Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals NHRA Full Throttle DragRacing
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Thursday
Results for Qualifying Round 1
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index: 
 
      Left Lane: John Mihovetz    Runs 6.083/236.84/-1.187, Now #1
      BB/AT Index: 7.27
     Right Lane: Gary Ross        Runs 7.142/207.24/0.032, Now #2
      A/AA Index: 7.11
11:00 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,231 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Lots of high clouds with no direct sun light on the track.

I don't know if this is correct, but that an 8/10 under the record pass for Mihovetz!! The Mustang is pumping smoke down rack, but it didn't seem to hurt!

Ross's car was a little lazy off the line and he can't run the number.

      Left Lane: Chip Rumis       Runs 14.720/109.89/7.610, Now #4
      A/AA Index: 7.11
     Right Lane: Paul Gladden     Runs 7.145/193.74/0.035, Now #3
      A/DA Index: 7.11
Rumis is crossing over from T/S. He strikes the tires at the green

Gladden makes a full pull on the tough index.
      Left Lane: Joe Roubicek     Runs 20.633/87.44/13.523, Now #6
      A/AA Index: 7.11
     Right Lane: Tom Rhoda        Runs 9.773/133.67/0.153, Now #4
      H/EA Index: 9.62
Roubicek is crossing over and roll through the lights.
      Left Lane: B. Fitzpatrick   Runs 6.383/218.27/-0.587, Now #3
      H/D Index: 6.97
     Right Lane: Brandon Huhtala  Runs 7.279/187.91/-0.651, Now #2
      C/A Index: 7.93
11:10 a.m. I couldn't see what the issue was, but Roubicek's car set on the track at the top end for a long time.

Fitzpatrick's little turbo shakes and spins like the big dogs! Huhtala goes to #2 without any drama. Nice clean pass.
      Left Lane: Jeff Lane        Runs 8.036/167.55/-0.584, Now #5
      B/SMA Index: 8.62
     Right Lane: Sal Biondo       Runs 7.338/175.11/-0.622, Now #3
      C/AA Index: 7.96
Biondo's car flies off the line and right up to the New #3 spot. Lane isn't far behind and takes over #5.
      Left Lane: Tom Mettler      Runs 7.619/177.35/-0.601, Now #4
      PSTA Index: 8.22
     Right Lane: Not on File      Runs 9.096/144.13/9.096, Now #11
      F/EA Index: 0.00
No name on the little altered in the right lane.

Wheels up leave for Mettler and into the top four.

Clean pass for the altered.
      Left Lane: Bob Marshall     Runs 7.101/194.77/-0.469, Now #8
      B/AA Index: 7.57
     Right Lane: Scott McClay     Runs 7.283/180.96/-0.577, Now #7
      C/ED Index: 7.86
Marshall's GXP makes a hard move towards the wall at the green and he stays with it without any apparent lift. He runs right along the wall until after half track and jerks it back into the center of the lane for #8 Wild!

McClay makes a clean, strong pass into the top eighths.
      Left Lane: Adam Bowdish     Runs 8.062/167.70/-0.558, Now #8
      B/SMA Index: 8.62
     Right Lane: Clint Neff       Runs 7.856/166.87/-0.504, Now #9
      K/A Index: 8.36
Two more good runs and Neff just misses the top eight.
      Left Lane: Doug Lambeck     Runs 8.325/161.34/-0.645, Now #3
      D/SMA Index: 8.97
     Right Lane: Dan Fletcher     Runs 7.728/166.01/-0.592, Now #6
      B/EA Index: 8.32
Two good leaves and two good passes. Lambeck gets the best of it with an almost sixty-five under pass to #3.
      Left Lane: Brian Browell    Runs 7.153/185.36/-0.637, Now #4
      D/D Index: 7.79
     Right Lane: Ross Wilson      Runs 8.061/169.15/-0.579, Now #10
      B/SM Index: 8.64
Both cars run straight and true and Browell moves to the top four.
      Left Lane: Scott Hedlund    Runs 7.698/176.72/-0.662, Now #2
      A/SM Index: 8.36
     Right Lane: Ed Sigmon        Runs 8.434/157.32/-0.606, Now #7
      C/SR Index: 9.04
...and the hits keep coming. Hedlund makes a terrific pass into the new #2 spot with ease. Sigmon pushes the roadster into the top eight.
      Left Lane: Tyler Hogan      Runs 7.081/186.69/-0.479, Now #16
      C/DA Index: 7.56
     Right Lane: Peter Adams      Runs 7.496/185.18/-0.434, Now #18
      C/A Index: 7.93
Hogan had a good weekend at Vegas, but doesn't pick up here.
      Left Lane: Ron Weems        Runs 6.671/205.41/-0.389, Now #19
      A/A Index: 7.06
     Right Lane: Chuck Moore      Runs 7.589/138.23/0.579, Now #23
      AA/AM Index: 7.01
Moore leaves hard with a 1.010 sixtyfoot, but the Corvette pulls steadily towards the centerline. Sounded like a quick pedal slap and he slows after that.
      Left Lane: Lou Ficco Jr.    Runs 7.115/190.54/-0.625, Now #6
      B/AP Index: 7.74
     Right Lane: Steve Graham     Runs 7.331/185.03/-0.599, Now #10
      C/A Index: 7.93
Two great leaves and Ficco gets into the top eight in #6 for now.
      Left Lane: Kurt Hugger      Runs 7.474/181.11/-0.476, Now #20
      PST Index: 7.95
     Right Lane: Terry A. Smith   Runs 7.309/179.88/-0.611, Now #8
      D/DA Index: 7.92
Great pass for Smith and he moves into the new top eight.
      Left Lane: Scott Parks      Runs 6.776/197.59/-0.644, Now #5
      A/ND Index: 7.42
     Right Lane: Randy Jones      Runs 18.168/67.60/9.098, Now #31
      C/TA Index: 9.07
Problems for Jones getting started and Parks has to wait for his burnout.

