{"id":5367,"date":"2016-09-04T20:33:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T01:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=5367"},"modified":"2016-09-09T20:59:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T01:59:10","slug":"c-force-wins-traxxas-nitro-shootout-hagan-millican-butner-and-sampey-race-to-no-1-qualifiers-at-indy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/04\/c-force-wins-traxxas-nitro-shootout-hagan-millican-butner-and-sampey-race-to-no-1-qualifiers-at-indy\/","title":{"rendered":"C. Force wins TRAXXAS Nitro Shootout; Hagan, Millican, Butner and Sampey race to No. 1 qualifiers at Indy"},"content":{"rendered":"

BROWNSBURG, Ind. \u2013 Courtney Force<\/strong> won the lucrative Funny Car portion of the NHRA<\/a> Traxxas Nitro Shootout and Matt Hagan secured the No. 1 qualifier Sunday at the 62nd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and Angelle Sampey (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the 18th event of 24 on the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is the final race of the regular season.<\/p>\n

Force sprinted to a $100,000 payday in her Traxxas Chevy Camaro SS by posting a 4.018-second pass at 266.04 mph to defeat teammate Robert Hight\u2019s 4.596 at 180.09 at the controls of his Auto Club of Southern California Chevy Camaro SS during the final round of the specialty event.<\/p>\n

This is Force\u2019s first final round appearance at the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout and her fifth time in the event. She entered as the No. 2 seed with her Houston victory. She outlasted Alexis DeJoria and Matt Hagan in the earlier rounds before facing Hight.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI went out today with the mindset of calm and relaxed,\u201d said Force, daughter of 16-time Funny Car world champ John Force. \u201cWe got that run in last night and that was huge. It qualified us for fourth so my guys got me into today not thinking about a qualifying run which is huge for a race like this. To win an event like this in front of all these fans in Indiana is huge for our team. To be able to outrun Robert and get that win is a big one for our Traxxas team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hight, who experienced a massive engine explosion that destroyed the body of his Chevy Camaro during Saturday\u2019s second qualifying session, made his third consecutive runner-up finish at the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout. He beat Tommy Johnson Jr. in the opening round and was then set to race Ron Capps in the second, but Capps\u2019 parachutes failed to release in the shutoff area during his first round sprint. Capps\u2019 Napa Auto Parts Dodge Charger R\/T went into the sandpit and flipped upside down before being caught by the safety net. He exited the racecar unharmed but was unable to race Hight in the second round.<\/p>\n

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Hagan\u2019s Friday night performance of 3.858 at 330.80 in his Mopar \/ Rocky Boots Dodge Charger R\/T propelled him to the No. 1 spot in Funny Car qualifying for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. His time was a Lucas Oil Raceway track record. Hagan earned the 25th No. 1 qualifier of his career and fourth of the season with the effort. He will meet John Bojec in the opening round of eliminations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think it was going to stick, but I\u2019m glad it did,\u201d said Hagan, who is chasing his first win at the Big Go. \u201cI was surprised to see that .85-second pass was still it. That\u2019s racing. Everybody is swinging for the fence and digging deep and sometimes you miss it. We\u2019ll get focused for tomorrow. Woke up this morning with a sore throat and running a fever but whether you got a cold or not, you got to get in the racecar focused.\u201d<\/p>\n

Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger R\/T pilot Jack Beckman is third with a 3.859 at a track record speed of 333.08. The 2012 Funny Car world champion will race Dave Richards in the opening round. Points leader Capps is third with a 3.861 at 325.30 in his Napa Auto Parts Dodge Charger R\/T and is matched with Bob Bode. In fourth is Courtney Force, who will go heads up with Jim Campbell in the first round.<\/p>\n

