MEYER, HOOL LEAD WINNERS IN CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE, NC – Megan Meyer and Kris Hool raced to victory at this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods. Meyer scored her first NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national event win in Top Alcohol Dragster while Hool picked up his third in Top Alcohol Funny Car.

Meyer, out of Spring Hill, Kan., and running for her father and team owner Randy Meyer, advanced to her second final round in just her second start in the alcohol dragster class. The second generation driver recorded 5.20’s and 5.30’s throughout eliminations including a 5.325 second lap at 278.46 mph in the final against Josh Hart who suffered engine problems from the start and is still looking for his first national event win.

Hool, Evansville, Wyo., would face off with defending NHRA Lucas Oil National Champions Jonnie Lindberg in the funny car final taking the early lead and running his best pass of the event for the win and the trophy. Hool motored straight down the track to a 5.557 second, 261.83 mph lap while Lindberg shook the tires and could not recover.

The win was Hool’s third as he took out DJ Cox Jr, Bill Naves, and John Lombardo Jr. on his way to the finals.

Perennial winner David Rampy bagged another win in Comp Eliminator whilst Jeff Harrington and Mark Payne each scored their first Lucas Oil national event win. Rampy took his win total to 90 when he reeled in Randy Daniels for the win with a 7.283, 159.29 mph run. Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., won this event in Super Stock last year.

Harrington, Kathleen, Ga., was better than Michael Brand at both ends of the track in Stock Eliminator, running a 10.129 on the 10.12 dial in his first final round appearance. Payne, Waynesboro, Va., had a nice .010 reaction time to help him win the Top Sportsman presented by Racing RV’s in 6.846, 203.03 over Michael Kaufman.

Mia Tedesco, Pittsburgh, Pa., was pulling double duty running in both Top Alcohol Dragster and Super Gas. She feel to Hart in round 2 of alcohol dragster but advanced to the final in Super Gas where he meet up with defending event champion and former national champion Jim Perry of Niota, Tenn. Both drivers had great reaction times with Perry getting the slight lead with a .004 second start and holding on for the win with a 9.907 to Tedesco’s 9.908. The win was Perry’s fourth on the national tour.

Bryan Worner and Ray Miller rounded out the winners this weekend at zMAX Dragway as Worner, Duncannon, Pa., defeated Herbie Null Jr., in Super Stock with a big holeshot and repeating his win here in 2014. Miller, Spring City, Tenn., won on a holeshot as well beating Danny Waters Jr., LaGrange, N.C., for his fourth national event win.

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods at zMAX Dragway:

Top Alcohol Dragster

Megan Meyer, 5.325, 278.46 def. Josh Hart, 5.634, 238.72.

Top Alcohol Funny Car

Kris Hool, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.557, 261.83 def. Jonnie Lindberg, Monte Carlo, 10.179, 84.19.

Comp Eliminator

David Rampy, Bantam, 7.283, 159.29 def. Randy Daniels, Grand Am, 8.655, 158.07.

Super Stock

Bryan Worner, Chevy Camaro, 10.223, 127.93 def. Herbie Null Jr., Camaro, 9.886, 131.99.

Stock Eliminator

Jeff Harrington, Ford Mustang, 10.129, 129.21 def. Michael Brand, Pontiac Firebird, 11.112, 110.97.

Super Comp

Ray Miller, Dragster, 8.949, 176.58 def. Danny Waters Jr., Dragster, 8.901, 174.55.

Super Gas

Jim Perry, Chevy S-10, 9.907, 169.25 def. Mia Tedesco, Chevy Cavalier, 9.908, 164.55.

Top Sportsman

Mark Payne, Chevy Cavalier, 6.846, 203.03 def. Michael Kaufman, Chevy Corvette, Foul – Red Light.