Brown, Hight, Line Score Victories In Phoenix

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Antron Brown raced to his first win of the season in Top Fuel Sunday as racing came to an end at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway. Robert Hight and Jason Line were also winners in their respective categories at the second of 23 races in the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season.  Brown held off fellow Don Schumacher Racing teammate Tony Schumacher in the final round when he powered his Matco Tools dragster to a 3.793-second pass at 319.82 mph.

Langdon, Gray, Edwards Top Qualifiers at Phoenix

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Johnny Gray held on to the No. 1 spot in Funny Car Saturday as qualifying came to an end at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway.  Shawn Langdon and Mike Edwards also were qualifying leaders in their respective categories at the second of 23 races in the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season.

Force, Massey, Anderson Top NHRA Winternationals

  by Pete McCole
15-time NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series champion John Force proved that he still knows how to wheel a Funny Car to victory lane, racking up his 134th career victory on Sunday in the season-opening 52nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Showing his hasn’t missed beat since undergoing knee surgery in the off-season, Force opened up his 34th year of competition by watching his daughter Courtney score her first round win and then took down his own driver in the final round, defeating Mike Neff on a holeshot for the his sixth Winternationals victory.

Lucas, Hight, Line Top Winternationals Qualifying

  by Pete McCole
Morgan Lucas, Robert Hight and Jason line raced to the no. 1 qualifier positions in their respective divisions on Saturday in the rain-shortened final qualifying round for Sunday’s season-opening NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.  Lucas nailed down his fifth career Top Fuel no. 1 qualifier position as the last driver to take to the track in the afternoon session before it was cut short by persistent rain showers.

Worsham, Hagan Win NHRA Titles in Season Finale

  by Pete McCole
Del Worsham capped his triumphant return to the Top Fuel ranks and Matt Hagan found redemption for the Funny Car title that got away, as the two celebrated their first career NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series national titles with victories in Sunday’s Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

Worsham Takes No. 1 Qualifier at Pomona

  by Pete McCole
Del Worsham moved one step closer to his first NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series national title on Saturday as he claimed the no. 1 qualifier spot in Top Fuel for Sunday’s season-ending Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Pomona. Matt Hagan, Mike Edwards and Andrew Hines also secured top qualifier spots.

Worsham Takes Points Lead in Pomona Qualifying

  by Pete McCole
Del Worsham inched ahead of Top Fuel points leader Spencer Massey in Friday’s qualifying session for Sunday’s NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season-ending Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. With the Countdown to the Championship coming down to the wire in Top Fuel and Funny Car, bonus points were on everyone’s mind and Worsham capitalized.

Worsham, Capps, Edwards, Krawiec win in Vegas

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Jason Line clinched his second NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock world championship when racing came to an end Sunday at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  Del Worsham, Ron Capps, Mike Edwards, and Eddie Krawiec raced to wins in their respective categories at the penultimate race of the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season.

Capps, Worsham, Edwards, Arana lead Vegas fields

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Ron Capps rebounded from a DNQ two weeks ago to take the No. 1 spot in Funny Car at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas. Del Worsham (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock), and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also lead their fields into eliminations. Del Worsham was the only driver to break into the 3.7s on the way to earning the top spot with a 3.796-second pass in NHRA Top Fuel qualifying at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday.

Nobile, Arana Jr., Dixon, Beckman score in Phoenix

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Jack Beckman raced to his third Firebird Int'l Raceway win and took over the Funny Car points lead as racing came to a close Sunday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Larry Dixon and rookies Vincent Nobile and Hector Arana Jr. were also winners in their respective categories at the fourth of six races in the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship, the six-race playoffs to determine the world championships.

Line, Massey, Hight, Arana Jr. score at Maple Grove

  by Pete McCole
Spencer Massey, Robert Hight, Jason Line and Hector Arana, Jr. raced their way to victories on Monday to cap a record-shattering weekend for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series in the rain-delayed 27th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, Pa. Racing resumed Monday morning under cloudy skies after rain washed out Sunday’s action.

Brown Tops National Record in Maple Grove Qualifying

  by Pete McCole
Antron Brown set a new national record with the second-quickest time in NHRA Top Fuel history on is way to securing the no. 1 qualifier spot for Sunday’s 27th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, Pa.  Johnny Gray topped the track ET record to score his first career no.1 qualifier in Funny Car, joining top qualifiers Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana, Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle).