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2005 NHRA POWERade Season
in Review
NHRA CARQUEST Winternationals Johnson, Kalitta and Connolly Open NHRA Season with Victories
Scott Kalitta and Dave Connolly also were winners at the $2 million race, the first of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Read our complete NHRA Winternationals Coverage... a d v e r t i s e m e n t
NHRA CSK Nationals SCHUMACHER, FORCE AND JOHNSON WIN AT CHECKER SCHUCK’S KRAGEN NHRA NATIONALS
(2-27-2005) - Defending NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher raced to victory Sunday at the Checker Schuck’s Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird International Raceway near Phoenix. John Force and Allen Johnson also were winners at the $1.8 million race, the second of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Read our complete NHRA CSK Nationals Coverage... a
d v e r t i s e m e n t NHRA MAC Tools Gatornationals KALITTA, BAZEMORE, LINE AND JOHNSON EARN VICTORIES AT MAC TOOLS NHRA GATORNATIONALS
(3-20-2005) – Doug Kalitta raced to the Top Fuel victory Sunday at the Mac Tools Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Whit Bazemore, Jason Line and Steve Johnson also were winners at the $2 million race, the third of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Read our complete NHRA MAC Tools Gatornationals Coverage... a
d v e r t i s e m e n t NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals SCHUMACHER WINS TOP FUEL, SETS NATIONAL RECORD; Hight, Johnson and Stoffer round out winners at 18th O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals
(4-10-2005) – Tony Schumacher strengthened his position atop the NHRA POWERade Series Top Fuel point standings by racing to victory Sunday at the 18th annual O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park.
Schumacher powered his U.S. Army dragster to a track record 334.15 mph in his semifinal win over Doug Kalitta and then he backed that up with a national-record 335.32 as he raced past Cory McClenathan in the finals to earn his second victory of the season and the 23rd of his career. “That final is how it is supposed to be, the No. 1 guy racing the No. 2 guy in the final,” said Schumacher, who needed all the speed to outrun McClenathan’s FRAM Airhog dragster. “We had both been running great all day and it came down to a 4.50 beating a 4.51. That was just an awesome race.” And it almost didn’t come to pass as just moments before the final race Schumacher’s oil pan began leaking and it soaked the entire clutch. “We had the car all set up and we had to take it apart,” said Schumacher, who defeated Scott Palmer in the first round and Rod Fuller in the second. “We made it up (to the start line) with a minute to go. With that kind of pressure, that intense of a situation, I was just thinking, ‘It doesn’t seem like there’s time,’ but (Schumacher’s crew) did it.” The other winners of the $1.7 million race included rookie Robert Hight, veteran Warren Johnson and Karen Stoffer. Read our complete NHRA O'Reilly Spring Nationals Coverage... a
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Click to visit our sponsor's website NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals DIXON PASSES GARLITS, WINS 100TH FOR TEAM OWNER PRUDHOMME; Bazemore, Connolly also pick up wins at NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals
(4-17-2005) – Larry Dixon moved into sole possession of third place on the all-time career Top Fuel wins list Sunday by winning the sixth annual NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Dixon’s 36th career win (Joe Amato tops the all-time wins list with 52, Kenny Bernstein has 39) in his Miller Lite dragster moved him clear of drag racing legend Don Garlits (35 wins). It was also noteworthy for team owner Don Prudhomme, who claimed his 100th NHRA victory. Read our complete NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals Coverage... a
d v e r t i s e m e n t NHRA O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals SCELZI, KALITTA AND JOHNSON WIN O’REILLY NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS AT BRISTOL DRAGWAY
(5-1-2005) -- Gary Scelzi claimed the Funny Car victory in an upset-filled day of racing Sunday at the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q-Racing at Bristol Dragway. Doug Kalitta and Warren Johnson also were winners at the $1.5 million race the sixth of 23 events at the $1.5 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Read our complete NHRA O'Reilly Thunder ValleyCoverage...
