"Live" from the Gators 2014

[Dick Butler]

Great pictures. Nice to see everyone having a good time in Gainesville. Snow up here again. 0 Windchill today... 50 tomorrow?

[Larry Hill]

The 3 mugs of beer is the famous Ron Ortiz!

Man is it cold out there! First run 46 degrees! On our gauges -651 density altitude. Wind blowing, too. 72 cars went down including factory showdown cars. A couple of -1.14 under. Lots of indexes were up wrong, so it may take a while before DRC times are up. Lots of cars way off the throttle before the finish line. We run again shortly. It looked like Skinner blew something up but there was no cleanup so maybe tire smoke, but it looked a lot worse than that. Mickey Whaley got up so high, he had to get out of it. I hope he didn't hurt anything. Bryan Phillips had a really nice wheelie also. Billy Leber is driving Scot Lamar's stocker. Michael Iacono is driving the stocker that Doug Patrick had. They announced that it was Randy Wilkes driving one of Marion Stephenson's cars. Don't know if that is so or not.

[Larry Hill]

1. Randi Lyn Shipp - -1.176
2. Gary Summers - -1.094
3. Randall Campbell - -1.055 ...
4. Jim Roberts - -0.981
5. Mike Ficacci - -0.954
6. Billy Nees - -0.951
7. Tom Russell - -0.935
8. Marion Stephenson - -0.934
9. Harold Costello - -0.905
10. Dave Campolito - -0.888
11. Daren Poole-Adams - -0.869
12. Tim Lowe - -0.839
13. Bruce Noland - -0.837
14. Bruce Kerber - -0.826
15. Gale Pinkston - -0.738
16. Keith Bakies - -0.735
17. Daniel Dobson - -0.698
18. Larry Smith - -0.672
19. Jeff Strickland - -0.652
20. Don Himes - -0.643

Copied this from Facebook. Don't know if it is accurate or not!

[Ron Middleton]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Order after one round of qualifying in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals:
Weather conditions: air temperature 56 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 217 feet.



Psn--Num--Class-Driver, Home Town, Machine-----------------ET---Index---(+/-)

