INDIANAPOLIS – It’s no secret the significance each driver and team on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series circuit places on the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the world’s most prestigious drag race.
It has led to historic performances and some of the most memorable moments in NHRA history. For John Force Racing and Funny Car standout Robert Hight, it has led to a remarkable recent run that includes six straight victories at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
Hight and his 10,000-horsepower Auto Club Ford Mustang has played a big part in that, as his victory at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis a year ago kept JFR’s impressive streak going. Hight, the 2009 Funny Car world champion, will try to push it to seven at this weekend’s Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, where he will also be seeking his fourth victory at the sport’s biggest event.
“I think it is pretty impressive but winning Indy isn’t anything we take for granted,” Hight said. “It is just a special race on so many levels so to know that John Force Racing has had so much success there the past few years is a great source of pride. You have to focus a lot more during Indy and that might help I guess. You are going all day as soon as you get to the track because there are lots of press conferences and more meet and greets. The fans are great too so you want to make sure they have a special experience.”
Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and John Hall (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were last year’s winners of the event that will be televised on ESPN2. More than 1,000 competitors in 12 different categories will try to put their name in the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals rich history book. It also marks the 18th of 24 events during the 2014 season and the final race of the regular season.
Since 2008, every Funny Car victory at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals has featured either Hight, Mike Neff, who now serves as Hight’s crew chief, or Ashley Force Hood. Neff and Hood each have two wins in Indy, while Hight’s three wins include the victory in 2008 that started the impressive streak for the team.
Hight’s first victory at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals came in 2006, giving JFR seven Indy wins in eight years, and it remains a moment he will never forget.
“I have won Indy three times and each time was special,” Hight said. “I remember the first time I won in 2006 and I think it just gives you confidence that you belong. It does put more pressure on you since you want to win again. Last year was a great win and it really made our season along with the win to start the Countdown. The Indy winner’s circle is a special place and I want to get there again.”
Hight’s victory a year ago had a definite flair for the dramatic. Needing a strong performance to clinch his spot in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, Hight left no doubt with the victory, knocking off Jack Beckman, who won the Traxxas Shootout earlier in weekend, in the final round.
It gave Hight huge momentum for the Countdown and he followed through by winning in Charlotte to kick off the playoffs. He got as high as third in the points standings during a thrilling championship run and there’s no doubt performing well under pressure at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals paid dividends.
“You really have to stay focused during Indy,” Hight said. “There are a lot of distractions and I mean that in a good way. There is more media and there are more press conference and fan events. In some ways it helps because when you get in your race car you can really shut everything else out and focus. I try and make every run down the track count.”
Hight will enter the weekend in the spotlight as one of the premier drivers in Funny Car, but that pressure to get into the Countdown is far removed. Hight is currently second in the standings, trailing John Force by 18 points, and has had a banner season, winning five races.
The competition level will be high and includes challengers Ron Capps, Matt Hagan, Courtney Force, Cruz Pedregon, Del Worsham, Alexis DeJoria, Tim Wilkerson and Tommy Johnson Jr. Hight, though, is more concerned with getting his performance on track heading into the Countdown after first-round losses at two of the past three events.
“We have been working on a couple of things and we haven’t been too far off the pace,” Hight said. “I think we are right where we want to be. We will either be No. 1 or No. 2 going into the Countdown and I would love to have that 20-point cushion as the No. 1 driver. I know this Auto Club team will pull together and we will be ready for Indy and for the Countdown.”
In Top Fuel, everybody is chasing points leader Doug Kalitta, who won the most recent event in Brainerd. Other marquee challengers include Tony Schumacher, who is seeking his 10th Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals victory, Antron Brown, reigning world champion Langdon, who also won the Traxxas Shootout at Indy last year, Spencer Massey, Khalid alBalooshi, J.R. Todd, Brittany Force, Steve Torrence and Richie Crampton.
