Karen Stoffer Returns With Gatornationals Victory

Karen Stoffer made a triumpant return to the NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series on Sunday, scoring her first win in four years with a victory in the Pro Stock Motorcycle finals in the 46th annual Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway in Gainesville, FL.

Spencer Massey (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also went to the Winner’s Circle.

Without a sponsor and with only enough funding for the first two races of the season, Stoffer took down three-time World Champion and three-time Gatornationals winner Eddie Krawiec in her first start since the 2012 season finale at Pomona.

Stoffer, who qualified eighth for the event, made it past Steve Johnson, Angie Smith and Shawn Gann before advancing to her first final round since 2012.

In a rematch of the 2011 event, Stoffer and Krawiec met in money round for their three-career final round faceoff.

At the start, Krawiec jumped out to an early lead, but then suddenly pulled up at the halfway mark, allowing Stoffer to flash by for her seventh-career National Event victory, posting a 6.900 at 195.11 mph over Krawiec’s 7.884, 122.23.

“We had a lot of heart and a lot of passion,” said Stoffer, who last won at Denver in 2011. “We don’t have a big budget but we certainly have a big heart. We certainly tried to get some high performance out of it and we were able to do it. The boys worked hard, worked till about midnight each night and gave us a good bike on Sunday.”

In Pro Stock, Greg Anderson finally collected his 75th-career victory with a win over four-time Gatornationals winner Jason Line.

Anderson – who was forced to sit out last years event along with the first five races of the 2014 season following off-season heart surgery – hadn’t been to the winner’s circle in two years and had yet to advanace past the opening round in the first two races of the year.

On Sunday, Anderson looked like the wily veteran again as he bested Larry Morgan, Shane Gray and No. 1 qualifier Chris McGaha to reach his first final round since Seattle in August of last year.

Facing his long-time rival Line in their 23rd final round against each other, Anderson jumped to the lead right at the start of the final and barely beat Line by less than half a car-length at the stripe, clocking in at 6.538 seconds at 213.43 mph over Line, who went 6.554, 212.96.

Sunday’s win was the third Gainesville victory for Anderson and his first since Englishtown in June of 2012.

“It’s a special day and weekend,” said Anderson. “It was my birthday yesterday so it’s pretty darn cool. A year ago I couldn’t even come to this race (due to the surgery). It was a great day for Greg Anderson, KB Racing and everyone involved with us.”
Spencer Massey locked up his first “Wally” of the season with a hole-shot victory over his teammate and four-time Gatornationals winner Tony Schumacher in the Top Fuel final for his eighth-career NHRA victory.

Massey had luck on his side as he beat out Chris Karamesines, Brittany Force and his DSR teammate Antron Brown, all of whom ran into problems during their runs.

Facing “The Sarge” in the finals for the third time in his career, Massey was first off the line with a .020 light, and that was all the lead he needed as he powered to the finish with a 3.882 at 320.74 mph

Schumacher tried to close the gap but came up short at the line, posting a quicker, but losing, 3.873, 313.29

“Tony (Schumacher) has been running really strong,” said Massey. “I know that he can step his game up and be deadly when he needs to on the starting line. I had to do whatever I had to do. It worked out. It’s just crazy. Just to be able to race against legends and do this, I never want it to end.”

In Funny Car, Ron Capps picked up his first win of the year with a win over newcomer John Hale for his first Gainesville victory since 2007.
After defeating Courtney Force on a hole shot in the opening round, Capps eliminated top qualifier Cruz Pedregon and then beat out Tim Wilkerson by just one ten-thousandths of a second to advance to his 87th-career final round.

Running in just his fifth-career Funny Car event, Hale gave Capps a run for his money, leaving the line with a slight advantage and holding his ground until the halway mark before Capps edged ahead to win by two car lengths, with Capps turning in a 4.115, 311.05 over Hale, who went 4.208, 289.32 in the loss.

“When you’ve got a race car like today, you almost wait for something to go wrong,” said Capps. “I’ve driven for almost 18 years and I feel like I find myself driving the car as if I am driving something that’s just so far behind the other cars. I think that really helped me this weekend.”

NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville – Gainesville, FL
AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals – March 15, 2015

Final Finish Order

TOP FUEL
1. Spencer Massey; 2. Tony Schumacher; 3. Shawn Langdon; 4. Antron Brown; 5. Richie Crampton; 6. Brittany Force; 7. J.R. Todd; 8. Clay Millican; 9. Doug Kalitta; 10. Dave Connolly; 11. Steve Torrence; 12. Terry McMillen; 13. Chris Karamesines; 14. Leah Pritchett; 15. Morgan Lucas; 16. Larry Dixon.

