2019 NHRA HEARTLAND NATIONALS - EVENT RESULTS
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SUNDAY - S. TORRENCE AND HIGHT VICTORIOUS AT THE NHRA HEARTLAND NATIONALS
Steve Torrence raced to his fifth consecutive race victory Sunday afternoon at the 31st annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park when he faced his father, Billy Torrence, in the final round.
Robert Hight was also victorious in Funny Car at the 10th of 24 events on the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.
Defending world champion S. Torrence raced his Capco Contractors dragster to a run of 3.750-seconds at 326.16 mph to defeat B. Torrence’s 3.768 at 326. S. Torrence was the No. 1 qualifier, secured his first event victory at Heartland Motorsports Park and the 32nd of his career.
“There are no losers or winners today,” S. Torrence stated. “My dad has given me the opportunity to do anything and everything I’ve wanted to do in life and to be able to come out here and race with him as a family and to do this its pretty unbelievable. My mom, my dad and all of those Capco boys are great guys but we’re going to go home to Capco and brag a little bit, but I don’t know what the race was. I saw him right beside me when we shut it off. So, it was an unbelievable day. This is probably one of the most special ones ever.”
S. Torrence faced Terry Totten and Antron Brown before entering the finals. B. Torrence defeated Lex Joon, Richie Crampton and Austin Prock.
Hight locked-in his 49th career victory at the race that started it all for him 25 years ago when he worked on John Force’s Funny Car. He defeated Jack Beckman with a run of 3.895 at 330.88 in his Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS for his fourth victory of the season.
“I think that was the second time this year we’ve qualified in the bottom half of the field,” Hight said. “We just had bad luck. We didn’t miss it or do anything wrong, we just simply had bad luck every run. Finally, we get it together for Q4 and have low E.T. of the session and then low E.T. every session on race day. Once you get going with this team, you just start rolling.”
Hight raced Shawn Langdon, defending world champion J.R. Todd and Tommy Johnson Jr. before entering his 77th career final round. Beckman defeated teammate Matt Hagan, Tim Wilkerson and J. Force en route to his second final round of the season.
The Mello Yello Drag Racing series continues to NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals June 14-16 at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn.
SATURDAY - S. TORRENCE AND TODD CLINCH NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITIONS AT NHRA HEARTLAND NATIONALS
Defending Top Fuel and Funny Car world champions Steve Torrence and J.R. Todd claimed the top spot in each of their respective categories Saturday afternoon at the 31st annual Menard’s NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minities at Heartland Motorsports Park for the 10th of 24 events on the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Top Fuel points leader S. Torrence’s second qualifying run of 3.760-seconds at 325.45 mph stood strong through Saturday’s qualifying efforts. He will start from the No. 1 position for the 21st time in his career as he looks for his fifth consecutive victory this season in his Capco Contractors dragster. S. Torrence will line up against Terry Totten for the first round of eliminations.
“I tell you what, probably all of the odds are against us,” S. Torrence said. “Richard Hogan (crew chief) and Bobby Lagana (crew chief) and that whole Capco group over there are doing awesome. My dad has come out and done really well. We’ve got a lot of pipeliners back home working really hard to keep us out here and, 'thank you' to them. It’s Topeka and I’ve never won here in Top Fuel and I’m hoping that we can get the monkey off our back and do some good here tomorrow.”
Billy Torrence’s pass of 3.765 at 323.58 landed him the No. 2 spot in Capco Contractors dragster and rookie Austin Prock is seeded No. 3.
Todd secured his first No. 1 qualifier of the season and 100th for Kalitta Motorsports with his pass of 3.924 at 318.99 Friday evening in his DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car. He is chasing his second win on the season and first career victory at Heartland Motorsports Park.
“That’s pretty awesome because I don’t have too many No. 1 qualifiers under my belt,” Todd stated, regarding clinching the 100th No. 1 for his team. “I’d say most of those came from Dougie (Kalitta, Mac Tools driver) who is the leader over there. That was a good run Friday night which we knew that Q2 was going to be your best round of the weekend. We have a really good car heading into race day tomorrow and no reason that we can’t turn on four win lights. That’s the plan for tomorrow.”
