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2006 NHRA Bristol Coverage

Postby draglist » Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:16 am

TROXEL, MEDLEN AND ANDERSON TOP QUALIFYING ORDER AT O'REILLY THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Top Fuel points leader Melanie Troxel raced to the qualifying lead Friday at the O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway and was joined at the top by rookie Hillary Will. It was the first time that women anchored the top two positions in an NHRA qualifying order.

Funny Car was led by Eric Medlen while Greg Anderson topped the Pro Stock lineup at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series event.

The day was marred by a spectacular accident involving veteran Top Fuel driver Cory McClenathan, whose FRAM dragster went out of control and crashed near the finish line. McClenathan was reported to be alert and conscious by NHRA emergency services officials and was transported to Bristol Regional Medical Center for observation. A team spokesperson reported later that McClenathan was checked and released from the hospital.

Running in the final pairing of the day, Troxel posted a 4.539 at 324.05 mph in her Skull Shine/Torco Race Fuels dragster to move around Will's 4.562-second effort in her KB Racing dragster.

"I did see that Hillary was No. 1 and we wanted to get around her so it's neat the way it worked out with us being 1-2," Troxel said. "I don't like it when the story is about the novelty of women driving against the guys but when we get in a story based on what we're accomplishing on the track then it's a lot better."

Medlen raced to a track-record elapsed time of 4.755 seconds at 306.53 in his Castrol Syntec Ford Mustang to lead the Funny Car order.

"It was moving around quite a bit and got a little close to the wall so I had to lift early but a 4.75 is good and we'll try to go from there tomorrow," Medlen said.

Three-time Pro Stock champ Anderson led his category with a 6.734 at 204.26 in his Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO.

"We've given everyone the blueprint on how to build a successful team and a lot of people have caught up to us in the performance department," said Anderson, who currently leads the championship chase by 40 points. "It's come down to execution on race day and so far this year a lot of people have out-executed us."

Qualifying continues Saturday with sessions at 12:30 and 3 p.m. Sunday's eliminations start at noon.

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Results Friday after qualifying for the Sixth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q at Bristol Dragway, sixth of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday's final eliminations.

Top Fuel -- 1. Melanie Troxel, 4.539 seconds, 324.05 mph; 2. Hillary Will, 4.562, 321.42; 3. Brandon Bernstein, 4.563, 329.34; 4. David Grubnic, 4.588, 323.58; 5. Clay Millican, 4.590, 315.19; 6. Tony Schumacher, 4.609, 326.79; 7. Cory McClenathan, 4.624, 321.81; 8. David Baca, 4.643, 325.53; 9. Doug Kalitta, 4.647, 326.95; 10. Larry Dixon, 4.686, 311.92; 11. Doug Foley, 4.694, 319.14; 12. Bob Vandergriff, 4.699, 319.45; 13. Doug Herbert, 4.713, 288.09; 14. Rod Fuller, 4.717, 300.80; 15. Alan Bradshaw, 4.732, 312.50; 16. Morgan Lucas, 4.787, 266.37.

Funny Car -- 1. Eric Medlen, Ford Mustang, 4.755, 306.53; 2. Whit Bazemore, Dodge Charger, 4.763, 327.03; 3. Gary Scelzi, Charger, 4.777, 325.06; 4. Tommy Johnson Jr., Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.791, 323.97; 5. Jim Head, Dodge Stratus, 4.803, 294.37; 6. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.808, 307.58; 7. Ron Capps, Stratus, 4.818, 320.58; 8. Scott Kalitta, Monte Carlo, 4.821, 320.66; 9. John Force, Mustang, 4.823, 308.00; 10. Phil Burkart, Monte Carlo, 4.832, 317.57; 11. Gary Densham, Monte Carlo, 4.836, 321.27; 12. Tony Bartone, Monte Carlo, 4.855, 313.44; 13. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.861, 310.63; 14. Tim Wilkerson, Monte Carlo, 4.863, 318.02; 15. Tony Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.864, 302.01; 16. Mike Ashley, Monte Carlo, 4.873, 274.00.