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In Top Fuel, Millican was able to stay in the No. 1 spot through Sunday with his Saturday night performance of 3.692 at 316.82 in his Parts Plus \/ Great Clips dragster. His time is a track record. This is Millican\u2019s fourth career No. 1 qualifier and first of the season. He is pursuing his first career victory. Millican will race Terry McMillen Monday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an incredible group that we have together that makes this thing go,\u201d said Millican. \u201cI\u2019m the one everyone talks to but the truth is it is all those young men that work on the car. It is really a proud moment for this small team to be able to go out here and be the No. 1 qualifier at the U.S. Nationals. This is my fourth No. 1 qualifier with the NHRA but this is certainly the biggest one, no doubt about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steve Torrence is second in his Capco Contractors dragster with a 3.702 at 328.06.The two-time 2016 event winner will battle Indianapolis local Bruce Litton in the first round.\u00a0 Brittany Force is third in her Monster Energy dragster and will meet Pat Dakin Monday morning. Schumacher and reigning world champ Antron Brown are fourth and fifth, respectively.<\/p>\n

McMillen and 10th place qualifier Leah Pritchett, driver of the Papa John\u2019s dragster, are in a heated points battle for the 10th and final place in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. Pritchett enters Monday\u2019s eliminations with a one-point lead over McMillen, who drives the Amalie Motor Oil dragster.<\/p>\n

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Bo Butner pushed his Jim Butner Auto Chevy Camaro to the top spot in Pro Stock with a 6.571 at 210.24, claiming the third No. 1 of his career. He has notched four runner-up finishes this year, the most recent coming in Sonoma, Calif. Butner will race Curt Steinbach in the first round of eliminations.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully we will get some of this hometown love,\u201d said Butner, who is from Floyds Knob, Ind. \u201cWe have a very fast car and we\u2019ve had a very fast car all year long. This is the toughest class ever and it\u2019s hard to win. You have to have a little luck and some breaks but I feel good about this weekend so I think we\u2019ll maybe finish it up like we need to and win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greg Anderson qualified second in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro with a 6.576 at 209.92. Anderson, a six-time Indianapolis winner, has seven wins in eleven final round appearances this season and currently sits second in points. He will go head-to-head with five-time world champ Jeg Coughlin to open eliminations.<\/p>\n

Shane Gray, the Chicago No. 1 qualifier, is third and is matched with two-time and reigning world champion Erica Enders. Enders is the defending event winner.<\/p>\n

Vincent Nobile, a two-time 2016 runner-up, is fourth and will race Deric Kramer, while seven-time 2016 winner Jason Line is fifth and paired with Seattle winner Aaron Strong.<\/p>\n

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In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Sampey rode her Star Racing \/ Precision Service Equipment Buell to the 48th No. 1 qualifier of her career with a 6.812 at 196.62. She set the elapsed time track record with the pass. This is her third No. 1 qualifier of 2016 and fifth ever at Lucas Oil Raceway. Sampey won this race back-to-back in 2001 and 2002. She will go up against 2009 event winner Hector Arana in the first round.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they told me I ran an .81 I lost it down there like I had won the race,\u201d said Sampey, who won earlier this year in Englishtown, N.J., to claim her first victory since 2007. \u201cI was hootin\u2019 and hollerin\u2019 because I didn\u2019t expect it. I was very proud of my team and very proud of myself because I did a very good job of driving it that run, which usually doesn\u2019t happen every single run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alligator farmer Jerry Savoie qualified second with a 6.841 at 195.19 on his White Alligator Racing Suzuki. The defending Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals champion is paired with Scott Pollacheck in the opening round.<\/p>\n

Eddie Krawiec is third on his Screamin\u2019 Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson and will race Karen Stoffer Monday morning. Chip Ellis is fourth and matched with Jim Underdahl while Hector Arana Jr. is fifth and will battle Michael Ray.<\/p>\n

Eliminations for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals will begin Monday at 11 a.m. at Lucas Oil Raceway.<\/p>\n

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BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Monday’s first-round pairings for eliminations for the 62nd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis, the 18th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.\u00a0 Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Sunday. DNQs listed below pairings.<\/p>\n

