{"id":44843,"date":"2024-03-09T20:30:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T03:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=44843"},"modified":"2024-03-17T08:34:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T13:34:43","slug":"brown-wins-pep-boys-top-fuel-all-star-callout-langdon-prock-enders-and-herrera-qualify-no-1-at-amalie-motor-oil-nhra-gatornationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/09\/brown-wins-pep-boys-top-fuel-all-star-callout-langdon-prock-enders-and-herrera-qualify-no-1-at-amalie-motor-oil-nhra-gatornationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown wins Pep Boys Top Fuel All-Star Callout; Langdon, Prock, Enders and Herrera qualify No. 1 at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Antron Brown picked up the victory in the Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout on Saturday at Gainesville Raceway in front of a capacity crowd, knocking off Brittany Force in the final round of the specialty race as part of this weekend\u2019s 55th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.<\/p>\n

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Antron Brown. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Austin Prock (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all qualified No. 1 at the first of 21 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n

Brown went 3.709-seconds at 332.43 mph in his 11,000-horsepower Matco Tools Toyota dragster, taking down Force\u2019s 3.730 at 328.70. It gave Brown, who defeated Langdon and Steve Torrence earlier in the day, his first Pep Boys All-Star Callout victory, a big payday in the specialty event and a stellar way to start his 2024 NHRA season.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur guys had a chance to keep picking at it, and keep picking at it, and we knew it was going to be a tough round against Brittany, another world champion,\u201d Brown said. \u201cEveryone we raced today was a world champion. We knew we had to step it up against her, but we had the added pressure of qualifying. So, to go out there and do what we did and run that 3.709 and move up to fourth on the ladder and get this Pep Boys All-Star Callout win is pretty special.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough competition tomorrow on race day. The field is tight, but hopefully we can parlay that and get better tomorrow. We\u2019ve been getting better and better with each lap, and that\u2019s when you get dangerous. I\u2019m focused, and my boys are giving me a hot rod that can do the job, and that\u2019s what it takes. We have an incredible team and we\u2019re looking forward to this 2024 season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shawn Langdon, No. 1 qualifier. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Langdon earned his first No. 1 spot since 2020, closing out qualifying with a 3.682 at 334.15 under the lights in his 11,000-horsepower Kalitta Air Careers Toyota dragster. After naming Brian Husen crew chief heading into the season, Langdon is already off to a great start, making a pair of runs in the 3.60s this weekend. He\u2019ll now look to pick up his first win since the 2020 NHRA U.S. Nationals as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat just shows the changes we\u2019ve made, with Brian coming in, the changes have shown great rewards so far,\u201d Langdon said. \u201cBrian has a really good control of the car right now. It\u2019s really cool to see and I\u2019m really proud of him. I\u2019m excited that he has this opportunity and I\u2019m really lucky to be his driver. We know what this team is capable, so we\u2019re looking forward to a great year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Langdon took the second spot with a 3.690 at 333.08 and defending event winner Mike Salinas qualified third after going 3.705. Tony Stewart qualified ninth in his Top Fuel debut with a 3.725 310.34.<\/p>\n

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Austin Prock, No. 1 qualifier. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

In Funny Car, Prock maintained the No. 1 spot on the strength of Friday\u2019s track-record run of 3.820-seconds at 334.65 mph in his 11,000-horsepower Cornwell Tools\/AAA Chevrolet Camaro SS. It was a sterling qualifying performance in his first NHRA Funny Car race, as Prock made three strong passes heading into eliminations, where he\u2019ll face off with John Smith in the opening round.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited for tomorrow. We really couldn\u2019t have done much better,\u201d Prock said. \u201cI\u2019m happy with this No. 1 qualifier and we\u2019re really going to have to see what it looks like in the morning. If the track is like what it was today or Friday, you\u2019re going to be throwing Hail Mary\u2019s. I\u2019m really looking forward to getting out there in my first NHRA Funny Car start and get this car in the winner\u2019s circle.<\/p>\n

Bob Tasca III stayed second with his 3.829 at 337.75, also setting a new track speed record on Saturday after going 338.09. Ron Capps took the third position with a 3.871 at 333.00.<\/p>\n

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Erica Enders, No. 1 qualifier. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Erica Enders stayed No. 1 in Pro Stock, picking up her 35th career top qualifier, after going 6.549 at 208.10 in her Johnson\u2019s Horsepowered Garage\/Melling Performance\/SCAG Power Equipment car. She\u2019ll open up eliminations against Kelley Murphy and has a great opportunity to win the Gatornationals for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a really great race car this weekend, so it seems to be translating very well,\u201d Enders said. \u201cBut there\u2019s a lot of really great cars out there and great drivers, so we just have to put our heads down and go to work, and hope for no parts failures or weird things happening. But I feel good and I feel confident in the cockpit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enders\u2019 Elite Motorsports teammate Cristian Cuadra stayed second after a run of 6.552 at 209.10 on Friday and Dallas Glenn\u2019s 6.556 at 208.59 gave him the third slot.<\/p>\n

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Gaige Herrera, No. 1 qualifier. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Gaige Herrera improved on Friday\u2019s two runs, taking his 10th straight No. 1 qualifier on his RevZilla\/Mission Foods\/Vance & Hines Suzuki with a run of 6.746 at 200.50. It continues a remarkable run for the defending event winner, who won his first race in the class a year ago in Gainesville. He\u2019ll look to repeat that on Sunday, opening eliminations against Joey Gladstone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very pleased and we were happy to improve a little bit,\u201d Herrera said. \u201cI\u2019m feeling comfortable and confident going into tomorrow. It\u2019s very cool to come back here and start off where we left off to end last year. I\u2019ve got to give all the credit to my team. They haven\u2019t missed a beat, so it feels good to come back here and basically start like we did last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Smith improved to a 6.768 at 202.45 to stay second, while LE Tonglet qualified third with a 6.771 at 197.88.<\/p>\n

