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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, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Left Lane: Megan Mc Kernan Runs 5.819/257.48, Now #1 Right Lane: Brooks Brown No Time, Now #2 12:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 1,909 feet, track temperature 93 degrees. Strong TAFC session bodes well for the dragsters. Brown can't get the fueler to start and is pushed away. McKernan is now driving the Darien and Meadows dragster and has problems before sixty feet and has to thump the throttle. She is in and out again before giving it up. Left Lane: Ashley Bart Runs 5.479/253.37, Now #1 Right Lane: Don St. Arnaud Runs 5.600/255.00, Now #2 Two division six dragsters to the line. One blown alcohol and the other an injected fueler. Nice pass for Bart to set a mark for the other TAD's. St. Arnaud is faster, but can't match the pace down low on the track. Ashley Bart's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.436, 660ft-3.619/211.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.621. Left Lane: Kyle Rizzoli Runs 5.362/270.32, Now #1 Right Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 13.286/77.35, Now #5 Rizzoli steps up his program with a great looking career best ET and MPH to take over the new top spot. Pierce has problems at the hit and the engine struggles before he clicks it off. Kyle Rizzoli's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.475, 660ft-3.597/224.17 mph, 1,000ft-4.543. Left Lane: Larry Miersch Runs 5.404/265.95, Now #2 Right Lane: Buddy Domingue Runs 5.460/235.84, Now #3 Domingue leaves hard and runs well until near the 1000 foot lights, where the pipes go wet. Miersch was right behind him all the way down and completes the run under power for the new #2 spot. Larry Miersch's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.459, 660ft-3.601/219.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.569. Buddy Domingue's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.548/221.85 mph, 1,000ft-4.539. Left Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 10.225/86.11, Now #8 Right Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.981/255.24, Now #7 Both car leave and shake. They pedal together and Ahten gives it up right away. Manners struggles the fueler on through the lights. Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 13.048/79.62, Now #10 Right Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 5.218/276.58, Now #1 Severance smokes the slicks at the green. Strong pass for Copeland into the new top spot, just missing his career best 5.212 ET and 276.63 MPH. Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.479/227.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.411. Left Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.307/268.22, Now #2 Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.542/250.88, Now #7 A career best ET and MPH for Nicholson to take over the current #2 spot. Lots of dropped holes for Shields, but still in the top half of the field. Darren Nicholson's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.360, 660ft-3.494/217.74 mph, 1,000ft-4.471. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.465, 660ft-3.653/210.21 mph, 1,000ft-4.663. Left Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.348/266.06, Now #3 Right Lane: Mike Austin Runs 5.378/265.64, Now #5 Austin snakes down the track, with a move towards the center line about 330 feet. Guest has a clean and straight pass into the top four. Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.440, 660ft-3.553/225.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.512. Mike Austin's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.391, 660ft-3.547/214.35 mph, 1,000ft-4.536. Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.266/270.43, Now #2 Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.307/268.54, Now #3 New #2 and #3 and Joey Severance is on the bump spot at 13.048. They leave together and run down the track together.Whiteley has all of the incrementals and the better run. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.337, 660ft-3.466/219.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.437. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.357, 660ft-3.493/217.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.472. Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.345/269.19, Now #5 Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.396/265.80, Now #9 Our 2010 Championship contenders come to the line to wrap up the session. Reichert is in the points lead, but didn't qualify at last weeks LODRS 7-6 race at Las Vegas. Demke needs to get into the final round on Sunday to move into the final top spot and the Championship. Two strong passes, but Demke is way late off the line. He has the power and makes a strong, straight pass into the top half of the field. Reichert uses a lot of track getting to the finish line with a big move near mid-track towards the center line. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.526/215.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.511. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.452, 660ft-3.597/220.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.559. 1:13 p.m. Chase Copeland is number one with a 5.218 and Michael Manners is on the bump spot at 5.981.

