Erica Enders Powers To The Pro Stock Victory At zMax

NHRA Pro Stock driver Erica Enders scored her third victory in a row with a win in the final round of eliminations in Sunday’s fifth annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals at zMax Dragway.

Enders bested rival Vincent Nobile on a holeshot to notch her seventh win of the season, tying her for the most wins in a season by a female driver and keeping her atop the Pro Stock points standings.

Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Del Worsham (Funny Car) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also went the Winner’s Circle in the opening round of the six-race Countdown to the Championship.

Enders, the defending Pro Stock World Champion, came into this weekend’s event as the points leader following her victories at Brainerd and Indianapolis.

Starting as the third qualifier on Sunday, Enders bested V Gaines, Chris McGaha and Allen Johnson to move onto her third-straight final round.

Facing Nobile for their second final-round showdown of the season, Enders was first off the line with a .01-second lead and managed to ahead as Nobile tried to track her down in the final 300 feet, but came up just inches short at the line with Enders winning on a holeshot, going 6.581 at 210.97 to Nobile’s 6.575, 211.13.

Ender’s victory was her third straight holeshot victory, and moved her past Shirley Muldowney for second on the all-time win list for female competitors in the NHRA. She also tied Angelle Sampey for the most wins in a season by a female driver.

“Winning three in a row is pretty significant for me,” said Enders, who now leads Greg Anderson by 83 points . “We have won two in a row a lot. I don’t know how many times. The closest I had got was winning Seattle and Brainerd and going to Indy in 2012 and finishing runner-up to my then teammate. To be able to finally do three in a row was pretty awesome.

“It’s a huge confidence booster for our entire team and especially with this six race countdown. It’s so crucial to not get complacent and to just show up every week and do your best. We’ve got three in a row right now. I’m very optimistic and very hopeful to carry that momentum through these next few races.”

Antron Brown won his fifth race of the second and second straight at zMax Dragway with a win over J.R. Todd in the first final round between two African-American drivers in NHRA history.

Brown picked up early round wins over Terry McMillen, Steve Torrence and teammate Tony Schumacher to advance to his historic meetup with Todd.

In their first final-round meeting, Brown was first off the line with a slight starting-line advantage but quickly pulled out to a full car-length advantage as Todd appeared to slow just past the half-track mark, powering to the finish line with a time of 3.832 at 311.56 mph over Todd, who went 4.063, 286.32.

The win was the 52nd of Brown’s career and third at zMax, and elevated him to the lead in the Top Fuel points standings by nine points over Schumacher.

“There is nothing like being up there for the final and you see your teammate Tony (Schumacher) and he says ‘Go get ’em, AB’ and that’s what he did in the staging lanes,” said Brown. “We went up there and were able to bring it home for DSR.

“You want to start off strong (in the Countdown) because it’s a sprint now. There’s six races for the championship. Do the math. There’s 24 rounds of racing left and the more rounds you win, the less other people have to catch you. Our main focus is one round at a time. We just let the chips fall where they fall and we give it all we have.”

In Funny Car, Del Worsham took down top qualifier Tommy Johnson, Jr. to land his first win of the season and propel his Kalitta Motorsports team into the points lead.

After besting Dave Richards, Matt Hagan and John Force in the earlier rounds, Worsham advanced to his fourth final round of the season, hoping to end 20-race winless drought.

Meeting in the finals for just the second time in their careers, Worsham and Johnson left the line with nearly identical lights, and ran nearly side by side for the first 60 feet before Worsham started to gain a little bit of ground, edging Johnson at the finish by less than half a car-length. Worsham’s winning pass clocked in at 4.086 at 307.16 over Johnson’s 4.119, 300.93.

Coupled with his Top Fuel victory in the 2011 Four-Wide Nationals, Worsham becomes the first driver in zMax Dragway history to win a final in both Top Fuel and Funny Car.

“It was amazing to win, especially now that we are in the running for the championship,” said Worsham, who collected hi 35th-career NHRA victory. “I think all those losses during the season really set the tone for this final round. We wanted to set the tone of the final, and we did. I am so proud of this entire DHL Toyota Camry team. (They) all came together for greatness today.”

Worsham’s victory gives him a six point edge over Johnson in the points standings, while Jack Beckman fell to third after falling out in the opening round.

Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champion Andrew Hines defeated local favorite Matt Smith for his first Wally of the season and 18th of his career, moving him to the top of the points standings.

Hines hit a near-perfect .007 light in the final round to jump out to an insurmountable lead that he carried to the finish, turning in a low ET of 6.880 at 195.11 mph over Smith’s 6.910, 192.49 for his second zMax victory and extending his final-round winning streak against Smith to 5-0.

Hines’ teammate Eddie Krawiec fell to second in the standings, trailing Hines by 20 points.

NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
zMax Dragway – Concord, NC
NHRA Carolina Nationals – Sept. 20, 2015

Final Finish Order (1-16)

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

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

PRO STOCK
1. Erica Enders; 2. Vincent Nobile; 3. Allen Johnson; 4. Larry Morgan; 5. Greg Anderson; 6. Chris McGaha; 7. Shane Gray; 8. Bo Butner; 9. Jason Line; 10. Jonathan Gray; 11. Kenny Delco; 12. V. Gaines; 13. John Gaydosh Jr; 14. Wally Stroupe; 15. Alex Laughlin; 16. Drew Skillman.

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

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Top Fuel — Antron Brown, 3.832 seconds, 311.56 mph def. J.R. Todd, 4.063 seconds, 286.32 mph.

Funny Car — Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 4.086, 307.16 def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 4.119, 300.93.

Pro Stock — Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 6.581, 210.97 def. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.575, 211.13.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.880, 195.11 def. Matt Smith, Victory, 6.910, 192.49.

Final Round-By-Round Results

TOP FUEL

ROUND ONE — Doug Kalitta, 3.851, 322.11 def. Dave Connolly, foul; Leah Pritchett, 3.814, 318.09 def. Pat Dakin, 4.149, 232.79; Clay Millican, 5.882, 106.37 was unopposed; Tony Schumacher, 3.844, 321.19 def. Chris Karamesines, 4.452, 188.04; Larry Dixon, 5.174, 262.54 def. Brittany Force, 5.327, 131.02; Antron Brown, 3.849, 312.64 def. Terry McMillen, 4.739, 148.46; J.R. Todd, 4.516, 228.11 def. Shawn Langdon, 6.111, 138.36; Steve Torrence, 3.887, 312.21 def. Richie Crampton, 3.895, 310.13;

QUARTERFINALS — Brown, 3.823, 314.90 def. Torrence, broke; Schumacher, 3.865, 318.92 def. Kalitta, 3.998, 298.54; Pritchett, 4.095, 271.68 def. Dixon, 4.147, 241.71; Todd, 3.929, 298.21 def. Millican, 4.073, 261.93;

SEMIFINALS — Brown, 3.853, 311.85 def. Schumacher, 10.556, 72.86; Todd, 3.848, 312.21 def. Pritchett, 3.878, 309.49;

FINAL — Brown, 3.832, 311.56 def. Todd, 4.063, 286.32.

FUNNY CAR

ROUND ONE — Alexis DeJoria, Toyota Camry, 4.107, 301.94 def. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 8.049, 97.48; Del Worsham, Camry, 4.120, 304.94 def. Dave Richards, Toyota Solara, 11.309, 79.78; Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 4.338, 303.71 def. Bob Gilbertson, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.306, 150.92; Ron Capps, Charger, 5.887, 276.29 def. Tony Pedregon, Camry, 6.162, 190.11; Shane Westerfield, Charger, 4.269, 252.95 def. Robert Hight, Chey Camaro, 4.371, 277.20; John Force, Chevy Camaro, 4.266, 265.06 def. John Hale, Charger, 6.201, 109.58; Courtney Force, Camaro, 4.086, 305.63 def. Jack Beckman, Charger, 9.391, 58.24; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.119, 303.78 def. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.965, 158.17;

QUARTERFINALS — Johnson Jr., 4.095, 302.08 def. C. Force, 6.139, 146.88; DeJoria, 4.123, 305.49 def. Westerfield, 6.285, 110.99; Worsham, 4.235, 290.69 def. Hagan, 7.997, 98.52; J. Force, 4.143, 305.49 def. Capps, 4.209, 275.06;

SEMIFINALS — Worsham, 4.138, 297.29 def. J. Force, 4.148, 303.03; Johnson Jr., 4.118, 299.33 def. DeJoria, 11.537, 82.99;

FINAL — Worsham, 4.086, 307.16 def. Johnson Jr., 4.119, 300.93.

