:::Drag Racing Online::: Nitro Funny Car Classic at Phoenix

Volume XI, Issue 10

October 27, 2009

Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying Order:
1.	Charles “Chaz” McLaws	McLaws Motorsports	6.497, 218.48
2.	Joe Powell		6.841, 191.40
3.	Mitch Bowen	“Northland Express”	6.958, 200.17
4.	Jamie Leppanen	“Arizona Thunder"	7.174, 189.68
5.	Chill Scardino	“Chill Factor”	7.272, 160.58
6.	car #741		7.311, 189.12
7.	Dean Oberg		7.543, 132.91

Round 1		RT	ET	MPH
W:	Bryan Bruhn	.467	9.772	91.59
RU:	Pete Rivera	BROKE	BROKE	BROKE
W:	Frank Manzo	.174	7.192	198.20
RU:	Crazy Chris Phelps	.122	7.253	187.23
W:	Mitch Bowen	.549	7.046	198.12
RU:	Charles McLaws	.012	6.485	218.09
W:	Joe Powell	.006	7.173	175.27
RU:	Eric Gates	.100	7.199	185.31
W:	Jamie Leppanen (Single)	.106	7.102	183.92
Round 2
W:	Jamie Leppanen	.120	6.973	No speed
RU:	Charles McLaws	.120	6.750	178.92
W:	Eric Gates	.129	7.090	194.13
RU:	Frank Manzo	.155	7.479	197.08
W:	Crazy Chris Phelps	.112	7.267	189.55
RU:	Bryan Bruhn	.625	9.430	95.22
Final Round
W:	Jamie Leppanen	.073	7.101	194.04
RU:	Mitch Bowen	.077	7.610	172.32

Only nine California Independent Funny Car Association members made the race but CIFCA president Jamie Leppanen did not care as his “Arizona Thunder” took the race win in the final round over Mitch Bowen’s Northland Express” with a 7.10 at 191 mph to Bowen’s 7.61.