2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season
League	NHRA
Sport	Drag racing
Champions	Antron Brown (TF) Ron Capps (FC) Jason Line (PS) Jerry Savoie (PSM)

The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Season was announced on September 5, 2015.^[1]

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

Schedule

2016 NHRA Mello Yello Schedule
Date	Race	Site	TV	Winners
Date	Race	Site	TV	Top Fuel	Funny Car	Pro Stock	PS Motorcycle
February 11–14	Circle K NHRA Winternationals	Pomona, Calif.	FS1	Steve Torrence	Ron Capps	Greg Anderson	N/A
February 26–28	CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Arizona Nationals	Phoenix, AZ	FS1	Leah Pritchett	Tim Wilkerson	Jason Line	N/A
March 17–20	Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals	Gainesville, Fla.	FS1	Brittany Force	Robert Hight	Greg Anderson	Eddie Krawiec
April 1–3	Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals	Las Vegas, Nev.	FS1	Antron Brown	Alexis DeJoria	Jason Line	N/A
April 22–24	NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods	Concord, N.C.	FS1*	Brittany Force	Tim Wilkerson	Jason Line	Andrew Hines
April 29–May 1	NHRA SpringNationals	Houston, Texas	FS1	Doug Kalitta	Courtney Force	Greg Anderson	N/A
May 13–15	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals	Atlanta, Ga.	FS1*	Doug Kalitta	Matt Hagan	Jason Line	Eddie Krawiec
May 20–22	NHRA Kansas Nationals	Topeka, KS	FS1	Doug Kalitta	Matt Hagan	Jason Line	N/A
June 3–5	NHRA New England Nationals	Epping, N.H.	FS1*	Antron Brown	Ron Capps	Greg Anderson	N/A
June 9–12	NHRA Summernationals	Englishtown, N.J.	FS1*	Steve Torrence	Ron Capps	Greg Anderson	Angelle Sampey
June 17–19	NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals	Bristol, Tenn.	FS1*	Shawn Langdon	Tommy Johnson, Jr.	Jason Line	N/A
June 23–26	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals	Norwalk, Ohio	FS2*	Shawn Langdon	Ron Capps	Jason Line	Eddie Krawiec
July 7–10	K&N Route 66 NHRA Nationals	Chicago, Ill.	FS1	Antron Brown	Jack Beckman	Greg Anderson	Andrew Hines
July 22–24	Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals	Denver, Colo.	Fox	Tony Schumacher	John Force	Allen Johnson	Andrew Hines
July 29–31	Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals	Sonoma, Calif.	Fox	J.R. Todd	John Force	Greg Anderson	L.E. Tonglet
August 5–7	Protect The Harvest.com NHRA Northwest Nationals²	Seattle, Wash.	Fox	Races abandoned after semifinals.			N/A
August 18–21	Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals	Brainerd, Minn.	FS1*	Antron Brown	Ron Capps	Drew Skillman	Andrew Hines
August 18–21	Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals	Brainerd, Minn.	FS1*	Brittany Force	Del Worsham	Drew Skillman	Andrew Hines
August 31-September 5	Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals	Clermont, IN	FS1*/Fox	Tony Schumacher	Matt Hagan	Aaron Strong	Andrew Hines
August 31-September 5	Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals	Clermont, IN	FS1*/Fox	Tony Schumacher	Matt Hagan	Chris McGaha	Andrew Hines
2016 Countdown to One
September 16–18	NHRA Carolina Nationals	Concord, N.C.	FS1	Antron Brown	John Force	Jason Line	Chip Ellis
September 23–25	AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals	St. Louis, MO	FS1	Shawn Langdon	Jack Beckman	Alex Laughlin	Jerry Savoie
September 29-October 2	Dodge NHRA Nationals	Reading, Pa.	FS1	Antron Brown	Tommy Johnson, Jr.	Vincent Nobile	Eddie Krawiec
October 13–16	AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals	Dallas, Texas	FS1	Antron Brown	Matt Hagan	Drew Skillman	Eddie Krawiec
October 27–30	NHRA Toyota Nationals	Las Vegas, Nev.	FS1	Steve Torrence	John Force	Shane Gray	Jerry Savoie
November 10–13	Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals	Pomona, Calif.	FS1	Doug Kalitta	Tommy Johnson, Jr.	Greg Anderson	Matt Smith

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 Races at Pacific Raceway abandoned after semifinals because of rain. There were two Top Fuel and Funny Car finals at Brainerd, and two Pro Stock finals at the U. S. Nationals. The first winner listed is the Saturday race, while the second winner is the Sunday (Brainerd) or Monday (U. S. Nationals) race.

