Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals NHRA Full Throttle DragRacing
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Thursday
Results for Qualifying Round 1
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: 
 
      Left Lane: Gary Moreno      Runs 7.266/181.25, Now #1
      Right Lane: D. Matthews-BauguRuns 22.814/32.71, Now #2 

      Left Lane: Rhett Lougheed   Runs 7.368/178.90, Now #3
     Right Lane: Larry Cook       Runs 7.094/185.51, Now #1
Good run by Cook. Lougheed was off the pace early, finished strongly.
      Left Lane: James Surber     Runs 7.219/182.11, Now #3
     Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.142/187.44, Now #2 

      Left Lane: Jim Underdahl    Runs 7.075/190.57, Now #1
     Right Lane: Redell Harris    Runs 7.167/184.57, Now #4
Good run by Underdahl to go to the head of the list - for now - on a former Steve Johnson bike.
      Left Lane: Mike Berry       Runs 7.160/184.04, Now #4
     Right Lane: Joe DeSantis     Runs 7.195/185.92, Now #6

      Left Lane: Bailey Whitaker  Runs 7.142/183.97, Now #5
     Right Lane: David Hope       Runs 7.054/188.41, Now #1
Hope stepped up to the head of the list - for now.
      Left Lane: Steve Johnson    Runs 7.086/187.73, Now #3
     Right Lane: Junior Pippin    Runs 7.126/189.36, Now #5
Pippin's bike rolled the beams, may have lost some ET right at the start.
      Left Lane: Shawn Gann       Runs 7.063/188.81, Now #3
     Right Lane: Karen Stoffer    Runs 6.982/191.70, Now #1
Stoffer made a nice run to give us the first six of the day. Gann also made a clean run, but could not match Stoffer's pace.
      Left Lane: Douglas Horne    Runs 7.421/188.83, Now #17
     Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.021/193.54, Now #2 

      Left Lane: Matt Smith       Runs 25.174/66.14, Now #20
     Right Lane: Andrew Hines     Runs 6.986/192.33, Now #2
Smith spun the tire and shut if off quickly, coasting through. Nice pass by Hines to move in right behind Stoffer in the lineup.
      Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec    Runs 7.164/192.00, Now #14
     Right Lane: Hector Arana     Runs 6.997/189.71, Now #3
These two are contending for the championship, Arana leading by 54 points, so the qualifying bonus points are very important to these two. Krawiec's bike spun the tire and wagged its tail on the launch for an off-pace 1.217 60-foot time and he didn't even make the 12-bike field. Arana squeaked into the third spot after a strong start.

Stoffer gets the 3 point bonus, Hines gets 2, and Arana gets 1 bonus point.

Thursday
Order for Qualifying Round 1
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Rider                Vehicle                            ET   Speed
   1. Karen Stoffer        Geico Suzuki                    6.982  191.70 
   2. Andrew Hines         Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines   6.986  192.33 
   3. Hector Arana         Lucas Oil Buell                 6.997  189.71 
   4. Michael Phillips     MPR & DAM Sport Suzuki          7.021  193.54 
   5. David Hope           VRoom Racing Buell              7.054  188.41 
   6. Shawn Gann           Rum Bum Racing Buell            7.063  188.81 
   7. Jim Underdahl        Suzuki Extended Protection Suz  7.075  190.57 
   8. Steve Johnson        Steve Johnson Racing Suzuki     7.086  187.73 
   9. Larry Cook           Coyner's Auto Body Buell        7.094  185.51 
  10. Junior Pippin        Stone Mtn & Granite Mtn HD Bue  7.126  189.36 
  11. Freddie Camarena     Embee/Clay Smith Cams Suzuki    7.142  187.44 
  12. Bailey Whitaker      Rum Bum Buell                   7.142  183.97 
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  13. Mike Berry           MB Machining/ LAT Racing Oil B  7.160  184.04 
  14. Eddie Krawiec        Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines   7.164  192.00 
  15. Redell Harris        Master P/No Limit Record Buell  7.167  184.57 
  16. Joe DeSantis         Team Joey D Suzuki              7.195  185.92 
  17. James Surber         South County Cycles Racing Bue  7.219  182.11 
  18. Gary Moreno          Skip Fordyce H-D Buell          7.266  181.25 
  19. Rhett Lougheed       Suzuki                          7.368  178.90 
  20. Douglas Horne        Horne Racing Buell              7.421  188.83 
  21. Matt Smith           Nitrofish Suzuki               25.174   66.14 
  22. Dawn Matthews-Baugue Motor Cult/Div. 8 Inc. Suzuki    DQ

Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 2
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: 
 
      Left Lane: D. Matthews-BaugueRuns 7.697/175.14, Now #2
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Katie Sullivan   Runs 7.446/180.55, Now #21
                                  No Prior Run
1:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 2,518 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

The two ladies made clean runs, but those numbers won't make the field. Bailey Whitaker is on the bump spot at 7.142.

      Left Lane: Craig Treble     Runs 7.049/188.96, Now #5
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Matt Smith       Runs 7.077/187.03, Now #9
                                  Best prior run: 25.174/66.14, Was #23
Two nice runs to shake up the field. Now Junior Pippin is on the bump spot at 7.126.
      Left Lane: Joe DeSantis     Runs 7.186/189.47, Now #19
                                  Best prior run: 7.195/185.92, Was #18
     Right Lane: Douglas Horne    Runs 6.989/191.54, Now #3
                                  Best prior run: 7.421/188.83, Was #22
DeSantis' bike wagged its rear tire a few times early in the run, but he settled it down - still missed the field. Horne made a very nice run, the fourth "six" of the weekend. Now Larry Cook is on the bump spot at 7.094.
      Left Lane: Redell Harris    Runs 7.163/185.23, Now #17
                                  Best prior run: 7.167/184.57, Was #18
     Right Lane: Rhett Lougheed   No Time, Now #22
                                  Best prior run: 7.368/178.90, Was #22
Lougheed's bike went hard left and he took out the 330-foot marker. Harris made a slightly better run than yesterday, but he still came up short.
      Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.050/192.03, Now #7
                                  Best prior run: 7.142/187.44, Was #14
     Right Lane: Gary Moreno      Runs 7.299/179.71, Now #21
                                  Best prior run: 7.266/181.25, Was #21
Our info on Moreno yesterday was not correct - he actually made his Pro Stock Motorcycle debut here in 1990 and made the field. He also tried to qualify in 1991, missed the field, but ran as an alternate.

Camarena made a career-best run at Las Vegas and he bettered that one on this run, moving all the way up to the top half of the field (for now). Moreno failed to improve.

      Left Lane: Junior Pippin    Runs 7.168/188.15, Now #14
                                  Best prior run: 7.126/189.36, Was #14
     Right Lane: James Surber     Runs 7.238/184.50, Now #20
                                  Best prior run: 7.219/182.11, Was #20
No help for either rider.
      Left Lane: Larry Cook       Runs 6.987/188.96, Now #3
                                  Best prior run: 7.094/185.51, Was #13
     Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec    Runs 6.995/193.13, Now #5
                                  Best prior run: 7.164/192.00, Was #18
Cook bumped back into the field with career-best numbers, beating Krawiec. Krawiec also moved into the sixes, also bumping into the field. Now Jim Underdahl is on the bump spot at 7.075.
      Left Lane: David Hope       Runs 7.050/187.08, Now #10
                                  Best prior run: 7.054/188.41, Was #10
     Right Lane: Mike Berry       Runs 7.129/186.05, Now #16
                                  Best prior run: 7.160/184.04, Was #17
Hope improved slightly, stayed tenth. Berry also improved slightly, but not enough to make the cut.
      Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.022/192.47, Now #7
                                  Best prior run: 7.021/193.54, Was #7
     Right Lane: Bailey Whitaker  Runs 7.116/181.35, Now #15
                                  Best prior run: 7.142/183.97, Was #17
Phillips' bike wiggled a bit early in the run. He failed to improve, by a thousandth. Whitaker gave it a good try, improved slightly, but came up short.
      Left Lane: Hector Arana     Runs 7.091/189.28, Now #6
                                  Best prior run: 6.997/189.71, Was #6
     Right Lane: Steve Johnson    Runs 13.665/57.88, Now #14
                                  Best prior run: 7.086/187.73, Was #14
Johnson spun the tire, wiggled hard, and shut off. Arana also had some early wiggles, scrubbing off a lot of time, and he failed to improve.
      Left Lane: Andrew Hines     Runs 7.469/192.19, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 6.986/192.33, Was #2
     Right Lane: Jim Underdahl    Runs 7.117/191.08, Now #12
                                  Best prior run: 7.075/190.57, Was #12
Hines' bike spun the tire and shook on the launch, killing his momentum. Underdahl also fought the bike early in the run.
      Left Lane: Karen Stoffer    Runs 7.037/191.38, Now #1
                                  Best prior run: 6.982/191.70, Was #1
     Right Lane: Shawn Gann       Runs 7.021/176.05, Now #8
                                  Best prior run: 7.063/188.81, Was #11
Last pair. Two okay runs, but Stoffer lost ground, while Gann moved up a couple spots.

