CONNOLLY'S 7TH HOLESHOT WIN: STATS
UPDATE
Here is the latest mini update from DRO statistician Jim
Hawkins after the Denver race:
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In
the Top Fuel class at Denver the first "double double"
(which reminded me of the re-debuting Melanie Troxel Johnson's
old sponsor In-'N-Out burger) occurred. A rare double loss
in the first round was my first recording in TF since I
started keeping stats in 1987. Due to breakage or "starter
shutdown" among the other pro occurrences...
FUNNY CAR: Hartman/Worsham, Round 1, Reading
1991; Bode/Force, Round 1, Vegas II 2001
PRO STOCK: Schmidt/Ewing, Round 1, Dallas
II 1994; Schmidt/Rivera, Round 1, Phoenix 1995; Allen/Alderman,
Round 2, Columbus 1997
PRO STOCK BIKE: Mullen/Treble, Round 2,
St. Louis 1999
Plus, there are various races where neither driver showed
after the race was rescheduled due to rain. My question
is this, in the last 18 years of my stats, there never has
been a double loss in the final round...so what happens
if there was the same scenario as any of the above? Any
comments? Send to stats@dragracingonline.com.
Denver still hasn't achieved a 4-second bubble in the fuel
classes. In Top Fuel Jim Cavalieri's bubble spot of a 5.136
in 2000 has been the best. He went on to beat Gary Scelzi
in the first round. Jeff Arend's 5.081 this year is the
best Denver 16th spot. Outside of Denver, the following
active events have yet to score a 4-second bump in Funny
Car...Seattle, Sonoma, Memphis, Columbus and Brainerd.
Dave Connolly's two holeshots in Denver, now makes seven
holeshot wins for year for him. [7-20-2005]
COUGHLIN TO DEBUT NMCA CAR AT
CORDOVA THIS WEEKEND
Troy Coughlin will debut his new Chevy Cavalier at the National
Muscle Car Association race at Cordova (IL) Raceway Park
July 22-23. The Quad Cities area racetrack will also host
racers such as 2004 World Champion Tim O'Hare, '03 Champ
Steve Miller, Steve King, Jeff Miller and last year's event
winner Scot Johnson.
The engine for Coughlin's Cavalier is profiled in "Sonny
Leonard's EFI Semi-Hemi" in our current Tech Section.
[7-20-2005]
SUPER CHEVY ADDS HUNTSVILLE IN
'06
The Agent has been told that Huntsville Dragway in Alabama
will host an Autozone Super Chevy Show event in 2006. We'll
let you know as soon as a date has been determined. [7-20-2005]
DRAW TO HOLD GOLF CART RACE
On
Thursday, July 28, the Drag Racing Association of Women
will sponsor their inaugural golf cart race at Infineon
Raceway. The event will be held at the starting line between
3:00 and 5:00 p.m. The entry fee is only $20 and prizes
will be awarded. A registration form may be picked up at
the DRAW booth, Hyatt Racing Services trailer or Adventure
Team Racing trailer on the Manufacturers' Midway or go to
www.drawonline.org.
Man, if only Hawthorne had a tow trailer for the DROmobile!
[7-20-2005]