Jones's S-10 just rolls off the line and down the track.

Great looking pass and terrific performance for the little Chevy, as Parks runs all the way up the ladder to the new #5 position. Nice.
      Left Lane: Alan Ellis       Runs 6.514/207.18/-0.596, Now #14
      A/AA Index: 7.11
     Right Lane: Bo Butner        Runs 8.360/161.34/-0.620, Now #9
      E/SMA Index: 8.98
Wheels up leave for Butner and he just misses the top eight.]]

Ellis leaves hard with a 0.981 and makes a strong pass.
      Left Lane: Ray Vierheller   Runs 7.346/177.79/-0.574, Now #21
      D/DA Index: 7.92
     Right Lane: Justin Lamb      Runs 8.582/157.06/-0.588, Now #16
      H/AA Index: 9.17
Last pair...

11:38 a.m. John Mihovetz is number one at -1.187 [Maybe!] and Chuck Moore is on the bump spot at 0.579.

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, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Driver                   Class Index     ET   Ov/Un
   1. John Mihovetz            BB/AT  7.27  6.083  -1.187
   2. Scott Hedlund             A/SM  8.36  7.698  -0.662
   3. Brandon Huhtala            C/A  7.93  7.279  -0.651
   4. Doug Lambeck             D/SMA  8.97  8.325  -0.645
   5. Scott Parks               A/ND  7.42  6.776  -0.644
   6. Brian Browell              D/D  7.79  7.153  -0.637
   7. Lou Ficco Jr.             B/AP  7.74  7.115  -0.625
   8. Sal Biondo                C/AA  7.96  7.338  -0.622
   9. Bo Butner                E/SMA  8.98  8.360  -0.620
  10. Terry A. Smith            D/DA  7.92  7.309  -0.611
  11. Ed Sigmon                 C/SR  9.04  8.434  -0.606
  12. Tom Mettler               PSTA  8.22  7.619  -0.601
  13. Steve Graham               C/A  7.93  7.331  -0.599
  14. Alan Ellis                A/AA  7.11  6.514  -0.596
  15. Dan Fletcher              B/EA  8.32  7.728  -0.592
  16. Justin Lamb              F/SMA  9.17  8.582  -0.588
  17. Brian Fitzpatrick          H/D  6.97  6.383  -0.587
  18. Jeff Lane                B/SMA  8.62  8.036  -0.584
  19. Ross Wilson               B/SM  8.64  8.061  -0.579
  20. Scott McClay              C/ED  7.86  7.283  -0.577
  21. Ray Vierheller            D/DA  7.92  7.346  -0.574
  22. Adam Bowdish             B/SMA  8.62  8.062  -0.558
  23. Joshua Lee                H/EA  9.62  9.096  -0.524
  24. Clint Neff                 K/A  8.36  7.856  -0.504
  25. Tyler Hogan               C/DA  7.56  7.081  -0.479
  26. Kurt Hugger                PST  7.95  7.474  -0.476
  27. Bob Marshall              B/AA  7.57  7.101  -0.469
  28. Peter Adams                C/A  7.93  7.496  -0.434
  29. Ron Weems                  A/A  7.06  6.671  -0.389
  30. Gary Ross                 A/AA  7.11  7.142   0.032
  31. Paul Gladden              A/AA  7.11  7.145   0.035
  32. Tom Rhoda                 H/EA  9.62  9.773   0.153
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  33. Chuck Moore              AA/AM  7.01  7.589   0.579
  34. Chip Rumis                A/AA  7.11 14.720   7.610
  35. Randy Jones               C/TA  9.07 18.168   9.098
  36. Joe Roubicek              A/AA  7.11 20.633  13.523

Thursday
Results for Qualifying Round 2
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals 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: Joshua Lee       Runs 12.826/68.92/3.206, Now #23
      H/EA Index: 9.62            Prior Best: 9.096/144.13/-0.524, Was #23
     Right Lane: Kurt Hugger      Runs 7.454/181.45/-0.496, Now #25
      PST Index: 7.95             Prior Best: 7.474/181.11/-0.476, Was #26
3:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,220 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Tom Rhoda is on the bump spot at 0.153.

Lee spins the little tires and immediately drives out of the groove towards the center line.

