2016 SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA NATIONALS - NORWALK RESULTS
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SUNDAY - CAPPS, LANGDON, LINE AND KRAWIEC RACE TO WINS AT NORWALK
Ron Capps continued his mid-season dominance with his fourth Funny Car win of 2016 at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.
Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners of the 12th NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events of the season in Norwalk, Ohio.
Capps raced his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T to a winning pass of 3.956 seconds at 317.49 mph to the losing run of Courtney Force at 4.010 at 314.17. This is his third win in four races, he has a commanding 130 point lead over Force who is second and credits his Don Schumacher Racing team for the success.
“What Rahn Tobler (crew chief) is doing right now is hard work,” Capps said. “This guy has been working his tail off. It is big picture to him, he is not just a good crew chief, he is a good racer and I love that. When he is pointing at me in the windshield before a run, it gives me all the confidence in the world.”
With the win, the 49th of his career, he ties legendary racer Don Prudhomme for 11th on the all-time NHRA win list. Capps is a former driver of ‘The Snake’ and continues to admire the pioneer of the sport.
“He was my hero growing up,” Capps continued. “These wins happen and you are told you have tied someone you are completely enamored with growing up, so when you are mentioned like that it blows me away. It doesn’t seem possible, to be mentioned with someone like Snake is crazy.”
Langdon, a DSR teammate to Capps, piloted his Red Fuel dragster to his second consecutive win of the year when he bested J.R. Todd in the final. His winning run of 3.846 at 319.75 to the losing effort of Todd at 3.937 at 285.05 earned Langdon his 13th career Top Fuel victory. Langdon defeated Troy Buff, Antron Brown, Brittany Force as well as Todd for the win. Langdon had fortune on his side in the first round when Buff red-lighted giving Langdon the automatic win while his dragster lost traction early in the run.
“I think we are starting to see a little luck go our way, we really should have been out first round,” Langdon stated. “We were just fortunate Troy Buff redlit and we went back and looked at everything and couldn’t find out why it did what it did. We went back to what we did in qualifying on Saturday with a hot weather tune up. We were able to put together three good straight runs and felt like we had a very strong car today.”
In Pro Stock, Line faced his teammate and No. 1 qualifier Greg Anderson in the final. Line, in his Summit Racing Chevy Camaro, had the early advantage off the starting line and held off Anderson for his seventh win of the season. Line had a winning pass of 6.678 at 208.42 to Anderson’s trailing run of 6.717 at 208.36. Line defeated Curt Steinbach, Erica Enders-Stevens, and Vincent Nobile en route to his final round match up with Anderson.
“It was a hard today, it was very hot out there,” said Line. “We didn’t run as well as we would have liked today and there were cars that were very close to us. They are getting closer and to win at the Summit race, in a Summit Car, at a Summit track is a huge deal. Greg and I have been very fortunate to make that happen a bunch of times, it’s fun.”
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Krawiec, won his third race of 2016 when he defeated his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson teammate Andrew Hines in the final. Krawiec, who was also the No. 1 qualifier, had the winning run of 6.926 at 194.72 to defeat Hines who covered the distance at 6.937 at 193.29. His path to the win was eventful as he went off the end of the track into the sand trap following both his semifinal and final runs.
“We went back to the pit and had to take out 30 pounds of pea gravel,” said Krawiec. “We put new brake pads on it, checked the fluid, drained everything and made sure it was 100 percent. We stopped fine in the lanes and everything. I see my fourth round win light against my teammate and went ‘not again’. I pulled the clutch in and went in for a ride.”
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing will resume July 7-10 with the Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, in Joliet, Ill.
BILLY GLIDDEN WINS PRO MOD AT SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA NATIONALS
Billy Glidden raced to victory Sunday in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by The Real Pro Mod Association, at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park is the sixth of 10 Pro Mod events on the 2016 season.
Glidden won with a 5.893-second pass at 245.63 mph in his Precision Turbo 2014 Chevy Camaro when Bob Rahaim red-lit at the starting line in his late model TLC Waste Disposal Services Chevy Corvette in Sunday’s final.
“I didn’t feel any pressure,” said Glidden, son of legendary Pro Stock racer Bob Glidden, “I felt a lot more pressure in the 70s, 80s, and 90s when dad was racing. Inside the car I really just don’t get nervous.”