Four-time world champion Greg Anderson is a six-time Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals winner in Pro Stock, trailing only Bob Glidden’s remarkable nine wins at the race. Anderson will face a talented field features top drivers Dave Connolly and Jeg Coughlin, who each have three Indy wins, points leader Erica Enders-Stevens, Allen Johnson, Shane Gray, Jason Line, Vincent Nobile, V Gaines and Chris McGaha.
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, points leader Andrew Hines has had a dominating season and will look to follow up his 2012 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals victory. Teammate Eddie Krawiec has yet to win in Indy but sits second in points while other standout competitors in the two-wheeled category include reigning champion Matt Smith, Angie Smith, Michael Ray, Scotty Pollacheck, Hector Arana Jr., Hector Arana, Steve Johnson and John Hall.
Bonus bucks and bragging rights will be on the line for qualified drivers in Top Fuel and Funny Car as they battle in the lucrative Traxxas Nitro Shootout. The Traxxas Nitro Shootout for Top Fuel will be held on Saturday evening, while the Traxxas Nitro Shootout for Funny Car is contested Sunday afternoon. The winners in each Traxxas Nitro Shootout will earn $100,000.
Another Mello Yello Series event also will be completed during the Big Go: the rain-delayed Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals from Brainerd, Minn. John Force and Ron Capps will decide the Funny Car final round during the U.S. Nationals third qualifying session on Saturday evening at approximately 8:15 p.m. The Brainerd Pro Stock semifinals will be run during Saturday’s third qualifying session at approximately 6:30 p.m. Line will take on Dave River and Vincent Nobile will face Jeg Coughlin. The two semi winners will decide the Brainerd Pro Stock final on Sunday during the event’s fourth pro qualifying session at 11:30 a.m.
Drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the NHRA Pro Mod Series will look to become winners of the prestigious event during the weekend. The fastest Super Stock cars will challenge for the ultimate bragging rights and a bonus purse during the popular Mopar HEMI Challenge as well.
NHRA will also conduct official presentations to honor six of the most iconic moments in the history of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in the Hot Rod Junction Friday-Sunday of the weekend. On Sunday of race weekend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits will reenact his famous beard shaving scene that followed his triumphant 1967 victory and the “Indy’s Winningest Drivers” presentation, a ceremony honoring Schumacher, Bob Glidden and Garlits, also will take place; on Saturday Kenny Bernstein will be honored for becoming the first double-up winner at Indy, Shirley Muldowney will look back at her Indy memories including her 1982 victory, one she called the greatest victory of her outstanding Top Fuel career, and the 1978 Funny Car final where Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen defeated Don “The Snake” Prudhomme will be remembered; on Friday the harrowing 1970 Top Fuel final between Jim Nicoll and Prudhomme will be revisited.
A special Monday edition of the SealMaster NHRA Track Walk also will take place prior to final eliminations, where many of the sport’s most celebrated drivers will walk alongside fans down the historic dragstrip. Fan-favorite Cacklefests and vintage racecars on display in the Hot Rod Junction, along with several autograph sessions featuring the legends of the sport as well as today’s biggest stars will be featured throughout each day of the event. On Friday, a special fireworks show will close out the day’s racing.
The first of five Mello Yello Series qualifying sessions is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29. Two more sessions will take to the track on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., and the final two qualifying sessions will take place on Sunday, Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Final eliminations begin at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 1.
The Traxxas Nitro Shootout for Top Fuel will be contested Saturday, Aug. 30 with rounds at 4 p.m., 5:25 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. The Traxxas Nitro Shootout for Funny Car takes place on Sunday, Aug. 31 for the eight qualified drivers, with rounds at 12:30 p.m., 1:55 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.
ESPN2 will televise more than 11 hours of coverage of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Five hours of qualifying coverage and coverage of the Traxxas Nitro Shootout will air on ESPN2 at 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (ET) and 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31. Monday’s (Sept. 1) eliminations for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals will be featured in six hours of coverage starting at noon (ET).
