Columbus TF Qualifying
>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and Newsgroup Friday-Session 1 - Top Fuel -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Pontiac Excitement Nationals by Matt Davis Number Driver ...
>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and Newsgroup Friday-Session 1 - Top Fuel -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Pontiac Excitement Nationals by Matt Davis Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed T/F 359 WAYNE BAILEY 0.762 6.126 154.32* single Bailey at the wheel of John Carey's dragster. Has .941 60',clicks around 1000' T/F 18 CRISTEN POWELL 0.537 4.994 275.14* T/F 303 PAT DAKIN N/A N/A Dakin breaks on burnout; Powell with a new Waterman pump, goes raw in the lights T/F 3 CORY McCLENATHAN 0.534 5.105 280.59 T/F 5 GARY SCELZI 0.504 4.808 291.82 Mac backpedals 60'; Scelzi scoots all over lane and drives on through T/F 1 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.492 10.119 82.06 T/F 12 BOB VANDERGRIFF 0.656 4.939 275.48 Bernstein .878 60', but smokes while Vandergriff with a .923 60' keeps'em lit through the lights T/F 4 LARRY DIXON 0.512 8.608 94.25 T/F 8 SHELLY ANDERSON 0.512 4.840 293.06 Dixon with a better .873 60', but goes up in smoke at 80', meanwhile Shelly drives on through. T/F 7 MIKE DUNN 0.512 4.811 297.42* T/F 747 RHONDA HARTMAN 0.716 5.275 198.71 Dunn .861 to .869 at 60', Dunn keeps it straight down the grove while Rhonda hazes at 1100' T/F 17 BRUCE SARVER 0.497 4.984 292.87* T/F 356 TONY SCHUMACHER 0.463 5.788 158.11 Both soft at the launch in the .9s, Shoe clicks early . T/F 10 EDDIE HILL 0.490 4.773 298.90 T/F 6 JOE AMATO 0.506 4.737 304.98 Prock shows he CAN tune on a tricky track, while Hill may be back with that run T/F 11 DOUG HERBERT 0.576 5.046 289.76 T/F 2 SCOTT KALITTA 0.483 4.898 279.15 Herbert with a blirp burnout, but gets down the track Kalitta dances around and hazes entering the lights single T/F 888 JIM HEAD 0.563 5.302 213.47 Head fireballs through the lights, but he's in the show #13, time for cleanup
Top Fuel Qualifying List After Session 1, Friday 1997 NHRA Pontiac Excitement Nationals by Matt Davis Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 JOE AMATO T/F 6 4.737 304.98 fri1 2 EDDIE HILL T/F 10 4.773 298.90 fri1 3 GARY SCELZI T/F 5 4.808 291.82 fri1 4 MIKE DUNN T/F 7 4.811 297.42 fri1 5 SHELLY ANDERSON T/F 8 4.840 293.06 fri1 6 SCOTT KALITTA T/F 2 4.898 279.15 fri1 7 BOB VANDERGRIFF T/F 12 4.939 275.48 fri1 8 BRUCE SARVER T/F 17 4.984 292.87 fri1 9 CRISTEN POWELL T/F 18 4.994 275.14 fri1 10 DOUG HERBERT T/F 11 5.046 289.76 fri1 11 CORY McCLENATHAN T/F 3 5.105 280.59 fri1 12 RHONDA HARTMAN T/F 747 5.275 198.71 fri1 13 JIM HEAD T/F 888 5.302 213.47 fri1 14 TONY SCHUMACHER T/F 356 5.788 158.11 fri1 15 WAYNE BAILEY T/F 359 6.126 154.32 fri1 16 LARRY DIXON T/F 4 8.608 94.25 fri1 17 KENNY BERNSTEIN T/F 1 10.119 82.06 fri1
Friday-Session 2 - Top Fuel -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Pontiac Excitement Nationals by Matt Davis
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
T/F 12 BOB VANDERGRIFF 0.500 4.919 234.31
T/F 3 CORY McCLENATHAN 0.503 4.730 297.61
Violent engine explosion for Vandergriff in the lights
while Cory Mac jumps to #1
T/F 8 SHELLY ANDERSON 0.492 10.025 80.42
T/F 1 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.481 4.846 298.21
Kenny with a nice clean, conservative run while Shelly
goes up in smoke around 330'
T/F 747 RHONDA HARTMAN 0.575 9.767 78.60
T/F 4 LARRY DIXON 0.499 4.860 284.72
Dixon mixes up the cylinders from 1000' on as Rhonda
drifts toward the centerline and lifts
T/F 356 TONY SCHUMACHER 0.491 4.958 281.95*
T/F 7 MIKE DUNN 0.500 8.740 78.60
Dunn takes a shot at the track and misses, smoking the
tires; Schumacher with a clean pass
T/F 6 JOE AMATO 0.482 4.662 311.85*
T/F 17 BRUCE SARVER 0.473 5.017 276.24
Great pass by Amato (.866 60'); Sarver backpedals once
.