The bonus points go to Cook (3), Horne (2) and Krawiec (1) for this session.

Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 2
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Rider                Vehicle                            ET   Speed
   1. Karen Stoffer        Geico Suzuki                    6.982  191.70 
   2. Andrew Hines         Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines   6.986  192.33 
   3. Larry Cook           Coyner's Auto Body Buell        6.987  188.96 
   4. Douglas Horne        Horne Racing Buell              6.989  191.54 
   5. Eddie Krawiec        Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines   6.995  193.13 
   6. Hector Arana         Lucas Oil Buell                 6.997  189.71 
   7. Michael Phillips     MPR & DAM Sport Suzuki          7.021  193.54 
   8. Shawn Gann           Rum Bum Racing Buell            7.021  188.81 
   9. Craig Treble         Team Scream Suzuki              7.049  188.96 
  10. Freddie Camarena     Embee/Clay Smith Cams Suzuki    7.050  192.03 
  11. David Hope           VRoom Racing Buell              7.050  188.41 
  12. Jim Underdahl        Suzuki Extended Protection Suz  7.075  191.08 
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  13. Matt Smith           Nitrofish Suzuki                7.077  187.03 
  14. Steve Johnson        Steve Johnson Racing Suzuki     7.086  187.73 
  15. Bailey Whitaker      Rum Bum Buell                   7.116  183.97 
  16. Junior Pippin        Stone Mtn & Granite Mtn HD Bue  7.126  189.36 
  17. Mike Berry           MB Machining/ LAT Racing Oil B  7.129  186.05 
  18. Redell Harris        Master P/No Limit Record Buell  7.163  185.23 
  19. Joe DeSantis         Team Joey D Suzuki              7.186  189.47 
  20. James Surber         South County Cycles Racing Bue  7.219  184.50 
  21. Gary Moreno          Skip Fordyce H-D Buell          7.266  181.25 
  22. Rhett Lougheed       Suzuki                          7.368  178.90 
  23. Katie Sullivan       Susuki                          7.446  180.55 
  24. Dawn Matthews-Baugue Motor Cult/Div. 8 Inc. Suzuki   7.697  175.14

Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 3
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: 
 
      Left Lane: Rhett Lougheed   No Time, Now #24
                                  No Prior Run
      Right Lane: D. Matthews-BauguRuns 7.624/177.72, Now #1
                                  No Prior Run
11:49 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,299 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

With "provisional qualifying" in effect, only the top twelve keep their times and we won't have a bump time until four more riders get times in this session.

Lougheed made the burnout, then pushed the bike away from the line. Dawn made a clean pass, is in the field for the time being.

