Everybodys OK -- moose, 13:27:47 07/03/09 Fri
Anybody know about what happen to ken thomas and kathy belcher, I didn't catch what happen, main both are OK. When anybody finds out let us know. KEN FANS
Good luck to all TOPMA and TEXAS teams that made the trip to Kansas. Run hard, represent, and bring home a Minute Man!!! -- T.L.-Drag Racing Fan, 21:40:49 07/02/09 Thu
Updated TOPMA points -- Mrs. TBH, 16:19:55 06/30/09 Tue
Sorry, I had an error on Ken's points so this is the updated points.
1 Gaylen Smith 431
2 Ken Thomas 419
3 Frankie Taylor 402
4 Heath Harvey 248
5 Gene Hector 200
6 Steve Wiley 157
7 Jackie Deaver 150
8 Rickey Cate 114
9 Chuck Nuytten 101
10 Grant McCrary 93
11 Chuck Poindexter 66
12 Thomas Myers 56
13 Eric Clark 55
14 Clyde Scott 48
15 Chris Smith 46
16 Doug Riesterer 36
17 Perry Dunn Racing 35
18 Jimmy Hector 33
19 Steve Gorman 32
20 Randall Reid 25
21 Howard Brown 24
22 Michelle Wilson 22
23 HT Wilson 11
24 Jim Brinkerhoff 11
25 Shawn Jones 0
26 Alfred Whiteside 0
27 Tim Cruce 0
Dallas Raceway Results - 6/27/09 -- Mrs. TBH, 13:55:00 06/30/09 Tue
After a small amount of sleep 13 drivers rolled into the concrete palace with winning on their mind. After two rounds of qualifying here's how everything unfolded: We started qualifying a little later than normal trying to beat the heat for the drivers (in 3 layer fire suits) and also for the dedicated fans sitting in reflective bleachers in 100+ degree weather but unfortunately Heath Harvey (who was the 2nd pair of cars down the track) expired a motor and the block/oil pan windowed above the engine diaper so we were shut down for a pretty lengthy clean-up BUT the track was in great shape after the track crew cleaned and prepped the right lane.
#1 Gaylen Smith - 3.965 at 191 mph
#2 Frankie Taylor - 3.982 at 191 mph
#3 Ken Thomas - 4.003 at 185 mph
#4 Doug Riesterer - 4.093 at 176 mph (Welcome Back Doug)
#5 Steve Wiley - 4.096 at 178 mph (Piloting Jimmy Hector's Corvette)
#6 Chuck Nuytten - 4.163 at 171 mph (Nice pass Chuck)
#7 Gene Hector - 4.198 at 175 mph
#8 David Baldwin - 4.350 at 163 mph
#9 Jackie Deaver - 4.368 at 166 mph
#10 Wes Johnston - 4.502 at 124 mph
#11 Eric Clark - 4.521 at 156 mph
#12 Chuck Poindexter - 4.781 at 147 mph
#13 Heath Harvey - 5.408 at 89 mph
First round:
Doug Riesterer (W) 4.004 at 184 mph (.039 RT)
Steve Wiley (RU) 4.184 at 173 mph (.148)
Nice clean pass for Doug meanwhile Steve was in the other lane all over the track finally hitting a cone.
Ken Thomas (W) 3.977 at 185 mph (.166 RT)
Chuck Nuytten (RU) 4.361 at 162 mph (.083 RT)
Chuck was going for the win but he just couldn't get around the Bad Bird.
Gene Hector (W) 4.073 at 179 mph (.062 RT) **Upset Win**
Frankie Taylor (RU) 4.091 at 186 mph (.108 RT)
Saw the pass from the return road and it looked like Frankie was moving around a little which ate up ET and Gene snuck by him for the upset win.
Gaylen Smith (W) 3.997 at 191 mph (.115 RT)
David Baldwin (RU) 4.342 at 164 mph (.013 RT)
Same first round match up from the night before and David is still chopping the tree down but he couldn't get around the hard charging HEMI HELL FISH in the other lane.
