TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
MOHNTON, PA - RIS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel at the 13th
annual Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals, listing lane, driver name,
elapsed time, top speed, position in order following run. :
MOHNTON, PA - RIS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the 13th
annual Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals, 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.:
MOHNTON, PA - RIS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the 13th
annual Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals, 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.:
MOHNTON, PA - RIS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Top Fuel at the 13th annual Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals, 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.:
MOHNTON, PA - RIS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Fuel at the 13th
annual Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals:
MOHNTON, PA - RIS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Fuel at the 13th
annual Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals:
Friday's 1st Session
Right Lane: Rit Pustari Runs 5.161/280.89 Psn # 1
4:28 PM We start out with a new car check out pass. He
motors on through with a soft setup and no problems.
Left Lane: Doug Foxworth Runs 6.242/139.27 Psn # 3
Right Lane: Gary Scelzi Runs 4.690/299.50 Psn # 1
Scelzi leaves with the front wheels in the air, sets them
back down, and then just slightly hazes the rear tires on the
top end. Foxworth blazes the tires around 330' mark and then
gets real loose. The car makes a move toward the centerline.
Then apparently put some oil out on the track just before the
finish line as the Safety Safari trucks and sweeper roll.
Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 4.910/287.17 Psn # 2
Right Lane: Joe Amato Runs 5.013/216.39 Psn # 3
Amato is on a pass until just past half track, then he
drops a cylinder and has little flash of flame. He had Dakin
covered by a bunch until that point. Dakin lays down a good
pass to start tuning for the rest of the weekend.
Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 4.786/298.70 Psn # 2
Right Lane: Kenny Bernstein Runs 4.919/254.23 Psn # 4
This is the debut of Lee Beard as crew chief for the Bud
King racing team. Kenny hazed the tires just past half track,
but stayed with it, and will have a number to start with.
Vandergriff lays down a good clean pass.
Left Lane: Rhonda Hartman Runs 5.680/163.48 Psn # 7
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 11.856/ 81.82 Psn # 9
Schumacher is up in smoke as soon as he hits the
throttle. Hartman blazes the big Goodyear slicks just past
half track. She lifts and just coast on through the
quarter-mile.
Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 6.548/125.40 Psn #10
Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.929/279.93 Psn # 5
Both cars loses traction right before half track, and
that is when Head lifts and Cory pedals it, but goes back up
in smoke. He stayed with it leaving a big cloud of tire smoke
in his trail.
Left Lane: Mike Dunn Runs 11.259/ 80.09 Psn #12
Right Lane: Eddie Hill Runs 4.802/276.41 Psn # 3
Dunn bouncing on the launch, and then clicks it off.
Eddie is on a good pass until he started mixing up the
cylinders on the top end.
Left Lane: Larry Dixon, Jr. Runs 6.709/123.01 Psn #13
Right Lane: Scott Kalitta Runs 4.645/313.80 Psn # 1
Kalitta with one of their better runs in a while. That is a new
track speed record. Dixon is up in smoke before 330' mark, and
clicks it off.
Left Lane: Shelly Anderson Runs 4.854/297.91 Psn # 5
Right Lane: Cristen Powell Runs 5.432/245.63 Psn #11
Shelly gets down the track and into the number five slot.
Christen goes up in smoke at half track, she pedals it, then
when she gets back into it she really blisters the big Goodyears.
She stays with it.
Left Lane: Bruce Sarver Runs 4.858/302.82 Psn # 6
Sarver with Johnny West doing the tuning for the now
departed Lee Beard, show they can still get the car from point
A to point B and jump into the top half of the field. That
is it for Top Fuel and we have a slow 6.709 bump.
