HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 1, 2015) – For the third and final time in 2015, Angel Stadium was the site of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship Series. 43,441 fans were in attendance and the entire event was broadcast live on Fox Sports One. In addition, the second episode of Supercross Behind the Dream aired on Fox Sports One at 1:00 p.m. (EST) today. The third episode of the documentary series will be broadcast Feb. 15 at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on Fox Sports One.
Justin Barcia qualified for the main event directly from heat one, Phillip Nicoletti transferred from Semi One. Unfortunately Nicoletti suffered a brief crash at the start of the main event relegating him to last at the completion of the first lap. Barcia began the main in 10th position and was able to improve his standing to eighth at the finish, with Nicoletti salvaging 20th.
Round six of the 17-race series will be held at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif. on Feb. 7. Fox Sports One will air the race live starting at 10:00 p.m. (EST). Supercrosslive.com will stream qualifying practice beginning at 3:50 p.m. (EST).
You may have watched it on TV. Or read about it in a magazine. But nothing is like actually going to a NHRA drag race. Antron Brown, the 2012 Top Fuel World Champion says, “The power . . . the noise . . . the excitement—you have to see it in person! TV does a good job of covering it, but it’s impossible to put it all on prime time. My Top Fuel dragster goes from 0 to 100 mph in 0.8 of a second—600 feet—you have to see that to believe it!”
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K&N and TRD teamed up to provide eight lucky fans with the racing experience of a lifetime! The eight lucky finalists won a trip for two to Las Vegas to participate in the 2014 K&N Horsepower Challenge. Each finalist was paired with one of the eight NHRA Pro Stock drivers who qualified for the event. Anne Perkins of Brookings, Oregon, was paired with the winning driver and drove home in a customized 2014 Toyota Tacoma HPC, created by TRD just for this event.
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In a race of this caliber, the actual race truck has a very extensive support system that includes “chase vehicles” that follow along and carry various parts and supplies in case the race team needs assistance. These vehicles also have to be Baja-tough to survive as a chase vehicle. For this race, Toyota is using a TRD Pro Series.
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