      Left Lane: Steve Johnson    Runs 7.024/190.06, Now #9
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Andrew Hines     Runs 7.603/145.58, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 6.986/192.33, Was #2
Hines had a bad run yesterday, so he runs early today, even though he is second in the qualifying list.

Another busted run for Hines. Johnson made a clean run and that time should keep him in the field.

      Left Lane: Katie Sullivan   Runs 7.625/177.74, Now #16
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Joe DeSantis     Runs 7.202/188.52, Now #14
                                  No Prior Run
Sullivan's bike quit shifting before top gear. DeSantis made a clean pass, but that time won't hold. Now we have a bump time...Sullivan's.
      Left Lane: Gary Moreno      Runs 7.302/179.85, Now #16
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Junior Pippin    Runs 7.039/189.52, Now #10
                                  No Prior Run
Two more clean runs, Moreno replacing Sullivan on the bubble.
      Left Lane: James Surber     Runs 7.224/184.04, Now #17
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Redell Harris    Runs 7.206/185.28, Now #16
                                  No Prior Run
Harris' bike stuttered and sounded ragged during the burnout. Didn't fare much better on the run, but he was quicker than Surber and his is now the time to beat.
      Left Lane: Mike Berry       Runs 7.175/183.57, Now #15
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Hector Arana     Runs 6.918/193.46, Now #1
                                  Best prior run: 6.997/189.71, Was #6
Arana had a bad run yesterday, but he hit the sweet spot today and went to the head of the class, by a bunch, 0.07 seconds quicker than #2 Stoffer. Berry made a clean run, but is dangerously close to the bump spot. Joe DeSantis is now on the bump spot at 7.202.
      Left Lane: Jim Underdahl    Runs 7.032/191.59, Now #11
                                  Best prior run: 7.075/190.57, Was #14
     Right Lane: David Hope       Runs 6.992/186.95, Now #6
                                  Best prior run: 7.050/187.08, Was #13
Two good runs, a career-best ET and speed for Underdahl. Hope made a very good run to get into the sixes.
      Left Lane: Bailey Whitaker  Runs 7.095/183.67, Now #15
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.095/190.51, Now #14
                                  Best prior run: 7.050/192.03, Was #14
Identical times here. Now Mike Berry is on the bump spot at 7.175.
      Left Lane: Matt Smith       Runs 6.963/192.30, Now #2
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Craig Treble     Runs 7.007/190.00, Now #9
                                  Best prior run: 7.049/188.96, Was #13
Smith was the last rider not already in the field and he solved that with a very nice run to move all the way up to second spot. Now Bailey Whitaker is on the bump spot at 7.095 and he will stay there until the final session, later today..
      Left Lane: Shawn Gann       Runs 6.973/190.24, Now #4
                                  Best prior run: 7.021/176.05, Was #11
     Right Lane: Karen Stoffer    Runs 6.969/192.36, Now #3
                                  Best prior run: 6.982/191.70, Was #3
Two nice runs, both in the sixes.
      Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec    Runs 7.163/192.17, Now #9
                                  Best prior run: 6.995/193.13, Was #9
     Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.001/192.99, Now #10
                                  Best prior run: 7.021/193.54, Was #11
Krawiec probably wanted to challenge Arana for the three bonus points, but he only has one good run in three tries now. Phillips just missed the six-second zone on a nice run.
      Left Lane: Douglas Horne    Runs 6.956/191.57, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 6.989/191.54, Was #7
     Right Lane: Larry Cook       Runs 6.998/187.44, Now #7
                                  Best prior run: 6.987/188.96, Was #6
Last pair...and two more nice runs. Arana leads the field and adds three bonus points to his total. Horne gets two bonus points and Smith gets one for this session.

They will be back around 2:30 this afternoon for their final shot.

Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 3
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Rider                Vehicle                            ET   Speed
   1. Hector Arana         Lucas Oil Buell                 6.918@ 193.46&
   2. Douglas Horne        Horne Racing Buell              6.956  191.57 
   3. Matt Smith           Nitrofish Suzuki                6.963  192.30 
   4. Karen Stoffer        Geico Suzuki                    6.969  192.36 
   5. Shawn Gann           Rum Bum Racing Buell            6.973  190.24 
   6. Andrew Hines         Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines   6.986  192.33 
   7. Larry Cook           Coyner's Auto Body Buell        6.987  188.96 
   8. David Hope           VRoom Racing Buell              6.992  188.41 
   9. Eddie Krawiec        Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines   6.995  193.13 
  10. Michael Phillips     MPR & DAM Sport Suzuki          7.001  193.54 
  11. Craig Treble         Team Scream Suzuki              7.007  190.00 
  12. Steve Johnson        Steve Johnson Racing Suzuki     7.024  190.06 
  13. Jim Underdahl        Suzuki Extended Protection Suz  7.032  191.59 
  14. Junior Pippin        Stone Mtn & Granite Mtn HD Bue  7.039  189.52 
  15. Freddie Camarena     Embee/Clay Smith Cams Suzuki    7.050  192.03 
  16. Bailey Whitaker      Rum Bum Buell                   7.095  183.97 
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  17. Mike Berry           MB Machining/ LAT Racing Oil B  7.175  186.05 
  18. Joe DeSantis         Team Joey D Suzuki              7.202  189.47 
  19. Redell Harris        Master P/No Limit Record Buell  7.206  185.28 
  20. James Surber         South County Cycles Racing Bue  7.224  184.50 
  21. Gary Moreno          Skip Fordyce H-D Buell          7.302  181.25 
  22. Dawn Matthews-Baugue Motor Cult/Div. 8 Inc. Suzuki   7.624  177.72 
  23. Katie Sullivan       Susuki                          7.625  180.55 
  24. Rhett Lougheed       Suzuki                           NT   
 @ = Track ET Record

Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 4
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: 
 
      Left Lane: D. Matthews-BaugueRuns 7.685/174.89, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 7.624/177.72, Was #22
     Right Lane: Katie Sullivan   Runs 7.254/182.97, Now #21
                                  Best prior run: 7.625/177.74, Was #23
3:13 p.m. Bailey Whitaker is on the bump spot at 7.095.

No improvement for Matthews-Baugues. Sullivan made a full pass, but the numbers just were not there.

      Left Lane: Redell Harris    No Time, Now #19
                                  Best prior run: 7.206/185.28, Was #19
     Right Lane: Rhett Lougheed   Runs 7.530/177.58, Now #23
                                  No Prior Run
Harris broke on the burnout and did not make a run. Lougheed did make a run, but was way off the qualifying pace.
      Left Lane: Joe DeSantis     Runs 8.880/99.15, Now #18
                                  Best prior run: 7.202/188.52, Was #18
     Right Lane: Gary Moreno      No Time, Now #22
                                  Best prior run: 7.302/179.85, Was #22
Oh-for-two. Moreno's bike kept going left, taking out the 660-foot speed-start timing block. DeSantis saw him coming and backed off.
      Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.032/191.21, Now #14
                                  Best prior run: 7.050/192.03, Was #15
     Right Lane: James Surber     Runs 7.205/184.37, Now #19
                                  Best prior run: 7.224/184.04, Was #20
Surber is the last rider with a chance to bump into the field.

He came up short, but Camarena once again carded a career-best ET to move one rung up the ladder.

