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Given an environment of high energy and speed, this is definitely a sport for Latinos who like strong emotions, with top speeds of 300 miles per hour and the adrenaline of thunder It can blow your ears and your body to vibrate.
The Latino Sports Network team by invitation of the NHRA, Racing and Toyota Team Alexis DeJoria Tequila Patron, we were treated with every attention to cover the event, only to realize that the Sport has all the elements for bilingual Latinos, including family integration as is an event for the whole family, with food stalls of all kinds and all price besides the “Drag Race” traditional engines feel the power, definitely recommend Latino Sports Network next season in February to attend in Pomona CA and Nation Wide events ticket info www.nhra.com / tickets / default.aspx
Series NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Finals Classification Results
Alexis DeJoria end in # 14
Saturday
Sort Order Round 4
POMONA, Calif. – FastNews Network – Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car in NHRA Full Throttle Series Drag Racing, Automobile Club of Southern California 48th Annual NHRA Finals:
Position Driver Vehicle Speed Time
1. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4007 319.29
2. Cruz Pedregon Snap-on Tools Camry 4008 319.60
3. Jack Beckman Valvoline NextGen 319.75 4025 Charger
4. Courtney Force 4032 Mustang Traxxas 317.12
5. Jim Head Racing Head 4033 Solara 312.50
6. Jeff Arend 4036 Camry DHL 312.93
7. Paul Lee McLeod 4037 Racing Charger 309.63
8. Johnny Gray NTB / Service Central Charger 4046 313.22
9. Robert Hight Auto Club Mustang 4053 313.07
10. Mike Neff Castrol GTX Mustang 4062 313.66
11. John Force Castrol GTX High Mileage 4075 Musta 315.71
12. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4075 306.74
13. Matt Hagan DieHard / Aaron ‘s 4100 Charger 308.50
14. Alexis DeJoria Tequila Patron 4105 Camry 310.91
15. Grant Downing Worsham Racing Inc. 4108 Charger 308.35
16. Tony Pedregon 4112 STP Camry 302.62
— Not Qualified —
17. Tommy Johnson Jr. Racing Charger 4281 Steve Plugger 290.76
18. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft / Quick Lane Mustang 4300 304.74
19. Bob Bode Stupid Fast Racing 4443 Impala 248.29
20. Eco-Absorb Todd Lesenko 153.68 4787 Charger
21. Terry Haddock Acme 5093 Impala Refining 151.87
– Results of the final round, four eliminations in Funny Car in NHRA Full Throttle Series Drag Racing, Automobile Club of Southern California 48th Annual NHRA Finals:
Cruz Pedregon in place # 1
W / L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed
(W) Cruz Pedregon (Snap-on Tools Camry) 0.076 4.035 306.12
(L) Courtney Force (Traxxas Mustang) 0.059 7878 75.79
Time 5:28 pm conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.09 centimeters adjusted height 1,760 feet track temperature 65 degrees.
Pedregon is a two to one on the strength in the final rounds. He has 29 victories and 37 defeats final total is 1 win and 2 losses in the event. In 2012, his is 0 and 1 y Fuerza is one and two in the final rounds.
Funny Car rookies Courtney Force, left, and Alexis DeJoria
Andrew Hines , who has won this race the last two years in Pro Stock Motorcycle.