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2009 NHRA Division 3 Super Quick Series Runner-Up
2009 NHRA Div 3 ET Bracket Driver of the Year Finalist
2008 NHRA Division 3 Super Quick Series Champion
2008 JEG'S Top Dragster Shootout Champion
2008 Division 3 ET Bracket Driver of the Year
2006 NHRA Division 3 Super Quick Series Champion
2006 NHRA Division 3 ET Bracket Driver of the Year
2006 NHRA Division 3 "Be Cool" Coolest Car Award
2005 NHRA Division 3 ET Bracket Driver of the Year
2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
MONROE MISSES THIRD NHRA DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY SLIM MARGIN
James Monroe almost ran the table at the NHRA Fall event missing his third divisional championship by .0005. Monroe advanced to the final round from the second qualifying spot but was defeated in the run for the Wally. NHRA stories below.
STORY I
STORY II
MONROE CAPTURES SECOND 2009 WALLY IN DRAMATIC FASHION
With a 4.509, James Monroe took the top qualifying spot at the Kil-Kare Dragway JEG'S Super Quick as part of the very last pair in qualifying. That turned out to be just the beginning of the dramatics for Monroe on the evening as he picked up his 10th NHRA Wally. Full NHRA story here.
MONROE GETS FIRST NHRA
TOP DRAGSTER WALLY AT INDY
James Monroe started the NHRA North Central Division Spitzer Top Dragster season in fine fashion with a win in Indy. Nearly 600 cars were on the grounds including 51 Top Dragster vying for the 32 car field. When qualifying was finished it took a 7.02 to make the field. Our very own Killer James started the race from the 11th position (6.80 at 196 MPH) and went on to take the win. Photo below and full story here.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS
MONROE CAPTURES SECOND NHRA DIVISIONAL TITLE IN THREE YEARS
James Monroe rolled into O'Reilly Raceway Park with two championship opportunities on the line the weekend of October 10. Only a close final round loss to young Chris Carrico in the Shootout final kept the weekend from being perfect. After that loss Monroe picked right up again Sunday morning with his Spitzer dragster and rolled late into the race to pick-up another championship his second divisional championship in two years. Full NHRA story here.
MONROE TAKES JEG'S TOP DRAGSTER SHOOTOUT HONORS AT NHRA SPORTSNATIONALS
KillerRONS.COM's James Monroe took home the $3,000 and the prestigue that goes along with being the 2008 JEG'S Top Dragster Shootout Champion at the NHRA JEG'S Northern Sportsnationals. The highlight of the event was a great first round race with 2007 series champion John Coughlin. Both Monroe and Coughlin were .004 or better on the tree and the finish line margin was less than .001. In the final round Monroe ousted points leader Jeff Brown in another close race for the great win. Monroe threatened to sweep the weekend but came up .004 short in the semi's of Sunday's main event. This weekend performance in the main event earned Monroe a third place finish in the 2008 NHRA divisional Top Dragster points.
MONROE JUST MISSES ANOTHER WALLY
In only the fourth Top Dragster event of his career James Monroe advanced to a divisional final round. At the NHRA Division 3 event at National Trail Raceway in Columbus, OH Monroe qualified 13th with a 7.102 at 187.76 and used a string of .00x lights to advance to final against one of the best, Troy Williams, Jr. In the final Monroe and Williams left together with .007 and .009 lights respectively and Williams' 7.466 "dead-on" pass forced Monroe to give up the stripe and hope for an opponent break-out victory. It was not to be on this day.
MONROE RIDES STEVE SCHMIDT RACING ENGINE'S "KILLER 584" TO THE SIX SECOND ZONE IN JOILET
James Monroe made one of the first NHRA six second Top Dragster passes utilizing a conventional cylinder head with no power adders on June 14, 2008 in Joliet, IL. Monroe recorded an amazing 4.44 at 154+MPH 1/8 mile pass and finished the 1/4 mile just as strong with an ET of 6.999 and MPH of 191.70. This not only shows the power of Schmidt Racing Engines but also the capabilities of a single Terminator and TSI "spragless" converter. Read more about this engine combination and how you can own one here. See the most recent Schmidt ad in National Dragster here.
MONROE BECOMES SECOND WINNINGEST DRIVER IN SUPER QUICK HISTORY
James Monroe won his sixth NHRA Super Quick Wally at the completion of the rain delayed Mid-State Dragway Super Quick Series race in Bowling Green, KY. A third 2008 semi-final finish was unacceptable this time as "Killer" finished the deal with convincing back to back wins over previous series champions. Monroe is shown below in qualifying at the Havana facility; full NHRA story here.
