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Thursday Results for Qualifying Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 1 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index: Left Lane: Gary Ross Runs 7.047/204.17/-0.103, Now #2 AA/A Index: 7.15 Right Lane: John Mihovetz Runs 6.505/218.94/-0.765, Now #1 BB/AT Index: 7.27 1:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,092 feet, track temperature 92 degrees. The 2010 season starts with clear blue skies, great weather, and a fast track. Ross jumps the green by a full light and just runs under his index. Mihovetz sets the pace for the rest of the field in his turbo pony with a terrific ET and MPH!! Left Lane: Nicole Lyons Runs 7.096/192.30/-0.054, Now #3 A/AA Index: 7.15 Right Lane: Craig Johnson Runs 8.125/172.04/1.055, Now #4 AA/AM Index: 7.07 Johnson may have left in a higher gear, as the car is way lazy off the line with a 1.471 sixty foot time. Lyon just gets under the index on a clean pass. Left Lane: Ron Weems Runs 6.795/206.04/-0.355, Now #3 A/AA Index: 7.15 Right Lane: Peter Adams Runs 7.476/182.80/-0.494, Now #2 C/A Index: 7.97 Weems' car moves around a bunch off the line and he collects it to finish with a reasonable pass. No drama for Adams, with a clean straight pass. Left Lane: B. Fitzpatrick Runs 6.223/226.28/-0.777, Now #1 H/D Index: 7.00 Right Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.530/152.59/-0.560, Now #3 C/SR Index: 9.09 A ton of shake for Fitzpatrick until past the 60 foot lights and he still has the tune up to jump into the new top spot. A little smoke in the lights, but nothing serious. Sigmon runs a nice fifty plus under his index on a clean pass. Brian Fitzpatrick's incremental times: 60ft-1.037 sec., 330ft-2.722, 660ft-4.074/183.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.234. Left Lane: Tom Brown No Time, Now #10 F/ED Index: 8.79 Right Lane: Gary Tackett Runs 8.377/161.07/-0.313, Now #6 B/SMA Index: 8.69 Brown left before the tree and won't get any times, but Tackett's Sunfire had the front wheels WAY UP in the air, well down the track. Left Lane: Tyler Hogan Runs 7.825/125.13/0.255, Now #9 C/DA Index: 7.57 Right Lane: Randy Goff No Time, Now #12 E/A Index: 7.96 Golf has problems after the burn out in backing up. He can't make it reverse, so he motors on down the track. Hogan's dragster steps the rear end out and clicked it early. Left Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.724/128.52/-0.246, Now #8 D/SMA Index: 8.97 Right Lane: Steve Holloway Runs 7.052/196.36/-0.568, Now #3 B/AA Index: 7.62 Holloway motors hard away from the line and runs well into the new #3 spot. Lambeck's car makes a clean pass, but no too spectacular. Left Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.179/164.01/-0.581, Now #3 C/SMA Index: 8.76 Right Lane: Randy Jones Runs 8.512/158.58/-0.048, Now #12 A/SMA Index: 8.56 Wilson is now the quickest non-turbo now with a smooth pass. Jones gets to the finish line without any problems. Left Lane: Scott Hedlund Runs 7.779/173.58/-0.581, Now #4 A/SM Index: 8.36 Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 17.544/49.20/9.574, Now #16 C/A Index: 7.97 Graham's car goes dead right at the green and he wisely lifts to keep the shiny. Clean pass for Hedlund to take over the ever popular #3 spot. Nice run. Left Lane: Dean Carter Runs 7.049/186.36/-0.481, Now #9 B/ND Index: 7.53 Right Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.393/183.00/-0.577, Now #5 PST Index: 7.97 Don't you just love Comp. ? A front engined dragster vs. a former Pro Stock pickup truck! Two strong and straight passes and Mettler gets the best of it moving into the new #5 position. Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.324/184.65/-0.636, Now #3 C/AA Index: 7.96 Right Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 8.280/148.51/-0.540, Now #9 C/T Index: 8.82 Great looking pass for Edwards to become the first car to run into the sixty under range. A good pass for DePalma too. Left Lane: J.D. Zink Runs 7.039/187.57/-0.381, Now #13 A/ND Index: 7.42 Right Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.840/166.35/-0.650, Now #3 K/A Index: 8.49 Neff little altered has the beans to be the next car take over the #3 spot with a strong pass. The A/ND index is tough and Zink just misses a six second pass. Left Lane: Lou Ficco Jr. Runs 7.253/187.73/-0.627, Now #5 B/AP Index: 7.88 Right Lane: Scott McClay Runs 7.309/179.23/-0.561, Now #10 C/ED Index: 7.87 Sixties are cheap now and Ficco is the next car to join the group. McClay makes a grat pass on the tough C/ED index. Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.659/202.18/-0.561, Now #11 A/AP Index: 7.22 Right Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 9.067/142.28/-0.473, Now #16 H/SM Index: 9.54 Ellis starts his season with a clean pass "Right Down Broadway". Left Lane: Art Hodges Runs 6.467/218.62/-0.583, Now #7 A/PM Index: 7.05 Right Lane: Justin Lamb Runs 8.708/154.07/-0.622, Now #6 G/SMA Index: 9.33 815ci Dodge on nitrous! Hodges makes a terrific looking pass but it's only good for the current #7 spot. Lamb gets all of his pass and moves well into the top half of the field. Left Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 7.763/160.25/-0.577, Now #11 B/EA Index: 8.34 It must be the end of Comp, as Fletcher's Cobalt comes to the line. Clean pass and he may have clicked it a little early. 2:25 p.m. Fitzgerald stays #1. Field not filled, so no bump spot.

Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Brian Fitzpatrick H/D 7.00 6.223 -0.777 2. John Mihovetz BB/AT 7.27 6.505 -0.765 3. Clint Neff K/A 8.49 7.840 -0.650 4. John Edwards C/AA 7.96 7.324 -0.636 5. Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.88 7.253 -0.627 6. Justin Lamb G/SMA 9.33 8.708 -0.622 7. Art Hodges A/PM 7.05 6.467 -0.583 8. Ross Wilson C/SMA 8.76 8.179 -0.581 9. Scott Hedlund A/SM 8.36 7.779 -0.581 10. Tom Mettler PST 7.97 7.393 -0.577 11. Dan Fletcher B/EA 8.34 7.763 -0.577 12. Steve Holloway B/AA 7.62 7.052 -0.568 13. Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 7.309 -0.561 14. Alan Ellis A/AP 7.22 6.659 -0.561 15. Ed Sigmon C/SR 9.09 8.530 -0.560 16. Mike DePalma C/T 8.82 8.280 -0.540 17. Peter Adams C/A 7.97 7.476 -0.494 18. Dean Carter B/ND 7.53 7.049 -0.481 19. Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.54 9.067 -0.473 20. J.D. Zink A/ND 7.42 7.039 -0.381 21. Ron Weems A/AA 7.15 6.795 -0.355 22. Gary Tackett B/SMA 8.69 8.377 -0.313 23. Doug Lambeck D/SMA 8.97 8.724 -0.246 24. Gary Ross A/AA 7.15 7.047 -0.103 25. Nicole Lyons A/AA 7.15 7.096 -0.054 26. Randy Jones A/SMA 8.56 8.512 -0.048 27. Tyler Hogan C/DA 7.57 7.825 0.255 28. Craig Johnson AA/AM 7.07 8.125 1.055 29. Steve Graham C/A 7.97 17.544 9.574

Thursday Results for Qualifying Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 1 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed this round, amount over/under index this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time, speed & over/under Index, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Gary Tackett Runs 8.733/122.47/0.043, Now #22 B/SMA Index: 8.69 Prior Best: 8.377/161.07/-0.313, Was #22 Right Lane: J.D. Zink Runs 7.174/156.86/-0.246, Now #20 A/ND Index: 7.42 Prior Best: 7.039/187.57/-0.381, Was #20 5:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.03 inches, adjusted altitude 1,793 feet, track temperature 72 degrees.It's cold and dark, as we start the second session of Comp. No joy for either team, as they both slow from their prior best. Tackett was first and Zink a lot further down track. Left Lane: Randy Jones Runs 8.088/166.44/-0.472, Now #20 A/SMA Index: 8.56 Prior Best: 8.512/158.58/-0.048, Was #26 Right Lane: B. Fitzpatrick Runs 7.463/134.39/0.463, Now #1 H/D Index: 7.00 Prior Best: 6.223/226.28/-0.777, Was #1 Jones car makes a move towards the center line at the hit and he pulled it back into the center of the lane. It's good enough to move the Cavalier six spots up the ladder. Fitzpatrick is quick and fast until just after mid-track, where there is a BANG and smoke from the engine. 5:54 p.m. Looks like we may have "Stuff" in the right lane. Left Lane: Scott McClay Runs 7.317/178.45/-0.553, Now #13 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.309/179.23/-0.561, Was #13 Right Lane: Tyler Hogan Runs 8.010/179.42/0.440, Now #27 C/DA Index: 7.57 Prior Best: 7.825/125.13/0.255, Was #27 Big wheel stand and a move towards the center line for Hogan. McClay slows just a little from earlier. Left Lane: Peter Adams No Time, Now #17 C/A Index: 7.97 Prior Best: 7.476/182.80/-0.494, Was #17 Right Lane: Ron Weems No Time, Now #22 A/AA Index: 7.15 Prior Best: 6.795/206.04/-0.355, Was #22 That was BAD! Weems had a great looking run going until right near the lights, where the car lunged abruptly across the track. The car took out the finish line ET lights and looked to have hit the left guard rail before traveling back across the track into the right wall. As it's way dark down there, I couldn't see the car after that. The Safety Safari is out on the track quickly and has Weems out and tells us he is OK. Adams had clicked it early, but gets "No Time", as Weems car took out the finish line lights first. Ron Weems' incremental times: 60ft-1.023 sec., 330ft-2.876, 660ft-4.394/162.04 mph, 1,000ft-5.718. 