2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season
League	NHRA
Sport	Drag racing
Champions	Shawn Langdon (TF) John Force (FC) Jeg Coughlin (PS) Matt Smith(PSM)

The 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series was announced by the NHRA on August 12, 2012.^[1]

There are 24 Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock car events, and 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events scheduled.

Schedule

2013 NHRA Mello Yello Schedule
Date	Race	Site	Winners
Date	Race	Site	Top Fuel	Funny Car	Pro Stock	PS Motorcycle
February 14–17	O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals	Pomona, Calif.	Shawn Langdon	Courtney Force	Vincent Nobile	N/A
February 22–24	NHRA Arizona Nationals	Phoenix, AZ	Tony Schumacher	Ron Capps	Erica Enders-Stevens	N/A
March 14–17	Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals	Gainesville, Fla	Antron Brown	Johnny Gray	Allen Johnson	Hector Arana, Jr.
April 5–7	SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals	Las Vegas, Nev.	Tony Schumacher	Cruz Pedregon	Allen Johnson	N/A
April 19–21	Dollar General Four-Wide Nationals¹	Concord, N.C.	Spencer Massey	Matt Hagan	Mike Edwards	Hector Arana, Jr.
April 26–28	O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals	Houston, Texas	Bob Vandergriff	Cruz Pedregon	Jason Line	Hector Arana, Jr.
May 3–5	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals²	Atlanta, Ga.	Antron Brown	Johnny Gray	Mike Edwards	N/A
May 17–19	NHRA Kansas Nationals	Topeka, Kan.	Shawn Langdon	Johnny Gray	Jeg Coughlin, Jr.	N/A
May 30 – June 2	Toyota NHRA Summernationals	Englishtown, N.J.	Shawn Langdon	Matt Hagan	Mike Edwards	Michael Ray
June 14–16	NHRA Ford Thunder Valley Nationals	Bristol, Tenn.	Steve Torrence	John Force	Rodger Brogdon	N/A
June 20–23	Auto Plus NHRA New England Nationals	Epping, N.H.	Spencer Massey	Courtney Force	Allen Johnson	John Hall
June 27–30	O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals	Chicago, Ill.	Tony Schumacher	Matt Hagan	Jeg Coughlin, Jr.	Michael Ray
July 4–7	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals	Norwalk, Ohio	Khalid alBalooshi	Johnny Gray	Mike Edwards	Matt Smith
July 19–21	Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals	Denver, Colo.	Spencer Massey	Cruz Pedregon	Allen Johnson	Shawn Gann
July 26–28	NHRA Sonoma Nationals	Sonoma, Calif.	Shawn Langdon	Ron Capps	Vincent Nobile	Hector Arana, Jr.
August 2–4	O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals	Seattle, Wash.	Morgan Lucas	Matt Hagan	Vincent Nobile	N/A
August 15–18	Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals	Brainerd, Minn.	Spencer Massey	Ron Capps	Mike Edwards	N/A
August 28 – September 2	Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals	Indianapolis, Ind.	Shawn Langdon	Robert Hight	Mike Edwards	John Hall
2013 Countdown to One
September 13–15	NHRA Nationals	Concord, N.C.	Morgan Lucas	Robert Hight	Jeg Coughlin, Jr.	Andrew Hines
September 19–22	AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals	Dallas, Texas	Doug Kalitta	Cruz Pedregon	Jason Line	Eddie Krawiec
September 27–29	AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals	St. Louis, MO	Antron Brown	John Force	Erica Enders-Stevens	Matt Smith
October 3–6	Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals	Reading, Pa.	Shawn Langdon	John Force	Jeg Coughlin, Jr	Matt Smith
October 24–27	NHRA Las Vegas Nationals	Las Vegas, Nev.	Antron Brown	John Force	Shane Gray	Matt Smith
November 7–10	Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals	Pomona, Calif.	Shawn Langdon	Matt Hagan	Rickie Jones	Eddie Krawiec

NOTE: All races will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2.