T/F 2 SCOTT KALITTA 0.528 10.113 78.11*
T/F 10 EDDIE HILL 0.524 10.937 72.06
Kalitta goes up in smoke; Hill goes into a giant
wheelstand off the line and lifts
T/F 888 JIM HEAD 0.492 9.955 84.96
T/F 11 DOUG HERBERT 0.554 9.340 89.48
Both up in smoke
.
T/F 303 PAT DAKIN 0.522 11.590 75.39*
T/F 359 WAYNE BAILEY 0.359 10.005 98.63
With close to 100% humidity, the track may be getting
slippery as both have tireshake off the line and lift
T/F 5 GARY SCELZI 0.483 10.000 N/A
T/F 18 CRISTEN POWELL 0.550 4.903 272.64
Scelzi with a .855 60', but goes up in smoke, Powell
with a conservative pass under the lights
Top Fuel Qualifying List After Session 2, Friday 1997 NHRA Pontiac Excitement Nationals by Matt Davis Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 JOE AMATO T/F 6 4.662 311.85 FRI2 2 CORY McCLENATHAN T/F 3 4.730 297.61 FRI2 3 EDDIE HILL T/F 10 4.773 298.90 FRI1 4 GARY SCELZI T/F 5 4.808 291.82 FRI1 5 MIKE DUNN T/F 7 4.811 297.42 FRI1 6 SHELLY ANDERSON T/F 8 4.840 293.06 FRI1 7 KENNY BERNSTEIN T/F 1 4.846 298.21 FRI2 8 LARRY DIXON T/F 4 4.860 284.72 FRI2 9 SCOTT KALITTA T/F 2 4.898 279.15 FRI1 10 CRISTEN POWELL T/F 18 4.903 272.64 FRI2 11 BOB VANDERGRIFF T/F 12 4.919 234.31 FRI2 12 TONY SCHUMACHER T/F 356 4.958 281.95 FRI2 13 BRUCE SARVER T/F 17 4.984 292.87 FRI1 14 DOUG HERBERT T/F 11 5.046 289.76 FRI1 15 RHONDA HARTMAN T/F 747 5.275 198.71 FRI1 16 JIM HEAD T/F 888 5.302 213.47 FRI1 17 WAYNE BAILEY T/F 359 6.126 154.32 FRI1 18 PAT DAKIN T/F 303 11.590 75.39 FRI2
Saturday-Session 1 - Top Fuel -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Pontiac Excitement Nationals by Matt Davis
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
T/F 4 LARRY DIXON 0.520 5.038 246.10
T/F 356 TONY SCHUMACHER 0.497 4.910 288.18
Dixon hazes beginning at 900'
.
T/F 7 MIKE DUNN 0.502 16.771 60.77
T/F 6 JOE AMATO 0.506 4.829 286.71
Dunn immediately up in smoke, Amato with a .861 60' and
2.162 330', then hazes mid track
T/F 17 BRUCE SARVER 0.555 4.908 277.86*
T/F 2 SCOTT KALITTA 11.979 75.70
Kalitta up in smoke as Sarver hazes like the rest in
the middle, Sarver's 60' .878
T/F 10 EDDIE HILL 0.531 4.855 279.76*
T/F 888 JIM HEAD 0.530 9.151 87.81
Head continues to struggle while Hill hazes briefly,
then drops cylinders as the engine zings up
T/F 11 DOUG HERBERT 0.549 6.023 152.00
T/F 303 PAT DAKIN 0.524 5.098 242.71
Herbert in-and-out about 100' and clicks as Dakin goes
boom through the lights while hazing the tires
T/F 18 CRISTEN POWELL 0.544 4.961 269.46*
T/F 5 GARY SCELZI 0.515 9.868 82.43
Scelzi looses traction early as Powell drops a cylinder
which actually help her get down through the middle
T/F 3 CORY McCLENATHAN 0.493 5.299 190.35*
T/F 12 BOB VANDERGRIFF 0.610 8.330 90.36
Cory smokes, get out of it, then back in, hazes and
clicks; Vandergriff smokes around 200'
T/F 1 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.488 8.624 80.48*
T/F 8 SHELLY ANDERSON 0.522 4.875 294.59
Bernstein with the 60' advantage .872 to .883, but he
goes up in smoke as Anderson makes a clean pass
single
T/F 747 RHONDA HARTMAN 9.442 81.69
Hartman with a .875 60' and 2.470 330', but blazes
the tires