* Finals televised on tape delay. Otherwise, finals will be televised live. Note at Norwalk, the first two rounds were televised live on Fox Sports 1, and the remainder aired on tape delay on Fox Sports 2 after the NASCAR race, as Fox Sports 1 had coverage of the 2016 Copa America final. The first Brainerd Top Fuel and Funny Car, and the first Lucas Oil Raceway Pro Stock (car) final aired on tape delay (FS1). The Pro Stock (car and motorcycle) and the second Top Fuel and Funny Car finals at Brainerd aired live. At the U. S. Nationals, the Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock Motorcycle finals and the second Pro Stock (car) finals will air on Fox live.^[2]

Notable events

NHRA and ESPN mutually agreed to end their television coverage agreement following the 2015 season. The 2016 season was to be the final year of a five-year rights extension deal that took effect in 2012.^[3]
NHRA and Fox Sports jointly announced that starting in 2016 the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be televised by Fox Sports 1 (FS1). The channel will provide coverage of Friday and Saturday qualifying and Sunday eliminations for each NHRA Mello Yello Series event, with a minimum of 16 Sunday eliminations shows to be presented in a live coverage format. The Western Swing and the U. S. Nationals will be broadcast live on the Fox broadcast network, whose broadcasts will be labeled as Fox NHRA. All tape-delayed races will air as same-day delays after FS1 NASCAR coverage.^[4]
NHRA and Fox Sports jointly announced the TV schedule for 2016, although with the addition of the Topeka race in December (the NHRA was legally unable to announce the Topeka race until new ownership group was confirmed), the television schedule for the Kansas round, which does not have a NASCAR conflict, it is expected to be live.^[5]
The NHRA will cease offering points for setting a national record elapsed time, and will no longer require a run to be backed up within one percent in order to set the record, as points are not offered for such records.^[6]

Final standings

Top Fuel^[7]
Pos.	Driver	Points	Points Back	Chassis
1	Antron Brown	2663	–	DSR (MG)
2	Doug Kalitta	2533	−130	Kalitta
3	Steve Torrence	2482	−181	MLR
4	J.R. Todd	2455	−208	Kalitta
5	Shawn Langdon	2443	−220	DSR (MG)
6	Brittany Force	2399	−264	Force
7	Leah Pritchett	2389	−274	DSR (MG)
8	Tony Schumacher	2387	−276	DSR (MG)
9	Richie Crampton	2279	−384	MLR
10	Clay Millican	2264	−399	Hadman

Funny Car^[7]
Pos.	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	Ron Capps	2605	–	Dodge
2	Tommy Johnson, Jr.	2553	−52	Dodge
3	Matt Hagan	2493	−112	Dodge
4	John Force	2486	−119	Chevrolet
5	Jack Beckman	2480	−125	Dodge
6	Courtney Force	2414	−191	Chevrolet
7	Del Worsham	2406	−199	Toyota
8	Robert Hight	2368	−237	Chevrolet
9	Tim Wilkerson	2314	−291	Ford
10	Alexis DeJoria	2184	−421	Toyota

Pro Stock^[7]
Pos.	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	Jason Line	2639	–	Chevrolet
2	Greg Anderson	2636	–3	Chevrolet
3	Shane Gray	2492	–147	Chevrolet
4	Bo Butner III	2453	–186	Chevrolet
5	Vincent Nobile	2449	–190	Chevrolet
6	Drew Skillman	2424	–215	Chevrolet
7	Chris McGaha	2327	–312	Chevrolet
8	Allen Johnson	2277	–362	Dodge
9	Erica Enders-Stevens	2239	–400	Dodge
10	Jeg Coughlin, Jr.	2208	–431	Dodge

Pro Stock Motorcycle^[7]
Pos.	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	Gerald Savoie	2595	–	Suzuki
2	Eddie Krawiec	2571	–24	Harley-Davidson
3	Andrew Hines	2564	–31	Harley-Davidson
4	Angelle Sampey	2495	–100	Buell
5	Chip Ellis	2415	–180	Buell
6	Matt Smith	2389	–206	Victory
7	L.E. Tonglet IV	2372	–223	Suzuki
8	Hector Arana, Jr.	2315	–280	Buell
9	Cory Reed	2312	–283	Stinnett
10	Hector Arana	2279	–316	Buell

References

↑ "NHRA unveils 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
↑ "FOX NHRA TV schedule". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
↑ "NHRA and ESPN announce television changes". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. July 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
↑ "NHRA enters long-term partnership with FOX Sports". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. July 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
↑ "NHRA on FOX television schedule headlined by 17 live Sunday finals shows; four on Fox broadcast network". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
↑ "Back-up Run Certifications No Longer Required". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
1 2 3 4 "NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series points". nhra.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

External links

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