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WORSHAM PICKS UP FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON; BROWN, COUGHLIN, KRAWIEC PICK OF WINS AT GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
MADISON, Ill. – Del Worsham raced to his first win of the season and first win with Alan Johnson Al-Anabi Racing at the 13th annual O’Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway International Raceway.
Antron Brown, Jeg Coughlin and Eddie Krawiec also won in their respective categories.
Worsham drove his Alan Johnson Al-Anabi Racing Toyota Solara to a 4.135-second run at 302.48 mph to defeat No. 1 qualifier and current points leader Ron Capps on a holeshot. For Worsham, it’s his first win in over a year; his last coming at Houston Raceway Park in 2007.
“We got here and went down the track all six runs without any problem,” said Worsham. “This team was assembled to do well, win races and win a championship, and I just want to be able to do my part. It was just a huge sense of excitement!”
“Looking back on my career, I’ve made some great passes and great runs, but Ron (Capps) and Tony (Pedregon) always seem to kick my butt, so it’s just a great feeling to be able to win against him.”
In Top Fuel, Antron Brown defeated St. Louis favorite, Budweiser-sponsored Brandon Bernstein, when he drove his DirectTV/Matco Tools dragster to 3.850 at 318.02 mph. It is Brown’s second win in three final round appearances for the season and 20th win of his career.
“That was a just a phenomenal race,” said Brown. “You line up against that Budweiser car with Brandon Bernstein and Rob Flynn. I know what Rob is capable of. Rob won this race last year with “Hot Rod” (Fuller), so he knows about this track and what it can take and hold.”
Coughlin drove past runner-up Jason Line after Line posted a red light in the final round of competition. Coughlin drove his JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt to a 6.588 at 208.39 mph for his third win in five final round appearances for the season.
“There’s no question that our team has really jelled together over the past two seasons,” said Coughlin. “We’ve been racing hard, we’ve been racing smart and we’re on the good end of it now with three wins in five final rounds.”
Krawiec rode his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson past runner-up Craig Treble to pick up his second win in as many races for the season. Krawiec’s run of 6.947 at 189.39 mph was strong enough for the defending world champions second career win.
“To come out here and get my second win, it’s just a cool opportunity,” said Krawiec “It’s tough going out there and getting your first win and everyone told me that once you get your first win, it’ll get easy, but I never thought it would get this easy.”
MADISON, Ill. -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at the 13th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol at Gateway International Raceway. The race is the seventh of 24 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
TOP FUEL:
1. Antron Brown; 2. Brandon Bernstein; 3. Shawn Langdon; 4. Spencer Massey; 5. Cory McClenathan; 6. Tony Schumacher; 7. Joe Hartley; 8. Morgan Lucas; 9. Clay Millican; 10. T.J. Zizzo; 11. John Smith; 12. Kevin Jones; 13. Doug Kalitta; 14. Larry Dixon; 15. Todd Simpson; 16. Chris Karamesines.
FUNNY CAR:
1. Del Worsham, Toyota Solara; 2. Ron Capps; 3. Cruz Pedregon; 4. Tony Pedregon; 5. Tim Wilkerson; 6. Bob Tasca III; 7. John Force; 8. Matt Hagan; 9. Jim Head; 10. Jeff Arend; 11. Mike Neff; 12. Ashley Force Hood; 13. Jack Beckman; 14. Robert Hight; 15. Terry Haddock; 16. Jerry Toliver.
PRO STOCK:
1. Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cobalt; 2. Jason Line; 3. Greg Anderson; 4. Justin Humphreys; 5. Kurt Johnson; 6. Greg Stanfield; 7. Rickie Jones; 8. Ron Krisher; 9. Mike Edwards; 10. Allen Johnson; 11. Rodger Brogdon; 12. Tom Hammonds; 13. Larry Morgan; 14. Dave Northrop; 15. Steve Spiess; 16. Johnny Gray.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
1. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson; 2. Craig Treble; 3. Angie McBride; 4. Douglas Horne; 5. Andrew Hines; 6. Hector Arana; 7. Shawn Gann; 8. Matt Smith; 9. Karen Stoffer; 10. Steve Johnson; 11. Junior Pippin; 12. Matt Guidera; 13. Michael Phillips; 14. Joe DeSantis; 15. Bailey Whitaker; 16. David Hope.
