2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season
League	NHRA
Sport	Drag racing
Champions	Tony Schumacher (TF) Matt Hagan (FC) Erica Enders-Stevens (PS) Andrew Hines (PSM)

The 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Season was announced on August 29, 2013.^[1]

There are 24 Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock car events, and 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events scheduled.

Kymco USA and Gray Motorsports are primary sponsors of the 2014 Series.^[2]

Schedule

2014 NHRA Mello Yello Schedule
Date	Race	Site	Winners
			Top Fuel	Funny Car	Pro Stock	PS Motorcycle
February 6–9	Circle K NHRA Winternationals	Pomona, Calif.	Khalid alBalooshi	John Force	Jason Line	N/A
February 21–23	Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Arizona Nationals	Phoenix, AZ	Antron Brown	Alexis DeJoria	Allen Johnson	N/A
March 13–16	Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals	Gainesville, Fla	Doug Kalitta	Robert Hight	Allen Johnson	Steve Johnson
March 28–30	SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals	Las Vegas, Nev.	Tony Schumacher	Alexis DeJoria	Erica Enders-Stevens	N/A
April 11–13	Dollar General Four-Wide Nationals^1	Concord, N.C.	Antron Brown	Robert Hight	Jimmy Ålund	Andrew Hines
April 25–27	O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals	Houston, Texas	Antron Brown	Robert Hight	Erica Enders-Stevens	N/A
May 16–18	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals^2	Atlanta, Ga.	Spencer Massey	Robert Hight	Jeg Coughlin	Eddie Krawiec
May 23–25	NHRA Kansas Nationals	Topeka, Kan.	Spencer Massey	Courtney Force	Allen Johnson	N/A
May 29 – June 1	Toyota NHRA Summernationals	Englishtown, N.J.	Richie Crampton	Cruz Pedregon	Jeg Coughlin	Andrew Hines
June 13–15	NHRA Ford Thunder Valley Nationals	Bristol, Tenn.	Shawn Langdon	Tommy Johnson, Jr.	Erica Enders-Stevens	N/A
June 19–22	Auto Plus NHRA New England Nationals	Epping, N.H.	Tony Schumacher	Ron Capps	Dave Connolly	Angie Smith
June 26–29	O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals	Chicago, Ill.	Antron Brown	Matt Hagan	Vincent Nobile	Hector Arana, Jr.
July 3–6	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals	Norwalk, Ohio	Antron Brown	John Force	Erica Enders-Stevens	Andrew Hines
July 18–20	Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals	Denver, Colo.	J. R. Todd	Robert Hight	Allen Johnson	Andrew Hines
July 25–27	NHRA Sonoma Nationals	Sonoma, Calif.	Khalid alBalooshi	Courtney Force	Jason Line	Eddie Krawiec
August 1–3	O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals	Seattle, Wash.	Doug Kalitta	John Force	Jason Line	N/A
August 14–17	Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals^3	Brainerd, Minn. Clermont, IN	Morgan Lucas	Ron Capps	Jason Line	N/A
August 27 – September 1	Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals	Clermont, IN	Richie Crampton	Alexis DeJoria	Shane Gray	Eddie Krawiec
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September 12–14	NHRA Pep Boys Carolina Nationals^4	Ennis, Texas	Tony Schumacher	Matt Hagan	Jonathan Gray	Eddie Krawiec
September 18–21	AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals	Ennis, Texas	Tony Schumacher	Courtney Force	Dave Connolly	Andrew Hines
September 26–28	AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals	St. Louis, MO	Antron Brown	Courtney Force	Dave Connolly	Jerry Savoie
October 2–5	Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals	Reading, Pa.	Tony Schumacher	Matt Hagan	Rodger Brogdon	Eddie Krawiec
October 30 – November 2	NHRA Las Vegas Nationals	Las Vegas, Nev.	Spencer Massey	Del Worsham	Erica Enders-Stevens	Andrew Hines
November 13–16	Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals	Pomona, Calif.	Morgan Lucas	Matt Hagan	Erica Enders-Stevens	Hector Arana Jr.