Semi-Finals:
Ken Thomas (W) 3.973 at 185 mph (.064 RT)
Gene Hector (RU) 4.148 at 175 mph (.033 RT)
Despite the slight hole shot advantage, Gene wasn't able to defend his starting line lead against the LenMar Motorsports/Bad Bird driven by Ken Thomas. Ken's going to another final round.....which one of his teammates will be his competition?????
Gaylen Smith (W) 9.730 at 47 mph (.006 RT)
Doug Riesterer (RU) No Time
Doug was in the staging lanes and when he fired his car up there was a knocking noise so they wisely shut it off. Gaylen left the line with tires blazing white smoke which was great for us since nobody was in the other lane.
Final Round:
Ken Thomas (W) 3.981 at 185 mph (.027 RT)
Gaylen Smith (RU) 5.340 at 85 mph (.047 RT)
About 200 feet into the run, the throttle return cable spring broke and Gaylen lost the throttle so all he could do was watch Ken drive into the winner's circle. Don't know what the outcome would have been but I would have liked to see the race "balls to the wall" for both cars.
Congratulations to Ken & Susan Thomas and the entire LenMar/Bad Bird team for a well deserved win. After being plaqued with problems the night before, y'all really bounced back strong.
Congratulations to Gaylen and Team TBH for your runner-up finish as well. Lots of hard work paid off with a win and runner-up in one weekend.
TXR Results - 6/26/09 -- Mrs. TBH, 13:14:59 06/30/09 Tue
Sorry for the delay but the paperwork I got on Friday night was not the correct qualifying order (it was from the rain-out) so I don't have exact times and who all was there. I've asked for the final qualifying order but I haven't received it yet. Here it comes with a lot of ???? marks:
#1 Frankie Taylor - 3.885 at 194 mph
#2 Gaylen Smith - 3.929 at 190 mph
#3 Gene Hector - 4.07 ? at ??? mph
#4 Ken Thomas - 4.130 at 181 mph
#5 Perry Dunn Racing - 4.24 ? at ??? mph
#6 Heath Harvey - 4.268 at 173 mph
#7 David Baldwin - 4.35 ? at ??? mph
#8 Eric Clark - 4.36 ? at ??? mph
#9 Jim Brinkerhoff - ??? at ??? mph (Alternate)
#10 Barry Wade - ??? at ??? mph (Alternate)
There were other drivers that didn't make the show but I'm not sure who they were other than Jackie Deaver, Chuck Nuytten, Chuck Poindexter, & Michelle Wilson
First Round:
Ken Thomas (W) 3.987 (.153 RT)
Jim Brinkerhoff (RU) 4.680 (.058 RT)
After not getting down the track any better than 2 weeks ago, Ken pulls a 3.98 out of his bag of tricks for the win. Jim stepped in for Perry Dunn Racing after they kicked the rods out during qualifying.
Gaylen Smith (W) 4.175 at 169 mph (.073 RT)
David Baldwin (RU) 4.348 at ??? mph (.002 RT)
David did a bad job of red lighting but he knew he needed to do something if he was going to reel in the fish but instead, the hell fish snatched the bait and took the win.
Frankie Taylor (W) 3.946 at ??? mph (.131 RT)
Eric Clark (RU) 4.608 at ??? mph (.013 RT)
Eric left first but the mad man came flying around him on his best pass of the night to claim the win.
Gene Hector (W) 4.724 at ??? mph (.154 RT)
Barry Wade (RU) 16.965 at ??? mph (1.001 RT)
I didn't see this pass but Gene should be counting his lucky stars that Barry had problems because he left a bunch of ET and RT on the table.
Semi Finals:
Gaylen Smith (W) 4.224 at ??? mph (.025 RT)
Gene Hector (RU) 4.854 at ??? mph (.028 RT)
Both cars left virtually dead even but both cars encountered traction problems and Gaylen comes away with the win on an off-paced pass.
Frankie Taylor (W) 4.381 at ??? mph (.093 RT)
Ken Thomas (RU) 6.954 at ??? mph (.044 RT)
Ken gets the light but it was all over after that. Frankie was moving around but was able to keep it in his lane and get the victory. This sets up Frankie and Gaylen in the finals.
