Steve Torrence wins at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
MORRISON, Colo. (AP) — Steve Torrence raced to his first Top Fuel victory in more than two years Sunday, beating Tony Schumacher in the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.
Torrence had a 3.925-second run at 319.37 mph for his fifth career victory and first since Bristol in 2013. He earned the seventh spot in the Traxxas Nitro Shootout at Indianapolis.
Jack Beckman won in Funny Car, Larry Morgan in Pro Stock, and Eddie Krawiec in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Beckman raced to his fourth victory of the year and 19th overall, topping 66-year-old John Force with a 4.190 at 293.92 in a Dodge Charger R/T. Beckman had three career wins at Bandimere Speedway.
Morgan beat Allen Johnson with a 6.944 at 199.02 in a Chevrolet Camaro for his second victory of the season and 12th overall. Krawiec raced to his first victory of the season and 28th overall, Hector Arana Jr. with a 7.239 at 185.51 on a Harley-Davidson.
Sunday's results
TOP FUEL
1. Steve Torrence. 2. Tony Schumacher. 3. Brittany Force. 4. Larry Dixon. 5. Clay Millican. 6. J.R. Todd. 7. Richie Crampton. 8. Shawn Langdon. 9. Spencer Massey. 10. Antron Brown. 11. Jenna Haddock. 12. Terry McMillen. 13. Doug Kalitta. 14. Scott Palmer. 15. Steven Chrisman. 16. Dave Connolly.
FUNNY CAR
1. Jack Beckman. 2. John Force. 3. Alexis DeJoria. 4. Tony Pedregon. 5. Cruz Pedregon. 6. Matt Hagan. 7. Tim Wilkerson. 8. Tommy Johnson Jr.. 9. Ron Capps. 10. Del Worsham. 11. Courtney Force. 12. Robert Hight. 13. John Hale. 14. Chad Head. 15. Jeff Diehl. 16. Todd Simpson.
PRO STOCK
1. Larry Morgan. 2. Allen Johnson. 3. Erica Enders. 4. Shane Gray. 5. Greg Anderson. 6. Jason Line. 7. Drew Skillman. 8. Jonathan Gray. 9. Chris McGaha. 10. Vincent Nobile. 11. V. Gaines. 12. Bo Butner. 13. Deric Kramer. 14. Matt Hartford. 15. Joey Grose.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE
1. Eddie Krawiec. 2. Hector Arana Jr. 3. Andrew Hines. 4. Jim Underdahl. 5. Hector Arana. 6. Matt Smith. 7. Scotty Pollacheck. 8. Steve Johnson. 9. Jerry Savoie. 10. Shawn Gann. 11. Karen Stoffer. 12. Chaz Kennedy. 13. Freddie Camarena. 14. Chip Ellis. 15. LE Tonglet. 16. Angie Smith.
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Championship Match ResultTop Fuel
Steve Torrence, 3.925 seconds, 319.37 mph def. Tony Schumacher, 3.940 seconds, 305.08 mph.
Funny Car
Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.190, 293.92 def. John Force, Chevy Camaro, 4.291, 258.96.
Pro Stock
Larry Morgan, Chevy Camaro, 6.944, 199.02 def. Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 6.930, 199.23.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.239, 185.51 def. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 7.230, 186.43.
Super Stock
Dan Fletcher, Chevy Camaro, 11.259, 102.15 def. Jim Hawkins, Camaro, foul.
Stock Eliminator
Ryan Montford, Chevy Camaro, 10.028, 119.04 def. Scott Burton, Pontiac Firebird, 11.350, 98.98.
Super Comp
Bill Percival, Dragster, 9.500, 156.39 def. Justin Ewing, Dragster, 9.541, 150.98.
Super Gas
Michael Miller, ‘27-T Ford, 10.539, 138.86 def. Brian Percival, Dodge Dart, 10.518, 131.95.
Top Dragster
Victoria Johnson, Dragster, 7.201, 186.46 def. Adam Chioda, Dragster, 7.974, 161.85.
Top Sportsman
Ron Williams, Pontiac GTO, 8.030, 168.83 def. J.J. Heber, Ford Mustang, 7.007, 192.55.
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Final Round-by-Round ResultsTOP FUEL
ROUND ONE — Steve Torrence, 3.891, 320.13 def. Jenna Haddock, 4.156, 284.93. Brittany Force, 3.974, 307.09 def. Terry McMillen, 4.182, 237.46. Larry Dixon, 4.352, 243.99 def. Scott Palmer, 4.408, 231.52. Tony Schumacher, 4.150, 227.69 def. Steven Chrisman, 5.546, 124.64. Richie Crampton, 4.193, 254.90 def. Doug Kalitta, 4.242, 256.70. Shawn Langdon, 3.906, 302.08 def. Spencer Massey, 3.920, 317.34. Clay Millican, 4.264, 229.43 def. Dave Connolly, 6.251, 88.18. J.R. Todd, 3.968, 305.56 def. Antron Brown, 3.991, 302.89.
