2026 Pomona "Winternationals" (31 Viewers)

[J. S.]

Seems more like the Springnationals to me, based on the time of year.

Weather conditions seem pretty ideal today (Friday).

Looks like today, they are running a lot more Sportsman eliminations instead of waiting until Sat and Sun, due to the weather forecast for the weekend. This is what they did last year for the Finals. I'm sure this is the smart thing to do, but I do enjoy watching some of the Sportsman classes on Sat, so I am a little disappointed I won't get to see a lot of that action when I am there tomorrow.

I am surprised that our resident drag racing Billionaire and Pomona track sponsor is not racing in Top Sportsman this weekend, especially after she did so well in Phoenix.

Also, I don't see Angelle is racing in Top Alcohol Dragster. I don't recall who owns the car that she drives, but hasn't she usually raced at Pomona since she started driving in TA/D?

 

[NitroLuver]

That was a horrible 1st round of qualifying in FC.

 

[J. S.]

That was a horrible 1st round of qualifying in FC.

Yes, that was a pretty poor showing in FC. Surprisingly, the local, way-underfunded Jason Rupert team seems to have had the only decent run (no tire smoke or breakage) even though he clicked it off early. At least we have 18 cars in FC this weekend.

 

[NitroLuver]

So....when was the last time there was a tire change at the pre burnout box?

 

[Paul]

Top Fuel ended strong, hopefully that translates into a good 2nd session.

 

[J. S.]

So....when was the last time there was a tire change at the pre burnout box?

Per DragRaceCentral.com coverage of 1st Rd TF Qualifying:

Kalitta picked up a nail in the staging lanes, so the team is allowed to change the rear slick. He launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot.

 

[Chili]

Seems more like the Springnationals to me, based on the time of year.

Weather conditions seem pretty ideal today (Friday).

Looks like today, they are running a lot more Sportsman eliminations instead of waiting until Sat and Sun, due to the weather forecast for the weekend. This is what they did last year for the Finals. I'm sure this is the smart thing to do, but I do enjoy watching some of the Sportsman classes on Sat, so I am a little disappointed I won't get to see a lot of that action when I am there tomorrow.

I am surprised that our resident drag racing Billionaire and Pomona track sponsor is not racing in Top Sportsman this weekend, especially after she did so well in Phoenix.

Also, I don't see Angelle is racing in Top Alcohol Dragster. I don't recall who owns the car that she drives, but hasn't she usually raced at Pomona since she started driving in TA/D?

The Michalek brothers out of Onio is who Angeles drives for. I don’t think they usually run the Winters. They will have both cars out for Dallas/Vegas/Pomona at the end of the season.

 

[DragFan2]

Looks like everyone missed their tuneups in Rd 1. Barely any good runs in any Pro class. Pro Stock even seemed a little slow. Was it the humidity? The air temp was great although the track temp seemed a little high for the conditions.

 

[DanTheFan]

When I turned q1 on, it said 73 degrees out but 128 track temp. Must be a LOT of sun. Even at 128, pretty bad miss on tuneups.

 

[camaro]

is Cody Coughlin out again at KB?

 

[CS]

is Cody Coughlin out again at KB?

He's not on the entry list but is for Z-Max

 

[65 Goatboy]

Talk of a lack of rubber on the track. No nitro cars in over a year.

 

[JRW]

Did he kick another door??

 

[mgty3whlr]

Connoly is subbing for him

 

[J. S.]

I've stumbled on "tape delayed" coverage of Q2 Pro sessions at Pomona on Youtube.

Currently, tomorrow looks good to go weather-wise! I'll be in line at 6am to get a good parking spot.

 

[SoCal Racer]

Look for me tomorrow... I'll be the guy with grey hair. Oh, wait, that's most of us.

 

[Vdubman]

I thought Q2 was pretty good. I had a great time. Saw some good speeds, the final top fuel run here was cool.

 

[z28]

is Cody Coughlin out again at KB?

had a business commitment Friday. Should be there Saturday. The put Dave in the car to get some runs on it.

 

[DragFan2]

I've stumbled on "tape delayed" coverage of Q2 Pro sessions at Pomona on Youtube.

Currently, tomorrow looks good to go weather-wise! I'll be in line at 6am to get a good parking spot.

Thanks for the "heads up" about the YouTube channel showing Q2 qualifying last night. Nice to see some racing video before Sunday for those of us not paying for NHRA-TV live feed.

 

[ZWeinstein]

One of our Arizona racers with a candidate for run of the year in the Super Gas final. Perfect run, trip zip perfect on the tree and dead on zero. Amazing!!