Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals NHRA Full Throttle DragRacing
Finals
 

Top Fuel
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Larry Dixon (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster)      0.091      3.880 313.29
 (L) Antron Brown (Matco Tools Dragster)         0.066      3.907 307.65
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Dixon is 10 - 3 against Brown in prior events and Dixon is 3 - 1 against Brown in prior final rounds. This is a great drag race with Brown getting the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights. Larry Dixon's MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

This is Dixon's 55th National event win and his seventh win this season.

Funny Car
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang)   0.077      4.191 300.40
 (L) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang)            0.069      4.272 290.88
3:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Force is 26 - 9 against Wilkerson in prior events and Force is 3 - 2 against Wilkerson in prior final rounds. He won against Wilkerson at Bristol earlier this year.

We have a all Ford Mustang final round. Team Wilkerson was just a little late getting the car into the water, but no problems.

They almost identical RT, with Force getting a small advantage that is gone before the sixty foot lights. He pulls steadily ahead to run the second quickest ET of the day.

This is Wilkerson's fifteenth career win and second this year.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.006), 330 ft(0.044), 660ft(0.059). MOV: 0.0736 seconds (approximately 31 feet).

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.418, 660ft-3.440/251.53 mph.
Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.922 sec., 330ft-2.366, 660ft-3.373/255.63 mph.

Pro Stock
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.021      6.722 204.54
 (L) Allen Johnson (Mopar/J & J Racing Avenger)  0.036      6.982 159.38
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Anderson is 27 - 9 against Johnson in prior events and each has won 1 times against the other in final rounds. Anderson with the starting line advantage and then just drives away for the win. Johnson got out of the groove and over by the centerline before he pushed in the clutch. Anderson collect 61st Wally and his first this year. Anderson will also collect the double-up bonus for the second time in his career.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Matt Smith (Al-Anabi Racing Buell)          0.032      7.076 188.36
 (L) Hector Arana (Lucas Oil Buell)              0.044      7.080 188.52
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Arana is 6 - 4 against Smith in prior events and Arana is 1 - 0 against Smith in prior final rounds. Matt Smith was the 2010 Charlotte four Wide winner and had four wins in 2008. Arana has had three runner up's in 2010 and five wins in 2009.

Smith gets away first and holds off Arana for a half a bike length win. Great race.

Matt Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.010), 330 ft(0.008), 660ft(0.006), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.924, 660ft-4.504/154.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.889.
Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.920, 660ft-4.498/154.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.888.

Pro Mod
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Pat Musi ('09 Stratus)                      0.067      5.981 239.44
 (L) Brad Personett (Big Stuff '68 Camaro)       0.102      5.996 251.02
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Musi is out of the gate first and has the power to hold off that hard charging Personett for the win. This is first NHRA National event win since Gainesville in 1981 in Pro Stock.

Top Alcohol Dragster
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Bill Reichert (Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD)      0.083      5.384 262.44
 (L) Mike Kosky (American Flyer TA/D)            0.102      5.449 257.78
4:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Kosky and Reichert have each won 1 times against the other in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Bill Reichert is in his 42nd final round. That's second to Rick Santos at 53.

Reichert is back with all of the numbers to take a decisive win. Kosky started to close near the 330 lights, but was no match after that.

Bill Reichert's incremental margins: 60ft(0.023), 330 ft(0.002), 660ft(0.035), 1,000ft(0.068). MOV: 0.0844 seconds (approximately 32 feet).

Mike Kosky's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.415, 660ft-3.580/211.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.586.
Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.432, 660ft-3.564/220.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.537.

Top Alcohol Funny Car
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Frank Manzo (Al Anabi Racing Monte Carlo)   0.034      5.602 259.36
 (L) Mickey Ferro (Ryco Hydraulics Monte Carlo)  0.052      5.623 255.39
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Manzo is 9 - 1 against Ferro in prior events and Manzo is 4 - 0 against Ferro in prior final rounds. Manzo with a great light and then drives away for the win. Frank Manzo's MOV: 0.0396 seconds (approximately 15 feet). This is the 28th straight final round Manzo has won and this is his 88th National event win and his fourth this year.

Comp Eliminator
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Al Ackerman              F/D   8.56  0.018     8.027 -0.533
 (L) Brian Browell            D/D   7.77  0.035     7.236 -0.534
7:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 3,709 feet.

Browell has three national event wins. All of them at Atlanta, with the last one in 2002. Two engines, ten cylinders.

As we start phase two of the finals, Ackerman gets the mini-hole shot win with a respectable 0.018 RT and a -0.533 to 0.534 finish.

Al Ackerman's MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Super Stock
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class   Dial    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Mike Walter            GT/JA  10.78  0.025    10.783  0.003
 (L) Jeremy Duncan          SS/GA   9.85  0.024     9.857  0.007
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

They leave together and Walter takes the win light by 0.0033 seconds (approximately 8 inches). This is Walter's eighth National event win and his second here at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.

Stock
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class   Dial    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Ben Wenzel               C/S  10.63  0.014    10.635  0.005
 (L) David Rampy             F/SA  11.38  0.057    11.350 -0.030
7:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 3,709 feet.

Wenzel comes to the final round after a forty three year drought. This is Rampy's 121st final round, with a 73-47 win record.

He gets the starting line advantage and watches Rampy breakout by -0.030!

Very cool!

Super Comp
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Kyle Cultrera            S/C   8.90  0.025     8.935  0.035
 (L) John Taylor              S/C   8.90  0.051     8.936  0.036
Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 3,709 feet.

Cultrera with the win 0.0272 seconds (approximately 6 feet). This is first National event win.

Super Gas
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Dan Northrop             S/G   9.90  0.030     9.910  0.010
 (L) Steve Furr               S/G   9.90  0.021     9.895 -0.005
4:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Northrop was the 2000 World SG Champion.

Dan Northrop wins on a -0.005 breakout by Furr.

Top Dragster
Final Round 
NORWALK, Ohio - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class   Dial    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) James Monroe             T/D   6.75  0.031     6.753  0.003
 (L) Troy Stone               T/D   6.22  -0.015(R) 6.233  0.013
Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 3,709 feet.

Stone turns on the red light and Monroe wins his first National event.