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Thursday Results for Qualifying Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Left Lane: Nancy Matter Runs 7.702/105.11, Now #1 Right Lane: Paul Crifasi Runs 10.718/80.27, Now #2 11:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 2,031 feet, track temperature 86 degrees. Alcohol Funny cars are on the pad as the weather conditions begin to change. It's been overcast and foggy all morning now that's beginning to burn off. Crifasi was away first but there were parts sliding down the track next to him at about 150 feet down range. Matter shook hard but tried to drive through it. She wound up lifting early as well. Left Lane: Roger Bateman Runs 5.936/249.35, Now #2 Right Lane: John Patton Runs 5.774/250.18, Now #1 Bateman is here fresh off his Division 7 win over the huge field of entries at Las Vegas. Bateman had to step off and back on about 60 feet out at the car tried to turn left on him. Patton had no such problems and gets a good baseline for the weekend. Left Lane: Hank Coolidge Runs 5.756/247.93, Now #1 Right Lane: Mert Littlefield Runs 5.893/232.43, Now #3 Coolidge moves Patton down a spot and Littlefield opens with a fair run. Left Lane: Larry Miner Runs 5.787/247.66, Now #3 Right Lane: Mike Drake Runs 5.980/243.37, Now #6 Miner was away first and the proceeded to keep the funny car right in the middle of the left lane. Drake has a nice looking run but he and Miner both need to pick up the bottom end of the race track. Both carded 60 foot numbers over one second. Left Lane: Mark Woznichak Runs 5.705/249.26, Now #1 Right Lane: John Weaver Runs 5.801/241.93, Now #5 Woznichak waited until Weaver was about 200 feet out before he left so it was hard to compare his run to Weaver's by eyeball. The timers did a pretty good job though and 'The Woz' is the new leader in the clubhouse. Weaver's run was nice until about the finish line when he trailed a bit of smoke out of the pipes. A little bit of damage but no cleanup. Left Lane: David Ray Runs 5.710/251.81, Now #2 Right Lane: B. Harrington Runs 5.804/245.49, Now #7 Ray just misses the top spot but does set the top speed for the class at the moment. Harrington's run looked good and he was actually .03 better than Ray to 60 feet. It was after that his times fell off in comparison. Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur No Time, Now #14 Right Lane: Shawn Jones Runs 5.816/250.09, Now #8 Bellemeur landed a 1.029 sixty and it sounded like something went bang in the engine. He coasted and stopped short of the finish. Jones barely sneaks into the top half of the field. I've heard the line of funny cars is still to the back of the staging area here at Pomona. Left Lane: S. Gasparrelli Runs 6.750/149.45, Now #12 Right Lane: Dennis Taylor No Time, Now #16 Taylor appeared to scrub some of the shiny off the side before the finish so I'm pretty certain that his 5.952/195.39 is going to be DQd. Gasparrelli continues to struggle with his racer. Left Lane: Paul Anderson Runs 6.000/241.63, Now #13 Right Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 5.988/248.02, Now #12 Anderson did the bunny hop and slapped the pedal at about 330. Thompson's run appeared unexciting until after the finish line. There was a huge cloud of dust after the finish. I don't think he touched. Left Lane: Vern Moats Runs 5.716/250.00, Now #4 Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.673/257.92, Now #1 Payne and Moats both surveyed the traction from all over their lanes but in the end Payne walks away for low ET and top speed. Moats is top half on his side of the stripe. Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.623/253.80, Now #1 Right Lane: Bret Williamson Runs 6.321/162.94, Now #17 Williamson just cost himself a bunch of bucks as the burst panel went flying and parts came out of the engine. It must have appeared worse than it was as the Safari never rolled and the cal was fire the next pair. Hough emerged from the smoke and thunder with the new low ET of the session and the #1 spot in the show. Left Lane: Jeff Burnett Runs 5.809/233.64, Now #12 Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.751/249.35, Now #6 Burnett explored the territory close to the center line for the first 100 feet but then hauled the car back to the center for the remainder of his run. Gordon sneaks quietly into the top half. Now we have the safari out looking at both lanes around the finish line and after. Left Lane: Ron August Jr Runs 5.660/246.84, Now #2 Right Lane: Ross Stickler Runs 5.839/245.49, Now #15 This makes car numbers twenty five and and twenty six to attempt to qualify this session. August legs one out and has the burst panel parted from the car right in the lights. The Safari is out cleaning the lane and his car sits smoking at the last turnout. With the numbers he ran I doubt he cares much at this point. Stickler, in the National Guard sponsored Vette, makes the show at #15. As soon as the lanes are cleared we'll return with Alcohol Dragster.

Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Brian Hough Jerry's Towing Firebird 5.623 253.80 2. Ron August Jr Camaro 5.660 246.84 3. Jay Payne Valvoline Camaro 5.673 257.92 4. Mark Woznichak Rancho Framing Camaro 5.705 249.26 5. David Ray Follow A Dream Avenger 5.710 251.81 6. Vern Moats Kendall/Dee Zee Camaro 5.716 250.00 7. Doug Gordon Morro Bay Cabinets Camaro 5.751 249.35 8. Hank Coolidge Pro Automotive Firebird 5.756 247.93 9. John Patton Trans Am 5.774 250.18 10. Larry Miner Monte Carlo 5.787 247.66 11. John Weaver Meer Capital Partners Camaro 5.801 241.93 12. Bernie Harrington Harrington M'Sports Camaro 5.804 245.49 13. Jeff Burnett Avenger 5.809 233.64 14. Shawn Jones Trans Am 5.816 250.09 15. Ross Stickler National Guard Corvette 5.839 245.49 16. Mert Littlefield BGI Monte Carlo 5.893 232.43 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Roger Bateman NobelSmile.com Camaro 5.936 249.35 18. Mike Drake Avenger 5.980 243.37 19. Clint Thompson Cascade Chevrolet Monte Carlo 5.988 248.02 20. Paul Anderson Stratus 6.000 241.63 21. Bret Williamson Team Eagle Corvette 6.321 162.94 22. Steve Gasparrelli Plumbing Concepts Monte Carlo 6.750 149.45 23. Nancy Matter ERR Camaro 7.702 105.11 24. Paul Crifasi Racer Chick Integra Type R 10.718 80.27 25. Sean Bellemeur Cutlass NT 26. Dennis Taylor Plumbing Concepts Camaro DQ

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd 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: Mert Littlefield Runs 6.042/226.58, Now #16 Best prior run: 5.893/232.43, Was #16 Right Lane: Larry Miner Runs 10.222/100.99, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.787/247.66, Was #10 12:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 2,020 feet, track temperature 98 degrees. Littlefield starts the session on the bump and after this hit he's still there. Miner struck the tires at the hit and coasted on down. Left Lane: Mike Drake Runs 5.875/248.29, Now #16 Best prior run: 5.980/243.37, Was #18 Right Lane: Mark Woznichak Runs 5.908/224.43, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.705/249.26, Was #4 Drake appeared to get a late start on the burnout and the tracks are barely far enough back that the crew can line him up. Drake made the situation work and he bumps in on the bubble. Woz slows a ton from hit hit on Thursday. Couldn't see what happened but it did sound like the rpms got away from one driver or the other before the shift. Left Lane: Shawn Jones Runs 5.728/249.63, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.816/250.09, Was #14 Right Lane: S. Gasparrelli Runs 5.731/246.80, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.750/149.45, Was #22 Both drivers and teams will be pretty happy after this hit. Both get down the track and into the top half. That bumps Drake and puts Stickler on the spot. Left Lane: Dennis Taylor Runs 5.787/247.43, Now #13 No Prior Run Right Lane: Hank Coolidge Runs 5.780/250.09, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.756/247.93, Was #10 Taylor overcomes his wall scraping incident from yesterday and comes back here in session two and makes the show. Coolidge slows from his first. Left Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 7.342/129.95, Now #9 Best prior run: 5.751/249.35, Was #9 Right Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.787/252.00, Now #12 No Prior Run Gordon has his Camaro just make a right hand turn on him at 330. He had to lift and coasted to the other end. Bellemeur shakes off his Thursday issues and bumps Burnett. Harrington is now on the bubble. Left Lane: John Patton Runs 5.874/245.67, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.774/250.18, Was #11 Right Lane: Nancy Matter Runs 6.082/244.47, Now #24 Best prior run: 7.702/105.11, Was #25 Patton loses a tenth and remains #11. Matter moved out of the groove at the hit and struggled to get the car back to the center. She's down to one last shot later today. Left Lane: John Weaver Runs 