2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season

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2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season
League NHRA
Sport Drag racing
ChampionsAntron Brown (Top Fuel)
Jack Beckman (Funny Car)
Allen Johnson (Pro Stock)
Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
NHRA seasons

The 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Season was announced on September 8, 2011. [1] The schedule was revised on October 12, 2011, with the events at Maple Grove Raceway and Gateway International Raceway swapping dates. [2]

Contents

There were 23 Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock car events, and 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events scheduled.

Schedule

2012 NHRA Full Throttle Schedule
DateRaceSiteWinners
Top FuelFunny CarPro StockPS Motorcycle
February 9–12 O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals Pomona, Calif.Spencer Massey (1)John Force (1)Greg Anderson (1)N/A
February 17–19 NHRA Arizona Nationals Phoenix, AZAntron Brown (1)Robert Hight (1)Jason Line (1)N/A
March 8–11 Tire Kingdom Gatornationals Gainesville, FlaMorgan Lucas (1)Robert Hight (2)Mike Edwards (1)Eddie Krawiec (1)
March 30–April 1 SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals Las Vegas, Nev.Spencer Massey (2)Robert Hight (3)Allen Johnson (1)N/A
April 13–15 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals1 Concord, N.C.Spencer Massey (3)Robert Hight (4)Greg Anderson (2)N/A
April 27–29 O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals Houston, TexasMorgan Lucas (2)Mike Neff (1)Vincent Nobile (1)Andrew Hines (1)
May 4–6 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Atlanta, Ga.Steve Torrence (1) Ron Capps (1)Greg Anderson (3)Eddie Krawiec (2)
May 18–20 Dollar General NHRA Summer Nationals Topeka, Kan.David Grubnic (1)Jack Beckman (1)Allen Johnson (2)N/A
May 31–June 3 Toyota NHRA SuperNationals Englishtown, N.J.Steve Torrence (2)Johnny Gray (1)Greg Anderson (4)Eddie Krawiec (3)
June 15–17 Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol, Tenn.Tony Schumacher (1) Ron Capps (2)Mike Edwards (2)N/A
June 28–July 1 O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals Chicago, Ill.Antron Brown (2)Jeff Arend (1)Erica Enders (1)Andrew Hines (2)
July 5–8 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, OhioSpencer Massey (4)Mike Neff (2)Vincent Nobile (2)Andrew Hines (3)
July 20–22 Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Denver, Colo.Antron Brown (3)Jack Beckman (2)Allen Johnson (3)Eddie Krawiec (4)
July 27–29 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sonoma, Calif.Antron Brown (4)Johnny Gray (2)Allen Johnson (4)Eddie Krawiec (5)
August 3–5 O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals Seattle, Wash.Steve Torrence (3)Courtney Force (1)Erica Enders (2)N/A
August 16–19 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, Minn.Morgan Lucas (3) Ron Capps (3)Erica Enders (3)Eddie Krawiec (6)
August 29 – September 3 Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Indianapolis, Ind.Tony Schumacher (2)Mike Neff (3)Dave Connolly (1)Andrew Hines (4)
2012 Countdown to One
September 14–16 O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Concord, N.C.Shawn Langdon (1) Ron Capps (4)Jason Line (2)Andrew Hines (5)
September 20–23 AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Dallas, TexasAntron Brown (5)Bob Tasca III (1)Allen Johnson (5)Michael Ray (1)
September 28–30 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Madison, ILAntron Brown (6)Jack Beckman (3)Erica Enders (4)Eddie Krawiec (7)
October 4–8 [lower-alpha 1] Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals Reading, Pa.Khalid alBalooshi (1)Mike Neff (4)V. Gaines (1)Eddie Krawiec (8)
October 25–28 Big O Tires NHRA Nationals Las Vegas, Nev.Bob Vandergriff (1) Ron Capps (5)Allen Johnson (6)Eddie Krawiec (9)
November 8–11 Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals Pomona, Calif.Brandon Bernstein (1)Cruz Pedregon (1)Allen Johnson (7)Andrew Hines (6)
  1. ↑ Finals postponed to Monday. Pro Stock Motorcycle final round was postponed due to rain. The two finalists raced for the title during one of the qualifying session at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Big O Tires Nationals on October 27.

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

Notable events

Gateway Motorsports Park has reopened with former IndyCar Firestone Indy Lights driver Curtis Francois as the track owner, rejoining the NHRA schedule with the Midwest Nationals and featuring all four Professional race categories. [1] [2]

Top Fuel driver Hillary Will announced a return to the Full Throttle racing series, beginning at the Gatornationals on March 8. She will pilot the Dote Racing top-fuel dragster. [3]

Pro Stock driver Jeg Coughlin announced he will return to Pro Stock category in 2012 with Fiat's Mopar brand of auto parts along with JEGS in a 2012 Dodge Avenger. [4]

The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock will be legal as of the 2012 Tire Kingdom Gatornationals.

Points standings

Top Fuel [5]
PositionDriverPointsPoints Back
1Antron Brown2555–
2Tony Schumacher2548−7
3Spencer Massey2505−50
4Shawn Langdon2450−105
5Brandon Bernstein2450−105
6Doug Kalitta2341−214
7Morgan Lucas2338−217
8Bob Vandergriff2336−219
9Steve Torrence2300−255
10David Grubnic2260−295
Funny Car [5]
PositionDriverPointsPoints Back
1Jack Beckman2610–
2 Ron Capps 2608−2
3Mike Neff2497−113
4Cruz Pedregon2429−181
5Courtney Force2383−227
6Johnny Gray2357−253
7Robert Hight2302−308
8Tim Wilkerson2293−317
9John Force2281−329
10Jeff Arend2267−343
Pro Stock [5]
PositionDriverPointsPoints Back
1Allen Johnson2756–
2Jason Line2571−185
3Vincent Nobile2512−244
4Erica Enders2507−249
5Greg Anderson2365−391
6Mike Edwards2347−409
7V. Gaines2324−432
8Ron Krisher2290−466
9Jeg Coughlin Jr.2271−485
10Larry Morgan2198−558
Pro Stock Motorcycle [5]
PositionDriverPointsPoints Back
1Eddie Krawiec2773–
2Andrew Hines2691−83
3Hector Arana Jr.2502−271
4Hector Arana2432−341
5Karen Stoffer2386−387
6Matt Smith2370−403
7Scott Pollacheck2323−450
8Michael Ray Jr2316−457
9LE Tonglet2292−481
10Shawn Gann2239−534

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References

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  2. 1 2 "NHRA announces change to 2012 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule". 2011-10-12. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  3. ↑ "Will To Drive Dote Racing Top Fueler in 2012". 2011-09-26. Archived from the original on 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Four-time NHRA Pro Stock champ Coughlin to return with new Mopar". 2011-11-01. Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "2012 Mello Yello Series Schedule". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
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