FUNNY CAR
1. Ron Capps; 2. John Hale; 3. Tim Wilkerson; 4. Blake Alexander; 5. Jack Beckman; 6. Alexis DeJoria; 7. Cruz Pedregon; 8. Tommy Johnson Jr.; 9. Tony Pedregon; 10. Courtney Force; 11. Chad Head; 12. Del Worsham; 13. Matt Hagan; 14. John Force; 15. Robert Hight; 16. Dave Richards.

PRO STOCK
1. Greg Anderson; 2. Jason Line; 3. Rodger Brogdon; 4. Chris McGaha; 5. Shane Gray; 6. Jimmy Alund; 7. Drew Skillman; 8. Vincent Nobile; 9. Larry Morgan; 10. V. Gaines; 11. Alan Prusiensky; 12. John Gaydosh Jr; 13. Allen Johnson; 14. Erica Enders-Stevens; 15. Jonathan Gray.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE
1. Karen Stoffer; 2. Eddie Krawiec; 3. LE Tonglet; 4. Shawn Gann; 5. Hector Arana; 6. Angie Smith; 7. Andrew Hines; 8. Angelle Sampey; 9. Jerry Savoie; 10. Steve Johnson; 11. Chaz Kennedy; 12. Scotty Pollacheck; 13. Jim Underdahl; 14. Hector Arana Jr; 15. Mike Berry; 16. Matt Smith.

Sunday’s Final Results

Top Fuel — Spencer Massey, 3.882 seconds, 320.74 mph def. Tony Schumacher, 3.873 seconds, 313.29 mph.
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Funny Car — Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 4.115, 311.05 def. John Hale, Charger, 4.208, 289.32.

Pro Stock — Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.538, 213.43 def. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.554, 212.96.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.900, 195.11 def. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.884, 122.23.

Final Round-By-Round Results

TOP FUEL

ROUND ONE — Antron Brown, 8.690, 76.90 def. Larry Dixon, broke; Clay Millican, 3.866, 312.93 def. Leah Pritchett, 7.612, 96.15; Shawn Langdon, 3.781, 318.77 def. Morgan Lucas, 10.084, 78.74; J.R. Todd, 3.795, 322.81 def. Doug Kalitta, 3.809, 321.58; Spencer Massey, 3.768, 329.02 def. Chris Karamesines, 5.421, 122.29; Tony Schumacher, 3.775, 325.45 def. Terry McMillen, 3.863, 309.98; Brittany Force, 3.792, 323.12 def. Dave Connolly, 3.856, 316.60; Richie Crampton, 3.783, 320.05 def. Steve Torrence, 3.859, 321.81;

QUARTERFINALS — Brown, 3.850, 314.90 def. Todd, 4.008, 270.48; Langdon, 3.830, 312.06 def. Crampton, 3.866, 310.13; Schumacher, 3.887, 320.13 def. Millican, 7.009, 87.61; Massey, 3.911, 299.13 def. Force, 3.926, 285.47;

SEMIFINALS — Massey, 3.858, 308.07 def. Brown, 5.182, 144.98; Schumacher, 3.838, 320.58 def. Langdon, 4.323, 241.24;

FINAL — Massey, 3.882, 320.74 def. Schumacher, 3.873, 313.29.

FUNNY CAR

ROUND ONE — Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.088, 311.20 def. Tony Pedregon, Toyota Camry, 4.094, 306.26; John Hale, Dodge Charger, 4.541, 203.16 def. John Force, Chevy Camaro, 5.899, 122.27; Blake Alexander, Charger, 4.151, 303.43 def. Del Worsham, Camry, 4.689, 189.55; Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.044, 312.42 def. Dave Richards, Toyota Solara, 10.363, 79.91; Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.114, 310.55 def. Chad Head, Camry, 4.126, 300.46; Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.145, 303.78 def. Matt Hagan, Charger, 5.312, 241.54; Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.099, 311.27 def. Robert Hight, Chevrolet Camaro, 7.619, 87.62; Ron Capps, Charger, 4.112, 312.42 def. Courtney Force, Camaro, 4.105, 315.86;

QUARTERFINALS — Wilkerson, 4.082, 311.63 def. Beckman, 4.096, 308.50; Alexander, 6.302, 128.20 def. Johnson Jr., broke; Capps, 4.130, 310.55 def. C. Pedregon, 4.728, 190.43; Hale, 4.196, 277.37 def. DeJoria, 4.509, 238.22;

SEMIFINALS — Hale, 4.203, 301.20 def. Alexander, 7.443, 93.94; Capps, 4.120, 308.71 def. Wilkerson, 4.112, 308.85;

FINAL — Capps, 4.115, 311.05 def. Hale, 4.208, 289.32.

