Entries grow in drag series - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series is days away from its 2009 opener and the sanctioning body has indicated the entries for the 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals have surpassed the 2008 level.The first of four qualifying runs for the season-opener at Fairplex is set for Thursday at 2 p.m. Another run is set for Friday and two on Saturday before Sunday's final eliminations.
There are indications as many as 20 Top Fuel dragsters will be entered in the sport's premier class. There was concern tough economic conditions would create numbers at pomona Raceway.
Five-time defending Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher headlines the class, but without longtime crew chief Alan Johnson. Instead, Johnson has formed his own two-car team and will have former champion Larry Dixon at the throttle.
Veteran Top Fuel racers Brandon Bernstein, Antron Brown, Doug Kalitta, Cory McClenathan, Morgan Lucas and Clay Millican are also entered, along with the likes of Mike Strasburg,
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