READY FOR RESTART NHRA BACK AT FAIRPLEX AFTER RAINOUT.Byline: Steve Ramirez Staff Writer POMONA - If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. The National Hot Rod Association
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) will attempt do just that when its Powerade Drag Racing drag racing Form of motor racing in which two contestants race side by side from a standing start over a straight quarter-mile strip of pavement. Winners go on to compete against others in their class until only one is left undefeated. Series returns to Fairplex beginning today for the 44th Winternationals. The second-oldest event on the circuit's 23-race schedule was postponed to this weekend when rain washed out qualifying sessions last weekend. It's the first time since 1990 that the traditional season opener was postponed to an alternate weekend. Ticket stubs stubs The shares of equity in a firm that is financed almost completely with debt. Stubs are often created when firms go through a leveraged buyout or pay big cash dividends in order to fend off a takeover. for the Friday and Saturday sessions last weekend will be honored on those respective days this weekend and tickets for Sunday, Feb. 22 are good for this Sunday. Spectators who cannot return for the rescheduled event this weekend can retain their ticket stubs and apply them toward ticket purchase for the NHRA NHRA National Hot Rod Association NHRA Northland Human Resource Association NHRA National Human Resources Association NHRA Nursing Home Reform Act NHRA National Hospice Regatta Alliance NHRA National Heritage Resources Act (South Africa) Finals in November or next season's Winternationals. Pro qualifying sessions resume at 2:30 p.m. today. Qualifying is also scheduled for 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Eliminations begin at 11 a.m. Sunday. Weather forecasts indicate sunny to cloudy conditions through the weekend. ``I just want to get the race in,'' said veteran Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson (1896 – November 1 1956) was an influential American delta blues musician who recorded in the late 1920s. Jr., who qualified sixth with a 4.930-second pass last week. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why, but I'm really confident about this weekend. The rain delay might actually help us.'' But the postponement does create some interesting scenarios. Although teams did get one qualifying session in, they return to Pomona Raceway getting just three more cracks at it this weekend. The first-round leaders were Tony Schumacher This article is about the drag racer. For the German football players, see Toni Schumacher. Tony Schumacher (born December 25, 1969 in Long Grove, Illinois), is an American drag racer, currently competing in the NHRA top fuel class, of which he is a four-time in Top Fuel (4.514), Eric Medlen (4.840) in Funny Car and Greg Anderson (6.743) in Pro Stock. ``Our game plan hasn't changed, it's just the day we're doing it that changed,'' said back-to-back Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon, who is seventh at 4.662 after last week's lone qualifying session. ``On the first run last Thursday we softened the car to make sure we got in the field. You can't win anything if you're not qualified. You never know what the weather will do and we're in the same predicament again, just a week later. ``We'll be a little more aggressive (today) because we have one solid run under our belts. Then we'll pick up the pace more and more each day.'' Steve Ramirez, (626) 962-8811 steve.ramirez(at)sgvn.com |
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