Friday Racing Wrap
It was all about hot Mustangs and Camaros in Friday’s qualifying sessions at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals running this weekend at Hartland Park in Topeka, Kansas.
Pro Stock: Mike Edwards continued his streak of Pro Stock top qualifying performances, followed by Erica Enders-Stevens just 0.007 seconds back. Allen Johnson and Jeg Coughlin posted identical ETs but Johnson, with the highest posted speed of the day, took the third spot. V. Gaines and Vincent Nobile each had two good passes as did Matt Hartford. Chris McGaha and Deric Cramer had trouble keeping the tires on the track and will have to try again today.
| NHRA KANSAS NATIONALS: FRIDAY PRO STOCK QUALIFYING | ||||
| Psn | Driver | Sponsor & Car | ET | Speed |
| 1 | Mike Edwards | I Am Second Camaro | 6.618 | 208.55 |
| 2 | Erica Enders-Stevens | GK Racing Camaro | 6.625 | 208.30 |
| 3 | Allen Johnson | Team Mopar Avenger | 6.633 | 208.62 |
| 4 | Jeg Coughlin | JEGS.com/Mopar Avenger | 6.633 | 208.46 |
| 5 | Shane Gray | Gray Motorsports Camaro | 6.640 | 208.04 |
| 6 | Greg Anderson | Summit Racing Equipment Camaro | 6.655 | 207.88 |
| 7 | Jason Line | Summit Racing Equipment Camaro | 6.657 | 208.20 |
| 8 | V. Gaines | Kendall Oil Avenger | 6.658 | 208.52 |
| 9 | Vincent Nobile | Mountain View Tire Avenger | 6.666 | 207.78 |
| 10 | Matt Hartford | Total Seal/Nickens/CIP 1 Avenger | 6.667 | 207.53 |
| 11 | Larry Morgan | Lucas Oil/MAVTV Mustang | 6.668 | 206.99 |
| 12 | Rickie Jones | Elite Motorsports Camaro | 6.669 | 207.88 |
| Did Not Qualify | ||||
| 13 | Greg Stanfield | MAVTV/Lucas Oil Camaro | 6.672 | 206.54 |
| 14 | Rodger Brogdon | ProtectTheHarvest.com Camaro | 6.709 | 206.35 |
| 15 | Chris McGaha | Harlow Sammons of Odessa Avenger | 6.715 | 206.07 |
| 16 | Steve Kent | Kent Trucking Camaro | 6.717 | 206.01 |
| 17 | Deric Kramer | American Ethanol/Madcap/Novo Avenger | 10.035 | 90.58 |
Funny Car: It was Mustang, Mustang, Mustang, and Cruz Pedregon’s Camry in Friday’s Funny Car action. The top Mopar qualifier was Matt Hagan at No. 5, 0.015 seconds ahead of Jack Beckman. Ron Capps had a good first run, but got loose on his second outing and finished the day on the bump spot. Johnny Gray, last week’s Funny Car winner, had traction troubles in both rounds on Friday,
| NHRA KANSAS NATIONALS: FRIDAY FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING | ||||
| Psn | Driver | Sponsor & Car | ET | Speed |
| 1 | Robert Hight | Auto Club Mustang | 4.067 | 302.62 |
| 2 | Courtney Force | Traxxas Mustang | 4.068 | 312.86 |
| 3 | Tim Wilkerson | Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang | 4.071 | 310.55 |
| 4 | Del Worsham | DHL Camry | 4.072 | 312.64 |
| 5 | Matt Hagan | Magneti Marelli/Rocky Boots Charger | 4.081 | 312.57 |
| 6 | Jack Beckman | Valvoline/MTS Charger | 4.096 | 310.48 |
| 7 | Chad Head | Head Racing Camry | 4.105 | 310.13 |
| 8 | John Force | Castrol GTX Mustang | 4.117 | 309.27 |
| 9 | Cruz Pedregon | Snap-on Tools Camry | 4.126 | 300.06 |
| 10 | Jeff Arend | USD/Grime Boss/Jim Dunn Racing Camaro | 4.132 | 306.60 |
| 11 | Bob Tasca III | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang | 4.136 | 310.70 |
| 12 | Ron Capps | NAPA Auto Parts Charger | 4.147 | 304.32 |
| Did Not Qualify | ||||
| 13 | Tony Pedregon | Pedregon Racing Camry | 4.251 | 270.81 |
| 14 | Alexis DeJoria | Tequila Patron Camry | 4.296 | 251.30 |
| 15 | Johnny Gray | Pitch Energy Charger | 4.687 | 269.35 |
| 16 | Todd Simpson | Simpson Racing Camaro | 4.783 | 206.35 |
| 17 | Dale Creasy Jr. | Tek Pak Inc. Monte Carlo | 5.222 | 163.87 |
ARCA: The next race in the 2013 ARCA presented by Menard’s stock car series is the Menard’s 200 presented by Federated Car Care. It will run at the Toledo Speedway tomorrow, Sunday, May 19.
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series: The 2013 Canadian Tire series opens Sunday with The Vortex Brake Pads 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Defending Champion D.J. Kennington just re-upped with Castrol: it’s a multi-year deal for the driver of the No. 17 Dodge.
Formula 1: Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and the Scuderia Ferrari team head to Monaco next weekend for the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix. Practice takes place on Thursday, May 23 with a final practice session and qualifying on Saturday, May 25. The race is scheduled for Sunday, May 26.
ALMS: The next American Le Mans Series race is the Northeast Gran Prix running at Lime Rock on July 5-6.
