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Thursday Results for Qualifying Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Right Lane: Derek Flynn Runs 5.492/249.26, Now #1 12:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,712 feet, track temperature 89 degrees. OK! Flynn cars a new career best ET to start the session. Nice clean pass to tune to. Derek Flynn's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.471, 660ft-3.624/217.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.610. Left Lane: Brian Smith Runs 5.355/267.48, Now #1 Right Lane: Brooks Brown Runs 10.473/83.72, Now #3 Smith joins the career best ET and adds the MPH on a 1500 foot run to the finish line. The car moved hard out of the groove at 60 feet and he worked hard to calm it down and get it back into the center of the lane. Brown fires and falls back. Brian Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.899 sec., 330ft-2.406, 660ft-3.554/219.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.522. Left Lane: Hillary Will Runs 5.300/271.35, Now #1 Right Lane: Art Trautman Runs 5.636/233.44, Now #4 Hillary Will makes her third start in TAD with the Conway Automotive team. She was top qualifier and took the runner up spto at Vegas last weekend. Another career best speed ET & MPH and Will takes over the current top spot with a straight and clean pass. Trautman's car was a little slower off the line and had to chase the car around a little off the line. Hillary Will's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.421, 660ft-3.534/225.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.482. Art Trautman's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.482, 660ft-3.669/209.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.703. Left Lane: Randy Eakins Runs 5.508/252.00, Now #5 Right Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.281/278.46, Now #1 Great pass for Guest, right into the new top spot. Straight and clean from start to finish. Good tune up pass for Eakins into the current top half of the field. Randy Eakins' incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.463, 660ft-3.624/214.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.630. Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.421, 660ft-3.544/225.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.480. Left Lane: Mark Niver Runs 5.366/267.06, Now #4 Right Lane: Darryl Hitchman Runs 5.856/241.76, Now #8 Hitchman is dropping cylinders at the green and slows. Niver keeps the candles lit and has a good pass to tune to. Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 5.313/267.75, Now #3 Right Lane: Doug Hegge Runs 5.428/263.72, Now #6 Force was the #2 qualifier at the Las Vegas LODRS Div. 7 event last weekend and makes a clean pass to take over the current #3 spot. Hegge's fueler was a little lazy off the line and still runs into the #6 spot. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.916 sec., 330ft-2.388, 660ft-3.519/220.01 mph, 1,000ft-4.483. Doug Hegge's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.483, 660ft-3.616/224.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.588. Left Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 8.587/98.16, Now #12 Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 5.306/263.72, Now #3 Ahten has a good leave and then has to horse the car around the lane after the 60 foot lights. He gives up finally as a bad idea! Courtney's strong pass pushes her sister back a spot, as she make a clean pass to take over the #3 spot. Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.414/263.10, Now #8 Right Lane: Dale Carlson Runs 5.378/264.34, Now #7 A great looking side by side pass for both cars to take over the middle of the field. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.385, 660ft-3.557/211.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.562. Dale Carlson's incremental times: 60ft-0.925 sec., 330ft-2.385, 660ft-3.538/214.31 mph, 1,000ft-4.531. Left Lane: Brandon Johnson Runs 5.344/268.44, Now #5 Right Lane: Justin Davis Runs 8.812/93.96, Now #16 Fueler vs. Blower! Two Div. Six hitters come to the line. Davis' car struggles off the line and may have banged the blower before clicking it off. Johnson takes the long way down and runs strong. He'll move into the top half of the field in the current #5 spot. Justin Davis is on the bump spot at 8.812. Left Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.361/267.11, Now #8 Right Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.346/265.43, Now #6 Manners was the top qualifier and winner at Vegas last weekend. He is second off the line and has to watch Demke squirt away. The fueler is dropping cylinders down track and he just gets into the top half of the field. Demke's TAD has all of the incrementals going down the track and moves ahead of Manners into the #6 spot. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.482, 660ft-3.584/227.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.530. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.904 sec., 330ft-2.355, 660ft-3.510/214.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.501. Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.376/267.00, Now #10 Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.486/267.27, Now #14 Darryl Hitchman is on the bump spot at 5.856. Shields's fueler is slow off the line and can't recover the needed ET. Nice MPH though. Cowie makes a clean pass, but misses the top half of the field. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.387, 660ft-3.544/213.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.534. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.537, 660ft-3.688/218.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.654. Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.400/266.06, Now #13 Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.343/263.15, Now #5 Last pair and Randy Eakins is on the bump spot at 5.508. Two 2010 top two Top Alcohol Dragsters run to the finish line. Whiteley's car is lazy down low and Reichert starts to drop cylinders at mid-track. 1:27 p.m. Monroe Guest is #1 at 5.281 and Duane Shields is on the bump spot at 5.486.

Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Monroe Guest Tigerflow A/FD 5.281 278.46 2. Hillary Will Get Screened America A/FD 5.300 271.35 3. Courtney Force Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD 5.306 263.72 4. Brittany Force Brand Source A/FD 5.313 267.75 5. Bill Reichert Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD 5.343 263.15 6. Brandon Johnson Ti-Xp Xtreme Springs A/FD 5.344 268.44 7. Chris Demke Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B 5.346 265.43 8. Brian Smith Crainco 5.355 267.48 9. Michael Manners COSMO Aquygen A/FD 5.361 267.11 10. Mark Niver Billet Machine A/FD 5.366 267.06 11. Shawn Cowie Mundies Towing B/AD 5.376 267.00 12. Dale Carlson Hugh Ridley Racing 5.378 264.34 13. Jim Whiteley J&A Service/Rator B/AD 5.400 266.06 14. Joey Severance Severance Racing B/AD 5.414 263.10 15. Doug Hegge TunedUp.com A/FD 5.428 263.72 16. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.486 267.27 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Derek Flynn 5.492 249.26 18. Randy Eakins Canidea All Natural Pet Food A 5.508 252.00 19. Art Trautman Sonora Drywall A/FD 5.636 233.44 20. Darryl Hitchman Hitchman Racing A/FD 5.856 241.76 21. Johnny Ahten Hedman Hedders/Stump Puller A/ 8.587 98.16 22. Justin Davis Pacific High Reach B/AD 8.812 93.96 23. Brooks Brown A/FD 10.473 83.72

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver 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: Justin Davis Runs 5.467/263.05, Now #17 Best prior run: 8.812/93.96, Was #22 Right Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.256/269.78, Now #1 Best prior run: 8.587/98.16, Was #21 12:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.71 inches, adjusted altitude 2,287 feet, track temperature 79 degrees. Duane Shields is on the bump spot at 5.486. Two broken runs yesterday., but not today. Davis has big numbers early, but can't keep the pace to just miss the bump. Ahten stuns the crowd with a career best ET and MPH. He is the new #1 qualifier. Lots of dropped cylinders down track too. Justin Davis' incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.424, 660ft-3.604/210.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.613. Johnny Ahten's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.421, 660ft-3.525/228.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.448. Left Lane: Darryl Hitchman Runs 5.743/262.08, Now #22 Best prior run: 5.856/241.76, Was #22 Right Lane: Randy Eakins Runs 5.445/256.16, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.508/252.00, Was #20 Both cars improve a little, but won't make the field. They get one more try at the end of today's schedule. Left Lane: Art Trautman Runs 5.625/231.64, Now #21 Best prior run: 5.636/233.44, Was #21 Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.398/265.22, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.414/263.10, Was #15 No joy for Trautman, as the fueler is losing cylinders down track. Nice pass for Severance, as moves away from the bump on a clean pass. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.396, 660ft-3.554/212.93 mph, 1,000ft-4.551. Left Lane: Derek Flynn Runs 5.431/251.67, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.492/249.26, Was #20 Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.368/268.49, Now #12 Best prior run: 5.400/266.06, Was #15 Whiteley is uncharacteristicly way down on the bottom of the ladder. The Why Not TAD gets from start to finish without an obvious problem, but can only move up to the #12 spot. Dropped cylinder on the top end keep Flynn from bumping into the field. One more try to go! Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.306/271.95, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.486/267.27, Was #20 Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.485/265.64, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.376/267.00, Was #13 Lots of shake for Cowie and Shields finds some big power to move into the top quarter of the field. Left Lane: Doug Hegge No Time, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.428/263.72, Was #17 Right Lane: Mark Niver Runs 5.322/265.12, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.366/267.06, Was #12 OK!! We now have the quickest TAD field ever with Joey Severance on the bump spot at 5.398. Hegge's car has problems and is pushed away. Niver pick up his pace, still with dropped cylinders and moves into the top half of the field. Left Lane: Dale Carlson Runs 5.570/257.48, Now #15 Best prior run: 5.378/264.34, Was #15 Right Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.373/267.53, Now #12 Best prior run: 5.361/267.11, Was #12 Carlson has good numbers down low and slows down track after moving around near mid-track. Manners is dropping cylinders going down the track and still runs close to his prior best. Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 9.657/82.04, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.346/265.43, Was #10 Right Lane: Brian Smith Runs 5.576/249.07, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.355/267.48, Was #11 Demke fires an falls back after a 0.916 sixty foot time. Smith's fueler slows too. Left Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.289/267.43, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.343/263.15, Was #8 Right Lane: Brandon Johnson Runs 5.417/270.81, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.344/268.44, Was #9 Reichert slows his power and runs into the twenties and the top quarter of the field with a great looking field. Left Lane: Courtney Force Runs 5.361/261.98, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.306/263.72, Was #6 Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 5.311/270.75, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.313/267.75, Was #7 The Force Ladies come to the line qualified #6 and #7. Two clean passes and they keep their positions. Brittany picks up 0.001. Left Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 15.029/55.63, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.281/278.46, Was #2 Right Lane: Hillary Will Runs 5.319/270.54, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.300/271.35, Was #4 Last pair of the session. The back of Guest's car jumps up in the air and smokes the tires at the green. Will's fueler almost repeats on her prior pass. 12:51 p.m. Johnny Ahten is #1 with a 5.256 and Joey Severance is on the bump spot at 5.398.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Johnny Ahten Hedman Hedders/Stump Puller A/ 5.256 269.78 2. Monroe Guest Tigerflow A/FD 5.281 278.46 3. Bill Reichert Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD 5.289 267.43 4. Hillary Will Get Screened America A/FD 5.300 271.35 5. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.306 271.95 6. Courtney Force Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD 5.306 263.72 7. Brittany Force Brand Source A/FD 5.311 270.75 8. Mark Niver Billet Machine A/FD 5.322 267.06 9. Brandon Johnson Ti-Xp Xtreme Springs A/FD 5.344 270.81 10. Chris Demke Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B 5.346 265.43 11. Brian Smith Crainco 5.355 267.48 12. Michael Manners COSMO Aquygen A/FD 5.361 267.53 13. Jim Whiteley J&A Service/Rator B/AD 5.368 268.49 14. Shawn Cowie Mundies Towing B/AD 5.376 267.00 15. Dale Carlson Hugh Ridley Racing 5.378 264.34 16. Joey Severance Severance Racing B/AD 5.398 265.22 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Doug Hegge TunedUp.com A/FD 5.428 263.72 18. Derek Flynn 5.431 251.67 19. Randy Eakins Canidea All Natural Pet Food A 5.445 256.16 20. Justin Davis Pacific High Reach B/AD 5.467 263.05 21. Art Trautman Sonora Drywall A/FD 5.625 233.44 22. Darryl Hitchman Hitchman Racing A/FD 5.743 262.08 23. Brooks Brown A/FD 10.473 83.72

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Right Lane: Brooks Brown Runs 11.171/71.70, Now #23 Best prior run: 10.473/83.72, Was #23 4:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 28.68 inches, adjusted altitude 2,453 feet, track temperature 86 degrees. Joey Severance is on the bump spot at 5.398. Brown continues to struggle and stays #23. Left Lane: Randy Eakins Runs 5.506/247.70, Now #19 Best prior run: 5.445/256.16, Was #19 Right Lane: Darryl Hitchman Runs 5.576/261.88, Now #21 Best prior run: 5.743/262.08, Was #22 Eakins starts to drop cylinders first, with Hitchman right behind him. Looked like a lot less than sixteen cylinders firing in the lights. These two go home early. Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.337/265.59, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.398/265.22, Was #16 Right Lane: Art Trautman Runs 5.864/237.67, Now #22 Best prior run: 5.625/231.64, Was #22 Trautman's fueler struggles to do the burnout and has the idle way too high trying to back up. He has cylinders out at the hit and can't improve. Severance pulls himself off the bump spot to just miss the top half of the field. Looks like a body panel or something blew off the car in the lights. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.364, 660ft-3.513/215.37 mph, 1,000ft-4.499. Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.576/235.72, Now #15 Best prior run: 5.376/267.00, Was #15 Right Lane: Justin Davis Runs 5.420/263.62, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.467/263.05, Was #20 Dale Carlson is on the bump spot at 5.378. Once again no improvements on full pulls. The incrementals show the problem. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.468, 660ft-3.659/206.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.679. Justin Davis' incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.405, 660ft-3.567/212.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.568. Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.335/270.37, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.368/268.49, Was #14 Right Lane: Derek Flynn Runs 5.366/260.01, Now #15 Best prior run: 5.431/251.67, Was #19 Two nice passes and Whiteley finds some more power to get well into the field for now. Flynn slides into sixteen car field for now with a new career best ET and MPH. Good job! Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.529/218.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.504. Derek Flynn's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.545/222.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.513. Left Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.355/269.19, Now #13 Best prior run: 5.361/267.11, Was #14 Right Lane: Doug Hegge Runs 5.441/261.07, Now #19 Best prior run: 5.428/263.72, Was #19 Shawn Cowie is on the bump spot at 5.376 and that moves the bar even further for the quickest TAD field. Two more full pull, but only Manners can improve, just moving up one spot. Hegge slows a little from yesterday's best. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.482, 660ft-3.582/227.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.529. Doug Hegge's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.605/221.09 mph, 1,000ft-4.590. Right Lane: Dale Carlson Runs 5.407/262.49, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.378/264.34, Was #17 A clean pass, but no improvement for Carlson. He doesn't make the field. Left Lane: Brandon Johnson Runs 5.351/271.19, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.344/268.44, Was #11 Right Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.409/265.33, Now #12 Best prior run: 5.346/265.43, Was #12 Clean passes a pair, but no improvements. Brandon Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.453, 660ft-3.579/223.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.528. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.389, 660ft-3.558/211.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.559. Left Lane: Mark Niver Runs 5.688/193.96, Now #8 Best prior run: 5.322/265.12, Was #8 Right Lane: Courtney Force Runs 5.332/269.03, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.306/263.72, Was #6 Niver takes the long way down, as the Billet Bullet steadily pulls towards the wall. He gently pulls it back into the groove way down track. He slows. Force makes a clean pass to run close to her prior best. Three "Thirty" passes in a row! Mark Niver's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.554/221.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.606. Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.418, 660ft-3.545/221.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.503. Left Lane: Brittany Force Runs 7.691/130.02, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.311/270.75, Was #7 Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.316/269.29, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.306/271.95, Was #5 Force has a better sixty foot time, but the engine isn't happy and the cars slows and coasts on down the track. Nice pass for Shields, but the fueler slows a little. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.428, 660ft-3.548/225.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.494. Left Lane: Hillary Will Runs 5.268/273.05, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.300/271.35, Was #4 Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 10.526/81.20, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.289/267.43, Was #3 Reichert fires and falls back. Will makes a clean pass and move up two spots on the ladder into the current #2 spot. Nice run. Hillary Will's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.407, 660ft-3.513/223.