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
Friday's 1st Session Notes
MOHNTON, PA - RIS - Order after one round of qualifying in Top Fuel at the
13th annual Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals:
Psn Driver ET Speed
1 Scott Kalitta 4.645 313.80&
2 Gary Scelzi 4.690 299.50
3 Bob Vandergriff 4.786 298.70
4 Eddie Hill 4.802 276.41
5 Shelly Anderson 4.854 297.91
6 Bruce Sarver 4.858 302.82
7 Pat Dakin 4.910 287.17
8 Kenny Bernstein 4.919 254.23
9 Cory McClenathan 4.929 279.93
10 Joe Amato 5.013 216.39
11 Rit Pustari 5.161 280.89
12 Cristen Powell 5.432 245.63
13 Rhonda Hartman 5.680 163.48
14 Doug Foxworth 6.242 139.27
15 Jim Head 6.548 125.40
16 Larry Dixon, Jr. 6.709 123.01
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17 Mike Dunn 11.259 80.09
18 Tony Schumacher 11.856 81.82
& = Track MPH Record
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
Friday's 2nd Session
Left Lane: Joe Amato Runs 10.261/ 84.47 Now #10
Best prior run: 5.013/216.39 Was #10
Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 9.803/ 81.70 Now # 7
Best prior run: 4.910/287.17 Was # 7
We now move into Top Fuel. Larry Dixon is sitting
in the bump at 6.079. Just like Funny Car we should see a
lot of improvements here.
We start off with a pair going into some big tire shake right
where the concrete launch pad meets the asphalt.
Left Lane: Kenny Bernstein Runs 4.683/314.24 Now # 2
Best prior run: 4.919/254.23 Was # 8
Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 6.817/115.39 Now # 4
Best prior run: 4.786/298.70 Was # 3
The temperature is now 64 degrees, relative humidity is
66%, and the absolute barometer 30.00.
Kenny has a few sparklers right on the starting line, and
makes one of his better passes as of late. Vandergriff
overpowers the track right before half track.
Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 4.951/275.31 Now #10
Best prior run: 11.856/ 81.82 Was #18
Right Lane: Rhonda Hartman Runs 11.584/ 74.73 Now #14
Best prior run: 5.680/163.48 Was #13
Schumacher is able to get it down the track and into the
show while Hartman goes up in smoke right off the starting
line. The bump is now Head at 6.548.
Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 10.075/ 79.13 Now #10
Best prior run: 4.929/279.93 Was # 9
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.735/276.66 Now # 4
Best prior run: 6.548/125.40 Was #16
Cory Mac launches hard and then loses traction, so he
just clicks it off. Head is on a great pass until the top end
where the car started to make a move toward the wall.
Left Lane: Eddie Hill Runs 15.796/ 58.73 Now # 6
Best prior run: 4.802/276.41 Was # 6
Right Lane: Mike Dunn Runs 9.630/ 75.78 Now #18
Best prior run: 11.259/ 80.09 Was #18
Hill is up in smoke before the 60 foot mark, and then
Dunn is up in smoke before the 330 foot mark.
Left Lane: Scott Kalitta Runs 10.242/ 77.34 Now # 1
Best prior run: 4.645/313.80 Was # 1
Right Lane: Larry Dixon, Jr. Runs 4.673/308.43 Now # 2
Best prior run: 6.709/123.01 Was #17
Dixon is on the outside looking in while Kalitta is on
top of the pack. Kalitta has .840 60 foot time, and then
breaks loose. Dixon moves from the outside to the number two
spot as he kept the candles lit all the way through the quarter
mile.
Left Lane: Cristen Powell Runs 10.244/ 77.87 Now #15
Best prior run: 5.432/245.63 Was #15
Right Lane: Shelly Anderson Runs 9.828/ 84.53 Now # 8
Best prior run: 4.854/297.91 Was # 8
Christen pulls the front tires and gets back on to the
wheelie bar unloading the tires, causing the tires to smoke.
Shelly smokes at about the same time.
Left Lane: Mike Smith Runs 5.719/160.28 Now #17
No prior time
Right Lane: Bruce Sarver Runs 4.819/293.73 Now # 8
Best prior run: 4.858/302.82 Was # 9
Smith shuts it off at about 3/4 track, but for no
apparent reason. Sarver picks up and putting him into the top
half of the field with another clean pass. We now have Rhonda
Hartman sitting in the bump at 5.680.
