Goodguys Nitro Nationals at Pomona: Part 2

By Robert Briggs

Claude Lavoie won the tough A/Fuel class. Lavoie also notched low E.T. with a super 6.311 sec pass.

After four rounds of A/Gas Steve Castelli comes out on top and wins the event with a close Final Round against Rich Facciano with a MOV: 0.0070 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

T/F Brendan Murry in a shakedown run of Goodguys Marc Meador's Speed Sport Roadster with a new hot upgrade.

Top Fuel Mendy Fry in the Mastercam broke after qualifying 15th with a 6.288 sec 206.46 pass forcing her to miss eliminations.

Bobby Lee won NE3 when Craig Wallace broke out of the 9.60 index in the Final Round.

Junior Fuel B Neil O'Kane's 7.954 sec 169.04 mph lap netted him the 8th spot. Neil made it to the Semi-Final round.

Great looking '62 Chevy II Hot Rod Eliminator. No I.D.

Drag racing isn't always about the cars.

NHRA Funny Car driver Ron Capps was a big draw in Jeff Gaynor's car but they couldn't nail down a good setup for the slippery, hot track.

NE1 Jim Scott qualified 16th then lost to eventual winner Dan Schrokosch in the Semi-Final round.

AA/GS Gordon Veal's beautiful '41 Willys lap of 7.125 sec 191.97 mph was good enough for the 7th spot.

Mike Adam's '79 Vette Funny Car qualified 5th and lost a close 2nd Round race to eventual winner Larry Pettit.

B/Gas Kevin Riley took advantage of opponent's mistakes in the early rounds. Kevin beat a tough Eric Bush in the Final Round with a MOV: 0.0190 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Junior Fuel B winner John Rasmussen won at Sonoma and repeated that feat at Pomona.

Mike Savage in the new Speed Sport 2 Funny Car nailed the #3 qualifying spot with a stout 6.234 sec 230.76 mph effort.

Robert Briggs
rbriggs6@charter.net