To purchase tickets for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, fans can contact NHRA’s Ticket Sales Center at (800) 884-NHRA (6472), or get their tickets online at www.NHRATIX.com.
CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS FACT SHEET
WHAT: 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, 18th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and the last race in the NHRA Mello Yello Series regular season. At the conclusion of this event, the top 10 drivers in four categories – Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle – will be locked in to begin the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs, leading to 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships.
WHERE: Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Brownsburg, Ind. From I-465, exit Crawfordsville Road (Hwy. 136). Head west for four miles past downtown Clermont. The facility’s main entrance is on the left, one-half mile past Raceway Road. From I-74 go south on Ronald Reagan Parkway, exit 68 and turn south. Turn east on U.S. 136 and entrance on the track will be on the right.
COURSE: Championship dragstrip; Track elevation is 700 feet above sea level; Track direction is south to north.
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 27 through Monday, Sept. 1.
SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27 – LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying
THURSDAY, Aug. 28 – LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying and eliminations
FRIDAY, Aug. 29 – LUCAS OIL SERIES (featuring Mopar HEMI Challenge)
PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 5:30 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, Aug. 30 – LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying and eliminations
PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 2 and 5:30 p.m.
TRAXXAS NITRO SHOOTOUT (Top Fuel) rounds at 4, 5:25 and 7:45 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 11a.m. and 6 p.m.
BRAINERD FC FINAL at approximately 8:15 p.m.
BRAINERD PS SEMIFINALS at approximately 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, Aug. 31 – LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying and eliminations
PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 10:30 A.m.; first round of eliminations at 2 p.m.
TRAXXAS NITRO SHOOTOUT (Funny Car) rounds at 12:30, 1:55 and 4:15 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
BRAINERD PS FINAL at approximately 11:30 a.m.
MONDAY, Sept. 1 – Pre-race ceremonies, 9:45 a.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES eliminations begin at 11 a.m.
TELEVISION:
Sunday, Aug. 31, ESPN2 will televise four hours of qualifying coverage at 11 a.m. (ET).
Sunday, Aug. 31, ESPN2 will televise two hours of qualifying coverage at 5 p.m. (ET).
Monday, Sept. 1, ESPN2 will televise six hours of eliminations coverage at noon (ET).
SATELLITE (Digital HD feed):
Friday, Aug. 29, 8:30 – 9 p.m. (ET), AMC 9 / Transponder 23C
Saturday, Aug. 30, 9 – 9:30 p.m. (ET), AMC 9 / Transponder 23C
Sunday, Aug. 31, 8 – 8:30 p.m. (ET), AMC 9 / Transponder 23C
Monday, Sept. 1, 7:30 – 8 p.m. (ET), AMC 9 / Transponder 23C
(4160 MHz, horizontal; Data Rate: 40.46147055 Mbp; Symbol Rate: 29.27 Ms; FEC: ¾; Bandwidth: 36 Mhz)
Video news release contains race action highlights each day and winners’ interviews on Sunday.
2013 EVENT WINNERS: Shawn Langdon, Top Fuel; Robert Hight, Funny Car; Mike Edwards, Pro Stock; John Hall, Pro Stock Motorcycle
MOST VICTORIES: Tony Schumacher, Top Fuel, 9; Bob Glidden, Pro Stock, 9; Don Garlits, Top Fuel, 8; Don Prudhomme, Top Fuel and Funny Car, 7; Warren Johnson, Pro Stock, 6; Dave Schultz, Pro Stock Motorcycle, 6; Ed McCulloch, Funny Car and Top Fuel, 6;Greg Anderson, Pro Stock, 6; John Force, Funny Car, 4; Larry Dixon, Top Fuel, 4.
