Personal Bests: 2016 Brainerd, Indy, Charlotte, Madison

Steve Klemetti records the new drivers, and new personal best elapsed times and speeds from the 2016 NHRA events at Brainerd, Indy, Charlotte, and East St. Louis.

New Drivers

Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track
PMD Michael Bowman 5.821 256.89 2016 INDY
PMD Justin Shearer 6.361 226.47 2016 INDY
PSB Mark Paquette 6.959 194.07 2016 INDY
PSB Mark Paquette 6.993 191.13 2016 CHARLOTT
TAFC Phil Esz 5.773 260.47 2016 INDY
TFK Cameron Ferre 3.932 313.37 2016 CHARLOTT

New Personal Best Elapsed Times

Class Driver Previous Best ET Improvement New Best ET Year Track
AAFK John Bojec 2015 Madison 4.132 -0.125 4.007 2016 INDY
AAFK Brian Stewart 2016 Joliet 4.054 -0.092 3.962 2016 BRAINERD
AAFK James Campbell 2016 Winter 4.048 -0.071 3.977 2016 INDY
AAFK Brandon Welch 2015 Vegas 2 4.306 -0.049 4.257 2016 MADISON
AAFK Dave Richards 2016 Epping 4.135 -0.042 4.093 2016 CHARLOTT
AAFK Matt Hagan 2016 Topeka 3.862 -0.040 3.822 2016 BRAINERD
AAFK Tommy Johnson Jr 2016 Epping 3.885 -0.026 3.859 2016 BRAINERD
AAFK John Force 2016 Epping 3.886 -0.014 3.872 2016 INDY
AAFK Dale Creasy Jr 2016 Topeka 4.086 -0.010 4.076 2016 MADISON
AAFK Bob Bode 2016 Joliet 4.100 -0.005 4.095 2016 INDY
PMD Bill Glidden 2016 Norwalk 5.880 -0.043 5.837 2016 INDY
PMD Troy Coughlin 2016 Houston 5.798 -0.025 5.773 2016 INDY
PMD Michael Biehle 2016 Atlanta 5.845 -0.016 5.829 2016 INDY
PMD Steve Matusek 2016 Englishtown 5.845 -0.004 5.841 2016 CHARLOTT
PMD Von Smith 2016 Houston 5.802 -0.002 5.800 2016 INDY
PMD Todd Tutterow 2013 Vegas 2 5.876 -0.001 5.875 2016 MADISON
PSB Brian Bognuda 2016 Sonoma 10.180 -2.925 7.255 2016 CHARLOTT
PSB Kristen Ashby 2016 Denver 7.687 -0.451 7.236 2016 BRAINERD
PSB Cory Reed 2016 Norwalk 6.884 -0.049 6.835 2016 BRAINERD
PSB Joey Gladstone 2012 Gainesville 6.977 -0.027 6.950 2016 INDY
TAD John Paul Gutierrez 2015 Joliet LODRS 5.463 -0.091 5.372 2016 INDY
TAD Jackie Fricke 2015 Gainesvi 5.316 -0.033 5.283 2016 BRAINERD
TAD Megan Meyer 2016 Gainesville 5.203 -0.025 5.178 2016 BRAINERD
TAD William Litton 2015 Joliet 5.282 -0.017 5.265 2016 INDY
TAFC Chris King 2016 Joliet LODRS 5.980 -0.341 5.639 2016 INDY
TAFC Jeff Jones 2016 Topeka 5.620 -0.101 5.519 2016 CHARLOTT
TAFC Phil Burkart 2016 4Wide 5.590 -0.076 5.514 2016 CHARLOTT
TAFC Bryan Brown 2015 Dallas 5.621 -0.048 5.573 2016 INDY
TAFC Tony Bogolo 2014 Gainesvi 5.635 -0.036 5.599 2016 INDY
TAFC Steve Gasparrelli 2015 Dallas 5.536 -0.026 5.510 2016 INDY
TAFC DJ Cox Jr 2015 Maple Grove 5.557 -0.018 5.539 2016 CHARLOTT
TAFC Nancy Matter 2016 Topeka 5.792 -0.009 5.783 2016 INDY
TFK Tripp Tatum 2016 Gainesville 3.862 -0.077 3.785 2016 INDY
TFK Bruce Litton 2012 Indy 3.871 -0.047 3.824 2016 INDY
TFK Clay Millican 2016 Gainesville 3.722 -0.030 3.692 2016 INDY
TFK TJ Zizzo 2016 Sonoma 3.792 -0.020 3.772 2016 INDY
TFK Scott Palmer 2016 Topeka 3.872 -0.017 3.855 2016 BRAINERD
TFK Luigi Novelli 2012 Joliet 3.905 -0.007 3.898 2016 INDY
TFK Antron Brown 2015 Brainerd 3.680 -0.001 3.679 2016 BRAINERD

