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Posted on 03/14/2009 4:53:38 PM PDT by flattorney
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Thank you for the link WCG! Are you hosting the FR NASCAR Talladega thread? I like your new profile updates. Very nice. - TAB
You seen this? '09 Gatornationals Interview Video: Darrell Gwynn A True Hero
Been meaning to ask,,,,what in the world is going on with her in your posted pic? Wild times ;-)
I wondered the same thing. It's my favorite winner's circle photo.
TAB
Thank you :) I will be up for the Richmond race next. I’ve been working on it.
Also passed your thread link along to JFRacing on Twitter.
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If anyone is interested, there are great NHL hockey games being broadcast seven days/nights a week.
TAB, fla et. al.
Did you see today’s Wall Street Journal?
Drag Racing!!
I want to go but hubby says good tixs are too expensive. Looks like he's right,, two times expensive as Sunday NHRA,, thx for reply!
You might try the TMS website and see what they are currently going for. Have heard they have been almost giving away tickets to make sure the stands are filled.
I was told there were tickets this year for Bristol. In the past, someone had to will them to you. :)
Just checked the site, tickets are not up for the fall race yet, but Indycars are $31 to $79. They don’t have enough people to do backstretch, so they’re all front.
NHRA Legends Scheduled To Appear At Bristol Dragway’s Thunder Valley Club
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
What more could die-hard drag race fans want than unbelievable action, pit-side seating, catered meals and preferred parking at the May 15-17 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway?
How about the chance to rub elbows with a few of drag racing’s renowned drivers at one of the NHRA’s legendary tracks?
The NHRA Legends Breakfast will take place on Sunday morning at 9 a.m. and will see several of drag racing’s biggest names participate in a Q & A session with race fans. Among the legends scheduled to appear are Don “Snake” Prudhomme, Ed “Ace” McCulloch, Kenny Bernstein, Don Schumacher, Dale Pulde and Shirl Greer.
The catered legends breakfast will be just one of the special opportunities available for fans purchasing tickets to Bristol Dragway’s Thunder Valley Club.
In addition to this unique Q & A session, the Thunder Valley Club offers pit-side seating with private patio just feet away from Bristol Dragway’s starting line. The seating package also includes catered meals, a fan gift pack, preferred parking with the purchase of two tickets, a cash bar, private restrooms and the opportunity to meet NHRA’s biggest names.
http://www.bristoldragway.com/news/dragway_news/545954.html
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TAB
Chet Herbert Passes
04.23.09: Villa Park, California -- Drag racing pioneer and innovator Chester "Chet" Herbert died on April 23, 2009. Herbert, born on March 4, 1928, overcame huge personal challenges and went on to develop some of auto racing's most significant speed components. Growing up in Southern California's early hot rod scene, the teenaged Herbert had a reputation for building and racing fast cars and motorcycles. When he was 20 years old, though, he was stricken with polio and lived the rest of his life in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the chest down. "My grandmother told me he was so wild about racing, that if he didn't have polio to slow him down, he probably would have died," said son Doug Herbert, 41, who followed his father into professional drag racing. "When my dad was 12, my grandma bought him a trumpet and hoped he'd learn to play. But he traded the trumpet for a Cushman motorscooter and it was life in the fast lane ever since."
Lying in a hospital iron-lung for six months in 1948, Herbert developed ideas for manufacturing racing parts in his head. When he was released, he developed the first roller camshafts for race cars and was among the first to try nitromethene fuel in a dragster after reading how the German army had used it to power torpedoes during World War II. Although he never personally raced again, Herbert fielded scores of dragsters, drag motorcycles and land speed-record streamliners for other drivers. His racing Harley-Davidson, nicknamed "The Beast," was the fastest quarter-mile dragster in its day, having achieved a then record-shattering 129 mph, faster than any car in 1950. Herbert also developed the zoomie-type exhaust header, which blew the smoke away from a dragster's rear tires in order to achieve better traction, helping them break the 200 mph record.
Herbert was one of the first to establish a successful speed shop and parts mail- order business. According to hot rod historian Greg Sharp of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, Herbert was probably the first racing parts retailer to utilize advertising in national magazines to reach consumers. His chopped 1932 Ford sedan was a rolling billboard for his business. He built it with a Hydromatic transmission so he could drive it using hand controls. It was featured in the March, 1952, issue of Hot Rod Magazine and in 2007, was voted one of the most significant 1932 Ford hot rods in history.
