Tommy Johnson Jr. wins at NHRA Northwest Nationals
KENT, Wash. (AP) — Tommy Johnson Jr. won in Funny Car on Sunday at the NHRA Northwest Nationals, spoiling teammate Jack Beckman's bid to sweep the NHRA Western Swing.
Johnson beat Beckman in the semifinals after Beckman's Dodge Charger R/T dropped a cylinder at the hit of the throttle, then topped Del Worsham in the final with a 4.073-second run at 308.00 mph.
Johnson raced to his second victory of the season and 10th in his Funny Car career. He also became the third driver to win in at Pacific Raceways in both Top Fuel and Funny Car.
"We've got the most consistent car," Johnson said. "The last seven races, including this one, we have been to four finals. We've got a really good car and team. We struggled early in the season with stupid stuff that bit us. Everybody has stepped up to the plate lately and it is showing."
J.R. Todd won in Top Fuel, and Chris McGaha topped the Pro Stock field.
Todd raced to his first victory of the season and eighth overall, beating Shawn Langdon with a 3.820 at 322.04. McGaha beat Jeg Coughlin with a 6.507 at 212.59 in a Chevy Camaro for his second straight win.
RESULTS
Final Finish
TOP FUEL
1, J.R. Todd. 2, Shawn Langdon. 3, Larry Dixon. 4, Tony Schumacher. 5, Steve Torrence. 6, Terry McMillen. 7, Brittany Force. 8, Richie Crampton. 9, Clay Millican. 10, Troy Buff. 11, Spencer Massey. 12, Jenna Haddock. 13, Doug Kalitta. 14, Antron Brown. 15, Ron Smith. 16, Dave Connolly.
FUNNY CAR
1, Tommy Johnson Jr.. 2, Del Worsham. 3, John Force. 4, Jack Beckman. 5, Ron Capps. 6, Tim Wilkerson. 7, Chad Head. 8, Alexis DeJoria. 9, Robert Hight. 10, Matt Hagan. 11, Courtney Force. 12, Cruz Pedregon. 13, Paul Lee. 14, John Hale. 15, Jeff Diehl. 16, Terry Haddock.
PRO STOCK
1, Chris McGaha. 2, Jeg Coughlin. 3, Allen Johnson. 4, Shane Gray. 5, Erica Enders. 6, Vincent Nobile. 7, Greg Anderson. 8, Jonathan Gray. 9, Jason Line. 10, Bo Butner. 11, Larry Morgan. 12, Matt Hartford. 13, Aaron Strong. 14, Joey Grose. 15, Deric Kramer. 16, V. Gaines.
Final Results
Top Fuel — J.R. Todd, 3.824 seconds, 323.04 mph def. Shawn Langdon, 3.902 seconds, 307.51 mph.
Funny Car — Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 4.073, 308.00 def. Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 4.042, 307.51.
Pro Stock — Chris McGaha, Chevy Camaro, 6.507, 212.59 def. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.532, 212.63.
Top Alcohol Dragster — Megan McKernan, broke def. Garrett Bateman, broke.
Top Alcohol Funny Car — Annie Whiteley, Chevy Camaro, 5.546, 265.43 def. Shane Westerfield, Chevy Monte Carlo, 13.848, 58.04.
Super Stock — Dan Fletcher, Chevy Camaro, 10.276, 120.09 def. Jody Lang, Chevy Malibu, 11.084, 117.39.
Stock Eliminator — Steve Wann, Plymouth Fury, 10.172, 128.93 def. Brian Thompson, Ford Mustang, 13.032, 92.58.
Super Comp — Tommy Phillips, Dragster, 8.882, 166.25 def. Nick Drzayich, Dragster, foul.
Super Gas — Glen Paine Jr, Chevy Beretta, 9.888, 155.20 def. Gene Heaton, ‘27-T Ford, 9.884, 145.23.
Super Street — Josh Dalrymple, Chevy Camaro, 10.869, 156.50 def. Fred Hoffman, Camaro, foul.