5.736/249.07, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.801/241.93, Was #15 Right Lane: Roger Bateman Runs 5.662/253.42, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.936/249.35, Was #21 Bateman is the biggest news of the pair as he goes from #21 to #3 just like that. He was out of the groove to the right early in the run and was pretty close to the wall at the stripe. Weaver gets well away from the bump. Harrington is bumped and Taylor is on the bump. Left Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 12.491/68.59, Now #22 Best prior run: 5.988/248.02, Was #22 Right Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.651/255.73, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.623/253.80, Was #1 Hough was #1 coming in and falls just a bit short of his first run. Thompson rattled the tires right into smoke at the hit and coasted on out. Left Lane: B. Harrington Runs 5.777/246.80, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.804/245.49, Was #17 Right Lane: David Ray Runs 8.914/99.13, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.710/251.81, Was #6 Harrington goes from #17 back into the field was a run that saw the Camaro wandering the lane a bit after half track. Ray shook the tires and called it off early. Left Lane: Bret Williamson Runs 5.887/232.47, Now #21 Best prior run: 6.321/162.94, Was #25 Right Lane: Paul Anderson Runs 6.125/242.15, Now #24 Best prior run: 6.000/241.63, Was #23 Anderson shook his brains out at the 1-2 shift and had to lift. He finished the run but remains well outside of the field. Williamson improves but is well off the 5.787 it takes to crack the field. Left Lane: Ross Stickler Runs 9.693/75.38, Now #19 Best prior run: 5.839/245.49, Was #19 Right Lane: Vern Moats Runs 5.875/250.74, Now #7 Best prior run: 5.716/250.00, Was #7 Stickler rattled the tires so hard that the chute fell out of the pack at about 330 feet. Not going to make the show dragging that thing! Moats is doing some head scratching as he rattled the tires pretty good, even though he runs 5.875. Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.660/257.87, Now #2 Best prior run: 5.673/257.92, Was #4 Payne is the final car of the session and moves him around August on the basis of mph. Payne has top speed of the meet for the class and ties August for #2 in the ET department.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Brian Hough Jerry's Towing Firebird 5.623 255.73 2. Jay Payne Valvoline Camaro 5.660 257.92 3. Ron August Jr Camaro 5.660 246.84 4. Roger Bateman NobelSmile.com Camaro 5.662 253.42 5. Mark Woznichak Rancho Framing Camaro 5.705 249.26 6. David Ray Follow A Dream Avenger 5.710 251.81 7. Vern Moats Kendall/Dee Zee Camaro 5.716 250.74 8. Shawn Jones Trans Am 5.728 250.09 9. Steve Gasparrelli Plumbing Concepts Monte Carlo 5.731 246.80 10. John Weaver Meer Capital Partners Camaro 5.736 249.07 11. Doug Gordon Morro Bay Cabinets Camaro 5.751 249.35 12. Hank Coolidge Pro Automotive Firebird 5.756 250.09 13. John Patton Trans Am 5.774 250.18 14. Bernie Harrington Harrington M'Sports Camaro 5.777 246.80 15. Sean Bellemeur Cutlass 5.787 252.00 16. Larry Miner Monte Carlo 5.787 247.66 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Dennis Taylor Plumbing Concepts Camaro 5.787 247.43 18. Jeff Burnett Avenger 5.809 233.64 19. Ross Stickler National Guard Corvette 5.839 245.49 20. Mike Drake Avenger 5.875 248.29 21. Bret Williamson Team Eagle Corvette 5.887 232.47 22. Mert Littlefield BGI Monte Carlo 5.893 232.43 23. Clint Thompson Cascade Chevrolet Monte Carlo 5.988 248.02 24. Paul Anderson Stratus 6.000 242.15 25. Nancy Matter ERR Camaro 6.082 244.47 26. Paul Crifasi Racer Chick Integra Type R 10.718 80.27