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, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Chase Copeland Snowman Racing A/FD 5.218 276.58 2. Jim Whiteley J&A Service/Rator B/AD 5.266 270.43 3. Shawn Cowie Mundies Towing B/AD 5.307 268.54 4. Darren Nicholson JC Autoglass/Cantrell Racing B 5.307 268.22 5. Chris Demke Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B 5.345 269.19 6. Monroe Guest Tigerflow A/FD 5.348 266.06 7. Kyle Rizzoli A/FD 5.362 270.32 8. Mike Austin Impatience Racing B/AD 5.378 265.64 9. Bill Reichert Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD 5.396 265.80 10. Larry Miersch Miersch Racing A/FD 5.404 265.95 11. Buddy Domingue Vins Racing A/FD 5.460 235.84 12. Ashley Bart Lucas Oil/Omega 2000 B/AD 5.479 253.37 13. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.542 250.88 14. Megan Mc Kernan 5.819 257.48 15. Michael Manners COSMO Aquygen A/FD 5.981 255.24 16. Johnny Ahten Lucas Oil/Island Renovations 10.225 86.11 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Joey Severance Severance Racing B/AD 13.048 79.62 18. Brandon Pierce Sooner One A/FD 13.286 77.35 19. Don St. Arnaud A&J Construction A/FD DQ

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, 46th 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: Don St. Arnaud Runs 5.408/269.62, Now #12 No Prior Run Right Lane: Joey Severance Runs 5.378/263.82, Now #9 Best prior run: 13.048/79.62, Was #17 11:59 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 1,877 feet, track temperature 99 degrees. St. Arnaud's first pass was DQ'ed. Johnny Ahten is on the bump spot at 10.225. Two great looking passes and both dragsters move into the field for now. St. Arnaud runs a career best MPH, close to his ET too. Severance gets a full pass this time and just misses the top half of the field. Don St. Arnaud's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.468, 660ft-3.610/219.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.578. Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.359, 660ft-3.520/211.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.524. Left Lane: Brooks Brown Runs 8.651/102.86, Now #19 No Prior Run Right Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.590/230.76, Now #16 Best prior run: 10.225/86.11, Was #18 Megan Mc Kernan is on the bump spot at 5.819. Brown is dropping cylinders right off the line and won't get in. Ahten engine goes south [head gasket?] right after the 330 lights and he slows, but gets into the field. He has to be pulled off the track on the top end. Left Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 5.373/263.87, Now #8 Best prior run: 13.286/77.35, Was #20 Right Lane: Megan Mc Kernan Runs 5.416/243.28, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.819/257.48, Was #17 Johnny Ahten is on the bump spot at 5.590. Two clean passes and two good improvements. Pierce gets to the finish line under power this time and into the top half of the field for now. A career best ET for McKernan and she bumps into the current field. Brandon Pierce's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.447, 660ft-3.574/222.36 mph, 1,000ft-4.533. Megan Mc Kernan's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.446, 660ft-3.577/220.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.548. Left Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.305/268.71, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.981/255.24, Was #19 Right Lane: Ashley Bart Runs 15.805/45.22, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.479/253.37, Was #16 Ashley Bart is on the bump spot at 5.479 and looking to improve. Bart strikes the tires at the green and gets bumped. Terrific looking pass for Manners and he thunders into the new #3 spot. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.416, 660ft-3.528/224.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.478. Left Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.459/253.04, Now #16 Best prior run: 5.542/250.88, Was #18 Right Lane: Larry Miersch Runs 5.298/269.46, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.404/265.95, Was #13 Buddy Domingue is on the bump spot at 5.460. Shields is unpredictably not in the field after round one and will be the last car to bump in for the session. The fueler is dropping cylinders down the track and can only just bump in. Great pass for Miersch with a career best MPH, near his best ET. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.471, 660ft-3.614/220.33 mph, 1,000ft-4.589. Larry Miersch's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.401, 660ft-3.521/223.