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GLENDORA, Calif. -- 2000 NHRA oildown final report following 23 events in the $45 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series and the Winston Showdown all-star race. Name Category Penalties Fines Points Lost David Grubnic TF 17 $10,500 40 Bob Vandergriff TF 11 $8,000 50 Joe Hartley TF 10 $5,500 10 Ron Capps FC 9 $7,000 50 Doug Herbert TF 8 $6,500 50 Frank Pedregon FC 8 $5,500 30 Scotty Cannon FC 7 $5,000 30 Andrew Cowin TF 7 $4,500 20 Rhonda Hartman-Smith TF 7 $4,500 20 Luigi Novelli TF 7 $4,500 20 Tony Pedregon FC 7 $4,500 10 Bobby Baldwin TF 6 $4,500 30 Terry Haddock FC 5 $3,000 10 Al Hofmann FC 5 $2,500 0 Doug Kalitta TF 5 $4,000 30 Cory McClenathan TF 5 $4,000 30 Del Worsham FC 5 $3,500 20 Joe Amato TF 4 $2,500 10 Jim Epler FC 4 $3,000 20 John Force FC 4 $2,000 0 Don Lampus TF 4 $3,500 30 Todd Paton FC 4 $2,500 10 Cristen Powell FC 4 $3,000 20 Kenny Bernstein TF 3 $2,000 10 Phil Burkart FC 3 $2,000 10 Dale Creasy Jr. FC 3 $2,000 10 Gary Densham FC 3 $1,500 0 Larry Dixon TF 3 $2,500 20 Gary Scelzi TF 3 $2,500 20 Melanie Troxel TF 3 $2,500 20 Tim Wilkerson FC 3 $2,500 20 Whit Bazemore FC 2 $1,000 0 Johnny Gray FC 2 $1,500 10 Terry Mullins TF 2 $1,000 0 Dean Skuza FC 2 $1,500 10 Mike Smith TF 2 $1,500 10 Ron Smith TF 2 $1,000 0 Steve Smith TF 2 $1,000 0 Louis Sweet FC 2 $1,000 0 Gary Clapshaw TF 1 $500 0 Bob Gilbertson FC 1 $500 0 Larry Huff FC 1 $500 0 Tommy Johnson Jr. FC 1 $500 0 Bobby Lagana Jr. TF 1 $1,000 10 Arley Langlo TF 1 $500 0 John Lawson FC 1 $500 0 Mitch McDowell FC 1 $500 0 Clay Millican TF 1 $500 0 Shirley Muldowney TF 1 $500 0 Freddie Neely FC 1 $500 0 Cruz Pedregon FC 1 $500 0 Rit Pustari TF 1 $500 0 Wyatt Radke FC 1 $500 0 Robert Reehl TF 1 $500 0 Bruce Sarver FC 1 $500 0 Tony Schumacher TF 1 $1,000 10 Craig Smith TF 1 $1,000 10 Scott Weis FC 1 $500 0 TOTALS 212 $141,500 700 NOTES: * Top Fuel driver David Grubnic earned the most penalties overall (17). * Ron Capps was penalized the most in Funny Car (nine times). * The drivers with the most Winston point deductions were Doug Herbert, Bob Vandergriff and Ron Capps (-50 each). * Grubnic paid the most fines ($10,500). * There were 120 Top Fuel violations (75 qualifying, 45 eliminations). * There were 92 Funny Car violations (66 qualifying, 26 eliminations). * 29 different Top Fuel drivers were penalized. * 29 different Funny Car drivers were penalized. * The only Winston Top 10 driver finishing the season with no penalties: Jerry Toliver (FC). Race-by-Race Clean-up Summary: Event Oildowns Clean-up time Pomona 1 10 1 hour, 36 minutes Phoenix 14 2 hours, 21 minutes Gainesville 5 24 minutes Las Vegas 11 1 hour, 56 minutes Houston 1 10 1 hour, 32 minutes Richmond 5 32 minutes Atlanta 4 30 minutes Dallas 1 3 19 minutes Chicago 14 2 hours, 11 minutes Columbus 7 1 hour, 5 minutes St. Louis 5 43 minutes **Bristol 2 14 minutes Denver 7 1 hour, 4 minutes Seattle 9 1 hour, 10 minutes Sonoma 4 29 minutes Brainerd 13 2 hours, 3 minutes Indianapolis 11 1 hour, 39 minutes ^Englishtown 4 31 minutes Reading 17 3 hours, 21 minutes Topeka 11 1 hour, 45 minutes Memphis 16 2 hours, 51 minutes Houston 2 12 1 hour, 39 minutes ^Dallas 2 4 22 minutes Pomona 2 14 1 hour, 24 minutes TOTALS 212 31 hours, 41 minutes -- Top five cleanup times for single oildowns: 1. 49 minutes, Joe Hartley, TF, (Brainerd) 2. 44 minutes, Jim Epler, FC, (Reading) 3. 37 minutes, Johnny Gray, FC, (Pomona 1) 4. 34 minutes, Mike Smith, TF, (Houston 1) 5. 32 minutes, Rhonda Hartman-Smith, TF, (Topeka) *NHRA Oildown penalties include $500 per occurrence during qualifying rounds and $1,000/10 Winston champion points per occurrence during eliminations. ** Non points event. ^Rain-delayed event.   NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ] May 21- Second JEGS SPORTSnationals Added, to be held in mid-August in New England May 20- DENSO Sponsors NHRA Champs' Shelter-in-Place Dachshund Race May 14- To Our Racing Community-From Racers for Christ May 13- The Name Game Part I May 12- Morgan Lucas, Son of Forrest and Charlotte Lucas, Appointed President of Lucas Oil Products, Inc. May 05- Cancellation of the 14th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals May 04- NHRA Announces Revised Plan to Restart 2020 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Apr 29- DSR Drivers Join Global Superstars in Fight for COVID-19 Relief Apr 02- NHRA National Dragster will Temporarily Shift to a Free-to-All Digital Magazine Apr 02- NHRA Announces Revised E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Schedule |
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