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Thursday Results for Qualifying Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 1 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index: Left Lane: Bryan Morrison Runs 8.153/163.06/-0.487, Now #1 F/AA Index: 8.64 Right Lane: Wayne Ramay Runs 7.179/183.54/-0.321, Now #2 B/ND Index: 7.50 12:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.20 inches, adjusted altitude 1,920 feet, track temperature 81 degrees. Ramay has problems in the burnout and they crew has to push the car back. Both cars leave hard, but will not be happy with the results. Left Lane: Phil Cocuzza Runs 7.782/172.83/-0.608, Now #1 B/EA Index: 8.39 Right Lane: Thomas Shambaugh Runs 9.868/96.93/1.818, Now #4 DD/AT Index: 8.05 The little Caliver snakes off the line and then has to click it off early. Cocuzza has found some new power and runs our first sixty under the index time with a clean and straight pass. Left Lane: Steve Holloway Runs 13.482/64.77/6.292, Now #6 AA/A Index: 7.19 Right Lane: Scott McClay Runs 7.452/176.26/-0.418, Now #3 C/ED Index: 7.87 The slicks on Holloway's GTO take a big hook and the car moves har5d toward the centerline before he clicks it off. McClay's new Dodge engine makes a nice baseline pass to start the weekend. Left Lane: Pete Adams Runs 7.619/179.11/-0.361, Now #5 C/A Index: 7.98 Right Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.484/153.86/-0.636, Now #1 C/SR Index: 9.12 Both cars push the tree hard for a qualifying session. Sigmon steps up and takes over the current #1 spot with a great looking pass. Adams pass may not keep him in the field before this is over. Left Lane: Gary Anderson Runs 9.105/150.10/-0.275, Now #7 G/SM Index: 9.38 Right Lane: Bruce Perkin Runs 8.950/133.05/-0.210, Now #8 E/SM Index: 9.16 Two clean passes, but noting to shout about. Left Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.207/164.45/-0.663, Now #1 C/SMA Index: 8.87 Right Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 7.073/188.52/-0.567, Now #4 C/DA Index: 7.64 Two nice runs and Wilson's Sunbird take over the new top spot. Left Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.397/183.62/-0.613, Now #3 PST Index: 8.01 Right Lane: John Mihovetz Runs 6.883/195.51/-0.247, Now #11 BB/AT Index: 7.13 Mihovetz's Cougar is all over the track with a lot of smoke out from underneath the car. He won't be happy with this after what he ran at the Vegas Open. Nice pass for Mettler into the current #3 spot. Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 7.260/173.99/-0.060, Now #13 A/AP Index: 7.32 Right Lane: Scott Kelley Runs 10.329/135.65/0.839, Now #14 L/AA Index: 9.49 Two altereds. One a traditional big engine T and the other a Sports Compact Toyota. No joy for either team with both cars shutting off early. Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.460/183.69/-0.560, Now #6 C/AA Index: 8.02 Right Lane: Bub Miller Runs 9.269/145.56/-0.521, Now #7 I/SMA Index: 9.79 Clean passes and the nest into the current #6 and #7 spots for now. Left Lane: Randy Jones Runs 9.167/151.94/-0.213, Now #15 G/SM Index: 9.38 Right Lane: Bryan Fitzgerald Runs 8.217/166.62/-0.423, Now #9 E/AA Index: 8.64 Jones car lumbers off the line and he won't be happy with that. Fitzgerald gets a little more power to the track. Left Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.390/160.75/-0.630, Now #3 D/SMA Index: 9.02 Right Lane: Dean Carter Runs 7.179/185.89/-0.541, Now #8 B/ND Index: 7.72 Lambeck joins joins the sixty under group. Left Lane: Jay Payne Runs 10.736/77.29/3.886, Now #23 AA/PM Index: 6.85 Right Lane: Lou Ficco Jr. Runs 7.307/187.31/-0.673, Now #1 B/AP Index: 7.98 Payne kicks the tires at the 330 and he has to lift. Nice pass for Ficco to take over the new #1 spot. That's six cars in the sixties, so far! Left Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 13.116/69.02/4.266, Now #24 I/A Index: 8.85 Right Lane: Clint Neff No Time, Now #26 K/A Index: 8.60 Neff is way slow off the line and clicks it. DePalma leaves hard and then clicks it early. Left Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.072/167.24/-0.648, Now #4 C/EA Index: 8.72 Right Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 8.947/143.66/-0.713, Now #1 F/SM Index: 9.66 WOW! Bowdish shakes up the Comp ladder with a great seventy under pass. Fletcher isn't far behind and drops into the current #4 spot. Left Lane: Jim Cowan Runs 8.226/147.83/-0.574, Now #10 I/AA Index: 8.80 Right Lane: Danny Gruninger Runs 7.064/178.78/-0.586, Now #9 B/A Index: 7.65 Two nice passes to end the session. Bowdish is number one and we only have 30 cars down the track in session 1. 12:23 p.m.

Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.66 8.947 -0.713 2. Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.98 7.307 -0.673 3. Ross Wilson C/SMA 8.87 8.207 -0.663 4. Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.72 8.072 -0.648 5. Ed Sigmon C/SR 9.12 8.484 -0.636 6. Doug Lambeck D/SMA 9.02 8.390 -0.630 7. Tom Mettler PST 8.01 7.397 -0.613 8. Phil Cocuzza B/EA 8.39 7.782 -0.608 9. Danny Gruninger B/A 7.65 7.064 -0.586 10. Jim Cowan I/AA 8.80 8.226 -0.574 11. Joe Mozeris C/DA 7.64 7.073 -0.567 12. John Edwards C/AA 8.02 7.460 -0.560 13. Dean Carter B/ND 7.72 7.179 -0.541 14. Bub Miller I/SMA 9.79 9.269 -0.521 15. Bryan Morrison F/AA 8.64 8.153 -0.487 16. Bryan Fitzgerald F/AA 8.64 8.217 -0.423 17. Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 7.452 -0.418 18. Pete Adams C/A 7.98 7.619 -0.361 19. Wayne Ramay A/ND 7.50 7.179 -0.321 20. Gary Anderson G/SM 9.38 9.105 -0.275 21. John Mihovetz AA/AT 7.13 6.883 -0.247 22. Randy Jones G/SM 9.38 9.167 -0.213 23. Bruce Perkin E/SM 9.16 8.950 -0.210 24. Alan Ellis A/AP 7.32 7.260 -0.060 25. Thomas Shambaugh DD/AT 8.05 9.868 1.818 26. Jay Payne AA/PM 6.85 10.736 3.886 27. Mike DePalma I/A 8.85 13.116 4.266 28. Steve Holloway A/AA 7.19 13.482 6.292 29. Scott Kelley L/A 9.49 DQ 30. Clint Neff K/A 8.60 To

Thursday Results for Qualifying Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 1 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals 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: Scott Kelley Runs 10.017/136.52/0.527, Now #25 L/A Index: 9.49 No Prior Run Right Lane: Randy Jones Runs 9.081/147.78/-0.299, Now #20 G/SM Index: 9.38 Prior Best: 9.167/151.94/-0.213, Was #22 4:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,392 feet, track temperature 87 degrees. Kelley's first pass was DQ'ed in Tech. Both cars pick up a little ET and move up the ladder. Left Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 9.205/102.89/0.085, Now #5 C/SR Index: 9.12 Prior Best: 8.484/153.86/-0.636, Was #5 Right Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.219/164.05/-0.651, Now #3 C/SMA Index: 8.87 Prior Best: 8.207/164.45/-0.663, Was #3 Sigmon slows from earlier and Wilson will stay #3 for now. Left Lane: Dean Carter Runs 8.293/107.49/0.573, Now #14 B/ND Index: 7.72 Prior Best: 7.179/185.89/-0.541, Was #13 Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.056/229.90/-0.794, Now #1 AA/PM Index: 6.85 Prior Best: 10.736/77.29/3.886, Was #27 Carter's car gets way loose near mid-track and uses a lot of the left lane gathering it back up. Payne' ProMod car flies down the track and destroys the top qualifying spot, running almost eighty under his index. Left Lane: Scott McClay Runs 7.466/175.21/-0.404, Now #19 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.452/176.26/-0.418, Was #18 Right Lane: Tom Brown Runs 8.324/159.46/-0.526, Now #15 F/ED Index: 8.85 No Prior Run First pass for Brown and he moves into the top half of the field. McClay picks up a little MPH, but doesn't match his earlier time. Left Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.972/164.31/-0.628, Now #8 K/A Index: 8.60 No Prior Run Right Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 7.477/156.25/0.157, Now #27 A/AP Index: 7.32 Prior Best: 7.260/173.99/-0.060, Was #26 Ellis continues to struggle off the line and down the track. Neff gets a full pull this time and takes over the current #8 spot. Left Lane: Danny Gruninger Runs 7.059/192.41/-0.591, Now #11 B/A Index: 7.65 Prior Best: 7.064/178.78/-0.586, Was #11 Right Lane: Steve Holloway Runs 14.142/61.41/6.952, Now #31 AA/A Index: 7.19 Prior Best: 13.482/64.78/6.292, Was #31 Holloway Has a strong 1.03 sixty foot time and then slows. Gruninger picks up a bunch of MPH and a little ET, but will stay #11 for now. Left Lane: Thomas Shambaugh No Time, Now #30 DD/AT Index: 8.05 Prior Best: 9.868/96.93/1.818, Was #29 Right Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 8.319/163.81/-0.531, Now #16 I/A Index: 8.85 Prior Best: 13.116/69.02/4.266, Was #30 Shambaugh has problems after the burnout and is pushed away. Full pass for DePalma this time and he moves up into the top half of the field. Left Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 11.734/79.89/2.074, Now #2 F/SM Index: 9.66 Prior Best: 8.947/143.66/-0.713, Was #2 Right Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.440/182.92/-0.580, Now #12 C/AA Index: 8.02 Prior Best: 7.460/183.69/-0.560, Was #14 Bowdish's car hikes the front wheels and moves towards the center line. He has to lift. Edwards gets a better pass this time and will move two spots up the ladder. Left Lane: Lou Ficco Jr. Runs 7.425/163.51/-0.555, Now #3 B/AP Index: 7.98 Prior Best: 7.307/187.31/-0.673, Was #3 Right Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.400/182.97/-0.610, Now #9 PST Index: 8.01 Prior Best: 7.397/183.62/-0.613, Was #9 Mettler almost repeats on his first run ET , but Ficco slows a ton on the top end. Left Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 7.079/187.76/-0.561, Now #14 C/DA Index: 7.64 Prior Best: 7.073/188.52/-0.567, Was #14 Right Lane: Bryan Morrison Runs 8.134/163.93/-0.506, Now #19 F/AA Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.153/163.06/-0.487, Was #19 Morrison is a little quicker and Mozeris is a little slower. They will stay in their current spots for now. Left Lane: J.D. Zink Runs 7.186/188.02/-0.314, Now #24 A/ND Index: 7.50 No Prior Run Right Lane: Gary Anderson No Time, Now #26 G/SM Index: 9.38 Prior Best: 9.105/150.10/-0.275, Was #25 First pass for Zink. Anderson has Big Pieces into Small Pieces issues and is pushed back after the burnout. Left Lane: Bub Miller Runs 12.361/68.21/2.571, Now #18 I/SMA Index: 9.79 Prior Best: 9.269/145.56/-0.521, Was #18 Right Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.631/129.54/-0.389, Now #7 D/SMA Index: 9.02 Prior Best: 8.390/160.75/-0.630, Was #7 The NHRA clean up team is picking up a lot of small pieces and Stuff near the staring line in the right lane from Anderson's little incident. 4:26 p.m. That took a while! Big wheels up launch for Miller and then he slows. No joy for Lambeck either, as he clicks it early too. Left Lane: Bryan Fitzgerald Runs 9.410/108.15/0.770, Now #20 E/AA Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.217/166.62/-0.423, Was #20 Right Lane: Jim Cowan Runs 8.196/153.51/-0.604, Now #11 I/AA Index: 8.80 Prior Best: 8.226/147.83/-0.574, Was #13 Fitzgerald's Cavalier moves around a lot going down the track and it costs a lot of ET and MPH. Cowan keeps his car straight and moves up the ladder two spots. Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 10.604/88.94/1.884, Now #5 C/EA Index: 8.72 Prior Best: 8.072/167.24/-0.648, Was #5 Fletcher will be the last Comp car for today. His Cobalt leaves hard and then slows down track. 4:32 p.m. Jay Payne is #1 with a 0.794 under and Steve Holloway is on the bump spot at 6.292 over his index.

Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Jay Payne AA/PM 6.85 6.056 -0.794 2. Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.66 8.947 -0.713 3. Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.98 7.307 -0.673 4. Ross Wilson C/SMA 8.87 8.207 -0.663 5. Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.72 8.072 -0.648 6. Ed Sigmon C/SR 9.12 8.484 -0.636 7. Doug Lambeck D/SMA 9.02 8.390 -0.630 8. Clint Neff K/A 8.60 7.972 -0.628 9. Tom Mettler PST 8.01 7.397 -0.613 10. Phil Cocuzza B/EA 8.39 7.782 -0.608 11. Jim Cowan I/AA 8.80 8.196 -0.604 12. Danny Gruninger B/A 7.65 7.059 -0.591 13. John Edwards C/AA 8.02 7.440 -0.580 14. Randy Jones H/SM 9.66 9.081 -0.579 15. Joe Mozeris C/DA 7.64 7.073 -0.567 16. Dean Carter B/ND 7.72 7.179 -0.541 17. Mike DePalma I/A 8.85 8.319 -0.531 18. Tom Brown F/ED 8.85 8.324 -0.526 19. Bub Miller I/SMA 9.79 9.269 -0.521 20. Bryan Morrison F/AA 8.64 8.134 -0.506 21. Bryan Fitzgerald F/AA 8.64 8.217 -0.423 22. Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 7.452 -0.418 23. Pete Adams C/A 7.98 7.619 -0.361 24. Wayne Ramay A/ND 7.50 7.179 -0.321 25. J.D. Zink A/ND 7.50 7.186 -0.314 26. Gary Anderson G/SM 9.38 9.105 -0.275 27. John Mihovetz AA/AT 7.13 6.883 -0.247 28. Bruce Perkin E/SM 9.16 8.950 -0.210 29. Alan Ellis A/AP 7.32 7.260 -0.060 30. Scott Kelley L/A 9.49 10.017 0.527 31. Thomas Shambaugh DD/AT 8.05 9.868 1.818 32. Steve Holloway A/AA 7.19 13.482 6.292

Friday Results for Qualifying Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 1 - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals 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: Bub Miller Runs 16.298/69.48/6.508, Now #19 I/SMA Index: 9.79 Prior Best: 9.269/145.56/-0.521, Was #19 Right Lane: Gary Anderson Runs 9.116/148.61/-0.544, Now #26 G/SM Index: 9.66 Prior Best: 9.105/150.10/-0.555, Was #26 1:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,495 feet, track temperature 96 degrees. The conditions are great today, but it was a little cooler yesterday in session one. Steve Holloway is on the bump spot at 6.292 over his index. Two small inch Chevys come to the line. Miller's car makes a hard left at the green and he has to lift to keep the car off of the guardrail. Anderson slows a little and will stay #26 for now. Left Lane: Bryan Fitzgerald Runs 8.186/166.62/-0.454, Now #21 E/AA Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.217/166.62/-0.423, Was #21 Right Lane: Jay Payne Runs 6.728/169.34/-0.122, Now #1 AA/PM Index: 6.85 Prior Best: 6.056/229.90/-0.794, Was #1 Payne's Stratus is loose after mid-track and he slows from yesterday. Fitzgerald picks up a little and stays #21 for now. Left Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 7.115/188.02/-0.525, Now #16 C/DA Index: 7.64 Prior Best: 7.073/188.52/-0.567, Was #15 Right Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 8.258/164.07/-0.592, Now #12 I/A Index: 8.85 Prior Best: 8.319/163.81/-0.531, Was #17 Nice improvement up the ladder for DePalma into the top half of the field. Mozeris slows a little from yesterday's best. Left Lane: Clint Neff No Time, Now #8 K/A Index: 8.60 Prior Best: 7.972/164.31/-0.628, Was #8 Right Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.416/183.17/-0.594, Now #9 PST Index: 8.01 Prior Best: 7.397/183.62/-0.613, Was #9 Neff has problems after the burnout again and is pushed back. Mettler joins the Same as Before group. 