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Sunday Morning Update




Round 1 Eliminations
Top Fuel



T.J Zizzo def. Bob Vandergriff
Morgan Lucas def. David Grubnic
Tony Schumacher def. Bobby Lagana Jr.
Doug Kalitta def. Terry Haddock
Brandon Bernstein def. Terry McMillen
Funny Car


Jack Beckman def. Matt Hagan
Robert Hight def. Melanie Troxel
Ron Capps def. Jim Head
Bob Tasca def. Jeff Arend
Tim Wilkerson def. Cruz Pedregon
John Force def. Bob Bode
Pro Stock




Greg Stanfield def. Jason Line
Jeg Coughlin def. Ronnie Humphrey
Allen Johnson def. Warren Johnson
V. Gainesdef. Ron Krisher
Pro Stock Motorcycle



Michael Phillips def. LE Tonglet
Karen Stoffer def. Angie Smith
Matt Smith def. Jim Underdahl
Andrew Hines def. Mike Berry
David Hope def. Gary Moreno
Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations



Von Smith def. Jay Payne
Semifinal Round Update
Pro Modified

Top Fuel

Funny Car

Pro Stock

Pro Stock Motorcycle

Final Round Eliminations
Pro Modified


Pro Stock Motorycle

Pro Stock


Funny Car

Top Fuel

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Saturday Morning Update
Racing is underway here on a clear, muggy morning in Atlanta. The Lucas Oil Series sportsman competitors are completing their early elimination rounds and then we’ll get into ground-pounding professional action at 11:00 AM with a Pro Stock session that could see a little of movement with the cooler morning conditions.



Round 3 Qualifying Notes
Pro Stock Motorcycle


Pro Stock


Top Fuel



Funny Car



Pro Modified

Round 3 qualifying order
Top Fuel
1. Larry Dixon 3.822 316.08
2. Doug Kalitta 3.849 318.09
3. Brandon Bernstein 3.913 312.21
4. Cory McClenathan 3.924 308.35
5. Tony Schumacher 3.927 310.41
6. Antron Brown 3.940 304.39
7. Morgan Lucas 3.960 303.03
8. Bob Vandergriff 3.961 289.45
9. T.J. Zizzo 3.980 296.31
10. Pat Dakin 4.008 298.80
11. Bobby Lagana Jr. 4.011 302.82
12. Shawn Langdon 4.056 298.01
13. Terry McMillen 4.151 287.66
14. Terry Haddock 4.227 274.55
15. David Grubnic 4.533 165.74
16. Steve Torrence 6.745 101.99
Funny Car
1. Ashley Force Hood 4.104 304.60
2. Robert Hight 4.124 305.98
3. Ron Capps 4.147 303.71
4. Bob Tasca III 4.151 299.73
5. Del Worsham 4.153 302.75
6. Jack Beckman 4.168 297.35
7. Tim Wilkerson 4.210 297.35
8. Bob Bode 4.217 296.63
9. Cruz Pedregon 4.242 287.35
10. Matt Hagan 4.248 293.03
11. Tony Pedregon 4.255 281.60
