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Meanwhile, Robert Hight (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also emerged as winners of the penultimate regular-season race of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Crampton crossed the finish line first via his career-best E. T. of 3. 695-seconds at 325. 30 mph to deny Force her first career victory, as her Monster Energy dragster trailed with a 3. 771-second pass at 293. 79 mph. “It was just some amazing racing today and there were some super-fast race cars out there. ” Crampton, who defeated teammate Morgan Lucas, three-time world champion Larry Dixon and 2012 world champ Langdon en route to the final, moved to third in the point standings with his sixth career victory. Eight-time/reigning world champ Tony Schumacher remains in the series lead, 53 points ahead of Brown, another world champ who earned a 20-point bonus for setting the E. T. record. Hight earned his first Funny Car victory in more than a year and the 35th of his career by defeating Tommy Johnson Jr. of archrival Don Schumacher Racing in the final. Hight powered his Auto Club Chevy Camaro SS to a 3. 956-second pass at 323. 58 mph to finish in front of Johnson’s Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R/T, which was making its third consecutive final-round appearance. Source: www.racintoday.com
