{"id":86194,"date":"2022-06-20T18:16:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T01:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=86194"},"modified":"2022-06-24T07:21:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T14:21:37","slug":"gallery-nhra-at-bristol-dragway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/gallery-nhra-at-bristol-dragway\/","title":{"rendered":"[Gallery] NHRA at Bristol Dragway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-86194-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/WC_JF-2048x1366-1.webp&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;86203&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;[Gallery] NHRA at Bristol Dragway&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;[Gallery] NHRA at Bristol Dragway&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ron Capps tied Tony Schumacher for the most NHRA wins in Bristol Dragway history, picking up his sixth Funny Car win at the track on Sunday with his Father\\u2019s Day triumph at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.\\n\\n\\nJustin Ashley (Top Fuel), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won at the ninth of 22 races during the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.\\n\\n\\nCapps powered to the quickest run during every round of eliminations on Sunday in Bristol, including a pass of 3.984-seconds at 324.36 seconds in the final round in his 11,000-horsepower NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra to defeat Tim Wilkerson. It also marks the first win in Funny Car for the new GR Supra. Capps advanced to the final round with impressive victories against Paul Lee, No. 1 qualifier Robert Hight and defending event winner Alexis DeJoria. In the final, he made the only three-second run in eliminations on Sunday to earn his second this season and a remarkable 70th in the defending world champ\\u2019s outstanding career.\\n\\n\\n\\u201cIt\\u2019s an amazing thing and I\\u2019m living the dream,\\u201d Capps said. \\u201cToday felt different because we worked really hard at this one, and we knew that win for Toyota was out there. Everyone wanted to get that first one in the Supra and I\\u2019m blessed we got to do it. To run 3.98 in the final was unbelievable. This is a very demanding track every time we come here, and you can\\u2019t take your mind off it for a second. These wins, where you have to earn it, it really means quite a bit more, it seems like it.\\u201d\\n\\n\\nTim Wilkerson reached the final for the first time this season by getting past Jack Wyatt, Chad Green, and John Force. Matt Hagan maintained the points lead in the class.\\n\\n\\nIn Top Fuel, Ashley rolled to his second straight final round and finished the job on Sunday in Thunder Valley, going 3.813 at 325.30 in his 11,000-horsepower Phillips Connect powered by Vita C Shot dragster to defeat Shawn Langdon. It gives Ashley his second win this season and the fourth in his career, and his first victory at Bristol was a meaningful one with his father in attendance. Ashley, who qualified 14th but responded on raceday, got past Josh Hart, Doug Foley, and four-time defending world champ Steve Torrence to reach the finals before picking up the victory on Father\\u2019s Day.\\n\\n\\n\\u201cHappy Father\\u2019s Day to all the dads out there, who make dreams like this possible,\\u201d Ashley said. \\u201cI really have to take a second thank everyone who allow us to come out here and be successful. (Crew chiefs) Tommy DeLago and Mike Green did such a good job with this Phillips Connect Top Fuel dragster all day. We\\u2019re very blessed, very privileged to be here and we\\u2019re enjoying it. This Bristol track has so much history,\\u201d Ashley said. \\u201cWhen you look up and see all the famous names [in the Legends of Thunder Valley]. It\\u2019s impressive and we\\u2019re very fortunate to get the win.\\u201d\\n\\n\\nShawn Langdon reached his first final in 2022 after knocking off Spencer Massey, No. 1 qualifier Mike Salinas and Antron Brown. Brittany Force maintained the points lead, as Ashley climbed to third.\\n\\n\\nIn one of the wildest Pro Stock final rounds in recent memory, Stanfield outlasted Elite Motorsports teammate Erica Enders in the championship round, going 8.801 at 103.98 in his Janac Brothers Chevrolet Camaro. Stanfield got loose early in the run, but then Enders ran into trouble, suffering an engine explosion, and the young standout was able to chase her down to pick up the win on Father\\u2019s Day. It was Stanfield\\u2019s first win from the No. 1 position and also the first time winning in the final round against Enders, who was seeking her fourth straight win.