Tim Wilkerson’s run of 3.931 at 318.54 locked-in the No. 2 position for Sunday and 16-time world champion John Force is third.
Eliminations for the Menard’s NHRA Heartland Nationals begin at 11 a.m. CT Sunday at Heartland Motorsports Park.
Sunday's first-round pairings for eliminations for the 31st annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park, the 10th 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. Steve Torrence, 3.760 seconds, 325.45 mph vs. 14. Terry Totten, 6.942, 84.66; 2. Billy Torrence, 3.765, 323.58 vs. 13. Lex Joon, 4.848, 156.01; 3. Austin Prock, 3.783, 315.42 vs. 12. Cameron Ferre, 4.145, 229.90; 4. Antron Brown, 3.798, 292.33 vs. 11. Scott Palmer, 3.890, 310.55; 5. Doug Kalitta, 3.800, 325.22 vs. 10. Leah Pritchett, 3.883, 318.47; 6. Clay Millican, 3.813, 302.89 vs. 9. Brittany Force, 3.877, 316.15; 7. Richie Crampton, 3.822, 314.75 vs. 8. Terry McMillen, 3.858, 311.85.
Funny Car -- 1. J.R. Todd, Toyota Camry, 3.924, 318.99 vs. Bye; 2. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.931, 318.54 vs. 15. Jack Wyatt, Dodge Charger, 7.466, 94.15; 3. John Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.938, 323.27 vs. 14. Dale Creasy Jr., Charger, 4.490, 194.60; 4. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.948, 316.60 vs. 13. Terry Haddock, Mustang, 4.169, 291.26; 5. Ron Capps, Charger, 3.952, 317.19 vs. 12. Jim Campbell, Charger, 4.163, 298.67; 6. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 3.953, 310.27 vs. 11. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.028, 312.50; 7. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.987, 319.60 vs. 10. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.018, 319.14; 8. Shawn Langdon, Camry, 3.994, 318.02 vs. 9. Robert Hight, Camaro, 4.015, 318.32.
FRIDAY - TODD AND S. TORRENCE PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING LEADERS AT NHRA HEARTLAND NATIONALS
Defending Funny Car and Top Fuel world champions J.R. Todd and Steve Torrence powered to the top of their respective categories Friday evening at the 31st annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park for the 10th of 24 events on the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Todd paced the Funny Car category Friday evening with a run of 3.924-seconds at 318.99 mph in his DHL Toyota Camry. He is chasing his first No. 1 qualifier of the season, second win on the year and first at Heartland Motorsports Park.
“It was a good run,” Todd stated. “I came back afterwards and Todd (Smith, crew chief) and John O. (Oberhofer, crew chief) said it ran better than they expected it to. That was a good rebound after Q1 where we were conservative and spun the tires. Good way to bounce back for the yella fellas, that’s nice and smooth.”
S. Torrence is the provisional qualifying leader in Top Fuel with a 3.760 at 325.45 during the second round of qualifying. He is entering the event with four consecutive victories on the season and is seeking for his second No. 1 qualifier of the season in his Capco Contractors dragster. His father, Billy Torrence, finished the day in the second position after his pass of 3.765 at 323.58.
“It’s going to be an important weekend to be No. 1,” S. Torrence said. “Knowing that the car is doing exactly what Richard (Hogan, crew chief) and Bobby (Lagana Jr., crew chief) are telling it to do on the track makes you more comfortable getting in. Allows us to have a little bit more confidence and swagger heading into those sessions when you know you can go No. 1.”
Qualifying continues for the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at 12:30 and 3:45 pm CT on Saturday.
Friday's results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 31st annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park, 10th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday's final eliminations.
