Ashley, Height and Enders win NHRA at the start of the season

Top Fuel’s rising star Justin Ashley kicks off the 2022 NHRA Camp World Drag Racing Series with an impressive victory and was announced by ProtectTheHarvest.com on Sunday at Pomona’s Auto Club Raceway at the 62nd Lucas Oil NHRA Winter National. I won.

Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Prostock) also won the first race of the 22nd season.

In a thrilling final round match featuring Ashley (Photo above), 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year, Austin Prock, 2019 Rookie of the Year, Ashley topped the Philips Connect Dragster with a 3.964 second run at 314.53 mph and broke through 3.713 at 333.00. It gave Ashley his third career win and his first win at Pomona. Ashley on Sunday, a year after he knocked off Jim Maloney, Antron Brown, and four-time defending world champion Steve Torrens to reach the final round and advance to the final round of the Winter Nationals. I was impressed by the fact that I finished my work.

“We knew that the field of top fuel would be a tough day,” Ashley said. “You saw today’s race separated by such a small margin. There were no layups and never layups. Antron Brown, Steve Torrens, 4 It really solidified what we wanted to come out here so that we could beat the champions of the degree and guys like Austin Prock who are doing great work. I spent the off-season working on power, picking up and getting to the destination. Today, you feel you could really see it. “

Prok, who returned to the full-time race this year, also made an opening statement, defeating Clay Millican, Tony Schumacher and John Force, who will also return to the full-time race in 2022, to advance to the final round. Brittany Force, a racing teammate and 1st in qualifying.

In a tremendous line-up of long-time stars, Height slipped through Ron Capps in the final round of Funny Car, scoring 329.58 at the Chevrolet Camaro SS Auto Club in Southern California and defeating 333.82 at 3.882 at Capps. rice field. It brought Height a fifth victory at the Winter Nationals, a 54th victory in his career, and after finishing a disappointing eighth place in last season’s class, he was in good shape for the strong 2022 season. He advanced to the final with round wins against Jason Rupert, Tony Jurad and Matt Hagan, reaching 3.861 in both the semi-finals and finals, and three world champions put a spectacular opening stamp on the 2022 campaign. I did.

“There are a lot of really great funny cars doing the same thing, and we just got the win today. It’s going to be a fight,” Height said. “Look at last night’s qualifying. Caps and I were 0.004 seconds apart on No. 1 and No. 2. It was a fight, a great run and .002 on the stripes in the finals. No further approach. It’s an incredible funny car race. If someone tells me you’ll see such a funny car race, I’ll tell them they’re crazy I will tell you.

“You have to do your job, and everyone on the auto club team did their job this weekend. It’s definitely more consistent than last year. I’m excited about it and ( Crew Chief) With Jimmy Prock and Chris Cunningham, they just build on it and you can only see it get better. “

World Champion and No. 1 qualifying Caps knocked out John Force, JR Todd and Crusped Legon to advance to the 132nd final round of his outstanding career.

Enders in the 900th race in the history of pro stock (Photo above) He won her 34th career victory and knocked off teammate Aaron Stanfield to 6.559 at 210.31 in the final round of her Melting Performance / Elite Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro. This marks another historic victory for the four World Champions who won a special trophy with Wally to commemorate her 900th victory. Enders knocked off Christian Quadra and ruled NHRA Rookie of the Year Dallas Glen and longtime rival defending world champion Greg Anderson, reaching the final round with a powerful reaction-time trio. Enders won the championship round and claimed her first Winter Nationals victory on a memorable day in Pomona.

“The race day was awesome. It was really rewarding, never a walkthrough, and some interesting things happened today,” said Enders. “(But) we were able to park the Melling Performance Hot Rod in the winner’s circle. We have never won here at the Winter Nationals. We won our 900th pro stock victory with that special shift trophy. It’s pretty nice to be able to ensure.

“We’ve done much more with pro stock than we’ve ever thought of. We pushed it out and showed a lot of tenacity. This victory is very important. You’re all Treats Race Day the same way, but this victory in the 900th Pro Stock Race makes a lot of sense to me. “

Defending event winner Stanfield has advanced to his seventh final round of his career, thanks to his round wins with teammates Troy Cofflin Jr., Roger Brogdon and Fernando Quadra Jr.

