W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Cory McClenathan (Fram Dragster)            0.084      3.887 311.70
 (L) Antron Brown (Matco Tools Dragster)         0.085      3.909 308.92

Brown is 10 - 3 against McClenathan in prior events and each has won 1 times against the other in final rounds. Brown won this race here last year and went on to sweep the Western Swing, the last time McClenathan won here was in 1997 and he went on to sweep the Western Swing. They leave together and then McClenathan increased his lead at every increment. Cory McClenathan's MOV: 0.0239 seconds (approximately 11 feet). So there continues to only be three winners this year in Top Fuel. This is McClenathan's 34th National event win and his third this season.

 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang)   0.092      4.221 292.39
 (L) Ron Capps (NAPA Batteries Charger)          0.081      4.246 289.51

Capps is 19 - 13 against Wilkerson in prior events and Capps is 2 - 0 against Wilkerson in prior final rounds. Capps has a career win/loss ratio of 30 to 33 in final rounds and is 0-1 this year. This is his sixth final round here. Wilkerson won two weeks ago at Norwalk and is in his third consecutive final round and has a 15-11 win-loss ratio in final rounds. He is 2-1 this year.

Ford Mustang vs. Dodge Charger.

Capps gives it his best effort and is off the line first and then has to watch Wilkerson pull dead even at the sixty foot lights. They run side by side through the 660 lights, with just a 0.001 advantage for Wilkerson.

On the top end, it gets really interesting, when the Mustang's engine drops a hole. He has the momentum and just leads Capps through the lights for a six foot win.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.001), 660ft(0.010). MOV: 0.0147 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.379, 660ft-3.407/249.16 mph.
Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.386/250.55 mph.

 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.016      6.599 209.56
 (L) Johnny Gray (NTB GXP)                       0.092      6.626 209.43

Anderson is 5 - 1 against Gray in prior events and Anderson is 1 - 0 against Gray in prior final rounds. Anderson with a great light and big starting line advantage and then runs the quickest pass today for the win light. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.250/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.524. This is Anderson's second consecutive win and the 62nd in his career.

 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Chris Demke (Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B -9.999    NT-Took the green light
 (L) Mark Niver (Billet Machine A/FD)            -9.999(R) NT-No Show

 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Sean O'Bannon (Forest River RV Monte Carlo) 0.102      5.581 257.87
 (L) Steve Gasparrelli (ECS Mustang)             0.044      5.655 255.87

Gasparrelli is 1 - 0 against O'Bannon in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Gasparrelli has a lifetime win-loss record of 10-8 in final rounds. O'Bannon is 2-3 to date.

A great race to half track with Gasparrelli getting the lead off the starting line and holding O'Bannon off until half track, where they are dead even. O'Bannon nips ahead and takes the six foot win.

Sean O'Bannon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.027), 330 ft(-0.011), 660ft(0.000), 1,000ft(0.009). MOV: 0.0166 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Sean O'Bannon's incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.478, 660ft-3.681/205.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.709.
Steve Gasparrelli's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.525, 660ft-3.739/203.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.776.

 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Alan Ellis              A/AA   7.10  0.071     7.599  0.499
 (L) Glen Treadwell          F/EA   8.47  -0.056(R)10.434  1.964

Tread is red giving Ellis the easy win. Ellis wins his third career National event and his second this year.

 W/L  Driver               Class   Dial    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Shawn Blair            SS/JA  10.64  0.025    10.650  0.010
 (L) Rick McKinney          SS/KA  10.79  0.019    10.835  0.045

Great pair of wheels up launches with Blair taking the five foot win.

 (W) Ryan McClanahan        SS/BM   8.50  0.021     8.543  0.043
 (L) Alan Falcone           GT/CA   9.58  0.004     9.646  0.066

 W/L  Driver               Class   Dial    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Shawn Blair            SS/JA  10.64  0.025    10.650  0.010
 (L) Rick McKinney          SS/KA  10.79  0.019    10.835  0.045

Great pair of wheels up launches with Blair taking the five foot win.

 (W) Ryan McClanahan        SS/BM   8.50  0.021     8.543  0.043
 (L) Alan Falcone           GT/CA   9.58  0.004     9.646  0.066

 W/L  Driver               Class   Dial    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Ryan McClanahan        SS/BM   8.52  0.015     8.509 -0.011
 (L) Shawn Blair            SS/JA  10.64  0.079    10.596 -0.044

McClanahan takes the double-breakout affair here. This is McClanahan's fourth National event win and third win in Super Stock.

 W/L  Driver               Class   Dial    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Kevin Cour              A/SA  10.13  0.026    10.127 -0.003
 (L) Jim Waldo                A/S  10.23  0.054    10.204 -0.026

Cour gets the advantage off the line in the Mustang and wins on a double-breakout.

This is his first win.

 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Tom Malicki              S/C   8.90  0.014     8.900  0.000
 (L) Bobby Dye Jr.            S/C   8.90  -0.002(R) 8.915  0.015

Dye goes red by -0.002 and give the win to Malicki.

He joins the first time winner club here this weekend.

 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Reg Wilson               S/G   9.90           12.638  2.738
 (L) Justin Lamb              S/G   9.90  -9.999(R)DQ-Staging Violation

Old school and new school.

Well, that was weird! Lamb has been having a great year and loses with a staging volition. He stages the Camaro and then has the car rock backwards out of the lights.

Wilson sits in the beams for a while and is told to take the green for the easy win.

This is Wilson's first National Event win too.

 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Darrel Saxby            S/ST  10.90  0.013    10.868 -0.032
 (L) Bob Sims                S/ST  10.90  0.013    10.845 -0.055

Identical reaction times and Saxby wins on the double-breakout. Saxby collects his first National event Wally.