12. Jeff Arend 4.274 288.46
13. Jim Head 4.290 291.95
14. John Force 4.303 288.70
15. Melanie Troxel 4.318 294.56
16. Paul Lee 5.252 285.71
Not qualified——————-
17. Jeff Diehl 5.816 130.20
Pro Stock
1. Allen Johnson 6.634 208.23
2. Mike Edwards 6.641 208.07
3. Johnny Gray 6.652 207.34
4. Jeg Coughlin 6.659 207.88
5. Ron Krisher 6.659 207.08
6. Greg Stanfield 6.659 206.73
7. Greg Anderson 6.667 207.08
8. Kurt Johnson 6.669 206.64
9. Shane Gray 6.672 206.70
10. Steve Spiess 6.672 206.32
11. Jason Line 6.674 206.70
12. V. Gaines 6.682 206.45
13. Ronnie Humphrey 6.684 206.39
14. Rickie Jones 6.686 206.16
15. Bob Yonke 6.693 206.39
16. Warren Johnson 6.696 206.92
Not qualified————————-
17. Danny Gruninger 6.700 205.22
18. Rodger Brogdon 6.701 206.80
19. Erica Enders 6.708 206.20
20. John Nobile 6.759 205.26
21. Jimmy Alund 6.780 204.73
22. John Gaydosh Jr 6.896 199.91
23. Larry Morgan 7.176 204.73
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Matt Smith 6.940 191.87
2. Hector Arana 6.941 193.79
3. David Hope 6.953 192.19
4. Karen Stoffer 6.972 190.38
5. Eddie Krawiec 6.976 192.41
6. Andrew Hines 6.977 190.70
7. Michael Phillips 6.987 193.82
8. Shawn Gann 6.998 190.00
9. LE Tonglet 7.008 190.57
10. Steve Johnson 7.015 191.48
11. Angie Smith 7.040 187.26
12. Jim Underdahl 7.056 190.38
13. Craig Treble 7.058 189.52
14. Mike Berry 7.137 187.34
15. Gary Moreno 7.155 185.51
16. Wesley Wells 7.174 186.67
Not qualified——————–
17. Darin McCurdy 7.186 185.18
18. James Surber 7.257 186.02
19. Joe DeSantis 7.480 182.48
20. Junior Pippin NT
Pro Modified
1. Mike Janis 5.919 243.55
2. Jay Payne 5.966 243.37
3. Scott Ray 5.969 238.38
4. Rick Stivers 5.976 240.98
5. Danny Rowe 5.980 244.78
6. Michael Gullqvist 5.985 245.18
7. Von Smith 5.996 242.54
8. Troy Coughlin 5.999 236.84
9. Dennis Radford 6.002 237.46
10. Burton Auxier 6.006 238.55
11. Ed Hoover 6.017 238.47
12. Khalid Balooshi 6.043 241.28
13. Melanie Troxel6.045 240.98
14. Kenny Lang 6.048 238.98
15. Chip Kinga 6.050 237.71
16. Brad Personett 6.054 250.00
Not qualified ———————
17. Tim Tindle 6.055 234.90
18. Roger Burgess 6.060 241.97
19. Rickie Smith 6.075 236.13
20. Joe Baker 6.465 204.26
21. Tony Pontieri 6.477 232.39
22. Mike Castellana 8.864 98.43
23. Mike Knowles 8.880 100.01
Qualifying Notes Final Session
Pro Stock Motorcycle
Pro Stock
Top Fuel
Funny Car
Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