EVENT HISTORY: The most historic and prestigious event in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals has been contested annually since 1955. Originally known as “The Nationals” and first held at an abandoned airstrip in Great Bend, Kan., the event made stops at Kansas City, Mo., Oklahoma City and Detroit before eventually moving to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in 1961. Past winners include “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, an eight-time winner in Top Fuel; Shirley Muldowney, 1982 Top Fuel winner; Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, a seven-time winner and one of a handful of drivers to win the event in both Top Fuel and Funny Car; and Bob Glidden, the legendary Pro Stock driver who dominated the race by advancing to the final round in 13 consecutive seasons from 1977-’89. The Indiana native won the event a record nine times, a mark he shares with current Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher. It is the only major motorsports event to be contested on Labor Day.
FAST FACTS: The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is the final of 18 regular season Mello Yello Series races. Following conclusion of this event the top 10 drivers in each Mello Yello Series category will qualify for the Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s six-race playoffs that begin Sept. 12-14 at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C.… The Traxxas Nitro Shootout will offer $100,000 to the winners in special bonus events for qualified Top Fuel and Funny Car drivers… Tony Schumacher is an 11-time U.S. Nationals finalist in Top Fuel (winning nine)… Schumacher’s first career NHRA start came at the U.S. Nationals in 1996 and the then rookie posted a runner-up finish to Cory McClenathan… John Force, 16-time NHRA Mello Yello Series world champion and winner of a record 141 events, has won the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals four times, his last coming in 2002… Three women have earned Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals victories, including Shirley Muldowney once in Top Fuel, Ashley Force Hood twice in Funny Car and Angelle Sampey twice in Pro Stock Motorcycle… Pro Stock’s Bob Glidden and Top Fuel’s Tony Schumacher are the winningest drivers in the history of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, with nine victories each… Kenny Bernstein, Don Prudhomme, Jim Head and Ed McCulloch have won the race in both Top Fuel and Funny Car, while Antron Brown has also won the race in multiple MYDRS classes, Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle… The event also will feature competition in the NHRA Lucas Oil Series and the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, featuring high-horsepower machines that accelerate to more than 250 mph.
WHAT TO WATCH: The Traxxas Nitro Shootout will offer $100,000 to the winners in special bonus events for qualified Top Fuel and Funny Car drivers… Tony Schumacher is seeking a record 10th Top Fuel victory at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals… A victory by Schumacher would break a tie with Pro Stock’s Bob Glidden for most Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals victories… Four-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson is seeking his seventh Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals victory… A driver from John Force Racing has earned the Funny Car victory at this event each season since 2008, including Robert Hight last season and in ’08, Ashley Force Hood in ’09 and ’10 and Mike Neff in ’11 and ’12… Seven female drivers representing all four Mello Yello Series categories are pre-entered for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals… Several high-profile drivers are looking for their first victory in the world’s most prestigious drag race, including two-time Indy runner-up and current series points leader Doug Kalitta in Top Fuel, Matt Hagan, Ron Capps, Jack Beckman and Tony Pedregon in Funny Car, defending world champ Allen Johnson in Pro Stock, and three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ Eddie Krawiec… Drivers in several Mello Yello Series categories who are on the bubble to make it into the top 10 in points, including J.R. Todd, Bob Vandergriff in Top Fuel, Cruz Pedregon, Del Worsham, Tim Wilkerson and Jack Beckman in Funny Car, Greg Anderson and Jonathan Gray in Pro Stock and Angie Smith, Steve Johnson, Adam Arana, Jerry Savoie and Chaz Kennedy among others in Pro Stock Motorcycle, will be trying to earn every point possible to secure their berths into the Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s six-race postseason playoffs.
