Las Vegas is quickly becoming one of the
favored
NHRA stops by many racers and
fans. Even
though the track is located in
the high desert
of Nevada it consistently delivers
really great racing.
It is also one of the best tracks on the
NHRA circuit for great photography. This year we were fortunate to have four DRO contributors shooting at the race. Senior photographer Ron Lewis was joined by staffers Tim Marshall, James Drew and DRO writer Darr Hawthorne, and each had a little different point of view. We hope you enjoy this photo essay of the race.
ROUND ONE: Doug Kalitta, 3.954, 311.99 def. Bob Vandergriff, 3.978, 309.98; David Grubnic, 3.943, 306.74 def. Terry McMillen, 4.004, 290.19; Antron Brown, 3.910, 316.30 def. Morgan Lucas, 3.917, 311.34; Del Worsham, 3.886, 316.23 def. Steven Chrisman, 4.430, 185.82; Larry Dixon, 3.905, 314.17 def. Steve Torrence, 4.126, 282.13; Brandon Bernstein, 3.974, 305.56 def. Steve Faria, 4.175, 252.66; Tony Schumacher, 3.879, 318.17 def. Troy Buff, 5.677, 105.87; Spencer Massey, 3.914, 312.35 def. Shawn Langdon, broke
QUARTERFINALS: Bernstein, 3.922, 307.02 def. Grubnic, 3.926, 309.84; Kalitta, 3.939, 313.73 def. Dixon, 3.953, 309.63; Worsham, 3.941, 309.42 def. Massey, 3.926, 313.44; Brown, 3.845, 320.58 def. Schumacher, 3.895, 315.49
SEMIFINALS: Bernstein, 3.937, 306.81 def. Worsham, 4.025, 269.03; Brown, 3.843, 320.51 def. Kalitta, 3.940, 314.46
FINAL: Brown, 3.887, 318.84 def. Bernstein, 3.947, 311.13