Potomac nats (14 Viewers)

[James]

118 total entries?

When was the last time a national event had so little cars?

 

[Pete]

you take away the sportsmen and you get a "low" car count when its only the "pro's"

 

[Mike]

This may be a bad analogy, but having a mostly pro race minus the LODRS classes may be like going to a PBR event compared to a full rodeo.

I guess the people doing stuff between runs or during track prep serve a function similar to rodeo clowns, sans distracting the bull.

 

[mick]

is there enough room for even this amount of entries plus spectators?

 

[aakar]

It will still be good, weather looks excellent!

 

[Quesadilla]

118 total entries?

When was the last time a national event had so little cars?

The original Supernationals at Ontario was a Pro-Only show. Not sure what the car count was but it’s probably close

 

[Gone Dead Train]

The original Supernationals at Ontario was a Pro-Only show. Not sure what the car count was but it’s probably close

No, 1970 for example, the first year. And every year after, they ran sportsmen

Top Fuel-Rick Ramsey
Funny Car-Gene Snow
Pro Stock-Ronnie Sox
Top Gas-Don Cain
Comp-Don Enriquez
Modified-Jim Stevens
Super Stock-Ray Alley
Stock-Marv Ripes

 

[stitcherbob]

I see the Potomac Nats outside my front door every day…. Ever since they installed a speed hump in front of my house….


(Ps my street is named Potomac)

 

[Dave]

No, 1970 for example, the first year. And every year after, they ran sportsmen

Top Fuel-Rick Ramsey
Funny Car-Gene Snow
Pro Stock-Ronnie Sox
Top Gas-Don Cain
Comp-Don Enriquez
Modified-Jim Stevens
Super Stock-Ray Alley
Stock-Marv Ripes

The 1972 running was a Pro only event.

 

[Dave]

The original Supernationals at Ontario was a Pro-Only show. Not sure what the car count was but it’s probably close

1972.

 

[65 Goatboy]

you take away the sportsmen and you get a "low" car count when its only the "pro's"

What's the normal national event car count with pro and sportsman?

 

[Pete]

What's the normal national event car count with pro and sportsman?

300ish depending on quotas and location

 

[James]

What's the normal national event car count with pro and sportsman?

2026:

Gainesville- 481
Charlotte- 428
Pomona- 378
SGMP- 226

 

[mick]

if joe morrison and dave richards can crack 4 seconds, this could be the first
sub 4 second FC field ...... it's too bad this race couldn't pull one more TF'r to fill the field.

 

[MM]

if joe morrison and dave richards can crack 4 seconds, this could be the first
sub 4 second FC field ...... it's too bad this race couldn't pull one more TF'r to fill the field.

Most of the east coast TF independents opted for Epping. With the events being back to back they had to choose one or the other.

 

[none]

I think there is only 300' of concrete(?) so track may be tricky

 

[Jim]

is there enough room for even this amount of entries plus spectators?

Yes, there is. MIR used to get large spectator crowds and large fields when it had IHRA national events in the early to mid-2000s.