GRAHAM, MORENO, PAULEY SET THE PACE IN FIRST-DAY NHRA WINTERNATIONALS QUALIFYING
Sportsman qualifying was completed Thursday at the NHRA Winternationals at the In-N-Out Dragstrip in Pomona, CA.
Steve Graham (Competition), Fred Moreno (Super Stock), and Richie Pauley (Stock) headlined the top divisions after three sessions.
Graham drove his B/Altered Camaro to the top spot, running a 6.920 elapsed time that was -.730 under the index. Coming in a distant second was the E/Super Mod Automatic Cavalier, which was -.656 under with an 8.284. Ryan Priddy was third with a -.626 hit against the A/Altered Automatic index.
Pomona hometown favorite Moreno had his classic Mustang at the head of the pack. He ran 9.596 seconds, -.954 under the Super Stock/G Automatic index. Len Schneider continued the Ford performance parade with a 9.863, -0.937 under the GT/GA standard. Larry McLanahan's 2019 Mustang was third with an 8.266, -0.934, FSS/B run.
Pauley's C/Stock Automatic 1968 Mustang was the standard of Stock with a -0.988, 10.412. Steve Wann's classic Mopar broke up the Blue Oval brigade siege with a 9.726, -0.974, AA/Stock Automatic. Darrick Ellam's W/Stock Automatic Pinto was third with a 15.705, -0.945 performance.
Other top performances included Kelly Harper (Top Sportsman, 6.440, 223.43) and James Warden (Top Dragster, 6.105, 228.58).
The Super classes got in two rounds of competition, and from that, Jason Rosenbaum (Super Comp) and John Dalrymple (Super Gas) emerged as the quickest against their indexes.
COMPETITION (FINAL)
1 799 B/A Steve Graham, S. San Francisco CA, '15 Ca 6.920 7.65 -0.730
2 601C E/SMA Cody Lane, Seattle WA, '05 Cavalier 8.284 8.94 -0.656
3 7 A/AA Ryan Priddy, Chino CA, '18 Camaro 6.484 7.11 -0.626
4 32 AA/AM Allen Wilson, Kokomo IN, '06 GTO 6.391 7.01 -0.619
5 7189 A/ND Dean Carter, Peoria AZ, Dragster-Chevy 6.881 7.48 -0.599
6 7235 C/ED Scott McClay, Tehachapi CA, BOS-Dodge 7.250 7.84 -0.590
7 74 H/EA Joshua Lee, Lancaster CA, '32 Bantam 8.935 9.52 -0.585
8 3662 FS/SM Scott Libersher, Wilmington Il, '23 Camaro 7.886 8.47 -0.584
9 710 D/SMA Doug Lambeck, N. Tustin CA, '04 Sunfire 8.396 8.95 -0.554
10 703 C/DA Joseph Mozeris, Phoenix AZ, Dragster 6.990 7.54 -0.550
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SUPER STOCK (FINAL)
1 7171 SS/GA Fred Moreno, La Verne CA, '69 Mustang 9.596 10.55 -0.954
2 7696 GT/JA Len Schneider, Grass Valley CA, '84 Thund 9.863 10.80 -0.937
3 603 FSS/B Larry McLanahan, Kennewick WA, '19 Mustang 8.266 9.20 -0.934
4 726 SS/VX David Stark, Orange CA, '59 Ghia 10.520 11.45 -0.930
5 757 SS/IA Larry Zavala, Montebello CA, '87 Camaro 9.779 10.70 -0.921
6 T733 FSS/E Tim Seymour, San Dimas CA, '16 Camaro 9.142 10.05 -0.908
7 7680 FSS/G Tom Ferruggia, Menifee CA, '13 Camaro 9.350 10.25 -0.900
8 5007 FSS/B Todd Rodenburg, Lakewood CO, '19 Mustang 8.303 9.20 -0.897
9 7777 GT/EA Phil Cocuzza, Phoenix AZ, '10 Cobalt 9.229 10.10 -0.871
10 7474 SS/AS Justin Lamb, Henderson NV, '22 Camaro 8.737 9.60 -0.863
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STOCK (FINAL)
1 7593 C/SA Richie Pauley, Saugus CA, '68 Mustang 10.412 11.40 -0.988
2 7980 AA/SA Steve Wann, Modesto CA, '63 Savoy 9.726 10.70 -0.974
3 6717 W/SA Darrick Ellam, Battle Ground WA, '76 Pint 15.705 16.65 -0.945
4 4 FS/C Leo Glasbrenner, Murrieta CA, '14 Camaro 9.356 10.30 -0.944
5 77 E/SA Shelby Williams, Cherry Valley CA, '70 Ca 10.786 11.70 -0.914