Finals:
Gaylen Smith (W) 4.020 at ??? mph (.063 RT)
Frankie Taylor (RU) 3.982 at ??? mph (.116 RT)
This was a great race. Both cars were moving around but Gaylen did his job at the starting line was able to claim the win.
Congratulations to Gaylen Smith and Team TBH for their first victory at Kennedale in a long time. You would have thought this was Friday the 13th instead of the 26th with all the problems that most teams had trying to conquer the track and some of their own demons.
Congratulations to Frankie Taylor and Taylor Motorsports for their runner-up finish as well.
Now we all serviced the cars, got a little shut eye and headed east to the concrete palace where we did it all over again......
Thanks, Lenmar Motorsports -- Herod Racing, 18:04:56 06/29/09 Mon
Wanted to give a Big Thanks to Lenmar Motorsports for your very Generous support of the Outlaw Jrs. last weekend at Dallas Raceway. These kids really enjoyed getting to run with the pro mods. Hopefully we can do it again sometime. Thanks again.
ADRL Topeka -- Mrs. TBH, 10:57:38 06/29/09 Mon
If any of the local fans are going to travel to Topeka this weekend over the 4th of July holiday, we have some free tickets at the shop. Contact me at (817) 466-9942 if you need any.
Frankie Taylor and Doug Riesterer 1/43 slot car drag cars. These are hand built cars that we run at my slot drag strip in Waco, Texas. The Riesterer car was built a couple of years ago and one of my racers wanted to know if I could build and paint a body to look like Frankie's car. You can go to this link to check out the 1/43 slot car dragracing. http://www.whitesideracecars.com/Slot%20Car%20Racing. These links are to view some of the photos of these cars. http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/pjkicker/Frankie2.jpg and http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/pjkicker/?action=view¤t=Frankie1.jpg -- SIDE, 23:09:57 06/25/09 Thu
Saturday night, the Texas Outlaw 330 Jr Dragster series kids are taking to the track with you TOPMA guys, and are they excited for the opportunity! I was wondering if anyone would like to join Gaylen in sponsoring the kids payout. If you would like to, I can be found Friday night, Texas Raceway, in concessions. I will also be at Dallas Raceway Saturday night.. -- Rhonda Scott - Race Director for Tx Outlaw 330's, 22:58:25 06/25/09 Thu http://www.txoutlaw330.com
Thank you, Gaylen, for the sponsorship and for allowing me to ask here!
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custom manifold
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extra gear sets and misc spares
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Also come with match convertor
Adapter for bolt up to chevy trans also
Thomas Myers -- Fan, 22:15:37 06/23/09 Tue
Does anyone have an update on Thomas Myers....and the new 1970 Duster he is getting built by Andy McCoy Race Cars?
TXR Friday Night -- Gaylen(TBH), 18:41:10 06/23/09 Tue
Just to let everyone know that the Qualifying Session that was made at the Rainout will still be there for all that was there, all of the cars that wasnt there at the Rainout will still get 2 Qualifying Attempts, all of the Pro Mods that were at the First Race will actually get 3 Attempts because you have already made 1...1st Qualifying at Crandall(Dallas Raceway) Saturday Night will be @ 7:30ish, might can talk them into pushing it up a little because of the heat but we will see when we get there.
