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The Static - My Relationship

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Gentrification and Pittsburgh’s Troubled History of Minority Displacement

The United States has a long history of displacement and consolidation of minority communities and Pittsburgh is certainly no exception (Vilay, 2020).  In the 1950’s, the city began an urban renewal campaign that included the construction of the Pittsburgh Civic arena and ultimately resulted in the displacement of over 8,000 primarily African American residents from the Hill District community.  Prior to these urban renewal initiatives, the Hill District was considered a cultural center for the African American community and the neighborhood benefited from strong social networks and high levels of trust between residents. The displacement of the Hill District community had traumatic and long-lasting effects, as the breakdown of social networks lead to psychological distress and depression which amplified economic disadvantages and made communities more susceptible to adverse health outcomes. Those that remained in the Hill District now live in one of the most distressed neighborhoods in the city (Flórez et al., 2016). With the fallout from this example of displacement still impacting African American communities and Pittsburgh experiencing levels of gentrification commonly seen in postindustrial cities, even the most at-risk residents may be hesitant to participate in buyout programs or engage in conversations about relocation. While some may argue that this influx of wealth into working class communities is a positive change, existing, lower income residents may no longer be able to afford a new home in their original community if they are displaced by a landslide. Buyout programs, when they are available, are often underfunded, with homeowners only receiving compensation for the current value of their properties (Vilay, 2020). If residents are forced to relocate to a new community because they can no longer afford the higher rents and home prices in their current neighborhood, this leads to the breakdown of community bonds, reduced access to employment or increased commute times to work or school, and worse health outcomes stemming from trauma and depression and potentially degraded environmental conditions of the new neighborhood. While Pittsburgh does not currently have a buyout program for landslide-impacted properties, any discussions surrounding the implementation of such a program should be sensitive the city’s history with minority displacement and should include feedback and engagement with members of those communities. Aside from buyout programs, the city could also pursue landslide prevention techniques that utilize reforestation and other examples of green infrastructure in order to stabilize its steepest slopes, including the Pittsburgh Greenways.

Flórez, K. R., Ghosh-Dastidar, M. B., Beckman, R., de la Haye, K., Duru, O. K., Abraído-Lanza, A. F., & Dubowitz, T. (2016). The Power of Place: Social Network Characteristics, Perceived Neighborhood Features, and Psychological Distress Among African Americans in the Historic Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. American Journal of Community Psychology, 58(1–2), 60–68. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12086

Kozak, S.L., 2014. From section 8 to Starbucks: the effects of gentrification on affordable housing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Thesis (PhD). University of Kansas.

Vilay, Erica. Floodway Buyout Strategy for a Resilient Houston. 9 July 2020, www.jchs.harvard.edu/research-areas/working-papers/floodway-buyout-strategy-resilient-houston.  

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Of Course You Did

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by Solivagant_Wander

Stiles Stilinski has found the loves of his life in Ian Gallagher and Mickey Milkovich and while they have their ups and downs they are pretty damn good together. Until Stiles needs to come home and come clean. When the pack finds out about his not so little secrets they aren't to happy. Stiles faces them and his father before realizing home is where is heart is and that's in Chicago. P.S I tried so hard and like six different ways to separate paragraphs and I couldn't get them too I'm very sorry if this stresses you out while reading. It's annoying, but I honestly can not get achieve to let me fix the issue. Also I love comments feel free to leave them and I will try and get back to you

Words: 6583, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 6 of One Shots

Fandoms: Shameless (US), Shameless (Podcast), Teen Wolf (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Gen, M/M, Multi

Characters: Ian Gallagher, Stiles Stilinski, Mickey Milkovich, Carl Gallagher, Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Yevgeny Milkovich, Liam Gallagher (Shameless US), Frances "Franny" Gallagher, Frank Gallagher, Lydia Martin, Jackson Whittemore, Malia Tate, Derek Hale, Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd, Kev Ball, Veronica Fisher, Lip Gallagher

