The mood was understandably somber and the winner\u2019s circle celebration subdued as champions were crowned at the 39th annual Lucas Oil SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, a day after the qualifying accident that claimed the life of popular Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta. Following a day of tears and tributes, Tony Schumacher, Tim Wilkerson, Greg Anderson, and Chip Ellis emerged as the professional champions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle respectively.<\/p>\n
The most poignant tribute of the day came during the opening round of...<\/p>\n
Read Kevin McKenna's full article at NHRA.com for full results and commentary about Scott Kalitta<\/a>.<\/p>\n Visit NHRA's tribute page to Scott Kalitta.<\/a><\/p>\n The mood was understandably somber and the winner\u2019s circle celebration subdued as champions were crowned at the 39th annual Lucas Oil SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, a day after the qualifying accident that claimed the life of popular Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta. Following a day of tears and tributes, Tony Schumacher, Tim … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,11,19],"tags":[86,8,85,58,7],"class_list":["post-1536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-dragster","category-funny-car","tag-englishtown","tag-nhra","tag-scott-kalitta","tag-tim-wilkerson","tag-tony-schumacher"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nIHRA's condolence statement about the loss of Scott Kalitta.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"