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67Th Annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals 67th Annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals Sept. 1 - 5 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Indianapolis NHRA MAJOR EVENT STATISTICS Quickest Side-by-Side Races in NHRA History: (*does not include results from NHRA Four-Wide Nationals) TOP FUEL – Brittany Force, Yorba Linda, Calif, 3.674 vs. Antron Brown, Brownsburg, Ind. 3.677, 2017 Auto Club NHRA Finals, Pomona, Calif. FUNNY CAR – Matt Hagan Christiansburg, Va., 3.823 vs. Robert Hight, Yorba Linda, Calif. 3.866, 2018 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, Pomona, Calif. PRO STOCK – Erica Enders, New Orleans, 6.467 seconds to Jonathan Gray, Artesia, N.M., 6.489 seconds, 2015 AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, Ennis, Texas PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE – Eddie Krawiec, Brownsburg, Ind., 6.763 seconds vs. Andrew Hines, Brownsburg, Ind., 6.802 seconds, 2017 AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla. Quickest Fields in NHRA History: TOP FUEL – Brittany Force, Yorba Linda, Calif., 3.645 seconds to T.J. Zizzo, Linconshire, Ill., 3.775 seconds, 2019 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, Brownsburg, Ind. FUNNY CAR – Jack Beckman, Norco, Calif., 3.861 seconds to Justin Schriefer, Grant Park, Ill., 4.005 seconds, 2019 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals PRO STOCK – Allen Johnson, Greeneville, Tenn., 6.486 seconds to Larry Morgan, Newark, Ohio, 6.555 seconds, 2012 Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla. PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE – Scotty Pollacheck, Central Point, Ore., 6.736 to Jim Underdahl, Lino Lakes, Minn., 6.866, 2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Concord, N.C. Top NHRA Professional Season Elimination Round Wins: 76 (2004)*** Greg Anderson, Pro Stock 76 (2008)**** Tony Schumacher, Top Fuel 67 (2003)*** Anderson, Pro Stock 65 (1996)* John Force, Funny Car 65 (2016)*** Jason Line, Pro Stock 64 (2016)*** Greg Anderson, Pro Stock 62 (2000)*** Jeg Coughlin, Pro Stock 62 (2010)*** Larry Dixon, Top Fuel 61 (2001)**** Kenny Bernstein, Top Fuel 61 (1999)** Force, Funny Car 60 (2004)*** Schumacher, Top Fuel 60 (2019)**** Steve Torrence, Top Fuel 59 (1991) Darrell Alderman, Pro Stock 59 (2003)*** Dixon, Top Fuel 58 (2015)**** Erica Enders, Pro Stock 58 (2000)*** Force, Funny Car 58 (2018)**** Steve Torrence, Top Fuel *19 events; ** 22 events; *** 23 events; **** 24 events; all other seasons 18 events. Top 10 in NHRA Camping World Series Victories: TOP FUEL FUNNY CAR 85 Tony Schumacher 154 John Force 62 Larry Dixon 66 Ron Capps 52 Joe Amato 53 Robert Hight 52 Antron Brown 43 Tony Pedregon 49 Doug Kalitta 38 Matt Hagan 47 Steve Torrence 37 Cruz Pedregon 39 Kenny Bernstein 35 Don Prudhomme 35 Don Garlits 33 Jack Beckman 34 Cory McClenathan 31 Del Worsham 25 Gary Scelzi 30 Kenny Bernstein PRO STOCK PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE 97 Warren Johnson 56 Andrew Hines 96 Greg Anderson 48 Eddie Krawiec 85 Bob Glidden 44 Dave Schultz 65 Jeg Coughlin Jr. 43 Angelle Sampey 51 Jason Line 33 John Myers 40 Mike Edwards 31 Matt Hines 40 Kurt Johnson 30 Matt Smith 31 Erica Enders 20 