NHRA: ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals*Results*

[a152004]

Qualifying results from Las Vegas

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Angelle Sampey         6.993  - 188.23mph
2. Eddie Krawiec           7.035  - 189.52 mph
3. Hector Arana            7.037  - 188.81 mph
4. Chip Ellis                  7.042  - 187.96 mph
5. Chris Rivas               7.046  - 187.89 mph
6. Matt Smith              7.059  - 184.60 mph
7. Karen Stoffer           7.062  - 189.66 mph
8. Andrew Hines           7.071 - 188.04 mph
9. Craig Treble            7.101  - 185.00 mph
10. Mike Berry             7.103 - 185.89 mph
11. Matt Guidera         7.110 - 187.73 mph
12. Michael Phillips       7.124 - 190.19 mph
13. Angie McBride        7.139 - 185.18 mph
14. Steve Johnson       7.150 - 188.44 mph
15. Shawn Gann          7.169 - 182.26 mph
16. Junior Pippin         7.171 -  182.67 mph


Pro Stock Car

1. Jeg Coughlin           Jegs.com Cobalt                        6.703 - 205.47 mph
2. Greg Anderson        Summit Racing Equipment GXP     6.709 - 205.85 mph
3. Jason Line             Summit Racing Equipment GXP      6.716 - 205.38 mph
4. Allen Johnson         Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus         6.717 - 204.94 mph
5. V. Gaines              Kendall Oil Stratus                     6.717 - 204.73 mph
6. Kurt Johnson         AC Delco Cobalt                       6.719  - 205.07 mph
7. Mike Edwards        Young Life/Penhall GXP              6.724 - 205.10 mph
8. Warren Johnson      GM Performance Parts GXP       6.735 - 205.51 mph
9. Dave Connolly         Lucas Oil/Charter Cobalt          6.736 - 204.91 mph
10. Jim Yates             Wiley X Eye Wear GXP            6.742 - 204.39 mph
11. Richie Stevens      Nitrofish Stratus                    6.743 - 204.20 mph
12. Ron Krisher           Valvoline Cobalt                     6.744 - 205.13 mph
13. Vinnie Deceglie      Mountain View Tire Stratus     6.745 - 204.01 mph
14. Greg Stanfield       Attitude Apparel GXP             6.748 - 204.91 mph
15. Justin Humphreys  RaceRedi Motorsports GXP       6.758 -204.73 mph
16. Rickie Jones         Quarter Max Stratus               6.758- 202.79 mph

The time set by Jeg Coughylin is a new Track E.T record.
Here is  the description of the run

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,981 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.
                                 
Coughlin with a great pass to set the track E.T. record and hold on to the number one spot...Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.305/162.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.606 Anderson was just a couple ticks behind him and has the fastest pass of the weekend. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.315/163.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.613

Funny Car

1. Robert Hight       AAA of So. Cal Mustang            4.043 - 309.20 mph
2. John Force          Castrol GTX Mustang               4.062 - 307.37 nph
3. Jerry Toliver        Rockstar Energy Drinks Charger  4.066 - 307.37 mph
4. Ashley Force       Castrol GTX Mustang                4.069- 310.05 mph
5. Tony Pedregon     Herzog/Q Horsepower Impala    4.078 - 304.46 mph
6. Cruz Pedregon     Advance Auto Parts Solara       4.080 - 305.56 mph
7. Melanie Troxel     ProCare RX Charger                 4.082 - 306.19 mph
8. Tim Wilkerson      Levi, Ray & Shoup Impala           4.090 -304.05 mph
9. Mike Neff            Old Spice Mustang                    4.092 - 308.07 mph
10. Gary Scelzi        Mopar Oakley Charger               4.093 - 301.94 mph
11. Jack Beckman    Valvoline/MTS Charger              4.093 - 301.81 mph
12. Bob Tasca III     Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang  4.096 - 306.88 mph
13. Ron Capps         NAPA Auto Parts Charger          4.100 - 303.71 mph
14. Gary Densham    RaceBricks Impala                    4.100 - 297.75 mph
15. Jeff Arend          DHL Solara                            4.115 - 302.08 mph
16. Tony Bartone      Canidae Pet Food Monte Carlo  4.138 - 297.68 mph
 

