Friday highlights at Bandimere Denver Speedway
 

How about alittle Nitro fix from Doug Kalitta pit!
 

Matt Hagan & Leah Pritchett
 

The last post was me asking about the PM you said you sent Paul,Dave if you read them.

Your post #881 ,or did you forget or something. You Dave can only remember what you can think of. It is what you said on this,or did you forget what you said here.

Wild ride for Kenny Delco in Prostock at Bandimere
 

Saturday Qualifying & pairing for Sundays Elimination round.
 

Sunday's first-round pairings for eliminations for the 40th annual Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Bandimere Speedway, the 14th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.

Top Fuel -- 1. Steve Torrence, 3.738 seconds, 328.78 mph vs. Bye; 2. Leah Pritchett, 3.761, 315.19 vs. 15. Terry Totten, 10.525, 69.65; 3. Jordan Vandergriff, 3.796, 321.27 vs. 14. Terry McMillen, 6.685, 100.61; 4. Brittany Force, 3.831, 284.81 vs. 13. Mike Salinas, 5.736, 117.90; 5. Scott Palmer, 3.851, 314.68 vs. 12. Cameron Ferre, 4.785, 172.36; 6. Antron Brown, 3.854, 315.71 vs. 11. Greg Carrillo, 4.125, 214.86; 7. Clay Millican, 3.867, 267.96 vs. 10. Doug Kalitta, 3.968, 313.58; 8. Richie Crampton, 3.871, 305.49 vs. 9. Austin Prock, 3.884, 318.32.

Funny Car -- 1. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.976, 326.16 vs. Bye; 2. Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 3.978, 317.72 vs. 15. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Camry, 5.799, 125.72; 3. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.002, 317.42 vs. 14. Terry Haddock, Ford Mustang, 4.544, 270.86; 4. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.005, 316.97 vs. 13. Todd Simpson, Charger, 4.520, 239.14; 5. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.008, 317.49 vs. 12. Jim Campbell, Charger, 4.209, 294.50; 6. John Force, Camaro, 4.051, 305.70 vs. 11. J.R. Todd, Camry, 4.101, 271.13; 7. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.054, 283.07 vs. 10. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.099, 308.92; 8. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.077, 311.20 vs. 9. Shawn Langdon, Camry, 4.092, 306.19.

Pro Stock -- 1. Richard Freeman, Chevy Camaro, 6.948, 197.33 vs. 16. Joey Grose, Camaro, 7.103, 194.35; 2. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.953, 197.51 vs. 15. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 7.064, 194.72; 3. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.954, 196.93 vs. 14. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 7.047, 195.11; 4. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.954, 196.79 vs. 13. Bo Butner, Camaro, 7.015, 196.59; 5. Steve Matusek, Ford Mustang, 6.956, 197.65 vs. 12. Jason Line, Camaro, 7.004, 195.70; 6. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.971, 195.93 vs. 11. Val Smeland, Camaro, 6.992, 194.52; 7. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.972, 196.27 vs. 10. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.982, 195.79; 8. Fernando Cuadra, Camaro, 6.979, 195.73 vs. 9. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.980, 196.30. Did Not Qualify: 17. Cristian Cuadra, 7.255, 188.75.

Pro Stock Motorcycle -- 1. Matt Smith, EBR, 7.132, 188.31 vs. 16. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 7.377, 178.35; 2. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 7.197, 183.84 vs. 15. Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 7.339, 180.69; 3. Angie Smith, EBR, 7.203, 185.18 vs. 14. Joey Gladstone, EBR, 7.338, 182.60; 4. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.232, 186.20 vs. 13. Cory Reed, EBR, 7.328, 182.62; 5. Hector Arana, EBR, 7.232, 184.65 vs. 12. Eiji Kawakami, EBR, 7.322, 181.23; 6. Hector Arana Jr, EBR, 7.240, 183.47 vs. 11. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 7.273, 187.03; 7. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.249, 186.28 vs. 10. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.272, 183.12; 8. Angelle Sampey, Harley-Davidson, 7.268, 185.08 vs. 9. Scotty Pollacheck, EBR, 7.269, 184.12. Did Not Qualify: 17. Michael Ray, 7.445, 180.72; 18. Jianna Salinas, 7.478, 179.16; 19. Andie Rawlings, 7.635, 172.70.

