Houston, TX – (April 29th, 2014) The Randy Meyer Racing (RMR) Team returned to the NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway on April 25-27th, taking home the win for the second year in a row.
The Kansas-based team, with team owner Randy Meyer and Chase Copeland piloting the two A/Fuel Dragsters, did what they could to clean house in the Top Alcohol Dragster field. Randy ran consistent times of 5.34 e.t. at 270 mph, 5.33 e.t. at 274 mph, and 5.34 e.t. at 274 mph to claim the 5th qualifying position out of 16. Chase, who struggled to make a clean pass in the first qualifying session, placed 11th with a 5.44 e.t. at 261 mph for the second qualifying pass, and a consistent 5.44 e.t. at 265 mph for the third session.
Both RMR drivers had holeshot advantages for the opening round of eliminations, as both of their competitors were asleep at the starting line. Chase, however, was not able to recover from smoking the tires, netting him a first round loss. Randy, who defeated Michael Manners, also had trouble with his pass as he began to rattle the tires at the 300-foot mark, and had to lift to stop the car from getting out of control. Randy was then able to get back on the throttle, and pass Manners for the win with a 5.48 e.t. at 271 mph.
Moving onto second round, Randy Meyer was up against Forrest Fair for the first time. With another starting line advantage, Randy was able to win the round with a 5.41 e.t. at 272 mph. In the semi-final round of eliminations, Randy had to face David Brounkowski, the event’s number one qualifier. Once again, Randy had a great reaction time to beat Brounkowski off the starting line, and never looked back as he ran an improved time of 5.36 e.t. at 273 mph.
The fourth and final round of eliminations saw Randy, with lane choice, versus Mark Taliaferro. This race was a struggle for both teams, as Randy left first, then spun the tires and pedaled twice to recover. Taliaferro’s car broke right after the launch, and had to coast to the finish line trailing behind Randy.
“All of our hard work through the winter is starting to pay off in the last three races,” said Randy. “We have turned the corner and have the performance where it needs to be. All the people on the Randy Meyer Racing Team worked hard to make this happen. It is very exciting going forward that we have a good race car for the upcoming events.”
Don’t miss out on the action!
Randy will air on WFO Radio tonight for their NHRA Nitro section at 7:00 PM ET. Download their mobile app, or listen in at www.wforadio.com.
This race will air on ESPN2 on May 4th, 2014 at 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET/9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT.
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Randy and his team would like to thank their sponsors for their support and dedication to the RMR Team: Lucas Oil, Smart Chicken, NGK Spark Plugs, MOTOR MEDIC, Quik-Latch Products, Boninfante, Taylor Cable, Belzona Industrial Solutions, Rezner trailers, ARP, MAHLE Clevite, Hedman Hedders, and Moroso
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