      Left Lane: Peter Adams      Runs 7.445/184.90/-0.485, Now #26
      C/A Index: 7.93             Prior Best: 7.496/185.18/-0.434, Was #28
     Right Lane: Adam Bowdish     Runs 8.073/167.97/-0.547, Now #22
      B/SMA Index: 8.62           Prior Best: 8.062/167.70/-0.558, Was #22
Adams gets a small improvement.
      Left Lane: Chuck Moore      No Time, Now #33
      AA/AM Index: 7.01           Prior Best: 7.589/138.23/0.579, Was #33
     Right Lane: Doug Lambeck     No Time, Now #4
      D/SMA Index: 8.97           Prior Best: 8.325/161.34/-0.645, Was #4
Moore runs A/GS with this car at the CHRR.

The car leaves hard and then drifts towards the wall. It abruptly moves over and bangs the wall, shooting across his lane towards the other wall. He gets it back under control, but DQ's both his and Lambeck's runs.
      Left Lane: Scott McClay     Runs 7.324/181.01/-0.536, Now #21
      C/ED Index: 7.86            Prior Best: 7.283/180.96/-0.577, Was #20
     Right Lane: Ray Vierheller   Runs 7.323/178.71/-0.597, Now #14
      D/DA Index: 7.92            Prior Best: 7.346/177.79/-0.574, Was #21

      Left Lane: Bo Butner        Runs 8.332/160.37/-0.648, Now #5
      E/SMA Index: 8.98           Prior Best: 8.360/161.34/-0.620, Was #9
     Right Lane: Scott Parks      Runs 6.839/195.96/-0.581, Now #6
      A/ND Index: 7.42            Prior Best: 6.776/197.59/-0.644, Was #5
Parks ran better than the record in session one and this should back it up.

Much better pass for Butner too.
      Left Lane: Brandon Huhtala  Runs 7.271/188.54/-0.659, Now #4
      C/A Index: 7.93             Prior Best: 7.279/187.91/-0.651, Was #4
     Right Lane: B. Fitzpatrick   Runs 7.587/115.46/0.617, Now #18
      H/D Index: 6.97             Prior Best: 6.383/218.27/-0.587, Was #18
Fitzpatrick leave hard and then slows right after that.

Huhtala picks up just a little to stay #4.
      Left Lane: Steve Graham     Runs 7.341/185.61/-0.589, Now #13
      C/A Index: 7.93             Prior Best: 7.331/185.03/-0.599, Was #13
     Right Lane: Brian Browell    Runs 7.119/186.10/-0.671, Now #3
      D/D Index: 7.79             Prior Best: 7.153/185.36/-0.637, Was #7
Great pass for Browell and he moves all the way up to the #3 spot.

Graham runs close to his last pass.
      Left Lane: Paul Gladden     Runs 7.190/191.05/0.080, Now #31
      A/AA Index: 7.11            Prior Best: 7.145/193.74/0.035, Was #31
     Right Lane: Tyler Hogan      Runs 7.119/186.95/-0.441, Now #27
      C/DA Index: 7.56            Prior Best: 7.081/186.69/-0.479, Was #27
No joy here, as both cars slow from session one.
      Left Lane: Ross Wilson      Runs 8.123/167.26/-0.517, Now #20
      B/SM Index: 8.64            Prior Best: 8.061/169.15/-0.579, Was #20
     Right Lane: Alan Ellis       Runs 6.654/206.26/-0.456, Now #15
      A/AA Index: 7.11            Prior Best: 6.514/207.18/-0.596, Was #15
No improvements.
      Left Lane: Terry A. Smith   Runs 7.332/179.73/-0.588, Now #10
      D/DA Index: 7.92            Prior Best: 7.309/179.88/-0.611, Was #10
     Right Lane: Jeff Lane        Runs 8.030/168.11/-0.590, Now #17
      B/SMA Index: 8.62           Prior Best: 8.036/167.55/-0.584, Was #19
Lane runs 0.006 better to move two spots up the ladder. Smith doesn't!
      Left Lane: Randy Jones      Runs 10.077/117.58/1.007, Now #34
      C/TA Index: 9.07            Prior Best: 18.168/67.61/9.098, Was #35
     Right Lane: Lou Ficco Jr.    Runs 7.162/191.84/-0.578, Now #8
      B/AP Index: 7.74            Prior Best: 7.115/190.54/-0.625, Was #8
Jones is slow off the line and can only move one position up the ladder, still missing the field.

No improve ment for Ficco.
      Left Lane: Clint Neff       Runs 7.786/167.99/-0.574, Now #22
      K/A Index: 8.36             Prior Best: 7.856/166.87/-0.504, Was #24
     Right Lane: John Mihovetz    Runs 6.140/236.55/-1.130, Now #1
      BB/AT Index: 7.27           Prior Best: 6.083/236.84/-1.187, Was #1
Two very different ways of going Ford racing!

Mihovetz's Mustang moves around a little off the line and he can only run -1.130 under the BB/AT index!