Herbert was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 1993. Herbert is survived by his wife, Leanne; three children: Doug; daughter Heather Herbert-Binetti and daughter Tracey Drage; and his sister Doris, who as editor of Drag News, was also inducted into the Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 1993. Herbert was preceded in death by his sister, Fay Trout, and by grandsons, Jon and James Herbert.
To overcome the sorrow of his grandsons' death in 2008, Herbert and son Doug were in the process of building a Bonneville streamliner with which they hoped to achieve 500 MPH, breaking the world speed record for piston-powered, wheel-driven cars. Son Doug is still determined to accomplish that dream. (See more details from Doug's comments below ~ fla)
A memorial celebration of Herbert's life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1855 Orange Olive Road, Orange, CA 92865. A private, graveside family service will be held that afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Fair Haven Memorial Park in Santa Ana.
STATEMENT FROM DOUG HERBERT: "My dad was my hero. He taught me so much about how to be a strong and determined person. Despite the fact that he had polio and was in a wheelchair for much of his life, he never let that stop him from doing anything. He proved to everyone that he could accomplish whatever he set his mind to; which taught me that, no matter how tough something may seem, if you fight hard enough, you can overcome it. I always looked up to him. I'm glad I had the opportunity to follow in his footsteps and be involved in a sport that he helped to invent. Some of my best memories with my dad were made over the past year. We had grown much closer since my boys, Jon and James, died in a car accident in early 2008. I will miss my dad very much. I am lucky to have many wonderful memories of him that I will always cherish." - Credit: Doug Herbert Racing
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FULL COMMENTS FROM DOUG ABOUT HIS FATHER'S PASSING ~ fla
My dad was a real innovator. He always liked to think of new ideas and better ways to build things. One of my favorite stories about him is one that my Grandma told me. My dad traded his trumpet for an old broke-own Cushman scooter. My Grandma told him that she couldn't believe he traded a nice trumpet for an old box of parts that he would never be able to put together. The next day she came home from work and my dad was riding the Cushman! He later sold the Cushman and bought a Harley. He said his Harley, nicknamed "The Beast," s the fastest thing on the road in Southern California in the mid-'40s after the war.
In 1949 his buddy had a roadster that he wanted to race and my dad had heard about a Wayne head GMC six-cylinder that was overhead valve and wanted my dad to help him build the engine to go to Bonneville with the roadster. I think it was Ed Pink. My dad agreed to build an engine. When he started working on it he did not understand why the race car engines did not have a roller cam in them like his Harley did. So he decided that he would make a roller cam and lifters to run in this engine. The car went out and set records and, kind of by accident, my dad had people that wanted to buy cams from him in 1949. So he decided to go into the cam business and he was the only person that made roller cams for many years. All of his ads just said, "Roller cams are better than flat tappet cams." Well... duh! It took almost 10 years before anyone else even caught on and started to make roller cams. Every top race engine still runs roller cams today.
He was also the first to run "Zoomie" headers on his Top Fuel dragsters in the late 1950s with Lefty Mudersbach, Zane Shubert, Gary Cagle, and others at the wheel. Everyone still runs zoomie headers today. "The Beast" won most of the drag races at Santa Ana drag strip during the first three years of organized drag races. The Beast was billed as the "Drag King of them all" and "the fastest accelerating vehicle devised to ever carry a man." He was a mechanic for several cars at the Indy 500 in the late 1950s. They allowed engines to run nitro methane at Indy and in the 1950s my dad was considered to be one of the biggest authorities on how to run an engine on nitromethane. He held several records at the Bonneville Salt Flats, including the fastest single engine car. He also had two and three engine cars that held several records. He won many drag races. I don't know this for a fact but he told me that his cars won more Top Eliminator races at Lions Dragstrip than any other cars during the '60s. He was inducted into the Drag Racing Hall of Fame with his sister, Doris, in 1993.
My dad was my hero. He was put in a wheelchair from polio when he was 20 years old but he never let that slow him down. He told me that he did not want to sit around and feel sorry for himself so he got out and went to work. When I was about 11 years old he decided that I was big enough to lift him up and carry him around. He was a big guy, about 6’4” and 200 pounds, pretty big for an 11-year-old to carry. I guess I am lucky that I was big, too. I have so many great stories with my dad; it’s hard to nail them all down. One of the best is from a fishing trip that we took about 10 years ago to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with my dad and my boy Jon. We went out deep-sea fishing and the seas were really rough. By the time we barely got out of the marina Jon (who was only about 10 years old) got sick and started to toss his cookies. So I tried to help him and make sure that he didn't fall overboard. During this, Jon threw up all over me and that made me sick, so then I started to throw up, too. We went ahead and decided to stay out fishing all day and ended up catching a few good fish.
