DIXON WINS AGAIN ON FATHER’S DAY

Worsham, Line and Brown also claim victories at K&N Filters Supernationals

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. – Larry Dixon extended his Father’s Day winning streak to five consecutive years by racing to victory Sunday at the K&N Filters Supernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

Del Worsham, Jason Line and Antron Brown also were winners at the $2 million race, the 11th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

Dixon celebrated the special victory with wife Allison and children Donovan and Alanna after posting a final round performance of 4.533 seconds at 329.91 mph in his Miller Lite dragster to outrun Dave Grubnic, whose Zantrex-3 dragster lost traction at the start.

The victory moves two-time world champion Dixon into third place in the POWERade Series point standings, 68 behind leader Doug Kalitta. Dixon advanced to the final round with wins over Mitch King, Cory McClenathan and Kalitta.

“My kids attacked me with that silly string stuff in the winner’s circle,” said Dixon of his 37th career victory, second of the season. “It’s unbelievable from my vantage point to win again on Father’s Day. I am not sure why, but it’s cool. Win, lose or draw at the end of the day I have my family with me and that’s the most important thing.”

Worsham earned his first victory of the season and the 20th of his career by holding off Ron Capps in the Funny Car final. Worsham drove his Checker Schuck’s Kragen Chevy Monte Carlo to a 4.866 at 321.19 to edge Capps, whose Brut Dodge Stratus posted a 4.911 at 315.49.

“This is very satisfying for the team because last year we had success and everyone has been asking about our performance this year, what was going on and when we were going to turn it around,” said Worsham, who beat Tony Bartone, John Force and Robert Hight in earlier rounds. “That had been weighing heavily on the team. But today, we pulled together to win.”

Line claimed his second consecutive Pro Stock victory and third of the season when he passed Warren Johnson at the finish line. Line’s Summit Racing Pontiac ran 6.692 at 205.98 for his seventh career win, while Johnson recorded a 6.714 at 207.50, in his GM Performance Parts Pontiac.

“The team did a great job, the car was like a bracket car,” said Line, who defeated Greg Stanfield, teammate Greg Anderson and Larry Morgan to advance to the final. “This is one of the best race cars I’ve ever been in. We never really got ahold of the race track during qualifying but today we had some great runs and caught up to the track.”

Local Pro Stock Motorcycle favorite Antron Brown, from nearby Chesterfield, also won for the first time this season. Brown rode his U.S. Army Suzuki to a 7.169 at 184.55 to overcome a quicker start by Karen Stoffer, who finished in 7.238 at 186.90 on her Geico Suzuki.

Brown became the sixth different winner this season in the two-wheel category in as many races. He defeated Scott Valetti, Geno Scali, and teammate Angelle Sampey to advance to the final round.

“It feels great to win here in front of all my family and friends and to win on Father’s Day,” said Brown of his 14th career victory and his second at his home track. “We still have some work to do, but all the late hours that my crew has been putting in is paying off. The championship fight has just begun. It’s going to be a dogfight from here on out to win this championship.”

The NHRA POWERade Series continues with the ninth annual Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals, June 24-26 at Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Ill.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at the 36th annual K&N Filters SuperNationals presented by Advance Auto Parts at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The 2 million race is the 11th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

TOP FUEL:

1. Larry Dixon; 2. David Grubnic; 3. Jack Beckman; 4. Doug Kalitta; 5. Clay Millican; 6. John Smith; 7. Cory McClenathan; 8. Scott Weis; 9. Brandon Bernstein; 10. Doug Herbert; 11. David Baca; 12. Ben Marshall; 13. Scott Kalitta; 14. Tony Schumacher; 15. Morgan Lucas; 16. Mitch King.

FUNNY CAR:

1. Del Worsham, Chevy Monte Carlo; 2. Ron Capps, Dodge Stratus; 3. Robert Hight, Ford Mustang; 4. Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo; 5. Whit Bazemore, Stratus; 6. John Force, Mustang; 7. Gary Scelzi, Stratus; 8. Jim Head, Stratus; 9. Tony Bartone, Monte Carlo; 10. Tony Pedregon, Monte Carlo; 11. Tim Wilkerson, Monte Carlo; 12. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo; 13. Jeff Arend, Monte Carlo; 14. Eric Medlen, Mustang; 15. Bob Gilbertson, Monte Carlo; 16. Phil Burkart, Toyota Celica.

