Fastnews network order after one round of qualifying in stock eliminator at the nhra mello yello drag racing series, 46th toyota nhra summernationals. Ditocco earned a spot in the final when he cooled off one of the hottest drivers in the sport, joe santangelo, who is ranked third in both stock and super stock. Nhra results the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. In the runforthemoney, arnie martel of tewksbury, mass. Earlier this week we touched on top alcohol funny cars frank manzo and his notsosurprising dual championship win, and this story will take a closer look at the titleworthy divisional performance of joe santangelo in stock and. Sundays final results from the 10th annual ngk spark plugs nhra fourwide nationals at zmax dragway. Joe santangelo driving anthony bertozzis 1969 camaro and paul cambria in his 1994 camaro race heads up with joe taking the win at the nhra summernationals. A pair of new yorkers also took home the hardware this weekend as timothy fletcher, churchville, n. Absent from the winners circle for nearly three years, joe santangelo came back in style with a near double at the virginia nhra nationals 22 may 2019 kevin mckenna, nhra national dragster senior.
Joe santangelo nhra s division 1 again proved mettle as three of the regions champions were also crowned nationally. December 2011 straightline spotlight camaro performers. Waiting for santangelo on sunday will be hemi shootout star jimmy daniels. Santangelo has been good at the tree and close to the dial to earn his way into the big show on sunday. Joe santangelo pulled the rare doubleup at the nhra lucas oil drag racing series event at virginia motorsports park, taking the win in both super stock and stock eliminators. Reigning stock champion joe santangelo, marlborough, conn. Reading lucas oil drag racing series wrap up part 2. The national event at maple grove raceway was his last chance to claim points towards the championship. Joe santangelo and monty bogan claim their second national event wins of the year at the nhra thunder valley nationals. Lucas oil drag racing series results lebanon valley dragway. As tempting as it may have been to throw in the towel, santangelo soldiered on and raced at the summit racing equipment nhra nationals in norwalk, an event that he won in 2015 while driving arnie. Browse through latest information on your favorite nhra drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Amato began racing cars as a teenager, when he worked at his. The race is the 11th of 24 events in the nhra mello yello drag racing series.
Final finish order 116 at the 19th annual nhra thunder valley nationals at bristol dragway. Barker, others win in nhras return to the rock richmond. Joe fell one round short of making both finals when he lost to eventual winner wallace dent in the stock semifinals. He won three national events including richmond, bristol, and reading between the two classes. One in the name of the nhra northeast division and one in the memory of al brown. Joe santangelo and monty bogan cashed for the second time this season after winning super stock and stock respectively. He was the first driver to exceed 260 mph and 280 mph in competition. Bristol some familiar names graced the winners circle at the 2019 nhra thunder valley nationals. Shawn langdon picked up his first funny car win at the 10th annual ngk spark plugs nhra fourwide nationals to become only the second driver in history to win in both the top fuel and funny car categories at zmax dragway.
Mopar express lane nhra nationals stock winner joe santangelo. Frank manzo and gary stinnett are the other two drivers that have clinched 2011 nhra lucas oil national championships out of the seven up for grabs. May 23, 2019 the connecticutbased driver sealed the deal with a final round 10. Joe santangelo won the richmond event at the end of may, and ironically, he was in the super stock final against bogan in charlotte. Jan 6, 2015 this pin was discovered by clint rosentrater. Sep 12, 2015 joe santangelo 2012 ss as camaro nhra englishtown nj div 1 race. Nhra national dragster staff news coming off a runnerup finish in charlotte last month, joe santangelo finally claimed national event no.
While santangelos reaction time was faster, parks pass of 10. Mar 19, 2017 nhra race car driver i spend the day as one of the crew at the nhra drag racing. The 61 ssx car was sold at the 71 sanair divisional, to make room for some of the bob johnson cars. Joe santangelo pulled the rare doubleup taking the win in both super stock and stock eliminator. Aug 12, 2007 ill call joe santangelo and see if he remembers, but its usually my job to recall such things. Nhra new england nationals lucas oil drag racing results. The national hot rod association nhra is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the united states and canada. Slate cummings joe santangelo mike rice interview super stock jegs allstars o. Langdon gets first funny car victory at nhra fourwide nationals. Joe santangelo 2012 ss as camaro nhra englishtown nj div 1. Joe santangelo super stock, lenny williams stock eliminator, bryan balducci super comp and peter biondo super gas. Sawyer, who won last month at the nhra supernationals, defeated douglas marsters, canton, maine in super gas. In the final results for the nhra lucas oil drag racing series and the toyota nhra supernationals at old bridge township raceway park two reigning national champions and a former champion took home the hardware. Jan 31, 20 top fuel racers shawn langdon a twotime super comp national champion and morgan lucas, and pro stock driver erica enders, are among the leagues graduates while 2011 nhra lucas oil stock national champion joe santangelo ii and the 2010 lucas oil super stock national champion ryan mcclanahan are former conference finals champions.