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd 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: Paul Anderson Runs 6.049/243.63, Now #24 Best prior run: 6.000/241.63, Was #24 Right Lane: Shawn Jones Runs 10.322/82.20, Now #8 Best prior run: 5.728/249.63, Was #8 5:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 1,989 feet, track temperature 80 degrees. Jones came into the final session in the #8 spot and since he shook and pedaled several times it was a good thing he was. Anderson had to pedal once in the left lane and that ended his weekend. Left Lane: Sean Bellemeur Runs 5.762/252.99, Now #13 Best prior run: 5.787/252.00, Was #15 Right Lane: John Weaver Runs 5.767/251.25, Now #10 Best prior run: 5.736/249.07, Was #10 Miner is on the bump with one of the THREE 5.877 ETs on the qualifying list. Two of those are qualified and one not. Bellemeur moves up two and Weaver remains #10. Left Lane: Ron August Jr No Time, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.660/246.84, Was #3 Right Lane: Mike Drake Runs 5.885/248.52, Now #20 Best prior run: 5.875/248.29, Was #20 August missed the session earlier today and the one thing he didn't miss in this session was the 330 marker. He set an altitude record for foam 330 blocks and darn near stuck the wall bringing it back. Drake misses the cut by about a tenth. The DQd time for August was 7.273/131.54. Left Lane: Brian Hough Runs 5.605/257.48, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.623/253.80, Was #1 Right Lane: Mert Littlefield Runs 7.558/118.32, Now #22 Best prior run: 5.893/232.43, Was #22 Hough comes into the session in the top spot by a full .04 of a second. It'll be interesting see if that holds off the hitters in this final session. Little field has some work to do here as he really hasn't been close this weekend. Hough cemented the position with an out of the groove run that I thought would end with a centerline violation. It didn't and he widened the gap between himself and the field. Littlefield was coasting early as the he spun the tires almost at the hit. Left Lane: Mark Woznichak Runs 5.901/245.81, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.705/249.26, Was #5 Right Lane: Dennis Taylor Runs 5.668/252.99, Now #5 Best prior run: 5.787/247.43, Was #17 Taylor waited until the very last moment but he uncorks a great pass and slides right into the top half of the field. That bumped Miner from the field. Left Lane: Larry Miner Runs 6.856/135.66, Now #17 Best prior run: 5.787/247.66, Was #17 Right Lane: Bret Williamson Runs 14.473/61.16, Now #21 Best prior run: 5.887/232.47, Was #21 Miner gets his last shot at bumping his way back in. His early numbers looked good with a .966 60 foot number and a 2.536 330 but it sounded like the car didn't want to shift going into high. He coasted across the line and heads for the trailer. Williamson spun the tires early and way never a factor. He's packing as well. Left Lane: Jeff Burnett Runs 5.929/195.87, Now #18 Best prior run: 5.809/233.64, Was #18 Right Lane: John Patton Runs 5.753/251.72, Now #13 Best prior run: 5.774/250.18, Was #15 Burnett was all over the left lane and he won't be racing tomorrow. Patton improves and picks up two spots. Left Lane: Hank Coolidge Runs 6.474/159.32, Now #15 Best prior run: 5.756/247.93, Was #14 Right Lane: B. Harrington Runs 5.734/248.89, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.777/246.80, Was #16 Coolidge wandered the right lane before clicking it very early. Harrington gets off the dreaded bump in grand style and Bellemeur replaces him. Left Lane: Vern Moats Runs 5.701/252.71, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.716/250.00, Was #8 Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 5.601/260.46, Now #1 Best prior run: 5.660/257.87, Was #2 Payne JUST goes around Hough by .004 to take over the qualifying lead. He also increased top speed for the class to over 260 mph. Left Lane: Nancy Matter Runs 5.924/243.11, Now #24 Best prior run: 6.082/244.47, Was #25 Right Lane: Clint Thompson Runs 5.875/252.95, Now #20 Best prior run: 5.988/248.02, Was #23 Good runs by both drivers but someone has to DNQ and this IS a stout field. Both Matter and Thompson will be watching round one on Saturday. Left Lane: Roger