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.474. Left Lane: Buddy Domingue Runs 5.470/243.33, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.460/235.84, Was #17 Right Lane: Kyle Rizzoli Runs 7.377/121.65, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.362/270.32, Was #9 Duane Shields is on the bump spot at 5.459. Rizzoli's pass is over right off the line and he coasts on down. Domingue was bumped out and can't improve this session to stay #17. Left Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.385/259.51, Now #13 Best prior run: 5.396/265.80, Was #13 Right Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 5.480/264.03, Now #8 Best prior run: 5.348/266.06, Was #8 Reichert struggled at Las Vegas LODRS and is currently in the bottom half of the field. Guest has holes out early and slows. Reichert takes the long way down and picks up a little ET, but loses MPH to stay #13 for now. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.424, 660ft-3.563/219.72 mph, 1,000ft-4.535. Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.501, 660ft-3.653/217.18 mph, 1,000ft-4.634. Left Lane: Mike Austin Runs 5.702/191.00, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.378/265.64, Was #11 Right Lane: Chris Demke Runs 6.133/165.03, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.345/269.19, Was #7 Austin gets way loose off the line and makes a steady move towards the wall. He pulls it back to the center, but slows. Demke's car is lazy off the line and he clicks it early. Mike Austin's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.379, 660ft-3.548/210.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.609. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.938 sec., 330ft-2.462, 660ft-3.677/204.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.870. Left Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.308/260.11, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.307/268.54, Was #5 Right Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 6.715/132.06, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.307/268.22, Was #6 Almost a good pass for Cowie, as there is smoke off the engine in the lights. He loses 0.001 in ET and over eight MPH to stay #5. Nicholson is done by the three thirty and slows. No oil! Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.329, 660ft-3.465/216.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.453. Left Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 18.715/52.27, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.218/276.58, Was #1 Right Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 5.299/268.44, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.266/270.43, Was #2 Last pair of the session. Copeland's car strikes the tires at the green and Whiteley makes a clean pass to stay #2. Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.349, 660ft-3.489/217.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.465. 12:30 p.m. Duane Shields is on the bump spot at 5.459.

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, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Chase Copeland Snowman Racing A/FD 5.218 276.58 2. Jim Whiteley J&A Service/Rator B/AD 5.266 270.43 3. Larry Miersch Miersch Racing A/FD 5.298 269.46 4. Michael Manners COSMO Aquygen A/FD 5.305 268.71 5. Shawn Cowie Mundies Towing B/AD 5.307 268.54 6. Darren Nicholson JC Autoglass/Cantrell Racing B 5.307 268.22 7. Chris Demke Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B 5.345 269.19 8. Monroe Guest Tigerflow A/FD 5.348 266.06 9. Kyle Rizzoli A/FD 5.362 270.32 10. Brandon Pierce Sooner One A/FD 5.373 263.87 11. Mike Austin Impatience Racing B/AD 5.378 265.64 12. Joey Severance Severance Racing B/AD 5.378 263.82 13. Bill Reichert Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD 5.385 265.80 14. Don St. Arnaud A&J Construction A/FD 5.408 269.62 15. Megan Mc Kernan 5.416 257.48 16. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.459 253.04 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Buddy Domingue Vins Racing A/FD 5.460 243.33 18. Ashley Bart Lucas Oil/Omega 2000 B/AD 5.479 253.37 19. Johnny Ahten Lucas Oil/Island Renovations 5.590 230.76 20. Brooks Brown Mesa Hose A/FD 8.651 102.86

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, 46th 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: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.404/260.31, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.590/230.76, Was #19 4:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,278 feet, track temperature 79 degrees. Duane Shields is on the bump spot at 5.459. Ahten gets an almost clean pass to move into the current #14 spot. There was some flashing from the top of the engine near the lights, so it might be a little expensive. Johnny Ahten's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.444, 660ft-3.583/219.12 mph, 1,000ft-4.557. Left Lane: Ashley Bart Runs 5.523/263.62, Now #19 Best prior run: 5.479/253.37, Was #19 Right Lane: Buddy Domingue Runs 5.460/241.97, Now #18 Best prior run: 5.460/235.84, Was #18 Megan Mc Kernan is on the bump spot at 5.416. No joy, as neither dragster can improve. Ashley Bart's incremental times: 60ft-0.925 sec., 330ft-2.434, 660ft-3.644/205.