{"id":3733,"date":"2016-06-11T20:53:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T01:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=3733"},"modified":"2016-06-11T20:53:08","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T01:53:08","slug":"torrence-capps-line-and-krawiec-earn-no-1-qualifying-positions-at-nhra-summernationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/11\/torrence-capps-line-and-krawiec-earn-no-1-qualifying-positions-at-nhra-summernationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Torrence, Capps, Line and Krawiec earn No. 1 qualifying positions at NHRA Summernationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. \u2013 Steve Torrence<\/strong> claimed his fifth No. 1 qualifier of the season in Top Fuel on Saturday at the NHRA Summernationals<\/a> at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.<\/p>\n

\"155-SteveTorrence-Saturday-Englishtown\"<\/p>\n

Ron Capps (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) will also lead their respective categories into eliminations at the 10th race of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.<\/p>\n

Torrence, who won the season opener in Pomona, Calif., piloted his Capco Contractors\/ Torrence Racing dragster to a 3.735-second pass at 325.06 mph on Friday to propel him into eliminations as the top qualifier. Torrence, who won in Englishtown in 2012, will line up against Smax Smith in the first round of eliminations Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had no expectations of the car coming out this year and running as well as it has,\u201d said Torrence, who posted a runner-up finish last weekend in Epping, N.H. \u201cI had five No. 1 qualifiers coming into this season and we\u2019ve had five in this season already. So far it\u2019s been a storybook season and we\u2019re just going to try and maintain that consistency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fan favorite and 2015 Summernationals winner Antron Brown qualified second with a 3.742 at 317.94 in his Matco Tools dragster. Brown, the two-time and defending Top Fuel world champion from Chesterfield, N.J., will face Terry Haddock in round one. Shawn Langdon and his Red Fuel \/ Sandvik Coromant dragster qualified third and will face Shawn Reed. Brittany Force and her Monster Energy dragster are fourth and will race Luigi Novelli while points leader Doug Kalitta is fifth and will face off against Leah Pritchett Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

\"156-RonCapps-Saturday-Englishtown\"<\/p>\n

Capps\u2019 elapsed time track record of 3.870 at 318.62 in his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R\/T from the first round of qualifying on Friday earned him his third No. 1 qualifier of the season and 20th of his career. He has posted 12 consecutive three-second runs in his Dodge Charger R\/T. Capps, who won last week in Epping, N.H., will face John Hale to open eliminations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels good,\u201d said Capps, who was also the No. 1 qualifier in Epping last week. \u201cIt\u2019s been great and I love the horse I get to ride right now. It\u2019s fun but I\u2019ve been around long enough doing this that you don\u2019t try to expect anything or get too confident or cocky so we\u2019ll just keep going a little bit at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Hagan remains in the second spot in his Mopar Express Lane \/ Rocky Boots Dodge Charger R\/T with a 3.901 at a track record speed of 326.71. Hagan, who won back-to-back races earlier this season, will face Jim Campbell in round one. In the third spot is Robert Hight in his Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro. Hight will race Jeff Diehl to start eliminations. Reigning world champion Del Worsham is fourth and Tommy Johnson Jr. is fifth.<\/p>\n

\"157-JasonLine-Saturday-Englishtown\"<\/p>\n

Line powered to the quickest time of the year in Pro Stock and earned his fifth No. 1 qualifier of the season with a 6.519 at 212.56 in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro. Line, a two-time world champion, will open Sunday\u2019s eliminations with a first-round bye.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely learned some things today and I think we\u2019ll have a good tune up for tomorrow,\u201d said Line, who has five wins in eight final round appearances so far this year. \u201cI\u2019m not going to trade with anybody else. My car is really good right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the No. 2 and 3 spots are Line\u2019s Ken Black Racing teammates Greg Anderson and Bo Butner, respectively. Anderson and his Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro will face Charlie Westcott in the first round and Butner with his Jim Butner Auto Chevy Camaro will matchup with John Gaydosh.<\/p>\n

\"158-EddieKrawiec-Saturday-Englishtown\"<\/p>\n

Three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Krawiec secured his third No. 1 qualifier of the season and 30th of his career with a 6.783 at 195.53 on his Screamin\u2019 Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson. Krawiec, the Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader, has won two races this season and appeared in all three Pro Stock Motorcycle finals in 2016. Krawiec will race Brian Pretzel in the first round.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal coming into today was to learn,\u201d said Krawiec, who leads the points standings. \u201cHopefully we\u2019ll be able to use that data that we got today to go some rounds tomorrow; one run at a time and have fun doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Louisiana alligator farmer Jerry Savoie qualified second with a 6.788 at 197.80 on his Savoie\u2019s Alligator Farm Suzuki. Savoie, who lost to Krawiec in the most recent Pro Stock Motorcycle event in Atlanta, will meet Cory Reed in the first round.\u00a0 In the third spot is Hector Arana Jr. and his Lucas Oil Racing Buell. Arana Jr. will be matched up against Jim Underdahl. Reigning world champion Andrew Hines is in the fourth spot and will open eliminations against Michael Phillips.<\/p>\n

