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March 12-15, 2009

NHRA Full Throttle Gatornationals

GAINESVILLE, Fla.

Sunday eliminations

(SpeedZone recap)

The Al-Anabi Top Fuel team is getting in a groove and that could spell trouble for all the team challenging for the 2009 Full Throttle Top Fuel championship. Well not a dominating performance as all teams seem to be troubled by the Gainesville racing surface, they were the only team to run 4.80's on more than one occasion. Larry Dixon took his first win of the year and moved into the top three behind Gainesville semi finalist Brandon Bernstien (2nd overall) and 1st place Antron Brown who was a second round casualty. IHRA regular Booby Lagana Jr. had a great outing as he went to the semi finals. For the Funny Cars, Bob Tasca JR. got his first ever Funny Car victory. He defeated world champion Tony Pedregon in the final. Tasca will be a force to reckon with in 2009. Tasca was one of the strongest cars all weekend long including qualifying at the top of the field and running 4.1's all day long except for the final where he went 4.200. John Force and rookie Matt Hagan were semi final losers. Tasca moved all the way up to 2nd in the standings behind Ron Capps who was a 1st round loser.

Jason Line was the Pro Stock champion, as he took out Allen Johnson on a holeshot. After three races Line now has a three round lead atop the standings. Allen Johnson moved into 2nd place in the standings in what will likely be another very tight battle in Pro Stock. Pro Stock Motorcycle was contested for the first time this season and in a bit of a surprise Hector Arana took the first win of the ear over Matt Smith. Arana was the dominant rider all weekend long running low et of each round of eliminations. He was also the #2 qualifier.

Top Alcohol Dragster saw an all A/Fuel final round and it was two that are at the top of their respective field who battled in the final round. Duane Shields defeated world champ Bill Riechert with a very strong 5.28/272 mph blast. Riechert went up in smoke. Shields, Riechert and Michael Manners all went in the 5.20's in air correct to 1600-2100 throughout the weekend. Manners went 5.260 in the semi finals (he was real late and lost against Riechert).

The scoreboard for TAD so far is: Three BAD in the 5.20's (Whitely twice, Schmeeckle and Demke) and three A/Fuelers in the 5.20's Shields (three times), Manners and Riechert.

TAFC was won by Frank Manzo. He defeated Steve Harker with a 5.52 to Harker's tire smoking double digit number.

NHRA final recap

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --

Bob Tasca completed a dream weekend Sunday by racing to his first career victory at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals.
Larry Dixon, Jason Line and Hector Arana also were winners at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event at historic Gainesville Raceway.

Tasca, who earned his first No. 1 qualifying position on Saturday, finished the job Sunday by powering his Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang to a final-round performance of 4.200 seconds at 280.72 mph to hold off defending Gatornationals winner Tony Pedregon, whose Q Horsepower Chevy Impala trailed with a 4.536 at 210.90.

"I'm speechless," said Tasca, who defeated Jim Head, Tim Wilkerson and John Force to advance to the final round.

"It's one of those weekends where you qualify No. 1 and then have to beat John Force and Tony Pedregon to get your first win," Tasca continued. "Today is a culmination of 27 races and we've had our struggles as a team, including me as a driver. We're just determined to do well, and I can assure you that this won't be our last trophy. We have a championship-caliber program. What a special place this is and there's just a lot of energy here with the huge crowds. If you've got to pick a place to win your first race, I couldn't think of a better place to do it."

Points leader Ron Capps lost in the first round in his bid to win the first three races of the season, but maintained a 38-point lead over Tasca, who moved to second overall with the win.

Dixon raced to his first Top Fuel victory of the season and fourth at this event, posting a 3.898 at 311.05 in his Alan Johnson Al-Anabi Racing dragster to defeat Cory McClenathan, whose FRAM dragster lost traction early in the run and crossed the finish line in 4.570 at 192.60.

"It's hard to win these races, especially with a brand-new team," said Dixon, who beat Doug Kalitta, Morgan Lucas and Brandon Bernstein in earlier rounds. "They can have all the notes they want from last season but you don't have the same parts they had last season. They don't have the same blowers or the same clutch discs, and anyone who runs a fuel car will tell you that each of those parts has its own personality and you have to learn that personality and understand it, and they've been able to do that."