Left Lane: Gary Scelzi Runs 9.517/ 81.66 Now # 4
Best prior run: 4.690/299.50 Was # 4
Right Lane: Doug Foxworth Runs 10.545/ 67.91 Now #18
Best prior run: 6.242/139.27 Was #18
Do we have the number one qualifier here? No we don't!
Scelzi launches hard then goes up in smoke at the same time as
Doug Foxworth. That is it for the fuel cars today.
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
Friday's 2nd Session Notes
MOHNTON, PA - RIS - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Top Fuel at the
13th annual Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals:
Psn Driver ET Speed
1 Scott Kalitta 4.645 313.80
2 Larry Dixon, Jr. 4.673 308.43
3 Kenny Bernstein 4.683 314.24&
4 Gary Scelzi 4.690 299.50
5 Jim Head 4.735 276.66
6 Bob Vandergriff 4.786 298.70
7 Eddie Hill 4.802 276.41
8 Bruce Sarver 4.819 293.73
9 Shelly Anderson 4.854 297.91
10 Pat Dakin 4.910 287.17
11 Cory McClenathan 4.929 279.93
12 Tony Schumacher 4.951 275.31
13 Joe Amato 5.013 216.39
14 Rit Pustari 5.161 280.89
15 Cristen Powell 5.432 245.63
16 Rhonda Hartman 5.680 163.48
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17 Mike Smith 5.719 160.28
18 Doug Foxworth 6.242 139.27
19 Mike Dunn 9.630 75.78
& = Track MPH Record
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
Saturday's 3rd Session
Left Lane: Rhonda Hartman No Time Now #16
Best prior run: 5.680/163.48 Was #16
Right Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.783/291.63 Now # 6
Best prior run: 4.929/279.93 Was #11
12:42 PM The third session for the long skinny cars, and
we start with Kalitta on top with a 4.645 and Hartman sitting
in that bump spot with a 5.680. The top four are in the .60s.
Hartman can not get it in reverse and they finally send her on
through. Cory sitting there patiently and launches hard,
right at the 330' mark he drops a cylinder or two, and then
hazes the tires from a 1000 foot on.
Left Lane: Jim Head Runs 5.425/179.14 Now # 5
Best prior run: 4.735/276.66 Was # 5
Right Lane: Eddie Hill Runs 4.900/270.59 Now # 8
Best prior run: 4.802/276.41 Was # 8
Both cars blow off the tires at half track, they both
pedal it and Eddie motors on through for a 4.900 for no help.
Head goes back up in smoke and decides to lift.
Left Lane: Mike Dunn Runs 5.056/266.35 Now #14
Best prior run: 9.630/ 75.78 Was #19
Right Lane: Scott Kalitta Runs 4.749/298.11 Now # 1
Best prior run: 4.645/313.80 Was # 1
Hartman is in danger of getting knock out of the show
here, and Scott is in the lane he laid down the .64 in
yesterday. Dunn smokes the tires right before half track, but
stays in it with smoke bellowing off the slicks. Kalitta is on a
pass until about 1000 foot, that is when the Kalitta engine starts
mixing up the cylinders, and then it starts eating itself up.
There is a big puff of smoke out the engine past the finish
line, and we have a little clean-up.
Left Lane: Larry Dixon, Jr. Runs 5.140/274.55 Now # 2
Best prior run: 4.673/308.43 Was # 2
Right Lane: Cristen Powell Runs 12.045/ 78.39 Now #16
Best prior run: 5.432/245.63 Was #16
Christen is up in smoke before she gets to the Christmas
tree, while Dixon goes up in smoke prior to half track, but
keeps his foot pegged to the mat and blisters the tires
through the quarter-mile.
Left Lane: Shelly Anderson Runs 4.743/287.08 Now # 6
Best prior run: 4.854/297.91 Was #10
Right Lane: Gary Scelzi Runs 6.096/140.09 Now # 4
Best prior run: 4.690/299.50 Was # 4
Shelly continues to crept up on the rest of the field,
and was mixing up cylinders in the lights. Scelzi drops a
cylinder around the 200 foot mark and the goes up in smoke by
the 330 foot mark.
