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SUPERNATIONALS by Jack Feige 43rd Annual Toyota Super nationals, Old Bridge TownshipRaceway Park, Englishtown New Jersey The ninth stop on the 2012 Full Throttle tour rolled into Englishtowns Raceway Park, known for it`s large crowds and record setting track conditions. This year`s event did not disappoint although at times the weather played a factor with changing conditions. This surely giving the crew chiefs of the fuel cars a lot to think about on set ups. Fridays first pro session was run under overcast skies. Top Fuels first session saw the pace set by Tony Schumacher`s Army car and Spencer Massey in the Prestone DSR other team car serving notice to the rest of the field they were going to be fast. Tony with a 3.75 @ 327.11mph and Spencer 3.76 @ 326.40mph a great race! Funny Car round one found team Force on top with a surprising Mike Neff on the pole for the first time this season with a 4.05 @ 312.71 mph for the Castrol white mustang.Teammate Robert Hight was right there with Neff at 4.07 @ 312.71 identical mph for the two team Force cars. On to round two the evening session with a cool feel in the air and a track that seemed to retain it`s grip. We might be in for an interesting evening. Opening the session, Brandon Bernstein runs his personal quickest 3.76 @ 323.27 mph showing the track has potential to be very fast. As the round continued the teams seemed confident to run a healthy dose of nitro. As the air was thick with fuel that teared the eyes and the haze that hoovered over the starting line with that sweet sent that irritated your nose and throat, it was magic waiting to happen. And happen it did as the last set rolled through the burn out,fuel pouring from the headers. Team DSR was locked and loaded Spencer Massey and Tony Schumacher had the crowds attention and when the score boards lite up. Spencer Massey thundered to the fastest pass in top fuel history and the fourth fastest run in the thousand foot era 3.72 @ 329.91mph. But not far behind and a very stout pass in his own right the "Sarge" clicked off a 3.74 @ 325.92 mph making it the fastest top fuel side by side pass to date. But the magic of E-Town was not over yet as we moved into the final qualifying session for Funny car for Friday. As the pairings went off there was nothing to indicate something would match the top fuelers. But for those of us on the starting line photographing the event, hope of a three second pass or maybe a side by side three second pass. Our last hope was the final pair rolling into the staging beams Mike Neff and Ron Capps in the Nappa Dodge. They both leave as quickly as it flashed green it was over <strong>Page</strong> 22 for Neff as he shook hard and seemed to give up the chase.But in the other lane Ron Capps was on a mission as he thundered into the lights the score board flashed a 3.96 @ 320.89 mph. Making the Nappa dodge the quickest flopper, only Matt Hagan had been in the three`s before this pass. This put Capps in P1 and forever part of E-towns magic on a truly memorable pass Pro Stock for the first two rounds of qualifying found Jason Line 6.51 @ 212.16 in the Summit Racing GXP. In the second slot Allen Johnson in the team Mopar/J&J racing Avenger,6.52 @ 211.56. A high lite of round two saw the debut of Summit Racings 2012 Camaro,driven by Greg Anderson who filled the number nine slot with a 6.55 @ 211.56. On to Saturday, Top fuel no one really challenged Spencer Massey for the number one spot and T.J. Zizzo sat in the number sixteen slot when the smoke cleared. Twenty one cars battled for the sixteen car field, of the outsiders looking in Cory Mac could only get as high as number nineteen but it was good to see him back in the hunt. Funny Car same here as Ron Capps held the number one slot all day. While Bob Bode held the number sixteen slot,Twenty cars turned out to make the sixteen car field for Sundays finals. Pro stock eight teen cars showed up for the sixteen spots.Jason Line took his twenty ninth pole at E- Town at the other end was Grace Howell in the Cunningham Sand and Gravel Mustang. Pro stock motorcycle Eddie Krawiec on his Vance and Hines Screaming Eagle held the number one spot. And Joe DeSantis on a Suzuki held the number sixteen spot, eight teen bikes were entered. The Pro Mods were at E-Town, Mike Castellana in the Al-Anabi Camaro held the pole 5.85 @ 245,72 going into the first round. Kevin McCurdy`s 68 Camaro 6.09 @231.24 sat on the sixteen spot. Sunday came with the anticipation of great side by side racing, a track that held on to it`s bite. Top Fuel opened the show and by the time the finals came into play almost everything changed. As a young Steve Torrance in his only second final round appearance would face Brandon Bernstein. The pair did not disappoint the crowd as Torrance just got by Bernstein. The Richard Hogan tuned Torrance fueler clicked off a winning 3.800 @ 323.66 mph while Brandons very game 3,807 @ 321.44 was a margin of about nine feet a very tight race!
While on the Funny car side it was an all DSR final as the Force Mustangs just didn't`t have the right stuff to stop team DSR this weekend. Johnny Gray faced a very fast Ron Capps this would be the third time the two would meet in a final. As both won in previous match ups this would be the tie breaker. Capps left first but shook and smoked the tires as that was all that Gray needed to get the win light. This would be johnny Grays second career win a 4.07 @ 314.39 to Capps slowing 5.35 @160.71. Ron Capps did not run the required ten percent to back up his run on Friday night, although it was the quickest ever for the Funny cars it was not an official record. But it sure was something to wittiness. Pro Stock finals the Summit cars of Jason Line and Greg Anderson who debut the brand new 2012 Camaro. Line was still driveing the proven GXP. As both cars staged and the flash of green Jason Line was out first on Greg Anderson as the two headed for the thousand foot mark something failed on Lines GXP. This was all that Anderson needed to click the win light and to give the new Camaro it`s first win. Anderson's numbers were 6.56 @ 212.03 mph and Lines broken 6,58 @ 200.98 mph. The last time a Camaro won Pro Stock was at the World Finals in 2000. <strong>Page</strong> 23 Pro Stock Motorcycle Eddie Krawiec over a red lighting Hector Arana. The rest of the class winners were as follows. Pro Mod went to Danny Rowe. Comp Eliminator Arnie Martel.Super Stock Brian Martel. Stock Joe Santangelo. Super Comp Franklin Di Bartolomeo.Super Gas Ray Sawyer and for Super Street Pete Biondio. Well that wraps up the 43rd Toyota NHRA Supernationals, Toyota has signed a three year deal to be the title sponsor for this race. Thank you Toyota! Odds and Ends, Traxxas put on a great display of RC cars and trucks kept the fans entertained. The crowds were big the weather for the most part was good the racing was close and fast, all part of E-Towns Magic! Story and Pictures by Jack Feige
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