TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2006 - - Scion Racing had some of its best runs this past weekend at the sixth annual Nitto National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Sport Compact World Finals at the Pomona Raceway in Pomona, Calif. Three Scion Racing drivers drove to second place at Pomona including Brad Personett who also took his second NHRA Sport Compact Pro RWD points championship in a row.

Personett, in his Titan tC, continued his strong run this season as the number one qualifier for the tenth time in the Pro RWD category with a 6.570 e.t. at 216.13 mph. Personett made it to the finals and had an e.t. of 6.544 at 216.72 mph, but placed second next to Gary White when he redlit. Personett’s run at Pomona wrapped up a season that included seven NHRA wins and ten top qualifying times.

Christian Rado, in his WORLD Racing tC, qualified first in the Pro FWD category with an e.t. of 7.650 at 160.29 mph. Rado finished second with an e.t. of 7.736 at 185.66 mph to Ed Bergenholtz who ran a 7.607 e.t. at 190.00 mph.

Kenny Tran qualified second in the Hot Rod class with a run of 8.387 seconds at 168.39 mph, a personal best. In the semifinals Tran, in his Jotech Racing tC, raced a 9.262 e.t. at 116.55 mph, but lost to Ron Lummus’ 8.364 e.t. at 172.81 mph.

Leslie Durst-Armendariz and the Horizon Motorsports tC qualified second in the All Motor group with a personal best e.t. of 9.569 at 141.67 mph. She raced Saul Salceda in the finals but redlit when she ran a 9.508 e.t. at 141.28 mph.

 

Are there any pictures from the scion VIP section?

 

I was only at this event for a few minutes and didn't go into the VIP area that day. I was in it the day before, though. They had big couches with plasma TVs in front of them, one with a PlayStation and the other with an XBOX. There was a buffet at the back where you could make some mean burritos!