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.667. Buddy Domingue's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.402, 660ft-3.553/214.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.558. Left Lane: Megan Mc Kernan No Time, Now #16 Best prior run: 5.416/243.28, Was #16 Right Lane: Duane Shields Runs 5.493/259.11, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.459/253.04, Was #17 McKernan's engine goes silent after the burn out, before she staged. Odd! She lucks out, as Shields can't run well enough to qualify! Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.528, 660ft-3.676/218.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.644. Left Lane: Joey Severance Runs 10.466/49.59, Now #13 Best prior run: 5.378/263.82, Was #12 Right Lane: Don St. Arnaud Runs 5.362/269.94, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.408/269.62, Was #15 Severance is away first, but slow in sixty feet. The car picked up the pace after that and then went BOOM, with a flash and sparks off the top of the engine right after the 330 foot lights. St. Arnaud runs a career best ET and speed to move off the near bottom of the ladder position and into the #10 spot. Great pass for the team... Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-1.024 sec., 330ft-2.433, 660ft-4.192/121.42 mph, 1,000ft-6.714. Don St. Arnaud's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.436, 660ft-3.572/220.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.535. Left Lane: Kyle Rizzoli Runs 8.470/104.67, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.362/270.32, Was #9 Right Lane: Bill Reichert Runs 5.362/260.91, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.385/259.51, Was #14 5:11 p.m. Clean up is over and we are back to racing. Rizzoli, fueler is lazy off the line and then slows. Reichert runs the third 5.362, but will only get the #11 spot on MPH! Kyle Rizzoli's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.616/124.94 mph, 1,000ft-6.489. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.407, 660ft-3.539/220.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.512. Left Lane: Monroe Guest Runs 8.562/106.21, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.348/266.06, Was #8 Right Lane: Mike Austin Runs 5.346/268.28, Now #8 Best prior run: 5.378/265.64, Was #13 Guest gets a big jump off the line and the car moves hard towards the wall and slows from there. Austin makes a strong pass into the top half of the field for now. Mike Austin's incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-2.377, 660ft-3.527/215.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.510. Left Lane: Chris Demke Runs 5.273/273.55, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.345/269.19, Was #7 Right Lane: Brandon Pierce Runs 5.398/264.80, Now #13 Best prior run: 5.373/263.87, Was #13 Two clean and straight passes and Demke makes a strong move to near the top of the ladder in the new #3 spot. Pierce slows just a little to stay #13 Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.919 sec., 330ft-2.353, 660ft-3.482/218.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.451. Brandon Pierce's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.458, 660ft-3.588/222.95 mph, 1,000ft-4.555. Left Lane: Darren Nicholson Runs 5.384/265.22, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.307/268.22, Was #7 Right Lane: Shawn Cowie Runs 5.352/268.49, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.307/268.54, Was #6 Two more good passes and they both stay in their current spots on the ladder. Darren Nicholson's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.392, 660ft-3.545/214.21 mph, 1,000ft-4.537. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec., 330ft-2.381, 660ft-3.527/215.03 mph, 1,000ft-4.514. Left Lane: Larry Miersch Runs 13.443/77.77, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.298/269.46, Was #4 Right Lane: Michael Manners Runs 5.286/273.72, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.305/268.71, Was #5 Miersch fires and falls back. Manners continues to improve and moves the car into the twenties and the current number four spot on the ladder. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.408, 660ft-3.524/224.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.469. Left Lane: Jim Whiteley Runs 10.547/76.12, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.266/270.43, Was #2 Right Lane: Chase Copeland Runs 9.310/87.87, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.218/276.58, Was #1 Last pair to try to improve, but is over quickly. Both cars engines go silent by 100 feet out. 5:27 p.m. Megan Mc Kernan stays on the bump spot at 5.416.