6:00 p.m. This will take a while. Left Lane: Clint Neff Runs 12.265/67.45/3.775, Now #3 K/A Index: 8.49 Prior Best: 7.840/166.35/-0.650, Was #3 Right Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.890/122.95/0.130, Now #8 C/SMA Index: 8.76 Prior Best: 8.179/164.01/-0.581, Was #8 6:20 p.m. And we are back. Neff' car hopes off the line and he clicks it early. Wilson gets a little further and clicks it off too. Left Lane: Craig Johnson No Time, Now #28 AA/AM Index: 7.07 Prior Best: 8.125/172.04/1.055, Was #28 Right Lane: Scott Hedlund Runs 8.206/128.43/-0.154, Now #9 A/SM Index: 8.36 Prior Best: 7.779/173.58/-0.581, Was #9 Johnson leaves hard this time, but didn't wait for the tree. No Time for him. Hedlund joins the broken run club. Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 21.303/39.49/13.333, Now #30 C/A Index: 7.97 Prior Best: 17.544/49.21/9.574, Was #29 Right Lane: Tom Brown Runs 11.081/72.53/2.291, Now #29 F/ED Index: 8.79 No Prior Run Graham spins hard at the green and dumps. Maybe liquid on the line, as the mops are out in force in the left lane. Brown gets a time, but at the bottom of the ladder, when he lifts early too. 6:25 p.m. We have another delay, as the Asphalt Zamboni is called out to drag the lanes. Left Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.396/182.90/-0.574, Now #10 PST Index: 7.97 Prior Best: 7.393/183.00/-0.577, Was #10 Right Lane: Dean Carter Runs 8.899/125.95/1.369, Now #18 B/ND Index: 7.53 Prior Best: 7.049/186.36/-0.481, Was #18 6:31 p.m. Time to try this again. Carter had to pedal early and slows. Mettler gets another full pull, but slows just 0.003 from his first pass to stay #10. Left Lane: Randy Goff Runs 10.748/71.23/2.788, Now #30 E/A Index: 7.96 No Prior Run Right Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.730/131.14/-0.240, Now #24 D/SMA Index: 8.97 Prior Best: 8.724/128.52/-0.246, Was #24 Golf gets a time, but joins the bottom of the ladder, after lifting early. Lambeck picks up a little MPH, but is just a little off on his ET. Left Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 19.015/44.29/10.195, Now #16 C/T Index: 8.82 Prior Best: 8.280/148.51/-0.540, Was #16 Right Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 9.995/89.47/2.775, Now #14 A/AP Index: 7.22 Prior Best: 6.659/202.18/-0.561, Was #14 DePalma' pickup makes a HARD move towards the wall at the green and he mast to lift to settle it back down. Ellis has a 1.003 sixty foot time and then can't shift the altered. Another broken pair. Left Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 9.011/149.75/-0.529, Now #17 H/SM Index: 9.54 Prior Best: 9.067/142.28/-0.473, Was #19 Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 7.800/156.10/-0.540, Now #11 B/EA Index: 8.34 Prior Best: 7.763/0.00/-0.577, Was #11 We finally get two cars to the finish line under power. Fletcher slows a little on a strong pass and Bowdish is one of the few cars to improve his position. From 19 to 17. Left Lane: Justin Lamb Runs 8.693/153.06/-0.637, Now #4 G/SMA Index: 9.33 Prior Best: 8.708/154.07/-0.622, Was #6 Last car and no bump spot for tonight. Lamb gets the track figured out and makes a straight and clean pass right into the new #4 spot. Great run for the conditions. 6:39 p.m. Fitzpatrick is still #1 at -0.777

Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Brian Fitzpatrick H/D 7.00 6.223 -0.777 2. John Mihovetz BB/AT 7.27 6.505 -0.765 3. Clint Neff K/A 8.49 7.840 -0.650 4. Justin Lamb G/SMA 9.33 8.693 -0.637 5. John Edwards C/AA 7.96 7.324 -0.636 6. Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.88 7.253 -0.627 7. Art Hodges A/PM 7.05 6.467 -0.583 8. Ross Wilson C/SMA 8.76 8.179 -0.581 9. Scott Hedlund A/SM 8.36 7.779 -0.581 10. Tom Mettler PST 7.97 7.393 -0.577 11. Dan Fletcher B/EA 8.34 7.763 -0.577 12. Steve Holloway B/AA 7.62 7.052 -0.568 13. Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 7.309 -0.561 14. Alan Ellis A/AP 7.22 6.659 -0.561 15. Ed Sigmon C/SR 9.09 8.530 -0.560 16. Mike DePalma C/T 8.82 8.280 -0.540 17. Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.54 9.011 -0.529 18. Peter Adams C/A 7.97 7.476 -0.494 19. Dean Carter B/ND 7.53 7.049 -0.481 20. Randy Jones A/SMA 8.56 8.088 -0.472 21. J.D. Zink A/ND 7.42 7.039 -0.381 22. Ron Weems A/AA 7.15 6.795 -0.355 23. Gary Tackett B/SMA 8.69 8.377 -0.313 24. Doug Lambeck D/SMA 8.97 8.724 -0.246 25. Gary Ross A/AA 7.15 7.047 -0.103 26. Nicole Lyons A/AA 7.15 7.096 -0.054 27. Tyler Hogan C/DA 7.57 7.825 0.255 28. Craig Johnson AA/AM 7.07 8.125 1.055 29. Tom Brown F/ED 8.79 11.081 2.291 30. Brian Moscini C/AA 7.96 10.748 2.788 31. Steve Graham C/A 7.97 17.544 9.574

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 1 - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed this round, amount over/under index this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time, speed & over/under Index, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Tom Brown Runs 8.279/158.46/-0.511, Now #18 F/ED Index: 8.79 Prior Best: 11.081/72.53/2.291, Was #29 Right Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.543/154.44/-0.547, Now #15 C/SR Index: 9.09 Prior Best: 8.530/152.59/-0.560, Was #15 10:54 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 1,735 feet, track temperature 81 degrees. Nice improvement for Brown , as he moves eleven spots up the ladder. Sigmon is just a little slower than yesterday's best. Left Lane: Art Hodges Runs 11.131/80.22/4.081, Now #7 A/PM Index: 7.05 Prior Best: 6.467/218.62/-0.583, Was #7 Right Lane: Brian Moscini Runs 7.417/182.30/-0.543, Now #16 C/AA Index: 7.96 Prior Best: 10.748/71.23/2.788, Was #30 Hodges' Stratus makes a big move at the top of low gear and he has to give it up early. Moscini finds the tune up to move fourteen spots up the ladder on a much better pass. Left Lane: Scott Hedlund Runs 7.791/173.94/-0.569, Now #9 A/SM Index: 8.36 Prior Best: 7.779/173.58/-0.581, Was #9 Right Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 8.970/152.57/-0.570, Now #12 H/SM Index: 9.54 Prior Best: 9.011/149.75/-0.529, Was #18 Both cars leave wheels up and Bowdish gets the better of it with a six spot move up the ladder. Hedlund is just a little slower than his best. Left Lane: Nicole Lyons Runs 7.538/177.39/0.388, Now #28 A/AA Index: 7.15 Prior Best: 7.096/192.30/-0.054, Was #28 Right Lane: Craig Johnson Runs 8.925/166.74/1.855, Now #30 AA/AM Index: 7.07 Prior Best: 8.125/172.04/1.055, Was #30 Lots of power on the line! No joy though, as both cars have problems off the line. Left Lane: B. Fitzpatrick Runs 6.324/219.54/-0.676, Now #1 H/D Index: 7.00 Prior Best: 