{"id":5681,"date":"2016-10-02T23:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T04:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=5681"},"modified":"2016-10-06T12:20:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T17:20:40","slug":"johnson-jr-brown-nobile-and-krawiec-race-to-victory-at-dodge-nhra-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/02\/johnson-jr-brown-nobile-and-krawiec-race-to-victory-at-dodge-nhra-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson Jr., Brown, Nobile and Krawiec race to victory at Dodge NHRA Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOHNTON, Pa. \u2013 Tommy Johnson Jr.<\/strong> raced to the Funny Car victory at the Dodge NHRA<\/a> Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Vincent Nobile (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also victorious in their respective categories at the 21st event of 24 on the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. The Dodge NHRA Nationals is the third race of the six-race NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoffs.<\/p>\n

Johnson Jr. powered his Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R\/T to a 3.895-second pass at 330.63 mph in the final round to defeat teammate and points leader Ron Capps\u2019 3.911 at 324.12 at the controls of his Napa Auto Parts Dodge Charger R\/T. Johnson Jr., who has raced to the final round in all three NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship events, claimed his 14th career victory, second of the season and first at Maple Grove Raceway. He is second in the points trailing Capps by only 24. Johnson Jr. beat Cruz Pedregon, Mike Smith and Jack Beckman en route to his fifth final round of the season.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou want to have a strong start in the Countdown; we knew that going into it,\u201d said Johnson Jr., who was runner-up at this event in 2014. \u201cWe went from seventh to fourth in Charlotte \u2013 a runner-up is good \u2013 then we went to St. Louis and got a another runner-up and went to second, and I said I\u2019d be happy with four more runner-ups, but when you look in the other lane and it\u2019s Capps, who\u2019s leading the points, it\u2019s a must-win. You\u2019ve got to gain some ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Capps outlasted Vegas-winner Alexis DeJoria, two-time 2016 winner Tim Wilkerson and No. 1 qualifier Matt Hagan in the earlier rounds.<\/p>\n

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Jack Beckman is third in points and is followed by Hagan in fourth, reigning world champ Del Worsham in fifth and 16-time Funny Car world champ John Force in sixth.<\/p>\n

In Top Fuel, Brown raced his Matco Tools dragster to a 3.721 at 317.34 to beat Brittany Force\u2019s 3.721 at 324.67 in her Monster Energy dragster. Brown had a better reaction time and won on a holeshot. The defending and two-time world champion tallied his 60th career win, sixth of the season and second consecutive at Maple Grove. Brown held on to his first-place standing in Top Fuel with the win. He raced past Sonoma winner J.R. Todd, Clay Millican and three-time 2016 event winner Shawn Langdon in the earlier rounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cSt. Louis didn\u2019t turn out the way we wanted it to, and there\u2019s still plenty of time left in this championship race,\u201d said Brown, who was knocked out in the first round last weekend. \u201cThere\u2019s three more races left and we\u2019re going to have to fight hard. Ain\u2019t nobody going to give you the championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Force, who won in Gainesville, Fla., and Brainerd, Minn., outlasted Larry Dixon, who was making his first appearance of the season, three-time 2016 winner Doug Kalitta and Phoenix winner Leah Pritchett en route to the final round.<\/p>\n

Kalitta, in second place, trails Brown by 77 points, while Force is in third, Langdon is in fourth and eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher is fifth.<\/p>\n

Nobile earned his first victory of 2016 by posting a 6.575 at 209.85 in his Mountain View Tire Chevy Camaro to defeat seven-time 2016 event winner Greg Anderson\u2019s 6.582 at 210.37 in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro. Nobile entered the event with two-runner up finishes on the season and ended a 56-race drought with the win. It marks the 10th victory of his career and first at Reading. Nobile, who qualified No. 1, moved to third in the Pro Stock points standings behind Jason Line and Anderson, respectively. He beat 2015 top rookie Drew Skillman, back-to-back and reigning world champion Erica Enders and Shane Gray before meeting Anderson in the final.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a big day for Mountain View Racing and NAPA Auto Parts,\u201d said Nobile. \u201cWe got the Chevrolet in the winner\u2019s circle, and I\u2019m semi-speechless. We turned it around right at the right time. Don\u2019t get me wrong, at the beginning of the year we were like, \u2018Give us our carburetors back.\u2019 It certainly was a pain in the butt, not necessarily for me as a driver but for the crew chiefs and the guys working on the car.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson qualified second and knocked down five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin, John Gaydosh and teammate Line in the earlier rounds.<\/p>\n