Glidden qualified 10th and got past Von Smith and Mike Janis on Sunday en route to his first win of the season, second of his career. Glidden is sixth in the points standings.
Rahaim, who was the No. 1 qualifier, sprinted past Steve Whitelely and two-time world champion Rickie Smith in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
R. Smith is still first in the points standings. R. Smith is followed by defending world champion Troy Coughlin in second and Rahaim in third.
The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series continues with the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Aug. 3- Sept. 5.
Final finish order (1-16) at the 10th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. The race is the sixh of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
1. Bill Glidden; 2. Bob Rahaim; 3. Mike Janis; 4. Rickie Smith; 5. Troy Coughlin; 6. Von Smith; 7. Doug Winters; 8. Steve Matusek; 9. Michael Biehle; 10. Eric Latino; 11. Pete Farber; 12. Mike Knowles; 13. Khalid alBalooshi; 14. Chuck Little; 15. Steven Whiteley; 16. Jim Bell.
Sunday's final results from the 10th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. The race is the sixth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified -- Bill Glidden, Chevy Camaro, 5.893, 245.63 def. Bob Rahaim, Chevy Corvette, Foul - Red Light.
Final round-by-round results from the 10th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the sixh of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE -- Steve Matusek, Chevy Camaro, 5.977, 245.54 def. Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 6.375, 183.99; Bill Glidden, Camaro, 5.880, 250.83 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 5.946, 243.72; Doug Winters, Chevy Chevelle, 5.947, 245.32 def. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 6.035, 244.78; Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 5.922, 250.00 def. Chuck Little, Corvette, 6.592, 212.43; Mike Janis, Camaro, 6.767, 225.71 def. Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS-V, 7.043, 222.95; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.909, 246.21 def. Mike Knowles, Ford Mustang, 6.045, 236.22; Von Smith, Corvette, 5.887, 244.43 def. Michael Biehle, Mustang, 5.890, 250.74; Bob Rahaim, Corvette, 5.911, 244.74 def. Jim Bell, Camaro, Foul - Centerline;
QUARTERFINALS -- Janis, 5.927, 244.87 def. Winters, 5.978, 242.45; Rahaim, 5.903, 246.44 def. Matusek, 6.003, 245.18; R. Smith, 5.953, 247.34 def. Coughlin, Foul - Red Light; Glidden, 5.891, 250.37 def. V. Smith, 5.941, 243.77;
SEMIFINALS -- Rahaim, 5.895, 246.71 def. R. Smith, 9.570, 96.70; Glidden, 5.895, 251.81 def. Janis, 5.938, 245.36;
FINAL -- Glidden, 5.893, 245.63 def. Rahaim, Foul - Red Light.
Point standings (top 10) following the 10th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the sixh of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified
1. Rickie Smith, 517; 2. Troy Coughlin, 386; 3. Bob Rahaim, 369; 4. Steve Matusek, 335; 5. Michael Biehle, 299; 6. Bill Glidden, 265; 7. Mike Castellana, 256; 8. Von Smith, 241; 9. Danny Rowe, 234; 10. Khalid alBalooshi, 223.
SATURDAY - KALITTA, WORSHAM, ANDERSON, KRAWIEC RACE TO QUALIFYING LEADS AT NORWALK
Kalitta Motorsports drivers Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Del Worsham (Funny Car) swept the No. 1 qualifying positions in the nitro categories at their home track of Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. This is the third time the team based in nearby Ypsilanti, Mich., has swept both categories.
Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) will also lead their respective categories into eliminations at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, the 12th race of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
For Worsham, this is the first No. 1 qualifying position of the season and the 46th of his 540 race career. His elapsed time track record run of 3.875 seconds at 328.70 mph in his DHL Toyota Camry from Friday earned him the top position. Worsham’s Camry suffered minor damage when the parachutes failed to deploy in the final qualifying session and he went through the sand trap at the end of the track.
“The car made a great run but we came in with a new Toyota DHL Camry body on our car,” Worsham said. “We had a malfunction in the routing of the wiring of the cables from the levers to the parachutes and they failed. I swatted for them twice and when they didn’t deploy it was all I could do to get it stopped. Luckily the damage was minimal for what it could have been.”