On the way back in, Jon was still holding his stomach and feeling pretty weak and he asked my dad, "Grandpa, how come my dad and I both got sick and threw up on this boat, and you didn't get sick?" My dad said, "Well Jon, I guess it’s just because I have been fishing for so long and been on so many boats in rough water that it really doesn’t bother me anymore". Jon replied, "Grandpa, you are one tough hombre." I laughed so hard that it just about made me throw up again! I’m really not sure where he came up with that but it sure was funny. Jon and James went and spent time with my dad in the summer of 2007. They all had a great time. My dad took off work to be able to spend time with them. He took them to Disney, Sea World, Vans skateboard park, and even set up Jon to drive a friend’s nine-second drag race Mustang. They all had a great time. I think that last year, when James and Jon got in the accident, part of my dad died, too. He couldn't get himself to get out of bed for a week from being so depressed.
I thought that doing a race project with my dad would be fun and I tried to talk him into going to some drag races with me last year, but he said that didn't really interest him anymore because all the modern Top Fuel cars look the same. So after some thought, I asked him if he would be interested in helping design a Bonneville streamliner that could set the world land speed record in the Unlimited Streamliner class for a wheel-driven car. This lit him up and gave him a new lease on life, and he actually drew up all of the original diagrams for the car. NASCAR's Ray Evernham and his engineers were amazed when they saw the plans and asked, "Who did you have draw these up?" When I told Ray that my dad did them, he said, "I can’t wait to meet your dad." My mom said that as soon as we started working on this LSR project that my dad went from being an 80-year-old man in a wheel chair to a 40-year-old man with a purpose and a vision. My mom, Leanne Herbert, thinks that this LSR project may have saved his life. My mom told me that all he has talked about for the past year was going to Bonneville with this new car and setting the record. We are still working on the car and a bunch of my friends are helping to make sure we accomplish the record that we set out to.
Gene Adams
Don Alderson (1932-2001)*
Sydney Allard (1910-1966)*
Brad Anderson (N)
Art Arfons*
Nick Arias Jr.
Zora Arkus-Duntov (1908-1996)*
Joaquin Arnett
Jon Asher
Jerry Baltes
John Bandimere, Sr. (1908-1986)*
Lou Baney (1920-1993)*
Raymond Beadle (N)
Gary Beck (N)
Tim Beebe
Arnie Beswick
Keith Black (1926-1991)*
Willie Borsch (1930-1991)* (N)
Frank Bradley
John Bradley
Jim Brissette
Bush (1933-1984)*, Fisher, Greth & Maynard (1934-1963)*
Gary Cagle (1933-1994)*
Bob Cahill*
Paul Candies & Leonard Hughes
Steve Carbone
Don Carlton (1940-1977)*
Larry Carrier (-2005)*
Art Chrisman (N)
Jack Chrisman (1928-1989)* (N)
Roger Coburn
Gordon Collett
Steve Collison (1946-2000)*
Don "Mad Dog" Cook
Emery Cook (1926-1983)*
Bud Coons
Buster Couch (1935-2002)*
Bob Creitz
Bruce Crower
Ted Cyr*
Bob & Eileen Daniels*
Jim Deist
Ed Donovan (1928-1989)*
Jim Dunn, Sr. (N)
Al Eckstrand*
Vic Edelbrock, Sr. (1912-1962)*
Dale Emery
Kent Enderle
English(-2003)*, Frakes (1935-2003)* & Funk
Steve Evans (1943-2000)*
John Farkonas, Austin Coil & Pat Minick
Scotty Fenn*
Pat Foster*
Kent Fuller
Gapp and Roush
Don Garlits (N)
Ed Garlits
Pat Garlits
Steve Gibbs
Woody Gilmore
Bob Glidden (N)
Raymond Godman
Bill “Maverick” Golden
Marvin Grahm
Roger Gustin
Darrell Gwynn (N)
Dale Ham
Barbara Hamilton
Don Hampton
Tom Hanna
Charles E. Hart (1922-1977)*
C.J. Hart (1911-2004)*
Peggy Hart (1914-1980)*
Ernie Hashim (1924-2003)*