      Left Lane: Junior Pippin    No Time, Now #15
                                  Best prior run: 7.039/189.52, Was #15
     Right Lane: Mike Berry       Runs 7.105/189.39, Now #17
                                  Best prior run: 7.175/183.57, Was #17
Pippin broke on the burnout and was pushed away.
      Left Lane: Craig Treble     Runs 6.968/192.19, Now #4
                                  Best prior run: 7.007/190.00, Was #11
     Right Lane: Bailey Whitaker  Runs 7.047/187.83, Now #16
                                  Best prior run: 7.095/183.67, Was #16
Treble made a nice run (with a 0.003 reaction time to boot) to move way up the ladder. Whitaker also improved, with a career best ET and speed, but stayed 16th.
      Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 6.981/193.46, Now #7
                                  Best prior run: 7.001/192.99, Was #11
     Right Lane: Jim Underdahl    Runs 7.023/190.83, Now #12
                                  Best prior run: 7.032/191.59, Was #13
Good run for Phillips and another career-best ET for Underdahl, moving him up a notch.
      Left Lane: David Hope       Runs 7.026/189.15, Now #10
                                  Best prior run: 6.992/186.95, Was #10
     Right Lane: Steve Johnson    Runs 7.857/128.16, Now #13
                                  Best prior run: 7.024/190.06, Was #13
Hope made a good pass, but failed to improve. Johnson's bike was off-pace from the start and moving to the left, so he shut it off.
      Left Lane: Larry Cook       Runs 7.158/187.78, Now #10
                                  Best prior run: 6.987/188.96, Was #9
     Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec    Runs 6.959/193.68, Now #3
                                  Best prior run: 6.995/193.13, Was #11
Cook had a great launch, with a 1.075 60-foot time, but Krawiec went by early and Cook slowed. Krawiec made his best pass of the weekend to move into third.
      Left Lane: Andrew Hines     No Time, Now #9
                                  Best prior run: 6.986/192.33, Was #9
     Right Lane: Shawn Gann       Runs 6.951/191.57, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 6.973/190.24, Was #7
Hines' bike lost traction on the launch and he shut it off, slowly rolling down the track. Gann made a great pass to move into second spot, with the quickest run of the session so far and a career-best ET.
      Left Lane: Karen Stoffer    Runs 7.207/190.48, Now #7
                                  Best prior run: 6.969/192.36, Was #7
     Right Lane: Matt Smith       Runs 7.126/163.29, Now #5
                                  Best prior run: 6.963/192.30, Was #5
Smith's bike lost power with a puff of smoke in the middle of the run. Stoffer had good early numbers, but the bike hit the rev limiter at an early shift.
      Left Lane: Hector Arana     Runs 6.943/191.10, Now #1
                                  Best prior run: 6.918/193.46, Was #1
     Right Lane: Douglas Horne    Runs 7.012/191.00, Now #3
                                  Best prior run: 6.956/191.57, Was #3
Last pair. Arana made a good run, best of the round, but not quite as good as his earlier pass.

That gives Arana another three bonus points, Gann gets two, and Krawiec salvages just one.

Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 4
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Rider                Vehicle                            ET   Speed
   1. Hector Arana         Lucas Oil Buell                 6.918@ 193.46 
   2. Shawn Gann           Rum Bum Racing Buell            6.951  191.57 
   3. Douglas Horne        Horne Racing Buell              6.956  191.57 
   4. Eddie Krawiec        Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines   6.959  193.68 
   5. Matt Smith           Nitrofish Suzuki                6.963  192.30 
   6. Craig Treble         Team Scream Suzuki              6.968  192.19 
   7. Karen Stoffer        Geico Suzuki                    6.969  192.36 
   8. Michael Phillips     MPR & DAM Sport Suzuki          6.981  193.54 
   9. Andrew Hines         Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines   6.986  192.33 
  10. Larry Cook           Coyner's Auto Body Buell        6.987  188.96 
  11. David Hope           VRoom Racing Buell              6.992  189.15 
  12. Jim Underdahl        Suzuki Extended Protection Suz  7.023  191.59 
  13. Steve Johnson        Steve Johnson Racing Suzuki     7.024  190.06 
  14. Freddie Camarena     Embee/Clay Smith Cams Suzuki    7.032  192.03 
  15. Junior Pippin        Stone Mtn & Granite Mtn HD Bue  7.039  189.52 
  16. Bailey Whitaker      Rum Bum Buell                   7.047  187.83 
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  17. Mike Berry           MB Machining/ LAT Racing Oil B  7.105  189.39 
  18. Joe DeSantis         Team Joey D Suzuki              7.202  189.47 
  19. James Surber         South County Cycles Racing Bue  7.205  184.50 
  20. Redell Harris        Master P/No Limit Record Buell  7.206  185.28 
  21. Katie Sullivan       Susuki                          7.254  182.97 
  22. Gary Moreno          Skip Fordyce H-D Buell          7.302  181.25 
  23. Rhett Lougheed       Suzuki                          7.530  178.90 
  24. Dawn Matthews-Baugue Motor Cult/Div. 8 Inc. Suzuki   7.624  177.72 
 