6 7739 F/SA C W Hoefer, Calimesa CA, '73 Firebird 10.936 11.85 -0.914
7 7503 B/SA Jared Jordan, Modesto CA, '64 Plymouth 10.346 11.25 -0.904
8 7411 D/SA Jon Irving, Boulder City NV, '71 Demon 10.649 11.55 -0.901
9 7341 E/SA Tony Marconi, Surprise AZ, '72 Demon 10.800 11.70 -0.900
10 J712 B/SA Chris Hall, Elwood UT, '70 Camaro 10.358 11.25 -0.892
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SUPER COMP (ROUND 1 WINNERS)
1 66 S/C Jason Rosenbaum, Victorville CA, Dragster 8.900 8.90 0.000
2 763 S/C Debbie Dolezal, Chandler AZ, Dragster-Che 8.901 8.90 0.001
3 F779 S/C Frankie Locascio, Surprise AZ, Advanced-C 8.902 8.90 0.002
4 72 S/C Toby Payne, Claremont CA, American-Chevy 8.902 8.90 0.002
5 67 S/C Dylan Hough, Junction City OR, Racetech-C 8.903 8.90 0.003
6 7696 S/C Beau Hicks, San Carlos CA, American-Chevy 8.905 8.90 0.005
7 7530 S/C Steve Shearer, Visalia CA, Undercover-Che 8.909 8.90 0.009
8 550X S/C Ryan Hansen, Pleasant Grove UT, Miller-Ch 8.909 8.90 0.009
9 737M S/C Madison Payne, Claremont CA, American-Che 8.910 8.90 0.010
10 7817 S/C Mike Lane, Shafter CA, Dragster-REHR 8.911 8.90 0.011
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SUPER GAS (ROUND 1 WINNERS)
1 64 S/G John Dalrymple, Sunnyside WA, '04 Corvette 9.900 9.90 0.000
2 767 S/G Mike Wiblishouser, Buckeye AZ, '07 Corvet 9.900 9.90 0.000
3 7019 S/G Peter Bothe, Long Beach CA, '78 924 9.902 9.90 0.002
4 78 S/G David Gotts, Corona CA, '06 Grand Am 9.906 9.90 0.006
5 733 S/G Darin Dolezal, Chandler AZ, '32 Roadster 9.907 9.90 0.007
6 7780 S/G Davey Adams, Valley Center CA, '95 500SL 9.911 9.90 0.011
7 6 S/G Evan Kowalski, Riverside GA, '06 Corvette 9.912 9.90 0.012
8 761 S/G Matt Treadway, Buena Park CA, '63 Corvette 9.913 9.90 0.013
9 7809 S/G Val Torres, La Puente CA, '63 Corvette 9.913 9.90 0.013
10 7687 S/G Melvin LeForbes, Riverside CA, '68 Chevel 9.918 9.90 0.018
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TOP SPORTSMAN
1 7728 Kelly Harper, Peoria AZ, '67 Mustang 6.440 223.43 223.43
2 7534 Paul Mitsos, Eastvale CA, '23 Camaro 6.577 211.63 211.63
3 5291 Tom Patterson, Lorette West MB, '94 Camaro 6.664 214.21 214.21
4 780 David Cook, Novato CA, '67 Mustang 6.678 206.89 207.08
5 789 Lynsi Snyder-Ellington, Monrovia CA, '69 Cheve 6.726 205.41 205.41
6 3 Bryan Warr, Riverton UT, '69 Camaro 6.728 205.35 205.35
7 518 Monte Green, Mesa AZ, '07 Status 6.775 205.82 205.82
8 9 Jeff Gillette, Benicia CA, '06 GTO 6.837 201.10 201.10
9 550 Ed Olpin, Pleasant Grove UT, '68 Camaro 6.924 198.35 198.35
10 664 Ken Ratzloff, Idaho Falls ID, '53 Champion 6.933 199.49 199.49
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TOP DRAGSTER
1 7168 James Warden, Norco CA, Dragster-Chevy 6.105 228.58 228.61
2 7102 Art Hoover, Clayton CA, Dragster-SUNS 6.112 225.41 225.41
3 7638 Mark Yeager, Hollister CA, Racecraft-SUNS 6.113 231.95 231.95
4 75 Thomas Bayer, Cherry Valley CA, Miller-Chevy 6.122 232.35 232.35
5 7014 Steve Schneider, San Diego CA, Dragster-MBRE 6.122 231.04 231.04
6 7498 Steve Casner, Sheridan CA, Sarmento-SDPC 6.133 231.56 231.95
7 7711 Don London, Lake Havasu City AZ, American-Chevy 6.133 227.00 227.73
8 7796 John Richardson, Santa Clarita CA, Dragster-Ch 6.141 207.05 211.66
9 7237 Steve Will, Fortuna CA, Sarmento-BAEE 6.144 233.76 233.76
10 710 Mike Mendenhall, Santee CA, Dragster-Chevy 6.162 224.88 224.88
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