Pro stock motorcycle le tonglet believes he can recreate regular season success at dodge nhra nationals mohnton, pa. Pro stock motorcycle world champion le tonglet returns to. Courtney force was able to build on her points lead in the funny car category at the virginia nhra nationals at virginia motorsports park as she brought home her fourth funny car victory of the season. Le tonglet to join white alligator racing in 2017 posted on october 29, 2016 by editor in nhra las vegas oct. The 60th running of the lucas oil nhra winternationals presented by.
Tonglet rode to the pro stock motorcycle win with his 6. Le tonglet takes pro stock motorcycle win at gateway. Aug 16, 2017 le tonglet, the hottest pro stock motorcycle driver on the nhra circuit, will get a chance to return to the winners circle aug. Le tonglet wins pro stock motorcycle final at norwalk 2017. Le tonglet, tanner gray, steve torrence and robert hight. Here you will find the latest news, information, biography, stats, results, along with expert analysis and opinions. Torrence, capps, anderson and tonglet win nhra midwest. For top fuel pilot larry dixon, pro stock driver mike edwards and pro stock motorcycle rider le tonglet, the path down the 2011 season hasnt been what they had hoped. Its also why tonglet wont let a slow start to the mello yello countdown to the championship get him down heading to this weekends dodge nhra nationals at maple grove raceway. Alexander, hight, coughlin, tonglet win at nhra sonoma. John force racing driver robert hight wins at sonoma. Smith defeated angie smith, hector arana and le tonglet en route. Le tonglet to miss pro stock motorcycle gatornationals.
Oct 08, 2018 sundays nhra winners at texas motorplex. Browse through highres photos for le tonglet captured by some of the best professional motorsports photographers from around the world. Anytime you can beat one of those harleys, youve done something but to beat both of them in the last two rounds, that just doesnt happen very often, tonglet said. My pro stock motorcycle schedule is still all up in the air, said tonglet, the 2010 pro stock motorcycle world champion. Position, driver, points, points behind leader, vehicle.
Jun 10, 2018 steve torrence funny car, tanner gray pro stock, and le tonglet pro stock motorcycle were also winners in their respective categories at the 10th of 24 events on the 2018 nhra mello yello drag racing series schedule. Le tonglet le louis earl tonglet, son of nhra pro stock motorcycle racer gary tonglet, and brother to nhra pro stock motorcycle drag racer gt tonglet. Force, torrence, gray, tonglet win virginia nhra nationals. Tonglet to cut back to fourtosix nhra pro stock motorcycle. Jul 31, 2016 pro stock motorcycle racer le tonglet, won his first race since the brainerd event in 2011, defeating andrew hines in the final at the 2016 toyota nhra sonoma nationals at sonoma raceway. Larry dixon cruz pedregon dave connolly andrew hines october 2831 nhra las vegas nationals. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. A variety of new safety rules were implemented following the conclusion of the investigation of the scott kalitta death in 2008. Tonglet returns to white alligator racing with savoie nhra. Torrence, a top fuel driver from kilgore, texas, outran clay millican in. Ken roberts nhra raceday blog world wide technology. The nhra mello yello drag racing series concludes at the final event of the season at auto club raceway at pomona, nov.
Le tonglet picks up his first win of the year in charlotte youtube. Le tonglet to join white alligator racing in 2017 motor. May 08, 2017 steve torrence top fuel, bo butner pro stock and le tonglet pro stock motorcycle were also winners in their respective categories at the seventh event of 24 on the nhra mello yello drag racing series schedule. Torrence, capps, butner, tonglet all win in nhra event in. Pro stock motorcycle world champion le tonglet returns to white alligator racing standard by gmg staff april 24, 2018 no comments charlotte april 24 le tonglet, the 2010 nhra pro stock motorcycle champion, will return to white alligator racing beginning with this weekends nkg spark plugs fourwide nationals at zmax dragway. Mcmillen, todd, gray and tonglet victorious at nhra us nationals. As the nhra full throttle drag racing series heads to its 11th stop of the. Le tonglet, the 2010 nhra pro stock motorcycle champion, will return to white alligator racing beginning with this weekends nkg spark plugs fourwide nationals at zmax dragway. Le tonglet videos news, biography, expert analysis and opinions. Updated with videos nhra at joliet the haves keep on. Prolong sponsors le tonglet prolong super lubricants. On november 16, 2008, krawiec overcame a 19point deficit to win his first nhra full throttle pro stock motorcycle championship by five points over secondplace finisher chris. Le started drag racing at the age of 10 when his dad set up a custom suzuki ds80 for him to run in the quarter mile.
Mar 12, 2014 le tonglet, the popular racer who claimed the 2010 nhra world championship in his first full season in the pro stock motorcycle class, will not be racing his nitro fish apparel suzuki at the upcoming amalie gatornationals, the traditional seasonopener for nhras twowheel racers. Look for speed dawg shift knobs on stacey davids gearz tv show. Sep 24, 2017 eddie krawiec beats le tonglet in the pro stock motorcycle final at the nhra keystone nationals in reading. Le tonglet its just getting back on track, said tonglet, who trails krawiec by 48 points. In addition, no driver has won backtoback funny car titles since his. California native blake alexander brought home the second top fuel victory of his career in front of a sellout crowd at the 31st annual toyota nhra sonoma nationals at sonoma raceway.