It is Dixon's first win for new team owner Alan Johnson. Dixon's first 43 wins came as driver for Don "The Snake" Prudhomme from 1995-'07.

"I know how hard it is to make these cars go down the track, but they make it look easy," Dixon said. "It's an a amazing group. Alan Johnson is a genius and (crew chief) Jason McCulloch is working right underneath him, and I'm happy for him to get his first win. I'm also happy for sheik [team co-owner Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani] and to be able to get his first win the third race out. I'm honored to be driving the car."

Despite a second round upset to part-time racer Bobby Lagana, Antron Brown held on to the series lead in Top Fuel.

Line earned his second win of the season in Pro Stock by outrunning Allen Johnson in the final round. Line used a quicker reaction time to take the win, powering his Summit Racing Pontiac GXP to a 6.614 at 209.20 to hold off the quicker but losing J&J Racing/Team Mopar Dodge Stratus of Johnson, which finished in 6.607 at 209.01.

"The engine guy side of me is really upset that I had to win on a holeshot," said Line, who also won the Gatornationals in 2005. "We've really struggled all weekend. We did not run good. (Top qualifier Mike) Edwards made us look bad. Hats off to him, he's driving really good. But it was a great win, and I'm very excited. For me to do this good this early in the year, it hasn't happened before so I'm excited. I've been driving pretty good, and knock on wood, it stays that way."

In the first three rounds, Line outran Jim Yates, Kurt Johnson and Rickie Jones. He says it was a great confidence boost to get the win despite not feeling like he had the best car.

"The guys did a good job because we did not have the best car this weekend," said Line, who extended his series lead with his 17th career win. "I was thinking to myself before the weekend started, the guy who drives the yellow car, Mr. Coughlin (Jeg Coughlin), very seldom does he win having the best car and we need to do the same thing because you're not going to have the best car every weekend and you'll have to step up some other part of it, and for me, it's the driving part. I'm doing the best I can and I thank the guys for working with me at the shop because they really do try to help me."

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Arana raced to his second career victory with a 6.977 at 191.40 on his Lucas Oil Buell, to hold off final round opponent and event top qualifier Matt Smith, whose Nitro Fish Ultimate Gear Suzuki slowed to a 7.133 at 185.51. With the win, Arana moved into the series points lead for the first time in his career. He beat Junior Pippin, defending world champ Eddie Krawiec and Shawn Gann to advance to his fourth career final round.

"It's really great to win this event, I've been coming here for a long time," said Arana, who won his first career race last June in Norwalk, Ohio after 18 seasons of trying. "I did it again. The first one wasn't a fluke and I'm going to win some more."

The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series continues March 27-29 with the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas.

Sunday's final results from the 40th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the third of 24 in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series-

Top Fuel -- Larry Dixon, 3.898 seconds, 311.05 mph def. Cory McClenathan, 4.570 seconds, 192.60 mph.

Funny Car -- Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.200, 280.72 def. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.536, 210.90.

Pro Stock -- Jason Line, Pontiac GXP, 6.614, 209.20 def. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.607, 209.01.

Pro Stock Motorcycle -- Hector Arana, Buell, 6.977, 191.40 def. Matt Smith, Suzuki, 7.133, 185.51.

Pro Modified -- Mike Castellana, Pontiac Firebird, 6.040, 228.77 def. Burton Auxier, Chevy Camaro, 6.174, 229.12.

Top Alcohol Dragster -- Duane Shields, 5.283, 271.41 def. Bill Reichert, 10.857, 99.47.

Top Alcohol Funny Car -- Frank Manzo, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.528, 262.69 def. Steve Harker, Monte Carlo, 16.718, 54.36.

Competition Eliminator -- David Eaton, Roadster, 6.719, 202.36 def. David Rampy, Roadster, 7.315, 172.83.

Super Stock -- Herbie Null, Chevy Camaro, 10.000, 132.70 def. James Caro, Dodge Stratus, 8.463, 150.16.