Top Fuel Dragster

1. Tony Schumacher     U.S. Army Dragster               3.781 - 318.92 mph
2. Antron Brown           Matco Dragster                    3.812 - 315.49 mph
3. Rod Fuller                Caterpillar Dragster               3.816 - 318.39 mph
4. Larry Dixon              U.S. Smokeless Tobacco        3.831 - 313.88 mph
5. Cory McClenathan    Fram Dragster                      3.852 - 314.17 mph
6. Hillary Will               Palm Beach Int'l Raceway       3.861 -310.48 mph
7. J.R. Todd                Lucas Oil Dragster                3.864 - 313.37 mph
8. Brandon Bernstein    Budweiser/Lucas Oil Dragster  3.864 - 313.00 mph
9. Clay Millican            Nitrofish Dragster                 3.865 - 315.42 mph
10. David Grubnic        DHL Dragster                        3.874 - 308.99 mph
11. Doug Kalitta          MAC Tools Dragster               3.894 - 309.27 mph
12. Morgan Lucas         Lucas Oil Speedway             3.895 - 309.98 mph
13. Terry McMillen       Amalie Oil Dragster                3.918 - 307.86 mph
14. Tim Boychuk          Tim Hortons Dragster             3.919-  297.75 mph
15. Troy Buff             Bill Miller Racing/Okuma Drags   3.935 - 300.26 mph
16. Joe Hartley          Hartley Racing Dragster           3.952-  301.60 mph

European driver Urs Erbacher is going to compete in the last two events of this season and may be doing a full 09 season in NHRA.  He missed the cut at this event. 
17. Urs Erbacher         Marnell Masonry Dragster        3.953 - 303.43mph

Tony Schumacher has clinched this years top fuel title after Qualifying for the event.  This is his 6th top fuel title and 5th in a row with  Alan Johnson.

There was a story doing the rounds that Tony Schumacher might be switching to Funny Car  next year.  The story goes, if Alan Johnson does indeed driver his  new Top Fuel Dragster next year than Schumacher may stay on and try and beat him but if Johnson does not drive the dragster then Schumacher may switch to Funny Car

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[the chad]

hmm typical las vegas air costing pro stock a couple of tenths...


would love to see the Sarge go to F/C that would be cool...

cheers for the results as always pal

[a152004]

Results from "The Strip" at Las Vegas

Pro Stock Motorcycle
Forgot to mention that the time set by Angelle Samey during qualifying -6.993 was the first time a Pro Stock Motorcycle has gone into the 6's  at Las Vegas

Final Round

(W) Chris Rivas  (Drag Specialties/S&S/G2 Buell)     (0.012)      7.052 @ 185.79mph
(L) Eddie Krawiec (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hine    (0.181)      7.307 @ 152.31mph

4:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 30 %, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,116 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.
Krawiec is 4 - 1 against Rivas in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.
Krawiec is very late at the tree and Chris Rivas gets his third National event win!

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.923, 660ft-4.496/154.85mph, 1,000ft-5.913
Chris Rivas' incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.910, 660ft-4.477/155.88mph, 1,000ft-5.855

Pro Stock Car Final

(W) Jeg Coughlin   (Jegs.com Cobalt)             (0.011)      6.708 @ 205.07mph
(L)  Greg Stanfield (Attitude Apparel GXP)       (-0.002(R) 9.459 @ 97.79mph

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 30%, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,116 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.
Stanfield is 1 - 0 against Coughlin in prior final rounds. Stanfield is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Coughlin with the quickest pass of the day and his third win this year in eight final rounds. This is coughlin's 41st National event win in Pro Stock. He has all, but clinched his third Pro Stock Championship and second consecutive, all he will have to do is go to Pomona and qualify and he is the champion.

Funny Car Final

(W) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Solara)   (0.010)      4.100 @ 304.67mph
(L)  Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang)          (0.047)      4.111 @ 304.67mph

4:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 30%, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,116 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.
Pedregon is currently 8 points out of first place and Hight is currently 27 points out of first place. Hight is 2 - 0 against Pedregon in prior final rounds.

Cruz Pedregon leaves first and holds onto that lead at every increment. It has been 14 years since Pedregon has won back-to-back races, and he now has the points lead going into the finals at Pomona.