Results of final, round 7 eliminations in stock eliminator presented by ati at the nhra lucas oil drag racing series, northeast division, event at maple grove raceway. I keep seeing nhra in a lot of posts for all the good they might have done they get too much creditduring the glory days of fuel dragsters they werent racing on nhra tracks came to the game late on funnies, promods but they deserve all the credit for killing junior stock when they dropped it in the mid60sgreat class great cars all alike yet different loved them then and now. Below is a brief description of each driver s accomplishments. Thats another good story about selling a car in canada. Tasca wins funny car, salinas wins top fuel at 2019 nhra. The win also moved dixon to the second spot on the alltime top fuel wins list, one ahead of nhra top fuel legend joe amato and 11 behind firstplace driver schumacher. Morehead was better off the line and held on to win with a lap of 10. The real pro mod rpm association was created by pro mod team owners and drivers to preserve and promote the future of these amazing spectacles of drag racing. Epping, nh after a few weeks off, the lucas oil competitors return to competition at the nhra new england nationals at new england dragway. Although he missed the double, santangelo managed to collect wally number 14 after defeating steve comello in the final. Lebanon valley dragway witnessed exciting drag racing action over the 4th of july weekend during the nhra lucas oil drag racing series event.
Dec 01, 2011 driver joe santangelo, who is from connecticut, has enjoyed terrific success behind the wheel with multiple nhra national events wins to his creditthe most recent coming in this car during the. Num class driver, home town, car type 1778 csa joe santangelo, marlborough ct, 95 camaro bye 1152 bs ed bednaz, terryville ct, 69 nova 201 cfs michael adams, brisbane au, 90 caravan. Lucas oil drag racing series competition at this seasons auto plus nhra nationals in reading was a disjointed affair, but the untraditional nature of the event failed to disrupt the charge of four victorious souls who were rewarded for their patience with event trophies. The race is the 11th of 24 in the nhra mello yello drag racing series. Chevy photo gallery from the 2019 nhra virginia nationals.
Joe santangelo 2012 ss as camaro nhra englishtown nj div 1 race. In the opening rounds of qualifying at the nhra lucas oil drag racing series event being held at atco raceway, super stock driver tim worner and stock eliminator driver tex miller are leading their respective fields. Reading, pa redhot joe santangelo may have sealed the stock world championship with his latest victory. Joe santangelo, winner earlier this season at the virginia nhra nationals, scored again in super stock with his camaro at the nhra. The two were even at the start with santangelo, marlborough, conn. And stop me if youve heard this before, joe santangelo is a former jr. In nhra, you have zero control over what the car and driver in the other lane are doing. Nhras sportsman stars head to chicago for jegs allstars.
Driver joe santangelo, who is from connecticut, has enjoyed terrific success behind the wheel with multiple nhra national events wins to his creditthe most. The 20 jegs allstars event will culminate a yearlong points battle between drivers in each of nhra s lucas oil drag racing series eight classes as well as top sportsman and top dragster. After the lucas oil competitors were left out in norwalk due to weather and parking issues, theyll be eager to hit the track this week. Joe amato born june, 1944 in exeter, pennsylvania is an american dragster driver, who won the nhra top fuel championship five occasions and scored 52 event victories, most of them with crew chief tim richards. Nhra drivers find information on your favorite nhra drivers. Joe santangelo went seven rounds in stock eliminator to take the win and the nhra lucas oil national championship today at the strip at las vegas motor speedway for the short line express gambler shootout event. Hidalgo also had a shot at the title but the win gave santangelo an insurmountable lead over hidalgo with one race remaining, and lang is out of events where he can score points.