PRO STOCK

ROUND ONE — Vincent Nobile, Chevy Camaro, 6.562, 209.95 def. Jonathan Gray, Camaro, 20.384, 33.89; Jimmy Alund, Pontiac GXP, 7.032, 209.59 def. Erica Enders-Stevens, Camaro, 13.824, 62.06; Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.580, 210.97 def. Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 8.041, 124.76; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.533, 212.59 def. Larry Morgan, Camaro, 6.562, 211.49; Rodger Brogdon, Camaro, 6.528, 212.90 def. John Gaydosh Jr, GXP, 6.728, 206.54; Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.498, 213.64 was unopposed; Jason Line, Camaro, 6.515, 213.00 def. Alan Prusiensky, Dodge Avenger, 6.644, 208.97; Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.532, 212.79 def. V. Gaines, Dart, 6.588, 211.86;

QUARTERFINALS — Anderson, 6.561, 212.63 def. S. Gray, 6.567, 212.69; Brogdon, 6.542, 212.69 def. Skillman, 12.857, 67.53; Line, 6.528, 212.46 def. Alund, 6.571, 209.30; McGaha, 15.316, 54.94 def. Nobile, broke;

SEMIFINALS — Anderson, 6.560, 213.67 def. McGaha, 21.386, 37.10; Line, 6.535, 213.40 def. Brogdon, 6.540, 213.47;

FINAL — Anderson, 6.538, 213.43 def. Line, 6.554, 212.96.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

ROUND ONE — Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.880, 195.65 def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.950, 194.66; LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.923, 194.74 def. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, foul; Shawn Gann, Buell, 6.949, 191.29 def. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 15.609, 43.17; Hector Arana, Buell, 6.928, 193.57 def. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, broke; Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.874, 194.77 def. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 7.085, 187.99; Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.913, 189.26 def. Chaz Kennedy, Buell, foul; Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.883, 193.96 def. Mike Berry, Buell, broke; Angie Smith, 7.070, 179.30 def. Matt Smith, broke;

QUARTERFINALS — Tonglet, 6.927, 194.52 def. Sampey, broke; Krawiec, 6.900, 196.19 def. Arana, 6.902, 195.00; Stoffer, 6.933, 196.07 def. A. Smith, 6.985, 187.91; Gann, 6.953, 192.33 def. Hines, 7.703, 130.67;

SEMIFINALS — Stoffer, 6.917, 196.62 def. Gann, 6.959, 192.58; Krawiec, 6.890, 195.11 def. Tonglet, 6.934, 194.38;

FINAL — Stoffer, 6.900, 195.11 def. Krawiec, 7.884, 122.23.

Point Standings (Top 10)

Top Fuel
1. Shawn Langdon, 281; 2. Tony Schumacher, 268; 3. Spencer Massey, 250; 4. Antron Brown, 241; 5. Doug Kalitta, 184; 6. Richie Crampton, 159; 7. (tie) Larry Dixon, 140; Brittany Force, 140; 9. J.R. Todd, 139; 10. Steve Torrence, 121.

Funny Car
1. Matt Hagan, 267; 2. Ron Capps, 241; 3. Del Worsham, 213; 4. Robert Hight, 177; 5. John Hale, 173; 6. Tommy Johnson Jr., 172; 7. Alexis DeJoria, 162; 8. (tie) Courtney Force, 157; Cruz Pedregon, 157; 10. Tim Wilkerson, 145.

Pro Stock
1. Rodger Brogdon, 284; 2. Jason Line, 277; 3. Drew Skillman, 229; 4. Chris McGaha, 220; 5. Erica Enders-Stevens, 217; 6. Greg Anderson, 203; 7. Shane Gray, 166; 8. Allen Johnson, 142; 9. Larry Morgan, 121; 10. Vincent Nobile, 119.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Karen Stoffer, 115; 2. Eddie Krawiec, 98; 3. (tie) Shawn Gann, 72; LE Tonglet, 72; 5. Angelle Sampey, 66; 6. Andrew Hines, 59; 7. Hector Arana, 54; 8. Angie Smith, 51; 9. Matt Smith, 43; 10. (tie) Steve Johnson, 34. Jim Underdahl, 34.