The Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals marks the 17th race on the NHRA Full Throttle series tour; the 11th where the Top Alcohol classes compete. We'll take a look back at previous event winners, as well as a look forward, to drivers that we think have a good chance of winning the race this year.
Previous Event Winners
2010-Chris Demke/Frank Manzo
2009-Bill Reichert/Frank Manzo
2008-Brandon Lewis/Mick Snyder
2007-Bill Reichert/Frank Manzo
2006-Steve Torrence/Bob Newberry
2005-Morgan Lucas/Cy Chesterman
Drivers To Watch
Bill Reichert (TAD)
The 5x national champion has 2 divisional wins and 1 national event win this year. Reichert has three wins here, so he'll be hard to beat.
Chris Demke (TAD)
The driver of the Peen-Rite/Cleanboost car has a 2011 win record that mimmicks Reichert's; 2 divisionals and 1 national. Demke clicked off 5.2x runs round after round in Seattle, proving his blown car can keep up with Reichert's A/Fueler.
Jim Whiteley (TAD)
Winning the Jegs Allstars race and taking runner-up in Chicago, Whiteley has good momentum heading into Brainerd. Jim also has a pair of wins this year, one divisional and one national event.
Tom Carter (TAFC)
The Jawbreaker has only one win this year, the SGMP divisional, but has had success here before. Carter runnered-up here in 2010, losing to Frank Manzo.
Roger Bateman (TAFC)
Warming up the seat for Annie Whiteley, Bateman has a pair of divisional wins this year. With six national event final appearances, Roger is bound to break through for a win in 2011. Considering there are only 9 cars entered, none of which are Frank Manzo or Tony Bartone, Bateman has a good chance to win.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter for round-by-round results from Brainerd. Check back here this week for press releases from the teams.
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