NHRA MOPAR Mile High Nationals * RESULTS*

[a152004]

This is the first event for the new 1000 feet racing for the nitro classes-top fuel and  funny car
Only 15 Top fuel Dragsters turned up

Pro Stock Motorcycle
Low Qualifier- Eddie Krawiec - Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines   7.328 @ 181.74mph

Final round

W) Matt Smith (NitroFish/Torco Buell)              0.005      7.326 @ 180.74mph
L) Steve Johnson (Snap-On Tools Suzuki)        0.043      7.340 @ 180.81mph

Johnson is 4 - 1 against Smith in prior events and Johnson is 1 - 0 against Smith in prior final rounds. Johnson has 3 wins in 11 final round appearances. Smith has 7 wins in 16 final round appearances.

Matt Smith cuts a great light and has the better machine for his 8th NHRA national event win!

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.088 sec., 330ft-3.002, 660ft-4.643/149.17mph, 1,000ft-6.086
Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.087 sec., 330ft-3.014, 660ft-4.663/148.80mph, 1,000ft-6.104

Close Race Round 1

W) Karen Stoffer (Geico Suzuki)                0.008      7.429 178.64
L) Craig Treble (Team Tigue Suzuki)            0.000      7.440 179.35

Treble is 5 - 4 against Stoffer in prior events, 3 - 2 in the first round.
Treble has a perfect light but Stoffer isn't far behind and she was able to chase him down. Karen Stoffer's MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

Craig Treble's incremental times: 60ft-1.111 sec., 330ft-3.048, 660ft-4.716/146.75mph, 1,000ft-6.184
Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.102 sec., 330ft-3.032, 660ft-4.699/146.64mph, 1,000ft-6.169

Pro Stock Car
Low Qualifier - Greg Anderson - Summit Racing Equipment GXP     7.010@ 196.30mph
* Anderson set  both ends of the track record in Round 3  and then came out in the 4th round and beat his  previous time to give him low qualifier .*
Final Round

W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP)  0.043      7.024 @ 196.39mph
L) Allen Johnson (Mopar/J & J Racing Stratus)         0.058      7.028 @ 195.79mph

Anderson is 22 - 7 against Johnson in prior events and Johnson is 1 - 0 against Anderson in prior final rounds. Anderson is first off the starting line and never looked back for the win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0192 seconds (approximately 6 feet). This is Anderson's 56th National event win, his second here on the Mountain and his fifth in five final rounds this year.

Close Race round 3

 (W) Greg Anderson (Summit Racing Equipment GXP) 0.033      7.031 196.10
 (L) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cobalt)              0.015      7.052 195.36

Anderson is 24 - 15 against Johnson in prior events, and this is the 13th time they have raced in the semifinals with each winning six times. Johnson with the starting line advantage, but Anderson was able to chase him down right before the finish line. Greg Anderson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.024), 330 ft(-0.018), 660ft(-0.011), 1,000ft(-0.003). MOV: 0.0035 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

Funny Car
Low Qualifier  -Tony Pedregon -Herzog Impala  - 4.212 @ 287.90mph

Final Round

W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Impala)    0.098      4.398 @ 262.23mph
L) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger)        0.046      4.661 @ 205.41mph

Wilkerson is 1 - 0 against Beckman in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Beckman has 4 Funny Car wins in 6 final round appearances. Wilkerson has 8 Funny Car wins in 17 final round appearances.

Both drivers started hazing the tires just before the 660-foot mark. By that point, Wilkerson was well ahead and he held on for the win.

Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.470/228.46 mph.
Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.450, 660ft-3.551/209.17 mph.
 
Top Fuel Dragster
Low Qualifier  - Cory McClenathan - Fram Dragster   3.929 @ 308.07mph

Final Round

W) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster)        0.067      4.007 @ 304.05mph
L) Antron Brown (Matco Dragster)                    0.055      4.173 @ 276.97mph

Brown with a slight starting line advantage, but then Brown had a whisp of tire smoke and then is was all Schumacher for his sixth win in eight final round this year. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.890 sec., 330ft-2.249, 660ft-3.206/264.65 mph. This is his 47th National event career win and his second on the Mountain. This is also the 110th National event win for Don Schumacher Racing.