Stock Eliminator -- Scott Helms, Chevy Impala, 13.348, 98.13 def. Anthony Fetch, Chevy Camaro, 11.262, 111.24.

Super Comp -- Brian Forrester, Chevy Corvette, 8.934, 172.43 def. Dick Ouding, Dragster, foul.

Saturday final qualifying

 

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Larry Dixon raced to his second consecutive No. 1 qualifying performance of the season in Top Fuel Saturday at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals.
Bob Tasca, Mike Edwards and Matt Smith also will lead their categories into Sunday's 11 a.m. eliminations at the third of 24 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. ESPN will provide three hours of television coverage of the race starting at 3 p.m. (ET) Sunday.

Dixon covered the race distance in 3.886 seconds at 308.28 mph in his Al-Anabi Racing dragster to earn the 33rd top qualifying effort of his career and second at Gainesville Raceway. Dixon, also No. 1 at Phoenix three weeks ago, will face Winternationals winner Doug Kalitta in the opening round.

In Saturday's two sessions Dixon was able to improve on his quick time from Friday, a 3.90-second effort.

"We've been trying to run an .80 the last two or three runs," Dixon said. "I'm glad they found it. I thought it would take an .80-something to stay on the pole and I'm just glad it came from us. Even when Pro Stock Bikes and cars are running really good, and we know the air is there it's always a matter of whether the fuel cars can grip the track. For tomorrow we're going to have to wait and see if there's cloud cover or no cover and adjust for those conditions and hope it's right. I'm not hoping for anything other than four win lights."

Second-year driver Tasca earned his first career No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car, powering his Motorcraft Quicklane Ford Mustang to a 4.124 at 296.76. He will face veteran Jim Head in the first round.

Tasca held on to the top spot with his time from Friday, and dodged a late run by Ashley Force Hood, who produced the day's quickest pass and moved to second overall with a 4.126 at 301.00 in her Castrol GTX Mustang.

"It was a little nerve-wracking because you want to be No. 1," said Tasca, who becomes 89th driver to earn a No. 1 qualifying position in the history of the category. "It's all kind of ceremonial because come tomorrow you need to run your own race. Chris (Cunningham, crew chief) told me [before his 4.16 on his last pass] that he was only trying to run a .15 because he didn't think anyone could beat the .12 and he needed to get a handle on his tune-up for tomorrow. He was pacing back and forth but told me he was staying with the .15. We didn't come here to get sunburned; we came here to win. It's real satisfying to work as hard as we've worked and, at the end of the day, I owe so much to Chris Cunningham. He's built an amazing team for us and works tirelessly on this hot rod."

In Pro Stock, Edwards raced to his second consecutive No. 1 qualifying position of the season and eighth of his career, with a 6.582 at 209.95 in his Penhall/Young Life Pontiac GXP. He will face V. Gaines in the first round.

"We've just been trying to race the track," Edwards said. "We're not making any changes that we didn't know anything about. We're just adjusting the car to the track and the tune-up to the air that we have. The car is just making phenomenal runs; it's just so smooth out there. If we can keep doing that tomorrow, hopefully we can have a good day. It's a long season, but we're sure excited about how we've started it. We've just got to keep the wheels on the car and keep being consistent at every racetrack."

Smith earned his 15th No. 1 qualifying position in Pro Stock Motorcycle and first at Gainesville Raceway by posting a 6.945 at 189.44 on his Nitro Fish Ultimate Gear Suzuki. He will face Kawasaki rider Ryan Schnitz in the first round.

"We have a good bike and team this year, and I think you're going to see a lot of us this year," said Smith, the 2007 world champ who is riding for Don Schumacher Racing this season. [All of the makes] are close. It's just how you ride, how good the tune-up is, and who makes the best lap in the best session, and we did that yesterday."