Neff picks up two spots on the ladder.
      Left Lane: Sal Biondo       Runs 7.371/168.39/-0.589, Now #9
      C/AA Index: 7.96            Prior Best: 7.338/175.11/-0.622, Was #9
     Right Lane: Scott Hedlund    Runs 7.705/176.84/-0.655, Now #4
      A/SM Index: 8.36            Prior Best: 7.698/176.72/-0.662, Was #4
Good passes, but no improvements.
      Left Lane: Gary Ross        Runs 6.924/199.79/-0.186, Now #31
      A/AA Index: 7.11            Prior Best: 7.142/207.24/0.032, Was #30
     Right Lane: Chip Rumis       Runs 6.872/202.03/-0.238, Now #30
      A/AA Index: 7.11            Prior Best: 14.720/109.90/7.610, Was #35
Rumis gets the Cobalt hooked up this time and gets into the filed. That pushes Ross down a spot.
      Left Lane: Dan Fletcher     Runs 7.720/174.80/-0.600, Now #13
      B/EA Index: 8.32            Prior Best: 7.728/166.01/-0.592, Was #16
     Right Lane: Joe Roubicek     Runs 6.866/200.11/-0.244, Now #30
      A/AA Index: 7.11            Prior Best: 20.633/87.44/13.523, Was #36
Paul Gladden is on the bump spot at 0.035.

It's Roubicek's turn to make a full pass and bump into the field.

Nice improvement for Fletcher up three spots to #13.
      Left Lane: Justin Lamb      Runs 8.542/158.02/-0.628, Now #9
      H/AA Index: 9.17            Prior Best: 8.582/157.06/-0.588, Was #18
     Right Lane: Tom Mettler      Runs 7.588/177.70/-0.632, Now #8
      PSTA Index: 8.22            Prior Best: 7.619/177.35/-0.601, Was #12
Gary Ross is on the bump spot at -0.186.

Two big improvement to get both drivers into the top half of the field.
     Right Lane: Bob Marshall     Runs 13.251/78.41/5.681, Now #28
      B/AA Index: 7.57            Prior Best: 7.101/194.77/-0.469, Was #28
Marshall's car is slow off the line and he coasts on down to wrap up the session.

4:24 p.m. John Mihovetz is number one at -1.187 under the index and Gary Ross is on the bump spot at -0.186.

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, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Driver                   Class Index     ET   Ov/Un
   1. John Mihovetz            BB/AT  7.27  6.083  -1.187
   2. Brian Browell              D/D  7.79  7.119  -0.671
   3. Scott Hedlund             A/SM  8.36  7.698  -0.662
   4. Brandon Huhtala            C/A  7.93  7.271  -0.659
   5. Bo Butner                E/SMA  8.98  8.332  -0.648
   6. Doug Lambeck             D/SMA  8.97  8.325  -0.645
   7. Scott Parks               A/ND  7.42  6.776  -0.644
   8. Tom Mettler               PSTA  8.22  7.588  -0.632
   9. Justin Lamb              F/SMA  9.17  8.542  -0.628
  10. Lou Ficco Jr.             B/AP  7.74  7.115  -0.625
  11. Sal Biondo                C/AA  7.96  7.338  -0.622
  12. Terry A. Smith            D/DA  7.92  7.309  -0.611
  13. Ed Sigmon                 C/SR  9.04  8.434  -0.606
  14. Dan Fletcher              B/EA  8.32  7.720  -0.600
  15. Steve Graham               C/A  7.93  7.331  -0.599
  16. Ray Vierheller            D/DA  7.92  7.323  -0.597
  17. Alan Ellis                A/AA  7.11  6.514  -0.596
  18. Jeff Lane                B/SMA  8.62  8.030  -0.590
  19. Brian Fitzpatrick          H/D  6.97  6.383  -0.587
  20. Ross Wilson               B/SM  8.64  8.061  -0.579
  21. Scott McClay              C/ED  7.86  7.283  -0.577
  22. Clint Neff                 K/A  8.36  7.786  -0.574
  23. Adam Bowdish             B/SMA  8.62  8.062  -0.558
  24. Joshua Lee                H/EA  9.62  9.096  -0.524
  25. Kurt Hugger                PST  7.95  7.454  -0.496
  26. Peter Adams                C/A  7.93  7.445  -0.485
  27. Tyler Hogan               C/DA  7.56  7.081  -0.479
  28. Bob Marshall              B/AA  7.57  7.101  -0.469
  29. Ron Weems                  A/A  7.06  6.671  -0.389
  30. Joe Roubicek              A/AA  7.11  6.866  -0.244
  31. Chip Rumis                A/AA  7.11  6.872  -0.238
  32. Gary Ross                 A/AA  7.11  6.924  -0.186
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  33. Paul Gladden              A/AA  7.11  7.145   0.035
  34. Tom Rhoda                 H/EA  9.62  9.773   0.153
  35. Chuck Moore              AA/AM  7.01  7.589   0.579
  36. Randy Jones               C/TA  9.07 10.077   1.007

Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 3
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals 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: Dan Fletcher     Runs 7.737/174.71/-0.583, Now #14
      B/EA Index: 8.32            Prior Best: 7.720/174.80/-0.600, Was #14
     Right Lane: Scott Hedlund    Runs 7.757/176.17/-0.603, Now #3
      A/SM Index: 8.36            Prior Best: 7.698/176.72/-0.662, Was #3
10:03 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,098 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Neither car can match yesterday's best.