NHRA Summit Racing Southern Nationals KALITTA WINS SECOND STRAIGHT IN TOP FUEL, EXTENDS POINTS LEAD; Force, Anderson and Tonglet complete winner’s circle at NHRA Southern Nationals
Kalitta flew down the track in 4.567 seconds at 325.69 mph in his Mac Tools Dragster to win the seventh of 23 events on the $50 million dollar NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. “I’m a lucky dog today,” Kalitta said. “To get by my two teammates (Scott Kalitta and David Grubnic) was tough and then that race against (second-place Tony) Schumacher (in the semifinals) was so close. There’s a lot of racing to do and you can’t go crazy counting points just yet but to run that team and beat them when they were running as strong as they were today is a big confidence booster.” Joining Kalitta in the winner’s circle were John Force in Funny Car (4.772 at 202.61 to defeat Robert Hight), Greg Anderson in Pro Stock (6.781 at 202.61 to defeat Jason Line) and G.T. Tonglet in Pro Stock Motorcycle (7.106 at 186.30 to defeat Chris Rivas). Read
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d v e r t i s e m e n t NHRA Pontiac Performance Nationals SCHUMACHER, FORCE, ANDERSON AND SCHNITZ EARN VICTORIES AT PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS
Tony Schumacher posted a national record speed on his way to the Top Fuel victory Sunday at the Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals at National Trail Raceway. John Force, Greg Anderson and Ryan Schnitz also were winners of the $2 million race, the eighth of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Read our complete NHRA Pontiac Performance Coverage... a
d v e r t i s e m e n t NHRA O’Reilly Summernationals Grubnic Becomes First Non-North American to Win an NHRA Top Fuel Event at O'Reilly NHRA Summer NationalsForce wins third straight in Funny Car, NHRA-record 118th overall; Anderson wins third straight in Pro Stock
"Being the first Australian to win an NHRA event is big,"
Grubnic said. "You don't think about that stuff in the car but
I'm sure it'll be party time down there when word reaches my fans. That's
what it's all about but I wouldn't be able to accomplish a thing without
my crew, (team owner) Connie Kalitta, and our sponsors, who are all
very good friends of mine." Read our complete NHRA O’Reilly Summer Nationals Coverage... a
d v e r t i s e m e n t NHRA CARQUEST Auto Parts Nationals SCELZI MOVES INTO CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION WITH FUNNY CAR VICTORY AT CARQUEST AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS; Kalitta, Line and Ellis also earn victories at Route 66 Raceway
(6-12-2005) – Gary Scelzi closed in on John Force’s world championship points lead by racing to the Funny Car victory Sunday at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. Scott Kalitta, Jason Line and Chip Ellis also were winners at the $1.8 million race, the 10th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
Read our complete NHRA CARQUEST Auto Parts Nationals Coverage... a
d v e r t i s e m e n t NHRA K&N Filters Supernationals Dixon Wins Again on Fathers Day; Worsham, Line and Brown also claim victories at K&N Filters Supernationals |
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(5-16-2005)
– Doug Kalitta extended his lead in the NHRA POWERade
Top Fuel point standings with his second straight win, defeating David
Baca in the final round of the Summit Racing NHRA Southern Nationals
Sunday at the Atlanta Dragway.
(5-29-2005)
- Australian Dave Grubnic sped past Larry Dixon in the finals
of the 17th annual O’Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals at Heartland
Park Topeka to become the first non-North American to win an NHRA Top
Fuel event. 
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(6-27-2005) – Brandon Bernstein ended a 26-race Top Fuel drought Sunday when he turned in a 4.553-second pass at 324.59 mph to beat Morgan Lucas in the final round of the Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals at Gateway Raceway.
The other winners Sunday were Ron Capps in Funny Car (4.862, 321.04), Kurt Johnson in Pro Stock (6.729, 205.19) and Angelle Sampey in Pro Stock Motorcycle (7.237, 186.02).
Before winning the Sears Craftsman Nationals, the 12th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Series, Bernstein last won and last reached a final round in his Budweiser dragster at the O’Reilly Summer Nationals in Topeka in May, 2004.
Read our complete NHRA Sears Craftsman Nationals Coverage...
NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals
SCHUMACHER, HIGHT, JOHNSON AND SCHNITZ WIN AT BANDIMERE; THREE NEW POINTS LEADERS FOLLOWING MOPAR MILE-HIGH NHRA NATIONALS
(7-17-2005) - Funny Car rookie Robert Hight earned his second victory of the season Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway and in the process moved atop the POWERade point standings for the first time in his 13-race career.
Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Warren Johnson (Pro Stock) and Ryan Schnitz (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won their respective categories at the $1.8 million race, the 13th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
Read our complete NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals Coverage...
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