Chet Herbert (1928-2009)* ~ fla
Doris Herbert
Stuart Hilborn
Eddie Hill (N)
George & Ruth Hoover (1906-1993)*
Joe Hrudka
Vance Hunt
George Hurst (1927-1986)*
Frank Huszar (1908-1987)*
Ed Iskenderian
Tommy Ivo (N)
Bill Jenkins (N)
Howard Johansen (1910-1988)*
Connie Kalitta (N)
Chris Karamesines (N)
Jim Kelly
King & Marshall
Dick LaHaie (N)
Dick Landy*
Bobby Langley
Bruce Larson
Jim and Alison Lee
Tommy “T.C.” Lemons
Roland Leong
Jim Liberman (1945-1977)* (N)
Don Long
Leslie Lovett (1942-1996)*
Joe Lunati
Jon Lundberg
Art Malone
Al “Mousie” Marcellus
Dode Martin
Dick Maxwell (1935-2002)*
Ed McCulloch (N)
Tom McEwen (N)
Jim McLennan*
Leo Mehl
Bob Metzler "Broadway"
Ak Miller*
Fred Miller
Joe Mondello
George Montgomery (N)
Gene Mooneyham*
Dick Moroso (1939-1998)*
Allen “Left”Mudersbach (1931-1966)*
Shirley Muldowney (N)
John Mulligan (1942-1969)* (N)
Paula Murphy
Tony Nancy (1929-2004)*
Jim Nelson
Jim “Jazzy” Nelson (1916 – 2001)*
Don Nicholson* (N)
Jimmy Nix (1938 – 1994)*
Danny Ongais (N)
Gary Ormsby (1941-1991)*
Bennie Osborn
Romeo Palamides (1926- 1988)* & Bob Smith
Herb Parks (1949-1988)*
Wally* & Barbara Parks*
Bernie Partridge
Frank Pedregon (1940 -1981)*
John Peters & Nye Frank*
Robert E. Petersen*
Petersen & Fitz*
Ed Pink
Joe Pisano (1927-1991)*
Setto Postoian (1922-1995)*
Hayden Profitt
Don Prudhomme (N)
Don Pulde
Steve Reyes
Calvin Rice (1928-1974)*
Eric Rickman
Marvin Rifchin
Pete Robinson (1933-1971)* (N)
Jerry Ruth
Kenny Safford
Paul Schiefer (1918-1970)*
Don Schumacher
Marvin Schwartz (1936-1980)*
Lloyd Scott (1925-1965)*
Ralph Seagraves (1929-1998)*
Shirley Shahan
Lee Shepherd (1944-1985)* (N)
“The Surfers” Bob Skinner, Tom Jobe &
Mike Sorokin (1939-1967)*
Mike Snively (1943-1974)*
Gene Snow (N)
Ronnie Sox* and Buddy Martin (Sox - N)
Bob & Don Spar
Fred Stone(1927-1982)*, Tim Woods (1917-1995)* & Doug Cook (1932-1999)*
Al Swindahl (1936-1996)*
Connie Swingle*
Richard Tharp (N)
Mickey Thompson (1928-1988)* (N)
Doug Thorley
Jim Tice (1925-1982)*
Elmer Trett (1943-1996)* (N)
Dave Uyehara
Henry Velasco
Ken Veney (N)
Jerry Verheul (1938-1988)*
Fritz Voigt
Dave Wallace Jr.
Jim Walther
James Warren (N)
Sid Waterman
Waters & Sughrue (1926-2000)*
Phil Weiand (1913-1978)*
John Wiebe
Jack Williams*
Ed Winfield (1910-1982)*
Dave Zeuschel*
Darrell Zimmerman - #188
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* Deceased
(1) Currently, the IDRHOF membership list is not available on Don Garlits outstanding new website. I had the 2008 membership list (*.doc file) and we updated it as of March 2009. In my book, this is the Hall of Fame membership list. ~ FlA
(N) NHRA Top 50 Greatest - Added by FlA & Co.
04.29.09: Updated for the passing of Chet Herbert, March 4, 1928 - April 23, 2009 ~ fla
Bonneville world record attempt streamliner and NASCAR Ray Evernham PING
Krista Marie is also a biker, rides a 2009 Harley-Davidson V-Rod Muscle, and is sponsored by Harley-Davidson motorcycles and Screamin’ Eagle racing in support of their efforts to encourage women to ride. ~ fla
== Don Schumacher Racing ==
Top Fuel: Tony Schumacher (NHRA Top Fuel Champion, 2004-08; 1999)
Top Fuel: Cory McClenathan
Funny Car: Ron Capps
Funny Car: Jack Beckman
Funny Car: Matt Hagan
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Matt Smith (2007 NHRA PSM Champion)
== John Force Racing (All Ford Funny Cars) ==
John Force (14-times NHRA Funny Car Champion)
Ashley Force
Robert Hight
Mike Neff
== Pedregon Racing (Both Funny Cars) ==
Tony Pedregon (2007, 2003 NHRA Funny Car Champion)
Cruz Pedregon (2008 NHRA Funny Car Champion)
== Funny Car Teams Alliance ==
Tim Wilkerson and Bob Tasca III (Both Ford Funny Cars)
<> Technology, performance, and marketing alliance between the two teams.
