Page Two     Qualifying Session 2 - Saturday 1:30 p.m. Unlike the March Meet which offers three shots to qualify, the CHRR offered only two which put the tuners and drivers to the test as they have less room for error. And after a very weak and mixed bag first session there was a whole lot of jockeying to be done here.   The first car out on a single was the current points leader and favorite to not only win the championship but the CHRR as well - Rick White.               The big blue car from San Diego left hard.               Incredibly, White smoked the tires about 150' out and when he pedaled it the engine went up way up. They had broken a rear end leaving the car DOA. Coasting through with a 8.369 at 105.57 left White sitting #12 but with only 17 cars entered many felt that would hold.     The first pair out for the last session were the #15 and #17 cars of Mark Hyla and Ed Schwartz.                                   Hyla looked like he was on his way to a "five," but the engine started smoking past half track and the car nosed over (6.105 at 211.56). Schwartz's car was very soft on the launch, but he was quick enough (6.846 at 185.26) to bump into the field putting Mike Chrisman on the outside and Denver Schutz on the bubble at 9.851.       SRO Crowd is a norm for Saturday's at a CHRR.   See the race any way you can....   Next out were two more cars currently sitting at the bottom of the field. Mike Chrisman and Terry Cox                     The red car had more at the hit but Chrisman also left better than normal.                                               Chrisman had some decent numbers to half track but shut it off for no apparent reason to a 8.217 at 107.97.     Cox made a strong run (6.106 at 235.78), but sacrificed a few pistons to the aluminum gods in the lights. That bumped Schutz and Adam Sorokin was then on the bump at 8.626.         Pair three was Denver Schutz and Mark Malde. The former was sitting #17 while Malde was solid at #11.                   Malde was a little soft at the hit as was Schutz.                         Schutz moved well into the field (#9) with a 6.285 at 242.91 which bumped Sorokin. It also put Rick White on the bump spot at 8.369. Malde carded a 6.418 at 214.79 which left him #11.       The next pair were a have (Brendan Murry) and have not (Adam Sorokin) the former was solidly in at #10 while the Batmoblie was sitting in the Bat Cave (#17).                       Murry made a decent move at the hit but Sorokin got to the 60' clocks first.                             The odds of Sorokin not runner better than the 8.36 bump were slim at best and his 6.041 at 225.11 not only jumped him all the way up to the #5 hole but more dramatically bumped the points leader, Rick White, out of the field. A shocking development for sure.   Murry, still not getting 1320 feet out of his new car, improved with a 6.151 at just 186.87.             Out next was Mike McClennan and Brad Thompson. With the field set this was all about position on the ladder... not to mention a round one tune-up.                           Thompson hooked hard and racked up nice early numbers. McClennan was a bit soft but got away cleanly.                                           Thompson had the chutes out before the traps and still carded a 6.067 at just 199.33. That moved him into the top half of the field while McClennan gave up early as well with a 6.460 at 184.53.             The sixth pair of the session paired up Brett Harris and Rick Rogers. Harris was safely in the field, but needed to step up to get as many points as possible in qualifying, trailing White by 59 coming into the event.               Both cars had very aggressive leaves and impressive early times.                                 By the 60' clocks Harris was pulling away.               Harris left no doubt he was here to chase down White as his 5.809 (would stand for low ET of the meet until the final round) at 252.17 put him at the top of the qualifying list and took a hunk of points out of White's lead. Rogers laid down a nice number himself moving to the #2 spot with a 5.910 at 255.75 (top speed of qualifying). Incremental: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.673, 660ft-3.901/204.35 mph, 1,000ft-4.927.         The next to last pair were Troy Green and Jim Murphy - both in the top half of the field and the point standings.                                   Murphy had a nice launch while Green's ride was a bit soft at the hit.                                                   Murphy stepped up with a solid 5.978 at 250.97 while Green did not improve carding a click it early 6.071 at 200.66.         The last pair of the last session were two drivers you would not expect to see sitting one and two after the first session. Rick McGee and Rick Williamson.                             At the hit one knew both these teams were here to play. Nice early numbers both.                                             Even though it was just qualifying this one one hell of a drag race. McGee carded a career best 5.862 at 245.03 to go into the #2 spot and Williamson was right there with a 5.885 at 237.90 for #3.     That was it. Harris lead the pack at 5.809 and Mike Chrisman was on the bump spot at 8.217. Rick White was the only car to not make the show.   Final Top Fuel Qualifying 1 - Brett Harris  5.809 @ 252.17 2 - Rick McGee 5.862 @ 245.03 3 - Rick Williamson  5.885 @ 237.90 4 - Rick Rogers  5.910 @ 255.75 5 - Troy Green 5.977 @ 254.45 6 - Jim Murphy  5.978 @ 250.97 7 - Adam Sorokin 6.041 @ 225.11 8 - Brad Thompson  6.067 @ 199.33   9 - Mark Hyla 6.105 @ 211.56 10 - Terry Cox 6.106 @ 235.78 11 - Brendan Murry 6.151 @ 186.87 12 - Denver Schutz 6.285 @ 242.91 13 - Mark Malde 6.418 @ 214.79 14 - Mike McClennan 6.460 @ 184.53 15 - Ed Schwartz 6.846 @ 185.26 16 - Mike Chrisman 8.217 @ 107.97 DNQ - Rick White 8.369 @ 105.57     Page 1 - Top Fuel Quaifying Session 1 Page 3 - Top Fuel Elimination Round 1 Page 4 - Top Fuel Elimination Round 2 Page 5 - Top Fuel Semis & Finals Page 6 - Funny Cars part 1 Page 7 - Funny Cars part 2 Page 8 - Everything Else   Make your reservations NOW!   Related Sites All American Fuel Dragsters High Speed Motorsports Nitro Thunder Racing WW2 Racing Email For Photographer Contact Information     Members Site Map || Visitors Site Map Site Copyright Ewald Enterprises, 1998-2009. 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