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In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Krawiec rode his Screamin\u2019 Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to a 6.818 at 193.88 to outlast rookie Cory Reed\u2019s 6.958 at 186.43 on his Precision Service Equipment \/ Star Racing Buell in the final round. This is Krawiec\u2019s 35th career victory, fourth of 2016 and fourth at Maple Grove Raceway. The three-time world champion started the weekend fifth in points and moved up to second behind teammate Andrew Hines. Krawiec rode past Englishtown, N.J., winner Angelle Sampey, Karen Stoffer and Sonoma, Calif., winner LE Tonglet to make it to the final round.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy main goal this weekend here was to come win,\u201d Krawiec said. \u201cIf you win races in the Countdown, you\u2019re going to be fighting for the championship when you get to Pomona. This was a big day for all of our team actually, Andrew and myself getting past the first round. When you draw Angelle and Chip Ellis in round one, you don\u2019t say, \u2018Well, this should be easy. This should be no problem this weekend.\u2019 For me, I was on a mission first round because I knew if I went past first round I could keep the momentum and keep it rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reed beat fellow rookie Melissa Surber, Hector Arana and reigning world champ Hines in the earlier rounds.<\/p>\n

Sampey is third in points and followed by Chip Ellis and alligator farmer Jerry Savoie in fourth and fifth, respectively.<\/p>\n

The NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Champion continues Oct. 13-16 with the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas.<\/p>\n

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MOHNTON, Pa. — Final finish order (1-16) at the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.\u00a0 The race is the 21st of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n

TOP FUEL:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Antron Brown; 2.\u00a0 Brittany Force; 3.\u00a0 Leah Pritchett; 4.\u00a0 Shawn Langdon; 5.\u00a0 Clay Millican; 6. Dom Lagana; 7.\u00a0 Steve Torrence; 8.\u00a0 Doug Kalitta; 9.\u00a0 Tony Schumacher; 10.\u00a0 J.R. Todd; 11.\u00a0 Larry Dixon; 12.\u00a0 Richie Crampton; 13.\u00a0 Smax Smith; 14.\u00a0 Ike Maier; 15.\u00a0 Shawn Reed; 16.\u00a0 Scott Palmer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    FUNNY CAR:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Tommy Johnson Jr.; 2.\u00a0 Ron Capps; 3.\u00a0 Matt Hagan; 4.\u00a0 Jack Beckman; 5.\u00a0 Del Worsham; 6.\u00a0 John Bojec; 7.\u00a0 Mike Smith; 8.\u00a0 Tim Wilkerson; 9.\u00a0 Cruz Pedregon; 10.\u00a0 Chad Head; 11.\u00a0 Alexis DeJoria; 12.\u00a0 Courtney Force; 13.\u00a0 John Force; 14.\u00a0 Robert Hight; 15.\u00a0 John Hale; 16.\u00a0 Jim Campbell.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      PRO STOCK:<\/p>\n

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      1. Vincent Nobile; 2.\u00a0 Greg Anderson; 3.\u00a0 Jason Line; 4.\u00a0 Shane Gray; 5.\u00a0 Erica Enders; 6.\u00a0 John Gaydosh Jr; 7.\u00a0 Alan Prusiensky; 8.\u00a0 Chris McGaha; 9.\u00a0 Alex Laughlin; 10.\u00a0 Jeg Coughlin; 11.\u00a0 Bo Butner; 12.\u00a0 Kenny Delco; 13.\u00a0 Matt Hartford; 14.\u00a0 Drew Skillman; 15.\u00a0 Allen Johnson; 16.\u00a0 Val Smeland.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Eddie Krawiec; 2.\u00a0 Cory Reed; 3.\u00a0 LE Tonglet; 4.\u00a0 Andrew Hines; 5.\u00a0 Hector Arana; 6.\u00a0 Jerry Savoie; 7.\u00a0 Karen Stoffer; 8.\u00a0 Matt Smith; 9.\u00a0 Hector Arana Jr; 10.\u00a0 Angelle Sampey; 11.\u00a0 Angie Smith; 12.\u00a0 Melissa Surber; 13.\u00a0 John Hall; 14.\u00a0 Joey Gladstone; 15.\u00a0 Scotty Pollacheck; 16.\u00a0 Chip Ellis.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          MOHNTON, Pa. — Sunday’s final results from the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The race is the 21st of 24 in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series:<\/p>\n