Does anyone know what the arrangement between Jimmy Hector and Steve Wiley is as far as Steve driving Jimmy's '63 Vette? He was driving that car in Kennedale at the last race there. What is going on with the Texas Grim Reaper? -- TOPMA/ADRL Fan, 11:19:53 06/23/09 Tue
I was checking out the Small Block Mafia website and they say their next race is June 27th in Crandall. Are y'all planning on being at Kennedale on the 26th as well? -- TOPMA/ADRL Fan, 11:17:42 06/23/09 Tue
Skip O'Neil Drives a fully sponsored LenMar Modified Dirt Car at Devilsbowl -- Chris Nite (Dirt Track Racing is fun too), 12:00:15 06/21/09 Sun
Skip O'Neil Drives a fully sponsored LenMar Modified Dirt Car at Devilsbowl
HaPpY BiRtHdAy to Mrs. TBH!!!! We all love you very much and appreciate everything you do. Have a wonderful day! -- Gaylen & Ashley, 11:56:29 06/21/09 Sun
I was reading on some of the local Dirt Track Msg boards and read that there is a pretty good dirt track driver and last years Devils Bowl Outlaw Modified Track Champion is going PromMod racing, Also read that LenMar is building them a Blown 63 Corvette. Im sure some of you know Johnny Dunn Jr they spare no money on there cars even in dirt track they always have the nicest rigs, cars, and equipment..Good luck in ProMods.. -- PM_Fan, 21:43:39 06/20/09 Sat
What dates will this group of cars be @ Dallas Raceway ? That track is awesome -- Burk, 17:24:49 06/16/09 Tue
Just wanted to know when you will be back @ Dallas Raceway ? That track is awesome and just minutes from our home !
TXR Results -- Mrs. TBH, 09:15:45 06/15/09 Mon
Well we only got one round of qualifying in Friday night before the lightening show (Boy what a lightening show it was too.) In case you missed it, here's how the guys did first round qualifying:
#1 Frankie Taylor - 3.885 at 194 mph
#2 Gaylen Smith - 3.929 at 190 mph
#3 Ken Thomas - 4.130 at 181 mph
#4 Gene Hector - 4.141 at 177 mph
#5 David Baldwin - 4.338 at 163 mph
#6 Jackie Deaver - 4.491 at 161 mph
#7 Chuck Nuytten - 4.634 at 142 mph
#8 Steve Gorman - 7.154 at 62 mph
#9 Heath Harvey - 9.952 at 52 mph
#10 Steve Wiley - NT
Not sure why Steve got NT but that's what my paperwork says. He must have left before the tree activated. I know he was driving Jimmy Hector's '63 Vette (for the first time).
Just to let the drivers know, we will be giving 10 points to those that showed up and attempted to qualify for this race.
A few friends of mine I were talking about the shootout between the Texas Bounty Hunter and the Mad Man. We are thinking that the big numbers will be hard to reach at TXR because of the short amount of shutdown room. What do you racers/fans think? Just a topic of discussion to get us through to the next race lol... -- T.L.-Drag Racing Fan, 14:16:01 06/14/09 Sun
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Rescheduled Pro Mod Race -- Texas Raceway, 15:15:37 06/13/09 Sat
We want to clear up some things regarding to the rescheduled race from Friday night. The race was cancelled due to the lighting all around us. If you hung around you would have seen a great light show however lightning and timing electronics don't work together. A month ago we lost both of our scoreboards due to lightning and we were not even racing and nothing was hooked up. That is the challenge of drag racing and weather.
If you have a ticket from last night it is good for the value you paid on any night we race. So, it is good for the $15 or $20 value that you paid towards another Friday night race, June 26's rescheduled race or the next Pro Mod race this season you are able to attend.
I want to thank everyone that came out last night and want to thank all the Pro Mod drivers and teams for their support.
We also look forward to the TXR Points Shootout for the Top 8 finalist + the last Pro Mod race of the season Friday and Saturday, Novermber 6 & 7.
If you have any questions or concerns please call the office Monday - Friday at 817-483-0356 or metro 817-572-3580. Thank you, Cindi
racing -- GB, 23:15:19 06/12/09 Fri
Gaylen can the promods come out to Dallas Raceway tommorow with the King of the Hill (Please everybody is already here)
Pro Mods & Index Racing - Little River - June 13 -- Red Roberts, 17:04:45 06/11/09 Thu
...Along with 5.80 - 6.20 - 6.60 - 7.00 - & 7.20 Index ACTION this Saturday Nite at "The River" Hutch has booked in the FIRST honest to gosh PRO MOD Race that the track has had since it was resurfaced.