PRO STOCK:

1. Jason Line, Pontiac Grand Am; 2. Warren Johnson, Grand Am; 3. Larry Morgan, Dodge Stratus; 4. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt; 5. Greg Anderson, Grand Am; 6. Rickie Smith, Chevy Cavalier; 7. Richie Stevens, Stratus; 8. Jim Yates, Grand Am; 9. V. Gaines, Stratus; 10. Greg Stanfield, Cavalier; 11. Ron Krisher, Cobalt; 12. Jeg Coughlin, Stratus; 13. Erica Enders, Cobalt; 14. Dave Connolly, Cobalt; 15. Kenny Koretsky, Stratus; 16. Allen Johnson, Stratus.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

1. Antron Brown, Suzuki; 2. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki; 3. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki; 4. GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson; 5. Ryan Schnitz; 6. Shawn Gann, Suzuki; 7. Craig Treble, Suzuki; 8. Geno Scali, Suzuki; 9. Mike Berry, Suzuki; 10. Matt Smith, Suzuki; 11. Michael Phillips, Suzuki; 12. Steve Johnson, Suzuki; 13. Chris Rivas; 14. Scott Valetti, Kawasaki; 15. Chip Ellis; 16. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Sunday's final results from the 36th annual K&N Filters SuperNationals presented by Advance Auto Parts at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The 2 million race is the 11th of 23 in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series:

Top Fuel -- Larry Dixon, 4.533 seconds, 329.91 mph def. David Grubnic, 6.798 seconds, 135.44 mph.

Funny Car -- Del Worsham, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.866, 321.19 def. Ron Capps, Dodge Stratus, 4.911, 315.49.

Pro Stock -- Jason Line, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.692, 205.98 def. Warren Johnson, Grand Am, 6.714, 207.50.

Pro Stock Motorcycle -- Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.169, 184.55 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.238, 186.90.

Top Alcohol Dragster -- Randy Meyer, 5.387, 256.02 def. Ashley Force, 5.421, 268.44.

Top Alcohol Funny Car -- Paul Gill, Dodge Avenger, 5.580, 258.52 def. Bobby Martin, Avenger, 5.919, 234.00.

Super Stock -- Dennis Steward, Dodge Daytona, 10.516, 107.23 def. Gary Richard, Pontiac Firebird, foul.

Stock Eliminator -- Bob Broadbent, Chevy Camaro, 10.598, 124.22 def. Sal Biondo, Pontiac Firebird, 11.890, 108.15.

Super Comp -- Duane D'Agostino, Dragster, 8.901, 159.51 def. Edward Alessi Jr., Dragster, 8.936, 149.96.

Super Gas -- Ray Sawyer, Chevy Camaro, 9.918, 168.60 def. Jeff Szilagyi, Chevy Corvette, foul.

Super Street -- John Maggiulli Sr., Chevy Camaro, 10.912, 133.65 def. Mike Giuliano, Camaro, 10.930, 131.92.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Final round-by-round results from the 36th annual K&N Filters SuperNationals presented by Advance Auto Parts at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the 11th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series:

TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE -- Cory McClenathan, 5.467, 254.09 def. Morgan Lucas, 10.710, 78.85; David Grubnic, 4.530, 322.73 def. Doug Herbert, 4.733, 310.13; Clay Millican, 4.508, 322.81 def. Ben Marshall, 6.913, 113.27; Doug Kalitta, 4.548, 318.92 def. David Baca, 6.104, 140.21; Scott Weis, 4.621, 318.92 def. Brandon Bernstein, 4.642, 321.73; Jack Beckman, 5.823, 187.23 def. Scott Kalitta, 7.049, 124.98; John Smith, 4.624, 315.49 def. Tony Schumacher, 7.128, 126.91; Larry Dixon, 4.535, 325.61 def. Mitch King, broke;
QUARTERFINALS -- D. Kalitta, 4.542, 324.36 def. Weis, broke; Dixon, 4.549, 327.27 def. McClenathan, 6.827, 122.57; Grubnic, 4.938, 312.21 def. Smith, 6.102, 161.88; Beckman, 4.621, 310.05 def. Millican, 4.783, 256.31;
SEMIFINALS -- Grubnic, 4.548, 324.59 def. Beckman, 4.663, 291.38; Dixon, 4.522, 330.63 def. D. Kalitta, 5.095, 232.03;
FINAL -- Dixon, 4.533, 329.91 def. Grubnic, 6.798, 135.44.

FUNNY CAR:

ROUND ONE -- Ron Capps, Dodge Stratus, 4.806, 320.81 def. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.863, 314.24; Jim Head, Stratus, 5.477, 228.11 def. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 5.712, 250.18; Del Worsham, Monte Carlo, 4.824, 321.19 def. Tony Bartone, Monte Carlo, 4.822, 319.37; Whit Bazemore, Stratus, 5.947, 227.61 def. Jeff Arend, Monte Carlo, 6.555, 151.87; Gary Scelzi, Stratus, 4.813, 324.90 def. Phil Burkart, Toyota Celica, 7.059, 122.59; John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.838, 322.11 def. Bob Gilbertson, Monte Carlo, 6.811, 134.16; Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo, 4.870, 312.21 def. Tim Wilkerson, Monte Carlo, 5.659, 173.01; Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.794, 320.58 def. Eric Medlen, Mustang, 6.561, 152.50;
QUARTERFINALS -- Worsham, 4.820, 322.58 def. Force, 4.865, 319.07; Johnson Jr., 4.850, 319.90 def. Scelzi, 4.870, 315.93; Capps, 4.794, 323.66 def. Bazemore, 4.844, 321.42; Hight, 4.846, 319.90 def. Head, 4.904, 301.40;
SEMIFINALS -- Worsham, 4.854, 319.75 def. Hight, 4.893, 317.42; Capps, 5.122, 281.07 def. Johnson Jr., 6.448, 169.34;
FINAL -- Worsham, 4.866, 321.19 def. Capps, 4.911, 315.49.