QUARTERFINALS — Schumacher, 3.933, 304.87 def. Millican, 3.963, 308.57. Dixon, 3.974, 300.86 def. Todd, 4.080, 259.26. Torrence, 3.946, 303.64 def. Crampton, 4.309, 235.97. Force, 3.932, 313.37 def. Langdon, 4.548, 208.42.
SEMIFINALS -— Torrence, 3.902, 318.09 def. Dixon, 3.948, 312.57. Schumacher, 3.896, 315.56 def. Force, 3.916, 315.71.
FINAL — Torrence, 3.925, 319.37 def. Schumacher, 3.940, 305.08.
FUNNY CAR
ROUND ONE — John Force, Chevy Camaro, 4.225, 300.26 def. John Hale, Dodge Charger, 4.632, 216.58. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.596, 220.26 def. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Solara, 4.880, 179.52. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.587, 270.92 def. Todd Simpson, Camaro, 6.287, 114.09. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.497, 246.39 def. Chad Head, Toyota Camry, 4.665, 118.18. Tony Pedregon, Camry, 4.316, 281.36 def. Robert Hight, Chevrolet Camaro, 4.568, 212.63. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.235, 303.71 def. Del Worsham, Camry, 4.221, 292.39. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.330, 271.52 def. Courtney Force, Camaro, foul. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.157, 287.17 def. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.205, 299.93.
QUARTERFINALS — T. Pedregon, 4.216, 279.56 def. Johnson Jr., 4.694, 190.83. Beckman, 4.124, 302.48 def. Hagan, 4.391, 228.11. J. Force, 4.224, 304.87 def. C. Pedregon, 4.272, 279.85. DeJoria, 4.248, 292.84 def. Wilkerson, 4.427, 254.23.
SEMIFINALS — J. Force, 4.107, 310.70 def. T. Pedregon, 4.281, 267.00. Beckman, 4.184, 295.40 def. DeJoria, foul.
FINAL — Beckman, 4.190, 293.92 def. J. Force, 4.291, 258.96.
PRO STOCK
ROUND ONE — Drew Skillman, Chevy Camaro, 6.944, 199.08 def. Bo Butner, Camaro, foul. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.915, 199.97 def. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.940, 198.50. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.925, 198.96 def. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.924, 199.91. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.955, 199.55 def. V. Gaines, Dodge Dart, 6.952, 199.32. Jonathan Gray, Camaro, 6.968, 198.50 def. Deric Kramer, Dodge Avenger, 6.972, 198.76. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.907, 199.49 was unopposed. Larry Morgan, Camaro, 6.925, 199.43 def. Joey Grose, Camaro, foul. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.895, 199.97 def. Matt Hartford, Pontiac GXP, 6.996, 197.22.
QUARTERFINALS — S. Gray, 6.915, 200.14 def. J. Gray, broke. Morgan, 6.918, 199.37 def. Line, 6.910, 200.00. Johnson, 6.905, 200.05 def. Skillman, 6.950, 198.23. Enders, 6.900, 199.91 def. Anderson, 6.904, 199.73.
SEMIFINALS — Johnson, 6.930, 199.14 def. S. Gray, 6.948, 199.20. Morgan, 6.914, 199.32 def. Enders, 6.920, 199.26.
FINAL — Morgan, 6.944, 199.02 def. Johnson, 6.930, 199.23.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE
ROUND ONE — Matt Smith, 7.254, 183.69 def. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 7.268, 185.31. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 7.266, 184.40 def. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, foul. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.417, 171.49 def. Chip Ellis, Buell, 7.371, 183.02. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 7.287, 183.82 def. Angie Smith, 7.555, 177.49. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.258, 184.57 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.321, 183.00. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 7.208, 187.76 def. Freddie Camarena, Suzuki, 7.355, 183.59. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.208, 186.85 def. Chaz Kennedy, Buell, 7.339, 180.16. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.273, 180.84 def. Shawn Gann, Buell, 7.277, 184.52.
QUARTERFINALS — Underdahl, 7.240, 185.05 def. Arana, 7.262, 185.28. Hines, 7.256, 183.87 def. Pollacheck, 7.298, 183.92. Krawiec, 7.229, 184.72 def. M. Smith, 7.278, 183.87. Arana Jr, 7.212, 187.29 def. Johnson, broke.
SEMIFINALS — Krawiec, 7.254, 184.35 def. Underdahl, 7.453, 160.81. Arana Jr, 7.245, 185.08 def. Hines, 7.277, 182.13.
FINAL — Krawiec, 7.239, 185.51 def. Arana Jr, 7.230, 186.43.