{"id":24970,"date":"2019-04-06T21:07:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T02:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=24970"},"modified":"2019-04-06T21:12:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T02:12:53","slug":"bo-butner-mike-salinas-tim-wilkerson-and-matt-smith-secure-no-1-qualifiers-on-saturday-at-denso-spark-plugs-nhra-four-wide-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/06\/bo-butner-mike-salinas-tim-wilkerson-and-matt-smith-secure-no-1-qualifiers-on-saturday-at-denso-spark-plugs-nhra-four-wide-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Bo Butner, Mike Salinas, Tim Wilkerson and Matt Smith secure No. 1 qualifiers on Saturday at DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bo Butner. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Courtesy of the NHRA<\/em><\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS \u2013 Bo Butner<\/strong> secured his second No. 1 qualifier of the season on Saturday at the 20th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

Mike Salinas<\/strong> (Top Fuel), Tim Wilkerson<\/strong> (Funny Car) and Matt Smith<\/strong> (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were No. 1 qualifiers in each of their respective professional categories of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mike Salinas. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Butner\u2019s pass of 6.648-seconds at 207.46 mph in his Jim Butner’s Auto Chevy Camaro from Friday held strong to keep him atop of the Pro Stock category. He already has two wins in the 2019 season and is in the hunt for his second career win at the facility.<\/p>\n

Butner will face a quad of Jeff Isbell, Deric Kramer and Fernando Cuadra.  <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a good car. We\u2019ve had a good car since I sat in it. We\u2019re just out here having fun. That\u2019s probably one reason we\u2019ve had a little bit of success. This isn\u2019t our life but we do have fun and enjoy it,\u201d said Butner.<\/p>\n

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Tim Wilkerson. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cNow we kind of know how to win and I\u2019ve learned a lot. It\u2019s still a good race car. It went down there four times and we only have to go down three tomorrow so I\u2019m very happy and can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salinas clinched his second career No. 1 qualifier position with his lap of 3.705 at 328.46 in his Scrappers Racing dragster on Saturday and hopes to earn his first career victory on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re serious about what we\u2019re doing,\u201d Salinas said. \u201cWhat I don\u2019t know, I\u2019ll find. We know what won\u2019t work tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Funny Car, Wilkerson picked up his first No. 1 since Bristol 2017 in his Levi, Ray & Shoup Ford Shelby Mustang. His pass of 3.895 at 323.50 led the category. He was the runner-up at the Gainesville event and is looking for his first win since 2016. Wilkerson will line up for round one against a quadrant of Robert Hight, Shawn Langdon and Jeff Diehl.<\/p>\n

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Matt Smith. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud of how good our car runs,\u201d the veteran driver said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since we\u2019ve been No. 1 qualifier but I kind of pull that out of my hat every once in a while, if you\u2019ll notice. It might take me a year or two sometimes but I\u2019m there getting it done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion M. Smith snagged the top spot with his lap of 6.879 at 196.76 on his Elite Performance\/DENSO Auto Parts\/Stockseth EBR during the third qualifying session. M. Smith will be in a quad of Angelle Sampey, Ryan Oehler and Angie Smith. This is M. Smith\u2019s first No. 1 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and his first of the 2019 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith all the people who help us, we call that thing the \u2018Red Rocket,\u2019\u201d M. Smith said. \u201cIt truly is fast. It throws numbers out. Sometimes it\u2019s not supposed to go that fast and it wasn\u2019t supposed to go that fast Q3 but it did. We\u2019ll take the green hat and hopefully we can turn three win lights on tomorrow and go three rounds and win this race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eliminations will begin Sunday at 12:00 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n

Media Center Interviews:<\/h3>\n

Mike Salinas \u2013<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Saturday-MikeSalinas-LasVegas1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Tim Wilkerson \u2013<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Saturday-TimWilkerson-LasVegas1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Bo Butner \u2013<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Saturday-BoButner-Vegas1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Matt Smith \u2013<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Saturday-MattSmith-Vegas1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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LAS VEGAS — First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 20th annual DENSO Spark Plug NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the fourth of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings. <\/p>\n