Top Fuel — 1. Clay Millican, 3.692 seconds, 318.77 mph\u00a0 vs. 16. Terry McMillen, 3.895, 316.45; 2. Steve Torrence, 3.702, 328.62\u00a0 vs. 15. Bruce Litton, 3.829, 319.14; 3. Brittany Force, 3.706, 326.00\u00a0 vs. 14. Pat Dakin, 3.799, 311.70; 4. Tony Schumacher, 3.717, 330.31\u00a0 vs. 13. Tripp Tatum, 3.796, 326.00; 5. Antron Brown, 3.725, 326.00\u00a0 vs. 12. T.J. Zizzo, 3.772, 319.82; 6. Doug Kalitta, 3.726, 328.54\u00a0 vs. 11. Richie Crampton, 3.772, 324.90; 7. Shawn Langdon, 3.731, 327.11\u00a0 vs. 10. Leah Pritchett, 3.738, 329.75; 8. Morgan Lucas, 3.732, 326.63\u00a0 vs. 9. J.R. Todd, 3.734, 319.37.\u00a0 Did Not Qualify: 17. Wayne Newby, 3.897, 308.85; 18. Terry Haddock, 4.009, 299.86; 19. Chris Karamesines, 4.662, 165.78; 20. Luigi Novelli, 4.820, 305.29.<\/p>\n

Funny Car — 1. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.858, 330.80\u00a0 vs. 16. John Bojec, Toyota Solara, 4.136, 299.86; 2. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.859, 333.08\u00a0 vs. 15. Dave Richards, Ford Mustang, 4.103, 310.84; 3. Ron Capps, Charger, 3.861, 325.30\u00a0 vs. 14. Bob Bode, Solara, 4.095, 310.77; 4. Courtney Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.867, 327.66\u00a0 vs. 13. Jim Campbell, Charger, 3.977, 315.56; 5. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.868, 329.99\u00a0 vs. 12. John Hale, Charger, 3.969, 478.89; 6. John Force, Camaro, 3.872, 329.58\u00a0 vs. 11. Chad Head, Toyota Camry, 3.953, 325.92; 7. Del Worsham, Camry, 3.874, 328.86 vs. 10. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 3.945, 325.45; 8. Robert Hight, Camaro, 3.881, 330.31\u00a0 vs. 9. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.914, 328.46.\u00a0 Did Not Qualify: 17. Cruz Pedregon, 4.753, 222.99; 18. Justin Schriefer, 5.881, 276.58; 19. Tim Gibbons, broke.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock — 1. Bo Butner, Chevy Camaro, 6.571, 210.24\u00a0 vs. 16. Curt Steinbach, Camaro, 6.674, 206.13; 2. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.576, 209.92\u00a0 vs. 15. Jeg Coughlin, Dodge Dart, 6.659, 207.82; 3. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.577, 209.52\u00a0 vs. 14. Erica Enders, Dart, 6.648, 208.14; 4. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.582, 210.31\u00a0 vs. 13. Deric Kramer, Dart, 6.640, 208.07; 5. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.593, 209.88\u00a0 vs. 12. Aaron Strong, Camaro, 6.634, 208.23; 6. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.598, 209.62\u00a0 vs. 11. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.633, 208.30; 7. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.610, 208.71\u00a0 vs. 10. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.626, 209.46; 8. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.612, 208.94\u00a0 vs. 9. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.624, 208.88.\u00a0 Did Not Qualify: 17. Alan Prusiensky, 6.703, 206.10; 18. John Gaydosh Jr, 6.714, 205.98; 19. Shane Tucker, 6.752, 207.02.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.812, 197.02\u00a0 vs. 16. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.918, 195.11; 2. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.841, 196.85\u00a0 vs. 15. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 6.913, 195.34; 3. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.848, 195.00\u00a0 vs. 14. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.907, 194.83; 4. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.849, 196.53\u00a0 vs. 13. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.897, 195.39; 5. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.853, 196.04\u00a0 vs. 12. Michael Ray, Buell, 6.887, 194.80; 6. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.860, 196.44\u00a0 vs. 11. Matt Smith, Victory, 6.876, 193.52; 7. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.864, 195.31\u00a0 vs. 10. Melissa Surber, Buell, 6.875, 194.38; 8. Cory Reed, Buell, 6.868, 196.07\u00a0 vs. 9. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.872, 195.56.\u00a0 Did Not Qualify: 17. Mark Paquette, 6.962, 194.07; 18. Joey Gladstone, 7.018, 193.49; 19. Angie Smith, 7.038, 191.59; 20. Kristen Ashby, 7.275, 183.77; 21. Lance Bonham, 7.606, 180.96; 22. Joe DeSantis, 8.551, 190.40; 23. Anthony Vanetti, broke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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