^Finals postponed to Monday. Pro Stock Motorcycle final round was postponed due to 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.
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.
Notable eventsedit
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.
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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 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series seasonLeagueNHRASportDrag racingChampionsAntron Brown Top Fuel Jack Beckman Funny Car Allen Johnson Pro Stock Eddie Krawiec Pro Stock Motorcycle NHRA seasons 20112013 There were 23 Top Fuel Funny Car and Pro Stock car events and 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events scheduled Contents 1 Schedule 2 Notable events 3 Points standings 4 References 5 External linksSchedule edit2012 NHRA Full Throttle ScheduleDate Race Site WinnersTop Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock PS MotorcycleFebruary 9 12 O Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals Pomona Calif Spencer Massey 1 John Force 1 Greg Anderson 1 N AFebruary 17 19 NHRA Arizona Nationals Phoenix AZ Antron Brown 1 Robert Hight 1 Jason Line 1 N AMarch 8 11 Tire Kingdom Gatornationals Gainesville Fla Morgan Lucas 1 Robert Hight 2 Mike Edwards 1 Eddie Krawiec 1 March 30 April 1 SummitRacing com NHRA Nationals Las Vegas Nev Spencer Massey 2 Robert Hight 3 Allen Johnson 1 N AApril 13 15 NHRA Four Wide Nationals1 Concord N C Spencer Massey 3 Robert Hight 4 Greg Anderson 2 N AApril 27 29 O Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals Houston Texas Morgan Lucas 2 Mike Neff 1 Vincent Nobile 1 Andrew Hines 1 May 4 6 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Atlanta Ga Steve Torrence 1 Ron Capps 1 Greg Anderson 3 Eddie Krawiec 2 May 18 20 Dollar General NHRA Summer Nationals Topeka Kan David Grubnic 1 Jack Beckman 1 Allen Johnson 2 N AMay 31 June 3 Toyota NHRA SuperNationals Englishtown N J Steve Torrence 2 Johnny Gray 1 Greg Anderson 4 Eddie Krawiec 3 June 15 17 Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol Tenn Tony Schumacher 1 Ron Capps 2 Mike Edwards 2 N AJune 28 July 1 O Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals Chicago Ill Antron Brown 2 Jeff Arend 1 Erica Enders 1 Andrew Hines 2 July 5 8 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk Ohio Spencer Massey 4 Mike Neff 2 Vincent Nobile 2 Andrew Hines 3 July 20 22 Mopar Mile High NHRA Nationals Denver Colo Antron Brown 3 Jack Beckman 2 Allen Johnson 3 Eddie Krawiec 4 July 27 29 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sonoma Calif Antron Brown 4 Johnny Gray 2 Allen Johnson 4 Eddie Krawiec 5 August 3 5 O Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals Seattle Wash Steve Torrence 3 Courtney Force 1 Erica Enders 2 N AAugust 16 19 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd Minn Morgan Lucas 3 Ron Capps 3 Erica Enders 3 Eddie Krawiec 6 August 29 September 3 Mac Tools U S Nationals Indianapolis Ind Tony Schumacher 2 Mike Neff 3 Dave Connolly 1 Andrew Hines 4 2012 Countdown to OneSeptember 14 16 O Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Concord N C Shawn Langdon 1 Ron Capps 4 Jason Line 2 Andrew Hines 5 September 20 23 AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Dallas Texas Antron Brown 5 Bob Tasca III 1 Allen Johnson 5 Michael Ray 1 September 28 30 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Madison IL Antron Brown 6 Jack Beckman 3 Erica Enders 4 Eddie Krawiec 7 October 4 8 a Auto Plus NHRA Nationals Reading Pa Khalid alBalooshi 1 Mike Neff 4 V Gaines 1 Eddie Krawiec 8 October 25 28 Big O Tires NHRA Nationals Las Vegas Nev Bob Vandergriff 1 Ron Capps 5 Allen Johnson 6 Eddie Krawiec 9 November 8 11 Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals Pomona Calif Brandon Bernstein 1 Cruz Pedregon 1 Allen Johnson 7 Andrew Hines 6 Finals postponed to Monday Pro Stock Motorcycle final round was postponed due to 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 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 Notable events editGateway 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 editTop Fuel 5 Position Driver Points Points Back1 Antron Brown 2555 2 Tony Schumacher 2548 73 Spencer Massey 2505 504 Shawn Langdon 2450 1055 Brandon Bernstein 2450 1056 Doug Kalitta 2341 2147 Morgan Lucas 2338 2178 Bob Vandergriff 2336 2199 Steve Torrence 2300 25510 David Grubnic 2260 295Funny Car 5 Position Driver Points Points Back1 Jack Beckman 2610 2 Ron Capps 2608 23 Mike Neff 2497 1134 Cruz Pedregon 2429 1815 Courtney Force 2383 2276 Johnny Gray 2357 2537 Robert Hight 2302 3088 Tim Wilkerson 2293 3179 John Force 2281 32910 Jeff Arend 2267 343Pro Stock 5 Position Driver Points Points Back1 Allen Johnson 2756 2 Jason Line 2571 1853 Vincent Nobile 2512 2444 Erica Enders 2507 2495 Greg Anderson 2365 3916 Mike Edwards 2347 4097 V Gaines 2324 4328 Ron Krisher 2290 4669 Jeg Coughlin Jr 2271 48510 Larry Morgan 2198 558Pro Stock Motorcycle 5 Position Driver Points Points Back1 Eddie Krawiec 2773 2 Andrew Hines 2691 833 Hector Arana Jr 2502 2714 Hector Arana 2432 3415 Karen Stoffer 2386 3876 Matt Smith 2370 4037 Scott Pollacheck 2323 4508 Michael Ray Jr 2316 4579 LE Tonglet 2292 48110 Shawn Gann 2239 534References edit a b NHRA announces Full Throttle Drag Racing Series 2012 schedule 2011 09 08 Archived from the original on 2011 09 24 Retrieved 2011 09 27 a b NHRA announces change to 2012 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule 2011 10 12 Archived from the original on 2012 01 15 Retrieved 2012 02 14 Will To Drive Dote Racing Top Fueler in 2012 2011 09 26 Archived from the original on 2011 11 29 Retrieved 2011 09 27 Four time NHRA Pro Stock champ Coughlin to return with new Mopar 2011 11 01 Archived from the original on 2011 12 10 Retrieved 2011 11 21 a b c d 2012 Mello Yello Series Schedule Archived from the original on 2013 11 12 Retrieved 2013 11 12 External links editOfficial website Official NHRA Drag Racing Podcasts permanent dead link Drag Race Central The Latest NHRA News and Analysis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season amp oldid 1218184685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