1 1990 FS/B David Barton, Robesonia PA, '10 Challenger 8.760 10.40 -1.640
2 1608 FS/A Gary Richard, Bay Shore NY, '13 Mustang 8.706 10.10 -1.394
3 3805 FS/A Kevin Skinner, Grove City OH, '14 Mustang 8.717 10.10 -1.383
4 J191 FS/A Jonathan Allegrucci, Mayfield PA, '11 Cha 8.837 10.10 -1.263
5 4992 FS/B Brian Massingill, Houston TX, '13 Camaro 9.145 10.40 -1.255
6 3334 FS/A Chris Holbrook, Livonia MI, '14 Mustang 8.850 10.10 -1.250
7 339L D/SA Randi Lyn Shipp, Floyds Knobs IN, '67 Fir 10.374 11.55 -1.176
8 1587 AAA/S Don Fezell, DuBois PA, '08 Mustang 8.554 9.70 -1.146
9 2 AA/SA Drew Skillman, Greenwood IN, '12 Mustang 8.863 10.00 -1.137
10 3499 U/SA Gary Summers, Franklin KY, '78 Mustang 13.756 14.85 -1.094
11 428 FS/B Kevin Helms, Schriever LA, '10 Challenger 9.318 10.40 -1.082
12 3613 Q/SA Randall Campbell, Gray KY, '86 Chevy C-10 12.745 13.80 -1.055
13 131 D/SA Sterling Simmons, Chesterfield VA, '98 Ca 10.530 11.55 -1.020
14 22 C/SA Jeff Adkinson, Damascus GA, '69 Camaro 10.391 11.40 -1.009
15 1578 G/S Jim Roberts, Portsmouth RI, '69 Camaro 10.919 11.90 -0.981
16 222R K/SA Michael Rastall, Rainsville AL, '87 Fireb 11.683 12.65 -0.967
17 286K I/SA Kaitlyn Adkinson, Damascus GA, '91 Camaro 11.338 12.30 -0.962
18 1010 B/SA Mike Ficacci, Sporta NJ, '14 Mustang 10.296 11.25 -0.954
19 2124 B/SA Jeff Strickland, Red Bay AL, '13 Camaro 10.298 11.25 -0.952
20 1188 B/SA Billy Nees, Millmont PA, '98 Firebird 10.299 11.25 -0.951
21 158N D/SA Eddie Brooks, Deer Park NY, '10 Mustang 10.606 11.55 -0.944
22 1150 C/SA Russell Linke, Old Bridge NJ, '97 Camaro 10.461 11.40 -0.939
23 3150 F/S Tom Russell, E. Sparta OH, '67 Camaro 10.865 11.80 -0.935
24 3321 I/SA Marion Stephenson, Williamsport TN, '80 C 11.366 12.30 -0.934
25 8 B/SA Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs IN, '14 Mustang 10.325 11.25 -0.925
26 2211 F/SA Russell Johnson, Sharpsburg GA, '67 Fairl 10.934 11.85 -0.916
27 1499 B/SA Jim Boudreau, Tewksbury MA, '69 Camaro 10.338 11.25 -0.912
28 190 I/SA Frank Aragona Jr, Freehold NJ, '85 Camaro 11.392 12.30 -0.908
29 24 B/SA Jeff Hairrington, Perry GA, '13 Mustang 10.344 11.25 -0.906
30 3202 A/SA Harold Costello, Rochester IN, '00 Firebi 10.095 11.00 -0.905
31 4909 D/SA Dempsey Pendarvis, Gonzales LA, '09 Chall 10.651 11.55 -0.899
32 3634 R/SA Dave Campolito, Salem OH, '96 Caprice 13.162 14.05 -0.888
33 1162 CC/SA Sal Biondo, Maspeth NY, '10 Mustang 9.717 10.60 -0.883
34 2213 I/SA Kenneth Stott, Landrum NC, '90 Camaro 11.425 12.30 -0.875
35 2007 A/SA Daren Poole-Adams, Shelby NC, '14 Camaro 10.131 11.00 -0.869
36 2586 V/SA McNeal Freeman, Lithonia GA, '85 Caprice 14.638 15.50 -0.862
37 3200 K/SA Tim Lowe, Macy IN, '72 Gran Sport 11.811 12.65 -0.839
38 1788 A/SA Bruce Noland, Leesburg VA, '71 Corvette 10.163 11.00 -0.837
39 5155 C/SA Bruce Kerber, Cedar MN, '96 Corvette 10.574 11.40 -0.826
40 201 H/SA Nica Hodges, Olin NC, '86 Camaro 11.343 12.15 -0.807
41 3 G/S Charley Downing, Britton MI, '10 Mustang 11.123 11.90 -0.777
42 1967 H/SA Jim Marshall, Indian Land SC, '87 Firebird11.375 12.15 -0.775
43 2985 D/SA Josh Green, Shelbyville TN, '67 Camaro 10.780 11.55 -0.770
44 1364 B/SA Raymond Skipper Jr, Richmond VA, '93 Cama 10.481 11.25 -0.769
45 2523 E/SA Bryan Phillips, Jonesboro GA, '67 Firebird10.936 11.70 -0.764
46 1977 K/SA Michael Iacono, Wading River NY, '72 Cutl 11.887 12.65 -0.763
47 2466 G/SA Gale Pinkston, Shelbyville TN, '67 Camaro 11.262 12.00 -0.738
48 4137 D/SA Keith Bakies, Alexandria LA, '98 Camaro 10.815 11.55 -0.735
49 374 N/SA Phil Combs, De Mossville KY, '81 Malibu W 12.268 13.00 -0.732
50 2335 N/SA Dan Dobson, Gainesville FL, '83 Malibu Wgn12.302 13.00 -0.698
51 5715 FS/A Randy Eakins, Sikeston MO, '14 Mustang 9.403 10.10 -0.697
52 1781 E/SA Dan Fletcher, Churchville NY, '69 Camaro 11.019 11.70 -0.681
53 209 A/SA Larry Smith, Davenport FL, '10 Challenger 10.328 11.00 -0.672
54 2075 Q/SA Don Himes, Port Charlotte FL, '79 LeMans 13.157 13.80 -0.643
55 2733 H/SA Merrill Schrimscher, Lake Mary FL, '85 Ca 11.508 12.15 -0.642
56 2066 M/SA Adam Davis, Eva AL, '83 Malibu Wgn 12.214 12.85 -0.636
57 869 G/SA Per Fagerstrom, Nasviken SW, '86 Camaro 11.391 12.00 -0.609
58 2725 CC/SA Brandon Wood, Lakeland GA, '10 Challenger 9.993 10.60 -0.607
59 3421 F/SA Dick Kincaid, Navarre OH, '67 Chevy II 11.388 11.85 -0.462
60 N229 O/SA Lee Norton, Grover NC, '02 Firebird 12.693 13.15 -0.457
61 1962 B/SA Billy Leber, Tonawanda NY, '96 Camaro 10.936 11.25 -0.314
62 2561 BB/SA Gene Jordan, Reidsville NC, '69 Camaro 10.021 10.30 -0.279
63 F325 F/SA Steve Foley, Barbourville KY, '69 Nova 11.644 11.85 -0.206
64 373 FS/A Bill Skillman, Greenwood IN, '14 Mustang 9.904 10.10 -0.196
65 4903 E/SA Brandon Bakies, Alexandria LA, '72 Cutlass11.563 11.70 -0.137
66 28 CC/SA Larry Hill, Hickory KY, '70 Barracuda 10.519 10.60 -0.081
67 6104 K/SA Brad Plourd, Cullman AL, '66 Nova 12.707 12.65 0.057
68 2102 U/SA Ron Ortiz, Englewood FL, '67 Belvedere 14.936 14.85 0.086
69 3220 B/SA Randy Wilkes, Zanesville OH, '01 Firebird 11.611 11.25 0.361
70 2707 C/SA Mickey Whaley, Kinston NC, '69 Camaro 14.175 11.40 2.775
71 248H E/S Casey Miles, Boca Raton FL, '69 Camaro 17.204 11.65 5.554
72 1135 D/SA Nick Reiter, Warminister PA, '71 Charger 25.139 11.55 13.589

