Austin Prock, Doug Kalitta and Greg Anderson earned victories within the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals on Sunday at Brainerd Worldwide Raceway.
It was the sixth Humorous Automotive victory of the season for Prock, the factors chief in that class.
Kalitta earned his second Prime Gas win of the season and 57th of his profession, whereas Anderson picked up his fifth Professional Inventory victory this 12 months and 111th of his profession.
Within the finals, Prock went 3.907 seconds at 321.50 mph to defeat J.R. Todd.
“I got here in right here with a chip on my shoulder and went out and executed our sport plan,” Prock, who misplaced through holeshot final summer time in Brainerd, instructed reporters after Sunday’s occasion.
“We have to get into the playoffs and execute and simply hold proper on going. I don’t must method it any in a different way, however I want to verify I’m on level.”
Prock has a 242-point lead over John Power Racing teammate Jack Beckman going into the following occasion — the U.S. Nationals on Aug. 27 in Indianapolis. Prock can clinch the NHRA regular-season championship — and the $150,000 prize — throughout qualifying on the world’s largest drag race.
Kalitta’s victory over Clay Millican within the Prime Gas remaining pulled him inside six factors of second-place Tony Stewart within the factors standings for that class. Kalitta is barely 51 factors again of teammate and chief Shawn Langdon going into the U.S. Nationals.
