Pomona, CA

Pomona concludes the 2016 season for NHRA and the Beal Racing AutoAnything nitro funny car. Brandon Welch, rookie of the year contender delivered incremental improvements through the season, pushing the AutoAnything nitro funny car to its limits. It was as season full of excitement as Chuck Beal, and the crew tested new parts and new tune ups to push Brandon ahead. With Pomona being the closest track to the San Diego home base of Beal Racing, this race was their homecoming. Though the team did not qualify this weekend, they finished just behind the fastest nitro funny cars in the NHRA. Thank you Brandon and team!

Qualifying Round 1:

Beal Racing sat out the first qualifying session to conserve parts.

Qualifying Round 2:

The Beal Racing funny car dropped a cylinder early in the run, which pushed the race car toward the center line. Driver, Brandon Welch aborted the run early and coasted to a 4.77 seconds at 185mph.

Qualifying Round 3:

Driver Brandon Welch recorded a career best reaction time at .027 seconds. The race car accelerated hard and stayed glued to the center of the lane until 800 feet, where the car made a hard move toward the wall and Welch shut off just before the finish line, running a 4.24 second elapsed time at 246 mph.

Qualifying Round 4:

Under a dramatic Southern California sunset, Brandon Welch staged the AutoAnything cunny Car for the last time in 2016. The car suffered a broken rocker arm halfway down track and Brandon Welch aborted the run before further damage could take place. Welch finished the weekend just outside of the quickest funny car field in NHRA history.

After a few literal big bangs in Las Vegas, we hope to end the 2016 NHRA nitro funny car season with a figurative bang. Brandon Welch, Beal Racing and the AutoAnything nitro funny car team are rolling into Pomona, CA for the final race of the year. Brandon has shown incremental improvements all season and perhaps Pomona will be the weekend where things all come together. Will we see Brandon reach into 3 second territory? Will we see some career best ETs? If you're a SoCal resident, the trip to Pomona for a day or for the weekend won't disappoint. If you have never been to an NHRA event, you are missing out on the visceral excitement that only can come from being trackside when 10,000 angry horsepower speeds down the track. Since every NHRA ticket is also a pit pass, you can get up close and personal with race teams and drivers in a way that you won't find in other sports. Can't make it to Pomona, you can find coverage online and on TV, during and after the weekend. If you plan on making it out to Pomona, stop by and say hi. Thank you for your loyal support all season long.

Auto Club NHRA Finals

November 10-13

Pomona, Calif.

11/11/2016 Qualifying 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM ET/8:30 PM - 9:30 PM PT (FS1)

11/13/2016 Qualifying 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET/8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PT (FS1)

11/13/2016 Finals 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET/1:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT (FS1) LIVE

11/14/2016 Qualifying 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET/6:00 AM - 7:00 AM PT (FS2) REPLAY

11/14/2016 Qualifying 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET/7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PT (FS2) REPLAY

11/14/2016 Finals 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET/8:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT (FS2) REPLAY

11/16/2016 Finals 6:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET/3:30 AM - 6:30 AM PT (FS1) REPLAY

11/17/2016 Finals 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM ET/6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PT (FS2) REPLAY

11/18/2016 Finals 4:00 AM - 7:00 AM ET/1:00 AM - 4:00 AM PT (FS1) REPLAY

11/30/2016 Finals 12:00 AM - 3:00 AM ET/9:00 PM - 12:00 AM PT (FS2) REPLAY

Times subject to change; check local listings.