The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will return to action with the NHRA Arizona Nationals at the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Phoenix from February 25th to 27th.

result:

Top fuel:
1. Justin Ashley; 2. Austin Block; 3. Brittany Force; 4. Steve Torrens; 5. Josh Hart; 6. Anthron Brown; 7. Tony Schumacher; 8. Mike Salinas; 9. Doug Kalitta; 10. Leah Pruett; 11. Ron August; 12. Shawn Langdon; 13. Buddy Hart; 14. Jim Maloney; 15. Clay Millican; 16. Doug Foley.

Funny Car:
1. Robert Hight; 2. Ron Capps; 3. Crusped Legon; 4. Matt Hagan; 5. Alexis DeJoria; 6. Bobuska III; 7. JR Todd; 8. Tony Jurad; 9. Bobby Board; 10. Jim Campbell 11. Chad Green; 12. Jeff Allend; 13. Tim Wilkerson; 14. Terry Haddock; 15. John Force; 16. Jason Rupert.

Prostock:
1. Erica Enders; 2. Aaron Stanfield; 3. Fernando Quadra Jr.; 4. Greg Anderson; 5. Dallas Glen; 6. Roger Brogdon; 7. Deric Kramer; 8. Bo Butner; 9. Chris McGar 10. Troy Coughlin Jr. 11. Matt Hartford; 12. Christian Quadra; 13. Mason McGaha; 14. John Servoon; 15. Camrie Caruso; 16. Kyle Koletsky.

Top Fuel — Justin Ashley, 3.964 s, 314.53 mph Austin Prok, 3.713 s, 333.00 mph.

Funny Car — Robert Hight, Chevrolet Camaro, 3.861, 329.58def. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 3.882, 333.82.

Prostock — Erica Enders, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.559, 210.31def. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 13.250, 67.26.

Top Alcohol Drug Star — Mike Coughlin, 5.237, 275.90def. Joey Severance, 6.863, 133.18.

Top Alcohol Funny Cars — Shane Westerfield, Chevrolet Camaro, 5.482, 266.27def. Nick Januik, Camaro, 5.628, 260.56.

Competition Eliminator — Cody Lane, Chevy Cavalier, 8.417, 152.11def. Doug Rambeck, Pontiac Sunfire, 8.358, 146.61.

Superstock — Ken Etter, Dodge Shadow, 10.178, 129.02def. Jimmy Defrank, Chevrolet Cobalt, 8.936, 154.02.

Stock Eliminator — Leo Glasbrenner, Chevy Camaro, 9.470, 141.94def. Jeff Lane, Camaro, 9.263, 145.00.

Super Comp — James Glenn, Dragster, 8.907, 172.28def. Wade Archer, Dragster, 8.939, 170.75.

Super Gas — Ed Olpin, Chevy Camaro, 9.924, 167.99def. Pete Beaute, Porsche, 9.893, 147.25.

Top Dragster presented by Vortech Supercharger — Moe Trujillo, Dragster, 7.066, 188.41def. Phil Dion, Dragster, Foul – Red Light.

Top sportsmen presented by the Vortech supercharger — Don Meziere, Chevy Cobalt, 6.776, 193.21def. Jeff Gillette, Pontiac GTO, 6.93, 198.50.

Round-by-round results

Top fuel:

Round One — Anthron Brown, 3.724, 327.66def. Rear Pruette, 3.748, 328.86; Austin Prock, 3.725, 333.08def. Clay Millican, 4.350, 170.08; Brittany Force, 3.69, 325.14def. Ron August, 3.909, 319.07; Justin Ashley, 3.69, 330.39def. Jim Maloney, 4.056, 234.09; Mike Salinas, 3.718, 325.45def. Buddy Hull, 3.966, 269.24; Tony Schumacher, 3.726, 324.28def. Doug Kalitta, 3.730, 327.11; Steve Torrens, 3.724, 328.06def. Doug Foley, 6.629, 100.66; Josh Hart, 3.740, 327.82def. Sean Langdon, 3.920, 300.20;
Quarterfinals — Prock, 3.780, 329.10def. Schumacher, 8.516, 74.03; Force, 3.726, 322.27def. Hart, 3.728, 329.91; Ashley, 3.692, 333.33def. Brown, 3.742, 326.00; Torrance, 3.718, 326.08def. Salinas, 10.541, 76.35;
Semifinals — Prock, 3.678, 331.36def. Force, 3.700, 328.06; Ashley, 3.702, 329.42def. Torrance, 3.731, 326.00;
FINAL — Ashley, 3.694, 314.53def. Prock, 3.713, 333.00.

