Personal Bests – 2016 NHRA Winternationals and Gatornationals

Steve Klemetti breaks down the new drivers, new personal best elapsed times, and new personal best speeds from the early 2016 NHRA season.

New Entries

Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track
AAFK James Campbell 4.048 307.09 2016 WINTER
AAFK James Campbell 4.067 305.56 2016 PHOENIX
PMD Jonathan Gray 5.751 258.02 2016 GAINESVI
PMD Ruben Tetsoshvill 6.140 223.47 2016 GAINESVI
TAD Krista Baldwin 5.263 274.89 2016 WINTER
TFK Tripp Tatum 3.862 320.05 2016 GAINESVI

New Personal Best ETs

Class Driver Previous Best ET Improvement New Best ET Year Track
AAFK Jeff Diehl 2014 Reading 4.120 -0.083 4.037 2016 PHOENIX
AAFK Courtney Force 2015 Vegas2 3.933 -0.040 3.893 2016 GAINESVI
AAFK Robert Hight 2015 Reading 3.922 -0.017 3.905 2016 PHOENIX
AAFK Terry Haddock 2014 Seattle 4.199 -0.008 4.191 2016 PHOENIX
AAFK Jack Beckman 2015 Pomona2 3.884 -0.005 3.879 2016 GAINESVI
AAFK Alexis DeJoria 2015 Brainerd 3.946 -0.004 3.942 2016 WINTER
PMD Robert Patrick Jr 2012 Englishtown 5.904 -0.054 5.850 2016 GAINESVI
PMD Chip King 2015 Madison 5.888 -0.043 5.845 2016 GAINESVI
PMD Sidnei Frigo 2015 Vegas2 5.848 -0.038 5.810 2016 GAINESVI
PSB Melissa Surber 2015 Sonoma 6.975 -0.122 6.853 2016 GAINESVI
PSB Cory Reed 2015 Vegas2 7.050 -0.117 6.933 2016 GAINESVI
PSB Angelle Sampey 2015 4Wide 6.853 -0.006 6.847 2016 GAINESVI
TAD Megan Meyer 2015 Topeka LODRS 5.436 -0.233 5.203 2016 GAINESVI
TAD Gord Gingles 2013 Brainerd 5.289 -0.075 5.214 2016 WINTER
TAD Al Moeser 2011 Reading 5.362 -0.038 5.324 2016 GAINESVI
TAD Rich McPhillips 2015 Indy 5.263 -0.018 5.245 2016 GAINESVI
TAD Ashley Sanford 2014 Dallas 5.298 -0.013 5.285 2016 WINTER
TAD Garrett Bateman 2013 Pomona 2 5.228 -0.008 5.220 2016 WINTER
TAD Don St Arnaud 2015 Pomona2 5.186 -0.005 5.181 2016 WINTER
TAD Mia Tedesco 2015 Dallas 5.193 -0.001 5.192 2016 GAINESVI
TAFC Steven Ham 2015 Seattle 6.078 -0.516 5.562 2016 WINTER
TAFC Mark Rogers 2012 Gainesville 5.711 -0.086 5.625 2016 GAINESVI
TAFC Tyler Scott 2015 Charlotte 5.682 -0.043 5.639 2016 GAINESVI
TFK Steve Torrence 2015 Pomona2 3.717 -0.014 3.703 2016 WINTER
TFK Ike Maier 2011 Atlanta 3.931 -0.011 3.920 2016 GAINESVI
TFK Clay Millican 2015 Pomona2 3.729 -0.007 3.722 2016 GAINESVI

New Personal Best Speeds

Class Driver Previous Best Speed Improvement New Best Speed Year Track
AAFK Courtney Force 2015 Vegas2 325.77 3.57 329.34 2016 WINTER
AAFK John Hale 2015 Vegas 1 311.92 1.30 313.22 2016 PHOENIX
AAFK Jeff Diehl 2014 Reading 302.14 1.23 303.37 2016 PHOENIX
AAFK Terry Haddock 2011 Indy 296.24 1.18 297.42 2016 PHOENIX
AAFK Jack Beckman 2015 Pomona2 328.38 0.88 329.26 2016 GAINESVI
PMD Doug Winters 2015 Indy 240.12 4.53 244.65 2016 GAINESVI
PMD Sidnei Frigo 2015 Indy 252.71 1.33 254.04 2016 GAINESVI
PMD Rickie Smith 2014 Atlanta 250.13 0.10 250.23 2016 GAINESVI
PSB Melissa Surber 2015 Sonoma 189.31 5.55 194.86 2016 GAINESVI
PSB Cory Reed 2015 Vegas2 186.02 5.38 191.40 2016 GAINESVI
PSB Brian Pretzel 2015 Madison 191.67 2.23 193.90 2016 GAINESVI
PSB Lance Bonham 2015 Pomona2 185.23 1.98 187.21 2016 GAINESVI
PSB Angelle Sampey 2015 Englishtown 195.62 1.57 197.19 2016 GAINESVI
PSB Kalle Lyren 2015 Pomona2 192.41 0.80 193.21 2016 GAINESVI
TAD Megan Meyer 2015 Topeka LODRS 265.69 12.31 278.00 2016 GAINESVI
TAD Johnny Ahten 2015 Woodburn 270.83 5.97 276.80 2016 WINTER
TAD Josh Hart 2015 Charlotte 265.59 5.60 271.19 2016 GainesLO
TAD Al Moeser 2011 Reading 270.16 4.00 274.16 2016 GAINESVI
TAD Robin Samsel 2015 Gainesvi 273.27 2.97 276.24 2016 GAINESVI
TAD Gord Gingles 2013 Indy LODRS 276.35 0.80 277.15 2016 WINTER
TAD Mia Tedesco 2015 Reading 279.85 0.75 280.60 2016 GAINESVI
TAD Alan Bradshaw 2003 Houston 274.11 0.33 274.44 2016 WINTER
TAFC Steven Ham 2015 Seattle 248.34 12.42 260.76 2016 WINTER
TAFC Tony Bartone 2010 Pomona 2 266.00 6.12 272.12 2016 GAINESVI
TAFC Mark Rogers 2012 Charlotte 253.80 5.51 259.31 2016 GAINESVI
TAFC Phil Burkart 98 Gainesvi wdrs 251.29 5.51 256.80 2016 GAINESVI
TAFC Shane Westerfield 2015 Dallas 265.48 3.23 268.71 2016 WINTER
TAFC Terry Ruckman 2015 Pomona2 260.81 1.98 262.79 2016 WINTER
TAFC Doug Gordon 2015 Dallas 268.28 0.53 268.81 2016 WINTER
TAFC DJ Cox Jr 2015 Maple Grove 260.21 0.30 260.51 2016 GainesLO
TAFC Brian Hough 2015 Pomona2 265.33 0.15 265.48 2016 WINTER
TFK Leah Pritchett 2015 Norwalk 324.67 1.02 325.69 2016 GAINESVI