....Talking to Hutch about noon Wednesday he told me that it looked like a half a dozen good cars were coming that could very well run the first 3 second doorslammer pass in Little Rivers History among the bunch coming...
LOOKS LIKE A HOT SUMMER NIGHT WITH SOME OF THE BEST RACIN' OF THE SEASON - FOR JUST THE REGULAR ADMISSION PRICE - $15 Adults - $13 Military........................ Don't Miss It!!!!
TXR Points Race -- Gaylen(TBH), 11:27:07 06/09/09 Tue
Date:11-6-09 Friday Night and Saturday 11-7-09
Gates will Open Early for Testing on Friday and there might be Testing on Thursday Night as well(working on that)
:1st Rd. of Shootout will be @ 8:30 and all other Pro Mods that are there for the TOPMA race on Saturday will Qualify right behind.
:2nd Rd of Shootout will be @ 9:30 and 2nd Rd. Qualifying as well(the Shootout Times will also count as Qualifying)
:3rd will be the Finals in the Shootout Only
Saturday::gates open @ Noon and Qualifying will be at 2 n 3o'clock, were working on another class for saturday night and will let you know asap what that might be.
Payout For Shootout:
Winner...:10,000
Runner Up:5,000
Semi's:...3,000
Qualifying:2,000..9 and 10 in Points will also Recieve $500 each.
This is the TXR Points Race so there is a TOPMA Points Champion this Season as well..
I will update this Race as the Season Continues
As a BIG fan of drag racing (especially TOPMA), I would like to know if we should look foward to TXR this friday?... Only 5 teams showed up at HMP, and I'm sure everyone who didn't make it had a reason. But with the economy and work how it is I just wanna know how many teams plan on giving us a show?... -- T.L.-Drag Racing Fan, 01:28:23 06/09/09 Tue
I thought Wes Johnston was running the adrl series I was reading the points page and didn't see his name does anyone know what he is doing? -- Steve J., 09:59:23 06/08/09 Mon
HMP Results -- Mrs. TBH, 09:49:01 06/08/09 Mon
Five determined Pro Mod teams rolled into HMP on Saturday, June 6th with the same goal.....A TOPMA WIN! After two strange rounds of qualifying, here's what went down.
#1 Frankie Taylor - 3.863 at 175 mph
#2 Jackie Deaver - 4.319 at 169 mph
#3 Gaylen Smith - 4.725 at 118 mph
#4 Heath Harvey - 6.360 at 73 mph
#5 Chris Smith - 7.190 at 62 mph
Jackie was the first Pro Mod to go and as soon as he unclutched it, he went A to B on a nice lap meanwhile Heath and Chris both had problems at the hit of the throttle first round qualifying. Chris was running the new "Smith Racing" '63 Corvette. (The car looked great guys) Chris was unable to make another qualifying attempt but was able to come back for 1st round. Gaylen and Frankie were up next and Frankie made a nice lap but the Hell Fish was moving around heading towards the wall and Gaylen wisely lifted.
First Round:
Chris Smith (W) 4.17
Jackie Deaver (RU) 4.26 at 167 mph
Jackie made a nice pass but Chris was able to overcome Jackie's holeshot advantage and take the win.
Gaylen Smith (W) 4.18 at 138 mph
Heath Harvey (RU) 4.36 at 178 mph
Holeshot advantage - Twisted Texan
Win Light.....Hell Fish
Frankie (W) 3.81 Bye Run
Semi-Finals:
Frankie Taylor (W)
Gaylen Smith (RU) Left before tree activated
As Gaylen was staging, he noticed something was wrong with the two-step switch and was unable to stage the car correctly which caused him to roll thru the lights giving the automatic win to Frankie. Frankie tried to make something of the pass but wisely lifted when the car started darting around in the middle of the race track.
Chris Smith (W) Bye
I'm not sure what Chris ran on his bye-run into the finals but his car was improving with every lap.
Finals:
Frankie Taylor (W) 3.96
Chris Smith (RU) 4.10
Congratulations to Frankie and Team Taylor on your victory at HMP and also to Chris Smith and the Smith Racing team for your runner-up finish with a new car combination.