Relationships: Ian Gallagher/Stiles Stilinski, Ian Gallagher/Mickey Milkovich, Stiles Stilinski/Mickey Milkovich, Ian Gallagher/Stiles Stilinski/ Mickey Milkovich, Scott McCall & Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale & Stiles Stilinski, Stiles Stilinski & The Pack, Stiles Stilinski & Malia Tate

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Meant To Be, The Pack is Mean to Stiles Stilinkski, Bad Parenting, Bad Parent Sheriff Stilinski, Leaving Home, Beckman Correctional (Shameless US), Cussing, Good Parent Stiles Stilinski, Threesome - M/M/M, Coming Out, Homophobia, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, Phone Sex, Recreational Drug Use, Bipolar Ian Gallagher, Domestic Fluff, Abusive Parents, Step-parents, Stiles Stilinski Leaves Beacon Hills, Stiles Stilinski Leaves the Pack

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The To All the Boys: Always and Forever cast features all of the regular franchise stars, so how do you know them? Based on Jenny Han's 2017 novel, the 2021 Netflix movie centers on the on-going romance between Lara Jean Covey and Peter Kavinsky. The Portland, OR, couple plans to attend Stanford University together, but a twist of fate forces them to confront the awkward truth of their situation.

In To All the Boys 3, Lara Jean lives a drama-free life before her senior year of high school. She enjoys a family trip to Korea and plans to attend Stanford with her boyfriend, Peter. After a school trip to New York City, however, Lara Jean feels drawn to the east coast, and must decide if she wants to remain in her native California. Directed by Michael Fimognari, To All the Boys 3 on Netflix follows Lara Jean as she reaches a life epiphany.

Related: Netflix: Every Movie and TV Show Releasing In February 2021

To All the Boys 3 primarily centers on the focal stars of the first two films. Whereas many romantic comedy films introduce side characters to complicate things, the third story about Lara Jean and Peter gets to the heart of their relationship. Here's a cast and character guide for To All the Boys: Always and Forever on Netflix.

Lana Condor stars as Lara Jean Covey, the franchise protagonist who gets rejected from Stanford University and realizes that NYU could be in her immediate plans for the future. Condor kicked off her movie career by portraying the superhero Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse and Li in Patriots Day. She also appeared as Koyomi in Alita: Battle Angel and voiced Casey McGarry in BoJack Horseman.

Noah Centineo co-stars as Peter Kavinsky, Lara Jean's popular boyfriend who is surprised when he gets accepted to Stanford University. Centineo portrayed Jamey in Sierra Burgess Is a Loser and Brooks Rattigan in The Perfect Date. He'll soon appear as Prince Adam/He-Man in Masters of the Universe and Ali Rothstein/Atom Smasher in Black Adam.

Janel Parrish portrays Margot Covey, Lara Jean's old sister who attends college in Scotland. Parrish portrayed Mona Vanderwaal in Pretty Little Liars and Estelle in Trespassers. She recently appeared as Maleah in Magnum P.I.

Related: The 25 Best Films on Netflix Right Now

Anna Cathcart appears as Kitty, Lara Jean's younger sister who becomes more interested in boys after a trip to Korea. Cathcart starred as Agent Olympia in Odd Squad and portrayed Tween Drizella in Once Upon a Time. She recently appeared as the title character in Zoe Valentine.

Ross Butler portrays Trevor, Lara Jean's confident classmate who shows romantic interest in one of her friends. Butler portrayed Zach Dempsey in 13 Reasons Why and Reggie Mantle in Riverdale. DCEU fans may know him as Super Hero Eugene from Shazam.

Related: All 27 2021 Netflix Movies Explained

Madeleine Arthur appears as Christine, Lara Jean's free-spirited friend who offers life advice. Arthur portrayed Older Jane in Big Eyes and Young Willa Warren in The Family. She also appeared as Fray in The Magicians and Nikki Genêt in Snowpiercer season 1.

