{"id":7959,"date":"2014-09-15T10:49:43","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T17:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=7959"},"modified":"2014-09-15T11:45:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T18:45:14","slug":"nhra-carolina-nationals-finals-delayed-moved-to-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/nhra-carolina-nationals-finals-delayed-moved-to-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"NHRA Carolina Nationals Finals Delayed, Moved to Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7961\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14Charlotte2VGainesFLIPPHOTO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7961\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/nhra-carolina-nationals-finals-delayed-moved-to-texas\/14charlotte2vgainesflipphoto\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14Charlotte2VGainesFLIPPHOTO.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2300,1421\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1410720682&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"14Charlotte2VGainesFLIPPHOTO\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;V Gaines Dart flips as Allen Johnson skids. Luckily, Gaines walked away from the accident.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14Charlotte2VGainesFLIPPHOTO-300x185.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14Charlotte2VGainesFLIPPHOTO-1024x632.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7961\" alt=\"V Gaines Dart flips as Allen Johnson skids. Luckily, Gaines walked away from the accident.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14Charlotte2VGainesFLIPPHOTO-1024x632.jpg\" width=\"638\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14Charlotte2VGainesFLIPPHOTO-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14Charlotte2VGainesFLIPPHOTO-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14Charlotte2VGainesFLIPPHOTO-600x370.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">V Gaines Dart flips as Allen Johnson skids. Luckily, Gaines walked away from the accident.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Photos:<\/strong> Courtesy of NHRA<\/p>\n<p>The Sunday of the Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals at the zMAX Dragway had completed the first rounds of eliminations in Top Fuel and Funny Car, and Pro Stock competition was three pairs in when the pairing of V Gaines\u2019 Dodge Dart racing against Allen Johnson saw both cars experience tire shake, moving around the lane.\u00a0 Johnson dove to the centerline clipping the 330 feet block and then not knowing his opponent was disqualified, Gaines raced onward to the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>As his speed increased down the quarter-mile suddenly he went violently out of control and crashed past the finish line rolling over four times in his round win over Allen Johnson.\u00a0 He was uninjured in the incident, checked out by the NHRA Safety Safari and will be allowed to use a replacement car for the continuation of eliminations in Texas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m6R7w2ewnwI\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody made it down that left lane so I was fully prepared to let out of it the minute it did anything stupid,\u201d said Gaines who came into the Countdown eighth in points. \u00a0\u201cI was going right down the middle of the groove and everything was good. \u00a0I knew I was ahead of Allen (Johnson) and then, boy, it just went. \u00a0It just took a left turn on me and there was no correcting. \u00a0It was just gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sad to lose the new car but we\u2019ll come back from this,\u201d Gaines said. \u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re here to fight in the Countdown. \u00a0It was a hard way to get twenty points but we\u2019ll get our (Dodge) Avenger out and do what we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then upon track inspection, NHRA officials saw problems with grip of the track surface and then to make matters worse, it started to rain forcing postponement of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Eliminations will now be completed concurrently during the qualifying sessions next weekend at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex due to time constraints of the teams now having to travel over a thousand miles to Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate when you\u2019re dealt these cards, it\u2019s sometimes a hard decision to make,\u201d said NHRA senior vice president of racing operations, Graham Light in an ESPN2 interview.\u00a0 \u201cThe rain today and in the afternoon, it\u2019s no decision there; you just can\u2019t run.\u00a0 So we postponed today.\u00a0 Then we looked at what our options were and as we get into this time of year, we kind of box ourselves back into the corner where we have to get these events in before the (Auto Club NHRA) Finals, obviously for our awards ceremonies and winter is coming to certain parts of the United States.\u00a0 Also, we\u2019re at the start of four in a row.\u00a0 So looking at the logistics of getting from here to Dallas and being set up and being running on Thursday just really made it impossible to run on Monday.\u00a0 Some of the teams have sponsor commitments and personal driver appearances.\u00a0 In fairness to the teams to get from here to Dallas took tomorrow off the table.\u00a0 We looked at the schedule and after Dallas, we run St. Louis and Reading and that puts us into October. \u00a0We thought about coming back after Reading, well that happens to be the weekend of Charlotte\u2019s (Sprint) Cup race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the first round of eliminations, Shane Gray, Jeg Coughlin, Jason Line and V. Gaines all won their opening Pro Stock rounds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The main thing is that everyone is okay,&#8221; said U.S. Nationals champion, Gray, who defeated Richie Stevens in a tire chattering first round race of 6.911 seconds. \u00a0&#8220;We&#8217;ll pack up today and move on down the road to Dallas at the end of this week and finish up. \u00a0The Gray Motorsports Chevrolet Camaros are ready to get this Countdown started; it&#8217;s just going to start up a little later than we anticipated. \u00a0We like going to Dallas, and it&#8217;ll be good to get there and finish what we started.