Richard Freeman first ever #1 qualifier...team owner for Elite Motorsports
 

Pro Stock’s Freeman raced to his first career No. 1 qualifier in the class after going 6.948 at 197.33 in his Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. Freeman, the Elite Motorsports team owner, became the 65th different driver to claim a No. 1 spot in the class and will face Joey Grose in the first round of eliminations. Jeg Coughlin Jr. was second with a 6.953 at 197.51 and Matt Hartford is third after running 6.954 at 196.93.


“It’s really neat,” Freeman said. “I’ve always got to stand behind the cars and enjoy that, but we’re super excited. It’s great. It’s exciting and I can’t say enough about our program and the guys we have back there, and the other drivers. It’s been awesome. I think we’re going to be good (on Sunday), so hopefully we come out of here with a win.”

Your winners at Bandimere this Sunday
 

The numbers

Finals

Sunday's final results from the 40th annual Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Bandimere Speedway. The race is the 14th of 24 in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series:

Top Fuel -- Steve Torrence, 4.044 seconds, 270.21 mph def. Clay Millican, 4.126 seconds, 267.64 mph.

Funny Car -- Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 4.102, 308.50 def. Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.158, 302.14.

Pro Stock -- Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.950, 196.96 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.965, 196.96.

Pro Stock Motorcycle -- Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.174, 186.67 def. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.222, 186.38.

Super Stock -- Justin Jenkins, Chevy Cobalt, 10.369, 117.87 def. Brenda Grubbs, Chevy Camaro, 10.119, 123.94.

Stock Eliminator -- Gary Riley, Pontiac, 13.243, 96.80 def. Dwaine Davis, Pontiac Firebird, 12.244, 107.21.

Super Comp -- Mitch Mustard, Dragster, 9.550, 167.07 def. Dale Maher, Dragster, 9.528, 71.29.

Super Gas -- Todd Nielsen, Pontiac Firebird, 10.511, 155.10 def. Kevin Moore, Chevrolet, 10.520, 150.87.

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com -- Greg Lair, Chevy Camaro, 6.999, 201.52 def. Monte Weaver, Chevy Corvette, 6.675, 204.45.

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com -- Tony Stark, Dragster, 6.802, 180.19 def. Adam Chioda, Dragster, 7.809, 161.02.

Round by round...
 

Round-by-round results


Final round-by-round results from the 40th annual Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Bandimere Speedway, the 14th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag
Racing Series:

TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE -- Jordan Vandergriff, 3.830, 315.34 def. Terry McMillen, 4.113, 285.71; Clay Millican, 3.781, 325.06 def. Doug Kalitta, 3.909, 316.30; Brittany Force, 3.877, 276.58 def. Mike Salinas, 3.952, 318.09; Scott Palmer, 3.999, 307.51 def. Cameron Ferre, 4.244, 240.04; Steve Torrence, 3.787, 328.06 was unopposed; Leah Pritchett, 3.877, 310.98 def. Terry Totten, 4.052, 296.05; Antron Brown, 3.867, 321.27 def. Greg Carrillo, 3.920, 275.62; Richie Crampton, 3.858, 314.02 def. Austin Prock, 4.856, 163.41;
QUARTERFINALS -- Force, 3.861, 316.23 def. Palmer, 3.885, 319.14; Vandergriff, 3.837, 321.12 def. Brown, 3.910, 318.54; Millican, 3.861, 320.13 def. Pritchett, 3.988, 260.71; Torrence, 3.970, 307.79 def. Crampton, 4.373, 218.27;
SEMIFINALS -- Torrence, 3.821, 324.67 def. Force, 4.334, 203.16; Millican, 3.845, 314.61 def. Vandergriff, 9.823, 85.39;
FINAL -- Torrence, 4.044, 270.21 def. Millican, 4.126, 267.64.