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Morgan Lucas Geico Powersport/ Lucas Oil Dr 3.881 307.02
2. Cory McClenathan Fram Dragster 3.882 305.08
3. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 3.885 302.75
4. Spencer Massey US Smokeless Dragster 3.896 296.44
5. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.904 304.25
6. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Dixie Chopper Dragst 3.906 306.05
7. Antron Brown Matco Tools Direct TV Dragster 3.906 298.67
8. Clay Millican MPE Motorsports Dragster 3.910 294.82
9. Brandon Bernstein Budweiser/Lucas Oil Dragster 3.944 297.02
10. Doug Kalitta Kalitta M'Spts No. 50 Dragster 3.965 299.60
11. T.J. Zizzo PEAK/HERCULINER/O'Reilly Drags 3.969 297.16
12. Joe Hartley Hartley Racing Dragster 4.022 298.40
13. John Smith Hartman Motorsports Dragster 4.061 287.23
14. Todd Simpson Dragster 4.308 269.13
15. Chris Karamesines Strange/Chizler Dragster 4.435 214.66
16. Kevin Jones Dragster 4.459 194.02
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17. Scott Palmer The Compound Dragster 4.720 167.93
18. Luigi Novelli National Machine Repair Dragst 6.817 98.56
FUNNY CARPsn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.111 298.80 2. Matt Hagan Shelor.com Charger 4.143 282.84 3. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.144 298.40 4. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Solara 4.144 297.81 5. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.147 298.67 6. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray, Shoup Mustang 4.150 299.33 7. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.162 294.95 8. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.170 290.32 9. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.178 299.80 10. Tony Pedregon Herzog/Palms Impala 4.200 290.51 11. Mike Neff JFR/Ford Mustang 4.222 271.35 12. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.294 280.60 13. Jim Head Western Governors University 4.612 187.42 14. Jerry Toliver Canidae Pet Food Monte Carlo 4.715 173.61 15. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.740 173.96 16. Terry Haddock Stratus 6.072 110.08PRO STOCK
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Greg Stanfield Attitude Apparel GXP 6.573 210.37&
2. Mike Edwards Young Life/Penhall GXP 6.575 209.85
3. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.576 210.21
4. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.580 210.05
5. Allen Johnson Mopar/J-J Racing Stratus 6.586 209.92
6. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.595 210.24
7. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.601 209.04
8. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.609 209.56
9. Johnny Gray Johnny Gray Racing Stratus 6.611 209.14
10. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.615 208.30
11. Tom Hammonds Race For Achievement Cobalt 6.620 208.42
12. Rickie Jones Quarter-Max/RJ Stratus 6.620 208.91
13. Rodger Brogdon Charter GXP 6.627 208.94
14. Steve Spiess Spiess Construction Cobalt 6.633 207.98
15. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GXP 6.636 208.17
16. Dave Northrop Nitro Fish Wear Stratus 6.636 208.17
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17. David Beckley Mountain View Tires Stratus 6.643 208.14
18. Warren Johnson K-N Filters GXP 6.648 208.97
19. Steve Schmidt Schmidt Competition Engines 6.655 207.85
20. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Stratus 6.676 207.59
21. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.679 206.70
22. Erica Enders Dragstar Racing Mustang 6.740 203.65
23. Dave River River Racing Cobalt 7.015 196.50
24. Mark Hogan GTO 7.399 154.35
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PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE Psn Rider Vehicle ET Speed
1. Andrew Hines Screamin' Eagle/Vance-Hines 6.860$ 192.14
2. Eddie Krawiec Screamin' Eagle/Vance-Hines 6.907 192.00
3. Hector Arana Lucas Oil Buell 6.921 190.14
4. Matt Smith Nitrofish Suzuki 6.927 191.16
5. Craig Treble Team Scream Suzuki 6.956 191.13
6. Angie McBride NitroFish/MSR/Redline Oil 6.958 187.65
7. Shawn Gann Rum Bum Racing Buell 6.973 184.07