Emilija Baranac portrays Gen, one of Lara Jean's classmates who gets accepted to NYU. Baranac portrayed Midge Klump in Riverdale and Jamie in Beyond.

Trezzo Mahoro portrays Lucas, Lara Jean's classmate who plans to attend Sarah Lawrence on the east coast. Mahoro portrayed Ralphia in The Magicians and Mohamed in Van Helsing. He recently appeared as Joker in Operation Christmas Drop and Geke in The Right One.

Sarayu Blue appears as Trina Rothschild, the love interest of Lara Jean's father. Blue portrayed Emet in I Feel Bad, Kareema in No Tomorrow, and Marcie in Blockers. She also appeared as Ana in The Unicorn.

Related: Best Movies On Netflix Right Now

John Corbett rounds out the main cast as Dr. Dan Covey, Lara Jean's father who plans to get re-married. Corbett portrayed Chris Stevens in Northern Exposure and starred as Ian Miller in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. He also appeared as Lars Hammond in Serendipity - one of the movies referenced by Lara Jean in To All the Boys: Always & Forever.

Sofia Black-D'Elia (Above) as Heather: Gen's NYU friend. Sofia Black-D'Elia portrayed Andrea Cornish in The Night Of and Tirzah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur.

Henry Thomas as Mr. Kavinsky: Peter's estranged father. Henry Thomas famously starred as Elliott in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and recently portrayed Henry Wingrave in The Haunting of Bly Manor.

June B. Wilde as Joan: A waitress. June B. Wilde portrayed Edna in Young & Reckless and Colleen Holmstrom in The Exorcist TV series.

Ho-Young Jeon as Dae: Kitty's love interest in Seoul. To All the Boys: Always and Forever on Netflix marks the movie debut for Ho-Young Jeon.

Ese Atawo as Ms. Beckman: A chaperone. Ese Atawo portrayed Detective Frankie Curtis in The Flash and Dr. Imani Jackson in Firefly Lane.

Rhianna Jagpal as Dipti Shaw: Lara's classmate who requests paperwork for the senior trip to New York. Rhianna Jagpal portrayed Yasmin in Mech-X4 and Hilary Saint in Motherland: Fort Salem.

Molly Grace as Mollie Marshall: Lara's classmate who receives a prom invitation through an umbrella-themed dance performance. Molly Grace made her movie debut as Young Charlotte in The Perfection on Netflix, and was credited as "Crying Girl" in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You.

Momona Tamada as Young Lara Jean: Momona Tamada portrayed Kazu's great-granddaughter in The Terror season 2 and stars as Claudia Kishi in The Baby-Sitters Club.

Rian McCririck as Young Peter: Rian McCririck had a small role in Good Boys and recently appeared as Logan Bruno in The Baby-Sitters Club.

Jenny Han as Principal Cho: Jenny Han is the author of the To All the Boys book series.

Linda Ko as Aunt Carrie: Linda Ko portrayed Marie in Stargate: Atlantis and Genera Nessa Clary in Motherland: Fort Salem.

Julie Tao as Haven: Julie Tao portrayed Jillian in Charmed and Cleo in Motherland: Fort Salem.

Joey Pacheco as Owen Kavinsky: Joey Pacheco portrayed Young Erik in Menendez: Blood Brothers.

Jara Zeimer as OMG Girl: Jara Zeimer portrayed Klaudia Wegener in The Man in the High Castle and Teen Velma in iZombie.

Kelcey Mawema as Emily: Kelcey Mawema portrayed Ana in The Exorcist season 2 and Gabrielle in Deadly Class.

C. Ernst Harth as Alder Principal: Ernst Harth portrayed Harold Shelburne in Thir13en Ghosts and Lowell Lee Andrews in Capote.

Michael Delleva as Daniel: Michael Delleva portrayed one of Santa's helpers in Noelle on Disney+ and Ari Berlin in When the Streetlights Go On.

Anisha Cheema as Valentine's Girlfriend: Anisha Cheema portrayed Patrice in iZombie and Morgan in The Mirror.