This win tied Frankie for 1st place with Ken Thomas in the TOPMA points chase and Gaylen is only 3 points behind them. This is gonna be a great year for the fans as these drivers battle it out on the track for the bragging rights to be called 2009 TOPMA Champion. Will Ken be the only other driver other than Gaylen Smith with back to back wins or will somebody else have something to say about that?
We'll see what happens at Kennedale this Friday, 6/12/09 as the battle continues.........
I can not wait for kenadale this weekend.I sure wish all my favorite cars were going to be there.Unfortunatly some wont be because they chose to go to michigan.TOPMA racing is just as competive,and to me it`s just better .I really wish I could of seen doug`s car before it got crashed .I wish Thomas Myers and Wes were at all the events.I think TOPMA racers shine the best at TOPMA events,in front of thier biggest fans. Stay home ,go rounds, have fun. I`m sure ADRL teams are watching and will join us soon enough!! -- Big FAN, 22:59:16 06/07/09 Sun
LIVEjoin coverage of the ADRL race in Martin Mi. Join Big Don in the LIVE chat and tune in for all the LIVE audio coverage of the ADRL race and Listen to how the TEXAS boys are doing -- racetalk39x, 10:48:09 06/05/09 Fri
the pot -- fan, 13:24:13 06/04/09 Thu
since everyone is so worried about the gmac thing but no one seems to have the facts why dont we do the common sense thig and ask SOMEONE THAT KNOWS FOR SURE ,,,,,,, wow instead of incorrect assumptions, man what a concept. now watch close guy and pay attention, are you ready? GAYLEN IS GRANT STILL DRIVING THE STANG? OR IS HE GONE? gosh man that was hard for me to do , instead of spreading rumors
Motor Mile Speedway (Radford, VA) Response to ADRL’s Cancellation of July 4-5 Race: ADRL's last-minute notification that it will not hold its annual July 4 Independence Drag event at Motor Mile Speedway came as a total surprise and disappointment to us. On the same day we received the cancellation letter, ADRL President Kenny Nowling announced to his drivers that they would be racing in Topeka, Kansas on that date. Obviously the change had been planned for some time, however Motor Mile Dragway had no knowledge of it, nor of the “deficiencies” cited as the reasons for withdrawal. -- TOPMA/ADRL Fan, 07:19:12 06/04/09 Thu
WHEN IS IT FRI OR SAT IN CRANDALL?? -- 430Y t/s, 12:34:33 06/03/09 Wed
Dallas Raceway has it as FRI nite, here it shows SAT, what time do gates open & qualifing start? I would think this board is correct. bad advertising on Dallas's part. might see yall there.
Amalie Oil IHRA Nationals Results - Outlaw Pro Mod - May 30 - 31 -- Mrs 200+ MPH (WoooooHooooo), 10:21:02 06/02/09 Tue
For all of you non-haters who are interested in the results, this is for you. If you're not interested, DON'T READ. WOW, what a weekend. TOPMA was invited to come play with IHRA at Dallas Raceway in Crandall, TX and boy did we come to play. 17 teams rolled into the concrete palace looking to make it into the top 8 and here's what went down. After two rounds of qualifying on Saturday here's how the ladder ended up:
#1 Frankie Taylor - 3.874 at 195 mph
#2 Gaylen Smith - 3.898 at 187 mph
#3 Ken Thomas - 3.946 at 189 mph
#4 Michael Browning - 4.067 at 177 mph
#5 Gene Hector - 4.095 at 157 mph
#6 Heath Harvey - 4.102 at 179 mph
#7 Rickey Cate - 4.189 at 173 mph
#8 Steve Wiley - 4.323 at 175 mph
#9 Grant McCrary - 4.328 at 180 mph
#10 Clyde Scott - 4.331 at 177 mph
#11 Jackie Deaver - 4.364 at 166 mph
#12 Doug Mangrum - 4.431 at 156 mph
#13 Wes Johnston - 4.469 at 146 mph
#14 Eric Clarke - 4.550 at 164 mph
#15 Chuck Nuytten - 4.604 at 147 mph
#16 Michael Jones - 4.932 at 149 mph
#17 Barry Wade - 5.032 at 142 mph
First Round:
Ken Thomas (W) 4.346 at 167 mph (.088 RT)
Heath Harvey (RU) 7.529 at 59 mph (.067 RT)
At the hit of the throttle, Heath's car went into tire smoke and Ken was in and out of the throttle all the way down the 1/8 mile but comes away with the win.