Top Fuel Qualifying List After Session 1, Saturday 1997 NHRA Pontiac Excitement Nationals by Matt Davis Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 JOE AMATO T/F 6 4.662 311.85 FRI2 2 CORY McCLENATHAN T/F 3 4.730 297.61 FRI2 3 EDDIE HILL T/F 10 4.773 298.90 FRI1 4 GARY SCELZI T/F 5 4.808 291.82 FRI1 5 MIKE DUNN T/F 7 4.811 297.42 FRI1 6 SHELLY ANDERSON T/F 8 4.840 293.06 FRI1 7 KENNY BERNSTEIN T/F 1 4.846 298.21 FRI2 8 LARRY DIXON T/F 4 4.860 284.72 FRI2 9 SCOTT KALITTA T/F 2 4.898 279.15 FRI1 10 CRISTEN POWELL T/F 18 4.903 272.64 FRI2 11 BRUCE SARVER T/F 17 4.908 277.86 Sat1 12 TONY SCHUMACHER T/F 356 4.910 288.18 Sat1 13 BOB VANDERGRIFF T/F 12 4.919 234.31 FRI2 14 DOUG HERBERT T/F 11 5.046 289.76 FRI1 15 PAT DAKIN T/F 303 5.098 242.71 Sat1 16 RHONDA HARTMAN T/F 747 5.275 198.71 FRI1 17 JIM HEAD T/F 888 5.302 213.47 FRI1 18 WAYNE BAILEY T/F 359 6.126 154.32 FRI1
Saturday-Session 2 - Top Fuel -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Pontiac Excitement Nationals by Matt Davis
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
T/F 888 JIM HEAD 0.547 5.021 268.57*
T/F 17 BRUCE SARVER 0.557 9.260 83.78
Head hazes the tires down track but keeps the pedal to
it and is in the show for now.
T/F 223 MIKE SMITH 0.614 4.948 291.07
T/F 10 EDDIE HILL 0.543 4.795 298.90
Unbelieveable! In his first run of the weekend, Smith
lays down a good number to qualify
T/F 5 GARY SCELZI 0.508 4.901 272.72*
T/F 11 DOUG HERBERT 0.520 5.021 267.14
Keyword: Haze; both haze the tires and Herbert is on
the bump while Scelzi wounds a bullet
T/F 12 BOB VANDERGRIFF 0.554 5.228 257.95*
T/F 359 WAYNE BAILEY 0.539 8.074 95.74
Vandergriff drops multiple cylinders while Bailey
looses a rubber band at 500'
T/F 8 SHELLY ANDERSON 0.519 4.945 284.90*
T/F 18 CRISTEN POWELL 0.543 14.542 49.88
Powell smokes the tires while Anderson drive on through
without any tire haze
T/F 747 RHONDA HARTMAN 0.710 12.483 77.51
T/F 3 CORY McCLENATHAN 0.531 10.828 75.56
Both boil the hids right off the line and click'em
.
T/F 356 TONY SCHUMACHER 0.492 4.819 284.09*
T/F 1 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.458 5.103 214.23
Peek Brothers improve while the Bud King begin to
mix them up around 1000'
T/F 6 JOE AMATO 0.481 4.767 300.50*
T/F 4 LARRY DIXON 0.555 5.020 247.86
Dixon goes boom in the lights as Amato storms by and
stay with a consistant and clean combination
T/F 2 SCOTT KALITTA 0.560 8.354 82.91
T/F 7 MIKE DUNN 0.495 4.855 281.69
Kalitta up in smoke; Dunn mixes up a few cylinders on
the top end.
Top Fuel Qualifying List After Session 2, Saturday 1997 NHRA Pontiac Excitement Nationals by Matt Davis Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 JOE AMATO T/F 6 4.662 311.85 FRI2 2 CORY McCLENATHAN T/F 3 4.730 297.61 FRI2 3 EDDIE HILL T/F 10 4.773 298.90 FRI1 4 GARY SCELZI T/F 5 4.808 291.82 FRI1 5 MIKE DUNN T/F 7 4.811 297.42 FRI1 6 TONY SCHUMACHER T/F 356 4.819 284.09 SAT2 7 SHELLY ANDERSON T/F 8 4.840 293.06 FRI1 8 KENNY BERNSTEIN T/F 1 4.846 298.21 FRI2 9 LARRY DIXON T/F 4 4.860 284.72 FRI2 10 SCOTT KALITTA T/F 2 4.898 279.15 FRI1 11 CRISTEN POWELL T/F 18 4.903 272.64 FRI2 12 BRUCE SARVER T/F 17 4.908 277.86 SAT1 13 BOB VANDERGRIFF T/F 12 4.919 234.31 FRI2 14 MIKE SMITH T/F 223 4.948 291.07 SAT2 15 JIM HEAD T/F 888 5.021 268.57 SAT2 16 DOUG HERBERT T/F 11 5.021 267.14 SAT2 17 PAT DAKIN T/F 303 5.098 242.71 SAT1 18 RHONDA HARTMAN T/F 747 5.275 198.71 FRI1 19 WAYNE BAILEY T/F 359 6.126 154.32 FRI
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