Mello Yello Route 66 Speedway Winners Announced

Tony Schumacher raced to the Top Fuel victory Sunday in his 8,000-horsepower engine, U.S. Army dragster in the final round of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals at the Route 66 Raceway in Joliet.

Matt Hagan won the Funny Car; Jeg Coughlin claimed victory in the Pro Stock, and Michael Ray earned 1st for the Pro Stock Motorcycle event at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, according to a press release from Jolliet's Chicagoland Speedway.  

NHRA spokesperson, Nicole Meagher described the Schumacher win. "Schumacher’s fiery finish stopped the clocks in 3.930 seconds at 269.29 mph, but it was quick enough to hold off a determined Clay Millican, whose Parts Plus dragster trailed and the veteran driver remained winless in six career final round appearances.  It was the third win of the season and the 72nd overall for local favorite Schumacher, a longtime Chicagoland area resident."  

Race Results: 

Final finish order (1-16) at the 16th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Route 66 Raceway.  The race is the 12th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

Top Fuel: 

1.  Tony Schumacher; 2.  Clay Millican; 3.  Antron Brown; 4.  Terry McMillen; 5.  Doug Kalitta; 6. Khalid alBalooshi; 7.  Bob Vandergriff; 8.  Steve Torrence; 9.  Spencer Massey; 10.  Brittany Force; 11.  Morgan Lucas; 12.  Larry Dixon; 13.  Shawn Langdon; 14.  Brandon Bernstein; 15.  Leah Pruett; 16.  David Grubnic.

Funny Car:  

1.  Matt Hagan; 2.  John Force; 3.  Bob Tasca III; 4.  Ron Capps; 5.  Robert Hight; 6.  Jack Beckman; 7.  Del Worsham; 8.  Tim Wilkerson; 9.  Courtney Force; 10.  Jeff Arend; 11.  Tony Pedregon; 12.  Cruz Pedregon; 13.  Alexis DeJoria; 14.  Bob Bode; 15.  Chad Head; 16.  Johnny Gray.

Pro Stock:  

1.  Jeg Coughlin; 2.  Greg Anderson; 3.  Allen Johnson; 4.  Mike Edwards; 5.  Shane Gray; 6. Vincent Nobile; 7.  Jason Line; 8.  Erica Enders-Stevens; 9.  V. Gaines; 10.  Rickie Jones; 11. Steve Kent; 12.  Larry Morgan; 13.  Rodger Brogdon; 14.  Greg Stanfield; 15.  Mark Martino; 16. Steve Spiess.

Pro Stock Motorcycle:  

1.  Michael Ray; 2.  Matt Smith; 3.  Hector Arana Jr; 4.  Hector Arana; 5.  Adam Arana; 6.  LE Tonglet; 7.  Angie Smith; 8.  Scotty Pollacheck; 9.  John Hall; 10.  Eddie Krawiec; 11.  Mike Berry; 12.  Andrew Hines; 13.  Steve Johnson; 14.  Shawn Gann; 15.  Joe DeSantis; 16.  Jerry Savoie.

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