      Left Lane: Scott McClay     Runs 7.263/181.64/-0.597, Now #17
      C/ED Index: 7.86            Prior Best: 7.283/180.96/-0.577, Was #21
     Right Lane: Scott Parks      Runs 10.411/72.28/2.991, Now #7
      A/ND Index: 7.42            Prior Best: 6.776/197.59/-0.644, Was #7
Gary Ross is on the bump spot at -0.186.

Two strong leaves and only McClay can improve. Parks clicks it early.
      Left Lane: Terry A. Smith   Runs 7.351/179.23/-0.569, Now #12
      D/DA Index: 7.92            Prior Best: 7.309/179.88/-0.611, Was #12
     Right Lane: Tom Mettler      Runs 7.639/176.74/-0.581, Now #8
      PSTA Index: 8.22            Prior Best: 7.588/177.70/-0.632, Was #8
Smith's dragster moves around a little going down the track and he slows. Mettler can't improve either.
      Left Lane: Ed Sigmon        Runs 8.417/155.99/-0.623, Now #11
      C/SR Index: 9.04            Prior Best: 8.434/157.32/-0.606, Was #13
     Right Lane: Bob Marshall     Runs 9.915/109.00/2.345, Now #28
      B/AA Index: 7.57            Prior Best: 7.101/194.77/-0.469, Was #28
Marshall has another dart towards the wall leave and he has to give it up early.

Sigmon finds some tune up and moves up two spots.
      Left Lane: Ross Wilson      Runs 8.076/169.23/-0.564, Now #21
      B/SM Index: 8.64            Prior Best: 8.061/169.15/-0.579, Was #21
     Right Lane: Joe Roubicek     Runs 6.870/200.23/-0.240, Now #30
      A/AA Index: 7.11            Prior Best: 6.866/200.11/-0.244, Was #30
Good leave for Roubicek, but no improvement. Wilson joins him.
      Left Lane: Clint Neff       Runs 7.760/169.15/-0.600, Now #15
      K/A Index: 8.36             Prior Best: 7.786/167.99/-0.574, Was #22
     Right Lane: B. Fitzpatrick   Runs 7.052/144.47/0.082, Now #21
      H/D Index: 6.97             Prior Best: 6.383/218.27/-0.587, Was #20
Snap, crackle, and pop winging up the turbo. Fitzpatrick shakes hard off the line and slows on the top end. Lots of smoke down there, but that's normal.

Neff gets it all together and moves up into the top half of the field in the new #15 spot.
      Left Lane: Peter Adams      Runs 8.141/125.49/0.211, Now #26
      C/A Index: 7.93             Prior Best: 7.445/184.90/-0.485, Was #26
     Right Lane: Chip Rumis       Runs 6.855/202.91/-0.255, Now #30
      A/AA Index: 7.11            Prior Best: 6.872/202.03/-0.238, Was #31
Rumis moves around Roubicek with a slightly better pass.

No joy for Adams, as he slows after the launch.
      Left Lane: Paul Gladden     Runs 7.043/197.42/-0.067, Now #33
      A/AA Index: 7.11            Prior Best: 7.145/193.74/0.035, Was #33
     Right Lane: Tyler Hogan      Runs 7.124/188.12/-0.436, Now #27
      C/DA Index: 7.56            Prior Best: 7.081/186.69/-0.479, Was #27
Gladden needs to run better than -0.186 under his index to qualify. He finally runs under the tough index, but it's not enough.

Hogan slows just a tad to stay #27.
      Left Lane: Brandon Huhtala  Runs 7.282/188.44/-0.648, Now #4
      C/A Index: 7.93             Prior Best: 7.271/188.54/-0.659, Was #4
     Right Lane: Adam Bowdish     Runs 8.010/167.82/-0.610, Now #14
      B/SMA Index: 8.62           Prior Best: 8.062/167.70/-0.558, Was #23
Bowdish pick up 0.05 and moves nine spots up the ladder into the top half of the field.

Huhtala makes another strong pass and doesn't improve.
      Left Lane: Chuck Moore      Runs 6.510/214.25/-0.500, Now #25
      AA/AM Index: 7.01           Prior Best: 7.589/138.23/0.579, Was #35
     Right Lane: Kurt Hugger      Runs 7.479/181.11/-0.471, Now #26
      PST Index: 7.95             Prior Best: 7.454/181.45/-0.496, Was #25
Moore is back after an encounter with the wall yesterday and shows his power. That moves him all the way up to the number twenty fifth spot.

That pushes Hugger down a spot.
      Left Lane: Steve Graham     Runs 7.331/185.26/-0.599, Now #18
      C/A Index: 7.93             Prior Best: 7.331/185.03/-0.599, Was #17
     Right Lane: Jeff Lane        Runs 7.999/168.89/-0.621, Now #13
      B/SMA Index: 8.62           Prior Best: 8.030/168.11/-0.590, Was #21
Joe Roubicek is on the bump spot at -0.244.

Graham runs exactly what he did yesterday and gets bumped down a spot, as Lane finds his tune up and jumps up into the top half of the field in the number thirteen spot.
      Left Lane: Gary Ross        Runs 6.645/209.46/-0.465, Now #30
      A/AA Index: 7.11            Prior Best: 6.924/199.79/-0.186, Was #33
     Right Lane: Ron Weems        Runs 6.744/205.79/-0.316, Now #31
      A/A Index: 7.06             Prior Best: 6.671/205.41/-0.389, Was #30
Lots of inches on the line. Almost 1400 ci!.