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, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Chase Copeland Snowman Racing A/FD 5.218 276.58 2. Jim Whiteley J&A Service/Rator B/AD 5.266 270.43 3. Chris Demke Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B 5.273 273.55 4. Michael Manners COSMO Aquygen A/FD 5.286 273.72 5. Larry Miersch Miersch Racing A/FD 5.298 269.46 6. Shawn Cowie Mundies Towing B/AD 5.307 268.54 7. Darren Nicholson JC Autoglass/Cantrell Racing B 5.307 268.22 8. Mike Austin Impatience Racing B/AD 5.346 268.28 9. Monroe Guest Tigerflow A/FD 5.348 266.06 10. Kyle Rizzoli A/FD 5.362 270.32 11. Don St. Arnaud A&J Construction A/FD 5.362 269.94 12. Bill Reichert Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD 5.362 265.80 13. Brandon Pierce Sooner One A/FD 5.373 264.80 14. Joey Severance Severance Racing B/AD 5.378 263.82 15. Johnny Ahten Lucas Oil/Island Renovations 5.404 260.31 16. Megan Mc Kernan 5.416 257.48 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Duane Shields Shortline Express A/FD 5.459 259.11 18. Buddy Domingue Vins Racing A/FD 5.460 243.33 19. Ashley Bart Lucas Oil/Omega 2000 B/AD 5.479 263.62 20. Brooks Brown Mesa Hose A/FD 8.651 102.86

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, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Monroe Guest (Tigerflow A/FD) 0.038 5.340 272.83 (L) Mike Austin (Impatience Racing B/AD) 0.079 5.332 267.00 2:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 29.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,478 feet, track temperature 101 degrees. Six drivers in today's field set either ET and/or MPH Career Best records this weekend. There are seven drivers that have never won an event competing in this round. Only Reichert and Whiteley have won this race more than once before: Whiteley in 2008/2009 and Reichert in 2005/2006/2007. This is the first time Guest and Austin have faced each other in eliminations. Guest gets a big lead off the line and holds off a quicker Austin for the hole shot win. That's his fifth of the year. Monroe Guest's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.019), 330 ft(-0.069), 660ft(-0.032), 1,000ft(0.008). MOV: 0.0334 seconds (approximately 13 feet). Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.459, 660ft-3.575/224.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.523. Mike Austin's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.349, 660ft-3.502/214.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.490. (W) Shawn Cowie (Mundies Towing B/AD) 0.069 5.384 267.06 (L) Don St. Arnaud (A&J Construction A/FD) 0.061 5.451 266.64 This St. Arnaud's second start at a National Event. A lot of shake for Cowie off the line and he takes back a small lead by St. Arnaud right after the sixty foot lights and pulls steadily ahead for the win. Shawn Cowie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(0.080), 660ft(0.080), 1,000ft(0.063). MOV: 0.0595 seconds (approximately 23 feet). Don St. Arnaud's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.486, 660ft-3.637/217.32 mph, 1,000ft-4.613. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.398, 660ft-3.549/214.04 mph, 1,000ft-4.542. (W) Kyle Rizzoli (A/FD) 0.054 5.403 266.64 (L) Darren Nicholson (JC Autoglass/Cantrell Rac 0.140 5.393 266.37 This is Nicholson's seventieth start in TAD and the first time Rizzoli and Nicholson have faced each other in eliminations. Rizzoli gets away first and stays there for a big hole shot win. Only his second win as a driver. Kyle Rizzoli's incremental margins: 60ft(0.078), 330 ft(0.011), 660ft(0.027), 1,000ft(0.063). MOV: 0.0764 seconds (approximately 30 feet). Kyle Rizzoli's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.495, 660ft-3.624/222.