2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season

2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season
League	NHRA
Sport	Drag racing
Champions	Antron Brown (Top Fuel) Jack Beckman (Fuel Funny Car) Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle)

The 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Season was announced on September 8, 2011.^[1] The schedule was revised on October 12, 2011, with the events at Maple Grove Raceway and Gateway International Raceway swapping dates.^[2]

There are 23 Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock car events, and 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events scheduled.

Schedule

2012 NHRA Full Throttle Schedule
Date	Race	Site	Winners
Date	Race	Site	Top Fuel	Funny Car	Pro Stock	PS Motorcycle
February 9–12	O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals	Pomona, Calif.	Spencer Massey	John Force	Greg Anderson	N/A
February 17–19	NHRA Arizona Nationals	Phoenix, AZ	Antron Brown	Robert Hight	Jason Line	N/A
March 8–11	Tire Kingdom Gatornationals	Gainesville, Fla	Morgan Lucas	Robert Hight	Mike Edwards	Eddie Krawiec
March 30–April 1	SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals	Las Vegas, Nev.	Spencer Massey	Robert Hight	Allen Johnson	N/A
April 13–15	NHRA Four-Wide Nationals¹	Concord, N.C.	Spencer Massey	Robert Hight	Greg Anderson	N/A
April 27–29	O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals	Houston, Texas	Morgan Lucas	Mike Neff	Vincent Nobile	Andrew Hines
May 4–6	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals	Atlanta, Ga.	Steve Torrence	Ron Capps	Greg Anderson	Eddie Krawiec
May 18–20	Dollar General NHRA Summer Nationals	Topeka, Kan.	David Grubnic	Jack Beckman	Allen Johnson	N/A
May 31–June 3	Toyota NHRA SuperNationals	Englishtown, N.J.	Steve Torrence	Johnny Gray	Greg Anderson	Eddie Krawiec
June 15–17	Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals	Bristol, Tenn.	Tony Schumacher	Ron Capps	Mike Edwards	N/A
June 28–July 1	O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals	Chicago, Ill.	Antron Brown	Jeff Arend	Erica Enders	Andrew Hines
July 5–8	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals	Norwalk, Ohio	Spencer Massey	Mike Neff	Vincent Nobile	Andrew Hines
July 20–22	Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals	Denver, Colo.	Antron Brown	Jack Beckman	Allen Johnson	Eddie Krawiec
July 27–29	NHRA Sonoma Nationals	Sonoma, Calif.	Antron Brown	Johnny Gray	Allen Johnson	Eddie Krawiec
August 3–5	O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals	Seattle, Wash.	Steve Torrence	Courtney Force	Erica Enders	N/A
August 16–19	Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals	Brainerd, Minn.	Morgan Lucas	Ron Capps	Erica Enders	Eddie Krawiec
August 29 – September 3	Mac Tools U.S. Nationals	Indianapolis, Ind.	Tony Schumacher	Mike Neff	Dave Connolly	Andrew Hines
2012 Countdown to One
September 14–16	O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals	Concord, N.C.	Shawn Langdon	Ron Capps	Jason Line	Andrew Hines
September 20–23	AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals	Dallas, Texas	Antron Brown	Bob Tasca III	Allen Johnson	Michael Ray
September 28–30	AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals	Madison, IL	Antron Brown	Jack Beckman	Erica Enders	Eddie Krawiec
October 4–8	Auto-Plus® NHRA Nationals	Reading, Pa.	Khalid alBalooshi	Mike Neff	V. Gaines	Eddie Krawiec ²
October 25–28	Big O Tires NHRA Nationals	Las Vegas, Nev.	Bob Vandergriff	Ron Capps	Allen Johnson	Eddie Krawiec
November 8–11	Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals	Pomona, Calif.	Brandon Bernstein	Cruz Pedregon	Allen Johnson	Andrew Hines

NOTE: All races will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2.