Eliminations will begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Sunday’s first-round pairings for eliminations for the 47th NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the tenth of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.\u00a0 Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.<\/p>\n

Top Fuel — 1. Steve Torrence, 3.735 seconds, 325.06 mph\u00a0 vs. 16. Smax Smith, broke; 2. Antron Brown, 3.742, 317.94\u00a0 vs. 15. Terry Haddock, 8.967, 69.95; 3. Shawn Langdon, 3.747, 326.71\u00a0 vs. 14. Shawn Reed, 4.343, 264.70; 4. Brittany Force, 3.753, 323.66\u00a0 vs. 13. Luigi Novelli, 4.331, 231.28; 5. Doug Kalitta, 3.768, 325.06\u00a0 vs. 12. Leah Pritchett, 3.875, 310.27; 6. Dom Lagana, 3.794, 320.13 vs. 11. Clay Millican, 3.867, 313.73; 7. Terry McMillen, 3.813, 316.67\u00a0 vs. 10. Tony Schumacher, 3.842, 315.42; 8. J.R. Todd, 3.818, 278.29\u00a0 vs. 9. Richie Crampton, 3.821, 307.02.<\/p>\n

Funny Car — 1. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.870, 321.04\u00a0 vs. 16. John Hale, Charger, 4.492, 240.64; 2. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.901, 326.71\u00a0 vs. 15. Jim Campbell, Toyota Camry, 4.326, 266.06; 3. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.915, 323.74\u00a0 vs. 14. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Solara, 4.107, 303.84; 4. Del Worsham, Camry, 3.931, 318.17\u00a0 vs. 13. Blake Alexander, Charger, 4.098, 304.87; 5. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.932, 322.88\u00a0 vs. 12. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.069, 276.92; 6. Chad Head, Camry, 3.938, 314.46\u00a0 vs. 11. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.033, 310.91; 7. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 3.939, 314.75\u00a0 vs. 10. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.981, 318.17; 8. Courtney Force, Camaro, 3.947, 320.05\u00a0 vs. 9. John Force, Camaro, 3.964, 316.90.\u00a0 Did Not Qualify: 17. Mike Smith, 6.398, 160.08.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock — 1. Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.519, 212.83\u00a0 vs. Bye; 2. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.533, 212.93\u00a0 vs. 15. Charlie Westcott Jr., Ford Mustang, 6.883, 203.25; 3. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.540, 212.66\u00a0 vs. 14. John Gaydosh Jr, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.875, 207.37; 4. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.541, 212.46\u00a0 vs. 13. V. Gaines, Dodge Dart, 6.791, 209.56; 5. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.565, 212.06\u00a0 vs. 12. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.628, 210.28; 6. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.579, 212.26\u00a0 vs. 11. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.625, 210.11; 7. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.602, 210.05\u00a0 vs. 10. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.625, 210.47; 8. Erica Enders, Dart, 6.617, 209.20\u00a0 vs. 9. Jeg Coughlin, Dart, 6.622, 209.85.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.783, 197.51\u00a0 vs. 16. Brian Pretzel, Suzuki, 6.983, 193.49; 2. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.788, 198.26\u00a0 vs. 15. Cory Reed, Buell, 6.975, 192.77; 3. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.799, 197.16\u00a0 vs. 14. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.950, 193.96; 4. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.802, 197.57\u00a0 vs. 13. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 6.926, 196.19; 5. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.804, 196.67\u00a0 vs. 12. Michael Ray, Buell, 6.881, 196.16; 6. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.824, 198.38\u00a0 vs. 11. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 6.859, 196.62; 7. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.834, 197.91\u00a0 vs. 10. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.853, 197.42; 8. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.842, 195.59\u00a0 vs. 9. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.851, 198.03.\u00a0 Did Not Qualify: 17. Angie Smith, 6.990, 193.21; 18. Shawn Gann, 7.002, 194.30; 19. Joe DeSantis, 7.038, 189.28; 20. Melissa Surber, 7.054, 192.82; 21. Thomas Miceli, 7.167, 182.50; 22. Matt Smith, 7.382, 190.11; 23. Lance Bonham, 7.455, 182.53; 24. Rickey Gadson, broke.<\/p>\n

Story and photos courtesy of the NHRA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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