Pro Stock -- 1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.734, 204.26; 2. Erica Enders, Chevy Cobalt, 6.744, 204.35; 3. Jim Yates, GTO, 6.746, 203.83; 4. Jason Line, GTO, 6.762, 204.08; 5. V. Gaines, Dodge Stratus, 6.769, 203.68; 6. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.771, 202.91; 7. Dave Connolly, Cobalt, 6.772, 203.68; 8. Rickie Smith, Cobalt, 6.774, 203.43; 9. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.774, 203.19; 10. Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.774, 203.52; 11. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.777, 203.98; 12. Dave Northrop, Stratus, 6.783, 202.67; 13. Mike Thomas, Stratus, 6.786, 202.36; 14. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.787, 203.25; 15. Mike Edwards, GTO, 6.788, 203.65; 16. Dave Howard, Cobalt, 6.788, 203.43.
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Postby jim sanders » Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:45 am

8) glad Cory mac is ok.....

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Postby Mtn.man » Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:57 am

Go Melanie,,,,,

glad to hear ole CMac is fine as well.........
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Postby draglist » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:28 pm

Troxel, Medlen, and Line Earn No. 1 Qualifying Positions at O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Melanie Troxel became the seventh woman in NHRA history to top a professional elimination field after qualifying No. 1 Saturday at Bristol Dragway. Troxel posted a 4.539 at 324 mph in her Skull Shine/Torco Race Fuels dragster to lead the sixth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q, the sixth of 23 events on the $50 million POWERade Drag Racing Series.

Troxel will try to make more history Sunday if she can race to her seventh consecutive final round, which would tie her with teammate Tony Schumacher for the category record. Fellow low qualifiers Eric Medlen (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) are each searching for their first victories of the 2006 season.

Troxel actually was part of two bits of history as she and rookie Hillary Will became the first pair of women to qualify first and second in a professional field. Will completed the best qualifying effort of her brief career with a 4.562 at 321.04 mph in her KB Racing dragster.

"I've stopped pinching myself to see if all this is real because the good things just keep happening and we're starting to see that it's the result of a lot of hard work by this Torco race team," Troxel said. "We've had our fair share of things going our way but we're also getting better and better as a team."

Reigning series champion Tony Schumacher is seventh after a 4.609 in the U.S. Army dragster, just ahead of Cory McClenathan, who ended up eighth overall with a 4.624 in the Fram Boost2 dragster. McClenathan, who was checked and released from the hospital late Friday night following a scary crash, plans to race Sunday in a new car. He did not make any attempts Saturday as his crew spent the day putting his new dragster together.

Castrol Syntec Ford Mustang driver Medlen appeared relieved to hold onto the No. 1 spot he earned Friday night after several drivers made runs at his posted performance of 4.755 at 306.53 mph. His biggest challenge came from his boss and Ford Racing teammate John Force, who moved up to third with a 4.766 at 323.19 mph in his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang.

"Any more, all that being No. 1 qualifier means is that you get to race on Sunday with 15 other guys," Medlen said. "How many No. 1 qualifiers have won this year? Not many, if any at all. Our car's good, don't get me wrong, but I think if you asked anyone out here they'd tell you they'd take consistency over being No. 1."

Series points leader Ron Capps is mid-pack with a 4.818 in his Brut Dodge.

Former Rookie of the Year Line used a track record top speed of 204.66 mph to push his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO through a 6.727-second pass, which made him the No. 1 qualifier for the second time this year. The entire Pro Stock field was separated by just .037 seconds.

"I think I probably take more pride when Greg [Anderson] is No. 1 because tuning his car is still my top priority," Line said of his teammate. "I still feel that responsibility towards his car first. We try to make them the same but the truth is, as much as we want to think otherwise, there are still some things we just don't understand with these cars.

Anderson, whose car is tuned by Line, slipped to second place Saturday despite improving to a 6.734 at 204.26 mph in his Summit Racing GTO. Greg Stanfield returned to form here by qualifying third with a 6.736 at 203.92 mph in his PiranaZ GTO.

Eliminations begin at noon.

