So is the scene for the preliminary rounds Sunday at the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, set the start of 11 laps of this clock are the masters of the first event of 22 on full throttle series, which determine the final NHRA in Pomona back in late November.
The scariest race Saturday was the day of the second qualifying round of Funny Car competition in national defense champion John Force nearly collided with Bob Bode, shortly after crossing the finish line.
"That's why you get your insurance from Auto Club," said Kraft, who has never missed an opportunity to plug a sponsor. He said he pulled the hood under the helmet and covered his eyes as the tinsel left. Then he made a race-blind and missed Bode blindsiding by what appeared to have turned when his car on the road when his parachute Bode on the front of the car Bode published.
Force is in fifth place overall qualification. The first position belongs Cruz Pedregon, a native of Torrance in the second round of qualifying on Saturday, the fall of 1000 feet 4.015 seconds, third quickest Funny Car run ever.
On a partly cloudy day, gained little thunder Pedregon Johnny Gray, 53, of Artesia, NM, to the surprise entry in the Funny Car class was. Gray has the fastest time in qualifying on Thursday with a run of 4.079 seconds and came back with a time of 4.049 in the first of two qualifying heats on Saturday to take the No. 2 spot.
Gray ran in Pro Stock for the last three years can be found after the administration just a funny car from 2004 to 2006.
Cruz Pedregon will be exasperated brother Tony in the first elimination round on Sunday. Matt Hagan, Runner-up force in the national rankings last year, moved up to No. 7 spot with a run of 4.099 seconds and 302.01 miles hours.
Friday's qualifying session was abandoned due to rain, which reduces the number of rounds from four to three positions in the playoffs Sunday.
Larry Dixon, who finished his third Top Fuel national title at the NHRA finals in November, with another good starting point. He slipped past Antron Brown and moved to the first qualifying spot with two big runs Saturday - 3.783 seconds with a top speed of 322.42 miles hour, followed by a national record-3, 770 seconds and 324.98 miles hours, the third best ever committed in Top Fuel.
It was the ninth time in the last 20 NHRA events that Dixon has the top spot in qualifying.
Brown, No. 1 after Friday qualifying, fell to second place six times national champion Tony Schumacher is No. 3
Erica Enders held onto first place in Pro Stock run with her personal best quarter mile, on Thursday from 6.553 seconds and 211.69 miles hours. Four-time champion Greg Anderson moved to number 2 with a run of 6.556 and 210.77 in the first round of qualifying Saturday. The second round was canceled after temperatures plunged late in the day and the track was too cold.
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