Funny Car points leader Ron Capps qualified second and will face Jeff Diehl and Robert Hight, who qualified third, will race Brandon Welch when eliminations begin.
In Top Fuel, Kalitta, racing his Mac Tools dragster, retained the No. 1 qualifying position with the 3.719 at 327.51. This is the third No. 1 qualifying position of the season for Kalitta, he has four wins and is the category points leader.
“It will be interesting for tomorrow as it will get a little warmer so we will work that into our program,” Kalitta said. “Getting into the top half is real important and that is our goal every time, to get lane choice. Just real proud of my guys on this thing.”
Also in Top Fuel Antron Brown retained his No. 2 qualifying position and will face Luigi Novelli in the first round. Brittany Force will face Chris Karamesines as she aims for her third win of the season and Richie Crampton looks to improve on his season when he will battle Leah Pritchett.
Anderson powered to the Pro Stock No. 1 qualifying position on Friday in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro with a run of 6.565 at 211.26 and retained the top spot through the last two sessions. This is the fifth No. 1 qualifying position of the season for him and the 85th of his career. He will face Charlie Wescott, Jr. in the first round of eliminations.
“We are having a ball right now, having fun racing,” Anderson said. “I love every individual race we come to, I love to have a chance to win each race we come to. It means more to me than anything to hoist that Wally on a Sunday at any racetrack we go to.”
During qualifying at the 12th race of the season Anderson, who is second in the points, and teammate Jason Line, who is first, became the first racers to secure their berths into the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.
“I didn’t think it could be done this early, job number-one is done, we are in the big show,” said Anderson, a four-time Pro Stock world champion. “The good news is we can try a few things and experiment, we can test a few thigs some of the other teams can’t.”
Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Krawiec, on his Vance & Hines Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson, secured his fourth No. 1 qualifying position in the first five races of the season with his run of 6.822 at 195.31 that he posted during the second round of qualifying on Friday evening. This is his 31st No. 1 qualifying position of his career, third at the event that he won in 2011. He will face Chip Ellis on Sunday.
“I think I have a very good bike going into tomorrow,” said Krawiec. “The biggest thing I have been struggling with here is, myself and my teammate, is just keeping up on the wind direction. It has been changing and for our motorcycles we really need to be on top of that, to make the proper chassis adjustments to go straight down the track. The knowledge and the data we have from today is going to help us tomorrow.”
His teammate Andrew Hines qualified second and will face Michael Phillips and Matt Smith who qualified third will face Michael Ray.
Eliminations begin for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Sunday's first-round pairings for eliminations for the Tenth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the 12th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.
Top Fuel -- 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.719 seconds, 327.51 mph vs. Bye; 2. Antron Brown, 3.733, 320.51 vs. 15. Luigi Novelli, 13.639, 190.54; 3. Brittany Force, 3.735, 324.28 vs. 14. Chris Karamesines, 4.341, 210.77; 4. Richie Crampton, 3.735, 317.79 vs. 13. Leah Pritchett, 4.309, 200.17; 5. J.R. Todd, 3.759, 324.44 vs. 12. Terry McMillen, 3.968, 249.86; 6. Tony Schumacher, 3.766, 321.12 vs. 11. Tripp Tatum, 3.948, 303.03; 7. Shawn Langdon, 3.795, 322.73 vs. 10. Troy Buff, 3.832, 310.48; 8. Pat Dakin, 3.820, 308.14 vs. 9. Clay Millican, 3.821, 319.60.
Funny Car -- 1. Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 3.875, 328.70 vs. Bye; 2. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.882, 324.90 vs. 15. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Solara, 7.204, 182.62; 3. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.886, 327.03 vs. 14. Brandon Welch, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.519, 210.67; 4. Courtney Force, Camaro, 3.889, 326.63 vs. 13. John Hale, Charger, 4.066, 313.22; 5. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.891, 326.63 vs. 12. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.002, 314.61; 6. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.909, 320.74 vs. 11. John Force, Camaro, 3.979, 324.12; 7. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 3.955, 315.49 vs. 10. Chad Head, Camry, 3.970, 310.70; 8. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.959, 321.96 vs. 9. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.968, 323.74.
