Matt Hagan Scores Hometown Funny Car Win At Bristol

Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Richie Crampton (Top Fuel) and Erica Enders-Stevens (Pro Stock) all made a trip to the winner’s circle after winning their respective divisions in Sunday’s 15th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.

Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan took home his first victory at his hometown track with a victory over his Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps in the final round.

Hagan, from nearby Christiansburg, Va., bested Jeff Diehl, Cruz Pedregon and Jack Beckman in the preliminary rounds to advance to his fifth-career final round meeting against three-time Bristol winner Capps.

In the final, Hagan grabbed the lead right at the tree and never looked back, easily covering the 1000-foot distance over Capps with a run of 4.164 at 303.23 mph versus Capps’ 4.186, 307.02.

Hagan’s win was his fourth of the season and 18th of his career, but his first in seven tries at Bristol.

“This is just such a special race for me, I’m two hours down the road and I have so many friends, so many family members out there,” said Hagan. “My mom and dad came out, my wife brought my kids Colby and Penny so it is so, so special.

“I’ve wanted to win Bristol for a long time. I consider it my home track so it’s nice to be able to pull down for win lights and hold a Wally up at the end of the day.”

The victory allowed Hagan to pad his lead over Capps in the points standings, picking up 26 points to lead Capps by 87.

Richie Crampton scored his third victory of the season and helped himself out in the points race, beating former Top Fuel World Champion and two-time Bristol winner Larry Dixon.

Crampton picked up early-round wins over points leader Antron Brown, defending race winner Shawn Langdon and Doug Kalitta to advance to his third final of the season, looking to extend his finals streak to 3-0.

Meeting for just the third time in the finals, Crampton and Dixon hit nearly identical lights with Dixon getting a slight advantage at the start. Dixon had the lead briefly and looked to be holding his own against Crampton until his Bob Vandergriff-owned dragster began dropping cylinders about 200 feet from the finish, allowing Crampton to power past for the victory, running 3.884 at 321.04 mph over Dixon’s 4.004 250.41.

The victory was the fifth of his career for Crampton and his first ever at Bristol, and pushed him from fourth to third in the points standings, 72 points behind Brown.

“To have a winning record over a former world champion is pretty exciting for me,” said Crampton. “I can’t believe we keep racing each other in final rounds. They are a great group of guys. The law of averages says he is going to get me back real soon.”

Defending Pro Stock race winner Erica Enders-Stevens regained the top spot in the points standings as she finished off the weekend sweep with a victory over Chris McGaha for her fourth win of the season.

Enders-Stevens qualified in the No. 1 position for Sunday’s eliminations and won out over John Gaydosh, Jr., Jason Line and Shane Gray before moving on to her fifth money round of the season and her third in the last seven events.

Sunday’s Pro Stock finals was just the second time Enders-Stevens and McGaha had met in the finals, having squared off for the first time back in April in Houston where Enders-Stevens picked up the victory.

At the start of the final, Enders-Stevens was first off the line with a .025 light and a .030 advantage that McGaha was never able to make up, taking the win light by little more than half a car-length at the line, clocking in at 6.685 seconds at 206.95 mph over McGaha’s 6.689, 207.46 for her second-straight Bristol victory.

“I’m not shy to say that Bristol is one of my favorite places to race,” said Enders, who earned her 16th-career victory. “It’s always been good to me. I guess every driver has their tracks that no matter what you do wrong it always ends up right, even if it’s not always pretty. That was what last year here was. Today we earned it.”

Enders-Stevens took over the Pro Stock points lead by 14 points over Greg Anderson, who fell in the opening round to V. Gaines.

NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
Bristol Dragway – Bristol, TN
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals – June 21, 2015

Final Finish Order (1-16)

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

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

PRO STOCK
1. Erica Enders; 2. Chris McGaha; 3. Jonathan Gray; 4. Shane Gray; 5. Jason Line; 6. Larry Morgan; 7. Vincent Nobile; 8. V. Gaines; 9. Allen Johnson; 10. Drew Skillman; 11. Greg Anderson; 12. Richie Stevens; 13. Rodger Brogdon; 14. Kenny Delco; 15. John Gaydosh Jr; 16. Bo Butner.
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Sunday’s Final Results

Top Fuel — Richie Crampton, 3.884 seconds, 321.04 mph def. Larry Dixon, 4.004 seconds, 250.41 mph.

Funny Car — Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 4.164, 303.23 def. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.186, 307.02.

Pro Stock — Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 6.685, 206.95 def. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.689, 207.46.