6.223/226.28/-0.777, Was #1 Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 16.556/52.23/8.586, Now #31 C/A Index: 7.97 Prior Best: 17.544/49.21/9.574, Was #31 Looks like Fitzpatrick's problems last night weren't fatal. The slicks spin hard off the line and he slows from yesterday. Graham's Stratus darts right, then left, and he clicks it off. Left Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.155/164.07/-0.605, Now #7 C/SMA Index: 8.76 Prior Best: 8.179/164.01/-0.581, Was #8 Right Lane: Scott McClay Runs 7.316/179.21/-0.554, Now #14 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.309/179.23/-0.561, Was #14 Two straight and true passes, but only Wilson improves by one spot. McClay runs very close to his prior best of the weekend. Left Lane: Gary Ross Runs 7.351/207.46/0.201, Now #27 AA/A Index: 7.15 Prior Best: 7.047/204.17/-0.103, Was #27 Right Lane: Gary Tackett Runs 8.385/164.01/-0.305, Now #25 B/SMA Index: 8.69 Prior Best: 8.377/161.07/-0.313, Was #25 Great 0.008 light for Tackett and neither car improves. Left Lane: Tyler Hogan Runs 7.136/184.60/-0.434, Now #23 C/DA Index: 7.57 Prior Best: 7.825/125.13/0.255, Was #29 Right Lane: Peter Adams Runs 7.501/182.40/-0.469, Now #20 C/A Index: 7.97 Prior Best: 7.476/182.80/-0.494, Was #20 Hogan picks up a ton of ET and six spots on the ladder this time. Adams had a lot of exhaust smoke out of the left bank on the line and doesn't improve. Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.337/185.46/-0.623, Now #5 C/AA Index: 7.96 Prior Best: 7.324/184.65/-0.636, Was #5 Right Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 8.229/157.98/-0.591, Now #8 C/T Index: 8.82 Prior Best: 8.280/148.51/-0.540, Was #18 Edwards car moves hard towards the guard rail at the hit and he has to reel it back in. He still makes a good pass, but doesn't improve. DePalma finds some more power today and runs close to sixty under and ten spots on the ladder. Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.594/204.26/-0.626, Now #7 A/AP Index: 7.22 Prior Best: 6.659/202.18/-0.561, Was #16 Right Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.369/183.69/-0.601, Now #9 PST Index: 7.97 Prior Best: 7.393/183.00/-0.577, Was #11 A good move, with some shake, for Ellis and a much better run to run into the sixty under range and nine spots on the current ladder. Mettler improves by about 0.003 and moves two spots up the ladder. Left Lane: Dean Carter Runs 6.961/188.33/-0.569, Now #15 B/ND Index: 7.53 Prior Best: 7.049/186.36/-0.481, Was #21 Right Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.985/148.33/-0.505, Now #3 K/A Index: 8.49 Prior Best: 7.840/166.35/-0.650, Was #3 Looks like a bunch of these guys like today's conditions! Carter get well into the fifty under range and six spots up the ladder. Clean pass for Neff, but no improvements. Left Lane: Lou Ficco Jr. Runs 7.151/190.59/-0.729, Now #3 B/AP Index: 7.88 Prior Best: 7.253/187.73/-0.627, Was #6 Right Lane: Randy Jones Runs 8.146/164.91/-0.414, Now #22 A/SMA Index: 8.56 Prior Best: 8.088/166.44/-0.472, Was #22 Two good lights and Ficco gets the best of it, moving up to the current #3 spot. Jones stays #22 for now. Left Lane: J.D. Zink Runs 7.103/191.54/-0.317, Now #24 A/ND Index: 7.42 Prior Best: 7.039/187.57/-0.381, Was #24 Right Lane: Steve Holloway Runs 7.028/195.93/-0.592, Now #10 B/AA Index: 7.62 Prior Best: 7.052/196.36/-0.568, Was #16 I'm told that J.D. Zink was here for the first WinterNationals! Whoa! That hurt! Big