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PRO MODIFIED MIGHT HAVE BEEN CULTIVATED ELSEWHERE, BUT IT WAS BORN IN BRISTOL, TENN

Make no mistake about it. Pro Modified might have been cultivated elsewhere, but it was born in Bristol, Tenn.

Bristol is where the IHRA headquarters were located in 1989, right on the grounds of its flagship race track, Thunder Valley Dragway, now known today as Bristol Dragway. 

As stated earlier, the groundswell of popularity for cars equipped with Pro Stock style chassis, big engines, and heaping amounts of nitrous oxide were the rage in the Carolinas. However, they were not all late model Camaros, Firebirds, or Thunderbirds in this case. They were often cloaked in a 1955 Chevy body or a ’41 Willys shell. 

THE TEN: 2024 NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS EDITION

Competition Plus’ Water-Cooler Topics From The NHRA New England Nationals at Epping, N.H.

IN JUST HIS 12TH START, MASON WRIGHT PICKS UP FIRST NHRA PRO MOD WIN

Mason Wright couldn’t have had a better scenario to pick up his first NHRA Pro Modified national event victory during the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, NH.

Unqualified heading into the final session, he jumped to the fourth spot. That was a harbinger of things to come as Wright, starting from No. 4, worked his way to the final round, where he made the most of his first final round appearance, beating Jordan Lazic on a holeshot. The win comes in just his twelfth Pro Mod start. 

COUGHLIN’S EPPING WIN IS THE RESULT OF A WELL-EXECUTED PLAN

 

The challenge is always monumental when you face six-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Erica Enders on race day. It’s even more monumental when she enters race day as the No. 1. He was in the final round of the seventh stop on the NHRA Mission Foord Drag Racing Series at the New England Nationals in Epping, NH.

That’s why third-generation drag racing phenom Troy Coughlin Jr. knew he needed a foolproof plan if only to keep from looking like a fool opposite the winningest female in motorsports. 

Coughlin knew he needed to leave the starting line with a reaction time no slower than .02 seconds and a car capable of holding off one of the more vicious competitors and an even more vicious race car. 

JOHN FORCE KEEPS PROVING HE’S STILL GOT IT AS HE WINS EPPING

 

The legend lives on.

For a little longer, at least.    

John Force, 75, continues to defy Father Time, and that was evident Sunday when he claimed the Funny Car title at the New England Nationals in Epping, N.H.

DOUG KALITTA COMPLETES NHRA CAREER TRACK WIN LIST WITH EPPING VICTORY

 

The mission is complete.

Doug Kalitta's decorated Top Fuel career includes a world championship from 2023 – and now he’s won at every track on NHRA’s national-event circuit.

That became a reality Sunday when Kalitta, piloting the Mac Tools dragster for Kalitta Motorsports, captured the victory at the New England Nationals in Epping, N.H.

Kalitta clocked a 3.802-second elapsed time at 332.92 mph at New England Dragway to defeat Tony Schumacher, who slowed to 4.307, 231.60.

EPPING PRODUCES FOUR DIFFERENT WINNER STORYLINES WITH COMMON THEME - THE NEED TO WIN

 

John Force says he's tired and that his time is up.

But, after seeing the 17-time Funny Car champion (16 in NHRA, 1 - AHRA) pick up career NHRA win No. 157, Force's actions speak louder than words. He outran teammate Austin Prock in the final round. He has two wins on the season and completed a double-up weekend after winning Saturday's Mission 2Fast2Tasty Challenge. 

Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Troy Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock), and Mason Wright (Pro Modified) rounded out Sunday's NHRA New England Nationals champions at New England Dragway in Epping, NH. 

In an all-John Force Racing Funny Car final round, Force was first off the line by .018 and never looked back en route to a 4.081, 319.29 miles per hour to beat Prock's 4.096, 316.38. 

NHRA CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AFTER 2024 NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

Points standings (top 10) following the 11th annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway. The race is the seventh of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:

ROUND-BY-ROUND RESULTS FROM 2024 NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

Final round-by-round results from the 11th annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway. The race is the seventh of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:

KING WRECKS IN PRO MOD QUALIFYING

 

Chip King was uninjured following a hard crash during the third Pro Modified qualifying session Saturday at the New England Nationals.

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