Friday recap

(SpeedZone Media)

From the West Coast and the first two events to the first big road trip to the South East and the 40th annual Gatornationals in sunny Florida. With the first big road trip for the NHRA caravan the first thing noticed in the pits where the lack of nitro Floppers and one semi regular in Top Fuel. Gary Densham stated earlier this season he needed a sponsor or it would only be a couple West Coast races. David Baca is also skipping the jaunt East. The one race Tequila sponsorship for Densham obviously did not pay off on Asombrosa's web site enough for Densham to continue carrying that livery. Matt Hagan may also be a driver who is on the bubble as the DSR backer on that car, 'BrakeSafe' has not paid their bills to DSR. A couple Florida part timers, Mike Gunderson (Top Fuel) and Mike Smith (Funny Car are making their season debuts.

Surprising, is the lack of performance for both Fuel Classes. The air was bad too bad (under 200 feet), but the floppers could not hit the 4.0's and the long skinny cars who stuck in the 3.90's. The track held a divisional event two weeks ago so rubber should not have been a problem.

Of note, Robert Hight and the lead car for the John Force stable had a very uncharacteristic boomer on his opening shot, and is not in the top 12 after two session.

A number of IHRA competitors are on hand in Top Fuel including Terry Haddock, Del Cox Jr., Bobby Lagana Jr., the "Greek" and Canadian Tim Boychuk.

Mike Edwards is showing he is absolutely for real, as he leads Pro Stock with one of only two 6.50's on the Day. To no surprise Greg Anderson has the other.

Pro Stock Motorcycle debuts this weekend as well and there are usual suspects are at the top as well as a couple not so usual. Matt Smith, Hector Arana (slight Surprise) Karen Stoffer, Andrew Hines and Angie McBride (a bit of a surprise) all ran 6's in the opening round.

In the Top Alcohol classes, Bill Riechert's first event of the year produced the second 5.20 from the A/Fuel cars. He went 5.299/270 to lead the field of 21 cars. Seven of the top eight are of the injected variety. In Top Alcohol Funny Car, only 12 cars made laps Friday and to the big shcock was Frank Manzo leading the field (not really). Manzo went 5.51 and early season tesing paid off for Mick Snyder as he went a career best 5.54/258 to sit #2. One more round for those two classes Saturday at noon and then first round later in the day.

Official NHRA wrap-up (Courtesy NHRA Media)

Larry Dixon, Bob Tasca III, Mike Edwards and Matt Smith lead qualifying at the 40th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals, the third of 24 races in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series (first of 17 for Pro Stock Motorcycle). Qualifying will continue on Saturday for Sunday's eliminations at Gainesville Raceway.
Dixon, for the second consecutive race, was the Top Fuel provisional number one qualifier in his Alan Johnson Al-Anabi Racing dragster with a pass of 3.902 seconds at 310.20 mph. Brandon Bernstein, coming off his runner-up finish in Phoenix, qualified in the number two spot with an E.T. of 3.922 seconds at 312.64 mph, which was the fastest speed of the day. In the number three position was Cory McClenathan, driving his FRAM dragster to a 3.930 second pass at 309.63 mph. Top Fuel rookie Shawn Langdon was number four, with Top Fuel Champpion Tony Schumacher in the number five postition.

Tasca III took the Funny Car provisional number one qualifying spot in his Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang with his time of 4.124 seconds at 296.76 on the 1000-foot course. Tasca said, "We hope our time will hold up during tomorrow's qualifying runs. The good thing about running a 4.12 is that you have the data and you can look at it. There were a lot of things in that run that we could have improved upon. It was a real safe 4.12. If the conditions are to come our way tomorrow, we'll try to improve it."

John Force was number two in his Castrol GTX High-Mileage Ford Mustang with his run of 4.153 seconds at 288.52 mph. Force's teammate Mike Neff qualified number three in his John Force Racing Ford with a pass of 4.154 seconds at 300.93 mph, which was the top Funny Car speed of the day. Neff's crew chief John Medlen is still recoverying from a cardio ablation Procedure following the Phoenix race. Doctors recommended he continue to recuperate at home before returning to action, possibly by Houston. Ron Capps and Matt Hagan were the number four and five Funny Car qualifiers.