¹ The rules for the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 4 Wide Nationals differ from other races:

All cars will qualify on each lane as all four lanes will be used in qualifying.
Three rounds with cars using all four lanes.
In Rounds One and Two, the top two drivers (of four) will advance to the next round.
The pairings are set as follows:
- Race One: 1, 8, 9, 16
- Race Two: 4, 5, 12, 13
- Race Three: 2, 7, 10, 15
- Race Four: 3, 6, 11, 14
- Semifinal One: Top two in Race One and Race Two
- Semifinal Two: Top two in Race Three and Race Four
- Finals: Top two in Semifinal One and Semifinal Two
Lane choice determined by times in previous round. In first round, lane choice determined by fastest times.
Drivers who advance in Rounds One and Two will receive 20 points for each round advancement.
In Round Three, the winner of the race will be declared the race winner and will collect 40 points. The runner-up will receive 20 points. Third and fourth place drivers will be credited as semifinal losers.

² Finals postponed to Monday. Pro Stock Motorcycle competed at Reading, but the finals were not held because of rain. The two finalists raced for the title during one of the qualifying session at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Big O Tires Nationals on October 27. Eddie Krawiec was declared the winner of Reading.

Notable events

Gateway Motorsports Park has reopened with former IndyCar Firestone Indy Lights driver Curtis Francois as the track owner, rejoining the NHRA schedule with the Midwest Nationals and featuring all four Professional race categories.^[1]^[2]

Top Fuel driver Hillary Will announced a return to the Full Throttle racing series, beginning at the Gatornationals on March 8. She will pilot the Dote Racing top-fuel dragster.^[3]

Pro Stock driver Jeg Coughlin announced he will return to Pro Stock category in 2012 with Fiat's Mopar brand of auto parts along with JEGS in a 2012 Dodge Avenger.^[4]

The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock will be legal as of the 2012 Tire Kingdom Gatornationals.

Points Standings

Top Fuel^[5]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back
1	Antron Brown	2555	–
2	Tony Schumacher	2548	−7
3	Spencer Massey	2505	−50
4	Shawn Langdon	2450	−105
5	Brandon Bernstein	2450	−105
6	Doug Kalitta	2341	−214
7	Morgan Lucas	2338	−217
8	Bob Vandergriff	2336	−219
9	Steve Torrence	2300	−255
10	David Grubnic	2260	−295

Funny Car^[5]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back
1	Jack Beckman	2610	–
2	Ron Capps	2608	−2
3	Mike Neff	2497	−113
4	Cruz Pedregon	2429	−181
5	Courtney Force	2383	−227
6	Johnny Gray	2357	−253
7	Robert Hight	2302	−308
8	Tim Wilkerson	2293	−317
9	John Force	2281	−329
10	Jeff Arend	2267	−343

Pro Stock^[5]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back
1	Allen Johnson	2756	–
2	Jason Line	2571	−185
3	Vincent Nobile	2512	−244
4	Erica Enders	2507	−249
5	Greg Anderson	2365	−391
6	Mike Edwards	2347	−409
7	V. Gaines	2324	−432
8	Ron Krisher	2290	−466
9	Jeg Coughlin Jr.	2271	−485
10	Larry Morgan	2198	−558

Pro Stock Motorcycle^[5]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back
1	Eddie Krawiec	2773	–
2	Andrew Hines	2691	−83
3	Hector Arana Jr.	2502	−271
4	Hector Arana	2432	−341
5	Karen Stoffer	2386	−387
6	Matt Smith	2370	−403
7	Scott Pollacheck	2323	−450
8	Michael Ray Jr	2316	−457
9	LE Tonglet	2292	−481
10	Shawn Gann	2239	−534

References

1 2 "NHRA announces Full Throttle Drag Racing Series 2012 schedule". 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
1 2 "NHRA announces change to 2012 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule". 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
↑ "Will To Drive Dote Racing Top Fueler in 2012". 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
↑ "Four-time NHRA Pro Stock champ Coughlin to return with new Mopar". 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
1 2 3 4 http://www.nhra.com/schedules/2012fts.aspx

External links

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