Pro Stock -- 1. Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.565, 211.26 vs. 16. Charlie Westcott Jr., Ford Mustang, 6.818, 204.11; 2. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.569, 211.00 vs. 15. Curt Steinbach, Camaro, 6.762, 204.94; 3. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.593, 209.30 vs. 14. V. Gaines, Dodge Dart, 6.750, 205.72; 4. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.597, 210.08 vs. 13. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.743, 207.34; 5. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.603, 209.43 vs. 12. John Gaydosh Jr, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.686, 206.13; 6. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.606, 209.65 vs. 11. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.672, 206.29; 7. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.624, 209.04 vs. 10. Erica Enders, Dart, 6.656, 207.37; 8. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.640, 209.36 vs. 9. Jeg Coughlin, Dart, 6.653, 206.99.
Did Not Qualify: 17. Mark Hogan, 6.830, 201.01; 18. Dave River, 11.931, 73.50.
Pro Stock Motorcycle -- 1. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.822, 195.31 vs. 16. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.977, 191.92; 2. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.853, 194.69 vs. 15. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 6.972, 194.77; 3. Matt Smith, Victory, 6.854, 194.58 vs. 14. Michael Ray, Buell, 6.969, 194.16; 4. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.861, 195.48 vs. 13. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.965, 192.49; 5. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.875, 195.22 vs. 12. Angie Smith, Victory, 6.955, 189.31; 6. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.876, 195.08 vs. 11. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.932, 191.97; 7. Cory Reed, Buell, 6.884, 192.99 vs. 10. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 6.918, 193.27; 8. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.890, 193.65 vs. 9. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.897, 194.97.
Did Not Qualify: 17. Karen Stoffer, 6.978, 194.35; 18. Brian Pretzel, 7.003, 190.75; 19. Melissa Surber, 7.005, 190.78; 20. Joe DeSantis, 7.077, 188.78.
RAHAIM RACES TO NO. 1 QUALIFIER AND ROUND ONE VICTORY IN PRO MOD AT NORWALK
Bob Rahaim powered to the No. 1 qualifying position and a first round victory Saturday in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by The Real Pro Mod Association, at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, is the sixth of 10 Pro Mod events on the 2016 season.
Rahaim, who was the No. 1 qualifier in Bristol, Tenn., raced his late model TLC Waste Disposal Services Chevy Corvette to a 5.828-second pass at 247.16 mph in the second session on Friday for his third No. 1 qualifier of the season. He went on to defeat Jim Bell in his ’69 Camaro in the first round of eliminations. Rahaim, who has one victory and two runner-up finishes in his career, will go on to meet Steve Matusek in the quarterfinals on Sunday.
Von Smith, who is on the hunt for his first NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series win of his career, qualified No. 2 with his 5.832 pass at 246.35 in his Al-Anabi Performance late model Corvette and raced past Michael Biehle II. Smith will face Bill Glidden in the second round. Glidden defeated Eric Latino in the first round.
Mike Janis qualified third and outlasted Steven Whiteley in the first round of eliminations. Janis will face Doug Winters, who defeated Peter Farber in round one.
Reigning world champion Troy Coughlin and two-time world champ Rickie Smith will face-off in the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals of the NHRA J&A Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals is scheduled to begin at approximately 1:30 p.m.