 @ = Track ET Record

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Andrew Hines (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines 0.018      6.977 192.82
 (L) Michael Phillips (MPR & DAM Sport Suzuki)   0.024     10.043  82.37
12:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,396 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Hines holds a commanding 11-1 record against Phillips, 5-0 in round one.

Hines was off the line first, then Phillips sat up and gave up on the run. Hines bettered his qualifying time on a nice pass.

 (W) Larry Cook (Coyner's Auto Body Buell)       0.013      6.962 188.91
 (L) Karen Stoffer (Geico Suzuki)                -0.039(R)  6.965 191.54
This is the first time Stoffer and Cook have faced each other. He is her 36th different opponent.

Stoffer went red and Cook made a very nice pass, better than his qualifying run for the win.

 (W) David Hope (VRoom Racing Buell)             0.007      6.986 187.70
 (L) Craig Treble (Team Scream Suzuki)           0.027      7.023 190.78
This is the second time Treble and Hope have faced each other. The first time was in Las Vegas, two weeks ago, and Hope won that one.

Hope drilled the tree and also ran better than he qualified.

 (W) Jim Underdahl (Suzuki Extended Protection S 0.026      7.059 191.29
 (L) Matt Smith (Nitrofish Suzuki)               0.052      7.413 147.29
Smith is 2-0 against Underdahl, 1-0 in round one. This is Underdahl's ninth start in 18 races and he qualified here with career bests for both speed and ET.

Smith had problems on his final qualifying run and this run was almost a duplicate, Smith slowing on the top end. Underdahl made a good run to pull off the upset.

 (W) Eddie Krawiec (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hine 0.010      6.950 194.91
 (L) Steve Johnson (Steve Johnson Racing Suzuki) 0.031      6.977 191.19
Krawiec and Johnson have each won three times against the other. This is only the second time they have faced off in round one and Krawiec won the first one, in Brainerd two years ago. Krawiec trails Hector Arana by 62 points for the Full Throttle championship, with only 100 points left to claim. If Arana loses in round one, Krawiec must go to the finals and either win the event or set a national ET record to take the title.

Krawiec had the better light, but Johnson's bike was quicker over the first part of the track and he led for about 500 feet. Then Krawiec went by and pulled away for a critical win, keeping his hopes for repeating as the champion alive. Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.021), 330 ft(-0.016), 660ft(0.008), 1,000ft(0.029). MOV: 0.0487 seconds (approximately 14 feet). He will have lane choice against Underdahl in round two.

 (W) Douglas Horne (Horne Racing Buell)          0.022      6.995 191.70
 (L) Freddie Camarena (Embee/Clay Smith Cams Suz 0.054      7.026 192.06
This is the first time Horne and Camarena have squared off against each other. Camarena is Horne's 14th different opponent, Horne is the 22nd different opponent for Camarena. This is Camarena's 38th start in 75 races and he qualified here with career-bests for both ET and speed.

Horne was away first and pulled away for the win. However, he won't have lane choice when he faces Hope in round two.

 (W) Hector Arana (Lucas Oil Buell)              0.011      6.910 192.00
 (L) Bailey Whitaker (Rum Bum Buell)             0.084      7.091 185.59
Arana and Whitaker have met twice before, both times in the first round, each winning once - Whitaker in Englishtown and Arana in Denver.

Arana leads Eddie Krawiec by 62 points for the Full Throttle championship and there are only 100 points left to claim - four round wins and a national record. If Arana takes any two of those off the table, the championship is his.

