{"id":4330,"date":"2016-06-25T23:46:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T04:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=4330"},"modified":"2016-07-01T12:55:52","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T17:55:52","slug":"kalitta-worsham-anderson-and-krawiec-race-to-qualifying-leads-at-summit-racing-equipment-nhra-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/25\/kalitta-worsham-anderson-and-krawiec-race-to-qualifying-leads-at-summit-racing-equipment-nhra-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalitta, Worsham, Anderson and Krawiec race to qualifying leads at Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

NORWALK, Ohio \u2013 Kalitta Motorsports drivers Doug Kalitta<\/strong> (Top Fuel) and Del Worsham<\/strong> (Funny Car) swept the No. 1 qualifying positions in the nitro categories at their home track of Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. This is the third time the team based in nearby Ypsilanti, Mich., has swept both categories.<\/p>\n

\"188-DougKalitta-Saturday-Norwalk\"<\/p>\n

Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) will also lead their respective categories into eliminations at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, the 12th race of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series<\/a> season.<\/p>\n

For Worsham, this is the first No. 1 qualifying position of the season and the 46th of his 540 race career. His elapsed time track record run of 3.875 seconds at 328.70 mph in his DHL Toyota Camry from Friday earned him the top position. Worsham\u2019s Camry suffered minor damage when the parachutes failed to deploy in the final qualifying session and he went through the sand trap at the end of the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe car made a great run but we came in with a new Toyota DHL Camry body on our car,\u201d Worsham said. \u201cWe had a malfunction in the routing of the wiring of the cables from the levers to the parachutes and they failed. I swatted for them twice and when they didn\u2019t deploy it was all I could do to get it stopped. Luckily the damage was minimal for what it could have been.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"190-DelWorsham-Saturday-Norwalk\"<\/p>\n

Funny Car points leader Ron Capps qualified second and will face Jeff Diehl and Robert Hight, who qualified third, will race Brandon Welch when eliminations begin.<\/p>\n

In Top Fuel, Kalitta, racing his Mac Tools dragster, retained the No. 1 qualifying position with the 3.719 at 327.51. This is the third No. 1 qualifying position of the season for Kalitta, he has four wins and is the category points leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be interesting for tomorrow as it will get a little warmer so we will work that into our program,\u201d Kalitta said. \u201cGetting into the top half is real important and that is our goal every time, to get lane choice. Just real proud of my guys on this thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also in Top Fuel Antron Brown retained his No. 2 qualifying position and will face Luigi Novelli in the first round. Brittany Force will face Chris Karamesines as she aims for her third win of the season and Richie Crampton looks to improve on his season when he will battle Leah Pritchett.<\/p>\n

\"187-GregAnderson-Saturday-Norwalk\"<\/p>\n

Anderson powered to the Pro Stock No. 1 qualifying position on Friday in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro with a run of 6.565 at 211.26 and retained the top spot through the last two sessions. This is the fifth No. 1 qualifying position of the season for him and the 85th of his career. He will face Charlie Wescott, Jr. in the first round of eliminations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are having a ball right now, having fun racing,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cI love every individual race we come to, I love to have a chance to win each race we come to. It means more to me than anything to hoist that Wally on a Sunday at any racetrack we go to.\u201d<\/p>\n

During qualifying at the 12th race of the season Anderson, who is second in the points, and teammate Jason Line, who is first, became the first racers to secure their berths into the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.<\/p>\n

\"189-EddieKrawiec-Saturday-Norwalk\"<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think it could be done this early, job number-one is done, we are in the big show,\u201d said Anderson, a four-time Pro Stock world champion. \u201cThe good news is we can try a few things and experiment, we can test a few thigs some of the other teams can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Krawiec, on his Vance & Hines Screamin\u2019 Eagle Harley-Davidson, secured his fourth No. 1 qualifying position in the first five races of the season with his run of 6.822 at 195.31 that he posted during the second round of qualifying on Friday evening. This is his 31st No. 1 qualifying position of his career, third at the event that he won in 2011. He will face Chip Ellis on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I have a very good bike going into tomorrow,\u201d said Krawiec. \u201cThe biggest thing I have been struggling with here is, myself and my teammate, is just keeping up on the wind direction. It has been changing and for our motorcycles we really need to be on top of that, to make the proper chassis adjustments to go straight down the track. The knowledge and the data we have from today is going to help us tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