time wheel shake off the line for him and he has to pump it. Holloway joins the "Up the Ladder" club and finds six spots with an almost sixty under pass. Left Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.415/159.40/-0.555, Now #19 D/SMA Index: 8.97 Prior Best: 8.724/128.52/-0.246, Was #27 Right Lane: Justin Lamb Runs 8.776/137.86/-0.554, Now #5 G/SMA Index: 9.33 Prior Best: 8.693/153.06/-0.637, Was #5 Lamb slows and Lambeck doesn't. The Pontiac tunes up to eight spots on the ladder. Left Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 7.694/175.43/-0.646, Now #5 B/EA Index: 8.34 Prior Best: 7.763/0.00/-0.577, Was #14 Fletcher takes a single to wrap the final qualifying round of Comp. He saves his best for last and moves well into the sixty under range and nine spots up the ladder. Busy round with lots of improvements. 11:16 a.m. No bump spot and Fitzpatrick keeps the #1 spot with a -0.777 under his index.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Brian Fitzpatrick H/D 7.00 6.223 -0.777 2. John Mihovetz BB/AT 7.27 6.505 -0.765 3. Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.88 7.151 -0.729 4. Clint Neff K/A 8.49 7.840 -0.650 5. Dan Fletcher B/EA 8.34 7.694 -0.646 6. Justin Lamb G/SMA 9.33 8.693 -0.637 7. John Edwards C/AA 7.96 7.324 -0.636 8. Alan Ellis A/AP 7.22 6.594 -0.626 9. Ross Wilson C/SMA 8.76 8.155 -0.605 10. Tom Mettler PST 7.97 7.369 -0.601 11. Steve Holloway B/AA 7.62 7.028 -0.592 12. Mike DePalma C/T 8.82 8.229 -0.591 13. Art Hodges A/PM 7.05 6.467 -0.583 14. Scott Hedlund A/SM 8.36 7.779 -0.581 15. Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.54 8.970 -0.570 16. Dean Carter B/ND 7.53 6.961 -0.569 17. Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 7.309 -0.561 18. Ed Sigmon C/SR 9.09 8.530 -0.560 19. Doug Lambeck D/SMA 8.97 8.415 -0.555 20. Brian Moscini C/AA 7.96 7.417 -0.543 21. Tom Brown F/ED 8.79 8.279 -0.511 22. Peter Adams C/A 7.97 7.476 -0.494 23. Randy Jones A/SMA 8.56 8.088 -0.472 24. Tyler Hogan C/DA 7.57 7.136 -0.434 25. J.D. Zink A/ND 7.42 7.039 -0.381 26. Ron Weems A/AA 7.15 6.795 -0.355 27. Gary Tackett B/SMA 8.69 8.377 -0.313 28. Gary Ross A/AA 7.15 7.047 -0.103 29. Nicole Lyons A/AA 7.15 7.096 -0.054 30. Craig Johnson AA/AM 7.07 8.125 1.055 31. Steve Graham C/A 7.97 16.556 8.586

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Brian Fitzpatrick H/D 7.00 0.539 7.796 0.796 was unopposed 11:35 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,347 feet, track temperature 91 degrees. Great weather and CIC's will be a big risk for the racers. Fitzgerald gets the first round bye as #1 qualifier. How about 226MPH in a six cylinder 193ci Toyota dragster. The dual turbos help! He waits a while at the green, leaves hard with a 1.108 sixty foot time, and then clicks it early to save any CIC. (W) Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 0.053 7.937 0.067 (L) John Mihovetz BB/AT 7.27 -9.999(R)NT-No Show McClay gets the single, as Mihovetz hurt the Mustang's turbo motor too bad to make the call. McClay leaves with the wheels up and dumps before mid-track. (W) Tyler Hogan C/DA 7.57 0.074 7.146 -0.424 (L) Ross Wilson C/SMA 8.76 0.104 8.586 -0.174 We get a side by side race this time. Wilson is a little late and can't run the number. Hogan makes the most of it with the win. That may be the young Hogan's first round win. (W) Mike DePalma C/T 8.82 0.035 8.386 -0.434 (L) Gary Tackett B/SMA 8.69 0.012 8.436 -0.254 Tackett gives the light a try and cards a nice 0.012 