Pomona, CA - Feb. 14-17, 2008: For the 48th time all eyes were focused
on the historic acreage previously known as the LA County Fairgrounds
- currently The Fairplex - for the event that officially kicks
off the drag racing season, the NHRA Winternationals. Like Daytona
for NASCAR, the "WInternats" tells the world that the
winter break is over, a new year has dawned, and its time to
go racing.
Surrounding the Winternationals
there were a multitude of events within the event including an
invitation only 2 run exhibition by four Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragsters.
By virtue of his stunning 2007 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion
win, Brad Thompson was first on the list. The other cars were
Brendan Murry with his "Running Wild Racing", Mike
Fuller Motorsports with Mike McClennan driving and Rick White
in the Neal & White car out of San Diego.
The show was one run on Saturday
afternoon and one run Sunday between the semi-finals. It was
then that Thompson stunned the crowd with the best time the class
had ever seen - a sterling 5.632... the first ever sub 5.7 for
a front engine dragster.
