Monday Race Report – March 29, 2010

Mark Gearhart
March 29, 2010
THE FIRST 4 WIDE NHRA EVENT CONCLUDES ON A RAIN DELAYED MONDAY

Persistent afternoon rain Sunday at zMax Dragway forced NHRA officials to postpone the conclusion of the event; the Top Fuel and Funny Car finals were set, and Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle had two rounds to go, adding an extra day of drama to the first NHRA national event to feature four vehicles running side by side in qualifying and eliminations. Read More >>


Mickey Thompson
Monday Morning Race Report

NMRA: It is the second race of the year for the NMRA in Commerce, though the first time the race is ran as a non-points event.  As the rain threatened the racing for Sunday, they ran all the qualifying and eliminations on Saturday.  Check out StangTV.com for the coverage.

NHRA zMax: The first ever 4-wide competition race happened in Charlotte this weekend.  Sunday was again plagued by rain, though all finals were finished up earlier today.  Mike Edwards would continue is tare in Pro Stock, Matt Smith would take PSM, Cory McClenathan in Top Fuel Dragster and John Force in Funny Car.  Coverage recaps on Dragzine.com, official coverage on NHRA.com, additional coverage on CompetitionPlus.com and DragRacingOnline.com

SHRA PBIR: The highlight of the SHRA PBIR race was the match race between old racing foes Pat Musi and Tony Christian.  Musi would take the win and even run a stellar 3.91 pass.  Results in various threads can be found on YellowBullet.com

WCHRA: The West Coast Hot Rods rolled into FAMOSO for their second race of the season.  While complete results are not posted yet, we did notice a strong field in Pro Street with runs in the low 6-second range.   Roger Holder came out with a solid 4.642 pass to take the number one spot in True 10.5.  Check out some results on the WCHRA Message Board and photo galleries on BangShift.com.

NHRA Lucas Oil – While the pro racing was going on at zMax, the Pacific division was running their race in Tuscon, AZ.  Jim Whiteley would defeat Shawn Cowie with a 5.525 to a 5.570 in Top Alcohol dragster.  While on the Funny Car side, Sean O’Bannon would defeat Doug Gordon with a close 5.707 to a 5.755.  For more results, check out DragRacerResults.com and NHRA.com.

 

The Weekend Winner Circle

NHRA 4 Wide Nationals
Persistent afternoon rain Sunday at zMax Dragway forced NHRA officials to postpone the conclusion of the event; the Top Fuel and Funny Car finals were set, and Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle had two rounds to go, adding an extra day of drama to the first NHRA national event to feature four vehicles running side by side in qualifying and eliminations.
EVENT WINNERS
Top Fuel Dragster: Cory McClenathan
Top Fuel Funny Car: John Force
Pro Stock: Mike Edwards
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Matt Smith
Comp Eliminator: Dan Fletcher
Super Stock: Gene Daugherty
Stock: Anthony Bertozzi
Super Comp: Dan Northrop
Super Street: Eddie Brooks
Top Sportsman: Ryan Ondrejko
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NHRA Lucas Oil – Tuscon Arizona
While the pro racing was going on at zMax, the Pacific division was running their race in Tuscon, AZ.  Jim Whiteley would defeat Shawn Cowie with a 5.525 to a 5.570 in Top Alcohol dragster.  While on the Funny Car side, Sean O’Bannon would defeat Doug Gordon with a close 5.707 to a 5.755.  For more results, check out DragRacerResults.com and NHRA.com.
EVENT WINNERS
Top Alcohol Dragster: Jim Whiteley
Top Alcohol Funny Car:
Sean O’Bannon
Comp Eliminator: Mike DePalma
Super Stock: Carroll Warling
Stock Eliminator: Ryan McClanahan
Super Comp: Andrew Madrid
Super Gas: Thomas Bayer
Super Street: Edward Allen Smith
Top Sportsman: Chris Newman
Top Dragster: Tony Jardino
Sportsman Motorcycle: Anthony Pellettera
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