 Close Race round 3

W) Antron Brown (Matco Dragster)               0.062      4.245 @ 257.73mph
 (L) Cory McClenathan (Fram Dragster)          0.078      4.236 @ 246.12mph

McClenathan and Brown have each won 2 times against the other in prior events, and the first time they have raced in the semifinal. Brown was out of the gate first and had the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Both cars were hazing the tires on the top end. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0078 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.887 sec., 330ft-2.248, 660ft-3.302/226.05 mph.


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[the chad]

another good summary as always mate....

how would you be pulling a perfect tree .000 and being chased down! haha harsh

on that subject, there wasnt a single side by side elimination in T/F with a reaction time in the .100's.. all of them in the .0's thats amazing racing!

i still cant get my head around the 1000ft times. 3.9 @ 300mph is bloody quick tho!

and whats with the slow pro stock times? did i miss something? is it because of the all concrete track or have they downgraded to 400ci? im very confused? all 7 second passes?

[Everso Biggyballies]

another good summary as always mate....

i still cant get my head around the 1000ft times. 3.9 @ 300mph is bloody quick tho!

Yeah I had a quick glance down at the times without thinking 1000 ft, and saw the Tony S (I cant bring myself to write the 'Schu' name) time of 4.007 and thought WTF are they on over there.....

[a152004]

another good summary as always mate....

how would you be pulling a perfect tree .000 and being chased down! haha harsh

on that subject, there wasnt a single side by side elimination in T/F with a reaction time in the .100's.. all of them in the .0's thats amazing racing!

i still cant get my head around the 1000ft times. 3.9 @ 300mph is bloody quick tho!

and whats with the slow pro stock times? did i miss something? is it because of the all concrete track or have they downgraded to 400ci? im very confused? all 7 second passes?

In relation to the slow pro stock times ( I aint no  engine  expert )  but the title gives it away a bit.  Mile High nationals.  The air is not as dense up there and the pro stock cars and bikes struggle to make the HP and run the times and speeds that they do when they are running at  "sea level." or tracks closer to "sea level"  The  nitro boys and girls  do feel it a bit as well but nowhere near as much as the pro  stock boys and girls.  The next meet should see even faster times for the  nitro classes and the pro stock classes will be back to their normal  times and speeds.

Edit...  Greg Anderson was the only one who  came close (all event in the pro stock classes) to breaking the 7's  which was done during  his final run  in  qualifying

[the chad]

aah of course thank you!

that 7.01 by Anderson was a track record btw, which had me scratching my head. I cant believe the air has the effect of 4 tenths of a second 

when nitro burns it creates its own oxygen so it doesnt effect them nearly as badly you'r right! it all makes sence now! haha

the Perth Motorplex being so close to Kwinana Beach has excellent air. It is also the only track in Oz to see 6 sec Naturally Asperated passes. (2 different cars in fact.)

[a152004]

Watched the  Mopar Mile High Nationals today on ESPN.

Some very good racing  and it takes a bit of getting used to seeing the nitro cars running 1000 feet and the  pro stock cars and bikes running the traditional 1320 feet . Hopefully they can get the cars and safety stuff sorted out soon so that they can go back to the traditional 1320 feet (1/4 mile)

Tim Wilkerson  took out 3 of the 4 John Force racing cars  then took out one of the Don Schumacher cars in the final of Funny Car.  He is  on fire at the moment.

Did an interview with Angele Sampey (pro stock motorcycle rider and 3 time champ)
She said some interesting things if not disturbing things.  When she first started, her competitors would spit on her, tell her to get back to the kitchen where she belongs and would even spray graffiti on her trailer.  Also said that the people who did those things either can not admit to doing them or will not admit to going as far as they did.

Not sure if I heard it correctly or not but they said Greg Anderson did 2 days of testing at the track leading up to the event and found that due to the higher altitude his engines were down on HP by some figure like 28%.??

[Everso Biggyballies]

Not sure if I heard it correctly or not but they said Greg Anderson did 2 days of testing at the track leading up to the event and found that due to the higher altitude his engines were down on HP by some figure like 28%.??

Well I read something about over 25% for a certain category (cant remember which) so it all sounds about right.

[the chad]

thats amazing...