Trying to qualify for comp elim at Pomona... that 9.49 index is a killer!



Also former sport compact racers John Mihovetz and Tom Schambaugh are racing in comp this weekend

 

give em hell scott.

 

hell yeah! Go S.Kelly!!! with an all out 9.6 on crappier tracks, I hope he runs better on a well equip track like Pomona.

:jumping for joy:

 

I'll be there Sunday for eliminations. Best of luck, hope to watch you **** off some mullets

 

Go Scott!

 

Big ups to Scott kelly..!! tear them up

 

heck yeah, good luck scott

 

Next year Scott car will fit into a new class in Super/Stock.It will have an index that he can run quicker than ,so he should be able to compete against the V 8s.Scott has always cut killer lights so I am sure he will win a Super/Stock race in the near future.Good Luck Scott and THANKS for taking your car to POWERADE races and opening the door for other Sport compact racers.

 

10.20 index if i recall....

 

Although Scott is breaking ground for Sport Compact, he and Shambaugh qualified last and next to last and didn't make the show, (37th and 38th) respectively. Bruno has beaten up the index badly enough so that a 7.64 won't cut it in DD/AT, while the NHRA has been completely unfair to cars like Kelley's that make them compete with a 9.49 index! Scott (and cars like his) should be able to do some heavy damage in Super Stock (SS/EX) next year!


Modified by toyotaturbo at 5:43 AM 11/15/2008

 

Im coing out saturday to watch. see if i can get my kid s and autograph too

 

Good Luck Scott. Your setting the bar.

John
MandHtires


Modified by SlicksMH at 5:50 PM 11/14/2008

 

i was out there yesterday with the Mickey Thompson guys and seems like Scotts car is running good! Go get em'! anyone know what happened to Justin Humpreys? i didnt see him make a pass yesterday?

 

good luck scott!!!

 

Final order


POMONA, Calif. - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 44th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Psn--Num--Class-Driver, Home Town, Machine-----------------ET---Index---(+/-)

1 5450 BB/AT Steve Matusek, Olathe KS, '07 Mustang 6.520 7.32 -0.800
2 6180 AA/AM Jirka Kaplan, Calgary AB, '23-T Ford 6.422 7.07 -0.648
3 717 I/A Mike DePalma, Glendale AZ, '98 Firebird 8.130 8.77 -0.640
4 5250 D/A Todd Patterson, Augusta KS, '08 Cobalt 7.685 8.31 -0.625
5 610 C/AA John Edwards, Claremont CA, '99 Neon 7.397 8.02 -0.623
6 3335 F/AA David Connolly, Elyria OH, '06 GTO 7.985 8.60 -0.615
7 140X A/ND Brian Darcy, Newburgh NY, N&P-Chevy 6.846 7.46 -0.614
8 7 I/AA Jim Cowan, Dewey AZ, '08 Cobalt 8.176 8.79 -0.614
9 178 C/EA Dan Fletcher, Churchville NY, '08 Cobalt 8.055 8.66 -0.605
10 730G B/A Shane Gray, Artesia NM, '06 Stratus 7.020 7.62 -0.600
11 2000 D/SMA Lee Sharp, Maryville TN, '08 G5 8.401 9.00 -0.599
12 74 D/SMA Doug Lambeck, Northridge CA, '06 Sunfire 8.409 9.00 -0.591
13 738 AA/PM Jay Payne, Claremont CA, '68 Camaro 6.267 6.85 -0.583
14 7298 A/SM Scott Hedlund, Anaheim CA, '08 Cobalt 7.848 8.43 -0.582
15 670 AA/AT Mark Wolfe, Marysville WA, '94 Thunderbird 6.461 7.04 -0.579
16 3737 A/DA Jacklyn Gebhardt, Jacksonville IL, Spitzer 6.568 7.14 -0.572
17 529Y A/AA Steve Holloway, Lakewood CO, '06 GTO 6.601 7.17 -0.569
18 7009 C/SMA Ross Wilson, Upland CA, '05 Sunfire 8.287 8.85 -0.563
19 2780 H/SMA Grant Lewis, Jesup GA, '05 Grand Am 9.011 9.56 -0.549
20 77 A/AP Alan Ellis, Mapleton UT, '23-T Ford 6.719 7.26 -0.541
21 707M AA/AT John Mihovetz, Ontario CA, '02 Cougar 6.509 7.04 -0.531
22 7010 C/A Pete Adams, Chatsworth CA, '07 GTO 7.452 7.98 -0.528
23 7910 C/DA Frank Cervelli, Mt. Holly NC, Sarmento 7.044 7.57 -0.526
24 4254 D/SM Scott Benham, La Grange TX, '05 Cavalier 8.466 8.98 -0.514
25 6033 C/D Pat Byron, Hoquiam WA, Parker-Chevy 6.996 7.50 -0.504
26 4444 B/AP Bob Hass, Houston TX, '05 Grand Am 7.378 7.88 -0.502
27 714D B/DA Kyle Rizzoli, San Luis Obispo CA, Sarmento 6.891 7.39 -0.499
28 16 I/SMA Arnie Martel, Tewksbury MA, '08 Cobalt 9.174 9.67 -0.496
29 6944 B/AA Bob Marshall, Langley BC, '06 GTO 7.160 7.64 -0.480
30 7265 F/ED Tom Brown, Riverside CA, Custom-Pontiac 8.353 8.83 -0.477
31 7771 C/SR Ed Sigmon, Chatsworth CA, '34 Chevy 8.666 9.12 -0.454
32 768M C/AA Brian Moscini, Redwood City CA, '05 Grand 7.573 8.02 -0.447