RT, but is no match for the stronger S-10 of DePalma. (W) Peter Adams C/A 7.97 0.075 7.480 -0.490 (L) John Edwards C/AA 7.96 0.167 7.396 -0.564 Edwards car steps the rear end out at the green and it costs him. He's late too and Adams takes the upset win. (W) Tom Mettler PST 7.97 0.068 7.905 -0.065 (L) J.D. Zink A/ND 7.42 -0.439(R) 6.972 -0.448 Zink misses the green by almost a full bulb. Mettler saves the engine and goes to round two without a CIC. (W) Scott Hedlund A/SM 8.36 0.111 8.474 0.114 (L) Nicole Lyons A/AA 7.15 -0.089(R) 7.479 0.329 Over a full second difference in indexes and Lyons tries to leave first and fails. Easy win for Hedlund. (W) Dean Carter B/ND 7.53 0.006 7.082 -0.448 (L) Steve Graham C/A 7.97 0.034 7.511 -0.459 Carter gets a great 0.006 light and wheel races Graham to a five foot victory! (W) Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.54 0.022 9.263 -0.277 (L) Craig Johnson AA/AM 7.07 -0.199(R) 7.732 0.662 Two and a half second difference in indexes this time. Bowdish was there for the taking, as the Trans Am moves hard towards the center line and he has to drag it back into the center of the lane. Johnson throws the advantage away with a big Red Light! (W) Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.88 0.029 7.344 -0.536 (L) Ed Sigmon C/SR 9.09 0.012 8.619 -0.471 That may have been an expensive win. Sigmon cards a great 0.012 RT, can't match his prior best times. Ficco gets the 10 foot win, but with the first CIC hit of the round. Things got pricey at this point, as there is a lot of smoke from the GXP in the lights. (W) Gary Ross A/AA 7.15 0.267 6.645 -0.505 (L) Art Hodges A/PM 7.05 -9.999(R)NT-Broke After Staging Hodges car doesn't stop on the burn out and coast down to mid-track and stops. Ross is shut off and waits for the track to clear. After some fiddling, Hodges gets the Stratus engine to restart and drives to the first turn out. It's start your engine time. Another expensive run! Ross just dips into the CIC pool on his single and then has the car make a hard move, bouncing off the guard rail after the finish line. He straightens it out and drives it off at the top end. There are spare parts to clean up on the track, but he is OK! 12:03 p.m. Sweepers to the top end! (W) Alan Ellis A/AP 7.22 0.090 8.457 1.237 (L) Randy Jones A/SMA 8.56 -0.017(R) 8.084 -0.476 500ci vs. 400ci, but 1.3 seconds difference in the indexes. Jones is red by -0.017 and Ellis dumps after a strong 1.036 sixty foot time. (W) Doug Lambeck D/SMA 8.97 0.004 8.535 -0.435 (L) Clint Neff K/A 8.49 0.032 8.346 -0.144 Terrific 0.004 light for Lambeck and he dumps to take the almost fifty foot win. Neff has problems and slows. (W) Justin Lamb G/SMA 9.33 0.000 8.781 -0.549 (L) Tom Brown F/ED 8.79 0.058 8.301 -0.489 Nice wheels up leave for Lamb with a 0.000 RT. He takes the easy win, but will take a little CIC into round two this afternoon. (W) Dan Fletcher B/EA 8.34 0.024 8.251 -0.089 (L) Brian Moscini C/AA 7.96 -0.018(R) 8.677 0.717 Red light start for Moscini and Fletcher lifts with the free pass to round tow. (W) Steve Holloway B/AA 7.62 0.041 7.743 0.123 (L) Ron Weems A/AA 7.15 -9.999(R)NT-No Show Weems crashed hard in qualifying and can't make the call for round one. Holloway leave hard with a 1.010 sixty foot time and clicks it early. 12:17 p.m. In round two: Fitzpatrick vs. Hogan; Fletcher vs. Ross; Ficco vs. Holloway; Adams vs. Bowdish; McClay vs. Mettler; Lamb vs. Hedlund; Lambeck vs. DePalma; and Ellis vs. Carter.

