NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series
Sunday's O'Reilly Midwest Nationals, outside St. Louis at Gateway International Raceway, saw (RFC) Antron Brown, Del Worsham, (RFC) Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Eddie Krawiec in the winner's circle.
In Top Fuel, Brown's 3.850 second, 318.02 mph pass topped Brandon Bernstein's 3.888, 310.27 mph. Brown is 18 points ahead of Tony Schumacher.
In Funny Car, Worsham got the first win for the Al-Anabi Toyota team, taking a holeshot triumph. He went 4.135, 302.48 mph to Ron Capps' 4.121, 301.33 mph in a Dodge Charger. Capps is 119 points clear of Worsham. Jack Beckman qualified ninth in the Valvoline/MTS Dodge Charger and lost in the first round.
In Pro Stock, Coughlin's Chevrolet Cobalt ran 6.588, 208.39 mph as Jason Line red-lighted in his Pontiac GXP. Coughlin tops Line by 49 points. (RFC) Ron Krisher qualified seventh in the Valvoline Cobalt and lost in the second round.
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Krawiec took a second straight win on his Harley-Davidson, 6.947, 189.39 mph vs. Craig Treble's 6.953, 194.21 mph on a Suzuki. Krawiec leads Matt Smith by 16 points.
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