Eliminations for the 55th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals begin at 10:30 a.m. ET on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway.<\/p>\n

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sunday’s first-round pairings for eliminations for the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the first of 21 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.<\/p>\n

Top Fuel — 1. Shawn Langdon, 3.682 seconds, 334.15 mph vs. 16. Cody Krohn, 3.850, 317.64; 2. Steve Torrence, 3.690, 333.08 vs. 15. Shawn Reed, 3.766, 314.61; 3. Mike Salinas, 3.705, 331.53 vs. 14. Doug Foley, 3.764, 318.84; 4. Antron Brown, 3.709, 332.43 vs. 13. Tripp Tatum, 3.757, 292.39; 5. Tony Schumacher, 3.712, 326.79 vs. 12. Josh Hart, 3.744, 322.65; 6. Billy Torrence, 3.713, 334.15 vs. 11. Brittany Force, 3.730, 328.70; 7. Doug Kalitta, 3.714, 330.80 vs. 10. Clay Millican, 3.726, 332.67; 8. Justin Ashley, 3.719, 325.37 vs. 9. Tony Stewart, 3.725, 310.34. <\/p>\n

Funny Car — 1. Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.820, 334.65 vs. 16. John Smith, Dodge Charger, 4.312, 257.48; 2. Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 3.829, 337.75 vs. 15. Buddy Hull, Charger, 4.116, 304.87; 3. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.871, 333.00 vs. 14. Jim Campbell, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.090, 294.24; 4. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.883, 331.20 vs. 13. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.048, 307.37; 5. Chad Green, Mustang, 3.887, 329.26 vs. 12. Terry Haddock, Mustang, 3.989, 315.86; 6. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.897, 324.90 vs. 11. Blake Alexander, Mustang, 3.977, 317.94; 7. Alexis DeJoria, GR Supra, 3.900, 327.74 vs. 10. Paul Lee, Charger, 3.940, 324.67; 8. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.912, 329.58 vs. 9. John Force, Camaro, 3.920, 324.67. <\/p>\n

Did Not Qualify: 17. Dave Richards, 5.133, 151.97. <\/p>\n

Pro Stock — 1. Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 6.549, 208.10 vs. 16. Kelley Murphy, Camaro, 6.592, 203.25; 2. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.552, 209.20 vs. 15. Larry Morgan, Camaro, 6.592, 208.52; 3. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.556, 208.59 vs. 14. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.589, 208.81; 4. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.561, 208.65 vs. 13. Jerry Tucker, Camaro, 6.580, 208.49; 5. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.563, 209.82 vs. 12. Brandon Foster, Camaro, 6.579, 208.14; 6. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.567, 209.92 vs. 11. David Cuadra, Mustang, 6.575, 209.20; 7. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.567, 209.39 vs. 10. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.574, 208.42; 8. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.570, 208.88 vs. 9. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.574, 208.88. <\/p>\n

Did Not Qualify: 17. Camrie Caruso, 6.599, 208.84; 18. Eric Latino, 6.601, 208.17; 19. Chris McGaha, 6.602, 207.94; 20. Sienna Wildgust, 6.621, 208.46; 21. Mason McGaha, 6.629, 206.80; 22. Alan Prusiensky, 6.723, 204.63. <\/p>\n

Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.746, 200.50 vs. 16. Joey Gladstone, Buell, 7.097, 186.56; 2. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.768, 202.45 vs. 15. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 7.019, 193.02; 3. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.771, 197.88 vs. 14. Bud Yoder II, Buell, 6.973, 190.27; 4. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.804, 195.70 vs. 13. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 6.966, 191.95; 5. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.809, 197.74 vs. 12. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.965, 195.82; 6. Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.817, 198.32 vs. 11. Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 6.935, 197.45; 7. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.825, 198.23 vs. 10. Marc Ingwersen, EBR, 6.899, 196.59; 8. John Hall, Beull, 6.825, 196.39 vs. 9. Hector Arana Jr, EBR, 6.857, 197.22. <\/p>\n

Did Not Qualify: 17. Hector Arana, 7.230, 191.24; 18. Wesley Wells, 7.323, 184.62. <\/p>\n

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Final finish order (1-8) at the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.  <\/p>\n

TOP FUEL ALL-STAR CALLOUT:<\/p>\n

1. Antron Brown; 2. Brittany Force; 3. Steve Torrence; 4. Mike Salinas; 5. Shawn Langdon; 6. Justin Ashley; 7. Doug Kalitta; 8. Josh Hart. <\/p>\n

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Saturday’s final results from the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.<\/p>\n

Top Fuel All-Star Callout — Antron Brown, 3.709 seconds, 332.43 mph def. Brittany Force, 3.730 seconds, 328.70 mph. <\/p>\n

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Final round-by-round results from the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.<\/p>\n

TOP FUEL ALL-STAR CALLOUT: <\/p>\n

ROUND ONE — Antron Brown, 3.910, 280.49 def. Shawn Langdon, 4.304, 209.17; Mike Salinas, 4.192, 291.51 def. Justin Ashley, 4.427, 237.09; Brittany Force, 3.795, 331.28 def. Doug Kalitta, 5.816, 118.53; Steve Torrence, 3.708, 336.32 def. Josh Hart, 9.417, 61.09; <\/p>\n

SEMIFINALS — B. Force, 3.785, 329.67 def. M. Salinas, 4.477, 195.05; A. Brown, 3.761, 322.50 def. S. Torrence, 3.765, 329.34; <\/p>\n

FINAL — A. Brown, 3.709, 332.43 def. B. Force, 3.730, 328.70.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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