.967, 191.97 def. Richie Crampton, 7.447, 103.83; Brittany Force, 4.274, 267.48 def. Terry McMillen, 9.263, 85.53; Steven Chrisman, 4.087, 263.31 def. Steve Torrence, 4.682, 204.08; Doug Kalitta, 4.289, 260.61 def. Steve Faria, 10.782, 80.13; Antron Brown, 3.840, 313.88 def. Scott Palmer, 4.121, 249.35; Leah Pritchett, 3.892, 319.75 def. Shawn Langdon, 5.755, 135.33; Dave Connolly, 3.924, 275.34 def. Clay Millican, 4.290, 226.01; J.R. Todd, 3.933, 283.13 def. Tony Schumacher, 4.034, 254.66;<\/p>\n
QUARTERFINALS — Buff, 3.924, 311.41 def. Force, 3.972, 301.54; Todd, 4.045, 257.33 def. Chrisman, 4.918, 155.72; Connolly, 3.843, 315.86 def. Kalitta, 4.338, 223.58; Brown, 3.846, 313.95 def. Pritchett, 3.878, 322.11;<\/p>\n
SEMIFINALS — Buff, 3.910, 310.55 def. Todd, 9.260, 87.02; Brown, 3.826, 316.90 def. Connolly, 3.865, 297.02;<\/p>\n
FINAL — Brown, 3.843, 314.68 def. Buff, 3.918, 307.58.<\/p>\n
FUNNY CAR:<\/p>\n
ROUND ONE — Jim Campbell, Dodge Charger, 4.196, 301.47 def. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.567, 209.10; Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.081, 299.53 def. Terry Haddock, Toyota Solara, 11.632, 76.84; Courtney Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.969, 324.20 def. Bob Bode, Solara, 7.985, 106.02; Robert Hight, Camaro, 3.989, 322.27 def. Jeff Arend, Charger, 4.786, 170.79; Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 4.047, 316.38 def. John Hale, Charger, 4.084, 317.42; Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.006, 313.00 def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.073, 308.85; John Force, Camaro, 4.059, 300.40 def. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.061, 308.07; Chad Head, Camry, 4.509, 275.90 def. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 5.268, 156.59;<\/p>\n
QUARTERFINALS — Head, 4.172, 305.84 def. Beckman, 4.310, 316.97; Worsham, 4.056, 314.53 def. Campbell, 4.266, 262.90; J. Force, 3.991, 322.65 def. C. Force, 3.996, 321.58; DeJoria, 4.005, 315.86 def. Hight, 4.004, 320.20;<\/p>\n
SEMIFINALS — Worsham, 4.027, 318.39 def. Head, 4.036, 315.05; DeJoria, 4.012, 316.97 def. J. Force, 4.053, 319.52;<\/p>\n
FINAL — DeJoria, 3.968, 315.49 def. Worsham, 3.988, 323.58.<\/p>\n
PRO STOCK:<\/p>\n
ROUND ONE — Chris McGaha, Chevy Camaro, 6.758, 205.69 def. Shane Gray, Camaro, 10.900, 82.19; Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 6.818, 203.80 def. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 18.813, 31.25; Deric Kramer, Dart, 6.775, 204.29 def. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.800, 205.22; Erica Enders, Dart, 6.767, 204.42 def. Aaron Strong, Camaro, Foul – Red Light; Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.691, 205.13 def. V. Gaines, Dart, 6.831, 204.20; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.704, 206.01 def. Joey Grose, Camaro, 6.818, 203.74; Jason Line, Camaro, 6.708, 206.04 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.793, 202.97; Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.729, 204.88 def. Jeg Coughlin, Dart, 6.795, 204.01;<\/p>\n
QUARTERFINALS — Enders, 6.845, 204.70 def. Skillman, 6.807, 204.01; Line, 6.747, 205.38 def. McGaha, 6.750, 205.29; Anderson, 6.725, 205.66 def. Johnson, 6.754, 204.45; Butner, 6.706, 205.22 def. Kramer, 16.622, 49.38;<\/p>\n
SEMIFINALS — Line, 6.737, 205.22 def. Enders, 6.801, 204.82; Butner, 6.703, 205.47 def. Anderson, 6.755, 205.88;<\/p>\n
FINAL — Line, 6.712, 206.32 def. Butner, Foul – Red Light.<\/p>\n
LAS VEGAS — Point standings (top 10) following the 17th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the fourth of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series –<\/p>\n
Top Fuel<\/p>\n
Funny Car<\/p>\n
Pro Stock<\/p>\n
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