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.575. Darren Nicholson's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.565/215.75 mph, 1,000ft-4.552. (W) Bill Reichert (Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD) 0.046 5.494 253.47 (L) Larry Miersch (Miersch Racing A/FD) 0.050 13.054 77.35 It's been fifteen races since Reichert has qualified in the bottom half of the field and only the third time in the last sixty events. Miersch is up in smoke at the green. Lots of dropped cylinder down track for Reichert, but an easy win. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.457, 660ft-3.613/214.62 mph, 1,000ft-4.618. (W) Michael Manners (COSMO Aquygen A/FD) 0.071 5.330 270.81 (L) Brandon Pierce (Sooner One A/FD) 0.034 5.643 256.89 This is the first time Pierce and Manners have faced each other in eliminations. Pierce gets a starting line advantage, but starts to drop cylinders on the right bank. Manners has his way at that point for the win. Michael Manners' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.031), 330 ft(0.066), 660ft(0.162), 1,000ft(0.229). MOV: 0.2762 seconds (more than 100 feet). Brandon Pierce's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.541, 660ft-3.758/207.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.774. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.438, 660ft-3.559/223.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.508. (W) Chris Demke (Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B 0.013 5.299 272.23 (L) Joey Severance (Severance Racing B/AD) 0.024 5.883 154.65 Here's the rerun of this year's WinterNations final round. Severance and Demke have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Demke is away first, but Severance has the better incrementals down low. It was looking bad until the blower went BANG on Severance's dragster after mid-track. Chris Demke's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.025), 330 ft(0.011), 660ft(0.044), 1,000ft(0.185). MOV: 0.5957 seconds (more than 100 feet). Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.372, 660ft-3.535/211.59 mph, 1,000ft-4.648. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.372, 660ft-3.502/218.51 mph, 1,000ft-4.474. (W) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) 0.065 5.306 270.59 (L) Johnny Ahten (Lucas Oil/Island Renovations 0.058 5.549 252.76 This is Whiteley's 36th race with 31 of them in the top half of the field.Whiteley is 2 - 0 against Ahten in prior events. Ahten gets a small advantage off the line and then starts to drop cylinders. Strong pass for Whiteley running faster than he qualified in the easy win. Jim Whiteley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.040), 330 ft(0.116), 660ft(0.153), 1,000ft(0.188). MOV: 0.2366 seconds (approximately 88 feet). Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.366, 660ft-3.502/217.67 mph, 1,000ft-4.476. Johnny Ahten's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.489, 660ft-3.662/211.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.671. (W) Megan Mc Kernan (TA/D) 0.183 5.730 261.78 (L) Chase Copeland (Snowman Racing A/FD) 0.070 10.589 75.10 This is Copeland's second time to be the #1 qualifier.This is the first time Mc Kernan and Copeland have faced each other in eliminations. The tune up goes away for Copeland and McKeran gets her first win from the bump spot. Her engine wasn't happy either and the fueler slows a bunch from qualifying. This is the first time since 1994 that the number one qualifier has lost in round one here. Megan Mc Kernan's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.202), 330 ft(-0.017), 660ft(1.128), 1,000ft(2.810). MOV: 4.7469 seconds (more than 100 feet). Megan Mc Kernan's incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.676, 660ft-3.883/211.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.877. Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-5.124/092.12 mph, 1,000ft-7.800. 2:39 p.m. Round two: McKernan vs. Guest; Manners vs. Reichert; Whiteley vs. Rizzoli; and Demke vs. Cowie.