Weems slows down a little and gets bumped down by a flying Ross. He finds near three tenths and moves into the new #30 spot.
      Left Lane: Joshua Lee       Runs 9.021/146.88/-0.599, Now #19
      H/EA Index: 9.62            Prior Best: 9.096/144.13/-0.524, Was #24
     Right Lane: Brian Browell    Runs 7.312/154.05/-0.478, Now #2
      D/D Index: 7.79             Prior Best: 7.119/186.10/-0.671, Was #2
Chip Rumis is on the bump spot at -0.255.

Browell leaves hard and clicks it early. Lee's little Bantam gets on down the track and moves five spots up the ladder to number nineteen.
      Left Lane: Randy Jones      Runs 8.478/157.87/-0.592, Now #23
      C/TA Index: 9.07            Prior Best: 10.077/117.58/1.007, Was #36
     Right Lane: Ray Vierheller   Runs 7.298/179.78/-0.622, Now #13
      D/DA Index: 7.92            Prior Best: 7.323/178.71/-0.597, Was #20
Jones finally gets to the finish line under power and bumps into the field with an almost sixty under pass.

Vierheller has the power this time too and moves up to the top half of the field.
      Left Lane: Justin Lamb      Runs 8.555/158.30/-0.615, Now #9
      H/AA Index: 9.17            Prior Best: 8.542/158.02/-0.628, Was #9
     Right Lane: Alan Ellis       Runs 8.764/108.24/1.654, Now #22
      A/AA Index: 7.11            Prior Best: 6.514/207.18/-0.596, Was #22
Ron Weems is on the bump spot at -0.389.

Ellis shakes hard and slows. Lamb runs close to his prior best.
      Left Lane: Bo Butner        Runs 8.493/134.02/-0.487, Now #5
      E/SMA Index: 8.98           Prior Best: 8.332/160.37/-0.648, Was #5
     Right Lane: Doug Lambeck     Runs 8.400/139.91/-0.570, Now #6
      D/SMA Index: 8.97           Prior Best: 8.325/161.34/-0.645, Was #6
Wheels up leave for Butner. No joy on the top end, as both cars slow.
      Left Lane: Sal Biondo       Runs 7.317/187.13/-0.643, Now #8
      C/AA Index: 7.96            Prior Best: 7.338/175.11/-0.622, Was #12
     Right Lane: Lou Ficco Jr.    Runs 7.253/162.76/-0.487, Now #11
      B/AP Index: 7.74            Prior Best: 7.115/190.54/-0.625, Was #10
One of these two is going to be the Comp. Eliminator Championship. Ficco has to get to the semi-finals to win.

Biondo makes a statement and pushes Ficco down a spot with a nice improvement into the top eight. Ficco slows.
     Right Lane: John Mihovetz    Runs 6.426/225.07/-0.844, Now #1
      BB/AT Index: 7.27           Prior Best: 6.083/236.84/-1.187, Was #1
Mihovetz gets the single and is a little lazy off the line with a 1.079 sixty foot time. He slows on the top end.

10:31 a.m. Ron Weems is the bump spot at -0.389.

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, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Driver                   Class Index     ET   Ov/Un
   1. John Mihovetz            BB/AT  7.27  6.083  -1.187
   2. Brian Browell              D/D  7.79  7.119  -0.671
   3. Scott Hedlund             A/SM  8.36  7.698  -0.662
   4. Brandon Huhtala            C/A  7.93  7.271  -0.659
   5. Bo Butner                E/SMA  8.98  8.332  -0.648
   6. Doug Lambeck             D/SMA  8.97  8.325  -0.645
   7. Scott Parks               A/ND  7.42  6.776  -0.644
   8. Sal Biondo                C/AA  7.96  7.317  -0.643
   9. Tom Mettler               PSTA  8.22  7.588  -0.632
  10. Justin Lamb              F/SMA  9.17  8.542  -0.628
  11. Lou Ficco Jr.             B/AP  7.74  7.115  -0.625
  12. Ed Sigmon                 C/SR  9.04  8.417  -0.623
  13. Ray Vierheller            D/DA  7.92  7.298  -0.622
  14. Jeff Lane                B/SMA  8.62  7.999  -0.621
  15. Terry A. Smith            D/DA  7.92  7.309  -0.611
  16. Adam Bowdish             B/SMA  8.62  8.010  -0.610
  17. Dan Fletcher              B/EA  8.32  7.720  -0.600
  18. Clint Neff                 K/A  8.36  7.760  -0.600
  19. Steve Graham               C/A  7.93  7.331  -0.599
  20. Joshua Lee                H/EA  9.62  9.021  -0.599
  21. Scott McClay              C/ED  7.86  7.263  -0.597
  22. Alan Ellis                A/AA  7.11  6.514  -0.596
  23. Randy Jones               C/TA  9.07  8.478  -0.592
  24. Brian Fitzpatrick          H/D  6.97  6.383  -0.587
  25. Ross Wilson               B/SM  8.64  8.061  -0.579
  26. Chuck Moore              AA/AM  7.01  6.510  -0.500
  27. Kurt Hugger                PST  7.95  7.454  -0.496
  28. Peter Adams                C/A  7.93  7.445  -0.485
  29. Tyler Hogan               C/DA  7.56  7.081  -0.479
  30. Bob Marshall              B/AA  7.57  7.101  -0.469
  31. Gary Ross                 A/AA  7.11  6.645  -0.465
  32. Ron Weems                  A/A  7.06  6.671  -0.389
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  33. Chip Rumis                A/AA  7.11  6.855  -0.255
  34. Joe Roubicek              A/AA  7.11  6.866  -0.244
  35. Paul Gladden              A/AA  7.11  7.043  -0.067
  36. Tom Rhoda                 H/EA  9.62  9.773   0.153