Back to back NHRA North Central Division "ET Bracket Driver of the Year", James Monroe, started off 2007 in the same impressive fashion as the previous two seasons. On April 1 Monroe visited the final round of Super Pro eliminator at the NHRA National Open at Gateway Int'l Raceway. "Killer" James used steady reaction times and consistent 4.65 elapsed times in the 1/8 mile to earn a spot in the final along side local standout Dan Phelps. In the final Monroe fell short by .011 in a good race. This was only the third loss for Monroe in the previous nineteen final rounds since the beginning of the 2005 season.
Later in the month of May Monroe clicked of an impressive 15-2 round record at the Memphis Motorsports Mega-Bucks Series weekend. Monroe advanced to the final three in Day 1 only to lose by .003 to bracket racing legend Danny Nelson. On Sunday Monroe took it one step further to visit yet another final round. In this final things started good with a PERFECT light but it still wasn't enough to take the win over Jesse Bobo.
Some say that when you are struggling with an endeavor it is best to simplify. With this in mind James went back to a 4.90-5.00 combination and made a return to the place of his 2005 Super Pro season championship, ET Raceway, for their Labor Day weekend races. ET had a near record car count for their two-race in one-day format. After 8 rounds in the second $2,000 race; two KillerRONS.COM racers were still standing. Long time Flying Toilet user, Jason McConnell, took the win over Monroe in the final by a mere .006.
Just a few weeks later at the Gateway Int'l Raceway Mega-Bucks weekend "Killer" James took the win in the High-Rollers gamblers race to snap the runner-up streak at three. Monroe ended the race with a .015 initiated light and 4.801 on his 4.80 dial to force fellow Indiana resident Darren Douglas under his dial. This was the first all out bracket weekend for Monroe's Spitzer slip-joint dragster Monroe lovingly refers to as "The Mongrel" (photo below)and an amazing 22nd final round since the beginning of 2005. Monroe, who was feeling "it", took this combination to Memphis for the Million Dollar Drag Race the next weekend. Against the most impressive field assembled for a bracket race Monroe advanced to the fifth round money before falling out.
What a great night our very own James Monroe had at the NHRA Division 3 banquet in early January 2007. The expected part of the evening was being awarded the Divisional Championship Wally for the JEG'S Super Quick Series. The unexpected is what came next. "Killer" was again named the 2006 North Central Division ET Bracket Driver of the Year for the second season in a row. To top that off, Division Director, Jay Hullinger, awarded Monroe the "Be Cool" Radiator Coolest Car of the Division Award.
To earn the above awards "Killer" James started off the season in grand fashion with a JEG'S Super Quick Series win on May 13 at his home track, Ohio Valley Dragway. Monroe took the early season points lead with the final round victory over 2005 series champion Lester Adkins. On that same night Monroe advanced to the final three cars in S/P class. To finish things off right at Ohio Valley Dragway, Monroe returned one week later to take home the S/P win. That win capped off an incredible 17 round win onslaught for the two week period.
On June 17, Gateway International Raceway hosted their annual National Dragster Challenge. Rains plagued time trials postponing eliminations until nearly midnight but that played right into Monroe’s hands with his deadly Terminator. Twelve hours after the initial time run Monroe found himself in the final round dialing the same 4.74 as it ran on the first pass before the rain set in. James used a .002 light and a 4.744 on his 4.74 dial to pick-up the winner's check and his fourth Wally in less than 12 months.
In keeping with the once each month win scenario Monroe collected the Buffalo Soldiers S/P win on July 30th at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. Monroe waded through 8 tough rounds to pick up the $2,500 check (picture below with father, Mike). A special thanks goes out to William Hamilton and the Buffalo Soldiers of Cincinnati for putting on a great race.
One of the highlights of anyone’s career would be taking home the win in two classes on the same night in NHRA competition. On August 12 “Killer” did just that by ripping 13 round wins in a row at Bunker Hill Dragstrip, in Kokomo, IN. Monroe scored the second JEG'S SUPER QUICK 32 win of the season and moments later took the Super Pro portion of the night's festivities home. How good are the Terminators you ask? The answer...it was enough to pull off this accomplishment making 16 total passes in the 4.73 at 143 MPH range and never exceeding 175 degrees water temperature.
Monroe finished off August by running “dead-on” his dial in 10 of 13 rounds during Bluegrass Raceway Park’s Labor Day Special Races. This was good enough to pick up the runner-up money after losing a .001 race to Tony Lowery of Kentucky. This was only the second loss for Monroe in the last 17 final rounds since the beginning of 2006.
James put the final round loss behind him as he went into the close of the season and took home a final big win of the season. On September 9 at his favorite Ohio Valley Dragway Monroe used a deadly hot rod and a string of .007 to .015 lights over 8 rounds of competition for the impressive $5,000 win. In the final, Monroe squared off against professional racer Shawn Langdon in one of his Lucas Oil sponsored dragster. "Killer" used a slight starting line edge to roll into his 4.74 dial for the win.
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