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.453. Right Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.193/274.00, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.281/278.46, Was #3 Ahten decides to sit out this session, so Guest will make a single run to finish out qualifying. Ouch! Everybody take a step back! Guest saves the best for last and takes the Tigerflow Monden fueler from #3 to #1 in a great looking high teen pass. Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.452/231.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.382. 4:47 p.m. Shawn Cowie is on the bump spot at 5.376.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Monroe Guest Tigerflow A/FD 5.193 278.46 2. Johnny Ahten Hedman Hedders/Stump Puller A/ 5.256 269.78 3. Hillary Will Get Screened America A/FD 5.268 273.05 4. Bill Reichert Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD 5.289 267.43 5. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.306 271.95 6. Courtney Force Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD 5.306 269.03 7. Brittany Force Brand Source A/FD 5.311 270.75 8. Mark Niver Billet Machine A/FD 5.322 267.06 9. Jim Whiteley J&A Service/Rator B/AD 5.335 270.37 10. Joey Severance Severance Racing B/AD 5.337 265.59 11. Brandon Johnson Ti-Xp Xtreme Springs A/FD 5.344 271.19 12. Chris Demke Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B 5.346 265.43 13. Michael Manners COSMO Aquygen A/FD 5.355 269.19 14. Brian Smith Crainco 5.355 267.48 15. Derek Flynn 5.366 260.01 16. Shawn Cowie Mundies Towing B/AD 5.376 267.00 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Dale Carlson Hugh Ridley Racing 5.378 264.34 18. Justin Davis Pacific High Reach B/AD 5.420 263.62 19. Doug Hegge TunedUp.com A/FD 5.428 263.72 20. Randy Eakins Canidea All Natural Pet Food A 5.445 256.16 21. Darryl Hitchman Hitchman Racing A/FD 5.576 262.08 22. Art Trautman Sonora Drywall A/FD 5.625 237.67 23. Brooks Brown A/FD 10.473 83.72

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster 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) Duane Shields (Shortline Express A/FD) 0.059 5.213 268.71 (L) Chris Demke (Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B 0.017 5.322 268.33 6:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,410 feet, track temperature 66 degrees. Demke gets a great advantage off the line and holds off a charging Shields until after mid-track. It's Fuel power after that and he takes the car length win improving on his qualifying times. Duane Shields' MOV: 0.0675 seconds (approximately 27 feet). Duane Shields' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.042), 330 ft(-0.061), 660ft(-0.005), 1,000ft(0.050). MOV: 0.0675 seconds (approximately 27 feet). Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.350, 660ft-3.498/215.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.484. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.369, 660ft-3.461/229.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.392. (W) Johnny Ahten (Hedman Hedders/Stump Puller A 0.023 10.202 89.49 (L) Derek Flynn (TA/D) -0.123(R) 5.330 263.20 CA vs. UK! Ouch, Flynn goes red by -0.123 and thunders on down the track anyway to improve on his qualifying times. Ahten has problems at the green and quickly shuts the fueler down. No lane choice for him! (W) Brittany Force (Brand Source A/FD) 0.069 5.406 269.51 (L) Joey Severance (Severance Racing B/AD) 0.014 5.728 183.62 Fueler and Blown Alcohol to the line. Severance gets a big lead off the line and stays in front until after the 1000 foot lights, where the car slows. Force would not have caught him on a full pass, I believe. She will have lane choice over Ahten tomorrow. Brittany Force's MOV: 0.2671 seconds (approximately 72 feet). Brittany Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.122), 330 ft(-0.204), 660ft(-0.221), 1,000ft(-0.056). MOV: 0.2671 seconds (approximately 72 feet). Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.463, 660ft-3.611/218.16 mph, 1,000ft-4.578. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.889 sec., 330ft-2.314, 660ft-3.445/214.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.577. (W) Shawn Cowie (Mundies Towing B/AD) 0.050 5.370 267.27 (L) Monroe Guest (Tigerflow A/FD) 0.048 5.478 261.52 Another "odd couple" match up. Upset! Guest is just off the line first and is in front until after the sixty foot lights. The car starts to move around and he has to chase the front end the rest of the way down the track and it costs him. Cowie got on by and pulled steadily away for a two car length win. Shawn Cowie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.027), 330 ft(0.033), 660ft(0.113), 1,000ft(0.101). MOV: 0.1064 seconds (approximately 41 feet). Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.391, 660ft-3.538/215.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.528. Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.426, 660ft-3.653/210.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.631. (W) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) 0.019 5.344 270.59 (L) Mark Niver (Billet Machine A/FD) 0.077 5.684 200.26 It Whiteley from start to finish, as he gets a way first and hold the lead until near the thousand foot mark, when he jumps ahead for a big lead at the finish line. Niver keeps the pace through the middle of the track, but the fueler pulled steadily towards the center line and he had to finally lift. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.399, 660ft-3.537/217.98 mph, 1,000ft-4.513. Mark Niver's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.421, 660ft-3.560/211.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.632. Whiteley will have lane choice over Cowie in round two. (W) Courtney Force (Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD) 0.158 5.630 266.32 (L) Brandon Johnson (Ti-Xp Xtreme Springs A/FD) 0.007 6.674 185.41 Johnson gets a major lead at the green and is well out in front until just before mid-track where his car makes a violent move towards the wall and he just is able to miss it. Force thunders on by at that point for an easy win. Courtney Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.131), 330 ft(-0.225), 660ft(0.223), 1,000ft(0.598). MOV: 0.8936 seconds (more than 100 feet). Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.601, 660ft-3.806/212.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.790. Brandon Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.527, 660ft-4.180/131.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.539. (W) Bill Reichert (Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD) 0.087 5.350 266.95 (L) Michael Manners (COSMO Aquygen A/FD) 0.112 7.389 120.95 Manners is late and then has handling issue down track. He tries pumping the throttle to straighten it out. It doesn't work and he slows. Reichert keeps the lead and gets an easy, but vital win. He will give up lane choice to Shields in the next round. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.430, 660ft-3.560/222.03 mph, 1,000ft-4.518. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.585, 660ft-4.032/152.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.664. (W) Brian Smith (Crainco TA/D) 0.075 5.519 253.56 (L) Hillary Will (Get Screened America A/FD) 0.111 6.284 221.45 Will's fueler is second off the line and starts dropping cylinders after the 330 mark. Smith has a big advantage at the green and stays there. Looks like problems down track and he slows some on the top end. Hillary Will's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.898, 660ft-4.247/191.40 mph, 1,000ft-5.331. Brian Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.951 sec., 330ft-2.460, 660ft-3.648/212.83 mph, 1,000ft-4.645. Smitch will have lane choice in tomorrow's round two. 7:10 p.m.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster 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) Bill Reichert (Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD) 0.062 5.288 267.53 (L) Duane Shields (Shortline Express A/FD) 0.055 5.314 273.44 12:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,447 feet, track temperature 89 degrees. Shields had a lot better numbers last night, but today is a different day. Shields gets a small advantage at the green, but Reichert is by just after the 200 foot mark. Reichert's fueler moves around a lot getting to the finish line, but it's good enough to improve over his qualifying times. Bill Reichert's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.030), 330 ft(0.060), 660ft(0.060), 1,000ft(0.039). MOV: 0.0193 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.915 sec., 330ft-2.449, 660ft-3.565/226.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.502. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.938 sec., 330ft-2.382, 660ft-3.498/223.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.456. (W) Brittany Force (Brand Source A/FD) 0.125 5.294 272.61 (L) Johnny Ahten (Hedman Hedders/Stump Puller A 0.048 5.388 248.93 Both cars had some issues in round one, with Ahten having a red light win. Ahten gets a big lead at the green, but can't win with a bunch of dead cylinders. Force's engine keeps them lite and moves ahead just before the lights to just get the win. Brittany Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.068), 330 ft(-0.071), 660ft(-0.062), 1,000ft(-0.042). MOV: 0.0175 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.394, 660ft-3.520/222.