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Well folks, they don’t call it Hotlanta for nothin’. The sun is bearing down on Atlanta Dragway, but it certainly hasn’t dampened the excitement for this weekends Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals. The temperature here is currently 83 degrees with a track temperature of 121 degrees. The professional qualifing action is set to get underway in just a couple hours, with the Get Screen America Pro Mod Challenge getting things started at 3:15 PM EST. There are a multitude of part-time, but very strong contending nitro teams here this weekend that are sure to cause some trouble for the tour regulars.
Friday Morning Pit Notes
Bobby Lagana Jr. and team made the trek down from Scarsdale, NY to compete in Top Fuel this weekend. Lagana has run well on the IHRA trail in 2010 under the new Chicago style format, and with the backing of Tire Kingdom, is running a limited schedule of NHRA national events in addition to the full IHRA schedule.
Round 1 Qualifying Notes
Top Fuel
Funny Car
Pro Stock
Pro Stock Motorcycle
Pro Modified
Round 1 Qualifying orders courtesy of nhra.com
Top Fuel:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.860 313.95
2. Cory McClenathan Fram Tough Guard Dragster 3.924 308.35
3. Morgan Lucas Geico Powersport/ Lucas Oil Dr 4.020 292.27
4. Bob Vandergriff C&J Energy Services Dragster 4.082 268.12
5. T.J. Zizzo PEAK/HERCULINER Dragster 4.086 267.96
6. Pat Dakin Commercial Metal Fabrications 4.090 295.92
7. Bobby Lagana Jr. NTB Dragster 4.138 293.60
8. Terry McMillen Amalie Oil Dragster 4.151 287.66
9. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster 4.169 232.31
10. Brandon Bernstein Copart/Lucas Oil Dragster 4.832 154.74
11. Antron Brown Matco Tools Dragster 4.911 160.46
12. David Grubnic Kalitta Air Dragster 5.129 136.29
——— Not Qualified ———
13. Doug Kalitta Kalitta Air Dragster 6.547 82.74
14. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 6.659 90.07
15. Steve Torrence Simple Mobile Dragster 9.444 77.61
Funny Car:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.182 297.35
2. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.194 292.33
3. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.198 292.71
4. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.230 291.82
5. Cruz Pedregon Snap-On Solara 4.246 285.77
6. Matt Hagan DieHard Charger 4.258 293.03
7. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.274 288.46
8. Tony Pedregon Herzog Impala 4.293 274.22
9. Bob Bode Alard Machine Products Impala 4.332 287.66
10. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.511 259.51
11. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.713 175.98
12. Jim Head Head Racing Solara 5.070 156.59
——— Not Qualified ———
13. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 5.401 140.77
14. Melanie Troxel In-N-Out Burger Charger 5.821 180.94
15. Paul Lee Jim Dunn/Canidae/Lucas Oil Imp 7.498 87.11
Pro Stock:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Allen Johnson Mopar/J & J Racing Avenger 6.674 207.46
2. Johnny Gray NTB GXP 6.676 206.73
3. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.684 206.32
4. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.695 206.67
5. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Avenger 6.703 205.91
6. Bob Yonke Adrenaline Motorsports GXP 6.706 205.51
7. Warren Johnson K&N Filters GXP 6.707 206.73
8. Shane Gray Tire Kingdom GXP 6.707 205.44
9. Ronnie Humphrey Pro Stock Grills/THM GXP 6.708 205.85
10. Rickie Jones Elite GXP 6.709 205.51
11. Steve Spiess Billet Specialties Cobalt 6.717 205.38
12. Erica Enders Mustang 6.721 205.66
——— Not Qualified ———
13. Kurt Johnson Mark Christopher Cobalt 6.723 205.72
14. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.724 206.35
15. Greg Stanfield Nitrofish GXP 6.725 205.41
16. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil/Summit Mustang 6.729 204.73
17. Danny Gruninger Cunnningham Racing Mustang 6.749 204.60
18. John Gaydosh Jr Gaydosh Performance GTO 6.929 199.05
19. Mike Edwards Penhall/K&N/Interstae GXP 7.099 152.45
20. Jimmy Alund J&J PERFORMANCE RACING GTO 7.591 130.05
21. Rodger Brogdon Kent Services & Trucking GXP 10.242 88.44