Sunday
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, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Tom Mettler             PSTA   8.22  0.059     8.065 -0.155
 (L) Ross Wilson             B/SM   8.64  -0.078(R) 8.428 -0.212
2:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 28.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,752 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Tom Mettler wins on Ross Wilson's red light.

 (W) Chuck Moore            AA/AM   7.01  -0.393    7.100  0.090
 (L) Justin Lamb            F/SMA   9.17  -0.014(R) 8.779 -0.391
Chuck Moore wins on Justin Lamb's -0.014 red light. He's slow, but straight, this time.
 (W) Doug Lambeck           D/SMA   8.97  0.056     8.732 -0.238
 (L) Alan Ellis              A/AA   7.11  -0.002(R) 6.914 -0.196
...and again. Doug Lambeck wins on Alan Ellis' -0.002 red light.
 (W) Ray Vierheller          D/DA   7.92  0.030     7.383 -0.537
 (L) Tyler Hogan             C/DA   7.56  0.012     7.114 -0.446
Two good Comp. lights and Vierheller just dips into the CIC to take the twenty foot win.
 (W) Gary Ross               A/AA   7.11  0.123     7.703  0.593
 (L) Terry A. Smith          D/DA   7.92  -0.017(R) 7.354 -0.566
Gary Ross wins on Terry A. Smith's -0.017 red light.
 (W) Randy Jones             C/TA   9.07  0.030     8.507 -0.563
 (L) Scott Parks             A/ND   7.42  0.120    11.039  3.619
Parks is a ton late and gives it up early and Jones will take some CIC for the easy win.
 (W) Adam Bowdish           B/SMA   8.62  0.034     8.884  0.264
 (L) Ron Weems                A/A   7.06  -0.072(R) 6.731 -0.329
Adam Bowdish wins on Ron Weems' red light.
 (W) Brandon Huhtala          C/A   7.93  0.084     7.675 -0.255
 (L) Joshua Lee              H/EA   9.62  -0.008(R) 9.210 -0.410
Lee goes red by -0.008 and gives the easy win to Huhtala.
 (W) Steve Graham             C/A   7.93  0.071     7.717 -0.213
 (L) Scott Hedlund           A/SM   8.36  -0.018(R) 8.354 -0.006
It's Hedlund's turn to go red. Graham gets a free pass to round two.
 (W) Lou Ficco Jr.           B/AP   7.74  0.057     7.546 -0.194
 (L) Kurt Hugger              PST   7.95  -0.031(R) 8.713  0.763
Hugger keeps Ficco's Championship alive, as he joins the big crowd of red lighting drivers.
 (W) Clint Neff               K/A   8.36  0.003     8.462  0.102
 (L) Brian Browell            D/D   7.79  -0.004(R) 8.273  0.483
Browell goes red by just -0.004 and Neff gets a free one.
 (W) Ed Sigmon               C/SR   9.04  0.072     8.492 -0.548
 (L) Peter Adams              C/A   7.93  0.004     7.461 -0.469
Adams nails the tree with a great 0.004 light, but the car isn't up to the task. Sigmon goes on to round two.
 (W) Sal Biondo              C/AA   7.96  -0.006    7.809 -0.151
 (L) Brian Fitzpatrick        H/D   6.97  -9.999(R)NT-Broke Before Staging
Fitzpatrick's crew pushes the car back before staging and Biondo gets an easy win. He clicks it early.
 (W) John Mihovetz          BB/AT   7.27  0.099     6.330 -0.940
 (L) Dan Fletcher            B/EA   8.32  0.020     7.893 -0.427
Mihovetz ran almost 1.2 seconds under the BB/AT index in qualifying. He is late off the line and has stuff from the exhaust near the lights to slow to ONLY -0.940 under the index. Big permanent CIC on Monday!
 (W) Scott McClay            C/ED   7.86  0.025     7.341 -0.519
 (L) Bo Butner              E/SMA   8.98  0.027     8.481 -0.499
Almost identical RT's and Scott McClay gets the win. MOV: 0.0228 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
 (W) Jeff Lane              B/SMA   8.62  0.007     8.155 -0.465
 (L) Bob Marshall            B/AA   7.57  -9.999(R)NT-No Show
Marshall is a no show and Lane goes to the next round. He will face Ellis.