Left Lane: Bruce Sarver Runs 8.668/ 84.02 Now #10
Best prior run: 4.819/293.73 Was #10
Right Lane: Joe Amato Runs 5.066/267.77 Now #13
Best prior run: 5.013/216.39 Was #13
Sarver is up in smoke immediately and when he pedals it
the engine pitches the blower belt. Amato loses traction
around half track, pedals it, goes back up in smoke, but stays
with this time. He is still not in the 4's.
Left Lane: Doug Foxworth Runs 5.133/258.17 Now #15
Best prior run: 6.242/139.27 Was #19
Right Lane: Kenny Bernstein Runs 4.826/294.40 Now # 3
Best prior run: 4.683/314.24 Was # 3
Foxworth drops a cylinder right off the stating line, and
he stays with it then smokes the tires. This is when the
trouble sets in by really mixing up the cylinders, and then
pitches the blower belt about the same time there is a big
fireball. He is able to get it stopped safely, while throwing
parts and oil all over the track. Clean-up time now.
Bernstein was on a pass until he loses a cylinder.
Left Lane: Vicky Fanning Runs 7.382/122.73 Now #20
No prior time
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 6.364/137.42 Now #12
Best prior run: 4.951/275.31 Was #12
Vicky making her first appearance this weekend in the cow
car. She will have go quicker than 5.161 to make the show.
She does not do it has she problems early in the run, just not
being able to get all eight to fire. Schumacher smokes the
tires at half track.
Left Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 9.607/ 83.97 Now #11
Best prior run: 4.910/287.17 Was #11
Dakin launches hard gets it up on the slicks, and
then it looked like he started to get a little tire shake, and
clicks it off.
Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff No Time Now # 8
Best prior run: 4.786/298.70 Was # 8
Vandergriff fires the car and as soon he does they shut
it off. Apparently spotting a problem, the crew is not happy
with this situation.
That is it for Top Fuel and Scott stays on top, while the bump
is now Rit Pustari's 5.161 which is one this team's better
passes.
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
Saturday's 3rd Session Notes
BMOHNTON, PA - RIS - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Top Fuel
at the 13th annual Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals:
Psn Driver ET Speed
1 Scott Kalitta 4.645 313.80
2 Larry Dixon, Jr. 4.673 308.43
3 Kenny Bernstein 4.683 314.24&
4 Gary Scelzi 4.690 299.50
5 Jim Head 4.735 276.66
6 Shelly Anderson 4.743 287.08
7 Cory McClenathan 4.783 291.63
8 Bob Vandergriff 4.786 298.70
9 Eddie Hill 4.802 276.41
10 Bruce Sarver 4.819 293.73
11 Pat Dakin 4.910 287.17
12 Tony Schumacher 4.951 275.31
13 Joe Amato 5.013 216.39
14 Mike Dunn 5.056 266.35
15 Doug Foxworth 5.133 258.17
16 Rit Pustari 5.161 280.89
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17 Cristen Powell 5.432 245.63
18 Rhonda Hartman 5.680 163.48
19 Mike Smith 5.719 160.28
20 Vicky Fanning 7.382 122.73
& = Track MPH Record
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
Saturday's 4th Session
Left Lane: Cristen Powell Runs 4.760/300.20 Now # 7
Best prior run: 5.432/245.63 Was #17
Right Lane: Mike Dunn Runs 4.783/302.11 Now # 8
Best prior run: 5.056/266.35 Was #14
Here we go the last chance to make the dance and we start
with Christen not in the show. She changes that here as she
launches hard lifting the front tires just like you are suppose
to do it. She feels the tires start to slip, is off and back
on the throttle, and motors on onto the top half of the field.
Dunn gets into the 4's and just behind him, Christen, as they
both step up.
Left Lane: Gary Scelzi Runs 4.660/311.41 Now # 2
Best prior run: 4.690/299.50 Was # 4
Right Lane: Larry Dixon, Jr. Runs 4.883/291.07 Now # 3
Best prior run: 4.673/308.43 Was # 2
The cloud cover apparently is all the fuel cars needed,
as we are starting to see some great side by side passes.