First round results from the Tenth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the sixth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE -- Steve Matusek, Chevy Camaro, 5.977, 245.54 def. Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 6.375, 183.99; Bill Glidden, Camaro, 5.880, 250.83 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 5.946, 243.72; Doug Winters, Chevy Chevelle, 5.947, 245.32 def. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 6.035, 244.78; Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 5.922, 250.00 def. Chuck Little, Corvette, 6.592, 212.43; Mike Janis, Camaro, 6.767, 225.71 def. Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS-V, 7.043, 222.95; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.909, 246.21 def. Mike Knowles, Ford Mustang, 6.045, 236.22; Von Smith, Corvette, 5.887, 244.43 def. Michael Biehle, Mustang, 5.890, 250.74; Bob Rahaim, Corvette, 5.911, 244.74 def. Jim Bell, Camaro, Foul - Centerline;
Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified at the Tenth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, the sixh of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 360 Bob Rahaim, Grosse Pointe MI, '15 Corvette 5.828 247.16 247.16
2 2377 Von Smith, Kingston TN, '16 Corvette 5.832 246.35 246.35
3 2 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, '13 Camaro 5.838 246.71 246.71
4 4 Rickie Smith, King NC, '15 Camaro 5.853 247.20 247.20
5 1 Troy Coughlin, Delaware OH, '15 Corvette 5.867 250.00 250.88
6 2105 Doug Winters, Pleasant Garden NC, '69 Chevelle 5.867 244.52 244.52
7 11 Eric Latino, Whitby ON, '69 Camaro 5.891 242.32 242.32
8 5450 Steve Matusek, Olathe KS, '68 Camaro 5.894 246.75 246.75
9 327 Khalid alBalooshi, Marina Del Ray QA, '68 Cam 5.896 245.85 245.85
10 6 Bill Glidden, Whiteland IN, '14 Camaro 5.899 249.67 249.67
11 10 Pete Farber, Baldwinville MA, '69 Daytona 5.899 247.25 247.25
12 1262 Chuck Little, Atkinson NH, '63 Corvette 5.954 227.96 233.72
13 5011 Mike Knowles, Grand Junction CO, '67 Mustang 5.965 241.32 241.32
14 5200 Steven Whiteley, Grand Junction CO, '14 CTS-V 5.972 244.65 244.65
15 318 Michael Biehle, North Vernon IN, '67 Mustang 5.977 249.16 249.16
16 6967 Jim Bell, Edmonton AB, '69 Camaro 5.984 226.13 226.13
------------ Not Qualified ------------
17 44 Mike Castellana, Muttontown NY, '15 Corvette 5.987 209.88 244.25
18 1109 Gerry Capano, Greenville DE, '63 Corvette 6.014 238.34 238.34
19 7 Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, '15 Corvette 6.015 243.37 243.37
20 5012 Kenny Lang, Grande Pointe MB, '69 Camaro 6.043 244.69 244.69
21 377 Harold Martin, New Hudson MI, '16 Corvette 6.111 236.80 236.80
22 275T Ruben Tetsoshvili, West Chapel FL, '70 Camaro 6.188 237.09 237.09
23 303 Dan Stevenson, Bolingbrook IL, '16 Camaro 6.293 185.33 185.33
24 567 Chris Juliano, Iberia MO, '67 Mustang 6.551 223.95 223.95
25 213 Chip King, Roxboro NC, '69 Daytona 6.612 158.76 158.76
26 701 Clint Satterfield, Albuquerque NM, '68 Firebi 6.768 152.93 168.79
27 5087 Jim Whiteley, Grand Junction CO, '69 Chevelle 7.503 131.11 131.11
FRIDAY - KALITTA, WORSHAM, ANDERSON, AND KRAWIEC RACE TO QUALIFYING LEADS AT NORWALK
Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta set a track elapsed time record and raced to the qualifying lead in the category on Friday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
Del Worsham (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also qualifying leaders in their respective categories at the 12th event of 24 on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Kalitta piloted his Mac Tools dragster to the top position with a pass of 3.719 seconds at 327.51 mph during the last qualifying session of the day. Kalitta has two No. 1 qualifiers this year and is the Top Fuel points leader. His Kalitta Motorsports team is based in nearby Ypsilanti, Mich., and he is proud of the results at his home track.
“It is great to perform in front of our family and friends here and we have them all this weekend,” said Kalitta following the session. “That is the funnest thing, getting everyone here and rooting us on. We are pretty proud of that run. It is one of those Friday night runs you dream about having.”
Antron Brown, who is second in Top Fuel points behind Kalitta, also trails Kalitta in qualifying with his run of 3.733 at 320.51 and Brittany Force is third at 3.735 at 324.28.
Worsham, who has yet to earn a No. 1 qualifying position this year, posted a lap of 3.875 at 328.70 in his DHL Toyota Camry to set both a track record for elapsed time and speed. Worsham is the 2011 Top Fuel world champion, the 2015 Funny Car world champion and has one career win at the track.
“We have been spending a lot of races just getting ready and trying to make sure we have a setup that is good for Sunday,” said Worsham, who races for Kalitta Motorsports. “The first run today we kinda took a step back and made sure we made a good clean run. That allowed us to go out there tonight and the crew and the crew chief prepared the car to run what it ran. Fortunately it did.”
