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Finals
 

Top Fuel
Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Doug Kalitta (Kalitta Motorsports Dragster) 0.056      3.822 308.57
 (L) Antron Brown (Matco Tools Dragster)         0.054      3.847 307.16
3:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,666 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

We are finally down to the final round of top fuel after a long wait.

This weekend is the forth career Top Fuel #1 Qualifying position. Brown and Kalitta have two wins each against each other, so this will be the rubber match.

Both cars leave together, with Brown getting a small 0.002 RT advantage. Kalitta Power takes over and he pull steadily ahead at the 330 lights.

Both cars are glued together the rest of the way to the finish line and 2009 looks like it will be a much better year for the Kalitta's.

Doug Kalitta's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.018), 330 ft(0.005), 660ft(0.019). MOV: 0.0234 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

3:57 p.m.

Funny Car
Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger)         0.089      4.154 296.96
 (L) Jim Head (Team Strange Apparel Solara)      0.141     NT-No Time
3:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,666 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Capps is 5 - 1 against Head in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Head comes to the line with a racer and no decals while the Capps ride is wall to wall. Underdogs don't have their day this time as Head strikes the tires just a few feet off the starting line. This is the second Pro Nitro win that Capps has pulled off on a Tuesday as he pulled off the same deal driving a Top Fuel Car for Roger Primm at Seattle many seasons back. Congratulations to both teams and maybe with the round wins we might see Head a at least the next event as he's in the top 10 and gets the money to go with it.

Pro Stock
Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Jason Line (Summit Racing Equipment GXP)    0.026      6.567 211.63
 (L) Mike Edwards (Young Life/Penhall GXP)       0.065      6.575 210.01
5:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,351 feet, track temperature 59 degrees.

Line has posted a better average RT for the weekend, but Edwards 0.008 in the last round has to give Line pause. Line is 9 - 5 against Edwards in prior events and Edwards is 2 - 0 against Line in prior final rounds.

At the green, the Summit Racing Pontiac is ahead by 0.40 seconds and stays there the rest of the way down the track. Edwards has better numbers all the way down the track, but the big Pontiac horsepower keeps Line ahead.

Line sets the final new PS track MPH record for the weekend.

Jason Line is your first Full Throttle Pro Stock Champion!

Jason Line's incremental margins: 60ft(0.026), 330 ft(0.027), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.042). MOV: 0.0476 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.229/166.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.503.
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.235/167.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.500.

Top Alcohol Dragster
Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD)       0.043      5.435 268.49
 (L) Chris Demke (Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B 0.012      5.511 251.86
6:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,351 feet, track temperature 59 degrees.

2008 National #2 vs. Division 7 #2 come to the line for the first Full Throttle Top Alcohol Championship.

Demke is away first by 0.031 and stays out in front until after the 1000 foot lights, where he may have started to drop cylinders, based on his MPH. Whiteley runs clean all the way and was still -0.009 behind at 1000 feet. He thunders on by near the finish line for a seventeen foot win.

Jim Whiteley's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.049), 330 ft(-0.105), 660ft(-0.064), 1,000ft(-0.009). MOV: 0.0453 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.386, 660ft-3.580/205.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.621.
Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.460, 660ft-3.613/215.07 mph, 1,000ft-4.599.

Top Alcohol Funny Car
Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Tony Bartone (Centre Pointe Collision Ford  0.053      5.530 259.81
 (L) Doug Gordon (Morro Bay Cabinets Monte Carlo 0.036      5.618 261.83
6:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,351 feet, track temperature 59 degrees.

Getting down to the final and it feels like it's getting colder by the minute. Is this an event of destiny for Bartone after coming back from the nitro ranks? Gordon has put up some stellar, in fact Manzo like numbers. Gordon spun the tires hard at the hit and that was all it took for Bartone to take home his first Alcohol Funny Car Wally in several years. Nice runs for both racers as both reset their career best numbers for both ET and speed this week.

Comp Eliminator
Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Dan Fletcher            C/EA   8.66  0.050     8.039 -0.621
 (L) Doug Lambeck           D/SMA   8.93  0.007     8.390 -0.540
12:13 p.m. Fletcher does it again! He's second off the line and winds up taking a permanent CIC to get it. Lambeck was in the race all the way but 'only' managed a -0.540 run for his Sunfire. Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0384 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Doug Lambeck's incremental times: 60ft-1.166 sec., 330ft-3.410, 660ft-5.311/128.58 mph, 1,000ft-6.968.
Dan Fletcher's incremental times: 60ft-1.122 sec., 330ft-3.277, 660ft-5.095/135.04 mph, 1,000ft-6.670.

Super Stock
Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class   Dial    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Shane Studley          GT/TB   9.88  0.005     9.916  0.036
 (L) Jimmy DeFrank          SS/AM   8.56  0.032     8.569  0.009
12:07 p.m. We're come to the final round of Super Stock of the One Week Of Pomona. Oh, this was ever so close. Studley had the tree but DeFrank was closer to the dial In the end Shane Studley's MOV: 0.0003 seconds (approximately 1 inches). Great final round, almost worth the wait!

Stock
Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class   Dial    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) John Calvert             A/S  10.14  0.085    10.136 -0.004
 (L) Tom Gaynor              D/SA  10.73  -0.079(R)10.730  0.000
11:33 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,566 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

We have our first final of the day.

Both cars had easy ones in the last round and this is a big disappointment for Gaynor, as he runs right on his dial, but was -0.079 red. Calvert takes the 2008 Mustang to the winner circle!

Super Gas
Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Justin Lamb              S/G   9.90  0.013     9.907  0.007
 (L) Thomas Bayer             S/G   9.90  0.015     9.906  0.006
12:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,566 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Both cars leave together and then Bayer has a little wiggle off the line.

They run side by side on down the track to end up very close to the index in both lanes.

Justin Lamb is your 2009 Winternationals Super Gas Champion.

Justin Lamb's MOV: 0.0018 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

Thomas Bayer's package: 0.021. Justin Lamb's package: 0.020.

Thomas Bayer's incremental times: 60ft-1.468 sec., 330ft-4.577, 660ft-6.718/119.07 mph, 1,000ft-8.458.
Justin Lamb's incremental times: 60ft-1.467 sec., 330ft-4.667, 660ft-6.803/121.41 mph, 1,000ft-8.499.

12:28 p.m. ...and it's finally over!! Join us again on February 20, 2009 for the next Full Throttle National Event.