New Personal Best Speeds

Class Driver Previous Best Speed Improvement New Best Speed Year Track
AAFK John Bojec 2015 Vegas 2 303.78 5.00 308.78 2016 CHARLOTT
AAFK James Campbell 2016 Vegas 1 311.13 4.80 315.93 2016 INDY
AAFK Dave Richards 2016 Epping 306.12 4.72 310.84 2016 INDY
AAFK Brian Stewart 2016 Topeka 313.15 3.30 316.45 2016 MADISON
AAFK John Hale 2016 Topeka 318.09 1.66 319.75 2016 BRAINERD
AAFK Tommy Johnson Jr 2016 Seattle 328.46 1.53 329.99 2016 INDY
AAFK John Force 2016 Epping 329.75 1.29 331.04 2016 CHARLOTT
AAFK Bob Bode 2016 Joliet 310.55 0.22 310.77 2016 INDY
PMD Kevin Rivenbark 2014 Gainesville 239.06 2.70 241.76 2016 CHARLOTT
PMD Gerry Capano 2015 Madison 241.54 1.30 242.84 2016 INDY
PMD Michael Biehle 2016 Englishtown 254.18 0.58 254.76 2016 MADISON
PMD Chuck Little 2015 Englishtown 242.02 0.39 242.41 2016 MADISON
PMD Shane Molinari 2015 Englishtown 251.53 0.33 251.86 2016 MADISON
PMD Jim Whiteley 2015 Charlotte 245.85 0.27 246.12 2016 INDY
PSB Brian Bognuda 2016 Sonoma 123.05 59.21 182.26 2016 CHARLOTT
PSB Kristen Ashby 2016 Denver 174.55 9.22 183.77 2016 INDY
PSB Joey Gladstone 2012 Gainesville 189.71 3.78 193.49 2016 INDY
PSB Cory Reed 2016 Joliet 195.08 0.99 196.07 2016 INDY
TAD Dean Dubbin 2014 Topeka 256.11 3.95 260.06 2016 BRAINERD
TAD Artie Allen 2009 Cecil LODRS 265.33 3.00 268.33 2016 CHARLOTT
TAD Duane Shields 2007 Tucson LODRS 278.69 1.85 280.54 2016 INDY
TAD Tom Fox Jr 2015 Maple Grove 263.92 1.72 265.64 2016 CHARLOTT
TAD John Paul Gutierrez 2015 Joliet LODRS 263.20 1.40 264.60 2016 INDY
TAD Shawn Cowie 2016 Seattle 273.77 1.34 275.11 2016 INDY
TAD David Brounkowski 2012 Houston 267.48 0.53 268.01 2016 INDY
TAFC Chris King 2016 Joliet 238.13 17.60 255.73 2016 INDY
TAFC DJ Cox Jr 2016 Gaines LODRS 260.51 6.81 267.32 2016 CHARLOTT
TAFC Jeff Jones 2016 Topeka 261.37 5.16 266.53 2016 CHARLOTT
TAFC Phil Burkart 2016 4Wide 263.82 3.18 267.00 2016 CHARLOTT
TAFC Joshua Haskett 2015 4Wide 247.34 1.82 249.16 2016 CHARLOTT
TAFC Steve Gasparrelli 2016 4Wide 263.87 0.73 264.60 2016 INDY
TAFC Doug Gordon 2016 Winter 268.81 0.59 269.40 2016 INDY
TAFC Tony Bogolo 2014 Gainesville 258.71 0.25 258.96 2016 INDY
TAFC Kristoph Hool 2015 4Wide 265.48 0.16 265.64 2016 CHARLOTT
TAFC Kristoph Hool 2015 4Wide 265.48 0.16 265.64 2016 BRAINERD
TFK Tripp Tatum 2016 Gainesville 320.05 5.95 326.00 2016 INDY
TFK Pat Dakin 2014 Norwalk 320.28 4.70 324.98 2016 MADISON
TFK Scott Palmer 2016 Seattle 316.45 4.44 320.89 2016 BRAINERD
TFK Kyle Wurtzel 2014 Madison 310.84 4.35 315.19 2016 MADISON
TFK Bruce Litton 2011 Charlotte 315.71 3.43 319.14 2016 INDY
TFK Tony Schumacher 2014 Vegas 2 330.55 1.96 332.51 2016 BRAINERD
TFK Leah Pritchett 2016 Houston 329.18 0.57 329.75 2016 INDY
TFK Clay Millican 2013 Joliet 327.27 0.55 327.82 2016 MADISON