Funny Car points leader Ron Capps is currently qualified second with a run of 3.882 at 324.90 and recent event winner Tommy Johnson is eighth with his 3.969-second lap at 321.96.
Anderson was able to move to the top spot during the second Pro Stock qualifying session with a 6.565 pass at 211.26 in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro. Anderson is the defending event winner and has three wins at the facility. He jumped from the 12th qualifying position to the lead after a disappointing first attempt.
“We set the bar low the first run and we looked like a hero tonight,” said Anderson. “Race track is killer right now and you do what you can. This was fun out here tonight. The fans love to see that and we made the most of it.”
Jason Line, teammate to Anderson and the Pro Stock points leader, is second at 6.569 at 211.00.
Krawiec, who has two wins this season and is the current Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader, took the qualifying lead with a pass of 6.822 at 195.31 on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson. The three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion has three No. 1 qualifying positions this season.
“Nice clean, straight run down the raceway here and that is what you have to do with the competition level in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category,” said Krawiec. “My teammate (Andrew Hines) came up and gave me a little fist bump and said ‘go to the top for the pole’. He helped me out and gave me a little confidence there.”
Qualifying continues Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.
Friday's results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 10th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, 12th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday's final eliminations.
Top Fuel -- 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.719 seconds, 327.51 mph; 2. Antron Brown, 3.733, 320.51; 3. Brittany Force, 3.735, 324.28; 4. Richie Crampton, 3.735, 317.79; 5. J.R. Todd, 3.759, 324.44; 6. Tony Schumacher, 3.766, 321.12; 7. Shawn Langdon, 3.795, 321.50; 8. Pat Dakin, 3.820, 308.14; 9. Clay Millican, 3.821, 319.60; 10. Troy Buff, 3.832, 310.48; 11. Tripp Tatum, 3.948, 264.08; 12. Terry McMillen, 3.968, 249.86. Not Qualified: 13. Luigi Novelli, 4.566, 190.54.
Funny Car -- 1. Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 3.875, 328.70; 2. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.882, 324.90; 3. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.886, 327.03; 4. Courtney Force, Camaro, 3.889, 326.63; 5. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.891, 326.63; 6. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.909, 320.13; 7. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 3.955, 315.49; 8. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.959, 321.96; 9. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.968, 323.74; 10. Chad Head, Camry, 3.970, 310.70; 11. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.002, 313.15; 12. John Hale, Charger, 4.066, 313.22. Not Qualified: 13. John Force, 4.114, 241.11; 14. Jeff Diehl, 4.575, 182.62; 15. Brandon Welch, 11.904, 74.72.
Pro Stock -- 1. Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.565, 211.26; 2. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.569, 211.00; 3. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.593, 209.30; 4. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.597, 210.08; 5. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.603, 209.43; 6. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.606, 209.65; 7. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.624, 209.04; 8. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.640, 209.36; 9. Jeg Coughlin, Dodge Dart, 6.653, 206.29; 10. Erica Enders, Dart, 6.656, 207.37; 11. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.672, 206.29; 12. John Gaydosh Jr, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.686, 206.13. Not Qualified: 13. Charlie Westcott Jr., 6.771, 204.11; 14. Mark Hogan, 6.836, 201.01; 15. Allen Johnson, 7.093, 152.90; 16. V. Gaines, 7.139, 153.28; 17. Curt Steinbach, 7.503, 139.50; 18. Dave River, 14.699, 57.82.
Pro Stock Motorcycle -- 1. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.822, 195.31; 2. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.853, 194.69; 3. Matt Smith, Victory, 6.854, 194.58; 4. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.867, 194.77; 5. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.876, 195.22; 6. Cory Reed, Buell, 6.884, 192.88; 7. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.890, 193.27; 8. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.897, 194.97; 9. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 6.918, 193.27; 10. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.932, 191.13; 11. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.965, 192.49; 12. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 6.975, 194.77. Not Qualified: 13. Karen Stoffer, 6.992, 189.04; 14. Brian Pretzel, 7.005, 186.98; 15. Melissa Surber, 7.009, 190.22; 16. Chip Ellis, 7.010, 189.55; 17. Michael Ray, 7.033, 192.74; 18. Joe DeSantis, 7.070, 185.10; 19. Angelle Sampey, 7.081, 155.74; 20. Angie Smith, 8.751, 101.20.