1:33 p.m. There are now a lot of brooms and mops in the left lane cleaning up Neff's Stuff... Left Lane: Thomas Shambaugh Runs 7.995/177.16/-0.055, Now #31 DD/AT Index: 8.05 Prior Best: 9.868/96.93/1.818, Was #31 Right Lane: Steve Holloway Runs 6.627/211.23/-0.563, Now #17 AA/A Index: 7.19 Prior Best: 13.482/64.78/6.292, Was #32 Steve Holloway is on the bump spot at 6.292, but there are only 32 cars that have tried to qualify so far. He finally gets a full pull and just misses the current top half of the field. It's tough when you are #31 with a 9.868 and then are still #31 after running a 7.995! He's in the field though. Left Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.707/130.12/-0.413, Now #6 C/SR Index: 9.12 Prior Best: 8.484/153.86/-0.636, Was #6 Right Lane: Phil Cocuzza Runs 7.815/172.78/-0.575, Now #10 B/EA Index: 8.39 Prior Best: 7.782/172.83/-0.608, Was #10 No joy for either driver, as they can't match yesterday's best. Left Lane: Scott Kelley Runs 9.985/136.50/0.495, Now #32 L/A Index: 9.49 Prior Best: 10.017/136.52/0.527, Was #32 Right Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 11.030/86.30/2.160, Now #4 C/SMA Index: 8.87 Prior Best: 8.207/164.45/-0.663, Was #4 Scott Kelley is on the bump spot at 0.527. He improves, but will stay #32. Wilson's car was lazy off the line and he slows. Left Lane: Scott McClay Runs 7.451/176.42/-0.419, Now #23 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.452/176.26/-0.418, Was #23 Right Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 7.200/187.42/-0.120, Now #30 A/AP Index: 7.32 Prior Best: 7.260/173.99/-0.060, Was #30 Ellis has struggled on both runs yesterday. He's much better off the line and fourteen MPH faster, but stays #30. McClay's Dodge only picks up 0.001 and he will stay #23. Left Lane: Lou Ficco Jr. Runs 7.345/187.03/-0.635, Now #3 B/AP Index: 7.98 Prior Best: 7.307/187.31/-0.673, Was #3 Right Lane: Pete Adams Runs 7.738/175.34/-0.242, Now #24 C/A Index: 7.98 Prior Best: 7.619/179.11/-0.361, Was #24 Ficco finds his missing horsepower and gets back to yesterday mornings times. Adam's can't match yesterday's times. Left Lane: J.D. Zink Runs 6.984/189.39/-0.516, Now #21 A/ND Index: 7.50 Prior Best: 7.186/188.02/-0.314, Was #26 Right Lane: Tom Brown No Time, Now #19 F/ED Index: 8.85 Prior Best: 8.324/159.46/-0.526, Was #19 Brown's little F/ED breaks before staging and is pushed away. Zink gets into the sixes and moves five spots up the ladder. Left Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 9.178/129.32/-0.482, Now #2 F/SM Index: 9.66 Prior Best: 8.947/143.66/-0.713, Was #2 Right Lane: Randy Jones No Time, Now #15 H/SM Index: 9.66 Prior Best: 9.081/147.78/-0.579, Was #15 Jones is still having problems and clicks it off before the 330 lights. Bowdish's car slows too. Left Lane: Dean Carter Runs 7.128/186.56/-0.592, Now #13 B/ND Index: 7.72 Prior Best: 7.179/185.89/-0.541, Was #18 Right Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.878/124.24/-0.142, Now #7 D/SMA Index: 9.02 Prior Best: 8.390/160.75/-0.630, Was #7 Nice improvement for Carter with a 1.054 sixty foot time in the B/ND. Lambeck slows on the top half of the track. Right Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.794/175.14/-0.226, Now #15 C/AA Index: 8.02 Prior Best: 7.440/182.92/-0.580, Was #15 Edwards on a single. The car gets way out of the groove on the top end and he has to horse the Neon back into the center of the lane. That costs a bunch of ET. Right Lane: Bryan Morrison Runs 8.176/163.75/-0.464, Now #22 F/AA Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.134/163.93/-0.506, Was #22 Another single. Morrison makes a clean pass and doesn't improve. Right Lane: Jim Cowan Runs 8.170/160.48/-0.630, Now #8 I/AA Index: 8.80 Prior Best: 8.196/153.51/-0.604, Was #11 ...and again. Cowan picks up a little and three spots on the ladder. Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.110/167.26/-0.610, Now #5 C/EA Index: 8.72 Prior Best: 8.072/167.24/-0.648, Was #5 Fletcher will be the last car to run in qualifying. No improvement, so Payne will stay #1 and Scott Kelley is on the bump spot at 0.495 over the index. 1:57 p.m.