------------ Not Qualified ------------

33 765A A/A Ron Weems, Riverside CA, '05 Grand Am 6.703 7.11 -0.407
34 7235 C/ED Scott McClay, Tehachapi CA, N&P-Dodge 7.478 7.87 -0.392
35 7230 D/SM Randy Jones, Monarch Beach CA, '05 Cavalier 8.590 8.98 -0.390
36 689 C/EA Maureen Jondahl, Ridgefield WA, '92 Firebi 8.312 8.66 -0.348
37 744P DD/AT Thomas Shambaugh, Chandler AZ, '04 Cavalier 7.648 7.90 -0.252
38 714K L/A Scott Kelley, Anaheim Hills CA, '08 Toyota 10.015 9.49 0.525

Good effort against a tough index, car was on a rope all weekend even still
I dont think you can fault Bruno for DD/AT... index is still 7.90 and he's run a best of 7.41, Hudlow didnt come in and kill the index either... Shambaugh was a respectable 7.648

Thanks for the info Bill, any word about index's for super stock for the old street stock style cars?

 

tough class, wow!

 

go scott

 

Hurray Hurray for Scott K

 

He is sittting out the last race to save some $$ since he is not in the points chase.

 

thanks for the info!

 

Where are you getting your info?? Index is "still" 7.90? The index started off at 8.30 2 years ago until Bruno started getting faster and hitting it. "Run a best of 7.41?" I guess we can throw out the nice 7.28 he ran in qualifying for the #1 spot, and the 7.29 he backed it up with in 2nd round of eliminations at Memphis, huh? 7.41 is the National Record, which can only be set at Divisional events (i.e. worse track conditions most of the time). Hudlow is in CC/AT, not DD/AT, and he doesn't have access to a car to hit the index with. The Lexus is on it's way to Puerto Rico.

 

He can add his winnings from PR too! lol

 

I don't understand how this class works but I want to learn about it. I watched them run today when I was out there and it seems awesome. I'm very interested in trying it out next year. Anyone have a simple explanation for it?

 

nhra sets your index in comp eliminator based on weight and engine displacement. then its a handicap race depending on your index, but you dont dial in so you cant break out. so basically, just hope nhra sets your index legitamately. kinda a weird class for sure.

 

Huh, I wonder what my index would be?