The US Nationals at Indy this week allows the top 128 stock class cars to compete. The following are the 4 and 6 cyl cars that are qualified:
#1 Steven Pohill in EF/S - 98 cubic in 82 Ford Escort / 16.339 et
#2 Ronald Seibenick EF/S - 140 cubic in 84 Mercury Topaz / 16.468 et
#17 Jimmy Malone CF/S - 153 cubic in 91 Dodge Shadow / 14.298 et
# 61 Bill Owen BF/S - 207 cubic in 00 Pontiac Grand Am / 13.893 et
These 4 will be racing against 124 V8s...I wish them luck.
Tim Kish in a 99 Dodge Neon 123 cubic in non-turbo is qualified in the tougher super stock class....the only 4 banger ot there with a 13.40 pass in SS/GS.
He was the # 115 qualifyer out of the 128 that will compete.
A note about Steve Pohill....e professionally drag races that Escort for a living, and even though it's slow, he has won several national events against the big dogs!
As far as my 05 Neon SRT4....in stock configuration I would not have been able to make the field....with my quickest pass I would have been in # 168 spot, way out of the top 128....but my 31 mpg would have been the best!
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34 time NHRA/IHRA drag race champ
05 SRT4 / 12.79@111 mph / was 26.0, now 32.8 mpg
05 Scion Xb / wifes / was 35.0, now 36.0
84 Horizon / 1810 lbs / was 17.9, now 23.0
96 Geo Metro 1.0 / 1730 lbs / was 46.2, now 57.0