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Jay Payne AA/PM 6.85 6.056 -0.794 2. Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.66 8.947 -0.713 3. Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.98 7.307 -0.673 4. Ross Wilson C/SMA 8.87 8.207 -0.663 5. Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.72 8.072 -0.648 6. Ed Sigmon C/SR 9.12 8.484 -0.636 7. Doug Lambeck D/SMA 9.02 8.390 -0.630 8. Jim Cowan I/AA 8.80 8.170 -0.630 9. Clint Neff K/A 8.60 7.972 -0.628 10. Tom Mettler PST 8.01 7.397 -0.613 11. Phil Cocuzza B/EA 8.39 7.782 -0.608 12. Mike DePalma I/A 8.85 8.258 -0.592 13. Dean Carter B/ND 7.72 7.128 -0.592 14. Danny Gruninger B/A 7.65 7.059 -0.591 15. John Edwards C/AA 8.02 7.440 -0.580 16. Randy Jones H/SM 9.66 9.081 -0.579 17. Joe Mozeris C/DA 7.64 7.073 -0.567 18. Steve Holloway A/AA 7.19 6.627 -0.563 19. Gary Anderson H/SM 9.66 9.105 -0.555 20. Tom Brown F/ED 8.85 8.324 -0.526 21. Bub Miller I/SMA 9.79 9.269 -0.521 22. J.D. Zink A/ND 7.50 6.984 -0.516 23. Bryan Morrison F/AA 8.64 8.134 -0.506 24. Bryan Fitzgerald F/AA 8.64 8.186 -0.454 25. Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 7.451 -0.419 26. Pete Adams C/A 7.98 7.619 -0.361 27. Wayne Ramay A/ND 7.50 7.179 -0.321 28. John Mihovetz AA/AT 7.13 6.883 -0.247 29. Bruce Perkin E/SM 9.16 8.950 -0.210 30. Alan Ellis A/AP 7.32 7.200 -0.120 31. Thomas Shambaugh DD/AT 8.05 7.995 -0.055 32. Scott Kelley L/A 9.49 9.985 0.495

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 1

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 0.016 7.456 -0.414 (L) Clint Neff K/A 8.60 0.138 8.092 -0.508 10:41 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,207 feet, track temperature 81 degrees. Neff had issues after qualifying #9 earlier. Great 0.016 light for McClay and the Dodge drives on by. Scott McClay's MOV: 0.0282 seconds (approximately 6 feet). (W) Tom Brown F/ED 8.85 0.124 8.289 -0.561 (L) Ross Wilson C/SMA 8.87 0.163 8.285 -0.585 Brown had issues too yesterday. Almost a heads up start and a nip at the CIC for next round gives Brown the win. Tom Brown's MOV: 0.0155 seconds (approximately 4 feet). (W) Alan Ellis A/AP 7.32 -0.101 16.407 9.087 (L) Danny Gruninger B/A 7.65 -0.023(R) 9.330 1.680 Ellis has not run up to his usual level of performance this weekend. Well, LUCK is good! Gruninger red lights by -0.101 and then Ellis red lights and has horrible tire shake and has to lift. The roadster was just a blur at the hit. (W) Randy Jones H/SM 9.66 0.129 9.228 -0.432 (L) Scott Kelley L/A 9.49 0.132 9.994 0.504 Kelly is continuing to work on the performance improvements and it makes Jones' win look easy. (W) Wayne Ramay A/ND 7.50 0.029 7.190 -0.310 (L) Phil Cocuzza B/EA 8.39 -0.056(R) 7.832 -0.558 Cocuzza throws away a potential easy win with a -0.056 red light. Ramay was ready at the green with a nice RT. (W) Thomas Shambaugh DD/AT 8.05 -0.020 7.928 -0.122 (L) John Edwards C/AA 8.02 -9.999(R)NT-Left Before Tree This is just weird! Most of the top half of the field qualifiers are making bad mistakes. Edwards rolls the lights and goes red. That's seven out of eight, so far! (W) Jim Cowan I/AA 8.80 0.001 8.889 0.089 (L) Bryan Fitzgerald F/AA 8.64 -0.063(R) 8.166 -0.474 Cowan has a free one with Fitzgerald's red light. A 0.001 RT is a little close though! (W) Ed Sigmon C/SR 9.12 0.161 8.530 -0.590 (L) J.D. Zink A/ND 7.50 -0.004(R) 7.304 -0.196 Zink goes red by -0.004 to give the free pass to Sigmon. Ouch, a CIC hit for staying on the throttle too long... (W) Doug Lambeck D/SMA 9.02 0.019 8.476 -0.544 (L) Bryan Morrison F/AA 8.64 0.030 8.134 -0.506 Good race and Lambeck keeps the Sunfire's nose out in front for the win. Just a little CIC though. (W) John Mihovetz AA/AT 7.13 0.008 6.490 -0.640 (L) Mike DePalma I/A 8.85 0.033 8.327 -0.523 Oh, wow! The Thunder Kitty almost bites and scrathes Mihovetz, as the car gets way loose and almost full sideways near the lights. He definitely has his hands full, getting the car under control and straightened out. He still runs a 6.490 [National Record?] and a permanent CIC for his efforts. DePalma had a great view of the action. (W) Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.66 0.073 9.503 -0.157 (L) Steve Holloway A/AA 7.19 -0.129(R) 6.879 -0.311 Holloway is way early. (W) Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.72 0.045 8.173 -0.547 (L) Bub Miller I/SMA 9.79 0.012 9.356 -0.434 Nice Super Stocker wheels up leave for Miller, but Fletcher catches him quick and nibbles at the CIC tree for next round. (W) Dean Carter B/ND 7.72 0.050 7.461 -0.259 (L) Bruce Perkin E/SM 9.16 -9.999(R)NT-No Show Perkin is a No Show. Nice 1.061 sixty foot time and he clicks it early. (W) Gary Anderson H/SM 9.66 0.029 9.060 -0.600 (L) Lou Ficco Jr. B/AP 7.98 0.014 7.415 -0.565 Anderson finds some Saturday morning HP and steals the win from Ficco. Ficco had a better light and must have given up the strip. Anderson get the win a a dime CIC in round two. (W) Tom Mettler PST 8.01 -0.021 7.649 -0.361 (L) Pete Adams C/A 7.98 -9.999(R)NT-No Show Adams is a no show. Mettler leaves hard with a 1.064 sixty foot time and clicks it in high gear. (W) Jay Payne AA/PM 6.85 -0.005 6.754 -0.096 (L) Joe Mozeris C/DA 7.64 -0.007(R) 7.278 -0.362 It's over right away, as Mozeris goes red first and Payne second. That a look at the incrementals for Payne. Five second pass? Jay Payne's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.622, 660ft-3.944/178.14mph, 1,000ft-5.306 11:08 a.m.

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 2

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Jim Cowan I/AA 8.80 0.088 8.302 -0.498 (L) Randy Jones H/SM 9.66 0.036 9.231 -0.429 5:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,427 feet, track temperature 81 degrees. Neither driver has a CIC penalty. Cowan is a little late, but is able to drive around Jones without a CIC. Jim Cowan's MOV: 0.0174 seconds (approximately 4 feet). (W) Ed Sigmon C/SR 9.03 0.064 8.879 -0.151 (L) Alan Ellis A/AP 7.32 -0.060(R) 6.936 -0.384 Alan Ellis has no CIC penalty; Ed Sigmon has a 0.09 CIC penalty. Ellis red lights by -0.060 and both cars click it early. (W) Wayne Ramay A/ND 7.50 0.080 7.005 -0.495 (L) Gary Anderson H/SM 9.56 0.151 9.072 -0.488 Gary Anderson has a 0.10 CIC penalty and then cards a 0.151 light to boot. Ramay takes a easy win without a CIC hit. (W) Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.66 0.088 9.427 -0.233 (L) Tom Mettler PST 8.01 -0.026(R) 8.033 0.023 Bowdish's car moves right at the green, but it doesn't matter as Mettler goes red by -0.026 (W) Doug Lambeck D/SMA 8.98 0.067 8.819 -0.161 (L) Thomas Shambaugh DD/AT 8.05 -0.032(R) 7.948 -0.102 Doug Lambeck has a 0.04 CIC penalty. Shambaugh goes red by -0.032 to give Lambeck the free pass to round three. (W) Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 0.006 7.399 -0.471 (L) Jay Payne AA/PM 6.85 0.141 10.873 4.023 Payne's car is up in smoke at the hit and he clicks it off. McClay had a good guess at the lights and gets a 0.006 RT. (W) John Mihovetz AA/AT 6.99 0.165 6.585 -0.405 (L) Tom Brown F/ED 8.79 0.145 10.126 1.336 John Mihovetz has a 0.14 CIC penalty; Tom Brown has a 0.06 CIC penalty. Can you say "DUMP!"