Funny Car:

Round One — Alexis DeJoria, Toyota Supra, 3.917, 327.35def. Jim Campbell, Dodge Charger, 4.093, 297.02; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.071, 260.31def. Chad Green, Ford Mustang, 4.124, 282.13; Robert Hight, Chevrolet Camaro, 3.890, 328.86def. Jason Rupert, Mustang, Foul – Outer Boundary; Roncaps, Charger, 3.920, 329.75def. John Force, Camaro, 10.412, 76.53; Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.954, 323.43def. Terry Haddock, Mustang, 6.011, 120.36; Bobuska III, Mustang, 4.268, 215.10def. Jeff Allend, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 5.038, 154.74; Tony Jurad, Mustang, 5.416, 136.33def. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 5.972, 188.96; JR Todd, supra, 3.957, 325.22def. Bobby Board, Mustang, 4.039, 290.94;
Quarterfinals — Pedregon, 3.962, 323.66def. Dejoria, 3.981, 323.50; Height, 3.893, 331.20def. Jurad, 8.647, 84.98; Cap, 3.890, 324.05def. Todd, 4.234, 220.58; Hagan, 3.885, 328.94def. Tasca III, 3.984, 325.77;
Semifinals — Cap, 3.881, 331.28def. Pedregon, 3.918, 309.77; Height, 3.861, 332.10def. Hagan, 4.026, 317.64;
FINAL — Height, 3.861, 329.58def. Capps, 3.882, 333.82.

Prostock:

Round One — Dallas Glen, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.577, 208.52def. Chris McGar, Camaro, 6.565, 209.33; Roger Brogdon, Camaro, 6.627, 208.23def. Camrie Caruso, Camaro, 6.988, 148.59; Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.576, 209.30def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.576, 207.98; Derrick Kramer, Camaro, 6.579, 209.65def. John Servoon, Camaro, 6.716, 181.57; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.531, 208.81def. Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.602, 209.56; Fernando Quadra Jr., Ford Mustang, 6.607, 208.23def. Kyle Koletsky, Camaro, Broke; Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.558, 210.05def. Cristian Cuadra, Mustang, 6.581, 209.92; Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.536, 209.49def. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.569, 209.69;
Quarterfinals — Cuadra Jr., 6.626, 207.27def. Batner, 12.430, 71.21; Ender, 6.565, 209.72def. Glen, 6.570, 207.66; Stanfield, 6.561, 209.07def. Brogdon, 6.590, 208.23; Anderson, 6.561, 207.27def. Kramer, 6.595, 208.97;
Semifinals — Ender, 6.569, 209.43def. Anderson, 6.977, 171.14; Stanfield, 6.567, 208.71def. Cuadra Jr., 6.631, 207.78;
FINAL — Ender, 6.559, 210.31def. Stanfield, 13.250, 67.26.

Ranking of points:

Top fuel

1. Justin Ashley, 124; 2. Austin Prock, 96; 3. Brittany Force, 82; 4. Steve Torrens, 74; 5. Mike Salinas, 61; 6. Antron Brown, 53; 7. (tie) Josh Hart, 52; Tony Schumacher, 52; 9. Doug Kalitta, 34 years old. 10. (Tie) Sean Langdon, 33, Rear Pruette, 33.

Funny car

1. Robert Height, 122; 2. Ron Caps, 105; 3. Matt Hagan, 79; 4. Cruz Pedregon, 75; 5. Alexis DeJoria, 54 years old. 6. JR Todd, 53; 7. Tony Jurad, 52 years old. 8. Bobuska III, 51; 9. Tim Wilkerson, 34 years old. 10. (Tie) Jeff Allend, 32, Bobby Board, 32, Jim Campbell, 32.

Pro stock

1. Erica Enders, 125; 2. Aaron Stanfield, 103; 3. Greg Anderson, 79; 4. Fernando Quadra Jr., 71; 5. (tie) Bo Butner, 54; Deric Kramer, 54; 7 Dallas Glen, 53; 8. Rodger Brogdon, 52; 9. Kyle Koletsky, 37 years old. 10. Camrie Caruso, 33 years old.

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