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Sports season
2006 NHRA Drag Racing Season League NHRA Sport Drag racing Champions Tony Schumacher (TF) John Force (FC) Jason Line (PS) Andrew Hines (PSM)
Following are the results of the 2006 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series season . The 2006 season would be the last time a national event would be held at National Trail Raceway near Columbus, Ohio. The event was replaced with the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk the next year. It is also the final year before the Countdown to the Championship format change.
Schedule
2006 NHRA Powerade Schedule[ 1]
Date
Race
Site
Winners
Top Fuel
Funny Car
Pro Stock
Pro Stock Motorcycle
February 9-12
CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals
Pomona, California
Melanie Troxel
Robert Hight
Greg Anderson
N/A
February 24–26
Checker Shucks Kragen Nationals
Phoenix, Ariz.
Rod Fuller
Tommy Johnson Jr.
Warren Johnson
N/A
March 16–19
ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals
Gainesville, Fla
David Grubnic
Ron Capps
Tom Martino
Angelle Sampey
March 31-April 2
O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals
Houston, Texas
Brandon Bernstein
Ron Capps
Mike Edwards
Angelle Sampey
April 6–9
SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals
Las Vegas, Nev.
Melanie Troxel
Cruz Pedregon
Kurt Johnson
N/A
April 28-30
O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Bristol, Tenn.
Doug Kalitta
Ron Capps
Jason Line
N/A
May 4-7
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals
Atlanta, Ga.
Doug Kalitta
Tony Pedregon
Jason Line
Antron Brown
May 18–21
Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals
Columbus, Ohio
Brandon Bernstein
Tony Pedregon
Jim Yates
Angelle Sampey
May 28-30
O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals
Topeka, Kan.
Doug Kalitta
Ron Capps
Dave Connolly
N/A
June 8–11
Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals
Chicago, Ill.
Doug Kalitta
John Force
Kurt Johnson
Ryan Schnitz
June 15–18
K&N Filters SuperNationals
Englishtown, N.J.
Rod Fuller
Ron Capps
Jason Line
Matt Smith
June 23-25
O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals
Madison, Ill.
Tony Schumacher
Tony Pedregon
Mike Edwards
Chip Ellis
July 14–16
Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
Denver, Colo.
J.R. Todd
Gary Scelzi
Dave Connolly
Andrew Hines
July 21-23
Shuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals
Seattle, Wash.
Tony Schumacher
Whit Bazemore
Allen Johnson
N/A
July 28–30
Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals
Sonoma, Calif.
J.R. Todd
Eric Medlen
Jason Line
Chip Ellis
August 10–13
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Brainerd, Minn.
Brandon Bernstein
Tommy Johnson Jr.
Dave Connolly
Antron Brown
August 18-20
O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals
Memphis, Tenn.
Doug Kalitta
John Force
Kurt Johnson
Andrew Hines
August 30-September 4
53rd Mac Tools U.S. Nationals
Indianapolis, Ind.
Tony Schumacher
Robert Hight
Greg Anderson
Matt Smith
September 21-24
O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals
Dallas, Texas
Brandon Bernstein
Robert Hight
Richie Stevens
N/A
September 28–October 1
Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals
Reading, Pa.
J.R. Todd
Phil Burkart
Greg Anderson
Karen Stoffer
October 13-15
Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals
Richmond, Va.
Cory McClenathan
Eric Medlen
Jason Line
N/A
October 26-29
ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals
Las Vegas, Nev.
Tony Schumacher
Jack Beckman
Richie Stevens
Andrew Hines
November 1–4
Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals
Pomona, California
Tony Schumacher
John Force
Greg Anderson
Craig Treble
Points standings
Top Fuel[ 2]
Position
Driver
Points
Points Back
Chassis
1
Tony Schumacher
1681
-
Hadman
2
Doug Kalitta
1667
-14
Attac
3
Brandon Bernstein
1565
-116
McKinney
4
Melanie Troxel
1471
-210
Hadman
5
Rod Fuller
1384
-297
Hadman
6
David Grubnic
1285
-396
Attac
7
Larry Dixon
1151
-530
McKinney
8
J.R. Todd
1105
-576
Hadman
9
Cory McClenathan
1036
-645
Hadman
10
Hillary Will
1035
-646
Attac
Funny Car[ 2]
Position
Driver
Points
Points Back
Make
1
John Force
1636
-
Ford
2
Robert Hight
1524
-112
Ford
3
Ron Capps
1503
-133
Dodge
4
Eric Medlen
1407
-229
Ford
5
Tony Pedregon
1370
-266
Chevy
6
Tommy Johnson Jr.
1322
-314
Chevy
7
Gary Scelzi
1204
-432
Dodge
8
Phil Burkart
1034
-602
Chevy
9
Whit Bazemore
956
-680
Hadman
10
Cruz Pedregon
956
-680
Chevy
Pro Stock[ 2]
Position
Driver
Points
Points Back
Make/Model
1
Jason Line
1787
-
Pontiac
2
Greg Anderson
1664
-123
Pontiac
3
Dave Connolly
1451
-336
Chevy
4
Mike Edwards
1265
-522
Pontiac
5
Kurt Johnson
1230
-557
Chevy
6
Allen Johnson
1218
-569
Dodge
7
Jim Yates
1115
-672
Pontiac
8
Greg Stanfield
1075
-712
Pontiac
9
Richie Stevens
1047
-740
Dodge
10
V Gaines
1029
-758
Dodge
Pro Stock Motorcycle[ 2]
Position
Driver
Points
Points Back
Make
1
Andrew Hines
1099
-
Harley-Davidson
2
Antron Brown
1076
-23
Suzuki
3
Angelle Sampey
999
-100
Suzuki
4
Chip Ellis
892
-207
Buell
5
Matt Smith
857
-242
Buell
6
Karen Stoffer
814
-285
Suzuki
7
Ryan Schnitz
771
-328
Kawasaki
8
Tom Bradford
721
-378
Buell
9
Geno Scali
705
-394
Suzuki
10
Craig Treble
675
-424
Suzuki
Drivers in bold have clinched the championship
References