          Top Fuel — Antron Brown, 3.721 seconds, 317.34 mph\u00a0 def. Brittany Force, 3.721 seconds, 324.67 mph.<\/p>\n

          Funny Car — Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 3.895, 330.63\u00a0 def. Ron Capps, Charger, 3.911, 324.12.<\/p>\n

          Pro Stock — Vincent Nobile, Chevy Camaro, 6.575, 209.85\u00a0 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.582, 210.37.<\/p>\n

          Pro Stock Motorcycle — Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.818, 193.88\u00a0 def. Cory Reed, Buell, 6.958, 186.43.<\/p>\n

          MOHNTON, Pa. — Final round-by-round results from the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the 21st of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series:<\/p>\n

          TOP FUEL:<\/p>\n

          ROUND ONE — Clay Millican, 3.749, 319.07 def. Scott Palmer, 9.739, 84.33; Steve Torrence, 3.691, 326.08 def. Tony Schumacher, 3.700, 325.85; Brittany Force, 3.728, 324.20 def. Larry Dixon, 3.760, 326.71; Dom Lagana, 3.774, 323.97 def. Richie Crampton, 3.778, 319.98; Leah Pritchett, 3.721, 329.42 def. Shawn Reed, 4.624, 209.07; Antron Brown, 3.715, 327.98 def. J.R. Todd, 3.748, 329.26; Shawn Langdon, 3.715, 328.46 def. Smax Smith, Foul – Red Light; Doug Kalitta, 3.728, 328.78 def. Ike Maier, 4.159, 288.39; QUARTERFINALS — Force, 17.366, 81.36 def. Kalitta, Foul – Red Light; Brown, 3.688, 328.62 def. Millican, 3.704, 325.30; Langdon, 3.735, 330.31 def. Lagana, 3.798, 290.76; Pritchett, 3.701, 325.45 def. Torrence, 3.848, 324.75; SEMIFINALS — Force, 3.731, 325.06 def. Pritchett, 10.304, 80.50; Brown, 6.022, 255.68 def. Langdon, Broke; FINAL — Brown, 3.721, 317.34 def. Force, 3.721, 324.67.<\/p>\n

          FUNNY CAR:<\/p>\n

          ROUND ONE — Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 3.872, 330.80 def. Chad Head, Toyota Camry, 5.819, 134.48; Ron Capps, Charger, 4.144, 309.84 def. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 7.408, 82.72; Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.909, 327.27 def. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.159, 257.58; Del Worsham, Camry, 5.020, 194.24 def. John Force, Chevy Camaro, 7.836, 86.56; Mike Smith, Dodge Stratus, 4.692, 221.49 def. John Hale, Charger, 8.538, 74.48; John Bojec, Toyota Solara, 4.091, 312.71 def. Courtney Force, Camaro, 7.585, 87.91; Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 5.367, 280.25 def. Robert Hight, Camaro, 8.245, 92.84; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.112, 325.22 def. Jim Campbell, Charger, 16.036, 28.69; QUARTERFINALS — Capps, 3.898, 325.61 def. Wilkerson, 5.865, 122.12; Beckman, 3.850, 332.26 def. Worsham, 3.907, 329.83; Johnson Jr., 4.025, 325.37 def. Smith, 5.608, 129.58; Hagan, 3.869, 332.75 def. Bojec, 4.174, 289.51; SEMIFINALS — Capps, 3.893, 327.66 def. Hagan, 3.893, 333.58; Johnson Jr., 3.892, 328.94 def. Beckman, 3.899, 327.51; FINAL — Johnson Jr., 3.895, 330.63 def. Capps, 3.911, 324.12.<\/p>\n

