Danny Rowe made his first visit to the Winner's circle since 2004 by defeating Rick Stivers in the final
round of the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by
ProCare Rx at the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals in Baytown, Texas.
 
After a frustrating first day marred by rain and cancelled sessions and
a second day that witnessed the quickest run ever in Pro Mod history,
Sunday's performance kept the standing-room only fans on their tip-toes
and the edges of their seats in anticipation of the next run. The
Houston Raceway Park quarter-mile improved throughout the entire event,
setting up a stellar final that was ultimately decided by a margin of
less than 20 inches.

Krisher, Treble round out winners at the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals

Ashley Force Hood raced to her second career victory on a
record-setting day at the 22nd annual O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals
Sunday at Houston Raceway Park.

The 26-year old Force Hood defeated her former drag racing instructor,
Jack Beckman, to earn the win that vaulted her up from 10th to third
place in the Funny Car standings. The other winners at the fourth of 24
races in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series were Tony Schumacher
(Top Fuel), Ron Krisher (Pro Stock) and Craig Treble (Pro Stock
Motorcycle).

Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the
22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at
Houston Raceway Park, the fourth of 24 events in the NHRA Full Throttle
Drag Racing Series -

Sunday's final results from the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring
Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park.  The  race is
the fourth of 24 in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series: .

Final round-by-round results from the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA
Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park, the
fourth of 24 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:

TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE -- Cory McClenathan, 3.873, 311.27 def. Shawn Langdon,
10.272, 71.86; Larry Dixon, 3.856,313.44 def. Urs Erbacher, 4.072,
224.85; Clay Millican, 3.893, 307.23 def. Troy Buff, 5.893, 103.52;
Antron Brown, 3.840, 313.88 def. Todd Simpson, broke; Brandon
Bernstein, 3.887, 315.49 def. Terry Haddock, 3.958, 304.05; Tony
Schumacher, 3.897, 308.78 def. Del Cox Jr, 3.974, 300.80; Morgan Lucas,
4.636, 220.69 def. David Baca, 6.799, 88.03; Joe Hartley, 4.004, 303.43
def. Spencer Massey, 5.274, 138.37;

QUARTERFINALS -- Schumacher, 4.434, 230.37 def. Lucas, 4.434,
230.37; Hartley, 4.083, 294.31 def. Millican, 5.142, 152.07; Dixon,
4.400, 248.43 def. Bernstein, 5.072, 165.17; McClenathan, 3.909, 303.23
def. Brown, 3.883, 310.63;

SEMIFINALS -- Schumacher, 3.895, 310.91 def. Dixon, 3.889, 307.02; McClenathan, 3.985, 296.70 def. Hartley, 5.082, 150.18;

FINAL -- Schumacher, 3.881, 314.75 def. McClenathan, 3.880, 313.66.

212.03 – Then Gets Beat By His Own Horsepower …

It was all good news and bad news for Mike Edwards during the semi-finals of the NHRA O’Reilly Springnationals in Houston, Tx.

Edwards, long considered to be one of the best drivers in NHRA Pro
Stock competition, drove his way to the fastest speed in drag racing
history, 212.03 mph, against Ron Krisher.

That was the good news.

However, Krisher took the win-light by a scant two inches.

And the crowd went wild.

That was the reaction when defending NHRA World Champion Tony
Schumacher, in the Schumacher Racing Army dragster, defeated Larry
Dixon, driving the Alan Johnson Racing Al-Anabi Top Fuel dragster, in
the semi-finals of the NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals in Houston,
Texas.

Schumacher won the race on a holeshot.

Four-time FIA champion Urs Erbacher survived a massive engine explosion
in the first round of Sunday's eliminations at Houston Raceway Park
that destroyed his Century Asphalt Top Fuel dragster. Despite ample
engine carnage, a shredded rear tire, and the destruction of at least a
third of his rear wing, Erbacher was uninjured in the incident and
managed to get his car to a safe stop beyond the finish line.

"Thank you to Brad Hadman because he saved my life today," Erbacher
said, referring to the respected chassis builder. "We started this year
with a brand Hadman car and I hope it's not damaged too bad. At least
we know the safety components all work.

Clear skies and cool temperatures greeted fans and racers Saturday
morning at the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by
ProCare Rx at the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals in Baytown, Texas, and
all were treated to an earth-shattering day of thrilling Pro Mod action
deep in the heart of the Lone Star state. Qualifying was polarized by
an all-or-nothing result: drivers either rocketed to the stripe or
struggled to get down the quarter-mile, and eliminations were
highlighted by blistering times and side-by-side action.

Jason Line stormed to the top of the pack in the Saturday morning session during the NHRA O'Reilly Springnationals,
setting a new track record with a run of 6.554 seconds, 211.49 mph.
Line’s E.T. held up, however team mate Greg Anderson set a national
speed record. Anderson was clocked through the traps at 211.89 mph,
breaking the old mark which was held by Line.

“Somebody asked me if I was upset about him breaking my speed record,”
answered Line, adding, “but, it’s better that it’s him than somebody
else because I do help work on that car. It gives all of us a little
pride.”