Bob tasca iii powered to his first funny car win in nearly seven years, knocking off john force in the final round on sunday at the 19th annual nhra thunder valley nationals at bristol dragway. Multiple winners were crowned today at new england dragway and the nhra new england nationals in epping, new hampshire. Joe santangelo, winner earlier this season at the virginia nhra nationals, scored. Results of final, round 6 eliminations in super stock at the nhra mello yello drag racing series, 19th annual nhra thunder valley nationals. Out in that same round was joe santangelo of marlborough, conn. Apr 29, 2019 shawn langdon picked up his first funny car win at the 10th annual ngk spark plugs nhra fourwide nationals to become only the second driver in history to win in both the top fuel and funny car categories at zmax dragway. Nhra virginia nationals saturday sportsman recap super stock. Round 1 winners and next round pairs in stock eliminator at the nhra full throttle drag racing series, inaugural nhra fourwide nationals. Sep 15, 2019 in nhra, you have zero control over what the car and driver in the other lane are doing. Langdon gets first funny car win, torrence, hines join him in.
In comp eliminator it was former super stock champion joe santangelo winning over another former champion in al ackerman. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the nhra claims to be the largest motorsports sanctioning body in the world. Larry dixon moves to second in alltime top fuel wins. Apr 29, 2019 2019 nhra charlotte 4wides pro final results. Nhra virginia nationals saturday sportsman results. The former lucas oil stock national champion from marlborough, conn. Joe amato is a fivetime nhra winston top fuel champion and the first man to exceed 260 and 280 mph and to dip below 4. Sundays final results from the 18th annual fitzgerald usa nhra thunder valley nationals at bristol dragway. Three time nhra division champion lincoln morehead collected his eighth win in the super stock category beating former 2011 stock national champion joe santangelo iii.
Joe santangelo won his second race of the season in stock when he defeated randi lyn shipps firebird in a classic battle of vintage muscle cars. Joe santangelo wins stock at mopar express nationals. Joe santangelo went seven rounds in stock eliminator to take the win and the nhra lucas oil national championship today at the strip at las vegas motor speedway. The race is the sixth of 24 in the nhra mello yello drag racing series. Around midseason, it looked as though joe was going to walk off with both the nhra stock and super stock championships. This years field features 78 drivers representing 30 u. Nhra lucas oil drag racing series results lebanon valley. With more than 3,000 horsepower, the suspended door pro mod cars travel the quarter mile in under six seconds and at speeds exceeding 250 mph. The race is the 11th of 24 events in the nhra mello. Ken moses became just the 26th driver in nhra history to win more than one eliminator at an. I used to go to the races up and down the east coast, especially in division 1, watching my dad race, joe said.
It was the sixth time that dixon and schumacher have met this season on eliminations day and the round winloss record is tied at three a piece. Drag racing league offers kids ages 517 a chance to race halfscale dragsters in a controlled environment at many of nhra s member tracks throughout the united states and in canada long before they can obtain a state driver s license. Jon lemoine, eddie maloney, tim marshall, matt mothershed, richard muir, joe mchugh, dennis mothershed, ivan sansom. Bruce meihls from columbus ohio, chance brockway photo. Joe santangelo will chase the double on sunday as hes still in competition in super stock and stock. Stop me if youve heard this before, joe santangelo is a secondgeneration racer. Out in that same round was joe santangelo of marlborough, connecticut, whose 32 chevy coupe was the comp winner last march in the nhra gatornationals at gainesville, florida. Nhra lucas oil drag racing series results the strip. Going into sunday class racing ace joe santangelo had a shot at the elusive double.
In the bristol final, where he faced off against division 3. He is the 17th driver in nhra history to secure victories in both categories. Joe santangelo pulls off a timely victory at the mopar express lane nationals winning the final race that counts towards his points total. Joe santangelo nhra division 1 1 maplegrove 52911 tt3.
Joe santangelo took out defending nhra comp series champion alan ellis while rick brown, no. Nhra lucas oil drag racing series northeast division. Lodrs 11 stock eliminator presented by ati final, round. Luzerne county community college high school challenge joe santangelo ii lebanon valley dragway. Division one super stock top ten point standings point standings pos driver points events 1 lincoln morehead 372 8 2 joe santangelo ii 340 9 3 sal biondo 320 8 4 tom sheehan 296 7 5 david thomas 287 7 6 marty rinehart jr.