Final Round-By-Round Results

TOP FUEL

ROUND ONE — J.R. Todd, 3.822, 321.58 def. Brittany Force, 3.870, 290.26; Larry Dixon, 4.046, 242.50 def. Clay Millican, 18.597, 102.34; Shawn Langdon, 3.827, 319.07 def. Pat Dakin, 10.947, 71.07; Doug Kalitta, 3.814, 321.88 def. Terry McMillen, 9.128, 74.82; Tony Schumacher, 3.851, 321.19 def. Troy Buff, 3.875, 303.64; Leah Pritchett, 3.837, 301.40 def. Spencer Massey, 3.843, 317.42; Richie Crampton, 3.863, 314.39 def. Antron Brown, 4.242, 224.62; Dave Connolly, 3.883, 311.27 def. Steve Torrence, foul;

QUARTERFINALS — Dixon, 3.931, 302.41 def. Pritchett, 4.244, 246.80; Crampton, 3.885, 315.12 def. Langdon, 4.219, 253.33; Todd, 4.945, 146.07 def. Schumacher, broke; Kalitta, 3.901, 302.62 def. Connolly, 6.081, 110.59;

SEMIFINALS — Crampton, 3.859, 319.14 def. Kalitta, 3.906, 316.97; Dixon, 3.907, 317.79 def. Todd, 5.364, 131.59;

FINAL — Crampton, 3.884, 321.04 def. Dixon, 4.004, 250.41.

FUNNY CAR

ROUND ONE — John Force, Chevy Camaro, 4.100, 314.97 def. Terry Haddock, Toyota Solara, 15.737, 36.19; Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.133, 301.87 def. John Hale, Charger, 5.693, 124.78; Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 4.116, 309.98 def. Chad Head, Camry, 4.648, 192.66; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.124, 308.78 def. Jeff Diehl, Solara, 4.310, 277.83; Tony Pedregon, Camry, 4.261, 247.66 def. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 8.822, 80.36; Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.151, 303.71 def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.350, 228.11; Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.125, 301.07 def. Courtney Force, Camaro, 4.193, 300.20; Ron Capps, Charger, 4.141, 307.86 def. Robert Hight, Chevrolet Camaro, 4.270, 257.83;

QUARTERFINALS — Capps, 4.228, 295.14 def. J. Force, 4.739, 198.09; Hagan, 4.139, 300.66 def. C. Pedregon, 4.163, 287.72; T. Pedregon, 4.180, 299.66 def. Worsham, 4.171, 302.48; Beckman, 4.188, 301.47 def. Wilkerson, 4.222, 294.31;

SEMIFINALS — Capps, 4.183, 304.46 def. T. Pedregon, 9.268, 88.07; Hagan, 4.201, 302.55 def. Beckman, 4.214, 295.27;

FINAL — Hagan, 4.164, 303.23 def. Capps, 4.186, 307.02.

PRO STOCK

ROUND ONE — Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.702, 206.83 def. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.707, 206.20; Jonathan Gray, Camaro, 6.730, 206.42 def. Rodger Brogdon, Camaro, 6.711, 206.57; Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.702, 206.95 def. Richie Stevens, Dodge Dart, foul; Larry Morgan, Camaro, 6.708, 206.92 def. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.692, 206.42; Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.704, 206.54 def. Bo Butner, Camaro, 29.314, 23.12; V. Gaines, Dart, 6.713, 206.01 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.707, 207.24; Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.695, 206.51 def. John Gaydosh Jr, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.787, 196.27; Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.678, 207.24 def. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.750, 204.51;

QUARTERFINALS — J. Gray, 6.748, 205.01 def. Gaines, 6.756, 205.22; S. Gray, 6.745, 205.07 def. Morgan, 6.730, 207.11; Enders, 6.698, 206.64 def. Line, foul; McGaha, 6.697, 206.73 def. Nobile, 6.731, 206.29;

SEMIFINALS — Enders, 6.703, 206.45 def. S. Gray, 6.724, 206.20; McGaha, 6.731, 205.82 def. J. Gray, foul;

FINAL — Enders, 6.685, 206.95 def. McGaha, 6.689, 207.46.

Point Standings (Top 10)

Top Fuel
1. Antron Brown, 826; 2. Tony Schumacher, 824; 3. Richie Crampton, 754; 4. Larry Dixon, 699; 5. Spencer Massey, 693; 6. Doug Kalitta, 666; 7. Shawn Langdon, 626; 8. Brittany Force, 585; 9. J.R. Todd, 563; 10. Clay Millican, 511.

Funny Car
1. Matt Hagan, 866; 2. Ron Capps, 779; 3. John Force, 713; 4. Del Worsham, 704; 5. Jack Beckman, 669; 6. Tommy Johnson Jr., 643; 7. Cruz Pedregon, 592; 8. Robert Hight, 576; 9. Alexis DeJoria, 574; 10. Tim Wilkerson, 570.

Pro Stock
1. Erica Enders, 964; 2. Greg Anderson, 950; 3. Jason Line, 828; 4. Chris McGaha, 750; 5. Allen Johnson, 588; 6. Shane Gray, 583; 7. Drew Skillman, 573; 8. Larry Morgan, 570; 9. Vincent Nobile, 561; 10. Rodger Brogdon, 526.