? Look at the Kitty's MPH! Brown is off the throttle early and coasts on down. [The Cougar's handling problems in Round One were a result of a blown head gasket dumping water under the big slicks] (W) Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.68 0.028 8.180 -0.500 (L) Dean Carter B/ND 7.72 0.102 7.146 -0.574 Dan Fletcher has a 0.04 CIC penalty. Carter is late and just misses the win by 0.0001 second. That calculates as a zero inch margin of victory! Fletch runs a "perfect 0.500" under his index to avoid another CIC hit going into round three tomorrow. 5:44 p.m. In Round Three: McClay vs. Fletcher; Ramay vs. Lambeck; Bowdish vs. Sigmon; and Mihovetz vs. Cowan.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 3

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Doug Lambeck D/SMA 8.98 0.016 8.463 -0.517 (L) Wayne Ramay A/ND 7.50 0.056 6.981 -0.519 12:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,580 feet, track temperature 96 degrees. Doug Lambeck comes into the round with a 0.04 CIC penalty. He has the advantage at the light and takes another nibble at the CIC taking the car length win. (W) Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.66 0.125 9.043 -0.617 (L) Ed Sigmon C/SR 9.03 0.017 8.527 -0.503 Ed Sigmon has a 0.09 CIC penalty. Bowdish is way late and will take a permanent CIC hit, but gets the win. Sigmon with a great light, but a early lift to save the CIC will lose the race.. Adam Bowdish's MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 17 inches). (W) Jim Cowan I/AA 8.80 0.016 8.306 -0.494 (L) John Mihovetz AA/AT 6.99 0.108 6.507 -0.483 John Mihovetz has a 0.14 CIC penalty and lots of problems.Cowan gets a safe win. Nice light!. (W) Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.68 0.030 8.582 -0.098 (L) Scott McClay C/ED 7.87 -0.010(R) 7.431 -0.439 Dan Fletcher has a 0.04 CIC penalty. McClay is -0.010 too quick on the lights to give the free pass to round four to Fletcher. 12:49 p.m. He will meet Lambeck and Bowdish will meet Cowan.

Sunday Results for Elimination Round 4

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Jim Cowan I/AA 8.80 0.089 8.239 -0.561 (L) Adam Bowdish H/SM 9.55 0.066 9.038 -0.512 2:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,924 feet, track temperature 98 degrees. Adam Bowdish has a 0.11 CIC penalty and it may have cost him the race. He is away first and Cowan runs him down for the win. Jim Cowan's MOV: 0.0261 seconds (approximately 6 feet). (W) Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.68 0.031 8.116 -0.564 (L) Doug Lambeck D/SMA 8.97 0.016 8.439 -0.531 Doug Lambeck has a 0.05 CIC penalty; Dan Fletcher has a 0.04 CIC penalty. Lambeck gets a small advantage off the starting line, but may have dumped too soon. Fletcher goes on to the final. 2:46 p.m. Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0185 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Sunday Results for Final Round

POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Jim Cowan I/AA 8.74 0.068 8.188 -0.552 (L) Dan Fletcher C/EA 8.62 0.025 9.196 0.576 4:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,931 feet, track temperature 86 degrees. Fletcher has never won in Comp, but has 50 National Event wins in other classes. Cowan hasn't won in Comp either and was the 2005 Winternationals runner-up. He is already a winner today, as the slick I/AA Cobalt was picked as the Best Engineered car.Fletcher looks to have the big advantage with a much better RT, but his Cobalt breaks and gives Cowan his first Competition Eliminator win.