MADISON, Ill. -- Sunday's final results from the 13th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol at Gateway International Raceway. The race is the seventh of 24 in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:
Top Fuel -- Antron Brown, 3.850 seconds, 318.02 mph def. Brandon Bernstein, 3.888 seconds, 310.27 mph.
Funny Car -- Del Worsham, Toyota Solara, 4.135, 302.48 def. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 4.121, 301.33.
Pro Stock -- Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cobalt, 6.588, 208.39 def. Jason Line, Pontiac GXP, foul.
Pro Stock Motorcycle -- Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.947, 189.39 def. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 6.953, 194.21.
Competition Eliminator -- Lee Sharp, Pontiac GXP, 10.307, 85.03 def. Shaun Vincent, Chevy S-10, 9.455, 106.21.
Super Stock -- Jeff Taylor, Chevy Cobalt, 9.006, 153.56 def. Larry Stewart Jr., Chevy Nova, 9.690, 128.85.
Super Comp -- Nick Folk, Dragster, 8.927, 167.03 def. Terry Edwards, Dragster, foul.
Super Gas -- Larry Bernshausen, Chevy Vega Wagon, 10.113, 124.63 def. Ray Connolly, Chevy Corvette, broke.
MADISON, Ill. -- Final round-by-round results from the 13th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol at Gateway International Raceway, the seventh of 24 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:
TOP FUEL:
ROUND ONE -- Brandon Bernstein, 3.900, 302.82 def. Clay Millican, 3.919, 306.74; Antron Brown, 3.896, 311.05 def. Doug Kalitta, 4.549, 182.87; Shawn Langdon, 3.886, 314.46 def. T.J. Zizzo, foul; Spencer Massey, 3.908, 305.01 def. John Smith, 3.981, 297.48; Cory McClenathan, 3.899, 311.99 def. Chris Karamesines, broke; Morgan Lucas, 3.860, 305.91 def. Kevin Jones, 4.226, 211.66; Tony Schumacher, 3.926, 282.95 def. Todd Simpson, no time; Joe Hartley, 3.955, 295.53 def. Larry Dixon, 4.737, 166.91;
QUARTERFINALS -- Massey, 3.916, 305.84 def. Hartley, 3.983, 297.48; Langdon, 3.885, 311.05 def. Schumacher, 3.895, 299.46; Bernstein, 3.905, 305.22 def. Lucas, 4.511, 202.18; Brown, 3.864, 312.35 def. McClenathan, 3.885, 301.81;
SEMIFINALS -- Bernstein, 3.863, 313.51 def. Massey, 10.161, 77.40; Brown, 3.854, 312.57 def. Langdon, 3.878, 305.98;
FINAL -- Brown, 3.850, 318.02 def. Bernstein, 3.888, 310.27.
FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE -- Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.157, 298.67 def. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.965, 156.83; Del Worsham, Toyota Solara, 4.113, 295.40 def. Jerry Toliver, Chevy Monte Carlo, 8.922, 73.22; Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 4.166, 297.94 def. Terry Haddock, Dodge Stratus, 5.860, 123.84; Cruz Pedregon, Solara, 4.219, 286.13 def. Jim Head, Solara, 4.221, 281.95; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.104, 303.64 def. Jeff Arend, Solara, 4.257, 279.04; Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.156, 287.78 def. Mike Neff, Mustang, 4.454, 197.94; Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.174, 287.35 def. Ashley Force Hood, Mustang, 4.810, 174.80; John Force, Mustang, 4.186, 296.37 def. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.918, 179.04;
QUARTERFINALS -- C. Pedregon, 4.164, 292.77 def. Tasca III, foul; Worsham, 4.143, 301.87 def. Wilkerson, 4.152, 294.31; T. Pedregon, 4.175, 288.39 def. Hagan, 4.235, 242.45; Capps, 4.134, 296.18 def. Force, 4.178, 287.90;
SEMIFINALS -- Worsham, 4.219, 291.26 def. T. Pedregon, 10.046, 84.66; Capps, 4.135, 299.13 def. C. Pedregon, 4.166, 296.70;
FINAL -- Worsham, 4.135, 302.48 def. Capps, 4.121, 301.33.