[Rat Raceway]

-1.640!!! That is getting it!


That's CRAZY!!!!!!!!!

[Larry Hill]

DRC has the 2nd round up. They are showing Randy Wilkes as #73, but he is not here. They had his number instead of Nicole Stephenson. Class will begin shortly and all the qualifying will change. Lots still on the brakes!

I have some pictures that Butch 8908 from South Carolina gave me that he took this morning. I will be posting them along.


Larry Smith A/SA


Tim Lowe K/SA and the front of Larry Smith


Harold Costello A/SA

[FED 387]

looks scary fast there---glad to see NHRA has the indexes "correct" for the FS/A and FS/B cars otherwise who knows where they would have qualified--FED 387

[Larry Hill]

Nicole Stephenson G/SA


Bruce Kerber C/SA


Darin Poole-Adams A/SA On the 2nd qualifying he had the biggest wheelie of the day!

[Carguy49]

Originally Posted by FED 387

looks scary fast there---glad to see NHRA has the indexes "correct" for the FS/A and FS/B cars otherwise who knows where they would have qualified--FED 387

7 of the 9 cars are 1.25 or more under index. Is it true the AFHS doesn't apply to the showdown?? How far under will the cars go, just wondering????

[Rat Raceway]

Great Pictures!



The White COPO is Daren Poole-Adams A/SA.