Gaylen Smith (W) 3.934 at 188 mph (.114 RT)
Grant McCrary (RU) 5.271 at 110 mph (.032 RT)
Grant filled in for Rickey Cate who broke a crank during qualifying and was unable to make the call. Grant was going for the upset win but it was soon over after take off for him as he shook the tires and hopped down his lane meanwhile the boss was in his lane getting the job done.
Frankie Taylor (W) 3.900 at 195 mph (.117 RT)
Jackie Deaver (RU) 11.978 at 62 mph (.764 RT)
Jackie filled in for Steve Wiley who dropped a valve and damaged the head and a couple of pistons during qualifying and was unable to make the call. I did not see this run as I was on the return road picking up Gaylen, but Frankie gets the win and I'm not sure what happened to Jackie.
Michael Browning (W) 4.107 at 175 mph (.076 RT)
Gene Hector (RU) 4.088 at 182 mph (.118 RT)
Gene was caught napping at the line and Michael takes advantage of it. Gene was hard charging trying to catch Browning but it wasn't enough to get the win.
Semi Finals:
Gaylen Smith (W) 3.908 at 201.19 mph (.093 RT)
Ken Thomas (RU) Left Before Tree Activated
Ken had trouble with the clutch while he was staging and he left before the tree activated giving the win to Gaylen but I'm not sure he saw what was going on and must have thought he was way late leaving as he charged down his lane re-setting his personal best (and 1/8 mile Dallas Raceway) track speed record.
Frankie Taylor (W) 3.970 at 191 mph (.071 RT)
Michael Browning (RU) 7.097 at 64 mph (.049 RT)
Not sure what happened to Browning but it must have been over shortly after the hit. Frankie was in and out of the throttle going for lane choice in the finals but he had to settle for the win (without lane choice).
Finals:
Gaylen Smith (W) 3.937 at 195 mph (.096 RT)
Frankie Taylor (RU) 4.076 at 163 mph (.106 RT)
Both cars left pretty much at the same time with Gaylen having a slight hole shot advantage. Frankie was hard charging on the first half of the 1/8 mile but then he started having problems staying stuck getting all kinds of sideways while Gaylen was consistent as he had been every round and cruises right by Frankie for the win.
Congratulations to Gaylen and the entire TEAM TBH for their back to back TOPMA (and Dallas Raceway) wins. Keep up the great work guys! I'm very proud of you (even though some people aren't)!!!
Congrats to Team Taylor for their runner-up finish as well. TOPMA was well represented at the Amalie Oil IHRA Nationals. Thanks to the other teams representing TOPMA as well. We had a kick-@$$ showing in the Outlaw Pro Mod category.
TOMPA race this weekend at HMP -- Just Wondering, 20:08:32 05/31/09 Sun
Since this weekend there is a TOMPA race at HMP in Houston and a ADRL race way up north, I was wondering who all was going where so we know. I dont want to drive to HMP if there's only going to be 5 cars or so. So please, let us fans know.
WTG WILD WILD WES AND THE MADMAN (NT) -- Corvette Fan, 17:13:56 06/29/09 Mon
HaPpY BiRtHdAy to Mrs. TBH!!!! We all love you very much and appreciate everything you do. Have a wonderful day! -- Gaylen & Ashley, 11:56:29 06/21/09 Sun 
"BEBO"S WIFE -- Kathy chandler, 12:20:49 06/21/09 Sun
Hi there -- Ball Washer, 00:55:40 06/11/09 Thu
WHEN IS IT FRI OR SAT IN CRANDALL?? -- 430Y t/s, 12:34:33 06/03/09 Wed