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Nov 27, 2008
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2008 Final Performance Improvements (Rockingham, Las Vegas, Pomona)

 

By Steve Klemetti

 

Steve Klemetti provides new drivers and performance improvements from the second events at 2008 IHRA Rockingham and NHRA Las Vegas and Pomona.

 

NOTE: Top Fuel and Funny Car now are split into two different classes each to accommodate the new NHRA distance of 1000 feet. AAFK represents Fuel Funny Car at 1000 feet and TFK represents Top Fuel at 1000 feet.

 

New Entries

 

Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track

  PMD Steve Matusek 6.991 216.48 2008 Las Vegas Fall

  PSB James Surber 7.379 176.51 2008 Pomona Finals

  PSB James Surber 7.434 175.84 2008 Las Vegas Fall

  TAFC Daniel Oliver 5.660 253.23 2008 Pomona Finals

  TAFC Brian Smith 5.925 240.47 2008 Pomona Finals

  TF Terry Haddock 4.773 286.07 2008 Rockingham Fall

  TFK Urs Erbacher 3.887 316.67 2008 Pomona Finals

  TFK Terry McMillen 3.918 307.86 2008 Las Vegas Fall

  TFK Mike Strasburg 3.933 311.49 2008 Pomona Finals

  TFK Urs Erbacher 3.951 303.43 2008 Las Vegas Fall

  TFK Mike Strasburg 3.961 308.28 2008 Las Vegas Fall

  TFK Terry Haddock 4.255 243.72 2008 Las Vegas Fall

  TFK Arley Langlo 4.904 166.72 2008 Pomona Finals

  TFK Arley Langlo 7.139 89.02 2008 Las Vegas Fall

 

New Personal Best Elapsed Times (sorted by class and amount of update)

 

Class

Driver

Previous

Best

ET

New

Best

ET

 

AAFK

Bob Bode

2008

Indy

4.241

-0.038

4.203

2008

Pomona Finals

AAFK

Jerry Toliver

2008

Memphis

4.093

-0.027

4.066

2008

Las Vegas Fall

AAFK

John Force

2008

Richmond

4.078

-0.016

4.062

2008

Las Vegas Fall

AAFK

Ron Capps

2008

Richmond

4.085

-0.007

4.078

2008

Pomona Finals

AAFK

Gary Densham

2008

Seattle

4.104

-0.004

4.100

2008

Las Vegas Fall

PMD

Mike Moran

2005

Las Vegas Fall

6.392

-0.275

6.117

2008

Las Vegas Fall

PMD

Burton Auxier

2008

Rockingham Spring

6.113

-0.103

6.010

2008

Rockingham Fall

PMD

Rickie Smith

2008

Martin

6.118

-0.083

6.035

2008

Indy

PMD

Ed Hoover

2008

Grand Bend

6.062

-0.081

5.981

2008

Rockingham Fall

PMD

Jim Halsey

2008

Martin

6.045

-0.073

5.972

2008

Rockingham Fall

PMD

Tommy D’Aprile

2008

Richmond

6.033

-0.062

5.971

2008

Rockingham Fall

PMD

Barney Squiers

2007

Rockingham Fall

6.277

-0.006

6.271

2008

Rockingham Fall

PSB

Junior Pippin

2008

Reading

7.044

-0.001

7.043

2008

Las Vegas Fall

TAD

Bobby Mirizio

2008

Indy

5.674

-0.288

5.386

2008

Pomona Finals

TAD

Johnny Ahten

2006

Sonoma

5.420

-0.141

5.279

2008

Pomona Finals

TAD

Michael Manners

2008

Dallas

5.491

-0.071

5.420

2008

Gilliam LODRS

TAD

Courtney Force

2008

Dallas

5.348

-0.066

5.282

2008

Pomona Finals

TAD

Robin Samsel

2008

Charlotte

5.375

-0.016

5.359

2008

Atlanta LODRS

TAD

Mike Austin

97

Indy

5.585

-0.008

5.577

2008

Pomona Finals

TAFC

Jason McKnight

2008

Grand Bend

6.001

-0.266

5.735

2008

Rockingham Fall

TAFC

Tony Bogolo

2003

Rockingham Fall

5.792

-0.088

5.704

2008

Rockingham Fall

TAFC

Larry Dobbs

2006

Rockingham Fall

5.769

-0.060

5.709

2008

Rockingham Fall

TAFC

Alexis De Joria

2008

Las Vegas Spring

5.699

-0.030

5.669

2008

Pomona Finals

TAFC

DJ Cox Jr

2006

Virginia

5.661

-0.023

5.638

2008

Pomona Finals

TAFC

Mick Snyder

2008

Indy

5.569

-0.004

5.565

2008

Pomona Finals

TAFC

Bill Naves

2005

Rockingham Fall

5.989

-0.002

5.987

2008

Rockingham Fall

TF

Bob Leverich

2006

Budds Creek

6.620

-0.102

6.518

2008

Rockingham Fall

TF

Tim Boychuk

2008

Epping

4.737

-0.068

4.669

2008

Rockingham Fall

TF

Spencer Massey

2008

Martin

4.683

-0.039

4.644

2008

Rockingham Fall

TFK

Steven Chrisman

2008

Seattle

4.232

-0.069

4.163

2008

Las Vegas Fall

TFK

Clay Millican

2008

Indy

3.893

-0.028

3.865

2008

Las Vegas Fall

TFK

Tim Boychuk

2008

Richmond

3.906

-0.016

3.890

2008

Pomona Finals

TFK

Rod Fuller

2008

Richmond

3.823

-0.010

3.813

2008

Las Vegas Fall

TFK

Troy Buff

2008

Sonoma

3.845

-0.005

3.840

2008

Pomona Finals

TFK

Steve Torrence

2008

Sonoma

3.867

-0.005

3.862

2008

Pomona Finals

 