Top Fuel -- 1. Steve Torrence, 3.760 seconds, 325.45 mph; 2. Billy Torrence, 3.765, 323.58; 3. Austin Prock, 3.783, 315.42; 4. Antron Brown, 3.798, 292.33; 5. Doug Kalitta, 3.800, 325.22; 6. Clay Millican, 3.813, 302.89; 7. Richie Crampton, 3.822, 314.75; 8. Terry McMillen, 3.858, 311.85; 9. Brittany Force, 3.877, 316.15; 10. Leah Pritchett, 3.883, 318.47; 11. Scott Palmer, 3.890, 310.55; 12. Cameron Ferre, 4.145, 229.90; 13. Terry Totten, 6.942, 84.66.
Funny Car -- 1. J.R. Todd, Toyota Camry, 3.924, 318.99; 2. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.931, 318.54; 3. John Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.938, 323.27; 4. Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 3.948, 316.60; 5. Ron Capps, Charger, 3.952, 317.19; 6. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 3.953, 310.27; 7. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.987, 319.60; 8. Shawn Langdon, Camry, 3.994, 318.02; 9. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.018, 319.14; 10. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.028, 312.50; 11. Jim Campbell, Charger, 4.163, 298.67; 12. Terry Haddock, Mustang, 4.169, 291.26; 13. Robert Hight, Camaro, 4.288, 216.55; 14. Dale Creasy Jr., Charger, 6.483, 112.23; 15. Jack Wyatt, Charger, 7.466, 94.15.
FRIDAY - SPORTSMAN RESULTS
ALCOHOL DRAGSTER (SESSION TWO)
1 4 A/FD Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware OH, Hadman- 5.265 271.19 271.84
2 4824 A/FD Shane Conway, Spring TX, Copeland-CRE 5.271 262.28 262.39
3 2 B/AD Shawn Cowie, Surrey BC, Hadman-BAE 5.320 272.39 272.67
4 589 A/FD Gord Gingles, Winnipeg MB, Monden-BAE 5.332 266.85 267.16
5 53 A/FD Rachel Meyer, Spring Hill KS, Meyer-BAE 5.341 268.49 268.49
6 610 A/FD Mitch Myers, Hermiston OR, Kalitta-BAE 5.347 267.85 267.85
7 33 A/FD Robin Samsel, Marion IN, MLR-BAE 5.356 267.96 267.96
8 464 A/FD Buddy Domingue, Port Neches TX, Hadman- 5.369 264.91 264.91
9 611 A/FD Garrett Bateman, Albany OR, Hadman-BAE 5.401 268.44 268.44
10 35 A/FD Christine Chambless, Scott City KS, Spi 5.405 245.72 245.72
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TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR (SESSION TWO)
1 10 Ulf Leanders, Viksjofors SW, '18 Camaro 5.504 265.59 265.59
2 1 Sean Bellemeur, Placentia CA, '18 Camaro 5.563 264.49 264.49
3 729 Nick Januik, Las Vegas NV, '16 Camaro 5.570 262.79 262.79
4 9 Brian Hough, Junction City OR, '15 Camaro 5.603 262.44 262.44
5 3 Annie Whiteley, Grand Junction CO, '19 Camaro 5.620 264.96 264.96
6 8 Jay Payne, Claremont CA, '19 Camaro 5.646 259.36 259.36
7 590 Kirk Williams, Glenwood IA, '04 Firebird 5.675 256.65 256.65
8 562 Kris Hool, Evansville WY, '16 Camaro 5.688 252.52 258.86
9 4 Chris Marshall, McMinnville OR, '17 Camaro 5.714 219.36 219.36
10 571 Bob McCosh, Columbia MO, '18 Camaro 5.731 255.73 255.73
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FACTORY STOCK (SESSION TWO)
1 3334 Chris Holbrook, Livonia MI, '19 Mustang 8.024 173.36 173.36
