2007 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series season

The 2007 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Season was the first NHRA season to include the Countdown to the Championship.

2007 NHRA Drag Racing Season
League	NHRA
Sport	Drag racing
Champions	Tony Schumacher (TF) Tony Pedregon (FC) Jeg Coughlin (PS) Matt Smith (PSM)

Schedule

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Date	Race	Site	Winners
			Top Fuel	Funny Car	Pro Stock	Pro Stock Motorcycle
February 8–11	CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals	Pomona, California	J.R. Todd	Gary Scelzi	Greg Anderson	N/A
February 23–25	Checker Shucks Kragen Nationals	Phoenix, Ariz.	Rod Fuller	Tony Pedregon	Kurt Johnson	N/A
March 15–18	ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals	Gainesville, Fla	Tony Schumacher	Ron Capps	Greg Anderson	Karen Stoffer
March 30 - April 1	O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals	Houston, Texas	J.R. Todd	Ron Capps	Jason Line	Angelle Sampey
April 12–15	SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals	Las Vegas, Nev.	Brandon Bernstein	Robert Hight	Greg Anderson	N/A
April 26–29	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals	Atlanta, Ga.	Brandon Bernstein	Robert Hight	Greg Anderson	Karen Stoffer
May 4–6	O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals	Madison, Ill.	Melanie Troxel	Ron Capps	Dave Connolly	Matt Smith
June 1–3	O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals	Topeka, Kan.	Brandon Bernstein	Mike Ashley	Greg Anderson	N/A
June 7–10	Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals	Chicago, Ill.	Larry Dixon	Gary Scelzi	Jeg Couglin	Andrew Hines
June 21–24	ProCare Rx NHRA SuperNationals	Englishtown, N.J.	Larry Dixon	Tommy Johnson Jr.	Greg Anderson	Craig Treble
June 28 – July 1	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals	Norwalk, Ohio	Tony Schumacher	Mike Ashley	Dave Connolly	Andrew Hines
July 6–8	O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals	Bristol, Tenn.	Brandon Bernstein	John Force	Jeg Coughlin	N/A
July 13–15	Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals	Denver, Colo.	Rod Fuller	Jack Beckman	Allen Johnson	Matt Smith
July 18–20	NHRA Shucks Auto Supply Nationals	Seattle, Wash.	Tony Schumacher	Jack Beckman	Dave Connolly	N/A
July 27–29	Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals	Sonoma, Calif.	Tony Schumacher	John Force	Greg Anderson	Matt Smith
August 9–12	Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals	Brainerd, Minn.	Brandon Bernstein	John Force	Jeg Coughlin	Andrew Hines
August 16–19	Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals	Reading, Pa.	Doug Herbert	Tony Pedregon	Dave Connolly	Matt Guiderra
2007 Countdown to the Championship (Countdown to 4)
August 29 - September 3	53rd Mac Tools U.S. Nationals	Indianapolis, Ind.	Tony Schumacher	Mike Ashley	Dave Connolly	Craig Treble
September 14–16	O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals	Memphis, Tenn.	Melanie Troxel	Gary Scelzi	Dave Connolly	Andrew Hines
September 20–23	O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals	Dallas, Texas	Larry Dixon	Tony Pedregon	Dave Connolly	Peggy Llewellyn
October 5–7	Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals	Richmond, Va.	Doug Kalitta	Gary Scelzi	Dave Connolly	N/A
2007 Countdown to the Championship (Countdown to 1)
October 25–28	ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals	Las Vegas, Nev.	Rod Fuller	Tony Pedregon	Greg Anderson	Andrew Hines
November 1–4	Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals	Pomona, California	Tony Schumacher	Robert Hight	Jeg Coughlin	Matt Smith

Points standings

Top Fuel[2]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Chassis
1	Tony Schumacher	3186	-	Hadman
2	Rod Fuller	3167	-19	Hadman
3	Brandon Bernstein	3149	-37	McKinney
4	Larry Dixon	3135	-51	McKinney
5	Bob Vandergriff	2358	-828	McKinney
6	Doug Herbert	2292	-894	McKinney
7	J.R. Todd	2273	-913	Hadman
8	Whit Bazemore	2182	-1004	Hadman
9	Melanie Troxel	1173	-2013	Hadman
10	Doug Kalitta	1045	-2141	Hadman

Funny Car[2]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	Tony Pedregon	3178	-	Chevy
2	Robert Hight	3159	-19	Ford
3	Gary Scelzi	3092	-86	Dodge
4	Ron Capps	3067	-111	Dodge
5	Jack Beckman	2358	-820	Dodge
6	Mike Ashley	2337	-841	Dodge
7	John Force	2191	-987	Ford
8	Jim Head	2163	-1015	Toyota
9	Del Worsham	1050	-2128	Chevy
10	Ashley Force Hood	960	-2218	Ford

Pro Stock[2]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make/Model
1	Jeg Coughlin Jr.	3217	-	Chevy
2	Greg Anderson	3173	-44	Pontiac
3	Dave Connolly	3126	-91	Chevy
4	Allen Johnson	3086	-131	Dodge
5	Jason Line	2292	-925	Pontiac
6	Kurt Johnson	2278	-939	Chevy
7	Larry Morgan	2233	-984	Dodge
8	Warren Johnson	2180	-1037	Pontiac
9	Richie Stevens	1056	-2161	Dodge
10	V Gaines	1025	-2192	Dodge

Pro Stock Motorcycle[2]
Position	Driver	Points	Points Back	Make
1	Matt Smith	3211	-	Buell
2	Andrew Hines	3205	-6	Harley-Davidson
3	Chip Ellis	3204	-7	Buell
4	Peggy Llewellyn	3108	-103	Buell
5	Angelle Sampey	2309	-902	Suzuki
6	Craig Treble	2283	-928	Suzuki
7	Ed Krawiec	2244	-967	Harley-Davidson
8	Karen Stoffer	2242	-969	Suzuki
9	Steve Johnson	746	-2465	Suzuki
10	Antron Brown	708	-2503	Suzuki

• Drivers in bold have clinched the championship