Final Round-by-Round ResultsTOP FUEL
ROUND ONE — Richie Crampton, 3.740, 322.96 def. Ron Smith, broke; Brittany Force, 3.774, 324.51 def. Troy Buff, 3.846, 315.34; Terry McMillen, 4.530, 272.56 def. Dave Connolly, broke; Tony Schumacher, 3.773, 323.66 def. Jenna Haddock, 4.123, 241.07; Larry Dixon, 3.753, 325.85 def. Doug Kalitta, 4.552, 172.04; J.R. Todd, 3.763, 327.35 def. Clay Millican, 3.783, 320.89; Steve Torrence, 3.795, 322.19 def. Spencer Massey, 4.105, 232.03; Shawn Langdon, 4.419, 199.64 def. Antron Brown, 4.714, 225.11.
QUARTERFINALS — Schumacher, 3.846, 299.06 def. Torrence, 3.832, 310.63; Todd, 3.830, 308.78 def. McMillen, 3.899, 309.84; Dixon, 3.791, 303.16 def. Force, 3.899, 315.71; Langdon, 3.810, 301.07 def. Crampton, 9.909, 82.35.
SEMIFINALS — Todd, 3.844, 319.29 def. Schumacher, 7.997, 83.19; Langdon, 3.816, 319.90 def. Dixon, 3.952, 240.85.
FINAL — Todd, 3.824, 323.04 def. Langdon, 3.902, 307.51.
FUNNY CAR
ROUND ONE — John Force, Chevy Camaro, 4.065, 306.60 def. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Solara, 9.951, 90.05; Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 3.978, 316.60 def. Terry Haddock, Solara, 11.560, 86.32; Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 4.018, 314.17 def. John Hale, Charger, 6.796, 72.58; Chad Head, Camry, 4.017, 310.34 def. Robert Hight, Chevrolet Camaro, 4.137, 252.00; Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.075, 307.02 def. Paul Lee, Charger, 5.044, 150.77; Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.373, 259.51 def. Courtney Force, Camaro, 4.461, 226.66; Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.010, 312.50 def. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 5.038, 152.49; Ron Capps, Charger, 4.091, 303.78 def. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.356, 225.79.
QUARTERFINALS — Johnson Jr., 4.057, 308.07 def. Head, 6.481, 143.02; Beckman, 4.024, 312.50 def. Capps, 4.108, 302.28; Worsham, 4.041, 310.41 def. Wilkerson, 4.171, 291.82; J. Force, 4.152, 300.13 def. DeJoria, 10.552, 82.15.
SEMIFINALS — Worsham, 4.039, 310.27 def. J. Force, 4.094, 308.00; Johnson Jr., 4.070, 310.41 def. Beckman, 4.166, 301.47.
FINAL — Johnson Jr., 4.073, 308.00 def. Worsham, 4.042, 307.51.
PRO STOCK
ROUND ONE — Vincent Nobile, Chevy Camaro, 6.516, 212.59 def. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.514, 212.13; Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.518, 212.13 def. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.524, 212.39; Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 6.544, 211.83 def. Larry Morgan, Camaro, 6.547, 212.09; Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.523, 212.83 def. Matt Hartford, Pontiac GXP, 6.570, 211.49; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.502, 212.29 def. V. Gaines, Dart, 18.453, 44.01; Jonathan Gray, Camaro, 6.521, 212.03 def. Deric Kramer, Dart, foul; Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.488, 213.40 def. Joey Grose, Camaro, foul; Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.500, 212.56 def. Aaron Strong, Camaro, 6.589, 209.01.
QUARTERFINALS — Johnson, 6.570, 212.03 def. J. Gray, 15.593, 52.60; S. Gray, 6.739, 210.93 def. Anderson, 14.840, 56.87; Coughlin, 6.532, 211.96 def. Enders, 6.530, 211.89; McGaha, 6.524, 212.76 def. Nobile, 6.538, 212.43.
SEMIFINALS — Coughlin, 6.521, 212.33 def. Johnson, 6.572, 211.26; McGaha, 6.533, 212.23 def. S. Gray, 15.389, 67.19.
FINAL — McGaha, 6.507, 212.59 def. Coughlin, 6.532, 212.63.