Scelzi improves into the number 2 spot knocking Dixon back
one as he started mixing up the cylinders on the top end.
Left Lane: Joe Amato Runs 4.808/290.79 Now #12
Best prior run: 5.013/216.39 Was #15
Right Lane: Shelly Anderson Runs 4.925/277.09 Now # 6
Best prior run: 4.743/287.08 Was # 6
Amato pulls the front end for a long time, and then when
they came back to earth the car got out of the groove, and
then starting to spin the tires. Joe finally gets into the
4's. Shelly starts mixing up the cylinders from 1000' on and
then uses up the engine completely past the finish line. The
trucks roll for the clean up.
Left Lane: Kenny Bernstein Runs 8.895/ 78.85 Now # 4
Best prior run: 4.683/314.24 Was # 4
Right Lane: Bruce Sarver Runs 4.737/301.20 Now # 6
Best prior run: 4.819/293.73 Was #13
We are back and we have an interesting match-up here,
with new and the old of Lee Beard. Mark this one up for
Sarver has Bernstein goes up in a big cloud of tire smoke,
while Sarver jumps into the top half of the field.
Left Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 8.308/102.62 Now #15
Best prior run: 4.951/275.31 Was #15
Right Lane: Pat Dakin Runs 4.795/304.05 Now #12
Best prior run: 4.910/287.17 Was #14
Schumacher gets up on the slicks starts to shake'em and
the goes up in a cloud of smoke. Dakin finding the right
combo with a real nice pass as the field is really starting to
bunch up.
Left Lane: Cory McClenathan Runs 4.720/304.77 Now # 5
Best prior run: 4.783/291.63 Was #10
Right Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 11.094/ 75.45 Now #11
Best prior run: 4.786/298.70 Was #11
Cory gets into the top half of the field as he burns up a
head gasket in the lights while Vandergriff goes up in smoke
as he making the transition from the concrete to the asphalt.
Left Lane: Eddie Hill No Time Now #13
Best prior run: 4.802/276.41 Was #13
Right Lane: Rhonda Hartman Runs 4.846/295.17 Now #15
Best prior run: 5.680/163.48 Was #18
Eddie Hill is leaking some oil out on the burn-out, and
Rick Stewart is running out in front of Eddie to shut him off.
Hartman not in the show, and that will change here as she gets
it from point A to point B. Rhonda explained she lost a
blower belt at the end of the run.
Left Lane: Scott Kalitta Runs 5.941/145.81 Now # 1
Best prior run: 4.645/313.80 Was # 1
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 4.648/309.38 Now # 2
Best prior run: 4.735/276.66 Was # 6
Kalitta is in the lane the NHRA just got done cleaning
up, and the clean up area was great. He went up in smoke just
past the clean up area. The big run comes in the other lane as
Head the most recent winner gets into the .60's again and into
the number 2 spot. That is it for the Top Fuelers.
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
Saturday's 4th Session Notes
MOHNTON, PA - RIS - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Top Fuel at
the 13th annual Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals:
Psn Driver ET Speed
1 Scott Kalitta 4.645 313.80
2 Jim Head 4.648 309.38
3 Gary Scelzi 4.660 311.41
4 Larry Dixon, Jr. 4.673 308.43
5 Kenny Bernstein 4.683 314.24&
6 Cory McClenathan 4.720 304.77
7 Bruce Sarver 4.737 301.20
8 Shelly Anderson 4.743 287.08
9 Cristen Powell 4.760 300.20
10 Mike Dunn 4.783 302.11
11 Bob Vandergriff 4.786 298.70
12 Pat Dakin 4.795 304.05
13 Eddie Hill 4.802 276.41
14 Joe Amato 4.808 290.79
15 Rhonda Hartman 4.846 295.17
16 Tony Schumacher 4.951 275.31
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17 Doug Foxworth 5.133 258.17
18 Rit Pustari 5.161 280.89
19 Mike Smith 5.719 160.28
20 Vicky Fanning 7.382 122.73
& = Track MPH Record
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
Sunday's 1st Round
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Shelly Anderson 0.510 4.945 263.77
(L) Cristen Powell 0.529 7.367 102.23
11:02 AM Here we go with Top Fuel, and two of the
Queens of the sport. Both cars launch hard and are glued
together until right before the 330' mark and that is when
Christen loses traction and ends her day in a big cloud of
tire smoke. Shelly starts spinning the tires in the middle
of the track, and finally clicks it off when Christen is
not in her sights.