Mike Edwards, for the second consecutive race, led Pro Stock qualifying after Friday. Edwards ran 6.582 seconds at 209.10 mph on his second pass today with his Applied Racing Technology (A.R.T.) special-edition Pontiac GXP. Greg Anderson, in the Summit Racing Pontiac GXP, was in the number two position with a 6.596 pass and had the fastest speed of the day at 209.59 mph. Allen Johnson drove his Team Mopar Dodge Stratus to the number three position with his 6.600 second pass at 207.82 mph. That pass was from the first session of the day and was the quickest of that round. Jason Line was fourth and Jeg Coughlin was fifth on the qualifying list after day one of the event.

 

Matt Smith led Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying on his Don Schumacher Racing owned NitroFish Wear Suzuki with a pass of 6.945 seconds at 189.44 mph. Smith, making the switch to a Suzuki and the new team over the off-season, has just made nine passes on this bike. He last rode a Suzuki in 2005. Smith said, "We left three or four hundredths (of a second) on the table first run, so if the conditions are the same tomorrow we should run a .90 or .91. We left some on the table, rider and tuner. If both of us do a little bit better job tomorrow morning I think we might still be on the pole."

Hector Arana, riding his Lucas Oil Buell, was the number two qualifier, running 6.957 seconds at 191.40 mph. Karen Stofer's 6.963 seconds at 190.43 mph, on the Geico Suzuki, was good for the number three position. Angie McBride and Andrew Hines round out the top five in qualifying.

This is the first appearance for the Pro Stock Motorcycles this year in the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Missing-in-action was former champion Angelle Sampey, for the first time since the 1997 season opener. Two other 2008 Top Ten Finishers, Chris Rivas and Chip Ellis, were also not in competition this weekend.

Doug Horne made his NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle debut qualifying in the 14th position, while John Sach Jr. made his return to NHRA after a 14 year hiatus.

Roger Burgess, in his R2B2 Racing '68 Camaro, was the number one qualifier in the the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare Rx with a pass of 5.993 seconds at 243.55. Danny Rowe, in his '67 Camaro, was second with a run of 6.001 seconds at 240.59 mph. Chip King was third on the qualifying list, with an E.T. of 6.015 seconds at 237.00 mph. Joe Baker and Tim Tindle round out the top five qualifiers.

In Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action, Top Alcohol Dragster champion Bill Reichert was number one qualifier after two rounds of qualifying with a 5.299 second pass at 270.92 mph. Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Frank Manzo led qualifying with a run of 5.512 seconds at 261.83 mph. Arnie Martel was the number one qualifier in Competition Eliminator in his F/AA 2007 Pontiac GTO with a 0.666 seconds under-the-index pass of 7.934 seconds. James Caro in SS/BM Dodge Stratus was the number one qualifier in Super Stock with a 1.301 second under-the-index pass of 8.349 seconds. Greg Rowe, in his K/SA 1989 Chevy Camaro, was the number one qualifier in Stock Eliminator and advanced to round two today as he got the competition bye.

Top Fuel

1 2 Larry Dixon, Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX 3.902 310.20 310.20
2 7 Brandon Bernstein, Lake Forest CA, Hadman-TFX 3.922 312.64 312.64
3 3 Cory McClenathan, Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX 3.930 309.63 309.63
4 333 Shawn Langdon, Brownberg IN, Hadman-TFX 3.942 272.01 272.01
5 1 Tony Schumacher, Long Grove IL, Hadman-TFX 3.944 304.87 304.87
6 5 Antron Brown, Pittsboro IN, Hadman-TFX 3.946 302.89 302.89
7 421 Spencer Massey, Vista CA, McKinney-TFX 3.959 305.36 305.36
8 524 Joe Hartley, Portland OR, McKinney-BAE 3.965 307.72 307.72
9 34 Morgan Lucas, Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX 3.971 295.14 295.14
10 744 Del Cox Jr, Downey CA, McKinney-BAE 3.993 304.12 304.12
11 3516 Terry McMillen, Elkhart IN, McKinney-TFX 4.023 267.06 288.27
12 111 Urs Erbacher, Arlesheim CH, Harman-BAE 4.043 286.25 286.25