Bateman Runs 5.631/255.00, Now #3 Best prior run: 5.662/253.42, Was #4 Right Lane: Doug Gordon Runs 5.684/253.52, Now #6 Best prior run: 5.751/249.35, Was #13 Bateman leapfrogs August and takes over the #3 spot. Gordon goes all the way into the top half of the show in the other lane. Conditions was really good out there right now. Left Lane: S. Gasparrelli Runs 6.147/176.97, Now #11 Best prior run: 5.731/246.80, Was #11 Right Lane: Ross Stickler Runs 5.739/248.89, Now #14 Best prior run: 5.839/245.49, Was #19 Gasparrelli's woes just continue. He got to about 800 feet and then the loud bang and a flash followed by the hatch spinning through the air lead to the end of his last attempt. Lucky for him he was already in the show. Stickler pulls it together and bumps Bellemeur. Left Lane: David Ray Runs 5.638/256.26, Now #4 Best prior run: 5.710/251.81, Was #9 Ray should be the last attempt of the session. He was already in at #9 but this pass sends him into the top half where he'll pick his lane in round one. Next is round one of eliminations in Super Gas.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Jay Payne Valvoline Camaro 5.601 260.46 2. Brian Hough Jerry's Towing Firebird 5.605 257.48 3. Roger Bateman NobelSmile.com Camaro 5.631 255.00 4. David Ray Follow A Dream Avenger 5.638 256.26 5. Ron August Jr Camaro 5.660 246.84 6. Dennis Taylor Plumbing Concepts Camaro 5.668 252.99 7. Doug Gordon Morro Bay Cabinets Camaro 5.684 253.52 8. Vern Moats Kendall/Dee Zee Camaro 5.701 252.71 9. Mark Woznichak Rancho Framing Camaro 5.705 249.26 10. Shawn Jones Trans Am 5.728 250.09 11. Steve Gasparrelli Plumbing Concepts Monte Carlo 5.731 246.80 12. Bernie Harrington Harrington M'Sports Camaro 5.734 248.89 13. John Weaver Meer Capital Partners Camaro 5.736 251.25 14. Ross Stickler National Guard Corvette 5.739 248.89 15. John Patton Trans Am 5.753 251.72 16. Hank Coolidge Pro Automotive Firebird 5.756 250.09 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Sean Bellemeur Cutlass 5.762 252.99 18. Larry Miner Monte Carlo 5.787 247.66 19. Jeff Burnett Avenger 5.809 233.64 20. Clint Thompson Cascade Chevrolet Monte Carlo 5.875 252.95 21. Mike Drake Avenger 5.875 248.52 22. Bret Williamson Team Eagle Corvette 5.887 232.47 23. Mert Littlefield BGI Monte Carlo 5.893 232.43 24. Nancy Matter ERR Camaro 5.924 244.47 25. Paul Anderson Stratus 6.000 243.63 26. Paul Crifasi Racer Chick Integra Type R 10.718 80.27

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Mark Woznichak (Rancho Framing Camaro) 0.075 5.686 251.39 (L) Vern Moats (Kendall/Dee Zee Camaro) 0.124 10.420 81.43 1:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.07 inches, adjusted altitude 2,234 feet, track temperature 91 degrees. The first round of Alcohol Funny Car comes out for their first round under thickening skies and relatively cool temperatures. Woznichak was away first and Moats rattled the tires hard and his car dived towards the wall. He could only watch as 'The Woz' takes the win on his best hit of the weekend. (W) Doug Gordon (Morro Bay Cabinets Camaro) 0.060 5.786 251.34 (L) Shawn Jones (Trans Am) 0.202 5.951 244.78 Jones was really late and then the car let him down. Gordon goes to round two. (W) John Patton (Trans Am) 0.117 5.776 249.81 (L) Brian Hough (Jerry's Towing Firebird) 0.061 5.867 239.02 Hough actually had the lead in this pair until after the 330 marker. At that point Patton drove around him for the win. (W) Dennis Taylor (Plumbing Concepts Camaro) 0.066 5.696 252.05 (L) Steve Gasparrelli (Plumbing Concepts Monte 0.085 7.182 138.78 Taylor is a way first and Gasparrelli's woes continue. He was off the pedal before half track as the car made a huge dive to the right. Taylor stays glued for the win. (W) Bernie Harrington (Harrington M'Sports Cama 0.065 5.811 243.72 (L) Ron August Jr (Camaro) 0.081 5.798 222.11 August used all of his lane in the loss to Harrington. He wandered so hard that he might actually have touched the wall with the headers on the left side of the engine. Harrington with the win and a date for Sunday in round two. (W) Roger Bateman (NobelSmile.com Camaro) 0.058 5.720 250.92 (L) Ross Stickler (National Guard Corvette) 0.115 5.820 247.11 Bateman follows the left lane pattern as the car makes the abrupt move towards the centerline. He hauled the car back and took the win over Stickler. 