FUNNY CAR:

ROUND ONE -- Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.055, 314.39 def. Jim Campbell, Dodge Charger, 4.226, 300.33; Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 4.055, 317.72 was unopposed; Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.156, 268.54 def. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Camry, 8.776, 97.67; Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.016, 315.78 def. Terry Haddock, Mustang, 4.418, 275.06; Ron Capps, Charger, 4.078, 309.91 def. Todd Simpson, Charger, 4.356, 269.94; John Force, Camaro, 4.276, 312.57 def. J.R. Todd, Camry, 4.334, 236.42; Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.084, 316.23 def. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.177, 239.27; Shawn Langdon, Camry,
4.072, 312.93 def. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.334, 229.66;
QUARTERFINALS -- Tasca III, 4.097, 313.29 def. Capps, 5.597, 130.49; Pedregon, 4.099, 314.24 def. Force, 4.132, 310.70; Hight, 4.018, 322.04 def. Langdon, 4.160, 294.82; Johnson Jr., 4.059, 316.01 def. Beckman, 4.092, 316.30;
SEMIFINALS -- Johnson Jr., 4.056, 311.49 def. Pedregon, 4.944, 166.72; Tasca III, 4.114, 312.93 def. Hight, 4.160, 248.20;
FINAL -- Johnson Jr., 4.102, 308.50 def. Tasca III, 4.158, 302.14.

PRO STOCK:

ROUND ONE -- Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 11.602, 77.25 def. Kenny Delco, Camaro, Broke - No Show; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.960, 197.54 def. Fernando Cuadra, Camaro, 6.986, 196.59; Val Smeland, Camaro, 7.362, 194.16 def. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 7.031, 195.65; Jason Line, Camaro, 6.978, 197.19 def. Steve Matusek, Ford Mustang, 14.466, 58.95; Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.946, 196.93 def. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.989, 197.10; Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.958, 196.30 def. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, Foul - Red Light; Richard Freeman, Camaro, 7.011, 196.62 def. Joey Grose, Camaro, 7.108, 194.46; Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.972, 197.10 def. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.999, 197.08;
QUARTERFINALS -- Coughlin, 6.963, 197.02 def. Enders, 7.025, 197.25; Anderson, 6.939, 196.19 def. Freeman, 7.039, 196.24; Hartford, 6.955, 196.04 def. Smeland, 7.005, 195.93; Kramer, 6.945, 196.93 def. Line, 6.971, 195.11;
SEMIFINALS -- Hartford, 6.977, 196.10 def. Coughlin, 6.974, 197.39; Anderson, 6.954, 197.68 def. Kramer, 6.949, 197.42;
FINAL -- Anderson, 6.950, 196.96 def. Hartford, 6.965, 196.96.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

ROUND ONE -- Hector Arana, 7.228, 186.25 def. Eiji Kawakami, Foul - Red Light; Scotty Pollacheck, 7.301, 182.08 def. Angelle Sampey, Harley-Davidson, 7.250, 183.72; Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.218, 185.31 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.278, 182.35; Hector Arana Jr, 7.225, 185.00 def. Ryan Oehler, 7.319, 184.88; Angie Smith, 7.224, 185.05 def. Joey Gladstone, Foul - Red Light; Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.179, 185.95 def. Cory Reed, 7.385, 180.84; Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 7.205, 183.47 def. Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 17.740, 36.29; Matt Smith, 7.180, 186.95 def. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, Foul - Red Light;
QUARTERFINALS -- Arana Jr, 7.400, 183.69 def. A. Smith, Foul - Red Light; Krawiec, 7.220, 186.51 def. Savoie, 7.258, 183.69; M. Smith, 7.207, 186.00 def. Pollacheck, 7.325, 181.86; Hines, 7.179, 185.72 def. Arana, Foul - Red Light;
SEMIFINALS -- Krawiec, 7.235, 185.10 def. Arana Jr, Foul - Red Light; Hines, 7.183, 185.79 def. M. Smith, 7.238, 184.80;
FINAL -- Hines, 7.174, 186.67 def. Krawiec, 7.222, 186.38.