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.474. Johnny Ahten's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.400, 660ft-3.535/219.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.509. (W) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) -9.999 NT-Broke After Staging (L) Shawn Cowie (Mundies Towing B/AD) -9.999(R) NT-Broke After Staging Cowie has trouble staging and jumps through the lights. He stays on the throttle and goes into a big wheel stand before clicking it off. Whiteley must have seen Cowie leave, as he jumps the lights too and makes a full pass with no recorded numbers. According to the"John Force Rule" Whiteley is the winner, but will give up lane choice to Reichert in the next round. (W) Courtney Force (Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD) 0.035 5.329 265.59 (L) Brian Smith (Crainco TA/D) 0.026 13.614 78.68 It's all over within six feet, as Smith's car strikes the tire. Force makes a clean pass and will give up lane choice to her sister in round three. 1:08 p.m. Courtney Force's incremental margins: 60ft(0.216), 330 ft(1.874), 660ft(4.096), 1,000ft(6.298). MOV: 8.2768 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster 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) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) 0.056 5.298 270.43 (L) Bill Reichert (Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD) 0.014 5.369 269.46 Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,485 feet, track temperature 83 degrees. The 2009 #1 and #2 Champions come to the fine to see who goes to the last final round of the year. It's a "pay back" win for Whiteley with a half a car length win. Reichert gets a terrific 0.014 RT and is ahead until after the sixty foot lights, where the blower car gets on by. Whiteley slowly pulls ahead, as the fueler starts to drop cylinders. Jim Whiteley's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.043), 330 ft(0.058), 660ft(0.056), 1,000ft(0.035). MOV: 0.0297 seconds (approximately 12 feet). Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.494/218.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.467. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.467, 660ft-3.592/224.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.544. (W) Courtney Force (Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD) 0.006 5.286 267.96 (L) Brittany Force (Brand Source A/FD) 0.195 5.354 271.57 There will be a Force dragster in the finals. We get a family feud! Courtney Force spanks get big sister with a amazing 0.006 light and better incrementals from start to finish. She will have lane choice in the finals. Courtney Force's incremental margins: 60ft(0.223), 330 ft(0.252), 660ft(0.268), 1,000ft(0.266). MOV: 0.2571 seconds (more than 100 feet). Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.443, 660ft-3.578/221.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.533. Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.910 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.499/223.21 mph, 1,000ft-4.456.

Sunday Results for Final Round

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster 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) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) 0.008 5.262 270.75 (L) Courtney Force (Sanyo Supercharged HD A/FD) 0.073 6.066 241.50 5:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,217 feet. Whiteley's blown alcohol dragster comes up to race Force's A/Fuel dragster in the last race of the year. Whiteley ends his year on a high note, running the table on all of the numbers from the green to the finish line. After a magic 0.008 light, the J&A Service TAD has his best ET and MPH of the weekend for the decisive win. Force's fueler wasn't happy after the green and has cylinders dropping down the track. Jim Whiteley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.053), 330 ft(0.380), 660ft(0.627), 1,000ft(0.766). MOV: 0.8693 seconds (more than 100 feet). Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.655, 660ft-4.027/188.04 mph, 1,000ft-5.135. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.340, 660ft-3.465/220.12 mph, 1,000ft-4.434.

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