(W) Mike Dunn 0.489 4.867 293.15
(L) Bruce Sarver 0.503 7.474 101.40
Dunn rockets off the starting line with the front
tires in the air, and then has trouble with traction in the
middle off the track similar to Shelly. Meanwhile Sarver
is having problems of his own as he drops a cylinder right
off the starting line, and then the engine completely lets
go. Followed by a huge fireball and parts scattering on to
the track. This all started around 200 feet down track
and ends way past the finish line. In the post race
interview with Bruce, he was accompanied by about 1/4 of the
crank shaft. This exemplified just how violent the explosion
was Bruce suffered.
(W) Cory McClenathan 0.495 4.811 291.54
(L) Bob Vandergriff 0.446 6.043 148.71
11:57 AM We are back, Vandergriff gets a jump on the
light and then goes up in tire smoke at the 330' mark.
Cory was spinning his tires all the way down track, but did
not smoke the tires until around 1000'.
(W) Kenny Bernstein 0.481 4.915 299.70
(L) Pat Dakin 0.486 5.097 256.55
Both cars leave together, then Dakin loses traction
and boils the tires, at the same time Kenny gets
completely off and back on to the throttle. Kenny does a
great job negotiating this tricky track.
(W) Scott Kalitta 0.481 4.751 304.15
(L) Tony Schumacher 0.496 6.035 146.55
Schumacher goes up in smoke at the 330' mark, and this
gives Kalitta the win. Kalitta with the quickest pass of
the round, so far.
(W) Joe Amato 0.458 4.893 287.72
(L) Gary Scelzi 0.463 6.871 121.53
Scelzi starts to shake the tires, pedals it, then really starts to
blister the tires. Amato is able to do what no one else has been
able to, get down the right lane.
(W) Jim Head 0.486 4.815 296.15
(L) Rhonda Hartman 0.503 8.820 81.80
Hartman is up in smoke at the 200 foot mark, while Head
motors to his fifth consecutive round win.
(W) Larry Dixon, Jr. 0.494 5.062 291.92
(L) Eddie Hill 0.499 5.480 216.03
Dixon and Hill leave together, then Dixon starts to
lose traction and pedals it. Hill then goes up in smoke.
When he pedaled it, Dixon had already recovered and was
on his way to a round one victory. Dixon's parachute do
not deploy, but he is able to get the car stopped safely.
That is it for Top Fuel, it is now time for those Funny Car.
12:13 PM
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
Sunday's 2nd Round
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Kenny Bernstein 0.478 4.893 299.20
(L) Larry Dixon, Jr. 0.473 5.050 285.89
2:11 PM We start here with the battle of the
breweries, Kenny with lane choice. Both cars leave
together, and stay stuck to the track all the way down the
track. Both of them dropping cylinders, Bernstein losing
one hole, and Dixon mixing them up pretty good.
(W) Jim Head 0.472 4.824 296.34
(L) Mike Dunn 0.494 4.834 288.09
Head gets a jump on the starting line, then Dunn starts to
feel the car lose traction, and grabs the brake hard. Head
moves on for the win.
(W) Cory McClenathan 0.492 4.739 313.04
(L) Joe Amato 0.486 4.788 296.15
This is a great side by side drag race until a 1000' mark when
Joe starts to spin the tires ever so slightly and Cory motors on by
for the win. He will have lane choice over Head in the rematch
of the finals from the U.S. Nationals.
(W) Scott Kalitta 0.494 4.707 302.72
(L) Shelly Anderson 0.543 5.015 272.97
Kalitta continuing to show power and consistency, that wins
races. Shelly getting real loose at mid-track. Kalitta with lane
choice over Bernstein in the semis.
