Wed, 05 Oct 2016, 19:37 PM Johnson Jr., Brown, Nobile and Krawiec Race to Victory At Dodge NHRA Nationals

Courtesy of NHRA Social Media

MOHNTON, Pa. - Tommy Johnson Jr. raced to the Funny Car victory at the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway on Sunday.

Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Vincent Nobile (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also victorious in their respective categories at the 21st event of 24 on the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. The Dodge NHRA Nationals is the third race of the six-race NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

Tommy Johnson Jr., Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger, 3.895 seconds, 330.63 mph defeated. Ron Capps, NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger, 3.911 seconds, 324.12 mph.

Johnson Jr. won his 14th career victory, second of the season and first at Maple Grove defeating teammate Ron Capps in the final. He remains second in the points standings.

Antron Brown, Matco Tools dragster3.721 seconds, 317.34 mph defeated Brittany Force, Monster Energy dragster, 3.721 seconds, 324.67 mph.

This is Brown's sixth win of the season, 60th of his career and second at the Reading, Penn. event. He was the No. 2 qualifier and maintains his points lead.

Vincent Nobile, Mountain View Chevy Camaro, 6.575 seconds, 209.85 mph defeated Greg Anderson, Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro, 6.582 seconds, 210.37 mph.

It was Nobile's first win since 2014 in Chicago as well as his first final round appearance in Reading, Pa. He was the No. 1 qualifier and currently sits third in points. This was the 10th win of his career.

Eddie Krawiec, Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson, 6.818 seconds, 193.88 mph defeated Cory Reed, Percision Service Equipment / Star Racing Buell, 6.958 seconds, 186.43 mph.

This was Krawiec's fourth win of the season, fourth at Maple Grove and 35th of his career. Krawiec is a three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion. He is now second in points.

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