LE Tonglet 28 Darrell Alderman 16 Antron Brown 27 Allen Johnson, 15 Hector Arana Jr., 26 Lee Shepherd, Dave Connolly 14 Craig Treble Leaders in NHRA Camping World Series victories (*driver no longer active): 1. John Force, Funny Car 154 2. *Warren Johnson, Pro Stock 97 3. Greg Anderson, Pro Stock 96 4t. *Bob Glidden, Pro Stock 85 *Tony Schumacher, Top Fuel 85 6. *Kenny Bernstein, Funny Car (30)/Top Fuel (39) 69 7. Antron Brown, Top Fuel (52)/Pro Stock Motorcycle (16) 68 8. Ron Capps, Top Fuel (1) / Funny Car (65) 67 9. Jeg Coughlin, Pro Stock 65 10. *Larry Dixon, Top Fuel 62 11. Andrew Hines, Pro Stock Motorcycle 56 12. Robert Hight, Funny Car 53 13. *Joe Amato, Top Fuel 52 14. Jason Line, Pro Stock 51 15t. *Don Prudhomme, Top Fuel (14)/Funny Car (35) 49 Doug Kalitta, Top Fuel 49 17. Eddie Krawiec 48 18. Steve Torrence, Top Fuel 47 19. *Dave Schultz, Pro Stock Motorcycle 44 20t. *Tony Pedregon, Funny Car 43 Angelle Sampey, Pro Stock Motorcycle 43 22t. *Kurt Johnson, Pro Stock 40 *Mike Edwards, Pro Stock 40 24. *Del Worsham, Funny Car (31)/Top Fuel (8) 39 25. Matt Hagan, Funny Car 38 26t. *Gary Scelzi, Top Fuel (25)/Funny Car (12) 37 Cruz Pedregon, Funny Car 37 28. *Don Garlits, Top Fuel 35 29. *Cory McClenathan, Top Fuel 34 30t. *John Myers, Pro Stock Motorcycle 33 Jack Beckman, Funny Car 33 32. Erica Enders, Pro Stock 31 33t. *Matt Hines, Pro Stock Motorcycle 30 Matt Smith, Pro Stock Motorcycle 30 35. *Darrell Alderman, Pro Stock 28 35. *Allen Johnson, Pro Stock 27 37t. *Lee Shepherd, Pro Stock 26 *Dave Connolly, Pro Stock 26 39. *Jim Yates, Pro Stock 25 40t. *Ed McCulloch, Funny Car (18)/Top Fuel (4) 22 *Mike Dunn, Funny Car (10)/Top Fuel (12) 22 Tommy Johnson Jr., Funny Car (20)/Top Fuel (2) 22 43t. *Mark Oswald, Top Fuel (2)/Funny Car (18) 20 *Whit Bazemore, Funny Car 20 Tim Wilkerson, Funny Car 20 LE Tonglet, Pro Stock Motorcycle 20 47t. *Gary Beck, Top Fuel 19 *Brandon Bernstein, Top Fuel 19 J.R. Todd, Top Fuel (9), Funny Car (10) 19 50t. *Darrell Gwynn, Top Fuel 18 *Shirley Muldowney, Top Fuel 18 *Scott Kalitta, Funny Car (1)/Top Fuel (17) 18 *Spencer Massey, Top Fuel 18 54. Shawn Langdon, Funny Car (2) / Top Fuel (15) 17 55. *Bruce Allen, Pro Stock 16 56. *Al Hofmann, Funny Car 15 *Dick LaHaie, Top Fuel 15 Hector Arana Jr., Pro Stock Motorcycle 15 59t. *Gary Ormsby, Top Fuel 14 *Craig Treble, Pro Stock Motorcycle 14 61t. *Raymond Beadle, Funny Car 13 *Tanner Gray, Pro Stock 13 *Eddie Hill, Top Fuel 13 *Chuck Etchells, Funny Car 13 *Vincent Nobile, Pro Stock 13 *Bob Panella, Pro Stock Truck 13 Jerry Savoie, Pro Stock Motorcycle 13 68t. *Billy Meyer, Funny Car 12 Larry Morgan, Ohio, Pro Stock 12 *Morgan Lucas, Top Fuel 12 *Courtney Force, Funny Car 12 72t. *Frank Iaconio, Pro Stock 11 *Bill Jenkins, Pro Stock 11 Bo Butner 11 Brittany Force 11 76. *Connie Kalitta, Top Fuel 10 *Doug Herbert, Top Fuel 10 *Mike Neff, Funny Car 10 *Richie Crampton 10 Karen Stoffer 10 81. *Jeb Allen, Top Fuel 9 *Gordie Bonin, Funny Car 9 *Randy Daniels, Pro Stock Truck 9 *Scott Geoffrion, Pro Stock 9 *Frank Hawley, Funny Car (7)/Top Fuel (2) 9 Leah Pruett 9 *Ronnie Sox, Pro Stock 9 Most Final Rounds before first victory: Finals Driver, Category First Victory 13 Bob Vandergriff Jr., TF Dallas 2011 9 John Force, FC Montreal 1987 9 Scott Geoffrion, PS Memphis 1993 8 Tony