Cruz Pedregon's incremental margins: 60ft(0.051), 330 ft(0.047), 660ft(0.049), 1,000ft(0.037). MOV: 0.0488 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

Cruz Pedregon's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.336, 660ft-3.301/264.86mph.
Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.346, 660ft-3.313/264.13mph.

i hope like buggery that Tim Wilkerson wins  the Funny Car Title this year as he has been the standout driver.  A one car team  up against the mighty 3 and 4 car teams of Schumacehr and Force.  Wilkerson deserves the title but  I have a feeling that he will be beaten by the  " PLAYOFF"system. I hope I am wrong about that but it would be good to see him win

Top Fuel Final

(W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster)        (0.056)      3.806 @ 314.53mph
(L) Rod Fuller         (Caterpillar Dragster)           (0.053)       3.821 @ 315.19mph

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 30%, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,116 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.
Schumacher is 16 - 7 against Fuller in prior events and each has won 2 times against the other in final rounds. They leave together and then it is all Schumacher for the win by 0.0127 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Schumacher with his 15th National event win this year and his 56th career National event win. This is 75 round wins for Schumacher, he is now one round shy of tying Anderson for the most round wins in a year.

I guess the Dark Side won over the good side.......again
Watching Schumacher win all the time and having to listen to him say how his team are world champs and they are the best team is really bugging me

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Tasca and Wilkerson form two-car alliance for 2009

http://www.nhra.com/content/news/33752.htm

Current NHRA Funny Car points leader Tim Wilkerson and rookie of the year nominee Bob Tasca III will bring their two respective race teams together to form a two-car alliance for the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season.

Teammates in every sense of the word, the two will pit together, share information and resources, and utilize all-new equipment, including clutch and blower dynamometers that will be housed in the new Tasca Racing shop in Concord, N.C. The only differentiating factor between the operations will be that each team owner will continue to manage their own teams individually and Wilkerson will continue to maintain his race shop in Springfield, Ill.

"I've always been determined to create a championship-caliber program, that's what I've been focused on from day one and what I committed to for Ford Motor Company," said Tasca. "Certainly since we've come through this first year, it's become very apparent that a two-car team is a huge advantage. These alliances aren't taken lightly. There is a lot of thought and a lot of planning that goes into something like this."

"It's something that we've thought through, we've strategized, we looked at the pros and cons of, and I can just tell you that the two teams coming together in ever sense of the word, makes me proud to stand behind Tim Wilkerson and I really feel that we're creating our own little mini empire here and it's going to be a force to be reckoned with next year."

"First I just want to say that I'm really excited about bringing mine and Bob's team together next season," said Wilkerson. "Getting at-track information really seems to be the problem for single-car teams, which really is based on just the timeframe that you have to run your car at the track and the amount of people you have to compare data with. It just seems like you can't get enough data out here. We know that the multi-car teams really have us with our backs against the wall in that aspect, so the discussions we've had through the year with Bob had us thinking it might be a possibility that we could get together for next season."

"We talked about why would I want to do this with him, and why would he want to do this deal with me, and we talked about it in great length numerous times," said the Funny Car points leader. "Bob has a lot to bring to the table on the business side, because he has a lot of contacts and a great business sense, and he's going to be a huge asset to be involved with from my point of view. He's got a great selling point to me that way, and of course my selling point to him is that I'm a veteran racer."

The alliance between the two teams will also include Wilkerson running a Ford Mustang body next season, as well as using a Ford Flex as his team's tow vehicle

"We're very happy Tim has decided to run a Ford Mustang next year and partner with Tasca Racing," said Brian Wolfe, director Ford Racing Technology. "It says a lot when someone the caliber of Tim decides to switch over to our product.  We believe this alliance between Tim's and Bob's operations will help both teams be better, and we believe it will help make our Ford presence in NHRA even stronger."

Wilkerson, who is also the crew chief on his Funny Car, will work together with Tasca Racing's current crew chief, Chris Cunningham, as well as Marc Denner, who joins the team in 2009 as assistant crew chief on Tasca's Shelby Mustang.

"I think it's a great plan," said Chris Cunningham, Tasca Racing crew chief. "I look forward to having another car and another guy to bounce ideas off of. I'm so used to having two cars to work with, so to have another set of eyes to look at something when you might not be confident, can do nothing but enhance both programs. I think it's great that Bob will have someone to talk to as far as driving tips, because Tim has been out here for a long time and does a great job driving and an excellent job tuning. I view it as us being blessed to have something like this go down."

Tasca currently sits two spots outside of the top 10 heading into this weekend, while Wilkerson has captured the most wins this season and leads the point standings.

[a152004]

hmm typical las vegas air costing pro stock a couple of tenths...

would love to see the Sarge go to F/C that would be cool...
cheers for the results as always pal

No  problems Chad.
It appears as though the chances of seeing Tony Schumacher in a funny car are very small but still possible
Alan Johnson has confirmed that he will not be driving his Dragster next year.
Some people are saying that Larry Dixon and J.R Todd are in line for  the drive with Johnsons