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Thursday Results for Qualifying Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel 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, and position in order following run: Left Lane: Mike Ashley Runs 3.978/305.91, Now #1 Right Lane: Damien Harris Runs 5.849/112.15, Now #2 1:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,295 feet, track temperature 81 degrees. We've seen Ashley many times in the past, but this will be the premier event in TF for both him and Harris. New York vs. Australia! Ashley's Dexter Team dragster makes a great initial pass into the three nineties. Harris is well off the line first and pacing Ashley until just after the 330, where the engine gets unhappy and erupts into a ball of flame. He is off the loud pedal quickly and coasts on down the track. Mike Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.235, 660ft-3.185/266.69 mph. Damien Harris' incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.414, 660ft-3.945/137.90 mph. 1:42 p.m. Time out for cleanup in the right lane. This is Harris' "Freebie", so his time will count. Left Lane: Todd Paton Runs 4.278/214.42, Now #2 Right Lane: Thomas Nataas Runs 9.735/77.16, Now #4 California vs. Norway, this time! Both of these two have run in TF before. First run of the season for Paton. Ouch! Problems a pair. Nataas is first with the slicks up in smoke right at the hit. He wisely doesn't push it and coasts on down. Paton gets a nice 0.868 sixty foot time and then has a bunch of flame from the engine at half track. It flairs back up near the finish line and he pulls the car over towards the wall. Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 4.999/190.16, Now #3 Right Lane: Keith Murf Runs 7.187/80.58, Now #5 1:58 p.m. That was quick. Murf is new to NHRA TF too and gets off the line first and then starts to slow immediately. Salinas' fueler is lazy off the line and starts to drop cylinder going down the track. He gives it up too. Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.898/312.93, Now #1 Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 4.566/171.99, Now #4 All NHRA veterans from here on. Nice pass for Cory Mac, right on down the track and into the new top spot. Dakin was away first and pacing Cory, until near half track, where the tires start to smoke. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.195, 660ft-3.122/275.84 mph. Left Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 4.381/271.68, Now #4 Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 9.896/74.86, Now #10 Zizzo strikes the tires at the green and is done for this session. Chrisman's fueler is a little lazy off the line and still moves into the current #4 spot with an early shut off. Left Lane: C. Karamesines Runs 4.004/295.21, Now #3 Right Lane: Dom Lagana Runs 4.500/179.18, Now #6 Lagana jumps off the line with a nice 0.858 sixty foot time and has a good 330 time, but the engine flashes and bangs with a bunch of fire and slows about mid-track. Karamesines takes his time leaving and has a near three second pass to move him into the current #3 spot. 2:10 p.m. There is "Aluminum" on the track in the right lane. Lagana will keep the numbers. Chris Karamesines' incremental times: 60ft-0.884 sec., 330ft-2.246, 660ft-3.196/266.37 mph. Dom Lagana's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.221, 660ft-3.285/209.65 mph. Left Lane: Clay Millican No Time, Now #14 Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.940/303.37, Now #2 2:15 p.m. T.J. Zizzo is on the bump spot at 9.896. Nice side by side pass for both cars. They run together with Millican having the incrementals advantage down the track. There is a flash and a bunch of smoke from the Parts Plus fueler. That would have been for the #2 spot, but he loses his ET/MPH for the oil down penality. Buff had a clean pass and will take the current #2 spot for now. Nice! Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.196, 660ft-3.124/270.97 mph. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.215, 660ft-3.147/270.54 mph. Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.965/313.88, Now #4 Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.897/319.98, Now #1 2:24 p.m. Back to racing. That's the way it's supposed to go! Vandergriff is off the line first and stays there from start to finish. That good enough for the new #1 spot. Great pass for McMillan too and he slides into the top half of the field for now. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.244, 660ft-3.190/270.00 mph. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.869 sec., 330ft-2.213, 660ft-3.135/276.63 mph. Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.838/317.87, Now #1 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 6.721/100.16, Now #14 Team mates, but not the same tune up. They leave within 0.02 of each other and stay that way until after the sixtyfoot lights, where Langdon's slicks are up in smoke. Lucas is long gone and runs near his career best to take over the new top spot. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.865 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.079/280.31 mph. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.851/319.22, Now #2 Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.854/315.49, Now #3 Mike Salinas is on the bump spot at 4.999. Kalitta was busy staying with the car down the track, but the powers there and he takes over the number two spot anyway. Grubnic gets to the finish line right behind him with no drama to the #3 position for now. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.181, 660ft-3.091/278.52 mph. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.871 sec., 330ft-2.189, 660ft-3.090/279.73 mph. Left Lane: B. Bernstein Runs 3.859/315.19, Now #5 Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.827/321.19, Now #1 Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.870/315.34, Now #6 Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.380/183.47, Now #14 Todd Paton is on the bump spot at 4.278. Two more strong leaves, with near best sixty foot times. Brown was just a little better to the 330 lights and then has the slicks start to spin. Dixon stays clean to the finish line and moves into the top half of the field. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.176, 660ft-3.100/274.66 mph. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.161, 660ft-3.196/216.03 mph. Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 3.830/314.61, Now #2 Right Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.837/319.14, Now #3 Last pair: Chris Karamesines is on the bump spot at 4.004. Three eighty three's a pair. Massey is away first and quicker to sixty feet. Worsham's fueler is marching and he runs just 0.007 quicker in the light to get the one bonus point advantage over Massey. Great racing! Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.161, 660ft-3.066/279.32 mph. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.843 sec., 330ft-2.168, 660ft-3.079/279.50 mph. 2:42 p.m. Tony Schumacher is number one at 3.827 and Terry McMillen is on the bump spot at 3.965.

Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 3.827 321.19 2. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.830 314.61 3. Spencer Massey Prestone/FRAM Dragster 3.837 319.14 4. Morgan Lucas GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil Dr 3.838 317.87 5. Doug Kalitta Kalitta Air Dragster 3.851 319.22 6. David Grubnic Rocky Boots/Candlewood Suites 3.854 315.49 7. Brandon Bernstein Copart Dragster 3.859 315.19 8. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.870 315.34 9. Bob Vandergriff C&J Energy Services Dragster 3.897 319.98 10. Cory McClenathan Rapisarda Racing Dragster 3.898 312.93 11. Troy Buff BME/Okuma Dragster 3.940 303.37 12. Terry McMillen Amalie Oil/Wolverine Dragster 3.965 313.88 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. Mike Ashley Tuttle Motorsports Dragster 3.978 305.91 14. Chris Karamesines Strange Engineering/Chizler Dr 4.004 295.21 15. Todd Paton Tim Horton's Dragster 4.278 214.42 16. Antron Brown Matco Tools Dragster 4.380 183.47 17. Steven Chrisman Nitro Fish Dragster 4.381 271.68 18. Dom Lagana Service Central Dragster 4.500 179.18 19. Pat Dakin Commercial Metal Fabrications 4.566 171.99 20. Mike Salinas Scrappers Racing Dragster 4.999 190.16 21. Damien Harris Rapisarda Racing/VPLift Dragst 5.849 112.15 22. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster 6.721 100.16 23. Keith Murf MURTCO Inc. / LA Kings Dragste 7.187 80.58 24. Thomas Nataas Andersen Racing Dragster 9.735 77.16 25. T.J. Zizzo Peak Performance Dragster 9.896 74.86 26. Clay Millican Parts Plus/MPE Dragster NT

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel 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, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.935/305.42, Now #12 Best prior run: 9.896/74.86, Was #25 Right Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.907/310.91, Now #11 No Prior Run 1:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.75 inches, adjusted altitude 2,654 feet, track temperature 89 degrees. Lots of bright sun on the track. Terry McMillen is on the bump spot at 3.965. Millican's time was DQ'ed for oil yesterday. Two great side by side passes and that will put both cars in the field for now. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.882 sec., 330ft-2.219, 660ft-3.149/271.52 mph. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.191, 660ft-3.124/270.75 mph. Left Lane: Thomas Nataas Runs 3.932/303.23, Now #12 Best prior run: 9.735/77.16, Was #26 Right Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 4.100/269.62, Now #18 Best prior run: 4.999/190.16, Was #22 ...and another pair run side by side down the track. Nataas just bumps into the field, but with a 26 car field this will be tough to hold for long. Salinas runs into the low fours, still not pulling on the top end and moves up to #18. Thomas Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.194, 660ft-3.135/267.64 mph. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.273, 660ft-3.251/258.07 mph. Left Lane: Keith Murf Runs 3.914/312.64, Now #12 Best prior run: 7.187/80.58, Was #26 Right Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 4.503/250.78, Now #22 Best prior run: 4.381/271.68, Was #21 Thomas Nataas is on the bump spot at 3.932. Chrisman's engine had holes out at the launch and it hurts him a lot. Murf makes a strong pass for his second run in NHRA competition and he takes over the current bump spot on a clean straight pass. Keith Murf's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.212, 660ft-3.139/274.05 mph. Left Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.934/310.20, Now #14 Best prior run: 6.721/100.16, Was #26 Right Lane: Todd Paton Runs 3.949/294.05, Now #17 Best prior run: 4.278/214.42, Was #20 Two good runs, but neither car will will get into the field. Big moves up the ladder. A career best ET and MPH for Paton! Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.217, 660ft-3.153/271.62 mph. Todd Paton's incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.213, 660ft-3.142/270.48 mph. Left Lane: Damien Harris Runs 4.189/279.85, Now #22 Best prior run: 5.849/112.15, Was #26 Right Lane: C. Karamesines Runs 4.024/281.30, Now #20 Best prior run: 4.004/295.21, Was #20 A BIG Happy Birthday the Chris Karamesines, who is eighty "something" years old today! Damien is all over the track at mid-point and stays after it through the lights, He picks up a bunch and four spots on the ladder. Karamesines car slows on the top end to stay #20. Damien Harris' incremental times: 60ft-0.911 sec., 330ft-2.282, 660ft-3.304/230.49 mph. Chris Karamesines' incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.221, 660ft-3.179/259.26 mph. Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 3.958/278.81, Now #18 Best prior run: 4.566/171.99, Was #26 Right Lane: Mike Ashley No Time, Now #20 Best prior run: 3.978/305.91, Was #19 Two good passes for a while. Both cars run well until mid-track, where Ashley's engine starts to drop a bunch of cylinders. There is a big flash/bang and fire from the engine and the car makes a hard move into Dakin's lane right after the lights. They run right together, side by side, until Ashley pulls the car back into his lane and they both stop together on the track. Dakin's engine stayed happy a little longer than Ashley's and then starts to drop cylinders too. That puts him side by side with Ashley after the finish line. A little more excitement than expected for these two veteran drivers. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.878 sec., 330ft-2.214, 660ft-3.142/272.34 mph. Mike Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.180, 660ft-3.110/270.10 mph. 1:36 p.m. Lots of clean up in Ashley's lane. That's isn't the team's first oil down, so his time will be DQ'ed. Left Lane: Dom Lagana Runs 6.552/107.79, Now #26 Best prior run: 4.500/179.18, Was #26 Right Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 5.063/143.20, Now #19 Best prior run: 3.965/313.88, Was #19 Two smokers, so no improvements Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 4.088/245.49, Now #22 Best prior run: 4.380/183.47, Was #24 Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.900/313.73, Now #10 Best prior run: 3.898/312.93, Was #10 Championship contenter, Brown, will go into tomorrow final sessions out side looking in. The car leaves well and then the engine is unhappy down track and he slows. McClenathan runs close to yesterday's best and will stay #10. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.172, 660ft-3.153/237.92 mph. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.860 sec., 330ft-2.198, 660ft-3.128/274.61 mph. Left Lane: Troy Buff Runs 5.784/107.72, Now #16 Best prior run: 3.940/303.37, Was #16 Right Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.843/320.51, Now #5 Best prior run: 3.870/315.34, Was #8 Buff's car is a little lazy off the line and then kicks the tires near the 330 lights. Best pass of the session for Dixon and that moves him up three spots to the new #5 spot. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.175, 660ft-3.087/280.08 mph. Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.869/317.64, Now #9 Best prior run: 3.897/319.98, Was #9 Right Lane: B. Bernstein Runs 3.853/318.39, Now #7 Best prior run: 3.859/315.19, Was #8 Two great looking side by side passes. Vandergriff is off the line first, but Bernstein has better incrementals going down the track. He picks up 0.006 in ET and a spot on the ladder. Vandergriff improves his ET too, but will stay #9. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.188, 660ft-3.106/277.83 mph. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.176, 660ft-3.091/278.23 mph. Left Lane: David Grubnic Runs 5.058/138.71, Now #8 Best prior run: 3.854/315.49, Was #8 Right Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 3.854/313.07, Now #6 Best prior run: 3.851/319.22, Was #6 Team Kalitta to the line! Grubnic has the starting line advantage at the green and has incrementals close to Kalitta until right before the 330 lights, where the blower belt comes snaking out from underneath the car. Kalitta makes another strong pass close to yesterday's and will stay #6. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.175, 660ft-3.089/277.32 mph. Left Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.853/316.97, Now #3 Best prior run: 3.837/319.14, Was #3 Right Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.877/314.39, Now #4 Best prior run: 3.838/317.87, Was #4 Massey matches Bernstein's ET to stay #3. Lucas has another strong pass to stay #4. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.185, 660ft-3.091/279.56 mph. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.874 sec., 330ft-2.199, 660ft-3.112/278.29 mph. Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.895/313.80, Now #1 Best prior run: 3.827/321.19, Was #1 Right Lane: Del Worsham Runs 3.834/316.67, Now #2 Best prior run: 3.830/314.61, Was #2 Last pair of the session. Worsham takes the three bonus points this time with the quickest pass of the round. It's not enough to bump Schumacher out of the top spot, but a great pass none the less. Schumacher was off the line first and ran within 0.004 of Worsham in sixty feet to run a strong pass to the finish line. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.112/268.60 mph. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.161, 660ft-3.072/279.32 mph. 2:19 p.m. Keith Murf is on the bump spot at 3.914.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 3.827 321.19 2. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.830 316.67 3. Spencer Massey Prestone/FRAM Dragster 3.837 319.14 4. Morgan Lucas GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil Dr 3.838 317.87 5. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.843 320.51 6. Doug Kalitta Kalitta Air Dragster 3.851 319.22 7. Brandon Bernstein Copart Dragster 3.853 318.39 8. David Grubnic Rocky Boots/Candlewood Suites 3.854 315.49 9. Bob Vandergriff C&J Energy Services Dragster 3.869 319.98 10. Cory McClenathan Rapisarda Racing Dragster 3.898 313.73 11. Clay Millican Parts Plus/MPE Dragster 3.907 310.91 12. Keith Murf MURTCO Inc. / LA Kings Dragste 3.914 312.64 --------- Not Qualified --------- 13. Thomas Nataas Andersen Racing Dragster 3.932 303.23 14. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster 3.934 310.20 15. T.J. Zizzo Peak Performance Dragster 3.935 305.42 16. Troy Buff BME/Okuma Dragster 3.940 303.37 17. Todd Paton Tim Horton's Dragster 3.949 294.05 18. Pat Dakin Commercial Metal Fabrications 3.958 278.81 19. Terry McMillen Amalie Oil/Wolverine Dragster 3.965 313.88 20. Mike Ashley Tuttle Motorsports Dragster 3.978 305.91 21. Chris Karamesines Strange Engineering/Chizler Dr 4.004 295.21 22. Antron Brown Matco Tools Dragster 4.088 245.49 23. Mike Salinas Scrappers Racing Dragster 4.100 269.62 24. Damien Harris Rapisarda Racing/VPLift Dragst 4.189 279.85 25. Steven Chrisman Nitro Fish Dragster 4.381 271.68 26. Dom Lagana Service Central Dragster 4.500 179.18

Saturday Results for Qualifying Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel 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, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Mike Ashley Runs 3.956/178.38, Now #13 No Prior Run Right Lane: Dom Lagana No Time, Now #14 No Prior Run 12:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 2,398 feet, track temperature 72 degrees. Lagana is away first and is on a good pass until near the top end, where the engine goes bang and dumps stuff on the track. Ashley's dragster moves towards the center line at the green and he pulls it back. This happens a couple of more times before he almost crosses the center line right after the lights. The MPH is likely bogus, but the ET is correct. Mike Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.234, 660ft-3.164/269.35 mph. Dom Lagana's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.192, 660ft-3.131/266.90 mph. Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 4.236/221.45, Now #16 No Prior Run Right Lane: Troy Buff Runs 3.892/307.44, Now #10 No Prior Run 12:48 p.m. ...and we are back. Buff makes a strong pass to set a new season best ET and MPH and takes over the current #10 spot on the ladder. McMillen's engine isn't happy down track and he slows from his prior best. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.897 sec., 330ft-2.284, 660ft-3.258/257.43 mph. Troy Buff's incremental times: 60ft-0.876 sec., 330ft-2.197, 660ft-3.109/275.06 mph. Left Lane: Steven Chrisman Runs 4.453/212.56, Now #17 No Prior Run Right Lane: David Grubnic Runs 3.848/314.61, Now #6 Best prior run: 3.854/315.49, Was #8 Terry McMillen is on the bump spot at 4.236. Chrisman slows again down track and won't make the field. Great pass for Grubnic with a 0.856 sixty foot time to start the run and another mid-three eighty at the end. That moves him up to the #6 spot for now. Steven Chrisman's incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.365, 660ft-3.420/235.06 mph. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.856 sec., 330ft-2.189, 660ft-3.084/280.89 mph. Left Lane: Mike Salinas Runs 4.142/296.57, Now #17 No Prior Run Right Lane: Damien Harris Runs 4.006/287.05, Now #16 No Prior Run Salinas has to pump the throttle just before the 330 lights to just bump into the field. Harris runs his best of his weekend to bump in too. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.884 sec., 330ft-2.338, 660ft-3.328/260.51 mph. Damien Harris' incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.241, 660ft-3.186/266.00 mph. Left Lane: C. Karamesines Runs 7.940/72.77, Now #20 No Prior Run Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.848/319.37, Now #6 No Prior Run Brown only has two more chances to keep his championship hopes alive. The Matco Tools dragster leaves hard with a 0.857 sixty foot time and keep the tires stuck through the mid-range and flies to the finish line and jumps up into the top half of the field in the current #6 spot. There had to be a big sigh of relief from the whole crew. Karamesines car strikes the tires before the 330 and he is done. Chris Karamesines' incremental times: 60ft-0.891 sec., 330ft-2.635, 660ft-5.031/087.41 mph. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.184, 660ft-3.092/280.43 mph. Left Lane: Todd Paton Runs 8.094/88.54, Now #22 No Prior Run Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 4.300/214.08, Now #19 No Prior Run Paton strikes the tires right off the line. Dakin car is all over the track with cylinders out, driving the car several times towards the center line. He just misses the top end reflectors and will keep his ET. Pat Dakin's incremental times: 60ft-0.879 sec., 330ft-2.252, 660ft-3.275/230.45 mph. Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.900/311.34, Now #14 Best prior run: 3.907/310.91, Was #13 Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 3.888/311.70, Now #11 No Prior Run Damien Harris is on the bump spot at 4.006. A nice side by side pair of passes, with Zizzo getting the better results. Millican picks up just 0.007 to get pushed down to fourteen by a quicker Zizzo. That's his best run of the weekend and he takes over the current #11 spot on the ladder. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.203, 660ft-3.121/275.17 mph. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.185, 660ft-3.109/272.72 mph. Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 3.926/311.99, Now #13 Best prior run: 3.898/312.93, Was #13 Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 9.012/78.66, Now #24 No Prior Run Langdon fires and falls back and McClenathan's car made a big move towards the wall right at the finish line. Langdon doesn't make the field and Cory Mac stays #13. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.873 sec., 330ft-2.217, 660ft-3.147/272.45 mph. Left Lane: Morgan Lucas Runs 3.905/306.12, Now #4 Best prior run: 3.838/317.87, Was #4 Right Lane: Thomas Nataas Runs 4.024/261.22, Now #18 No Prior Run Nataas runs a little slower than earlier and won't nake the field. Lucas runs another strong pass to stay in the top four. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.883 sec., 330ft-2.208, 660ft-3.125/275.00 mph. Thomas Nataas' incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.202, 660ft-3.162/259.51 mph. Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 10.919/78.88, Now #8 Best prior run: 3.851/319.22, Was #8 Right Lane: Keith Murt Runs 4.066/290.38, Now #15 Best prior run: 3.914/312.64, Was #15 Kalitta strikes the tires at the green and can't improve. Murt has a great looking pass, but can't move up the ladder. Keith Murt's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.270, 660ft-3.236/259.41 mph. Left Lane: B. Bernstein Runs 3.846/316.08, Now #6 Best prior run: 3.853/318.39, Was #9 Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.801/322.19, Now #1 Best prior run: 3.827/321.19, Was #1 Two great passes. They leave almost together and Schumacher pulls steadily ahead to move the top spot even further away from the rest of the field. Schumacher was already #1 and Bernstein moves up into the top half of the field in the new number six spot. Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.181, 660ft-3.087/279.15 mph. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.052/285.05 mph. Left Lane: Larry Dixon Runs 3.791/321.12, Now #1 Best prior run: 3.843/320.51, Was #5 Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 3.853/317.64, Now #10 Best prior run: 3.869/317.64, Was #10 Say Hello to the new low qualifier! Dixon leaves first and hard with a 0.846 RT and is running 3.042 at the 660 lights. he powers on down to our first "seventy" of the weekend. Vandergriff picks up a little ET to stay #10. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.147, 660ft-3.041/284.21 mph. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.088/277.94 mph. Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 3.773/320.05, Now #1 Best prior run: 3.830/314.61, Was #3 Right Lane: Spencer Massey Runs 3.804/325.06, Now #4 Best prior run: 3.837/319.14, Was #4 Massey runs a strong three eighty and stays #4 with no bonus points. Ouch! Worsham shows the Al-Anabi dominance this weekend and betters his parter's times down the track to capture the top spot for the session. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.132, 660ft-3.021/283.79 mph. Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.171, 660ft-3.058/285.29 mph. 1:26 p.m. Mike Ashley is on the bump spot at 3.956.