22. John Nobile Nobile Racing Mustang DQ
23. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt DQ
Pro Stock Motorcycle:
Psn Rider Vehicle ET Speed
1. Hector Arana Lucas Oil Buell 6.947 192.33
2. Eddie Krawiec Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines 6.976 192.41
3. David Hope VRoom Racing Buell 6.997 189.39
4. Michael Phillips Racers Edge Suzuki 7.008 193.13
5. Shawn Gann Rum Bum Racing Buell 7.009 189.07
6. Andrew Hines Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines 7.010 187.42
7. Angie Smith Coffman Tank Trucks Buell 7.040 187.11
8. Matt Smith Al-Anabi Racing Buell 7.062 188.67
9. LE Tonglet Suzuki 7.085 188.33
10. Karen Stoffer Geico Suzuki 7.091 185.13
11. Jim Underdahl Suzuki Extended Protection Suz 7.103 188.31
12. Craig Treble Valvoline Motorcycle Oils Suzu 7.105 185.84
——— Not Qualified ———
13. Steve Johnson Steve Johnson Racing Suzuki 7.113 191.48
14. Gary Moreno Skip Fordyce H-D Buell 7.141 185.23
15. Mike Berry MB Machining/ LAT Racing Oil B 7.146 184.60
16. Wesley Wells Kendall Suzuki 7.164 179.21
17. Junior Pippin Pirana Z Buell 7.221 174.10
18. James Surber South County Cycles Racing Bue 7.314 181.94
19. Joe DeSantis Team Joey D Suzuki 7.392 180.26
20. Darin McCurdy Darin McCurdy Racing Suzuki 20.023 39.87
Pro Modified:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Mike Janis Eaton ’69 Firebird 5.919 243.55
2. Jay Payne FireIce *’10 Mustang 5.972 243.37
3. Rick Stivers Trane *’06 Stratus 5.986 238.76
4. Michael Gullqvist Pro Care RX ’68 Camaro 6.033 244.29
5. Melanie Troxel *’63 Corvette 6.045 240.98
6. Chip King ’69 Daytona 6.050 237.71
7. Tim Tindle *’67 Mustang 6.055 232.31
8. Dennis Radford ’70 Duster 6.085 234.25
9. Kenny Lang *’53 Corvette 6.087 236.96
10. Ed Hoover Trussell *’68 Camaro 6.096 236.30
11. Troy Coughlin Jeg’s ’68 Camaro 6.102 219.86
12. Khalid Balooshi *’68 Camaro 6.110 241.07
13. Roger Burgess ProCare RX *’63 Corvette 6.154 241.20
14. Rickie Smith ’68 Camaro 6.172 232.59
15. Brad Personett Big Stuff ’68 Camaro 6.175 242.32
16. Von Smith Dr. Moon /Al-Anabi ’68 Camaro 6.347 233.56
——— Not Qualified ———
17. Joe Baker *’68 Firebird 6.465 204.26
18. Scott Ray Ohio Crankshaft ’53 Corvette 7.991 117.42
19. Mike Knowles ’63 Corvette 8.880 100.01
20. Burton Auxier Al-Anabi ’68 Camaro 9.641 107.21
21. Tony Pontieri QualityPlus Compressors *’69 C 10.255 86.05
22. Danny Rowe ’68 Camaro 12.702 57.15
Round 2 Qualifying Notes
Top Fuel
Larry Dixon was challenged but regained his early lead in Top Fuel in the second session with a 3.822 at 316.08 miles per hour.
Funny Car
Ashley Force Hood stormed to the top spot heading into Saturday’s qualifying with a stellar 4.104 at 30.4.60 miles per hour.
Pro Stock
Pro Stock Motorcycle
Pro Modified
Round 2 Qualifying order courtesy of nhra.com
Top Fuel:
1. Larry Dixon Al-Anabi Racing Dragster 3.822 316.08
2. Doug Kalitta Kalitta Air Dragster 3.849 318.09
3. Cory McClenathan Fram Tough Guard Dragster 3.924 308.35
4. Antron Brown Matco Tools Dragster 3.940 275.84
5. Morgan Lucas Geico Powersport/ Lucas Oil Dr 3.960 303.03
6. Bob Vandergriff C&J Energy Services Dragster 3.961 288.27
7. Pat Dakin Commercial Metal Fabrications 4.008 298.80
8. Bobby Lagana Jr. NTB Dragster 4.011 302.82
9. T.J. Zizzo PEAK/HERCULINER Dragster 4.011 287.60
10. Shawn Langdon Lucas Oil/Speedco Dragster 4.056 298.01
11. Terry McMillen Amalie Oil Dragster 4.151 287.66
12. Brandon Bernstein Copart/Lucas Oil Dragster 4.325 191.73
--------- Not Qualified ---------
13. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 4.862 149.10
14. David Grubnic Kalitta Air Dragster 5.129 136.29
15. Steve Torrence Simple Mobile Dragster 9.187 78.09
Funny Car:
1. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.104 304.60
2. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.124 305.98
3. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.147 303.71
4. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.153 302.75
5. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.167 299.06
6. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.168 297.35
7. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.210 297.35
8. Bob Bode Alard Machine Products Impala 4.217 296.63