          PRO STOCK:<\/p>\n

          ROUND ONE — Erica Enders, Dodge Dart, 6.644, 207.34 def. Bo Butner, Chevy Camaro, 6.647, 209.43; Alan Prusiensky, Dart, 6.689, 206.16 def. Allen Johnson, Dart, 11.170, 61.04; John Gaydosh Jr, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.697, 206.67 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.816, 195.93; Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.600, 209.95 def. Kenny Delco, Camaro, Foul – Red Light; Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.595, 210.21 def. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.600, 209.72; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.579, 210.54 def. Jeg Coughlin, Dart, 6.629, 208.17; Jason Line, Camaro, 6.559, 210.87 def. Val Smeland, Chevy Cobalt, Broke; Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.569, 211.00 def. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 11.025, 78.25; QUARTERFINALS — Gray, 6.590, 208.75 def. McGaha, 6.727, 180.55; Anderson, 6.578, 209.62 def. Gaydosh Jr, Foul – Red Light; Nobile, 6.600, 209.88 def. Enders, Foul – Red Light; Line, 6.578, 210.31 def. Prusiensky, 6.685, 206.26; SEMIFINALS — Nobile, 6.581, 210.37 def. Gray, 6.649, 209.36; Anderson, 6.576, 210.54 def. Line, Foul – Red Light; FINAL — Nobile, 6.575, 209.85 def. Anderson, 6.582, 210.37.<\/p>\n

          PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:<\/p>\n

          ROUND ONE — Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.953, 192.71 def. John Hall, Buell, 6.989, 189.87; Hector Arana, Buell, 6.928, 194.86 def. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, Foul – Red Light; Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.913, 195.79 def. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 10.617, 76.45; Cory Reed, Buell, 6.866, 192.60 def. Melissa Surber, Buell, 6.950, 189.66; Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.760, 196.19 def. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.863, 193.18; LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.846, 195.93 def. Joey Gladstone, Suzuki, 7.069, 192.03; Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.772, 196.87 def. Chip Ellis, Buell, Broke; Matt Smith, 6.876, 193.88 def. Angie Smith, 6.944, 189.71; QUARTERFINALS — Reed, 6.913, 188.73 def. Arana, 6.899, 195.25; Tonglet, 6.838, 195.48 def. M. Smith, 10.345, 80.13; Hines, 6.794, 196.36 def. Savoie, 6.908, 194.60; Krawiec, 6.774, 194.16 def. Stoffer, 8.653, 100.66; SEMIFINALS — Reed, 6.909, 187.96 def. Hines, 6.856, 194.24; Krawiec, 6.783, 195.11 def. Tonglet, 6.835, 195.99; FINAL — Krawiec, 6.818, 193.88 def. Reed, 6.958, 186.43.<\/p>\n

          MOHNTON, Pa. — Point standings (top 10) following the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the 21st of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series –<\/p>\n

          Top Fuel<\/p>\n

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          1. Antron Brown, 2,377; 2.\u00a0 Doug Kalitta, 2,300; 3.\u00a0 Brittany Force, 2,259; 4.\u00a0 Shawn Langdon, 2,258; 5.\u00a0 Tony Schumacher, 2,236; 6.\u00a0 Steve Torrence, 2,214; 7.\u00a0 Leah Pritchett, 2,188; 8.\u00a0 J.R. Todd, 2,183; 9.\u00a0 Richie Crampton, 2,159; 10.\u00a0 Clay Millican, 2,136.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Funny Car<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Ron Capps, 2,368; 2.\u00a0 Tommy Johnson Jr., 2,344; 3.\u00a0 Jack Beckman, 2,275; 4.\u00a0 Matt Hagan, 2,258; 5.\u00a0 Del Worsham, 2,246; 6.\u00a0 John Force, 2,230; 7.\u00a0 Tim Wilkerson, 2,196; 8.\u00a0 Robert Hight, 2,193; 9.\u00a0 Courtney Force, 2,182; 10.\u00a0 Alexis DeJoria, 2,099.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Pro Stock<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Jason Line, 2,389; 2.\u00a0 Greg Anderson, 2,344; 3.\u00a0 Vincent Nobile, 2,306; 4.\u00a0 Bo Butner, 2,256; 5.\u00a0 Shane Gray, 2,242; 6.\u00a0 Chris McGaha, 2,189; 7.\u00a0 Allen Johnson, 2,160; 8.\u00a0 Drew Skillman, 2,157; 9.\u00a0 Jeg Coughlin, 2,115; 10.\u00a0 Erica Enders, 2,104.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Pro Stock Motorcycle<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Andrew Hines, 2,341; 2.\u00a0 Eddie Krawiec, 2,303; 3.\u00a0 Angelle Sampey, 2,289; 4.\u00a0 Chip Ellis, 2,274; 5.\u00a0 Jerry Savoie, 2,271; 6.\u00a0 LE Tonglet, 2,215; 7.\u00a0 Cory Reed, 2,196; 8.\u00a0 Hector Arana, 2,159; 9.\u00a0 Matt Smith, 2,150; 10.\u00a0 Hector Arana Jr, 2,149.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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