Personal Bests: 2016 NHRA Western Swing

Steve Klemetti provides records of new drivers, and new personal best elapsed times and speeds from the 2016 swing through the several Western States that house NHRA events.

New Entries

Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track
PSB Scott Bottorff 7.015 189.02 2016 SONOMA
PSB Kristen Ashby 7.687 174.55 2016 DENVER
PSB Brian Bognuda 10.180 123.05 2016 SONOMA
TAD Rachel Meyer 5.294 272.61 2016 TopekLOD
TAD Jay Livingston 5.303 267.16 2016 SEATTLE
TAD Rachel Meyer 5.342 273.72 2016 MadisonL
TFK William Litton 4.026 291.82 2016 SONOMA
TFK William Litton 4.044 268.92 2016 SEATTLE
TFK William Litton 4.178 280.49 2016 DENVER

New Personal Best Elapsed Times

Class Driver Previous Best ET Improvement New Best ET Year Track
AAFK Tim Gibbons 2015 Pomona2 4.593 -0.076 4.517 2016 SONOMA
AAFK John Hale 2016 4Wide 4.031 -0.075 3.956 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Del Worsham 2016 Norwalk 3.875 -0.043 3.832 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Robert Hight 2016 Norwalk 3.886 -0.024 3.862 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Ron Capps 2016 Epping 3.865 -0.022 3.843 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Jeff Diehl 2016 Phoenix 4.037 -0.016 4.021 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Courtney Force 2016 Topeka 3.871 -0.016 3.855 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Gary Densham 2015 Vegas 2 4.050 -0.014 4.036 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Jack Beckman 2016 Topeka 3.866 -0.012 3.854 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Chad Head 2015 Reading 3.903 -0.009 3.894 2016 SEATTLE
PSB Angelle Sampey 2016 Atlanta 6.799 -0.069 6.730 2016 SONOMA
PSB LE Tonglet 2011 Gainesville 6.825 -0.045 6.780 2016 SONOMA
PSB Lance Bonham 2016 4Wide 7.160 -0.027 7.133 2016 SONOMA
PSB Katie Sullivan 2013 4Wide 6.870 -0.005 6.865 2016 SONOMA
TAD Kim Parker 2007 Mission BC 5.486 -0.220 5.266 2016 SEATTLE
TAD James Stevens 2015 Winter 5.401 -0.099 5.302 2016 SEATTLE
TAD Casey Grisel 2015 Seattle 5.404 -0.093 5.311 2016 SEATTLE
TAD Ben Dier 2015 Reading LODRS 5.859 -0.042 5.817 2016 Atco
TAD Garrett Bateman 2016 Winter 5.220 -0.037 5.183 2016 SEATTLE
TAD Joey Severance 2015 Topeka 5.223 -0.016 5.207 2016 SEATTLE
TAD Earl Nichols Jr 2015 Virginia 5.480 -0.016 5.464 2016 Atco
TAFC Bill Bernard 2016 Tulsa 5.875 -0.264 5.611 2016 TopekLOD
TAFC Chris Marshall 2015 Pomona 2 5.618 -0.098 5.520 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Greg Hunter 2016 Vegas 1 5.590 -0.097 5.493 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Mark Tarabochia 2015 Seattle 5.843 -0.059 5.784 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Jay Payne 2015 Dallas 5.500 -0.045 5.455 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Nick Januik 2016 Topeka 5.495 -0.039 5.456 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Annie Whiteley 2015 Dallas 5.453 -0.025 5.428 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Jirka Kaplan 2016 Vegas 1 5.584 -0.016 5.568 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Shane Westerfield 2016 Joliet 5.459 -0.011 5.448 2016 SEATTLE
TFK Ron Smith 2015 Seattle 4.189 -0.186 4.003 2016 SEATTLE
TFK Tony Schumacher 2015 Topeka 3.719 -0.033 3.686 2016 SEATTLE
TFK Steve Torrence 2016 Winter 3.703 -0.032 3.671 2016 SONOMA
TFK Leah Pritchett 2015 Englishtown 3.736 -0.029 3.707 2016 SEATTLE
TFK Rob Passey 2011 Dallas 4.423 -0.027 4.396 2016 DENVER
TFK J.R. Todd 2015 Brainerd 3.703 -0.005 3.698 2016 SEATTLE
TFK Morgan Lucas 2014 Brainerd 3.704 -0.003 3.701 2016 SEATTLE
TFK TJ Zizzo 2014 Indy 3.795 -0.003 3.792 2016 SONOMA
TFK Steve Faria 2015 Vegas 1 3.957 -0.001 3.956 2016 SONOMA

New Personal Best Speeds

Class Driver Previous Best Speed Improvement New Best Speed Year Track
AAFK Tim Gibbons 2015 Pomona2 206.48 69.36 275.84 2016 SONOMA
AAFK Jeff Diehl 2016 Epping 306.40 10.05 316.45 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Chad Head 2015 Reading 326.16 2.46 328.62 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Ron Capps 2016 Joliet 328.78 1.45 330.23 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Tommy Johnson Jr 2016 Epping 327.51 0.95 328.46 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Jack Beckman 2016 Joliet 333.25 0.90 334.15 2016 SEATTLE
AAFK Cruz Pedregon 2015 Madison 321.12 0.76 321.88 2016 SEATTLE
PSB Angelle Sampey 2016 Gainesville 197.19 2.57 199.76 2016 SONOMA
PSB Chip Ellis 2016 Englishtown 198.38 0.09 198.47 2016 SONOMA
TAD James Stevens 2015 Winter 262.85 5.91 268.76 2016 SEATTLE
TAD Kim Parker 2016 Mission 263.69 5.07 268.76 2016 SEATTLE
TAD Casey Grisel 2014 Winter 266.27 3.67 269.94 2016 SEATTLE
TAD Garrett Bateman 2013 Pomona 2 274.44 1.12 275.56 2016 SEATTLE
TAD Joey Severance 2015 Dallas 275.17 0.96 276.13 2016 SEATTLE
TAD Jackie Fricke 2016 Norwalk 279.73 0.76 280.49 2016 Atco
TAD Earl Nichols Jr 2015 Atco LODRS 262.44 0.56 263.00 2016 Atco
TAD Shawn Cowie 2011 Winter 273.66 0.11 273.77 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Bill Bernard 2015 Earlville 252.57 3.98 256.55 2016 TopekLOD
TAFC Chris Marshall 2015 Pomona 2 254.28 3.69 257.97 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Annie Whiteley 2016 Houston 267.91 3.22 271.13 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Mark Tarabochia 2015 Seattle 244.74 2.60 247.34 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Greg Hunter 2016 Vegas 1 260.71 2.39 263.10 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Shane Westerfield 2016 Joliet 270.92 1.53 272.45 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Nick Januik 2016 Topeka 267.11 1.43 268.54 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Jirka Kaplan 2016 Vegas 1 260.41 1.42 261.83 2016 SEATTLE
TAFC Bryan Brown 2016 Houston 259.11 1.10 260.21 2016 TopekLOD
TAFC Terry Ruckman 2016 Joliet 266.00 0.16 266.16 2016 SEATTLE
TFK Ron Smith 2014 Seattle 269.83 22.37 292.20 2016 SEATTLE
TFK Scott Palmer 2016 Topeka 312.86 3.59 316.45 2016 SEATTLE
TFK Steve Torrence 2015 Pomona 2 329.99 1.05 331.04 2016 SONOMA
TFK Terry Haddock 2009 Atlanta 306.05 0.76 306.81 2016 SONOMA