Sun, 14 Sep 2014, 22:07 PM
Continuation of Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals Eliminations Moved to Texas Motorplex Next Weekend
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Courtesy of NHRA Communications
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CONCORD, N.C. --
Gaines had violent crash during round one.
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NHRA officials announced today that the continuation of eliminations for the Pep Boys NHRA Carolina
Nationals, round one of the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoffs, will be
completed during qualifying rounds at next weekend's AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas
Motorplex near Dallas.
Three rounds of racing remain for both Top Fuel and Funny Car and all rounds remain for Pro Stock
Motorcycle. Four pairs of Pro Stock cars also need to complete their first round runs.
Persistent rain showers moved into the Charlotte area on Sunday afternoon and halted racing after
only the first round in Top Fuel and Funny Car had been completed. Four pairs of cars in Pro Stock
had finished and the rain began to fall just as the NHRA Safety Safari was cleaning up the racing
surface following a crash during Pro Stock eliminations.
In Pro Stock racing, Shane Gray, Jeg Coughlin, Jason Line and V. Gaines all won their opening
rounds. Gaines, whose Dodge Dart went out of control and crashed past the finish line in his round
win over Allen Johnson, was uninjured in the incident and he will be allowed to use a replacement
car for the continuation of eliminations. Four first-round Pro Stock pairs remain, including Erica
Enders-Stevens vs. John Gaydosh; Jonathan Gray vs. Rodger Brogdon; Vincent Nobile vs. Larry Morgan;
and Dave Connolly vs. Shane Tucker.
Top Fuel quarterfinal pairings are J.R. Todd vs. Spencer Massey; Billy Torrence vs. Tony
Schumacher; Steve Torrence vs. Leah Pritchett; and Morgan Lucas vs. Khalid alBalooshi. The
quarterfinal pairings in Funny Car are Dave Richards vs. John Force; Bob Tasca vs. Ron Capps;
Robert Hight vs. Jeff Arend; and Matt Hagan vs. Tim Wilkerson.
With one round of pro nitro eliminations complete, fans attending today's event at zMAX Dragway are
entitled to a 50-percent credit for a one-day ticket to either NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
event at zMAX Dragway in 2015.
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