Team Press Releases

Anderson’s Winning Run Ends in Sonoma Second Round Event: 23rd annual Fram Autolite Nationals Location: Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA Day/Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010 Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing team came into Sunday’s final eliminations of the Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals in Sonoma, CA on a tremendous streak, having captured the last two national event wins, as well as the K&N Horsepower Challenge in Norwalk, Ohio, securing their place in the NHRA’s championship playoff along the way. After qualifying sixth, Anderson looked to extend his run even further by scoring his fourth career win at Infineon Raceway. Things went according to plan in the first round, as the three-time champion used a .025 reaction time and...

Line’s Runner-Up Finish in Sonoma Secures NHRA Playoff Berth Event: 23rd annual Fram Autolite Nationals Location: Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA Day/Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010 Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Jason Line had a very productive day on Sunday, scoring a runner-up finish at the Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals in Sonoma, CA. Starting from the fifth position, he made three consecutive runs in the 6.5-second range, including the quickest time in two of the first three rounds to eliminate veterans V. Gaines, Greg Stanfield and Kurt Johnson and advance to the 47th final round of his Pro Stock career, where he would square off against rival Jeg Coughlin. Once again, Line made a solid run, covering the quarter-mile in...

HAGAN LOSES A CLOSE SEMIS TO TEAMMATE CAPPS IN SONOMA SONOMA, Calif. (July 18, 2010) - Matt Hagan and the DieHard Dodge Charger Funny Car team came out with guns a-blazing in Sunday's Funny Car eliminations at the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals in Sonoma, Calif., after struggling to qualify No. 11. Hagan tore through the field to reach his fourth semifinal round of the season only to be tossed out by a margin of five feet by his Don Schumacher Racing teammate and eventual event winner Ron Capps. Hagan had the edge over Capps at the starting lights, with an .083 (of a second) reaction time to Capps' .095. He held the lead to the 660-foot mark of the 1000-foot race track, but was nipped by Capps' 4.169-second pass at 298.54 mph...

MCCLENATHAN ADVANCES TO HIS FIFTH SEMIFINAL OF YEAR IN SONOMA SONOMA, Calif. (July 18, 2010) - Racing the FRAM Top Fuel dragster at the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals, Cory McClenathan advanced to his fifth Top Fuel semifinal round of the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, losing a tough face-off with points leader Larry Dixon. With that, his hopes of becoming the first driver to sweep the Western Swing (Seattle, Sonoma and Denver) twice were dashed. McClenathan was running strong until then, carving through the field and first dismissing Bob Vandergriff with a 3.913-second elapsed time at 310.20 mph, then Doug Kalitta with a 3.977/288.15. He met up with Dixon without lane choice, then nailed the lights with a .086...

[coverattach=1]SONOMA, Calif. (July 18, 2010) - Racing the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger Funny Car in the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ron Capps won his first race in three final rounds of the season today at the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals in Sonoma, Calif. It was also his 31st national event win in 65 final rounds, including back-to-back finals (Seattle last week), and his second win at Sonoma (he won it in 1997). With the win, Capps moved into fifth in the rankings and clinched a spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. It also marked the first race win for Capps since John Medlen came on board as crew chief three races ago, after joining Don Schumacher Racing to tune the DieHard Dodge for driver Matt Hagan in...

SONOMA, Calif. (July 18, 2010) - "Fast" Jack Beckman advanced to his third Funny Car final round of the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series today at the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway, and scored his second runner-up finish of the year. He also clinched a spot in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. Facing his Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps, Beckman launched first with an .082 (of a second) reaction time to Capps¹ .106 - .000 is perfect - but couldn't hold off a hard-charging Capps, who took over the lead at the 60-foot mark and held it to the finish, snatching the victory by eight feet with a 4.169-second pass at 296.44 mph to Beckman's 4.210/298.93. En route to the final round in the Valvoline/Mail...

[coverattach=1]Matt Smith won his first-round Pro Stock Motorcycle race against his wife Angie Sunday in the FRAM Autolite Nationals, but he was upset by rival Michael Phillips in the quarterfinals at Infineon Raceway. His Al-Anabi Racing V-Twin left first and stopped the timer 1320 feet later in 6.931 seconds at 192.22 mph. Angie’s Karl and Kim Klement-owned Coffman Tank Trucks V-Twin followed at 6.971 at 187.70. “It was a disappointing day,” Matt said. “I had to race Angie in the first round – but that was just one of those things. It wasn’t the kind of weekend we wanted to have.” “It a horrible day,” added Angie. “That’s what my team gets for not qualifying as well as we should have.”...

Gallen gets his revenge; Evans back on track GRAND BEND, Ontario (July 18, 2010) – When Todd Paton was invited to be a part of this year’s MOPAR Nitro Jam Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex, the Ontario native was pleased to participate at his home track and the place where he made his first ever pass in a Top Fuel Dragster. Little did Paton know that by the end of the weekend he would be walking away from “The Bend” with his first Ironman in several years and his first ever victory in drag racing’s quickest and fastest class during Sunday’s MOPAR Nitro Jam Nationals finale at the Grand Bend Motorplex. “After all these years who knew this old dog could still hunt. Actually I was getting ready to Photoshop my head in one of...

[coverattach=1]GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (July 17, 2010) - After two days of qualifying at the IHRA Nitro Jam Nationals at Grand Bend, Ontario, PMRA Pro Modified driver Mike Stawicki leads the field into final eliminations on Sunday with his G-Force Race Cars MSR Performance powered 1968 Firebird. Stawicki ran a 5.881-seconds at 252.05-miles per hour on Friday night to win the Marydel Homes Qualifying Bonus in round three of the 2010 Pro Modified Racing Association season. Gary Irving of Toronto, Ontario, was second with a 6.169, 227.08, followed by Bruce Boland, Eric Latino, Vito Montesano, current Pro Modified Racing Association 2010 Championship Point Award Series presented by Magnum Auto Parts and Patio Passport leader Derek Hawker...