[ponyakr]

Randi Lyn Shipp & Julie Biermann will be representing Pontiac at this race, with their 10 sec 1st gen Birds.

https://www.nhraeventreg.com/ListEve...MI1&cc=8&rn=20

The Pontiac powered Super Stockers will be driven by Greg Meyer & Robert Cruzen.

https://www.nhraeventreg.com/ListEve...MI1&cc=7&rn=20

Here's more info, including the run schedule.

https://www.nhra.com/schedule/2021/n...west-nationals

[ponyakr]

There's a doubleheader @ VMP this weekend.

https://www.facebook.com/racevmp/pho...6541736374106/

Assume that maybe Adam Strang, Lauren Kanuik, & John Agneta will be there. Bruce Noland may have his '69 T/A there.

There are other Pontiac powered cars in div 1. Don't know how many will show up at this race.

[Bluesugar]

The 2010 Chevy with the Pont. 428 driven by Robert Cruzen Sr.
was very unusual!!

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by ponyakr

There's a doubleheader @ VMP this weekend.

https://www.facebook.com/racevmp/pho...6541736374106/

Assume that maybe Adam Strang, Lauren Kanuik, & John Agneta will be there. Bruce Noland may have his '69 T/A there.

There are other Pontiac powered cars in div 1. Don't know how many will show up at this race.

This what I could find.

14 I/SA Chad Smith '77 Firebird 11.468 -0.832
25 C/SA Bruce Noladn '69 Firebird 10.591 -0.809
47 O/SA Lauren Kanuik '77 Gran Prix 12.418 -0.732

Stan

[ponyakr]

In Stock, Chad Smith is #14, Bruce Noland is #25, Lauren Kanuick is #47, & Dave Ribeiro is #57.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop

In SS, Bill Kennedy is #27.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop

[ponyakr]

Originally Posted by Bluesugar

The 2010 Chevy with the Pont. 428 driven by Robert Cruzen Sr.
was very unusual!!

Yeah, he has the only Pontiac powered Super Stocker I know of that has run in the 8's. He won the GT/AA class @ Indy, with an 8.90 !

Irvin Johns also has a Pontiac 428 powered Cobalt. It has won class at Indy twice. In '19, with Todd Frantz driving, & this year, with Irvin driving.

Don Kennedy has a 428 powered Sunfire that is quick, also. The alum head 428 is a strong SS engine, at the current NHRA hp factor. Carroll Warling has even built an iron head 428, for his '74 Lemans. NHRA gives the #216 heads very generous port volumes.

[ponyakr]

In Stock Q-1, Julie Biermann is #32. Randi Lyn is #42.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop

In SS Q-1, Robert Cruzen is #5, & Greg Meyer is #8.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop

[ponyakr]

Julie & Randi Lyn both went a little quicker in Stock Q-2. Julie wound up at #26, & Randi Lyn at #35.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

Julie's 10.678 is a pretty respectable number. Don't know what her best time is, running in D/SA. Nowadays, you never know when/if a car is running all-out, or sandbaggin to protect their combo, by preventing an NHRA hp factor increase. No good reason to make your combo less competitive, just to see your name higher up on a Q-list.

She went 10.597 at this 2020 race. Good enuff for the #19 position.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2020#indextop

The SS Pontiacs didn't run any quicker in Q-2, therefore dropped a few numbers, on the list.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

[ponyakr]

Bruce Noland has won 4 rounds of Stock elims. There are 6 cars left. He ran a 10.545 in round 1. I assume that's a new best for the car, in competition.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by ponyakr

Bruce Noland has won 4 rounds of Stock elims. There are 6 cars left. He ran a 10.545 in round 1. I assume that's a new best for the car, in competition.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

Hard to say since round 1 was a double brake out.

-Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
-1788-Bruce-Noland-------------------------1233-Carl-Massafra----------------
E1---****WINNER****--0.085-10.545-124.11---------------------0.060-10.854-118.69
--------C/SA--Dial:-10.56-(+/-):--0.015-----------D/SA--Dial:-10.88-(+/-):--0.026
-Qualified:------------#25-10.591--0.809-----------------------#71-10.951--0.599

Stan

[ponyakr]

Mike's 350 Pontiac powered '77 Bird is for sale.

$35,000

http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...39&postcount=1

[ponyakr]

Julie Biermann survived E-1, when her opponent went too quick, or as they say: "Took too much stripe".

Randi Lyn had a heads-up D/SA run with a quicker car.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

Lots of Stock racers, who have quick cars, say that's the only reason they continue to race in the Stock class, is because of the heads-up no breakout rule. Most of those with really slow cars(against their index), don't seem to like the heads-up rule as much. They tend to like the dial-your-own, breakout racing.

Greg Meyer & Robert Cruzen won their 1st round of Super Stock.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

[ponyakr]

Bruce Noland apparently had mechanical problems in the semi-final & had to settle for 3rd place.

https://www.nhra.com/results/2021/lu...ock-eliminator

Hope it was nothing major & he can get it fixed for the 2nd race.

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by ponyakr

Bruce Noland apparently had mechanical problems in the semi-final & had to settle for 3rd place.

https://www.nhra.com/results/2021/lu...ock-eliminator

Hope it was nothing major & he can get it fixed for the 2nd race.

I believe they only get 1 shoot to qualify for the second race.

Bruce is #95 and ran it looks like a 23 second pass.

Chad Smith is #26 11.409 -0.891

Stan

[ponyakr]

After 2 rounds of Stock & SS elims, Robert Cruzen's 428 GT car is the only Pontiac powered car still in.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r=100#indextop

[ponyakr]

Stock Q-1 for 2nd race: Chad Smith #70, Lauren Kanuik #89, David Ribeiro #90, Bruce Noland #95.

https://www.nhra.com/results/2021/lu...ock-eliminator


Looks like Bill Kennedy & Wilbert Thornton are on the SS Q-list.

https://www.nhra.com/results/2021/lu...er/super-stock

[ponyakr]

Robert Cruzen is still alive after 3 rounds. Had to cut a real good light to win that round. 7 cars left.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop

[ponyakr]

All Pontiac Stockers got knocked out, 1st round.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

Pontiac SS cars are also gone. That's one of the worst first rounds I've ever seen. 6 Pontiacs gone.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

[ponyakr]

Robert Cruzen won round 4 & will go to the semi.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

[ponyakr]

Hey ya'll, Robert Cruzen is in the finals !

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...er=30#indextop

Can't do any worse than RU. He's been cuttin some good lights. If he can do it one more time, he's got a chance. But the other guy has cut some good lights, too. Will somebody choke, in the final ?

Not too many people can cut 6 real good lights, in a row. And the pressure in on, in the finals of a nat event. So, sometimes a driver will either leave too early or go to sleep & cut a really bad light, while trying to make sure he don't red-light.

Therefore, some finals have been won with just mediocre lights, or even a bad light a slow cruise to the finish line. We've won & lost finals, just about every way there is to win or lose. Hey, you either get the "Thrill of victory", or the "Agony of defeat". It's that occasional "Thrill of victory" that makes it worth all the effort.