PRO STOCK

ROUND ONE — Vincent Nobile, Chevy Camaro, 6.620, 210.44 def. Drew Skillman, Camaro, foul; Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 6.602, 210.05 def. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.564, 211.03; Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.583, 210.05 def. Jonathan Gray, Camaro, 6.602, 209.46; Larry Morgan, Camaro, 6.586, 211.23 def. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 15.847, 53.95; Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.568, 210.97 def. John Gaydosh Jr, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.704, 207.24; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.545, 211.96 def. Wally Stroupe, Camaro, 6.888, 200.41; Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.565, 211.10 def. V. Gaines, Dart, 6.645, 209.33; Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.578, 211.10 def. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.640, 208.52;

QUARTERFINALS — Morgan, 8.170, 188.25 def. S. Gray, 8.236, 180.33; Johnson, 6.626, 210.28 def. Butner, 13.477, 65.32; Enders, 6.588, 210.67 def. McGaha, 6.620, 210.18; Nobile, 6.611, 210.05 def. Anderson, 6.587, 211.63;

SEMIFINALS — Nobile, 6.599, 210.28 def. Morgan, 6.641, 209.30; Enders, 6.586, 210.31 def. Johnson, 6.611, 209.59;

FINAL — Enders, 6.581, 210.97 def. Nobile, 6.575, 211.13.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

ROUND ONE — Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.864, 196.02 def. Shawn Gann, Buell, 6.995, 191.32; Redell Harris, Buell, 6.982, 191.40 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.926, 194.24; Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.927, 192.58 def. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.917, 194.10; LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.880, 194.97 def. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 7.000, 194.46; Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.900, 193.90 def. Chaz Kennedy, Buell, 6.988, 190.65; Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.947, 193.02 def. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.027, 193.52; Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.914, 193.68 def. Angie Smith, foul; Matt Smith, 6.924, 191.43 def. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.934, 194.16;

QUARTERFINALS — Savoie, 6.872, 195.56 def. Sampey, 6.973, 190.97; M. Smith, 6.918, 192.52 def. Harris, 6.990, 191.08; Hines, 6.888, 194.86 def. Johnson, 6.920, 193.63; Tonglet, 6.922, 195.08 def. Krawiec, 6.920, 194.58;

SEMIFINALS — Hines, 6.928, 193.10 def. Savoie, foul; M. Smith, 6.961, 189.68 def. Tonglet, 7.145, 162.96;

FINAL — Hines, 6.880, 195.11 def. M. Smith, 6.910, 192.49.

Point standings (Top 10)

Top Fuel
1. Antron Brown, 2,199; 2. Tony Schumacher, 2,190; 3. Larry Dixon, 2,117; 4. J.R. Todd, 2,114; 5. Richie Crampton, 2,101; 6. (tie) Brittany Force, 2,082; Doug Kalitta, 2,082; 8. Shawn Langdon, 2,073; 9. Steve Torrence, 2,069; 10. Dave Connolly, 2,035.

Funny Car
1. Del Worsham, 2,181; 2. Tommy Johnson Jr., 2,175; 3. Jack Beckman, 2,147; 4. Matt Hagan, 2,133; 5. John Force, 2,125; 6. Ron Capps, 2,100; 7. Alexis DeJoria, 2,071; 8. Robert Hight, 2,067; 9. Tim Wilkerson, 2,055; 10. Cruz Pedregon, 2,042.

Pro Stock
1. Erica Enders, 2,231; 2. Greg Anderson, 2,148; 3. Chris McGaha, 2,127; 4. Allen Johnson, 2,122; 5. Larry Morgan, 2,114; 6. Vincent Nobile, 2,103; 7. Jason Line, 2,093; 8. Shane Gray, 2,085; 9. Drew Skillman, 2,053; 10. Jonathan Gray, 2,032.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Andrew Hines, 2,193; 2. Eddie Krawiec, 2,173; 3. Jerry Savoie, 2,141; 4. Matt Smith, 2,136; 5. Hector Arana Jr, 2,112; 6. Karen Stoffer, 2,089; 7. Jim Underdahl, 2,062; 8. Chip Ellis, 2,053; 9. Hector Arana, 2,042; 10. Scotty Pollacheck, 2,010.