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, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Monroe Guest (Tigerflow A/FD) 0.034 5.306 269.46 (L) Megan Mc Kernan (TA/D) 0.370 5.493 262.85 1:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 7625 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,654 feet, track temperature 101 degrees. Interestingly, none of these racers have met each other in prior round two action. McKernan is 0.307 at the green and Guest gets a easy win. Megan Mc Kernan's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.521, 660ft-3.673/218.12 mph, 1,000ft-4.647. Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.431, 660ft-3.537/226.35 mph, 1,000ft-4.482. (W) Michael Manners (COSMO Aquygen A/FD) 0.057 5.358 267.69 (L) Bill Reichert (Bars Leak/Rislone A/FD) 0.056 5.447 251.25 Reichert is 3 - 0 against Manners in prior events. Reichert takes the long way down. The two cars left almost together and Reichert leads until after mid-track. Manners drives on by and takes the close win. He will give up lane choice to Guest next round. Michael Manners' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.037), 330 ft(-0.048), 660ft(-0.015), 1,000ft(0.036). MOV: 0.0883 seconds (approximately 33 feet). (W) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) 0.057 5.471 265.53 (L) Kyle Rizzoli (A/FD) 0.041 5.548 265.48 This is the first time Whiteley and Rizzoli have faced each other in eliminations. Rizzoli gets off the line first and then sounded like he had to pump the throttle down track. Whiteley is off pace, but gets the win. Jim Whiteley's incremental margins: 60ft(0.053), 330 ft(0.083), 660ft(0.092), 1,000ft(0.071). MOV: 0.0613 seconds (approximately 24 feet). Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.901 sec., 330ft-2.453, 660ft-3.631/212.03 mph, 1,000ft-4.626. Kyle Rizzoli's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.552, 660ft-3.739/215.27 mph, 1,000ft-4.713. (W) Shawn Cowie (Mundies Towing B/AD) 0.053 5.339 265.12 (L) Chris Demke (Peen-Rite-Abrasive Finishing B 0.064 5.368 240.42 Cowie and Demke have each won 2 times against the other in prior events, but have never met in round two. Another Must Win round for Demke and he loses all of the numbers to Cowie. It sounded like a Big Blower Bang near the lights and Bill Reichert is the 2010 Top Alcohol Dragster Champion. Shawn Cowie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.026), 330 ft(0.023), 660ft(0.017), 1,000ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0406 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.927 sec., 330ft-2.365, 660ft-3.507/215.89 mph, 1,000ft-4.494. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.377, 660ft-3.513/218.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.490. 1:29 p.m. Cowie will have lane choice over Whiteley in the next round.

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, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Shawn Cowie (Mundies Towing B/AD) 0.029 5.300 269.83 (L) Jim Whiteley (J&A Service/Rator B/AD) -0.069(R) 10.395 78.12 3:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,849 feet, track temperature 91 degrees. Whiteley is 2 - 1 against Cowie in prior events and 1-0 in round 3. Whiteley leaves early, shakes the tires and gives it up. Cowie has a great pass into the final round. Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.362, 660ft-3.494/218.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.469. (W) Michael Manners (COSMO Aquygen A/FD) 0.055 5.350 267.69 (L) Monroe Guest (Tigerflow A/FD) 0.019 5.540 252.33 Guest is 2 - 0 against Manners in prior events, but they have never met in round three. Guest has a nice advantage off the line, but starts dropping cylinders around the 330 lights and slows. Manners gets out in from at the 330 and never looks back. Cowie will have lane choice in the finals. Michael Manners' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.026), 330 ft(-0.005), 660ft(0.042), 1,000ft(0.102). MOV: 0.1542 seconds (approximately 57 feet). Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.429, 660ft-3.562/220.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.520. Monroe Guest's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.460, 660ft-3.640/210.60 mph, 1,000ft-4.658. 3:50 p.m.

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, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Michael Manners (COSMO Aquygen A/FD) 0.025 5.347 270.64 (L) Shawn Cowie (Mundies Towing B/AD) 0.096 5.333 263.00 5:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,638 feet, track temperature 77 degrees. This is the first time Cowie and Manners have faced each other in eliminations. Manners gets away first and stays in from until near the 330 lights, Cowie gets back in front and stays there until after mid-track. Manners goes back in front and takes the hole shot win. Michael Manners' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.014), 330 ft(-0.022), 660ft(-0.001), 1,000ft(0.035). MOV: 0.0572 seconds (approximately 22 feet). Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.351, 660ft-3.495/215.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.484. Michael Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.444, 660ft-3.567/222.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.520.

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