Historic Pomona Raceway at Fairplex, the oldest venue on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series circuit, has been home to NHRA's season opener, the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals, since 1961 and to the season closer, the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, since 1984.

In addition to the two NHRA POWERade races, the venerable facility plays host to several events during the course of the year, including the Super Chevy Show, Goodguys West Coast Hot Rod Happenin', NHRA Sport Compact World Finals, and NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship, which is run during the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals.

Boasting 40,000 permanent grandstand seats, 20,000 of which have seat backs, and a 14,600-square-foot tower complete with corporate suites and a modern press center, the track's entire 1,320-foot racing surface was repaved in 2001 to extend the concrete launchpad from 330 to 660 feet.

"Friday night, I loaded the car on the trailer with a bad intake gasket. Saturday morning, I drove to Pomona Raceway and unload the car."  

"A few hours went by, then they called Quick 16 1st qualify pass- the car hooked and the engine RPM's came down the 60' footed 1.71 60' time ran 11.98, the second qualify pass, I put pound and a half of air into the rear tires and took off the muffler and changed carburetor jetting. The car ran 11.64 at 113 mph, the car 60' footed at 1.59 a little better we only got 2 qualifying passes.  I qualified 16 out of a 16 car field.  Race day came and I put a half pound of air to the rear tires and the car 60' footed 1.63 and I didn't see my opponent, so I lifted. 2nd round the motor ran terrible, the intake gasket was so far gone the engine didn't want to run when the light turned green, I let the clutch out and pulled the car out of 1st gear by accident.  My concentration was off because of the motor..."

"Oh well.  Hope to see everyone at Phoenix at the PRA show.  Next time I will have extra intake gaskets or material to make my own."

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