2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season

2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season
League NHRA
Sport Drag racing
Champions Tony Schumacher (TF)
Robert Hight (FC)
Mike Edwards (PS)
Hector Arana (PSM)

The 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Season consisted of 24 national events held at tracks across the U.S. The first 18 events made up the regular season, with the final events making up the "Countdown to 1".

Schedule

2009 NHRA Full Throttle Schedule [1]
Date Race Site Winners
Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock Pro Stock Motorcycle
February 5–8 Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals Pomona, California Doug Kalitta Ron Capps Jason Line N/A
February 20–22 Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals Phoenix, Ariz. Antron Brown Ron Capps Jeg Coughlin N/A
March 12–15 ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville, Fla Larry Dixon Bob Tasca III Jason Line Hector Arana
March 27–29 O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals Houston, Texas Tony Schumacher Ashley Force Hood Ron Krisher Craig Treble
April 2–5 SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals Las Vegas, Nev. Tony Schumacher Ron Capps Jeg Coughlin N/A
April 16–19 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Atlanta, Ga. Morgan Lucas Jack Beckman Mike Edwards Eddie Krawiec
May 1–3 O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals Madison, Ill. Antron Brown Del Worsham Jeg Coughlin Eddie Krawiec
May 15–17 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol, Tenn. Tony Schumacher Del Worsham Mike Edwards N/A
May 29–31 O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals Topeka, Kan. Larry Dixon Ron Capps Allen Johnson N/A
June 4–7 United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals Chicago, Ill. Spencer Massey Tony Pedregon Jeg Coughlin Matt Guidera
June 11–14 United Association NHRA SuperNationals Englishtown, N.J. Larry Dixon Tony Pedregon Jeg Coughlin Craig Treble
June 25–28 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, Ohio Larry Dixon Jack Beckman Jason Lines Andrew Hines
July 10–12 Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Denver, Colo. Antron Brown Ron Capps Allen Johnson Eddie Krawiec
July 17–19 NHRA Northwest Nationals Seattle, Wash. Antron Brown Tim Wilkerson Mike Edwards N/A
July 24–26 Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals Sonoma, Calif. Antron Brown Tim Wilkerson Jason Line Andrew Hines
August 13–16 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, Minn. Morgan Lucas Tony Pedregon Greg Anderson Hector Arana
August 20–23 Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals Reading, Pa. Larry Dixon Bob Tasca III Jeg Coughlin Eddie Krawiec
September 2–7 Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Indianapolis, Ind. Tony Schumacher Ashley Force Hood Jeg Coughlin Hector Arana
2009 Countdown to the Championship
September 17–20 NHRA Carolinas Nationals Concord, N.C. Cory McClenathan Robert Hight Mike Edwards Hector Arana
September 24–27 O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals Dallas, Texas Tony Schumacher Robert Hight Greg Anderson Hector Arana
October 2–4 O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals Memphis, Tenn. Morgan Lucas Jeff Arend Jason Line Michael Phillips
October 9–11 Virginia NHRA Nationals Richmond, Va. Brandon Bernstein Del Worsham Mike Edwards N/A
October 29 – November 1 NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Las Vegas, Nev. Spencer Massey Robert Hight Larry Morgan Andrew Hines
November 12–15 Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals Pomona, California Antron Brown Mike Neff Greg Anderson Eddie Krawiec

Points standings

Tony Schumacher in April, 2009.
Top Fuel[2]
Position Driver Points Points Back Chassis
1 Tony Schumacher 2571 - Hadman
2 Larry Dixon 2569 -2 Hadman
3 Antron Brown 2522 -49 Hadman
4 Cory McClenathan 2490 -81 Hadman
5 Brandon Bernstein 2438 -133 Hadman
6 Spencer Massey 2437 -134 Dragster
7 Morgan Lucas 2353 -218 Hadman
8 Doug Kalitta 2325 -246 Attac
9 Shawn Langdon 2299 -272 Hadman
10 Clay Millican 2093 -478 Hadman
Funny Car[2]
Position Driver Points Points Back Make
1 Robert Hight 2547 - Mustang
2 Ashley Force Hood 2481 -66 Mustang
3 Ron Capps 2433 -138 Charger
4 Tim Wilkerson 2430 -141 Mustang
5 Jack Beckman 2406 -141 Charger
6 Tony Pedregon 2403 -144 Impala
7 Del Worsham 2362 -195 Solara
8 Bob Tasca III 2326 -221 Mustang
9 John Force 2268 -279 Mustang
10 Mike Neff 2235 -312 Mustang
Pro Stock[2]
Position Driver Points Points Back Make
1 Mike Edwards 2682 - GXP
2 Greg Anderson 2572 -110 GXP
3 Jason Line 2486 -196 GXP
4 Greg Stanfield 2403 -279 GXP
5 Jeg Coughlin Jr. 2375 -307 Cobalt
6 Ron Krisher 2363 -319 Cobalt
7 Allen Johnson 2334 -348 Stratus*
8 Kurt Johnson 2307 -375 Cobalt
9 Johnny Gray 2300 -382 Stratus*
10 Richard Jones 2142 -540 Stratus*
Pro Stock Motorcycle[2]
Position Driver Points Points Back Make
1 Hector Arana 2590 - Buell
2 Ed Krawiec 2588 -2 Harley-Davidson
3 Andrew Hines 2466 -144 Harley-Davidson
4 Matt Smith 2369 -221 Suzuki
5 Douglas Horne 2362 -228 Buell
6 Michael Phillips 2321 -269 Suzuki
7 Karen Stoffer 2249 -341 Suzuki
8 Shawn Gann 2248 -342 Buell
9 Craig Treble 2202 -388 Suzuki
10 Matt Guidera 2020 -570 Buell

Mike Edwards last won a title in 1981 (Modified Class), the longest gap in NHRA history.

The teams running a Dodge Stratus have been notified by the NHRA that body style, because of it is out of production for the past five years, will be illegal in 2010. Dodge teams must run the Avenger in 2010. Pro Stock Cars may be any approved car (Mustang, Cobalt, Avenger, GXP, GTO) from the past five years.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nhra.com/results/default.aspx
  2. 1 2 3 4 http://www.nhra.com/points/fullthrottle.aspx

External links

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