¹ The rules for the 4 Wide Nationals differ from other races:

All cars will qualify on each lane as all four lanes will be used in qualifying.
Three rounds with cars using all four lanes.
In Rounds One and Two, the top two drivers (of four) will advance to the next round.
The pairings are set as follows:
- Race One: 1, 8, 9, 16
- Race Two: 4, 5, 12, 13
- Race Three: 2, 7, 10, 15
- Race Four: 3, 6, 11, 14
- Semifinal One: Top two in Race One and Race Two
- Semifinal Two: Top two in Race Three and Race Four
- Finals: Top two in Semifinal One and Semifinal Two
Lane choice determined by times in previous round. In first round, lane choice determined by fastest times.
Drivers who advance in Rounds One and Two will receive 20 points for each round advancement.
In Round Three, the winner of the race will be declared the race winner and will collect 40 points. The runner-up will receive 20 points. Third and fourth place drivers will be credited as semifinal losers.

² Due to heavy rains, the NHRA postponed the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals until May 10–11.^[2]

New Drivers

Brittney Force, daughter of John Force, will make her NHRA debut driving in Top Fuel for John Force Racing.

Notable events

New England Dragway has been added to the NHRA schedule with the New England Nationals, and featuring all four Professional race categories.^[1] Morgan Lucas announces he will exit the cockpit of his dragster after the season's end, to attend to future family business.^[3]

Points standings

Top Fuel^[4]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Chassis
1	Shawn Langdon	2653	–	Hadman
2	Antron Brown	2489	−164	DSR
3	Doug Kalitta	2488	−165	Hadman
4	Morgan Lucas	2422	−231
5	Spencer Massey	2422	−231	DSR
6	Clay Millican	2404	−249	Hadman
7	Tony Schumacher	2394	−259	DSR
8	Khalid Albalooshi	2286	−367	Hadman
9	Bob Vandergriff Jr.	2251	−402	Hadman
10	Steve Torrence	2217	−436	Hadman

Funny Car^[4]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	John Force	2688	–	Ford
2	Matt Hagan	2548	−140	Dodge
3	Jack Beckman	2445	−243	Dodge
4	Cruz Pedregon	2415	−273	Toyota
5	Robert Hight	2413	−275	Ford
6	Ron Capps	2406	−282	Dodge
7	Courtney Force	2403	−285	Ford
8	Del Worsham	2309	−379	Toyota
9	Johnny Gray	2309	−379	Dodge
10	Tim Wilkerson	2238	−450	Ford

Pro Stock^[4]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	Jeg Coughlin Jr.	2572	–	Dodge
2	Allen Johnson	2514	−58	Dodge
3	Jason Line	2502	−70	Chevrolet
4	Mike Edwards	2482	−90	Chevrolet
5	Shane Gray	2480	−92	Chevrolet
6	Erica Enders-Stevens	2406	−166	Chevrolet
7	V. Gaines	2355	−217	Dodge
8	Greg Anderson	2345	−227	Chevrolet
9	Vincent Nobile	2298	−274	Dodge
10	Rodger Brogdon	2147	−425	Chevrolet

Pro Stock Motorcycle^[4]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	Matt Smith	2633	–	Buell
2	Michael Ray Jr	2510	−123	Buell
3	Eddie Krawiec	2492	−141	Harley-Davidson
4	Hector Arana Jr.	2464	−169	Buell
5	Hector Arana	2456	−177	Buell
6	Scott Pollacheck	2385	−248	Buell
7	LE Tonglet	2383	−250	Suzuki
8	John Hall	2351	−282	Buell
9	Shawn Gann	2247	−386	Buell
10	Adam Arana	2244	−389	Buell

References

1 2 "NHRA announces Mello Yello Drag Racing Series 2013 schedule". 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
↑ http://www.nhra.com/story/2013/5/4/2013-atlanta-saturday/
↑ http://www.nhra.com/story/2013/10/14/lucas-to-yield-seat/
1 2 3 4 http://www.nhra.com/points/melloyello.aspx

External links

Official website
Official NHRA Drag Racing Podcasts
Drag Race Central The Latest NHRA News and Analysis

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