Mon, 17 Nov 2008, 12:22 PM Schumacher, A. Force, K. Johnson and Hines Win 2008 Full Throttle Pit Crew Championship

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

POMONA, Calif. -- Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Ashley Force (Funny Car), Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) claimed the 2008 Full Throttle Pit Crew Championship in their respective categories at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Nationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

The payout for the season-ending Full Throttle Pit Crew Champions are as follows: Top Fuel $25,000; Funny Car $25,000; Pro Stock $15,000; and Pro Stock Motorcycle $5,000.

The champions will receive their awards at the POWERade Series awards ceremony Monday, Nov. 17 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City.

The Full Throttle Pit Crew Championship program awards bonus money to one team from each of the four professional categories attending NHRA POWERade Series events. The program utilizes a points system, generally based on a combination of qualifying position and elapsed time to determine and award Full Throttle Pit Crew Championships.

Schumacher was led by his crew chief Alan Johnson on his U.S. Army dragster with seven event honors; Force by Dean Antonelli on her Castrol GTX Ford Mustang with six event honors; Johnson tuned his own ACDelco Chevy Cobalt with seven event honors; and Hines by his brother Matt on his Vance & Hines Screamin' Eagle Harley Davidson with five event honors.

The 2008 Full Throttle Pit Crew Challenge event winners are as follow:

 
Location        Date      TF crew            FC crew         PS crew        PSM crew
Pomona 1        Feb. 10   Tony Schumacher    Ron Capps       Kurt Johnson   not contested
Phoenix         Feb. 24   Brandon Bernstein  Tim Wilkerson   Greg Anderson  not contested
Gainesville     March 16  Cory McClenathan   Tony Pedregon   Allen Johnson  Angie McBride
Houston         March 30  Doug Herbert       Mike Neff       Ron Krisher    Matt Smith
Las Vegas 1     April 13  Tony Schumacher    Robert Hight    Kurt Johnson   not contested
Atlanta         April 27  Cory McClenathan   Tim Wilkerson   Ron Krisher    Andrew Hines
St. Louis       May 4     Hillary Will       Tim Wilkerson   Kurt Johnson   Matt Smith
Bristol         May 18    Doug Kalitta       Ashley Force    Kurt Johnson   not contested
Topeka          June 1    Doug Kalitta       Bob Tasca III   Dave Connolly  not contested
Chicago         June 8    Doug Kalitta       Melanie Troxel  Jeg Coughlin   Andrew Hines
Englishtown     June 22   Antron Brown       Del Worsham     Ron Krisher    Chris Rivas
Norwalk         June 29   Doug Herbert       Bob Tasca III   Jeg Coughlin   Eddie Krawiec
Denver          July 13   Tony Schumacher    Tony Pedregon   Allen Johnson  Andrew Hines
Seattle         July 20   Brandon Bernstein  Del Worsham     Dave Connolly  not contested
Sonoma          July 27   Tony Schumacher    Ashley Force    Kurt Johnson   Angelle Sampey
Brainerd        Aug. 10   Tony Schumacher    Ashley Force    Jason Line     Chris Rivas
Reading         Aug. 17   Tony Schumacher    Tim Wilkerson   Greg Anderson  Eddie Krawiec
Indianapolis    Sept. 1   Hillary Will       Cruz Pedregon   Allen Johnson  Matt Smith
Charlotte       Sept. 14  Larry Dixon        Ashley Force    Kurt Johnson   Eddie Krawiec
Dallas          Sept. 21   Brandon Bernstein Del Worsham     Jeg Coughlin   Andrew Hines
Memphis         Sept. 28   Brandon Bernstein Ashley Force    Dave Connolly  Andrew Hines
Richmond        Oct. 12    Hillary Will      Tony Pedregon   Greg Anderson  not contested
Las Vegas 2     Nov. 2     Tony Schumacher   Cruz Pedregon   Jason Line     Eddie Krawiec
Pomona 2        Nov. 16   Hillary Will       Ashley Force    Kurt Johnson   Eddie Krawiec

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