9. Cruz Pedregon Snap-On Solara 4.246 285.77
10. Matt Hagan DieHard Charger 4.258 293.03
11. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.274 288.46
12. Jim Head Head Racing Solara 4.290 291.95
--------- Not Qualified ---------
13. Paul Lee Jim Dunn/Canidae/Lucas Oil Imp 4.292 285.71
14. Tony Pedregon Herzog Impala 4.293 274.22
15. Melanie Troxel In-N-Out Burger Charger 4.311 294.56
16. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.511 259.51
17. Jeff Diehl Rimz One Monte Carlo 5.637 130.20
Pro Stock:
1. Allen Johnson Mopar/J & J Racing Avenger 6.634 208.23
2. Mike Edwards Penhall/K&N/Interstae GXP 6.641 208.07
3. Johnny Gray NTB GXP 6.652 207.34
4. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.659 207.88
5. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.659 207.08
6. Greg Stanfield Nitrofish GXP 6.659 206.73
7. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.667 207.08
8. Kurt Johnson Mark Christopher Cobalt 6.669 206.64
9. Shane Gray Tire Kingdom GXP 6.672 206.70
10. Steve Spiess Billet Specialties Cobalt 6.672 206.32
11. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Avenger 6.682 206.45
12. Rickie Jones Elite GXP 6.686 206.16
--------- Not Qualified ---------
13. Bob Yonke Adrenaline Motorsports GXP 6.694 206.39
14. Warren Johnson K&N Filters GXP 6.707 206.73
15. Ronnie Humphrey Pro Stock Grills/THM GXP 6.708 206.39
16. Erica Enders Mustang 6.708 206.20
17. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GXP 6.718 206.70
18. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil/Summit Mustang 6.729 204.73
19. Danny Gruninger Cunnningham Racing Mustang 6.736 205.22
20. John Nobile Nobile Racing Mustang 6.762 205.26
21. Jimmy Alund J&J PERFORMANCE RACING GTO 6.771 204.23
22. John Gaydosh Jr Gaydosh Performance GTO 6.895 199.91
23. Rodger Brogdon Kent Services & Trucking GXP 9.162 102.71
Pro Stock Motorcycle:
1. Matt Smith Al-Anabi Racing Buell 6.940 191.87
2. Hector Arana Lucas Oil Buell 6.941 193.79
3. David Hope VRoom Racing Buell 6.955 192.19
4. Eddie Krawiec Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines 6.976 192.41
5. Michael Phillips Racers Edge Suzuki 6.987 193.82
6. Andrew Hines Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines 6.994 189.50
7. LE Tonglet Suzuki 7.008 190.57
8. Shawn Gann Rum Bum Racing Buell 7.009 189.07
9. Angie Smith Coffman Tank Trucks Buell 7.040 187.26
10. Jim Underdahl Suzuki Extended Protection Suz 7.073 190.38
11. Karen Stoffer Geico Suzuki 7.091 185.13
12. Craig Treble Valvoline Motorcycle Oils Suzu 7.105 185.84
--------- Not Qualified ---------
13. Mike Berry MB Machining/ LAT Racing Oil B 7.111 187.34
14. Steve Johnson Steve Johnson Racing Suzuki 7.113 191.48
15. Gary Moreno Skip Fordyce H-D Buell 7.117 185.51
16. Wesley Wells Kendall Suzuki 7.161 186.67
17. James Surber South County Cycles Racing Bue 7.197 186.02
18. Junior Pippin Pirana Z Buell 7.221 181.89
19. Joe DeSantis Team Joey D Suzuki 7.292 182.48
20. Darin McCurdy Darin McCurdy Racing Suzuki 7.532 185.18
Pro Modified:
1. Mike Janis Eaton '69 Firebird 5.919 243.55
2. Scott Ray Ohio Crankshaft '53 Corvette 5.969 238.38
3. Jay Payne FireIce *'10 Mustang 5.972 243.37
4. Rick Stivers Trane *'06 Stratus 5.976 240.98
5. Danny Rowe '68 Camaro 5.980 244.78
6. Von Smith Dr. Moon /Al-Anabi '68 Camaro 5.996 242.54
7. Dennis Radford '70 Duster 6.002 237.46
8. Burton Auxier Al-Anabi '68 Camaro 6.006 238.55
9. Michael Gullqvist Pro Care RX '68 Camaro 6.020 245.18
10. Melanie Troxel *'63 Corvette 6.045 240.98
11. Kenny Lang *'53 Corvette 6.048 238.98
12. Chip King '69 Daytona 6.050 237.71
13. Ed Hoover Trussell *'68 Camaro 6.051 237.30
14. Brad Personett Big Stuff '68 Camaro 6.054 250.00
15. Tim Tindle *'67 Mustang 6.055 232.31
16. Roger Burgess ProCare RX *'63 Corvette 6.060 241.97
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Troy Coughlin Jeg's '68 Camaro 6.102 219.86
18. Khalid Balooshi *'68 Camaro 6.110 241.07
19. Rickie Smith '68 Camaro 6.120 233.80
20. Joe Baker *'68 Firebird 6.465 204.26
21. Tony Pontieri QualityPlus Compressors *'69 C 6.477 232.39
22. Mike Knowles '63 Corvette 8.880 100.01
23. Mike Castellana Al-Anabi '69 Camaro 10.542 82.20
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