------------ Not Qualified ------------

13 666 Tim Boychuk, Edmonton AB, McKinney-TFX 4.513 178.00 178.00
14 121 Terry Haddock, Woodinville WA, Hadman-BAE 4.533 176.14 176.14
15 141 Bobby Lagana Jr., Scarsdale NY, McKinney-BAE 4.571 177.60 177.60
16 323 Chris Karamesines, Chicago IL, URC-BAE 4.604 195.85 195.85
17 255 Clay Millican, Drummonds TN, Hadman-BAE 5.214 133.72 133.72
18 22 Doug Kalitta, Ypsilanti MI, Attac-TFX 5.888 117.10 117.10
19 217 Michael Gunderson, Middleburg FL, Hadman-TFX 6.925 87.47 87.47

Funny Car

1 1777 Bob Tasca III, Cranston RI, '09 Mustang 4.124 296.76 296.76
2 7 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, '09 Mustang 4.153 288.52 288.52
3 9 Mike Neff, Yorba Linda CA, '09 Mustang 4.154 300.93 300.93
4 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '09 Charger 4.156 293.15 293.15
5 2814 Matt Hagan, Christianburg VA, '09 Charger 4.157 299.66 299.66
6 6 Ashley Force Hood, Yorba Linda CA, '09 Mustang 4.179 278.40 283.91
7 750 Del Worsham, Chino Hills CA, '09 Solara 4.189 292.01 292.01
8 170 Jeff Arend, San Dimas CA, '09 Solara 4.222 290.94 290.94
9 2 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '09 Mustang 4.226 287.17 296.05
10 71 Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '09 Solara 4.236 292.90 292.90
11 5 Tony Pedregon, Brownsburg IN, '09 Impala 4.237 296.50 296.50
12 223 Mike Smith, Boynton Beach FL, '06 Monte Carlo 4.247 295.01 295.01

------------ Not Qualified ------------

13 340 Bob Bode, Barrington IL, '09 Impala SS 4.286 286.07 286.07
14 767 Jerry Toliver, Temecula CA, '06 Monte Carlo 4.365 239.19 239.19
15 3 Jack Beckman, North Hills CA, '09 Charger 4.688 177.51 177.51
16 4 Robert Hight, Yorba Linda CA, '09 Mustang 5.578 124.68 124.68
17 388 Jim Head, Columbus OH, '09 Solara 7.215 67.67 67.67

Pro Stock

1 4 Mike Edwards, Coweta OK, '09 GXP 6.582 209.10 209.20
2 2 Greg Anderson, Concord NC, '09 GXP 6.596 209.59 209.59
3 7 Allen Johnson, Greeneville TN, '06 Stratus 6.600 207.82 208.97
4 5 Jason Line, Troutman NC, '09 GXP 6.620 209.14 209.14
5 1 Jeg Coughlin, Delaware OH, '09 Cobalt 6.623 207.50 208.36
6 357 Larry Morgan, Newark OH, '06 Stratus 6.627 208.01 208.01
7 3 Kurt Johnson, Sugar Hill GA, '08 Cobalt 6.630 208.14 208.49
8 8 Greg Stanfield, Bossier City LA, '09 GXP 6.633 208.07 208.07
9 31 Johnny Gray, Artesia NM, '06 Stratus 6.640 208.01 208.46
10 14 Jim Yates, Occoquan VA, '09 GXP 6.644 207.75 207.75
11 10 Ron Krisher, Warren OH, '09 Cobalt 6.647 207.56 207.56
12 326 Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '09 Cobalt 6.659 207.69 207.69

------------ Not Qualified ------------

13 9 V. Gaines, Lakewood CO, '06 Stratus 6.661 206.57 206.57
14 32 Justin Humphreys, Monrovia MD, '09 GXP 6.663 207.05 207.05
15 317 Rickie Jones, Galesburg IL, '06 Stratus 6.664 206.76 206.76
16 208 Warren Johnson, Sugar Hill GA, '09 GXP 6.665 208.68 208.68
17 20 Tom Hammonds, Crestview FL, '09 Cobalt 6.676 206.73 207.15
18 118 Dave Northrop, Perkasie PA, '06 Stratus 6.679 207.05 207.05
19 41 Rodger Brogdon, Tomball TX, '08 GXP 6.715 205.88 206.42
20 381 Jerry Haas, Fenton MO, '06 GTO 6.717 205.91 205.91
21 186 Tom Martino, Farmingdale NJ, '07 Stratus 6.751 207.08 207.08
22 136 Bob Benza, Briarcliff Manor NY, '09 GXP 6.766 205.66 205.66
23 430 Erica Enders, Houston TX, '09 Mustang 6.785 201.91 201.91
24 128 John Gaydosh Jr, Baltimore MD, '07 GTO 6.827 202.97 202.97

