21st Annual NHRA Mid-South Nationals

For three consecutive days, Nitro fans were treated to sunny skies, great side-by-side racing and championship implications that fans will remember for years. The 21st annual O’Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals proved to be one of the most exciting events in Memphis Motorsports Park history, with Funny Car champion Tim Wilkerson preventing an all-John Force Racing semifinals by beating John Force, Robert Hight and Ashley Force in three consecutive rounds.

Other winners included titlist Tony Schumacher in Top Fuel, Mike Edwards in Pro Stock and Craig Treble in Pro Stock Motorcycles. The Lucas Oil Sportsman champions consisted of 3-time 2008 winner Arnie Martel in Comp, Sportsman great and 4-class winner Edmond Richardson in Super Stock and first-time winners Adam Davis (Stock) and Carl Shane (Super Gas).

Both Wilkerson and Schumacher extended their points lead with decisive final-round victories. After setting up his own engine-building program in the off-season, Edwards posted his second win of the season. Treble, a regular in Memphis for both the national and divisional events, scored his first win of the season in his fourth race since joining Don Schumacher Racing.

COMP Cams® would like to send a special congratulations to four of the eight winners of this year’s event, who drove their COMP Cams®-powered racing engines to victory. These include Mike Edwards, Edmond Richardson, Adam Davis (Huntsville Engine), and Carl Shane. A major contingency sponsor of the NHRA Pro & Sportsman racers, COMP Cams® provided on-site racer support and interaction with the fans throughout the three day race event.

The stars of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will be back in Memphis next year on a new weekend—October 2-4, 2009. For a full recap of this event, go to the NHRA website.

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