Saturday Order for Qualifying Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.773 320.05 2. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.791 321.12 3. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 3.801 322.19 4. Spencer Massey Prestone/FRAM Dragster 3.804 325.06 5. Morgan Lucas GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil Dr 3.838 317.87 6. Brandon Bernstein Copart Dragster 3.846 318.39 7. Antron Brown Matco Tools Dragster 3.848 319.37 8. David Grubnic Rocky Boots/Candlewood Suites 3.848 315.49 9. Doug Kalitta Kalitta Air Dragster 3.851 319.22 10. Bob Vandergriff C&J Energy Services Dragster 3.853 319.98 11. T.J. Zizzo Peak Performance Dragster 3.888 311.70 12. Troy Buff BME/Okuma Dragster 3.892 307.44 13. Cory McClenathan Rapisarda Racing Dragster 3.898 313.73 14. Clay Millican Parts Plus/MPE Dragster 3.900 311.34 15. Keith Murt MURTCO Inc. / LA Kings Dragste 3.914 312.64 16. Mike Ashley Tuttle Motorsports Dragster 3.956 305.91 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Damien Harris Rapisarda Racing/VPLift Dragst 4.006 287.05 18. Thomas Nataas Andersen Racing Dragster 4.024 303.23 19. Mike Salinas Scrappers Racing Dragster 4.142 296.57 20. Terry McMillen Amalie Oil/Wolverine Dragster 4.236 313.88 21. Pat Dakin Commercial Metal Fabrications 4.300 278.81 22. Steven Chrisman Nitro Fish Dragster 4.453 271.68 23. Chris Karamesines Strange Engineering/Chizler Dr 7.940 295.21 24. Todd Paton Tim Horton's Dragster 8.094 294.05 25. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster 9.012 310.20 26. Dom Lagana Service Central Dragster NT

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) David Grubnic (Rocky Boots/Candlewood Suite 0.071 3.846 313.22 (L) Doug Kalitta (Kalitta Air Dragster) 0.087 3.863 308.14 10:57 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,559 feet, track temperature 86 degrees. Today is a lot different than Friday and Saturday with only a few high clouds and lots of sun. Kalitta is 19 - 5 against Grubnic in prior events. If Kalitta wins this round he will move ahead of Grubnic to seventh place in the Championship. Grubnic makes sure that isn't going to happen, as he gets away first and stays there going down the track. Kalitta starts to pull up on him by the 660 lights and then the engine begins to get unhappy and there is a lot of smoke from the engine. David Grubnic's incremental margins: 60ft(0.005), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0337 seconds (approximately 15 feet). Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.170, 660ft-3.083/275.73 mph. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.859 sec., 330ft-2.182, 660ft-3.079/280.08 mph. (W) Antron Brown (Matco Tools Dragster) 0.050 3.833 313.66 (L) Bob Vandergriff (C&J Energy Services Dragst 0.052 3.842 322.58 Brown is 6 - 1 against Vandergriff in prior events. It's do or die for all four of the top contenders for the Championship. Brown has his hands full with just a 0.002 advantage off the line. They run together right on down the track with the differences in positions staying steady. Brown keeps his hopes alive with a close five foot win. Antron Brown's incremental margins: 60ft(0.022), 330 ft(0.021), 660ft(0.023). MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.156, 660ft-3.065/279.04 mph. Bob Vandergriff's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.175, 660ft-3.086/278.35 mph. (W) Morgan Lucas (GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil D 0.052 4.132 230.10 (L) Troy Buff (BME/Okuma Dragster) 0.046 11.497 44.88 Lucas is 3 - 1 against Buff in prior events. Lucas made three strong qualifying passes this weekend. Lucas gets lucky, as Buff's tires go up in smoke right after the 60 foot lights. Buff had the advantage off the line until smoking the tires. Lucas way pulling away until dropping a cylinder and then pushing a head gasket right at the 660 lights to slow. Morgan Lucas' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.012), 330 ft(0.875), 660ft(3.506). MOV: 7.3597 seconds (more than 100 feet). Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.890 sec., 330ft-2.246, 660ft-3.196/260.26 mph. (W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster) 0.096 3.801 325.53 (L) Clay Millican (Parts Plus/MPE Dragster) 0.066 9.982 73.70 Schumacher is 14 - 2 against Millican in prior events. Millican strikes the tires at the green. Schumacher is the first high qualifier to take the right lane and it's the right choice, as he flies off the line and makes the best pass of the session. Great looking pass. Tony Schumacher's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.012), 330 ft(0.875), 660ft(3.506). MOV: 7.3597 seconds (more than 100 feet). Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.157, 660ft-3.056/284.27 mph. (W) Larry Dixon (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.071 NT-Broke After Staging (L) Keith Murt (MURTCO Inc. / LA Kings Dragster -0.071(R) 3.947 302.69 This is the first time Dixon and Murt have faced each other in eliminations. This is a must win for Dixon in the Championship. Dixon is the luckiest man on the property right now. Dixon's car takes the green and then goes silent right away. I didn't see a problem, but the safety system shuts off the engine and deploys the parachutes. The car is dead on the track before 100 feet. Murt is still a rookie and makes a huge rookie mistake, by leaving before the green. Brown will have lane choice next round and this will be the pair of contenders to race each other. (W) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.069 3.865 316.08 (L) Mike Ashley (Tuttle Motorsports Dragster) 0.107 3.904 314.39 Worsham is 7 - 2 against Ashley in prior events in Funny Car. Ashley is late off the line and although improving on his qualifying times, can't match the Al-Anabi pace. Worsham is clean from start to finish and will give up lane choice to Grubnic next round. Del Worsham's incremental margins: 60ft(0.042), 330 ft(0.054), 660ft(0.064). MOV: 0.0776 seconds (approximately 36 feet). Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.189, 660ft-3.104/278.86 mph. Mike Ashley's incremental times: 60ft-0.872 sec., 330ft-2.205, 660ft-3.130/273.55 mph. (W) Spencer Massey (Prestone/FRAM Dragster) 0.065 3.824 324.75 (L) Cory McClenathan (Rapisarda Racing Dragster 0.086 3.908 282.84 Massey is 1 - 0 against McClenathan in prior events. It's Massey staying in the hunt with a great looking pass and the second quickest quickest of the round. He will have lane choice over Lucas later today. Spencer Massey's incremental margins: 60ft(0.028), 330 ft(0.037), 660ft(0.057). MOV: 0.1054 seconds (approximately 44 feet). Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.175, 660ft-3.076/282.42 mph. Cory McClenathan's incremental times: 60ft-0.861 sec., 330ft-2.191, 660ft-3.112/275.11 mph. (W) Brandon Bernstein (Copart Dragster) 0.079 4.095 275.96 (L) T.J. Zizzo (Peak Performance Dragster) 0.126 4.414 180.26 Bernstein is 4 - 0 against Zizzo in prior events. Bernstein uses a lot of track and a lot of pistons getting the win. Zizzo was second off the line and caught up and passed Bernstein before the 330 lights. The tires start to spin at that point and slows after the 660 lights to give the easy win to Bernstein. Schumacher will have lane choice in the next round. Brandon Bernstein's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.025), 330 ft(-0.018), 660ft(0.018). MOV: 0.3660 seconds (approximately 97 feet). Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.246, 660ft-3.232/251.16 mph. T.J. Zizzo's incremental times: 60ft-0.864 sec., 330ft-2.181, 660ft-3.203/210.73 mph. 11:28 a.m.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.059 3.850 316.60 (L) David Grubnic (Rocky Boots/Candlewood Suite 0.084 3.880 304.19 1:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,778 feet, track temperature 92 degrees. Worsham is 5 - 0 against Grubnic in prior events. Big changes of some major changes in the Championship this round! It's a great ol' drag race. Worsham gets off the line first and they station keep from the 330 to the 660 lights. Worsham pulls on further ahead to take the big win. Del Worsham's incremental margins: 60ft(0.042), 330 ft(0.033), 660ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0555 seconds (approximately 25 feet). Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.170, 660ft-3.085/277.09 mph. David Grubnic's incremental times: 60ft-0.866 sec., 330ft-2.178, 660ft-3.093/274.33 mph. (W) Larry Dixon (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.056 3.828 320.36 (L) Antron Brown (Matco Tools Dragster) 0.051 3.837 316.75 Dixon is 15 - 4 against Brown in prior events and now has to win the race to win the Championship. Another terrific race. Even closer at the finish line, as Dixon slowly but steadily erases Brown's starting line advantage to win by just 23 inches. That removes Brown from the Championship race. Larry Dixon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(-0.001), 660ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0041 seconds (approximately 23 inches). Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.076/279.32 mph. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.170, 660ft-3.073/282.24 mph. (W) Spencer Massey (Prestone/FRAM Dragster) 0.044 3.846 316.15 (L) Morgan Lucas (GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil D 0.059 4.206 225.07 Massey is 2 - 1 against Lucas in prior events. Massey gets a small advantage off the line and pulls steadily ahead going down the track. Lucas engine goes bang before the lights, quickly followed by Massey's. Massey gets the easy win, but will lose ten Championship point to the oil down penality. He was eight points behind going into the round and is now eighteen behind. Still only one round in any case. Spencer Massey's incremental margins: 60ft(0.065), 330 ft(0.122), 660ft(0.187). MOV: 0.3758 seconds (more than 100 feet). Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.177, 660ft-3.081/279.32 mph. Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.905 sec., 330ft-2.284, 660ft-3.253/255.73 mph. 1:26 p.m. The clean up trucks are rolling! (W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster) 0.062 3.826 322.65 (L) Brandon Bernstein (Copart Dragster) 0.079 6.644 98.43 1:33 p.m. Quick clean up. Schumacher is 31 - 12 against Bernstein in prior events. Neither car is in the hunt for the top 2011 spot. Terrific pass for Schumacher in the right lane again and he will take lane choice over Dixon in round three by just 0.002. That could be very important for DSR's Championship hopes. Bernstein was second off the line and up in smoke before the 330 lights. Tony Schumacher's incremental margins: 60ft(0.026), 330 ft(0.286), 660ft(1.337). MOV: 2.8356 seconds (more than 100 feet). Brandon Bernstein's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.426, 660ft-4.394/106.64 mph. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.841 sec., 330ft-2.157, 660ft-3.074/279.67 mph. 1:37 p.m.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster) 0.042 3.823 322.19 (L) Larry Dixon (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.063 3.828 313.22 3:21 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. Schumacher is 40 - 36 against Dixon in prior events. To have any chance of winning the Championship, Dixon needs to win and run at least 3.772 for a back up to a new National Record. If not, he is out, even if he wins the event. That's a lot to ask. The first pair of DSR vs. Al-Anabi dragsters to the line. Schumacher makes it a moot point, as he is away first and holds off a charging Dixon down the track. There is a flash from Dixon's engine near the lights. Tony Schumacher's incremental margins: 60ft(0.029), 330 ft(0.016), 660ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0267 seconds (approximately 12 feet). Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.160, 660ft-3.064/280.49 mph. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.844 sec., 330ft-2.165, 660ft-3.071/281.71 mph. (W) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.050 3.800 322.27 (L) Spencer Massey (Prestone/FRAM Dragster) 0.046 3.808 322.73 Massey has to win to have any chance at the Championship. If Worsham wins he is the 2011 Champ. Worsham is 7 - 4 against Massey in prior events. Massey gets a very small advantage of the line, but just gets nipped by Worsham by sixty feet. They run side by side to the finish line and Worsham stays out in front by two feet to win the round and the 2011 Top Fuel Championship. Check out the incrementals!! Del Worsham's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.004), 330 ft(0.001), 660ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0044 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Spencer Massey's incremental times: 60ft-0.853 sec., 330ft-2.159, 660ft-3.057/282.42 mph. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.845 sec., 330ft-2.154, 660ft-3.048/283.37 mph. 3:32 p.m.

Sunday Results for Final Round

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Dragster) 0.034 3.796 318.02 (L) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster) 0.046 3.799 321.50 5:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.79 inches, adjusted altitude 2,464 feet, track temperature 84 degrees. Worsham gets away first with a 0.012 advantage and both cars run their best of eliminations with just a 0.003 difference in ET. Both cars are running over 280 MPH at half track. That gives the Al-Anabi Team another win to re-enforce the Championship they won the round before. What a great race to wrap up the 2011 season! Del Worsham's incremental margins: 60ft(0.012), 330 ft(0.019), 660ft(0.021). MOV: 0.0150 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.152, 660ft-3.047/283.19 mph. Del Worsham's incremental times: 60ft-0.849 sec., 330ft-2.145, 660ft-3.038/282.54 mph.

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