8. Karen Stoffer Geico Suzuki 6.986 189.71
9. Douglas Horne Horne Racing Buell 6.994 187.57
10. Michael Phillips MPR-Damn Sport Suzuki 6.997 192.55
11. Matt Guidera Rocklin Motorsports Buell 7.024 186.87
12. Junior Pippin Stone Mtn- Granite Mtn HD 7.031 186.02
13. Steve Johnson Steve Johnson Racing Wyotech 7.042 189.39
14. Joe DeSantis Javelina H-D-Green H-D Suzuki 7.065 190.30
15. Bailey Whitaker Rum Bum Buell 7.108 183.29
16. David Hope VRoom Racing Buell 7.114 185.36
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17. Mike Berry MB Machining/ LAT Racing Oil B 7.223 182.13
18. Wesley Wells Kendall Suzuki 7.269 178.35
## $ = National ET Record
Qualifying Notes & Track Update:
Track is in very good shape with big drop in humidity today. Great that legendary Chris "The Greek" Karamesines made the top fuel show. Only a 16 car funny car field this weekend. PSM Andrew Hines thunders for a new national elapsed time record. All our prayers to Doug Herbert and his family. ## JJ
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 Worsham, Krawiec, Coughlin and Brown
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Antron Brown, Jeg Coughlin and Eddie Krawiec also won in their respective categories.
Worsham drove his Alan Johnson Al-Anabi Racing Toyota Solara to a 4.135-second run at 302.48 mph to defeat No. 1 qualifier and current points leader Ron Capps on a holeshot. For Worsham, it's his first win in over a year; his last coming at Houston Raceway Park in 2007.
 Eddie Krawiec
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"Looking back on my career, I've made some great passes and great runs, but Ron (Capps) and Tony (Pedregon) always seem to kick my butt, so it's just a great feeling to be able to win against him."
 Antron Brown
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"That was a just a phenomenal race," said Brown. "You line up against that Budweiser car with Brandon Bernstein and Rob Flynn. I know what Rob is capable of. Rob won this race last year with "Hot Rod" (Fuller), so he knows about this track and what it can take and hold."
Coughlin drove past runner-up Jason Line after Line posted a red light in the final round of competition. Coughlin drove his JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt to a 6.588 at 208.39 mph for his third win in five final round appearances for the season.
 Jeg Coughlin
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Krawiec rode his Screamin' Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson past runner-up Craig Treble to pick up his second win in as many races for the season. Krawiec's run of 6.947 at 189.39 mph was strong enough for the defending world champions second career win.
 Eddie Krawiec
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TOP FUEL
1. Antron Brown 561
2. Tony Schumacher 543
3. Brandon Bernstein 517
4. Cory McClenathan 453
5. Morgan Lucas 437
6. Larry Dixon 402
7. Shawn Langdon 375
8. Spencer Massey 363
9. Doug Kalitta 320
10. Joe Hartley 302
11. Clay Millican 194
12. Terry Haddock 135
13. David Baca 127
14. Troy Buff 125
15. Del Cox Jr 124
Urs Erbacher 124
FUNNY CAR
1. Ron Capps 562
2. Del Worsham 443
3. Tony Pedregon 437
4. Jack Beckman 427
Ashley Force Hood 427
6. Matt Hagan 413
7. Bob Tasca III 375
8. John Force 363
9. Tim Wilkerson 349
10. Robert Hight 337
Mike Neff 337
12. Cruz Pedregon 332
13. Jeff Arend 218
Jim Head 218
Jerry Toliver 218
PRO STOCK
1. Jeg Coughlin 637
2. Jason Line 588
3. Mike Edwards 498
4. Greg Anderson 478
5. Greg Stanfield 394
6. Allen Johnson 381
7. Ron Krisher 345
8. Kurt Johnson 338
9. Rickie Jones 304
10. Larry Morgan 263
11. Warren Johnson 246
12. Johnny Gray 244
13. Steve Spiess 216
14. Tom Hammonds 200
15. Jim Yates 189
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE
1. Eddie Krawiec 341
2. Matt Smith 325
3. Andrew Hines 308
4. Douglas Horne 291
5. Hector Arana 282
6. Craig Treble 278
7. Shawn Gann 209
8. Karen Stoffer 175
9. Matt Guidera 168
10. Steve Johnson 167
11. Angie McBride 160
12. Michael Phillips 129
13. Junior Pippin 127
14. Wesley Wells 107
15. Mike Berry 82
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