MOTORSPORT AMERICA EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS OF THE NHRA PRO STOCK ROUNDS AT THUNDER VALLEY!
LEGENDARY NHRA PRO STOCK DRIVER GREG ANDERSON WON HIS 1,000th ROUND RACE AT THE NHRA SUPER GRIP THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS!
MOTORSPORT AMERICA EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS OF THE PRO STOCK COMPETITION IN THE NHRA SUPER GRIP THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS
by Derek Jackson
Motorsport America traveled to Thunder Valley in Bristol, Tennessee to bring you coverage of the NHRA Super Grip Nationals at Thunder Valley! Please enjoy these exclusive photos brought to you by Motorsport America photographers Fred Hanyon and Doug Lewis!
STRONG STORMS WERE A THREAT ALL WEEKEND AT THUNDER VALLEY THAT INCLUDED SEVERAL RAIN DELAYS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.DAVID CUADRA DOES HIS PRO STOCK BURNOUT PRIOR TO HIS RUN AT THUNDER VALLEY!THE CUADRA BOYS RACING TEAM WAS A BIG PRESENCE IN THUNDER VALLEY ALL WEEKEND. SEEN HERE CRISTIAN IN THE NEAR LANE TAKES ON HIS BROTHER DAVID, WHO TOOK THE Q3 RACE WITH AN ET OF 6.669!TWO SIDES OF THE SAME STORY WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM MOTORSPORT AMERICA CAPTURING THIS RACE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRACK! CUADRA BBOYS RACING TEAM PITS BROTHER vs BROTHER AS CRISTIAN & DAVID CUADRA FACE OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE Q3 ROUND. BROTHER DAVID IN THE NEAR LANE IN CAR No. 411M WON THE HEAT WITH AN ET OF 6.669!PRO STOCK DRIVER KENNY DELCO OUT OF SETAUKET, NEW YORK IS CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF RACING IN 2025!CRISTIAN CUADRA GETS THE JUMP ON KENNY DELCO IN 1ST ROUND QUALIFYING AT THUNDER VALLEY. THE CORRAL TEQUILA DRIVER RAN A 6.693 AT 205.88!JOHNSON’S HORSEPOWERED GARAGE PRO STOCK SHOWDOWN WITH ERICA ENDERS IN THE NEAR LANE DRIVING AGAINST TEAMMATE AARON STANFIELD IN THE Q3 ROUND. STANFIELD CAME AWAY WITH THE VICTORY WITH AN ET OF 6.676 TO ENDERS 6.880!TWO SIDES OF THE SAME STORY WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM MOTORSPORT AMERICA CAPTURING THIS RACE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRACK! JOHNSON’S HORSEPOWERED GARAGE PRO STOCK DUAL WITH AARON STANFIELD DRIVING AGAINST TEAMMATE ERICA ENDERS IN TH Q3 ROUND. STANFIELD CAME AWAY WITH THE VICTORY WITH AN ET OF 6.676 TO ENDERS 6.880!DERIC KRAMER DRIVES THE NHRA GET BIOFUEL PRO STOCK DRAGSTER. WHEN HE’S NOT DOING BURNOUTS, DERIC IS A HISTORICAL FENCING ENTHUSIAST, TRAVELING TO THE KINGDOMS OF CAID, ATENVELDT AND ÆTHELMEARC TO REPLICATE SWORD FIGHTING OF THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD. IN 2024 DERIC WAS CROWNED KING OF THE OUTLANDS KINGDOM!IN A TRUE PHOTO FINISH, MATT LATINO DRIVING FOR TEAM GESi RACING, BESTED DERIC KRAMER IN THE FAR LANE BY 0.001 SECONDS IN THE PRO STOCK Q1 ROUND AT THUNDER VALLEY!MATT LATINO DRIVING FOR GESi RACING TEAM TAKES ON TROY COUGHLIN JR IN THE 2nd ROUND OF QUALIFYING! MATT LATINO TOOK THE ROUND WITH AN ET OF 6.677!GREG STANFIELD FROM BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA DRIVES THE ROD SHOP PRO STOCK DRAGSTER OF JANAC BROTHERS RACING! GREG IS CELEBRATING MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN RACING!THIS Q1 PRO STOCK COMPETITION ROUND PITTED GREG STANFIELD IN THE NEAR LANE AGAINST TROY COUGHLIN JR. STANFIELD’S JANAC BROTHERS ROD SHOP CHEVY WON THE RACE WITH AT TIME OF 6.695 AT 205.13 MPH!IN A Q3 SHOWDOWN, GREG STANFIELD IN THE NEAR LANE PULLED OFF A WIN vs MASON McGAHA. GREG RAN A 6.690 AT 204.51 TO MASON’S 204.88!NHRA PRO STOCK DRIVER CHRIS McGAHA OF HARLOW SAMMONS RACING OUT OF ODESSA, TEXAS DOES A BURNOUT AT THUNDER VALLEY!FIVE TIME WORLD CHAMPION JEG COUGHLIN JR DOES HIS BURNOUT IN THUNDER VALLEY TENNESSEE!KENNY DELCO IN THE NEAR LAND TAKES ON JEG COUGHLIN JR IN THE 3RD ROUND OF QUALIFYING. THE ORANGE SCAG CAR POSTED AN ET OF 3.685 AT 206.01 FOR THE Q3 WIN!GREG ANDERSON DRIVING HIS HENDRICK CARS.COM PRO STOCK CHEVY, MATCHES UP AGAINST MATT HARTFORD DRIVING FOR TOTAL SEAL PISTON RINGS. HARTFORD WAS CREDITED WITH THE Q3 WIN IN THUNDER VALLEY!GREG ANDERSON TAKING ON DAVID CUADRA IN THE E3 ELIMINATION ROUND. CUADRA HAD STARTING LINE ADVANTAGE, BUT ANDERSON CHASED HIM DOWN AT THE HALFWAY POINT AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. THIS RACE WAS A MILESTONE FOR THE HENDRICK CARS DRIVER, AS IT MARKED HIS 1,000th WIN IN THE NHRA PRO STOCK DRAGSTER CLASS!DALLAS GLENN FROM COVINGTON, WASHINGTON CLAIMED HIS 8TH CAREER No. 1 QUALIFIER LAST WEEKEND IN THUNDER VALLEY TENNESSEE!GREG ANDERSON IN THE FAR LANE MATCHES UP WITH DALLAS GLENN IN THE FINAL E4 ROUND OF THE PRO STOCK COMPETITON AT THE NHRA SUPER GRIP THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS! ANDERSON WON HIS 4th WALLY THIS SEASON, HIS 1,000th WIN AND THE LOW ET OF THE COMPETITION!LEGENDARY NHRA PRO STOCK DRIVER GREG ANDERSON SMILING AT HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS PAST WEEKEND IN THUNDER VALLEY. ANDERSON COLLECTED HIS 4TH WALLY OF THE YEAR, AND HIS 1000th CAREER WIN!