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1 3 Matt Smith, King NC, Suzuki 6.945 189.44 189.44
2 235 Hector Arana, Milltown IN, Buell 6.957 191.40 191.40
3 9 Karen Stoffer, Smith NV, Suzuki TL 1000 6.963 190.43 190.43
4 77 Angie McBride, King NC, Buell 6.963 189.50 189.50
5 4 Andrew Hines, Brownsburg IN, Harley V-Rod 6.991 188.62 188.62
6 8 Craig Treble, Harvey LA, Suzuki GSXR 7.005 189.26 189.26
7 1 Eddie Krawiec, Englishtown NJ, Harley V-Rod 7.007 189.71 189.71
8 7 Steve Johnson, Birmingham AL, Suzuki TL 1000 7.024 190.30 190.30
9 371 Wes Wells, Greenwood IN, Suzuki GSXR 7.034 190.67 191.65
10 205 Shawn Gann, Stoneville NC, Buell 7.063 189.23 189.23
11 412 Michael Phillips, Baton Rouge LA, Suzuki GSXR 7.079 192.71 192.71
12 457 Redell Harris, Prairieville LA, Buell 7.159 180.55 180.55

------------ Not Qualified ------------

13 573 Mike Berry, Littleton CO, Buell 7.160 181.54 181.54
14 36 Douglas Horne, Aberdeen MD, Buell 7.169 181.35 184.27
15 308 Ryan Schnitz, Decatur IN, Kawasaki ZX 14 7.175 181.98 181.98
16 25 Matt Guidera, Loomis CA, Buell 7.208 160.42 160.42
17 257 Darin McCurdy, Port Charlotte FL, Suzuki TL 10 7.239 183.07 183.07
18 42 James Surber, Whitethorn CA, Buell 7.343 177.42 179.85
19 299 John Sachs Jr, Royal Palm Beach FL, Suzuki 7.522 171.29 174.62
20 202 Junior Pippin, Conyers GA, Buell 7.619 147.34 147.34
21 310 Joe DeSantis, Rootstown OH, Suzuki GSXR 12.912 49.69 49.69

Top Alcohol Dragster

1 1 A/FD Bill Reichert, Owosso MI, Bowen-Reich 5.299 270.92 270.92
2 465 A/FD Michael Manners, Willis TX, Spitzer-BAE 5.321 269.51 269.51
3 24 A/FD Robin Samsel, Marion IN, Canode-TFX 5.382 265.95 265.95
4 5 A/FD Duane Shields, Boulder City NV, Hadman-B 5.391 270.92 270.92
5 7 TA/D John Finke, Selkirk NY, McKinney-Chrysler 5.407 269.94 269.94
6 4 A/FD Arthur Gallant, Boxboro MA, Dan Page-BAE 5.420 267.80 267.80
7 3 B/AD Marty Thacker, Robinson IL, Spitzer-TFX 5.453 263.62 263.62
8 21 A/FD Artie Allen, Jacksonville FL, McKinney-B 5.453 253.66 253.66
9 7051 B/AD Darren Nicholson, Mission Viejo CA, Yanc 5.488 260.56 260.56
10 390 B/AD Paul Fishburn, Rensselaer IN, Haase-TFX 5.528 256.60 256.60
11 23 A/FD Bill Evans, Miramar FL, Spitzer-BAE 5.553 265.85 265.85
12 5030 TA/D Dan Kracht, Gretna NE, Dragster-BAE 5.604 226.51 226.51
13 7000 A/FD Darryl Hitchman, Greenville TX, Swindahl 5.620 254.57 256.06
14 37 A/FD Tim Bowgren, Valparaiso IN, Hadman-TFX 5.626 251.67 251.67
15 45 B/AD Darvin Martinets, Lake Jackson TX, ProSt 5.626 246.80 246.80
16 265 A/FD Cherissa Griffis, Gainesville FL, Innova 5.724 255.97 255.97