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jason Line set Pro Stock low ET of the event during the first round of eliminations with an ultra-quick 6.533 time at 210.93 mph in the left lane.\u00a0 &#8220;When we do get to finish this race, my Chevrolet Camaro will be ready,&#8221; said Line, who won the rain-delayed Lucas Oil Nationals that were supposed to be completed in Brainerd but were instead contested two weeks later at the U.S. Nationals. \u00a0&#8220;Maybe that will work out for us again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Four first-round Pro Stock pairs remain, including Erica Enders-Stevens vs. John Gaydosh; Jonathan Gray vs. Rodger Brogdon; Vincent Nobile vs. Larry Morgan; and Dave Connolly vs. Shane Tucker including the entire elimination field of the Pro Stock Motorcycle category.<\/p>\n<p>Top Fuel quarterfinal pairings are J.R. Todd vs. Spencer Massey; Billy Torrence vs. Tony Schumacher; Steve Torrence vs. Leah Pritchett; and Morgan Lucas vs. Khalid<\/p>\n<p>There were multiple upsets in the in the Top Fuel first round as Morgan Lucas beat No. 1 seated Doug Kalitta.\u00a0 \u00a0Spencer Massey took out No. 2 Antron Brown\u00a0, and Al-Anabi teammates raced each other with Khalid alBalooshi taking out No. 3, Shawn Langdon.\u00a0 Leah Pritchett overturned Brittany Force by two-thousandths of a second (.002) on a slight hole shot.\u00a0 That consequence is leaving an open door for Countdown contenders, No. 4, Tony Schumacher, No. 5 Steve Torrence, who made swift work of U.S. Nationals champion, No. 8 Richie Crampton and No. 10, J.R. Todd to be selected for quick advancement up the standings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to move to Dallas with five races left in the Countdown and we&#8217;ll be ready,&#8221; said Antron Brown, who has won five event titles this year and last year failed to make the field in Charlotte. \u00a0\u201cWe definitely can say we&#8217;re off to a better start in the Countdown than we were last year.\u00a0 We&#8217;re motivated and hungry right now &#8211; we&#8217;re starving right now. \u00a0Trust me; it will be game-on when we get to Dallas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The quarterfinal pairings in Funny Car are Dave Richards vs. John Force; Bob Tasca III vs. Ron Capps; Robert Hight vs. Jeff Arend; and Matt Hagan vs. Tim Wilkerson. \u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be pretty interesting to see how we do this in Dallas, with three rounds left to run while we&#8217;re also qualifying,\u201d said Funny Car driver, Tim Wilkerson after defeating Jack Beckman. \u00a0\u201cWhen we do the Traxxas Shootout at Indy you have to weigh whether winning a round in that is more important than making sure you get qualified for the U.S. Nationals, because that&#8217;s two different approaches in terms of staging the car and the tune-up, especially if you&#8217;re not well up on the sheet. \u00a0We&#8217;re definitely going to have a lot going on next weekend, with two races in one. \u00a0At least we got that round win today, so we&#8217;re a part of it next weekend too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Likewise in Funny Car, points makers would make advances when Jeff Arend defeated Del Worsham, John Force won over daughter, Courtney, and the most significant was the No. 1 qualifier, Alexis DeJoria being thumped by Dave Richards in a tire spinning round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got our second No. 1 qualifier of the season and picked up those crucial bonus points so the weekend wasn\u2019t a total loss,\u201d said DeJoria who most recently added \u2018first woman to win three Funny Car races within a single season\u2019 to her long list of accomplishments. \u00a0\u201cBut unfortunately we were plagued by that No. 1 qualifier curse. \u00a0It was just like back in Atlanta earlier this season when we were the top seeded qualifier, and then on Sunday, lost in the first round,\u201d said DeJoria. \u00a0\u201cThis was not the way we wanted to start out the Countdown, of course, but it is what it is; it just wasn\u2019t our day today. \u00a0We\u2019ll be alright; we have a strong team and a fast, consistent car. \u00a0We\u2019ll move on to the next race and work hard to make sure we remain a strong contender for the series title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to the unexpected change of racing locations, Dave Richards and Leah Prichett won\u2019t be able to contend next weekend because of limited budget constraints with sponsor commitments to other races.<\/p>\n<p>With one round of Pro nitro eliminations complete, fans attending Sunday\u2019s event at zMAX Dragway are entitled to a 50 percent credit for a one-day ticket to either NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at zMAX Dragway in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Next weekend will be the 29<sup>th<\/sup> annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex on September, 19 \u2013 21.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/nhra-carolina-nationals-finals-delayed-moved-to-texas\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7959 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/nhra-carolina-nationals-finals-delayed-moved-to-texas\/14charlotte2antronbrownloadingup\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14Charlotte2AntronBrownLoadingUp-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"NHRA Carolina Nationals Finals Delayed, Moved 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