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Brian Fitzpatrick H/D 7.00 -0.053 NT-Timing Problem (L) Tyler Hogan C/DA 7.57 0.083 DQ-Centerline 4:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,833 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. Fitzpatrick throws away his #1 qualifier advantage with a -0.053 red light. He lifts and coasts on down. Hogan looked to be on a free pass to round two, when the car made an abrupt move after mid-track and rolls several times, taking out the finish line lights, and stopping on the track in his lane after the finish line. The Safety Safari is quickly on the car and reports that Hogan is awake and responding well. They are keeping him in the car until they can stabilize him and ensure that he hasn't any severe injuries. Fitzpatrick will get to race tomorrow. (W) Tom Mettler PST 7.97 0.000 7.861 -0.109 (L) Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 -0.018(R) 7.641 -0.229 4:25 p.m. and we are back to racing. Red light start for McClay, after Mettler scores a perfect RT! (W) Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.54 0.041 9.076 -0.464 (L) Peter Adams C/A 7.97 0.070 8.246 0.276 4:29 p.m. It's crazy time out there, as Bowdish is the next car to win the battle and lose the war. After an easy win, the Trans Am gets loose and bangs the wall after the finish line. Once again, the Safety Safari rolls to the site. Adams had a good start and ran well for a while. I didn't see anything wrong, but he lifted early. (W) Justin Lamb G/SMA 9.29 0.022 8.781 -0.509 (L) Scott Hedlund A/SM 8.36 0.086 7.849 -0.511 4:37 p.m. Well,I hope that the end of that kind of excitement! Lamb and Hedlund switch lanes before the burn outs. Hedlund was late and Lamb gets the car length win, just nipping the CIC. (W) Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.85 0.023 7.623 -0.227 (L) Steve Holloway B/AA 7.62 0.101 7.639 0.019 Lou Ficco Jr. has a 0.03 CIC penalty. Holloway is late and Ficco cuts an nice 0.023 RT. He dumps early, as Holloway slows. (W) Doug Lambeck D/SMA 8.97 0.002 8.447 -0.523 (L) Mike DePalma C/T 8.82 0.074 8.241 -0.579 Both cars ran almost the same under their indexes last round. Just 0.001 difference. Lambeck nails the tree with a stellar 0.002 RT and can't be caught by a quicker DePalma. He gets a small CIC for his efforts. Doug Lambeck's MOV: 0.0168 seconds (approximately 4 feet). (W) Dean Carter B/ND 7.53 0.046 7.068 -0.462 (L) Alan Ellis A/AP 7.22 0.025 6.798 -0.422 Carter is all over his lane going down the track and hangs with it to take the five foot win. Ellis either dumped or couldn't run the number. (W) Dan Fletcher B/EA 8.34 0.034 13.071 4.731 (L) Gary Ross A/AA 7.15 -9.999(R)NT-No Show Ross is a No Show and Fletcher gets the single into tomorrow's round 3. He launches the Cobalt and then quickly lifts. 4:46 p.m. Pairings: Fitzpatrick vs. Fletcher; Ficco vs. Bowdish; Mettler vs. Lamb; and Lambeck vs.Carter.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.85 0.008 7.316 -0.534 (L) Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.54 0.028 9.059 -0.481 1:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,629 feet, track temperature 104 degrees. Lou Ficco Jr. has a 0.03 CIC penalty. Terrific 0.008 light for Ficco and he quickly starts his march to catch and pass Bowdish. (W) Tom Mettler PST 7.97 0.005 7.404 -0.566 (L) Justin Lamb G/SMA 9.29 0.028 8.769 -0.521 Mettler has to use some CIC this time in his win. His gets a better RT this time, with a strong 0.005 seconds. (W) Dan Fletcher B/EA 8.34 0.027 8.114 -0.226 (L) Brian Fitzpatrick H/D 7.00 -9.999(R)NT-Broke Before Staging No joy for the number one qualifier, Fitzpatrick, as the car won't go forward to stage. Fletcher gets a free pass to round four and will race Ficco. (W) Dean Carter B/ND 7.53 0.000 7.017 -0.513 (L) Doug Lambeck D/SMA 8.95 0.055 8.432 -0.518 Doug Lambeck has a 0.02 CIC penalty. Carter cards a perfect 0.000 RT to take the hole shot win over Lambeck. He just nibbles at the CIC to get the twelve foot win. 1:17 p.m. Carter will face Mettler next round.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 4

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Dean Carter B/ND 7.52 0.040 6.969 -0.551 (L) Tom Mettler PST 7.91 0.046 7.395 -0.515 2:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,869 feet, track temperature 103 degrees. Dean Carter has a 0.01 CIC penalty; Tom Mettler has a 0.06 CIC penalty. The winner goes to the final. Close RT's and they both run about the same under their indexes. Carter gets the advantage and the twelve foot win. (W) Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.82 0.005 9.252 1.432 (L) Dan Fletcher B/EA 8.34 -0.001(R) 8.392 0.052 Fletcher gives it away with a -0.001 red light. Ficco is smart and saves any additional CIC penalties by lifting and motoring down the track. 2:50 p.m.

Sunday Results for Final Round

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.82 0.056 8.624 0.804 (L) Dean Carter B/ND 7.47 -0.117(R) 7.258 -0.212 5:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,845 feet, track temperature 88 degrees. This is a repeat of the 2006 final round with Ficco taking the win over Carter. Carter won here in 2004. Dean Carter has a 0.06 CIC penalty; Lou Ficco Jr. has a 0.06 CIC penalty. Carter is way too early and throws away a great change to start the 2010 season with a win. Both cars lift and coast on down.

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