Top Fuel — 1. Mike Salinas, 3.705 seconds, 328.46 mph vs. Bye vs. 8. Billy Torrence, 3.769, 324.75 vs. 9. Antron Brown, 3.772, 324.83; 2. Steve Torrence, 3.721, 327.59 vs. 15. Steven Chrisman, 7.129, 68.24 vs. 7. Doug Kalitta, 3.766, 323.74 vs. 10. Terry McMillen, 3.785, 321.27; 3. Brittany Force, 3.733, 322.88 vs. 14. Cameron Ferre, 4.099, 265.27 vs. 6. Richie Crampton, 3.758, 319.52 vs. 11. Scott Palmer, 3.790, 323.27; 4. Leah Pritchett, 3.743, 328.06 vs. 13. Terry Totten, 3.951, 297.68 vs. 5. Clay Millican, 3.750, 325.06 vs. 12. Austin Prock, 3.829, 316.97.<\/p>\n

Funny Car — 1. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.895, 323.50 vs. 16. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Camry, 4.382, 228.85 vs. 8. Shawn Langdon, Camry, 3.931, 324.67 vs. 9. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.940, 326.63; 2. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.897, 325.92 vs. 15. Terry Haddock, Mustang, 4.250, 289.88 vs. 7. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 3.928, 318.77 vs. 10. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.952, 319.45; 3. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.915, 324.83 vs. 14. Phil Burkart, Charger, 4.084, 298.40 vs. 6. John Force, Camaro, 3.925, 325.92 vs. 11. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.956, 321.27; 4. J.R. Todd, Camry, 3.919, 323.43 vs. 13. Gary Densham, Mustang, 4.057, 312.13 vs. 5. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.924, 327.03 vs. 12. Jim Campbell, Charger, 4.044, 313.00. Did Not Qualify: 17. Jonnie Lindberg, 4.414, 272.39.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock — 1. Bo Butner, Chevy Camaro, 6.648, 207.46 vs. 16. Jeff Isbell, Ford Mustang, 6.965, 198.76 vs. 8. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.669, 206.48 vs. 9. Fernando Cuadra, Camaro, 6.671, 205.47; 2. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.652, 206.86 vs. 15. Alan Prusiensky, Dodge Dart, 6.770, 203.00 vs. 7. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.668, 206.54 vs. 10. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.679, 206.13; 3. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.664, 206.92 vs. 14. Joey Grose, Camaro, 6.743, 204.82 vs. 6. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.666, 206.29 vs. 11. Steve Graham, Camaro, 6.689, 206.29; 4. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.665, 206.51 vs. 13. Shane Tucker, Camaro, 6.724, 204.57 vs. 5. Rodger Brogdon, Camaro, 6.665, 206.39 vs. 12. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.707, 205.57.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Matt Smith, EBR, 6.879, 196.76 vs. 16. Angelle Sampey, Harley-Davidson, 7.043, 192.00 vs. 8. Ryan Oehler, Buell, 6.962, 195.25 vs. 9. Angie Smith, EBR, 6.967, 195.42; 2. Hector Arana Jr, EBR, 6.884, 195.17 vs. 15. Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 7.035, 190.32 vs. 7. Hector Arana, EBR, 6.954, 192.93 vs. 10. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.983, 192.25; 3. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.888, 196.27 vs. 14. Freddie Camarena, Suzuki, 7.014, 192.49 vs. 6. Cory Reed, EBR, 6.950, 192.88 vs. 11. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.994, 191.43; 4. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.903, 194.83 vs. 13. Joey Gladstone, EBR, 7.010, 190.65 vs. 5. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.947, 193.49 vs. 12. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.997, 190.43. Did Not Qualify: 17. Scotty Pollacheck, 7.053, 190.75; 18. Jianna Salinas, 7.069, 188.28; 19. Katie Sullivan, 7.120, 188.81.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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