RAHAIM IN PRO MOD QUALIFYING LEAD FRIDAY AT NORWALK
Bob Rahaim powered to the qualifying lead Friday I the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by The Real Pro Mod Association, at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, is the sixth of 10 Pro Mod events on the 2016 season.
Rahaim, who was the No. 1 qualifier in Bristol, Tenn., raced his late model TLC Waste Disposal Services Chevy Corvette to a 5.828-second pass at 247.16 mph in the second session to take the qualifying lead. Rahaim has one victory and two runner-up finishes in his career.
“I'm proud of everybody and I'm very thankful to be here,” said Rahaim. “I'd like to thank J&A Services for everything they do and everybody at RPM for doing a great job."
Von Smith, who is on the hunt for his first NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series win, is in the No. 2 spot with a 5.832 pass at 246.35 in his Al-Anabi Performance late model Corvette.
In third is Mike Janis with a 5.838 at 246.71 in his ’13 Camaro. Janis is followed by Rickie Smith, a two-time Pro Mod world champion with two victories so far this season, in fourth.
The final qualifying session for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals will be Saturday, June 25, at 2:15 p.m. Round one of eliminations is later on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Friday's results after the first two of three rounds of qualifying for the Tenth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the sixth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Saturday's first round of eliminations.
Pro Modified -- 1. Bob Rahaim, Chevy Corvette, 5.828, 247.16; 2. Von Smith, Corvette, 5.832, 246.35; 3. Mike Janis, Chevy Camaro, 5.838, 246.71; 4. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.853, 247.20; 5. Troy Coughlin, Corvette, 5.867, 250.00; 6. Doug Winters, Chevy Chevelle, 5.867, 244.52; 7. Eric Latino, Camaro, 5.891, 242.32; 8. Steve Matusek, Camaro, 5.894, 246.75; 9. Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 5.896, 245.85; 10. Bill Glidden, Camaro, 5.899, 249.67; 11. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 5.899, 247.25; 12. Chuck Little, Corvette, 5.954, 233.72; 13. Mike Knowles, Ford Mustang, 5.965, 241.32; 14. Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS-V, 5.972, 244.65; 15. Michael Biehle, Mustang, 5.977, 247.47; 16. Jim Bell, Camaro, 5.984, 226.13. Not Qualified: 17. Mike Castellana, 5.987, 209.88; 18. Gerry Capano, 6.014, 238.34; 19. Kenny Lang, 6.043, 244.69; 20. Harold Martin, 6.111, 236.80; 21. Ruben Tetsoshvili, 6.188, 237.09; 22. Dan Stevenson, 6.293, 185.33; 23. Chris Juliano, 6.551, 223.95; 24. Chip King, 6.612, 158.76; 25. Clint Satterfield, 6.768, 168.79; 26. Danny Rowe, 6.840, 147.39; 27. Jim Whiteley, 7.503, 131.11.
THURSDAY RESULTS - SKILLMAN, BUTNER PACE FIRST DAY QUALIFYING
Ray Skillman (Super Stock) and Bo Butner (Stock) had their Mustangs in full gallop on Thursday during Lucas Oil Sportsman qualifying at the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.
The bright spot for Chevrolet fans was the continued domination of the Factory Stock Showdown program by David Barton and his COPO Camaro.
Because of rain delays on Thursday, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster and Competition Eliminator did not receive a qualifying run, but will get two on Friday.
Skillman was the class of the Super Stockers pushing Factory Showdown Super Stock/D entry to an 8.847, -1.053 under his index.
Michael Kubiak, also in FSS/D was second with an 8.994. Dan Kyle was third (GT/HA, 10.145, -0.905) while Jason DeForrest and Sam Monteleone rounded out the top five.
Bo Butner, of Floyds Knobs, Ind., paced the Stock field with a 9.024, -1.126 against the FS/X index. Kenneth Miele was second in FS/XX, 8.830, -1.070
ahead of Austin Ford's FS/XX 8.840. Randall Campbell and Arthur Hibert rounded out the top five.
Barton, who remains undefeated in Factory Stock Showdown, thundered to the top spot with a 8.475, 161.34. Chris Holbrook (8.513) was second while John Calvert (8.581) was third.