TRACK HISTORY: In 1958, led by Tom Binford, Frank Dickie, Rodger Ward and Howard Fieber, 15 Indianapolis-area businessmen and racing professionals invested $5,000 each to fund the development of what would become Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. The group purchased a 267-acre farm about seven miles from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and developed a multipurpose auto racing facility. The original intention in creating Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis was to design a 15-turn, 2.5-mile road course. Nearly as an afterthought, and as an insurance measure against economic problems, the investment group decided to incorporate a quarter-mile drag strip into the long straightaway of the 2.5-mile road course design. Constructed with assistance from the NHRA, the drag strip was the first of the three courses to be completed, with the facility’s first event held on the strip in the fall of 1960. During the 1960 U.S. Nationals in Detroit, a handshake agreement between Binford and NHRA founder Wally Parks promised that the event would move to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in 1961. The historic three-year pact was signed and sealed under a tree in Detroit Dragway’s pits, and Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis eventually became the home of NHRA’s biggest annual event. The NHRA purchased the entire facility in 1979. The first major improvement came in 1983 with the construction and dedication of Parks Tower, the four-story drag strip tower. In 1998, new grandstands, suites and a tower complex on the front straightaway were completed at the oval track at a cost of nearly $2.5 million, which included the repaving of the entire oval surface as part of a three-phase facility improvement project. In 2001, NHRA and Lucas Oil Raceway constructed a new drag strip racing surface, replacing the strip with a 660-foot concrete pad and laying new asphalt on the remainder of the track and shutdown area. Prior to the 2003 race, eight new luxury suites were added along the top of the west-side grandstands of the drag strip, giving fans a unique perspective of the action on the famed track. In 2006, new soft barrier walls were added to the oval. In 2007, the track announced its first track entitlement with O’Reilly Auto Parts. In 2011, the track announced a new track entitlement with Lucas Oil Products. The track – formerly known as Indianapolis Raceway Park – is now known as Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. During the winter of 2008, a new main track office building was constructed near the track entrance.
DRIVER QUICK QUOTES:
Shawn Langdon, defending U.S. Nationals Top Fuel winner and Traxxas Nitro Shootout winner: “That was a dream weekend (at Indy last season) for the Al-Anabi racing team. My first time in the Traxxas Shootout and we got the victory there and then doubled it up. It is such a special place to race. You always get up that little bit extra for it. You get that energy going when you come to Indy. It is the biggest race of the year, the last one before the Countdown. There is a lot riding on that. You’ve got to dig a little extra for that one. It is always a great accomplishment when you can put your name up against the likes of (Don) Garlits, (Shirley) Muldowney, (Don) Prudhomme, and (Kenny) Bernstein and all those guys. I’m fortunate enough to have a victory there in a sportsman class and fortunate enough to get a victory in the Top Fuel class. A win at Indy is just as sweet no matter what you win.”
Robert Hight, three-time and defending U.S. Nationals winner in Funny Car: “To win the U.S. Nationals one time will make a drag racer’s career. A lot of drivers will tell you winning in Indy is bigger than a championship. I have been fortunate to win the U.S. Nationals three times and coming back this season as the defending champion is pretty special. We have had a good season so far but winning Indy again could make it a great season. You look around at all the history that will be at Indy this year from famous drivers to displays you just get excited to think about it. This is the last race before the Countdown but all your attention when you are at the track is on winning Indy. I will be focusing on getting my first Traxxas Shootout win and hopefully doubling up on Monday with another Indy win. We have a shop in Brownsburg so you want to get that win in in Indy do the people that have been helping us all year that don’t get to go to the races get a chance to stand in the winner’s circle. The Indy winner’s circle is a special place for sure.”
Erica Enders-Stevens, 2012 U.S. Nationals Pro Stock runner-up: “It’s the Super Bowl of drag racing and on the top of everybody’s goal list to win. We’re no different. I had one stolen from me in 2012 and I’m anxious to go back and take it. Indy’s been an important part of my life since 1994 when they held the inaugural Jr. Dragster Nationals there. I finished second at that first race. It’s a place I’ve been going to since I was 10 years old, and it’s always been huge. I’m excited to go.”
Hector Arana Jr., 2011 U.S. Nationals Pro Stock Motorcycle winner: “It was very special (to win in 2011). If you ask any racer, no matter how many championships they’ve won, until they win that race, their career isn’t complete. I was able to do that in my rookie year, my very first time at the race. It was also my first win ever, and on top of that, it’s our home track. To me, that was the ultimate race to win. To win for the very first time was special. I set very high standards for myself, so from now on whenever I go there, if I don’t leave with the Wally, I’m not satisfied.”
