Thanks for sharing Rick. Seems a shame to just throw away all that serious drag racing equity. I gather the Pontiac bodied cars will still survive a few more active years since they're so competitive. Then the privateers will still campaign them well after their prime.

Pontiac Nirtofish wins the "BIG GO" w/ Greg Stanfield at the wheel



The wild, upset-filled nature of this year's U.S. Nationals definitely spilled over to Pro Stock where Stanfield upset low qualifier Mike Edwards on a final-round holeshot, 6.665 to 6.627, thanks to a .020 to .084 holeshot. The victory is Stanfield's fourth in the class and moved Stanfield to third place in points, 82 points behind Edwards.

"This is just a huge win for me, especially after coming so close here last year [in a.001-second loss to Jeg Coughlin in the final]," said Stanfield. "And it was really exciting for our Nitro Fish Gear team owner, Kenny Koretsky, who was the Pro Stock runner-up at the 2004 Indy [which was the 50th anniversary of the event].

"We came here with our first complete DRCE-3 engine, which makes more power than our old combination, and we also got the suspension straightened out to make good use of that extra power. We were struggling a lot earlier in the year, and I was beginning to doubt if I could get the job done. But I had promised Kenny that I’d get him at least one Wally this season, and I’m going to give him the trophy right after this race. I hope that we can win a few more."

Stanfield, a four-time Super Stock champion who was the runner-up here last year, drove the Nitro Fish Pontiac past an out-of-shape Allen Johnson in the semifinals with a 6.64 that earned him final-round lane choice. Prior to that, Stanfield had trailered Warren Johnson and Jason Line with a pair of 6.62s.

Yea Baby .. my three favorite things: SpeeD, FiRe, and HaRD RockiN'

... wouldn't wont to be standing behind them JET FUNNY Cars!!

New Nation E.T. record set at Gainesville in Pro Stock by a Pontiac =
Roger Brogden 6.495 seconds w/ back-up!! Good for pole and 20 points.