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

¹ The rules for the 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 Due to poor track conditions and rain, Final Eliminations were run on May 19.

³ As a result of weather and darkness, only the Top Fuel final was completed at Brainerd. Funny Car and Pro Stock (car) for those classes were completed at Lucas Oil Raceway during the U. S. Nationals qualifying.

⁴ Rain and track conditions ended the Pep Boys Carolina Nationals after one round of Top Fuel and Funny Car, and half of the first round of Pro Stock (car) had been finished. As a result, eliminations for the Carolina Nationals were run during the qualifying rounds of the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals. Top Fuel and Funny Car ran three remaining rounds, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle ran all 4 rounds.^[3][4]

Notable events

Morgan Lucas announced on October 14, 2013 that he was stepping aside from his full-time ride and announced his replacement driver, Richie Crampton.^[5]

Tommy Johnson, Jr. will now drive a funny car for Don Schumacher Racing, replacing Johnny Gray.^[6]

Final standings

Top Fuel[7]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Chassis
1	Tony Schumacher	2594	–	DSR
2	J.R. Todd	2463	−131	Hadman
3	Spencer Massey	2430	−164	DSR
4	Shawn Langdon	2419	−175	Hadman
5	Doug Kalitta	2407	−187	Hadman
6	Steve Torrence	2406	−188	Hadman
7	Antron Brown	2405	−189	DSR
8	Khalid al-Balooshi	2326	−268	Hadman
9	Richard Crampton	2299	−295	Lucas
10	Brittany Force	2249	−345	Ford

Funny Car[7]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	Matt Hagan	2628	–	Dodge
2	John Force	2585	−43	Ford
3	Tommy Johnson Jr.	2442	−186	Dodge
4	Courtney Force	2421	−207	Ford
5	Robert Hight	2414	−214	Ford
6	Del Worsham	2393	−235	Toyota
7	Alexis DeJoria	2382	−246	Toyota
8	Ron Capps	2375	−253	Dodge
9	Tim Wilkerson	2310	−318	Ford
10	Cruz Pedregon	2244	−384	Toyota

Pro Stock[7]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	Erica Enders-Stevens	2639	–	Chevrolet
2	Jason Line	2600	−39	Chevrolet
3	Dave Connolly	2481	−158	Chevrolet
4	Shane Gray	2463	−176	Chevrolet
5	Jeg Coughlin Jr.	2445	−194	Dodge
6	Allen Johnson	2403	−236	Dodge
7	Jonathan Gray	2385	−254	Chevrolet
8	Vincent Nobile	2364	−275	Chevrolet
9	V Gaines	2269	−370	Dodge
10	Chris McGaha	2168	−471	Chevrolet

Pro Stock Motorcycle[7]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	Andrew Hines	2689	–	Harley-Davidson
2	Eddie Krawiec	2620	−69	Harley-Davidson
3	Hector Arana Jr.	2472	−217	Buell
4	Matt Smith	2416	−273	Buell
5	Steve Johnson	2369	−320	Suzuki
6	Scotty Pollacheck	2350	−339	Buell
7	Hector Arana	2319	−370	Buell
8	John Hall	2253	−436	Buell
9	Angie Smith	2223	−466	Buell
10	Michael Ray Jr.	2144	−545	Buell

References

1. "2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule announced". 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
2. "KYMCO USA, Gray Motorsports ink multirace primary sponsorship". NHRA Story. February 26, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
3. "NHRA Story » Countdown promises to get intense with 'doubleheader' at Texas Motorplex". nhra.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
4. "NHRA Story » Schumacher's 75th, Gray's first highlight Charlotte finals". nhra.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
5. "NHRA Story » Lucas to yield seat of GEICO/Lucas Oil dragster to newcomer Crampton". nhra.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
6. "NHRA Story » DSR, Terry Chandler announce Tommy Johnson Jr. as driver of charity Funny Car in 2014". nhra.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
7. "NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series points". nhra.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

External links

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