 SCELZI
TODD AND ANDERSON EARN VICTORIES AT CARQUEST WINTERNATIONALS
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Photos by Jim Kelso, Les Welch & Joel Gelfand
 "Last
year was kind of a Cinderella deal for us but by the end of the year we
weren't surprised by our performance any more," he said. "This year
we're for real and I think all the other teams know that now."
After struggling at times last year with his starting line procedures,
Anderson was impressive here with a .020-second reaction time average on
the day. In the final he powered his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO to a
6.651 at 207.05, while Stanfield trailed all the way with a 7.001 at
163.65, also in a GTO.
"It just shows how messed up in the head you can get at times because I
haven't driven like this in two years," Anderson said. "This place is
magic for me. That was our sixth win here. When it's 60 degrees like it
was today we just love it because you can pour all your power into the
track and show off what you built over the winter. It looks like we did
just a little bit better job than everyone else."
The NHRA POWERade Series Countdown to the Championship continues with
the Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals, Feb. 23-25 at Firebird
International Raceway near Phoenix.
POMONA, Calif. -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories
at the 47th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals at Auto Club
Raceway at Pomona. The race is the first of 23 events in the NHRA
POWERade Drag Racing Series.
TOP FUEL:
1. J.R. Todd; 2. Brandon Bernstein; 3. Rod Fuller; 4. David Grubnic; 5.
Doug Kalitta; 6. Whit Bazemore; 7. Bob Vandergriff; 8. Joe Hartley; 9.
Larry Dixon; 10. Alan Bradshaw; 11. Doug Herbert; 12. Tony Schumacher;
13. Cory McClenathan; 14. Mike Strasburg; 15. Melanie Troxel; 16.
Hillary Will.
FUNNY CAR:
1. Gary Scelzi, Dodge Charger; 2. Robert Hight, Ford Mustang; 3. Mike
Ashley, Charger; 4. Jeff Arend, Chevy Monte Carlo; 5. Ron Capps,
Charger; 6. Tony Pedregon, Monte Carlo; 7. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo;
8. Eric Medlen, Mustang; 9. John Force, Mustang; 10. Tommy Johnson Jr.,
Chevy Impala; 11. Tim Wilkerson, Monte Carlo; 12. Bob Gilbertson, Dodge
Stratus; 13. Ashley Force, Mustang; 14. Jim Head, Toyota Solara; 15.
Jack Beckman, Charger; 16. Scott Kalitta, Solara.
PRO STOCK:
1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO; 2. Greg Stanfield, GTO; 3. Jason Line,
GTO; 4. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt; 5. V. Gaines, Dodge Stratus; 6.
Mike Edwards, GTO; 7. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt; 8. Roger Brogdon, Stratus;
9. Max Naylor, Stratus; 10. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt; 11. Jim Yates, GTO;
12. Tom Martino, GTO; 13. Warren Johnson, GTO; 14. Kenny Koretsky,
Cobalt; 15. Richie Stevens, Stratus; 16. Allen Johnson, Stratus. |