2 5 Kevin Skinner, Grove City OH, '19 Mustang 8.081 170.84 170.84
3 3361 Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs IN, '19 Mustang 8.090 171.93 171.93
4 373 Bill Skillman, Greenwood IN, '14 Mustang 8.101 164.21 166.48
5 9 David Barton, Robesonia PA, '17 Camaro 8.107 173.96 173.96
6 402 David Janac, Caldwell TX, '18 Camaro 8.108 169.89 169.89
7 2 Stephen Bell, Shreveport LA, '18 Camaro 8.112 170.15 170.15
8 3 Arthur Kohn, Richmond TX, '19 Camaro 8.120 170.34 173.01
9 6 Randy Taylor, Artesia NM, '19 Camaro 8.131 170.26 170.26
10 7167 Ryan Priddy, Chino CA, '19 Camaro 8.157 169.21 169.21
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COMP ELIMINATOR (SESSION ONE)
1 469 BB/A Clark Smiley, Denver City TX, '09 GXP 7.282 7.93 -0.648
2 353 I/D Bruno Massel, Elmhurst IL, Spitzer-Chevy 6.683 7.28 -0.597
3 330 D/D Brian Browell, Lafayette IN, MR2-Chevy 7.281 7.84 -0.559
4 503 G/AA Joseph Arrowsmith, Ham Lake MN, '06 Ponti 8.305 8.85 -0.545
5 53 G/AA Terry Ticel, Lawrence KS, '10 GXP 8.328 8.86 -0.532
6 5212 D/ED Doug Engels, Watertown SD, Plant-Chevy 7.382 7.91 -0.528
7 54 B/ED Don Thomas, Amarillo TX, Dragster-Chevy 6.924 7.45 -0.526
8 3 A/EA David Rampy, Piedmont AL, '32 Bantam 7.306 7.82 -0.514
9 33 K/AA Chad Voges, Saint Peters MO, Neil & Parks 7.684 8.18 -0.496
10 8 C/AA Jim Greenheck, Schofield WI, '12 Camaro 7.370 7.84 -0.470
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SUPER STOCK (FINAL)
1 54 GT/EA Jason DeForrest, Oak Grove MN, '05 Cavali 9.107 10.10 -0.993
2 46 GT/GA Craig Gualtiere, Amarillo TX, '05 Cavalier 9.436 10.40 -0.964
3 4300 FSS/K Lloyd Wofford, Jonesboro AR, '10 Dodge 9.625 10.55 -0.925
4 4615 SS/CM Christopher Dodd, Double Oak TX, '10 Coba 8.578 9.50 -0.922
5 5929 GT/JA Brett Speer, Fort Ripley MN, '87 Camaro 9.895 10.80 -0.905
6 4466 GT/EA Robert Cruzen, Cleveland OK, '06 Cobalt 9.211 10.10 -0.889
7 3 FGT/E Pete Peery, Bowie TX, '05 Sunfire 9.160 10.00 -0.840
8 57 SS/NA Randall Klein, Lincoln NE, '56 Nomad 11.314 12.15 -0.836
9 3987 SS/JA Morris Voges, Coulterville IL, '65 Chevy 10.171 11.00 -0.829
10 5517 GT/GA Justin Jenkins, Beatrice NE, '09 Cobalt 9.589 10.40 -0.811
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STOCK (FINAL)
1 5018 G/SA Corey Hopkins, North Branch MN, '69 Dart 11.059 12.00 -0.941
2 5526 A/SA Dwayne Scheitlin, Brighton CO, '71 Challe 10.072 11.00 -0.928
3 5243 M/SA Dale Findell, Cambridge MN, '79 Aspen 11.957 12.85 -0.893
4 3222 F/SA Chris Stephenson, Tipton IN, '68 Firebird 10.990 11.85 -0.860
5 5500 B/S Randy Mans, Rogers MN, '00 Firebird 10.350 11.20 -0.850
6 57 K/SA Rachelle Thibert, Louisburg KS, '81 Malibu11.810 12.65 -0.840
7 55 FS/D Larry DeForrest, Ramsey MN, '10 Mustang 9.780 10.60 -0.820
8 5566 A/S Bill Feist, Maple Grove MN, '69 Mustang 10.143 10.95 -0.807
9 4274 C/SA Jacob Pitt, Arlington TX, '69 Barracuda 10.597 11.40 -0.803
10 511 D/SA Bryan Dixon, Mitchell SD, '71 Duster 10.768 11.55 -0.782
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