\\n\\n\\nStanfield got to the finals with victories against Wally Stroupe, Fernando Cuadra Jr. and Kyle Koretsky and then drove to his sixth career victory \\u2013 and first at Bristol \\u2013 to cap off an impressive weekend.\\n\\n\\n\\u201cI cut it loose, and it shook at the top of low gear, so I stopped. Then, I could see smoke out of her car and Big Al [Lindsey, crewman] was on the radio telling me to go, go go,\\u201d Stanfield said. \\u201cI stuck it back in gear and tried to get there. It for sure did not go according to plan. Sometimes it goes like that. As a team we did a good job today. This the best gift I can give my dad [Greg] on Father\\u2019s Day. My dad and I love being here in Bristol.\\u201d\\n\\n\\nEnders, who maintained the points lead by advancing to her fourth straight final, fifth this year and 66th in her career, knocked off Cristian Cuadra, Matt Hartford, and Dallas Glenn to set up the final round against her teammate.\\n\\n\\nAfter a mad dash to the starting line after an engine swap before the Pro Stock Motorcycle final round, Savoie won for the first time in 2022 on his White Alligator Racing Suzuki when Angelle Sampey went red. Savoie also left too soon by .010, but Sampey\\u2019s .052 red light handed the victory to Savoie. He reached the finals by taking out Eddie Krawiec, Joey Gladstone, and Angie Smith, and capped off an emotional day with his 14th career win and first at Thunder Valley.\\n\\n\\n\\u201cWe blew up the engine in the third round and thanks to NHRA and Vance \\u0026#038; Hines for waiting on us,\\u201d said Savoie, who picked up his first win since 2020. \\u201cI usually don\\u2019t let things get to me and I put my faith in my crew, who did a motor swap in 32 minutes. I\\u2019m 63 (years old) and to be out here running with all these youngsters is amazing. I just wanted to win one race and now I\\u2019ve got 14 and a championship. I\\u2019ve been blessed. This was an awesome weekend, and I don\\u2019t think I could ask for anything more.\\n\\n\\nSampey, who qualified No. 1, reached her first final round this year and 79th in her standout career with round wins against LE Tonglet, Ryan Oehler and Marc Ingwersen.\\n\\n\\nThe NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to action June 23-26 with the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFinal finish order (1-16) at the 21st annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. The race is the ninth of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.\\n\\n\\nTOP FUEL:\\n1.\\u00a0Justin Ashley; 2.\\u00a0Shawn Langdon; 3.\\u00a0Steve Torrence; 4.\\u00a0Antron Brown; 5.\\u00a0Mike Salinas; 6.\\u00a0Doug Foley; 7.\\u00a0Leah Pruett; 8.\\u00a0Brittany Force; 9.\\u00a0Josh Hart; 10.\\u00a0Lex Joon; 11.\\u00a0Doug Kalitta; 12.\\u00a0Austin Prock; 13.\\u00a0Tony Schumacher; 14.\\u00a0Spencer Massey; 15.\\u00a0Clay Millican; 16.\\u00a0Cameron Ferre.\\u00a0\\n\\n\\nFUNNY CAR:\\n1.\\u00a0Ron Capps; 2.\\u00a0Tim Wilkerson; 3.\\u00a0Alexis DeJoria; 4.\\u00a0John Force; 5.\\u00a0Cruz Pedregon; 6.\\u00a0Robert Hight; 7.\\u00a0Matt Hagan; 8.\\u00a0Chad Green; 9.\\u00a0J.R. Todd; 10.\\u00a0Jim Campbell; 11.\\u00a0Bob Tasca III; 12.\\u00a0Paul Lee; 13.\\u00a0Terry Haddock; 14.\\u00a0Phil Burkart; 15.\\u00a0Jack Wyatt.\\u00a0\\n\\n\\nPRO STOCK:\\n1.\\u00a0Aaron Stanfield; 2.\\u00a0Erica Enders; 3.\\u00a0Dallas Glenn; 4.\\u00a0Kyle Koretsky; 5.\\u00a0Greg Anderson; 6.\\u00a0Matt Hartford; 7.\\u00a0Camrie Caruso; 8.\\u00a0Fernando Cuadra Jr.; 9.\\u00a0Deric Kramer; 10.\\u00a0Mason McGaha; 11.\\u00a0Cristian Cuadra; 12.\\u00a0Bo Butner; 13.\\u00a0Kenny Delco; 14.\\u00a0Chris McGaha; 15.\\u00a0Troy Coughlin Jr.; 16.\\u00a0Wally Stroupe.\\u00a0\\n\\n\\nPRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:\\n1.\\u00a0Jerry Savoie; 2.\\u00a0Angelle Sampey; 3.\\u00a0Angie Smith; 4.\\u00a0Marc Ingwersen; 5.\\u00a0Steve Johnson; 6.\\u00a0Joey Gladstone; 7.\\u00a0Matt Smith; 8.\\u00a0Ryan Oehler; 9.\\u00a0Eddie Krawiec; 10.\\u00a0LE Tonglet; 11.\\u00a0Jim Underdahl; 12.\\u00a0Karen Stoffer; 13.\\u00a0Malcolm Phillips Jr.; 14.\\u00a0Ron Tornow; 15.\\u00a0Jianna Evaristo; 16.\\u00a0Chris 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