Arana made a big championship move here, with a very good light and a crushing run, running low ET of the round. He will have lane choice against Krawiec's teammate Andrew Hines in the quarterfinals and is one round win away from clinching the championship. 

 (W) Junior Pippin (Stone Mtn & Granite Mtn HD B 0.045      7.133 187.76
 (L) Shawn Gann (Rum Bum Racing Buell)           0.044      7.318 185.97
Gann has faced Pippin twice before, both times in round one, and won both of those meetings.

They left together, but Gann's bike faltered right off the line and never did close the gap. Pippin will face Cook in t=round two, Cook has lane choice.

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Douglas Horne (Horne Racing Buell)          0.017      6.993 191.35
 (L) David Hope (VRoom Racing Buell)             0.018      7.028 187.70
1:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,453 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Horne is 2-0 against Hope. This is the first time they have faced each other in the second round.

Very nice, virtually identical lights in both lanes, but Horne led all the way. Hope closed the gap in the first half of the track, but Horne pulled away again on the top end. Douglas Horne's incremental margins: 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(0.010), 660ft(0.007), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0367 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 (W) Junior Pippin (Stone Mtn & Granite Mtn HD B 0.019      7.201 185.69
 (L) Larry Cook (Coyner's Auto Body Buell)       -0.017(R)  7.072 169.98
This is the first time Pippin and Cook have met in eliminations.

Junior Pippin wins on a red light. He will not have lane choice against Horne in the semifinals.

 (W) Eddie Krawiec (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hine 0.037      6.959 192.60
 (L) Jim Underdahl (Suzuki Extended Protection S 0.027      7.107 188.89
Krawiec is 3-0 against Underdahl. The two have never met in the second round before today. Krawiec has a slim shot at the championship if Arana loses in this round, but must win the event and set a national ET record.

Underdahl did all he could, but Krawiec had the muscle to take the lead before half track and pull away for the win.

 (W) Andrew Hines (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines -0.004     7.044 192.69
 (L) Hector Arana (Lucas Oil Buell)              -0.012(R)  7.224 154.51
Hines is 3-1 against Arana, 1-0 in round 2. Arana can clinch the championship with a win here.

Big upset, Arana went red and Krawiec's championship hopes stay alive. However, conditions do not appear to offer much hope for a national record today. Krawiec has lane choice against teammate Hines in the semifinals.

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Douglas Horne (Horne Racing Buell)          0.012      6.940 192.55
 (L) Junior Pippin (Stone Mtn & Granite Mtn HD B 0.043      7.045 187.34
3:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,485 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

THis is the first time these two have faced each other and neither has ever won a national event. Pippin has been to one prior final round, Horne has been in two of them.

Horne led this wire to wire and won easily, going to his third final round.

 (W) Eddie Krawiec (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hine 0.027      6.953 192.80
 (L) Andrew Hines (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines -0.010(R)  6.968 191.62
Hines came in with a 7-6 record against teammate Krawiec and a 1-2 record in semifinal rounds, but the key item here was Krawiec's championship hopes. He needed to run at least a 6.918 to have a backup for a possible national ET record.

Hines went red and Krawiec made a good run, but he came up short of the ET required to back up a 6.850 and Hector Arana is the 2009 Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle champion. Krawiec faces Horne for the event title and Horne has lane choice.

Sunday
Results for Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Eddie Krawiec (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hine 0.033      6.905 194.32
 (L) Douglas Horne (Horne Racing Buell)          -0.001(R)  6.955 191.40
4:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,457 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Krawiec has been in sixteen finals in his career and ten finals this year, winning four of them, all this year. Horne has been in two finals this year, is still looking for his first national event win. Krawiec is 6 - 1 against Horne in prior events and this is the first time they have met in a final round.

Horne went red by "a stinkin' thou'" and Krawiec made the run he was looking for last round. He gave Hector Arana a good race for the championship, came up two points short. Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.082 sec., 330ft-2.889, 660ft-4.418/160.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.755. Ironically, after winning the national championship last year with no wins, he wins more events than anyone else in the category this year and comes up two points short. It's all in the timing...