Finals

Top Fuel Final Round

CHANDLER, Ariz. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Antron Brown (Matco Tools Dragster) 0.069 3.846 310.63 (L) Brandon Bernstein (Budweiser/Lucas Oil Drag 0.091 5.173 143.54 Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,821 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. Brown is 3 - 2 against Bernstein in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Brown with the starting line advantage and just blasted on through the 1000 feet for his third National event win. Bernstein started to smoke the tires around 150 feet and he pedaled, but couldn't get it to hook up.

Funny Car Final Round

CHANDLER, Ariz. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger) 0.154 4.048 306.81 (L) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang) -9.999(R) NT-Broke Before Staging 4:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,821 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. Neff is looking to get the monkey off his back and win his first ever Funny Car event, he's been close but never closed the deal. This is the sixth time at this event that the #1 and #2 qualifiers in Funny Car have met in the final and no driver has won the first two events of the season in this class since Force did it in 1997. Oh this was just agony! Both cars made the burnout but only one returned to the starting line. Neff could not get the car into backup mode and finally had to idle down the track as Capps was already back at the starting line. Even Neff commented over the PA that he had REALLY wanted to win this one. It didn't happen though and Capps and team are off to a huge start in Nitro Funny Car.

Pro Stock Final Round

CHANDLER, Ariz. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Jeg Coughlin (Jegs.com Cobalt) 0.030 6.643 208.01 (L) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cobalt) 0.049 6.647 208.46 Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,821 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. Coughlin is 30 - 25 against Johnson in prior events and Johnson is 7 - 0 against Coughlin in prior final rounds. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never looks back to take the win by 0.0233 seconds (approximately 7 feet). This is the second Pro Stock win here in Phoenix for Coughlin and his 42nd national event win.

Comp Eliminator Final Round

CHANDLER, Ariz. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.54 0.023 9.865 1.325 (L) Lou Ficco B/AP 7.80 -0.030(R) 7.829 0.029 3:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,821 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. Ficco makes three finals in a row where the red light is the deciding factor. He goes -.030 red and hands Fletcher his fourth straight Comp title at NHRA national events, a feat that no one else has ever accomplished! That also makes his fifth overall Comp title in less than two full seasons in the class. As an aside this title also ties him for eighth place in total national event wins overall with fifty eight.

Super Stock Final Round

CHANDLER, Ariz. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver Class Dial RT ET Ov/Un (W) Michael Iacono GT/DA 9.95 0.021 9.952 0.002 (L) Jimmy DeFrank SS/AM 8.79 0.023 8.796 0.006 Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,821 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. This was a great drag race with Iacono taking the win by 0.0066 seconds (approximately 18 inches). This Iacono's fourth national event win and his third in Super Stock.

Stock Final Round

CHANDLER, Ariz. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver Class Dial RT ET Ov/Un (W) Brad Burton E/SA 10.92 0.029 10.949 0.029 (L) Doug Lambeck A/SA 10.37 -0.029(R)12.144 1.774 Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,821 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. Lambeck red lights away his chance for his eighth national event. Burton wins his second national event title...his first was last year in Denver.

Super Comp Final Round

CHANDLER, Ariz. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Thomas Bayer S/C 8.90 0.017 8.894 -0.006 (L) Larry Marshall S/C 8.90 -0.006(R) 8.905 0.005 3:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,821 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. Here come the finals. Marshall throws this one away via that dreaded redlight. That evens Bayer's record at two Super Comp wins and two alky digger wins at the national events.

Super Gas Final Round

CHANDLER, Ariz. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Mike Ferderer S/G 9.90 0.018 9.862 -0.038 (L) Ryan Herem S/G 9.90 -0.002(R) 9.913 0.013 3:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,821 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. Another final decided by that nasty redlight. Herem goes -.002 red and Ferderer wins, tying Sheldon with the most national event wins ever in Super Gas. Congratulations to Ferd and the crew!