2:09 p.m. and guess what. We're stopped for a light rain shower. I knew it was getting dark out there. (W) David Ray (Follow A Dream Avenger) 0.069 5.664 255.82 (L) John Weaver (Meer Capital Partners Camaro) 0.107 7.037 123.95 2:14 p.m. and the shower is over. Real bad luck for Weaver as his mount rattling the tires so hard that the chute came out at about 300 feet. Of course Ray runs a 5.6 and would have been tough. (W) Hank Coolidge (Pro Automotive Firebird) 0.008 5.774 234.74 (L) Jay Payne (Valvoline Camaro) 0.040 6.848 139.27 Now here's a shocker. Coolidge has a psychic light. Payne had a problem and combined it means the #1 qualifier is outa here! That was by far and away the worst run of the weekend for Payne and darned near the best for Coolidge taking the win. Next round it's Coolidge vs Woznichak; Ray vs Harrington; Patton vs Gordon and Batemen vs Taylor. Alcohol dragsters are up next.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Doug Gordon (Morro Bay Cabinets Camaro) 0.046 5.646 253.61 (L) John Patton (Trans Am) 0.167 8.726 102.68 12:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,349 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. Gordon makes his best run of the weekend and even if Patton hadn't stepped off the pedal at about 600 feet he'd of had a hard time catching him. (W) Roger Bateman (NobelSmile.com Camaro) 0.063 5.742 251.95 (L) Dennis Taylor (Plumbing Concepts Camaro) 0.049 5.761 249.30 Winner of this pair will get Gordon next round. We have a winner! Roger Bateman's MOV: 0.0053 seconds (approximately 23 inches). Man that was close. If Taylor had a bit straighter run he just might have held him off, but as it was he used a lot of the right lane. Gordon chooses the lane. (W) David Ray (Follow A Dream Avenger) 0.092 5.651 256.06 (L) Bernie Harrington (Harrington M'Sports Cama 0.058 7.923 111.78 Harrington was away first but just before half track I saw the blower belt snake out from under the car and slither across the track. Day with the win. (W) Mark Woznichak (Rancho Framing Camaro) 0.082 5.757 251.81 (L) Hank Coolidge (Pro Automotive Firebird) 0.216 9.520 101.92 Coolidge has a horrible light and then has the car go away on him. Those two items might have been a package as he was off the throttle early. Woznichak goes on for the win and will face Day in the other semi without choice.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) David Ray (Follow A Dream Avenger) 0.041 5.706 255.77 (L) Mark Woznichak (Rancho Framing Camaro) 0.136 5.644 253.56 2:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,024 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. The Woz was ever so late and Ray managed to hold on to the lead and take the win. (W) Roger Bateman (NobelSmile.com Camaro) 0.001 5.672 255.68 (L) Doug Gordon (Morro Bay Cabinets Camaro) 0.107 5.653 255.29 This was almost a replay of the first pair. Gordon took the nap and I think it's fair to say Bateman wasn't late with hs .001 light. He can open his eyes now and take his lane choice into the final against Ray.

Sunday Results for Final Round

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) David Ray (Follow A Dream Avenger) 0.009 5.699 255.68 (L) Roger Bateman (NobelSmile.com Camaro) 0.008 6.374 167.36 4:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 2,385 feet, track temperature 89 degrees. Ray had an 009 light and was second to Bateman's 008. Bateman proceeded to turn left off the line and cross the stripe around 330. In fact it looked like the real wheel touched the block. He did lift and the win went to Ray and the 'Follow A Dream' team.