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NHRA Winter Nationals,
Pomona, CA

TOP FUEL ROUND ONE

  1. Blaine Johnson, Santa Maria, 6.546 seconds, 200.57 mph def. Robert Reehl, Whittier, 8.098, 100.99
  2. Mike Dunn, Mount Joy, Pa. 5.923, 151.43 def. Bruce Sarver, Bakersfield, 7.537, 157.95.
  3. Larry Dixon, Granada Hills, 4.756, 300.10 def. Eddie Hill, Wichita Falls, Texas, 13.334, 65.29.
  4. Cory McClenathan, Irvine, 4.862, 303.03 def. Jim Head, Columbus, Ohio, 8.419, 100.08.
  5. Joe Amato, Old Forge, Pa., 4.980, 282.13 def. Bob Vandergriff Jr., Alpharetta, Ga., 11.885, 80.87.
  6. Tommy Johnson Jr., Ottumwa, Iowa, 5.024, 289.57 def. Ron Capps, Cupertino, 10.109, 82.66.
  7. Connie Kalitta, Ypsilanti, Mich., 4.853, 296.93 def. Kenny Bernstein, Dallas, 11.545, 81.09.
  8. Scott Kalitta, Chelsea, Mich., 4.782, 303.74 def. Shelly Anderson, Ontario, foul.

QUARTER FINALS

  1. B. Johnson, 4.809, 301.20 def. Dunn, 5.051, 229.88.
  2. Dixon, 4.799, 304.25 def. McClenathan, 4.850, 303.43.
  3. T. Johnson, 4.872, 302.31 def. Amato, 10.914, 89.11.
  4. C. Kalitta, 5.275, 192.02 def. S. Kalitta, 10.782, 80.70 SEMIFINAL
  5. B. Johnson, 4.749, 303.54 def. Dixon, 4.799, 295.11

FINAL

  1. Johson, 4.736, 299.70 def. Kalitta, 4.821, 297.32

FUNNY CAR ROUND ONE

  1. Cruz Pedregon, Camarillo, Pontiac Firebird, 5.081, 296.05 def. Gary Densham, Bellflower, Oldsmobile Cutlass, 6.533, 143.76.
  2. Dale Pulde, Sylmar, Cutlass, 5.233, 276.24 def. Gary Bolger, Genoa, Ill., Firebird, 5.245, 284.53
  3. Whit Bazemore, Indianapolis, Ford Mustang, 5.129, 296 Def. Tom Hoover, Minneapolis, Dodge Avenger, broke.
  4. John Force, Yorba Linda, Firebird, 5.123, 296.24 def. Chuck Etchells, Putnam, Conn., Avenger, 5.324, 252.17.
  5. Richard Hartman, Williamston, S.C., Chevrolet Camaro, 5.041, 297.42 def. Tony Pedregon, Gardena, Firebird 5.111, 300.50.
  6. Gary Clapshaw, Battle Ground, Wash., Mustang, 5.111, 292.11 def, Mark Oswald, Houma, La., Avenger, 5.287, 270.92.
  7. Al Holmann, Umatilla, Fla., Firebird, 5.061, 305.18 def. Mark Sievers, Riverside, Firebird, 5.461, 267.30.
  8. Del Worsham, Orange, Cutlass, 5.938, 188.52 def. Wyatt Radke, Alta Loma, Calif., 6.015, 158.33

QUARTERFINALS

  1. Pedregon, 5.120, 299.10 def. Pulde, 5.365, 241.74.
  2. Force, 5.114, 297.61 def. Bazemore, 5.289, 265.48.
  3. Clapshaw, 5.231, 245.09 def. Hartman, 6.813, 130.35.
  4. Hofmann, 5.138, 294.88 def. Worsham, 5.169, 288.18.

SEMIFINALS

  1. Force 5.252, 298.30 def. Pedrego, 13.067, 75.19.
  2. Hofmann, 5.160, 250.20 def. Clapshaw, 5.169, 289.85.

FINAL

  1. Hofmann, 5.054, 302.72 def. Force, 5.401, 228.94

PRO STOCK ROUND ONE

  1. Warren Johnson, Duluth, Ga., Firebird, 7.020, 196.37 def. Mike Thomas, Knoxville, Tenn., Cutlass, 8.138, 132.13.
  2. Ray FRanks, New Carlisle, Ohio, Cutlass, 7.048, 195.77 def. George Marnell, Las Vegas, Cutlass, 7.0085, 195.77.
  3. Kun Johnson, Lawrenceville, Ga., Firebird, 7.068, 196.12 def. Mark Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Cutlass, 7.079, 195.18.
  4. Jim Yates, Alexandria, Va., 7.073, 196.20 def. Bob Glidden, Whiteland, Ind., Ford Probe, 7.084, 195.22.
  5. Steve Schmidt, Indianapolis, Cutlass, 7.058, 196.63 def. Mark Pawuk, Bath, Ohio, Firebird, 7.102, 194.63.
  6. Chuck Harris, W. Barnstable, Mass., 7.041, 196.20 def. Mike Edwards, Broken Arrow, Okla., 7.132, 194.30.
  7. Bill Glidden, Whiteland, Ind., Probe, 7.110, 194. 67 def. Tom Martino, Farmingdale, N.J., Firebird, 7.097, 196.20.
  8. Billy Huff, Brooks, Ky., 7.095, 195.14 def. Jerry Eckman, Newark, Ohio, Firebird, 9.390, 97.81

QUARTERFINALS

  1. W. Johnson, 7.068, 195.69 def. Franks, 7.065, 196.16.
  2. Yates, 7.065, 196.42 def. K. Johnson.
  3. Harris, 7.054, 196.29 def. Schmidt, 7.068, 196.42.
  4. Huff, 7.075, 196.16 def. Glidden, 7.097, 195.10

SEMIFINALS

  1. Yates, 7.063, 195.82 def. JOhnson, 7.080, 195.43.
  2. Huff, 7.076, 196.50 def. Harris, 7.050, 196.67.

FINAL

  1. Yates, 7.041, 195.48 def. Huff, 7.147, 194.88