In TF, nobody goes home as there are only 16 cars.  When 2nd round of FC qualifying started track temp just a few minutes before was 140 degrees.  Man, for a nightime session!  WTF! 

So far on the point after 2nd round:

TF: Fuller

FC: Burkart  (yeah pretty cool!)  Baze 8th, Capps 9th makes for interesting first round that Shoe will hate.

PS: Line

It is WARM in the west!  Right now the air temp is 109 and going up in Chico!  Forecast is 112.    Fortunately, I'm in the mountains and its 'only' 95. 

Funny car final order:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 5 Robert Hight, Yorba Linda CA, '05 Mustang 4.840 318.17 318.17
2 4 Eric Medlen, Yorba Linda CA, '05 Mustang 4.854 312.64 312.64
3 28 Ron Capps, Carlsbad CA, '06 Charger 4.864 313.00 313.00
4 180 Mike Ashley, Melville NY, '05 Stratus 4.872 313.58 313.58
5 156 Phil Burkart, Yorkville NY, '05 Monte Carlo 4.898 316.75 316.75
6 3 John Force, Yorba Linda CA, '05 Mustang 4.903 316.52 316.52
7 10 Cruz Pedregon, Camarillo CA, '05 Monte Carlo 4.925 313.95 313.95 8
7 Tony Pedregon, Chino Hills CA, '05 Monte Carlo 4.929 310.27 310.27
9 503 Tommy Johnson Jr., Avon IN, '05 Monte Carlo 4.931 308.85 311.63
10 782 Gary Densham, Bellflower CA, '05 Monte Carlo 4.934 310.77 310.77
11 1 Gary Scelzi, Fresno CA, '06 Charger 4.945 309.20 311.41
12 9 Whit Bazemore, Indianapolis IN, '06 Charger 4.953 309.13 309.13
13 427 Tony Bartone, Long Island City NY, '05 Monte C 4.970 306.74 306.74
14 8 Del Worsham, Chino Hills CA, '05 Monte Carlo 4.975 314.39 314.39
15 319 Scott Kalitta, Ypsilanti MI, '05 Monte Carlo 4.988 304.39 306.05
16 347 Tim Wilkerson, Springfield IL, '05 Monte Carlo 5.058 301.00 301.00

From DragRaceCentral http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=119122#indextop

The Comp field is a little short by 9 cars.  Hope they don't eliminate that class at Seattle in the future.

Glad to see Jeff Lane and his B Street Roadster qualified 3rd.  The SR's (and real Altereds) are guys I root for when they show. 

How did qualifying in top fuel go missed it tonight

Bernstein, Fuller, Grubnic...Brandon's run was solid at 4.55, 327 mph   
Schu, Dixon, McClenathan bottom half of the field.  

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=119116&Filter=100#indextop

You may also notice that TF only has 16 cars as well.  Problem was IHRA had an event also this weekend but it got rained out.  My guess is some of the east coast racers who might make the western haul or some western IHRA regulars who hit some of the western NHRA events opted to go east with the IHRA. 

But again, this is only a guess on my part.  I'm like you however in hoping they change nothing with comp.  IMO, best class in drag racing period!

I just love Larry Dixson. he and his team are having an awful year.

Do thet miss *** Lahaie that much!!!!  Do they have a sponsor for

nexy year lined up yet????

Warning!  Spoiler - They are just getting thru round 1 on ESPN2











Top Fuel - Schu over Grubnic
FunnyCar - Whit over Capps
PS - Allen Johnson over Tom Martino
    PS notes - Erica Enders didn't make the field (18th), Jason Line RED LIGHT first round -0.015 with an ET of 6.741 (best of entire finals), Kurt Johnson and WJ both lost on hole shots...as usual, unpredictable. 

Don't know anything about Larry Dixon's sitution.  But I believe most teams would miss *** LaHaie's expertise.
***  Geez, this new board still has the stupid "bad word censor" so you can't use D!ck!  Give me a break!   

Man Sunday nights racing was great , I can't wait for next week's races!!!

Wait A Minute!  I thought Jeff Gordon was gay!  Is that his real girlfriend in the pic or is he doing the "Rock Hudson" thing?

 

They call that a "beard". Not bad after dumping the Vanilla Champ for the win!!