Schumacher, TF Dallas 1999 8 Clay Millican, TF Bristol 2017 7 Dave Grubnic, TF Topeka 2005 7 Brittany Force, TF Gainesville 2016 7 Bo Butner, PS Houston 2017 6 Gary Densham, FC Memphis 2001 6 Erica Enders, PS Chicago 2012 6 Steve Johnson, PSM St. Louis 2004 6 Eddie Krawiec, PSM Atlanta 2009 6 Rickie Smith, PS Sonoma 1993 6 Scotty Pollacheck, PSM Indianapolis (4) 2020 5 Morgan Lucas, TF Atlanta 2009 5 Mark Pawuk, PS Houston 1992 5 Jim Yates, PS Brainerd 1994 5 Jim Bernard, PSM Indianapolis 1991 5 Shawn Langdon, TF Charlotte 2 2012 4 Jerry Savoie, PSM St. Louis 2014 Most Consecutive Victories, Single Event: TOP FUEL 4 Joe Amato Denver (1987-’91) 4 Tony Schumacher Pomona 2 (2004-’07) 4 Tony Schumacher Indianapolis (2006-’09) 4 Antron Brown St. Louis (2012-’15) FUNNY CAR 5 John Force Gainesville (1992-’96) PRO STOCK 5 Bob Glidden Columbus (1979-’83) PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE 7 Dave Schultz Atlanta (1990-’96) Most Victories, Single Event TOP FUEL 10 Tony Schumacher Indianapolis FUNNY CAR 11 John Force Brainerd PRO STOCK 11 Bob Glidden NHRA Finals Ontario, Calif. and Pomona, Calif. PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE 8 Dave Schultz Atlanta Most Victories, Single Season: TOP FUEL 15 Tony Schumacher (2008) FUNNY CAR 13 John Force (1996) PRO STOCK 15 Greg Anderson (2004) PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE 10 Matt Hines (1998) Most Consecutive Victories: TOP FUEL 7 Tony Schumacher (2008) FUNNY CAR 7 Don Prudhomme (1975-'76) PRO STOCK 9 Bob Glidden (1978-'79) PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE 8 Dave Schultz (1994) Winning Streaks, Single Season: 1. Dave Schultz, Pro Stock Motorcycle 8 (1994) 2. Tony Schumacher, Top Fuel 7 (2008) 3t. Schultz, Pro Stock Motorcycle 6 (1993) Matt Hines, Pro Stock Motorcycle 6 (1998) Steve Torrence 6 (2018) 6t. Don Prudhomme, Funny Car 5 (1976) Bob Glidden, Pro Stock 5 (1978, 1987) Cruz Pedregon, Funny Car 5 (1992) John Force, Funny Car 5 (1993, 1994) Greg Anderson, Pro Stock 5 (2004) Schumacher, Top Fuel 5 (2005) Dave Connolly, Pro Stock 5 (2007) 13t. Glidden, Pro Stock 4 (1979) Lee Shepherd, Pro Stock 4 (1981) Kenny Bernstein, Funny Car 4 (1987) John Myers, Pro Stock Motorcycle 4 (1992) Scott Kalitta, Top Fuel 4 (1994) Warren Johnson, Pro Stock 4 (1995) Cory McClenathan, Top Fuel 4 (1997) Jim Yates, Pro Stock 4 (1997 J. Force, Funny Car 4 (2000) Jeg Coughlin, Pro Stock 4 (2000, 2002) Anderson, Pro Stock 4 (2004) Mike Edwards, Pro Stock 4 (2010) Robert Hight, Funny Car 4 (2012) Ron Capps, Funny Car 4 (2017) Most Consecutive Round Wins: TOP FUEL 31 Tony Schumacher (2008) FUNNY CAR 30 Don Prudhomme (1975-'76) PRO STOCK 35 Bob Glidden (1978-'79) PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE 34 Dave Schultz (1994) Most Final Rounds, Single Season: TOP FUEL 18 Tony Schumacher (2008) FUNNY CAR 16 John Force (1996) PRO STOCK 19 Greg Anderson (2004) PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE 12 Matt Hines (1998) Most Consecutive Final Rounds: TOP FUEL 11 Tony Schumacher (2008) FUNNY CAR 13 Don Prudhomme (1975-'77) PRO STOCK 17 Bob Glidden (1977-'79) PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE 10 Dave Schultz (1993-'94) 10 Matt Hines (1997-'98) Most Elimination Round Wins: 1.
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