PRO STOCK:

ROUND ONE -- Rickie Smith, Chevy Cavalier, 6.707, 205.35 def. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt, 6.730, 206.32; Jason Line, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.659, 206.23 def. Greg Stanfield, Cavalier, 6.700, 206.95; Larry Morgan, Dodge Stratus, 6.690, 206.86 def. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.692, 205.82; Jim Yates, Grand Am, 6.716, 204.66 def. Kenny Koretsky, Stratus, 6.734, 205.38; Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.669, 206.13 def. Jeg Coughlin, Stratus, 6.716, 206.70; Greg Anderson, Grand Am, 6.666, 206.73 def. Erica Enders, Cobalt, 6.724, 206.01; Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.683, 206.92 def. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.702, 206.13; Warren Johnson, Grand Am, 6.732, 205.35 def. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.748, 204.60;
QUARTERFINALS -- W. Johnson, 6.710, 206.10 def. Yates, 7.458, 142.79; K. Johnson, 6.673, 206.73 def. Smith, 6.719, 206.35; Morgan, 6.719, 206.45 def. Stevens, 6.750, 206.01; Line, 6.671, 206.13 def. Anderson, 6.688, 206.57;
SEMIFINALS -- W. Johnson, 6.741, 205.66 def. K. Johnson, 18.177, 44.23; Line, 6.680, 205.82 def. Morgan, 6.719, 206.48;
FINAL -- Line, 6.692, 205.98 def. W. Johnson, 6.714, 207.50.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

ROUND ONE -- Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.186, 183.54 def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.206, 183.92; Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.198, 185.89 def. Matt Smith, Suzuki, foul; Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.166, 186.23 def. Chris Rivas, foul; Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 7.224, 183.62 def. Chip Ellis, 7.276, 178.71; Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.183, 183.44 def. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 9.345, 94.33; Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.135, 187.29 def. Scott Valetti, Kawasaki, 7.251, 182.55; GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson, 7.121, 186.28 def. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, foul; Ryan Schnitz, 7.019, 188.96 def. Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.131, 187.96;
QUARTERFINALS -- Stoffer, 7.125, 189.23 def. Treble, foul; Sampey, 7.146, 183.29 def. Gann, 7.153, 186.23; Tonglet, 7.162, 184.30 def. Schnitz, foul; Brown, 7.129, 188.83 def. Scali, 8.602, 108.03;
SEMIFINALS -- Brown, 7.155, 191.43 def. Sampey, 7.162, 190.86; Stoffer, 7.203, 186.59 def. Tonglet, 7.272, 181.32;
FINAL -- Brown, 7.169, 184.55 def. Stoffer, 7.238, 186.90.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the 36th annual K&N Filters SuperNationals presented by Advance Auto Parts at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the 11th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series -

Top Fuel

1. Doug Kalitta, 853; 2. Tony Schumacher, 791; 3. Larry Dixon, 785; 4. David Grubnic, 719; 5. Morgan Lucas, 645; 6. Scott Kalitta, 610; 7. Brandon Bernstein, 596; 8. Cory McClenathan, 548; 9. Doug Herbert, 543; 10. David Baca, 424.

Funny Car

1. John Force, 806; 2. Gary Scelzi, 744; 3. Robert Hight, 719; 4. Tommy Johnson Jr., 647; 5. Ron Capps, 639; 6. Cruz Pedregon, 609; 7. Eric Medlen, 600; 8. Whit Bazemore, 598; 9. Del Worsham, 546; 10. Tony Pedregon, 492.

Pro Stock

1. Warren Johnson, 857; 2. Jason Line, 851; 3. Greg Anderson, 844; 4. Dave Connolly, 733; 5. Kurt Johnson, 645; 6. Richie Stevens, 562; 7. Ron Krisher, 525; 8. Jeg Coughlin, 517; 9. Greg Stanfield, 511; 10. Jim Yates, 497.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. GT Tonglet, 437; 2. Karen Stoffer, 390; 3. Antron Brown, 375; 4. Chip Ellis, 367; 5. (tie) Andrew Hines, 361; Geno Scali, 361; 7. Steve Johnson, 355; 8. Ryan Schnitz, 344; 9. Angelle Sampey, 341; 10. Craig Treble, 334.