TRACK RECORDS:
Top Fuel – 3.740 sec. by Shawn Langdon, Sept. ’13; 328.38 mph by Steve Torrence, Sept. ’13.
Funny Car – 4.007 sec. by Matt Hagan, Sept. ’13; 319.22 mph by Hagan, Sept. ’13.
Pro Stock – 6.538 sec. by Jason Line, Sept. ’11; 211.13 mph by Mike Edwards, Sept. ’12.
Pro Stock Motorcycle – 6.815 sec. by Andrew Hines, Sept. ’10; 196.76 mph by Hines, Sept. ’10.
NATIONAL RECORD:
Top Fuel – 3.701 sec. by Antron Brown, Oct. ‘12, Reading, Pa.; 332.18 mph by Spencer Massey, April ’12, Charlotte, N.C.
Funny Car – 3.965 sec. and 324.12 mph by John Force, Feb. ’14, Pomona, Calif.
Pro Stock – 6.464 sec. and 215.55 mph by Erica Enders-Stevens, May ‘14, Englishtown, N.J.
PS Motorcycle – 6.728 sec. by Andrew Hines, Oct. ’12, Reading, Pa.; 199.26 mph by Eddie Krawiec, March ’11, Gainesville, Fla.
TICKETS: For tickets call (800) 884-NHRA (6472). Tickets also are available online at www.NHRATIX.com.
NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS
GLENDORA, Calif. — Point standings following the 17th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Funny Car and Pro Stock points are unofficial until the completion of the Brainerd event for those categories at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Those listed past 10th are the only drivers/riders in each category who are still mathematically eligible to earn a Countdown to the Championship playoff position at Indianapolis.
Top Fuel: 1. Doug Kalitta, 1,446*; 2. Antron Brown, 1,354*; 3. Shawn Langdon, 1,204*; 4. Tony Schumacher, 1,075*; 5. Steve Torrence, 971*; 6. Spencer Massey, 953*; 7. (tie) Khalid alBalooshi, 888*; Brittany Force, 888*; 9. Richie Crampton, 841*; 10. J.R. Todd, 805; 11. Bob Vandergriff Jr., 675.
Funny Car: 1. John Force, 1,326*; 2. Robert Hight, 1,308*; 3. Ron Capps, 1,090*; 4. Tommy Johnson Jr., 1,052*; 5. Alexis DeJoria, 1,035*; 6. Courtney Force, 1,015*; 7. Matt Hagan, 1,009*; 8. Cruz Pedregon, 929; 9. Del Worsham, 900; 10. Tim Wilkerson, 848; 11. Jack Beckman, 832.
Pro Stock: 1. Jason Line, 1,326*; 2. Erica Enders-Stevens, 1,269*; 3. Allen Johnson, 1,262*; 4. Jeg Coughlin, 1,202*; 5. Dave Connolly, 1,130*; 6. Shane Gray, 1,068*; 7. Vincent Nobile, 1,032*; 8. V. Gaines, 774; 9. Chris McGaha, 750; 10. Greg Anderson, 685; 11. Jonathan Gray, 653; 12. Larry Morgan, 552.
Pro Stock Motorcycle: 1. Andrew Hines, 853*; 2. Eddie Krawiec, 762*; 3. Hector Arana Jr, 614*; 4. Hector Arana, 542*; 5. John Hall, 516; 6. Matt Smith, 483; 7. Michael Ray, 462; 8. Scotty Pollacheck, 461; 9. Angie Smith, 435; 10. Steve Johnson, 430; 11. Adam Arana, 364; 12. Jerry Savoie, 355; 13. Chaz Kennedy, 352; 14. Shawn Gann, 331; 15. Jim Underdahl, 299.
* Driver has secured a berth in NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s playoffs
