Closest Margins of Victory?

[DLB]

Is there a conclusive list anywhere of the closest margins of victory in the pro and sportsman classes of NHRA competition?

Some guys here at work were talking about NASCAR's quickest, and I know it isn't close to NHRA's quickest.

Thanks.

DLB

 

[Sully]

I've seen .0000 margins of victory in several of the Sportsman categories and .0001 in Pro Stock - check on NHRA.com for the "Who Got The Light Award" for reac-by-race and season-best MOVs.

 

[stanman]

I've had at least two that were 0.000 on the time slip before they starting carrying out to the 10,000th. Since that time I've had a .0002, a .0003, and a couple .0004s.

 

[DLB]

This is the best I could find on NHRA.com
NHRA News: Wilkerson claims $25,000 Who Got The Light? award (11/7/2007)

DLB

 

[Old Sg]

Last year my son lost in a Top Dragster final by .0002 (two ten thousands)

Kind of a bummer. At 190 mph thats about 5/8 in.

 

[NHRAMike]

I was reading this and I could have sworn that Jim Yates was involved in a .0000 MOV, (Denver I think) but I couldn't remember which end he came out on. Thanks to a very popular search engine I came up with this. Jim also came our on the losing end when Richie Stevens won the award in 2006.

Who got the light results 2001 - 2006

Motel 6 ‘Who Got the Light’ $25,000 Season Winners

2006 Richie Stevens Jr., Dodge Stratus, Pro Stock, .0003

2005 Cruz Pedregon, Chevy Monte Carlo, Funny Car, .0010

2004 Steve Johns, Chevy Cavalier, Pro Stock, .0006

2003 Scott Geoffrion, Ford Escort, Pro Stock, .0002

2002 Larry Morgan, Dodge Neon, Pro Stock, .0002

2001 Jim Yates, Pontiac Grand Am, Pro Stock, .0000

 

[john]

I was reading this and I could have sworn that Jim Yates was involved in a .0000 MOV, (Denver I think) but I couldn't remember which end he came out on.

The timing system will determine the true winner well beyond the clocks ability to display the times. It may in fact go well into the nanoseconds.

 

[Unk]

Compulink (if I remember correctly) measures to th 7th digit, shows to the
4th digit (ten thousandth). Jeff Foster will jump in and correct me if I'm wrong.

Best/closest race that comes to my mind was 2006 SS finals @ Joliet. Gary Stinnett & Michael Mans raced to a 0.0000 dead heat finish. Two great young drivers in a classic SS final round.



Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
51 Gary Stinnett 5600 Michael Mans
E7 0.004 9.385 140.75 ****WINNER**** 0.017 9.532 139.67
GT/AA Dial: 9.37 (+/-): 0.015 SS/CS Dial: 9.53 (+/-): 0.002
Prior rounds:
E6 0.002 9.375 -0.025 (T Sheehan ) 0.073 9.533 0.023
E5 (A Corda ) 0.008 9.450 0.010 (J Auer ) 0.004 9.549 0.009
E4 (D O'Malley ) 0.012 9.481 0.071 (J Jenkins ) 0.054 9.653 0.093
E3 (B Wilkinson ) 0.024 9.467 0.027 (B Schroeder ) 0.048 9.594 0.034
E2 (J Duncan ) 0.041 9.410 0.010 (J Hennessay ) 0.049 9.611 0.081
E1 (V Krol ) 0.007 9.415 -0.005 (J Teuton Jr ) 0.056 9.526 -0.034
Qualified: #23 9.483 -0.917 #5 9.613 -1.037

5:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.53 inches,adjusted altitude 1,346 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.
A great race here, a dead heat according to the numbers, Stinnett gets the holeshot and just misses running down Mans. Michael Mans' MOV: 0.0000 seconds (approximately 0 inches).

DRAG RACE CENTRAL coverage.

 

[FABMAN]

The first NHRA national event I ever raced at, Ennis, TX 1986. I had just finish my 86 Corvette running in S/G. First round, I got there first but broke out 9.898. This is when pot for hitting perfect 9.90 was about $10,000.

 

[Sully]

Jesse,

I don't think the average NASCAR fan is ready for the concept of "breaking out." If you really want to glaze their eyes, try explaining the Comp Eliminator and Competition Index Correction (CIC) to them. Probably best to stick to the "got there first on a green light" classes.

 

[FABMAN]

Jesse,

I don't think the average NASCAR fan is ready for the concept of "breaking out." If you really want to glaze their eyes, try explaining the Comp Eliminator and Competition Index Correction (CIC) to them. Probably best to stick to the "got there first on a green light" classes.

Larry, I have been following Nascar since local late model driver Terry Bivins drove RCR, that's a long time ago. I would say close finishes in Nascar are minute compare to Drag Racing. I think that most readers on mater know about the Sportsman categories and would agree that close finishes are a way of life in this sport.

 

[stanman]

... Two great young drivers in a classic SS final round. ...

Young? Come on, Unk! You must be speaking from an older perspective. LMAO

 

[Frank]

Mike C. is right. The closest I've seen in the Pro's was Yates over Jeter at the 2001 Mile High's. Even though the below notes only say it was .000 it was .0000 as they showed the replay on Winston Vision (or whatever it was called in '01) about 7 or 8 times. As Mike C. posted, Yates ended up winning the 'Who got the Light' Award for 2001 with an MOV of 0.0000

(W) Jim Yates (Splitfire/Peak '01 Pontiac Grand 0.458 7.343 188.57
(L) Brad Jeter (Schmidt Racing '01 Pontiac Grand0.416 7.385 187.05

Jeter with a great light and Yates with the power to chase him down and take the win light in a mathematical dead heat. Margin of victory = 0.000 seconds (approximately 0 inches). Yates will give up lane choice to Edwards.

 

[ozfuel]

I thought I remember reading about a Pro Stock race in Europe last year where the MOV went to 6 figures.

Mark.

 

[Unk]

Greg,

What, they're both younger than I am, so that makes them young drivers, right?

Besides, age is just a state of mind, and I still travel so much (even without NHRA national events) that sometimes I'm not sure what state I'm in, so I don't mind......

Hope all is well on your end.

Unk

BTW, stand by for an upcoming and probably surprising press release......

 

[Dave]

I know this is a ridiculously old thread, but I thought it was a good question. Particularly with the recent Top Fuel final. I haven't even scratched the surface of number of runs yet starting in the pro categories. I only browsed a few years worth of TF and PS, haven't even touched FC, PSB, PM, or PST yet. You already have to be .0003 to make the top 10 closest finishes. There are a lot out there! That doesn't include the sportsman classes. I'm sure there have been at least 10 or more .0000 finishes.