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the Sixth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q at Bristol Dragway, the sixth of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel -- 1. Melanie Troxel, 4.539 seconds, 324.59 mph vs. 16. Doug Foley, 4.694, 319.14; 2. Hillary Will, 4.562, 321.42 vs. 15. Morgan Lucas, 4.684, 296.70; 3. Brandon Bernstein, 4.563, 329.34 vs. 14. Doug Herbert, 4.667, 296.76; 4. David Grubnic, 4.588, 323.58 vs. 13. Bob Vandergriff, 4.658, 319.75; 5. Clay Millican, 4.590, 315.19 vs. 12. Larry Dixon, 4.658, 324.20; 6. Doug Kalitta, 4.599, 326.95 vs. 11. Scott Weis, 4.653, 318.99; 7. Tony Schumacher, 4.609, 326.79 vs. 10. David Baca, 4.643, 325.53; 8. Cory McClenathan, 4.624, 321.81 vs. 9. Rod Fuller, 4.629, 312.50.

Funny Car -- 1. Eric Medlen, Ford Mustang, 4.755, 306.53 vs. 16. Del Worsham, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.871, 317.42; 2. Whit Bazemore, Dodge Charger, 4.763, 327.03 vs. 15. Tim Wilkerson, Monte Carlo, 4.863, 318.02; 3. John Force, Mustang, 4.766, 323.19 vs. 14. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.861, 310.63; 4. Gary Scelzi, Charger, 4.777, 325.06 vs. 13. Tony Bartone, Monte Carlo, 4.855, 313.44; 5. Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo, 4.791, 323.97 vs. 12. Tony Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.851, 311.05; 6. Jim Head, Dodge Stratus, 4.803, 296.76 vs. 11. Gary Densham, Monte Carlo, 4.836, 321.27; 7. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.808, 320.58 vs. 10. Phil Burkart, Monte Carlo, 4.832, 317.57; 8. Ron Capps, Stratus, 4.818, 320.58 vs. 9. Scott Kalitta, Monte Carlo, 4.821, 320.66.

Pro Stock -- 1. Jason Line, Pontiac GTO, 6.727, 204.66 vs. 16. Ron Krisher, Chevy Cobalt, 6.764, 203.52; 2. Greg Anderson, GTO, 6.734, 204.26 vs. 15. Dave Northrop, Dodge Stratus, 6.763, 203.43; 3. Greg Stanfield, GTO, 6.736, 203.92 vs. 14. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.762, 204.54; 4. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.741, 204.57 vs. 13. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.758, 203.49; 5. Erica Enders, Cobalt, 6.744, 204.57 vs. 12. Mike Edwards, GTO, 6.757, 204.23; 6. Jim Yates, GTO, 6.746, 203.83 vs. 11. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.752, 204.26; 7. Max Naylor, Stratus, 6.747, 203.49 vs. 10. Dave Howard, Cobalt, 6.752, 204.51; 8. Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.748, 203.83 vs. 9. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.749, 204.57.
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Postby Rapid Randy Baker » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:48 pm

I am with you on C/Mac. Glad he is ok. Guess the heat treated tubing wasn't the answer after all.

I wonder what Jim {give me} Head {til I am dead}* has found in the last few races. He usually does his own deals and has at times ran good. Lately I am seeing him qualify well. Now to see him going rounds would be great.




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Postby pro70z28 » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:33 pm

Good to see Dave Howard (Local Car) hangin' in there. It would be nice to see him go rounds. Not an easy task. :arrow:
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Postby Lippy » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:48 am

Glad Cory is ok too. I'm just an old country bumpkin, but did ya ever take an old wooden ruler and grab it by the ends and put your thumbs in the middle and bend it up? Seems that old ruler needs to be stronger in the middle if your gonna push up harder. JMO. :shock:
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Postby Rapid Randy Baker » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:27 am

Lippy,

I guess we are both country boys,,,,,I just typed a post about this very thing on the other thread!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Lippy » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:52 am

I think all dragsters should be built in Kansas or Iowa. At least make the goofballs let us inspect em first! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Barb » Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:42 am

I wonder what Jim {give me} Head {til I am dead}* has found in the last few races.

* That was what his old tee shirts used to say when he ran an BB/FC. I got one when he raced here at a division 5 event at Cedar Falls raceway.
LMAO .. it was with his AA/FC in the 80's. If I'm not mistaken, NHRA told him to discontinue the shirt.

Am glad to see him doing better. They are a good bunch of people who have been around for a long time.


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