Mindy's Minute - NHRA Report

Moorpark,  Calif. -  (November 9, 2005) The 2005 NHRA  POWERade Drag Racing 
Series has officially come to an end.  The Automobile Club of Southern  
California NHRA Finals were held over the weekend and the awards banquet wrapped  the 
season on Monday night at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Palm  Springs. 
Ringers racers took home three of the four championships in the  Professional 
categories. 
The Pro Stock Motorcycle class saw 15 different lead changes in the  points 
standings throughout the season. 
Andrew Hines gave Vance & Hines their 22nd career  championship.  It was the 
second  consecutive championship for Hines himself. 
Hines claimed the championship in the first round on Sunday after his  
teammate GT Tonglet lost in first round to Mike Berry. 
Hines met young gun Ryan Schnitz in the final round.  Both Hines and Schnitz 
fouled at the  line, but Hines was the first to foul, handing the win to 
Schnitz.  That didn’t matter to Hines as him and  his Harley-Davidson team already 
started celebrating their  championship. 
Schnitz’s run was 8.126/121.69 mph. 
Greg Anderson wrapped up his third consecutive championship in Pro Stock  at 
Las Vegas last month; however, Anderson lost  in second round on Sunday to 
eventual winner Jeg  Coughlin. 
While Ringers racer Ron Capps didn’t win the Funny Car Championship, he  sure 
put up one heck of a fight until the end.  He was beat in the second round by 
Cruz  Pedregon and ended his season second in POWERade Funny Car  points. 
Even though Tony Pedregon wasn’t in the chase for the championship, he  ended 
his season on a high note by taking the win in the Funny Car class against  
Eric Medlen, 4.751/319.22 mph to 145.98/68.73 mph. 
What is there left to report about Tony Schumacher’s season?  Not a whole 
lot.  He’s done everything he could do in one  season and ended another 
championship winning season with a win in Top Fuel over  his first year Schumacher 
Racing teammate Melanie Troxel. 
What looked like Troxel being on her way to her first win, she fouled at  the 
line giving Shoe a 4.496/324.36 mph victory. 
The 2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series will kick off during the  CARQUEST 
Auto PartsNHRA Winternationals at Pomona Raceway, February  9-12. 
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