2:47 p.m. In other pairings: Mihovetz vs. Mettler; McClay vs. Vierheller; Graham vs. Ficco; Jones vs. Ross; Neff vs. Moore; Huhtala vs. Sigmon; and Biondo vs. Bowdish.

Sunday
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, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Sal Biondo              C/AA   7.96  0.023     7.711 -0.249
 (L) Adam Bowdish           B/SMA   8.62  0.052     8.876  0.256
4:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 28.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,685 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Bowdish is second off the line and slows.

 (W) Randy Jones             C/TA   9.01  0.107     8.664 -0.346
 (L) Gary Ross               A/AA   7.11  -0.223(R) 6.677 -0.433
Randy Jones has a 0.06 CIC penalty.

Ross ges red big time and gives Jones the easy win.

 (W) Brandon Huhtala          C/A   7.93  0.005     7.571 -0.359
 (L) Ed Sigmon               C/SR   9.00  -0.009(R) 9.059  0.059
Ed Sigmon has a 0.04 CIC penalty and goes red by -0.009. Huhtala gets an easy win.
 (W) Lou Ficco Jr.           B/AP   7.74  0.057     7.162 -0.578
 (L) Steve Graham             C/A   7.93  0.060     7.375 -0.555
Almost equal lights and Ficco keeps his chances alive with a seven foot win. He races Jones next round.
 (W) Clint Neff               K/A   8.36  0.039     8.384  0.024
 (L) Chuck Moore            AA/AM   7.01  -9.999(R)NT-No Show
Moore can't make the call and Neff gets the win.
 (W) Scott McClay            C/ED   7.85  0.019     8.021  0.171
 (L) Ray Vierheller          D/DA   7.89  -9.999(R)NT-No Show
Scott McClay has a 0.01 CIC penalty, but Vierheller is a no show.
 (W) Doug Lambeck           D/SMA   8.97  0.048     8.413 -0.557
 (L) Jeff Lane              B/SMA   8.62  0.041     8.073 -0.547
No CIC's for this pair.

They have similar RT's and run right together in the lights. Lambeck gets the eleven inch win.

 (W) John Mihovetz          BB/AT   6.83  0.192     7.722  0.892
 (L) Tom Mettler             PSTA   8.22  -0.003(R) 7.878 -0.342
John Mihovetz wins on Tom Mettler's -0.003 red light.

4:29 p.m. He will race McClay; Ficco and Jones; Neff and Lambeck; and Huhtala in the next round.

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, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Scott McClay            C/ED   7.85  0.069     7.327 -0.523
 (L) John Mihovetz          BB/AT   6.83  0.159     6.260 -0.570
5:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.79 inches, adjusted altitude 2,464 feet, track temperature 71 degrees.

Mihovetz is way late and can't catch McClay.

 (W) Lou Ficco Jr.           B/AP   7.67  0.089     7.119 -0.551
 (L) Randy Jones             C/TA   9.01  0.103     8.486 -0.524
Lou Ficco Jr. has a 0.07 CIC penalty; Randy Jones has a 0.06 CIC penalty.

Two bad lights, but Ficco takes the win and will take the 2011 Comp. Eliminator Championship.

He will race McClay in round four.

 (W) Doug Lambeck           D/SMA   8.92  0.056     8.399 -0.521
 (L) Clint Neff               K/A   8.36  0.081     7.815 -0.545
Two more bad lights and a close finish, as both cars finish just 5 inches apart. Lambeck goes on.
 (W) Sal Biondo              C/AA   7.96  0.004     7.330 -0.630
 (L) Brandon Huhtala          C/A   7.93  0.049     7.324 -0.606
Biondo kills the tree and takes a permanent CIC with his win.

He races Lambeck later.

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, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Doug Lambeck           D/SMA   8.90  0.017     8.395 -0.505
 (L) Sal Biondo              C/AA   7.83  0.042     7.304 -0.526
6:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,329 feet, track temperature 71 degrees.

Sal Biondo has a 0.13 CIC penalty; Doug Lambeck has a 0.07 CIC penalty.

Lambeck gets the starting line advantage and just hold off a charging Biondo by just fifteen inches for the win and a trip to the finals.

 (W) Scott McClay            C/ED   7.83  0.000     7.324 -0.506
 (L) Lou Ficco Jr.           B/AP   7.62  0.110     7.124 -0.496
Lou Ficco Jr. has a 0.12 CIC penalty; Scott McClay has a 0.03 CIC penalty.

McClay has a perfect light and nails our new 2011 Champ, who is late at the green.

We will have an all California final.

6:58 p.m. We are up against the 7:00pm curfew and the balance of eliminations will be run tomorrow starting at 9:00 am.

Monday
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, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Scott McClay            C/ED   7.83  0.030     7.306 -0.524
 (L) Doug Lambeck           D/SMA   8.90  0.063     8.369 -0.531
9:40 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 1,854 feet, track temperature 66 degrees.

Scott McClay has a 0.03 CIC penalty; Doug Lambeck has a 0.07 CIC penalty. We will have an all Division Seven final round.

Dragster vs. Door car... McClay had a perfect RT on his pass last night and Lambeck was first off the line in his race too.

McClay gets a big starting line advantage and passes Lambeck just before the lights for the six foot 2011 Comp. Eliminator win.