Personal Bests: 2017 NHRA Atlanta, Topeka, Epping

Steve Klemetti serves up the new drivers, new personal best elapsed times, and new personal best speeds from the 2017 NHRA national events in Atlanta, Topeka, and Epping. He notes: “The fastest the funny cars went in the quarter mile was 334; now they are going 338 in 1000 feet. Top fuel went 337 in the quarter but have only gone 333 in 1000 feet.”

New Drivers

Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track
TAD Bob Sargent 5.652 240.85 2017 NORWALK LODRS
TAFC Larry Dixon 5.533 265.90 2017 NORWALK LODRS

New Personal Best Elapsed Times

Class Driver Previous Best ET Improvement New Best ET Year Track
AAFK Dale Creasy Jr 2016 Madison 4.076 -0.091 3.985 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Brian Stewart 2016 Brainerd 3.962 -0.090 3.872 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Bob Tasca III 2016 Epping 3.958 -0.066 3.892 2017 EPPING
AAFK Courtney Force 2017 Phoenix 3.838 -0.023 3.815 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Matt Hagan 2016 Brainerd 3.822 -0.020 3.802 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Cruz Pedregon 2017 Houston 3.897 -0.011 3.886 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Robert Hight 2017 Gainesville 3.828 -0.006 3.822 2017 EPPING
PMD Harry Hruska 2017 4Wide 5.893 -0.171 5.722 2017 TOPEKA
PMD Brandon Pesz 2007 Houston 6.149 -0.098 6.051 2017 TOPEKA
PMD Khalid AlBalooshi 2016 Atlanta 5.816 -0.061 5.755 2017 TOPEKA
PMD Todd Tutterow 2016 Vegas 2 5.840 -0.054 5.786 2017 ATLANTA
PMD Bob Rahaim 2016 Bristol 5.796 -0.050 5.746 2017 TOPEKA
PMD Larry Morgan 2017 4Wide 5.853 -0.034 5.819 2017 ATLANTA
PMD Shane Molinari 2017 Houston 5.792 -0.033 5.759 2017 TOPEKA
PMD Steve Jackson 2017 Gainesville 5.781 -0.028 5.753 2017 ATLANTA
PMD Sidnei Frigo 2016 Gainesville 5.786 -0.027 5.759 2017 TOPEKA
PMD Doug Winters 2016 Norwalk 5.867 -0.027 5.840 2017 ATLANTA
PMD Steven Whiteley 2017 Gainesville 5.791 -0.008 5.783 2017 ATLANTA
PRO Tanner Gray 2017 Gainesville 6.531 -0.030 6.501 2017 EPPING
PSB Andie Rawlings 2017 Gainesville 8.273 -0.403 7.870 2017 ATLANTA
TAD Rachel Meyer 2016 Topeka LODRS 5.294 -0.069 5.225 2017 TOPEKA
TAD James Stevens 2016 Seattle 5.302 -0.042 5.260 2017 TOPEKA
TAD Shawn Cowie 2017 Arizona LODRS 5.236 -0.022 5.214 2017 TOPEKA
TAD Josh Hart 2016 Joliet 5.257 -0.019 5.238 2017 MAPLE GROVE
TAD Tom Fox Jr 2015 Reading 5.369 -0.018 5.351 2017 MAPLE GROVE
TAFC John Lombardo Jr 2015 Dallas 5.408 -0.010 5.398 2017 TOPEKA
TAFC Brian Hough 2015 Pomona2 5.491 -0.004 5.487 2017 TOPEKA
TFK Kebin Kinsley 2015 Topeka 3.836 -0.046 3.790 2017 TOPEKA
TFK Scott Palmer 2017 Vegas 1 3.819 -0.039 3.780 2017 TOPEKA
TFK Terry McMillen 2017 Winter 3.734 -0.011 3.723 2017 EPPING
TFK Tony Schumacher 2017 Phoenix 3.667 -0.007 3.660 2017 TOPEKA
TFK Mike Salinas 2012 Pomona 2 3.832 -0.004 3.828 2017 TOPEKA
TFK Brittany Force 2016 Topeka 3.676 -0.002 3.674 2017 TOPEKA

New Personal Best Speeds

Class Driver Previous Best Speed Improvement New Best Speed Year Track
AAFK Brian Stewart 2016 Madison 316.45 11.93 328.38 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Courtney Force 2017 Gainesville 333.49 5.19 338.68 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Dale Creasy Jr 2016 Topeka 305.49 4.49 309.98 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Matt Hagan 2016 Topeka 335.57 3.28 338.85 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Robert Hight 2017 Gainesville 334.82 3.27 338.09 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Cruz Pedregon 2017 Houston 324.98 3.24 328.22 2017 EPPING
AAFK James Campbell 2016 Indy 315.93 2.84 318.77 2017 ATLANTA
AAFK Bob Tasca III 2017 4Wide 323.35 1.87 325.22 2017 TOPEKA
AAFK Tommy Johnson Jr 2016 Reading 330.80 0.81 331.61 2017 TOPEKA
PMD Harry Hruska 2017 4Wide 252.43 3.15 255.58 2017 TOPEKA
PMD Larry Morgan 2017 4Wide 249.72 2.71 252.43 2017 ATLANTA
PMD Bob Rahaim 2015 Englishtown 249.07 2.42 251.49 2017 TOPEKA
PMD Shane Molinari 2017 Houston 257.24 1.08 258.32 2017 TOPEKA
PMD Pete Farber 2014 Englishtown 250.69 0.75 251.44 2017 ATLANTA
PSB Andie Rawlings 2017 Gainesville 135.65 25.14 160.79 2017 ATLANTA
TAD James Stevens 2016 Seattle 268.76 4.07 272.83 2017 TOPEKA
TAD Rachel Meyer 2016 Madison LODRS 273.72 3.31 277.03 2017 TOPEKA
TAD Richard St. Pierre 2015 Atco LODRS 258.27 2.19 260.46 2017 MAPLE GROVE
TAD Terry Schmidt 2016 Dallas 261.22 2.19 263.41 2017 TOPEKA
TAD Tom Fox Jr 2016 Charlotte 265.64 1.84 267.48 2017 MAPLE GROVE
TAD Shawn Cowie 2017 Vegas1 LODRS 276.13 1.41 277.54 2017 TOPEKA
TAFC Brian Hough 2016 Winter 265.48 1.47 266.95 2017 TOPEKA
TAFC Matt Gill 2015 Gainesvi LODRS 262.79 0.26 263.05 2017 MAPLE GROVE
TFK Smax Smith 2016 Reading 278.69 6.48 285.17 2017 EPPING
TFK Kebin Kinsley 2014 Vegas 2 316.97 5.76 322.73 2017 TOPEKA
TFK Scott Palmer 2017 4Wide 323.35 2.50 325.85 2017 TOPEKA
TFK Brittany Force 2015 Reading 331.53 2.13 333.66 2017 TOPEKA
TFK Antron Brown 2015 Brainerd 331.12 2.04 333.16 2017 TOPEKA
TFK Steve Torrence 2016 Sonoma 331.04 1.06 332.10 2017 TOPEKA
TFK Terry McMillen 2013 Houston 326.71 0.48 327.19 2017 EPPING
TFK Leah Pritchett 2017 Phoenix 329.91 0.32 330.23 2017 TOPEKA