New Personal Best Speeds (sorted by class and amount of update)

 

Class

Driver

Previous

Best

Speed

 

New

Best

Speed

AAFK

John Force

2008

Dallas

302.48

7.29

309.77

2008

Las Vegas Fall

AAFK

Bob Tasca III

2008

Seattle

302.08

4.80

306.88

2008

Las Vegas Fall

AAFK

Jerry Toliver

2008

Seattle

303.98

3.39

307.37

2008

Las Vegas Fall

AAFK

Mike Neff

2008

Richmond

304.80

3.27

308.07

2008

Las Vegas Fall

AAFK

Ron Capps

2008

Charlotte

301.74

2.79

304.53

2008

Pomona Finals

AAFK

Ashley Force

2008

Richmond

308.07

1.98

310.05

2008

Las Vegas Fall

AAFK

Robert Hight

2008

Richmond

308.28

0.92

309.20

2008

Las Vegas Fall

AAFK

Tim Wilkerson

2008

Charlotte

303.91

0.28

304.19

2008

Pomona Finals

AAFK

Jim Head

2008

Charlotte

303.57

0.14

303.71

2008

Las Vegas Fall

PMD

Mike Moran

2005

Las Vegas Fall

234.25

11.74

245.99

2008

Las Vegas Fall

PMD

Frederick Scriba

2008

Rockingham Spring

221.63

3.78

225.41

2008

Rockingham Fall

PMD

Rickie Smith

2008

Martin

232.59

3.67

236.26

2008

Indy

PMD

Jim Halsey

2008

Martin

235.64

1.36

237.00

2008

Rockingham Fall

PMD

Ed Hoover

2008

Epping

236.09

1.33

237.42

2008

Rockingham Fall

PMD

Barney Squiers

2007

Rockingham Fall

223.06

1.30

224.36

2008

Rockingham Fall

PMD

Von Smith

2008

Dallas

235.19

1.11

236.30

2008

Indy

TAD

Bobby Mirizio

2008

Indy

254.90

9.65

264.55

2008

Pomona Finals

TAD

David Brounkowski

2008

Houston LODRS

259.81

7.30

267.11

2008

Gilliam LODRS

TAD

Michael Manners

2008

Dallas

261.93

6.67

268.60

2008

Gilliam LODRS

TAD

Robin Samsel

2008

Charlotte

262.44

6.00

268.44

2008

Atlanta LODRS

TAD

Mike Austin

97

Indy

252.59

4.65

257.24

2008

Pomona Finals

TAD

Kimmelyn Buff Pesz

2008

Indy

264.80

4.28

269.08

2008

Pomona Finals

TAD

Marty Thacker

2008

Dallas

270.81

0.43

271.24

2008

Atlanta LODRS

TAFC

Jason McKnight

2008

Grand Bend

236.88

6.84

243.72

2008

Rockingham Fall

TAFC

DJ Cox Jr

2006

Reading

252.66

4.23

256.89

2008

Pomona Finals

TAFC

Tony Bogolo

2008

Epping

241.89

2.32

244.21

2008

Rockingham Fall

TAFC

Kebin Kinsley

2006

Dallas

254.81

1.25

256.06

2008

Pomona Finals

TAFC

Mick Snyder

2008

Joliet LODRS

258.67

0.19

258.86

2008

Pomona Finals

TF

Tim Boychuk

2008

Epping

306.19

4.36

310.55

2008

Rockingham Fall

TFK

Clay Millican

2008

Indy

311.20

4.22

315.42

2008

Las Vegas Fall

TFK

Steve Torrence

2008

Sonoma

309.77

3.45

313.22

2008

Pomona Finals

TFK

Steven Chrisman

2008

Seattle

279.32

2.87

282.19

2008

Las Vegas Fall

TFK

Rod Fuller

2008

Richmond

315.56

2.83

318.39

2008

Las Vegas Fall

TFK

Joe Hartley

2008

Dallas

299.93

1.67

301.60

2008

Las Vegas Fall

TFK

Larry Dixon

2008

Richmond

312.93

1.24

314.17

2008

Pomona Finals

TFK

Antron Brown

2008

Sonoma

316.45

0.74

317.19

2008

Las Vegas Fall

TFK

Tim Boychuk

2008

Richmond

304.80

0.69

305.49

2008

Pomona Finals

TFK

Troy Buff

2008

Seattle

308.71

0.56

309.27

2008

Pomona Finals

TFK

Tony Schumacher

2008

Richmond

318.54

0.38

318.92

2008

Las Vegas Fall

 
 

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