A classbest five wins during the nhra mello yello drag racing series. Nhras pro stock motorcycle rider le tonglet wins first since. Tonglet for the remainder of the 2012 national hot rod association nhra pro stock motorcycle division season. Nhra pro stock motorcycle le tonglet took the pro stock motorcycle win at sonoma. Jul 29, 2018 robert hight funny car, jeg coughlin jr.
Former nhra pro stock motorcycle world champion le tonglet will be celebrating plenty of new in his life when he shows up for the gatornationals march 1619 at gainesville, fla. Nhra results the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. Savoie will race le tonglet, who beat angie smith, in one semifinal. Ed krawiec, a former ama prostar racer, served as a fulltime employee of old bridge township raceway. From 20 to 2016, tonglet failed to qualify for the countdown twice, nhras version of the postseason which takes the top 10 drivers each season and pits them in a sixrace battle for the title. Le tonglet beats matt smith in the pro stock motorcycle final at the summit racing equipment nhra nationals in norwalk. Toyota nhra sonoma nationals, 20180727 sonoma raceway, sonoma, ca. Le tonglet has plenty new in his life competition plus. Watch le tonglet take his nitro fish straight to the winners circle. Hight topped the first day of qualifying with a run at 339. Pro stock and le tonglet pro stock motorcycle were also winners in their respective categories at the 15th of 24 events on the 2018 nhra mello yello drag racing series schedule. Nationals lucas oil raceway at indianapolis aug 30 sep 04, 2017.
Le tonglet, the 2010 nhra pro stock motorcycle champion, will return to white alligator racing with jerry savoie beginning with this weekends nkg spark plugs fourwide nationals at zmax dragway. Oct 02, 2017 aaa insurance nhra midwest nationals gateway motorsports park sep 29 oct 01, 2017 le tonglet takes pro stock motorcycle win. Pro stock and le tonglet pro stock motorcycle were also winners in their respective categories at the 15th of 24 events on the 2018 nhra mello yello. On the track, tonglet, the 2010 nhra pro stock motorcycle title holder, will be making his debut as a teammate to jerry savoie, the reigning pro stock motorcycle world champ. Ed krawiec, a former ama prostar racer, served as a fulltime employee of old bridge township raceway park from 1999 through 2007, and became dragstrip manager in 2001. Steve torrence funny car, tanner gray pro stock, and le tonglet pro stock motorcycle were also winners in their respective categories at the 10th of 24 events on the 2018. Le tonglet september 2326 oreilly super start batteries nhra fall nationals. Former series champion and serious contender for last seasons title l. Dallas, texas tony schumacher matt hagan greg anderson le tonglet october 710 toyo tires nhra nationals. Lane driver class dial in rt 60 ft 330 ft 660 ft 660 ft mph ft et mph ovun. Robert hight drives in fridays funny car qualifying for the toyota nhra sonoma nationals drag races in sonoma. Nhra pro stock driver bo butner in the special edition general lee dukes of hazzard pro stock.
Force, a top 10 finisher in the nhra mello yello drag racing series in six of. Pro stock motorcycle driver le tonglet celebrates after winning the toyota nhra sonoma nationals at sonoma raceway in sonoma, calif. Mcmillen, todd, gray and tonglet victorious at nhra us. Le tonglet raced to his first career nhra mickey thompson tire pro bike battle win during the nhra mello yello drag racing series event on saturday july 29, 2016 at sonoma raceway. Tonglet is an nhra mello yello drag racing pro stock motorcycle racer. During the first two races of the 2014 nhra pro stock motorcycle, one name has been missing le tonglet. The 2010s saw many great drivers and riders find their way into the nhra. Le tonglet videos news, biography, expert analysis and. This is tonglets second career victory at lucas oil raceway, his third win on the season and 19th of his career. The son of nhra pro stock motorcycle racer, gary tonglet, and brother of. Nhra star courtney force steps away from funny car racing. Pro stock motorcycles le tonglet believes he can recreate. Officials from hickory, north carolinabased zloop computer and electronic recycling centers announced today the marketing partnership agreement with gt motorsports and driver l.
From 20 to 2016, tonglet failed to qualify for the countdown twice, nhra s version of the postseason which takes the top 10 drivers each season and pits them in a sixrace battle for the title. Krawiec rode to the pro stock motorcycle win with his 6. Nhra champion le tonglet november 30, 2010 before he took the motorcycle drag racing world by storm by winning an nhra full throttle championship as a rookie in the pro stock motorcycle class, it was apparent that le tonglet was destined for greatness. The win puts him 150 points ahead of le tonglet who remains second.
Aug 01, 2016 a round earlier, tonglet also topped hines teammate, eddie krawiec. Eddie krawiec born december 6, 1976 in englishtown, new jersey is an nhra mello yello drag racing series pro stock motorcycle racer. Tonglet announced that he will be running a limited schedule in 2019, targeting only fourtosix races. Le tonglet rode to the pro stock motorcycle win with his 6. Le tonglet wins nhra pro bike battle sports illustrated. But pointing back to the type of performances he had repeatedly on his nitro fish racing suzuki, tonglet fully expects to be back in prime form at the second stop of the nhras sixrace playoffs.
Pro stock motorcycle le tonglet believes he can recreate. In the 2010 season he won the motorcycle season championship. Dec, 2018 the toolbox shuffle and silly season is in full effect in the nhra pro stock motorcycle class. Former nhra champ le tonglet returns to white alligator racing. Tonglet rode to the pro stock motorcycle victory with a 6.
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