------------ Not Qualified ------------

17 101 TA/D Bob Weickgenannt, Marriottsville VA, Bow 5.725 245.54 245.54
18 176 A/FD Jeff Veale, Hamilton ON, Uyehara-BAE 6.697 170.19 170.19
19 43 A/FD Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow OK, Monden-B 11.558 133.29 133.29
20 36 A/FD Dave Hirata, Lowell IN, McKinney-TFX 18.217 46.51 46.51
21 12 A/FD Dan Mercier, Montreal PQ, Hadman-BAE 19.455 33.10 33.10

Top Alcohol Funny Car

1 1 Frank Manzo, Morganville NJ, '08 Monte Carlo 5.512 261.83 261.83
2 6 Mick Snyder, Demotte IN, '08 Mustang 5.544 258.02 258.02
3 2 Steve Harker, Gainesville GA, '06 Monte Carlo 5.623 254.71 254.71
4 33 Andy Bohl, Racine WI, '08 Mustang 5.663 253.52 253.52
5 1117 John Anderika, Pittson PA, '02 Camaro 5.706 248.57 248.57
6 14 Frank Schuster, Chesterfield NJ, '02 Firebird 5.721 252.85 252.85
7 13 Marty Nothstein, Orefield PA, '08 Impala 5.726 251.25 251.25
8 710D Alexis De Joria, Bronson FL, '09 Mustang 5.755 248.89 248.89
9 289 John Sullivan, Pike Road City AL, '08 Mustang 5.760 250.18 250.18
10 551 Vern Moats, Des Moines IA, '08 Mustang 5.791 248.84 253.33
11 9 Mickey Ferro, Stamford CT, '06 Monte Carlo 5.810 256.41 256.41
12 321 Ray Drew, Hales Corner WI, '04 Firebird 6.102 245.85 245.85
13 828 Leif Andreasson, Solna SW, '04 Stratus RT 9.118 118.98 118.98
14 189 John Headley, Newportville PA, '00 Mustang 11.426 81.80 81.80

Pro Modified

1 272 Roger Burgess, Duluth GA, *'68 Camaro 5.993 243.55 243.55
2 38 Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, *'67 Camaro 6.001 240.59 240.59
3 1313 Chip King, Roxoboro NC, '69 Daytona 6.015 237.00 237.00
4 7 Joe Baker, Milton FL, '68 Camaro 6.026 241.02 241.02
5 9 Tim Tindle, Santa Rosa Beach FL, *'67 Shelby 6.029 235.97 235.97
6 3 Jay Payne, Ontario CA, *'68 Camaro 6.035 237.50 237.50
7 43 Rickie Smith, King NC, '68 Camaro 6.052 234.45 234.45
8 4610 Harold Laird, Pride LA, '63 Corvette 6.054 236.22 236.22
9 204 Billy Gibson, Chaptico MD, '41 Willys 6.085 227.80 232.71
10 348 Brad Personett, Orlando FL, '68 Camaro 6.086 242.32 242.32
11 501 Mike Knowles, Grand Junction CO, *'63 Corvette 6.093 239.40 239.40
12 1237 Burton Auxier, Dixie WV, '67 Camaro 6.102 232.79 232.79
13 11 Kenny Lang, Grande Pointe ON, '53 Corvette 6.129 236.46 236.46
14 402 Taylor Lastor, Cleveland TX, *'67 Camaro 6.132 232.95 232.95
15 314 Rick Stivers, Lexington KY, '06 Stratus 6.146 234.78 234.78
16 1090 Raymond Commisso, Toronto ON, *'68 Camaro 6.548 164.69 164.69

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17 37 George Landis, Boynton FL, '05 Stratus 6.764 185.08 185.08
18 44 Mike Castellana, Westbury NY, '68 Firebird 7.817 116.10 116.10
19 51 Tommy Gray, Baltimore MD, *'68 Camaro 24.838 28.44 28.44