His teammate Andrew Hines qualified second and will face Michael Phillips and Matt Smith who qualified third will face Michael Ray.<\/p>\n

Eliminations begin for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on Sunday at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

NORWALK, Ohio — Sunday’s first-round pairings for eliminations for the Tenth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the 12th 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. Doug Kalitta, 3.719 seconds, 327.51 mph\u00a0 vs. Bye; 2. Antron Brown, 3.733, 320.51\u00a0 vs. 15. Luigi Novelli, 13.639, 190.54; 3. Brittany Force, 3.735, 324.28\u00a0 vs. 14. Chris Karamesines, 4.341, 210.77; 4. Richie Crampton, 3.735, 317.79\u00a0 vs. 13. Leah Pritchett, 4.309, 200.17; 5. J.R. Todd, 3.759, 324.44\u00a0 vs. 12. Terry McMillen, 3.968, 249.86; 6. Tony Schumacher, 3.766, 321.12\u00a0 vs. 11. Tripp Tatum, 3.948, 303.03; 7. Shawn Langdon, 3.795, 322.73\u00a0 vs. 10. Troy Buff, 3.832, 310.48; 8. Pat Dakin, 3.820, 308.14\u00a0 vs. 9. Clay Millican, 3.821, 319.60.<\/p>\n

Funny Car — 1. Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 3.875, 328.70\u00a0 vs. Bye; 2. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.882, 324.90\u00a0 vs. 15. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Solara, 7.204, 182.62; 3. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.886, 327.03\u00a0 vs. 14. Brandon Welch, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.519, 210.67; 4. Courtney Force, Camaro, 3.889, 326.63\u00a0 vs. 13. John Hale, Charger, 4.066, 313.22; 5. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.891, 326.63\u00a0 vs. 12. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.002, 314.61; 6. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.909, 320.74\u00a0 vs. 11. John Force, Camaro, 3.979, 324.12; 7. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 3.955, 315.49\u00a0 vs. 10. Chad Head, Camry, 3.970, 310.70; 8. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.959, 321.96\u00a0 vs. 9. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.968, 323.74.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock — 1. Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.565, 211.26\u00a0 vs. 16. Charlie Westcott Jr., Ford Mustang, 6.818, 204.11; 2. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.569, 211.00\u00a0 vs. 15. Curt Steinbach, Camaro, 6.762, 204.94; 3. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.593, 209.30\u00a0 vs. 14. V. Gaines, Dodge Dart, 6.750, 205.72; 4. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.597, 210.08\u00a0 vs. 13. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.743, 207.34; 5. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.603, 209.43\u00a0 vs. 12. John Gaydosh Jr, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.686, 206.13; 6. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.606, 209.65\u00a0 vs. 11. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.672, 206.29; 7. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.624, 209.04\u00a0 vs. 10. Erica Enders, Dart, 6.656, 207.37; 8. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.640, 209.36\u00a0 vs. 9. Jeg Coughlin, Dart, 6.653, 206.99.
\nDid Not Qualify: 17. Mark Hogan, 6.830, 201.01; 18. Dave River, 11.931, 73.50.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.822, 195.31\u00a0 vs. 16. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.977, 191.92; 2. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.853, 194.69\u00a0 vs. 15. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 6.972, 194.77; 3. Matt Smith, Victory, 6.854, 194.58\u00a0 vs. 14. Michael Ray, Buell, 6.969, 194.16; 4. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.861, 195.48\u00a0 vs. 13. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.965, 192.49; 5. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.875, 195.22\u00a0 vs. 12. Angie Smith, Victory, 6.955, 189.31; 6. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.876, 195.08\u00a0 vs. 11. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.932, 191.97; 7. Cory Reed, Buell, 6.884, 192.99\u00a0 vs. 10. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 6.918, 193.27; 8. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.890, 193.65\u00a0 vs. 9. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.897, 194.97.
\nDid Not Qualify: 17. Karen Stoffer, 6.978, 194.35; 18. Brian Pretzel, 7.003, 190.75; 19. Melissa Surber, 7.005, 190.78; 20. Joe DeSantis, 7.077, 188.78.<\/p>\n

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

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