PRO STOCK:
ROUND ONE -- Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cobalt, 6.628, 209.33 def. Johnny Gray, Dodge Stratus, 10.763, 82.95; Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.612, 208.39 def. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.640, 208.33; Jason Line, Pontiac GXP, 6.590, 210.18 def. Tom Hammonds, Cobalt, foul; Rickie Jones, Stratus, 6.646, 207.88 def. Allen Johnson, Stratus, foul; Greg Stanfield, GXP, 6.586, 209.72 def. Dave Northrop, Stratus, 6.663, 207.27; Justin Humphreys, GXP, 6.678, 207.24 def. Mike Edwards, GXP, foul; Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.639, 209.46 def. Steve Spiess, Cobalt, 6.678, 207.24; Greg Anderson, GXP, 6.584, 210.05 def. Rodger Brogdon, GXP, 6.625, 209.30;
QUARTERFINALS -- Humphreys, 6.632, 207.53 def. Krisher, 7.097, 158.26; Line, 6.578, 210.24 def. K. Johnson, 6.586, 209.20; Coughlin, 6.594, 208.39 def. Stanfield, 6.603, 208.39; Anderson, 6.591, 209.69 def. Jones, 6.656, 207.43;
SEMIFINALS -- Coughlin, 6.593, 208.62 def. Anderson, 6.575, 209.59; Line, 6.592, 210.11 def. Humphreys, 6.634, 208.20;
FINAL -- Coughlin, 6.588, 208.39 def. Line, foul.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
ROUND ONE -- Douglas Horne, Buell, 7.010, 187.47 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, foul; Shawn Gann, Buell, 6.988, 186.36 def. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, foul; Craig Treble, Suzuki, 6.948, 192.93 def. Junior Pippin, Buell, 7.021, 186.33; Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.911, 191.57 def. Bailey Whitaker, Buell, 7.141, 183.57; Hector Arana, Buell, 6.934, 191.57 def. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, foul; Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.913, 192.74 def. David Hope, Buell, broke; Angie McBride, Buell, 7.001, 186.20 def. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.039, 188.75; Matt Smith, Suzuki, 6.969, 192.99 def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.012, 188.60;
QUARTERFINALS -- Treble, 7.029, 190.73 def. Smith, 6.992, 189.63; McBride, 6.958, 187.34 def. Arana, foul; Horne, 7.052, 184.27 def. Hines, foul; Krawiec, 6.900, 192.63 def. Gann, 6.974, 187.68;
SEMIFINALS -- Treble, 6.966, 193.10 def. Horne, 7.030, 184.90; Krawiec, 6.955, 187.63 def. McBride, 6.973, 186.43;
FINAL -- Krawiec, 6.947, 189.39 def. Treble, 6.953, 194.21.
MADISON, Ill. -- Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the 13th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol at Gateway International Raceway, the seventh of 24 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series -
Top Fuel
1. Antron Brown, 561; 2. Tony Schumacher, 543; 3. Brandon Bernstein, 517; 4. Cory McClenathan, 453; 5. Morgan Lucas, 437; 6. Larry Dixon, 402; 7. Shawn Langdon, 375; 8. Spencer Massey, 363; 9. Doug Kalitta, 320; 10. Joe Hartley, 302.
Funny Car
1. Ron Capps, 562; 2. Del Worsham, 443; 3. Tony Pedregon, 437; 4. (tie) Jack Beckman, 427; Ashley Force Hood, 427; 6. Matt Hagan, 413; 7. Bob Tasca III, 375; 8. John Force, 363; 9. Tim Wilkerson, 349; 10. (tie) Robert Hight, 337. Mike Neff, 337.
Pro Stock
1. Jeg Coughlin, 637; 2. Jason Line, 588; 3. Mike Edwards, 498; 4. Greg Anderson, 478; 5. Greg Stanfield, 394; 6. Allen Johnson, 381; 7. Ron Krisher, 345; 8. Kurt Johnson, 338; 9. Rickie Jones, 304; 10. Larry Morgan, 263.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Eddie Krawiec, 341; 2. Matt Smith, 325; 3. Andrew Hines, 308; 4. Douglas Horne, 291; 5. Hector Arana, 282; 6. Craig Treble, 278; 7. Shawn Gann, 209; 8. Karen Stoffer, 175; 9. Matt Guidera, 168; 10. Steve Johnson, 167.
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