Susie Lee as Eva Song Covey: Susie Lee portrayed Elizabeth in Supernatural and Mrs. Marshall in Lost in Space.

Rish Shah as Ravi: Rish Shah portrayed Ahmed in Years and Years and will soon appear as Kamran in Ms. Marvel.

Kayla Deorksen as Angela: Kayla Deorksen portrayed Erica Bailey in Supernatural and Mrs. Anderson in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

Janelle McDermoth as Nisha: Janelle McDermoth portrayed Detective Peterson in Blue Bloods and Aleah Brown in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Jerry Yang as Nathan: Jerry Yang portrayed Ian the Patron in The Flash and Horizen LA Retail Guy in Upload on Amazon Prime.

Lisa Durupt as Gayle Kavinsky: Lisa Durupt portrayed Nurse Fleming in Psych and Jen McMurtry in Heartland.

Katie Do as Ani: Katie Do portrayed Esme in Mrs. Fletcher and Isla in Manifest.

Next: Will To All The Boys 4 Ever Happen?

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17 Years of 6x6 Poets

#1. Edmund Berrigan, Filip Marinovich, Sheila E. Murphy, Julien Poirier, Lev Rubinstein (tr. Matvei Yankelevich), Kathrine Sowerby   #2. John M. Bennett, Joel Dailey, Arkadii Dragomoshchenko (tr. Evgeny Pavlov with Benjamin Friedlander), Michael Ford, R. Cole Heinowitz, Genya Turovskaya   #3. John Coletti, Nathaniel Farrell, Eugene Ostashevsky, Elizabeth Reddin, Cedar Sigo, Samantha Visdaate   #4. Brandon Downing, W.B. Keckler, Anna Moschovakis, Dmitri Prigov (tr. Christopher Mattison), Aaron Tieger, Sam Truitt   #5. Micah Ballard, Mariana Ruiz Firmat, Frank Lima, Beth Murray, Philip Nikolayev, Keith Waldrop   #6. Carlos Blackburn, Joe Elliot, Arielle Greenberg, Mark Lamoreux, Alicia Rabins, Lewis Warsh   #7.David Cameron, Steve Dalachinsky, Joanna Fuhrman, Jason Lynn, Tomaž Šalamun (tr. Joshua Beckman), Jacqueline Waters   #8. Nicole Andonov, Jenna Cardinale, Arielle Guy, Yuko Otomo, Guillermo Juan Parra, Karen Weiser   #9. Jon Cone, Phil Cordelli, Dorothea Lasky, Julie Ritter, Laura Sims, Erica Weitzman   #10. Ilya Bernstein, Geoffrey Detrani, Paul Killebrew, Laura Solomon, Viktor Vida (tr. Ana Božičević), Dana Ward   #11. Sue Carnahan, C.S. Carrier, Christina Clark, a collaboration by Aaron McNally and Friedrich Kerksiek, Rick Snyder, James Wagner   #12. Guy R. Beining, Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Sawako Nakayasu, Cynthia Nelson, John Surowiecki, Novica Tadić (tr. Maja Teref & Steven Teref)   #13. Matthew Gavin Frank, George Kalamaras, Ann Lauterbach, Matthew Rohrer, Evan Willner, Lynn Xu   #14. Corina Copp, Randall Leigh Kaplan, Douglas Rothschild, Fred Schmalz, Lori Shine, Prabhakar Vasan   #15. Lawrence Giffin, David Goldstein, Anne Heide, Will Hubbard, Mikhail Lermontov (tr. Jerome Rothenberg and Milos Sovak), Emma Rossi   #16. Heather Christle, Amanda Deutch, Ossian Foley, John High, Anthony Madrid, Gretchen Primack   #17. James Copeland, Lucy Ives, Megan Kaminski, Mary Millsap, Zachary Schomburg & Mathias Svalina, Kevin Varrone   #18. Guy Bennett, Rebecca Guyon, Paul Hoover, Srečko Kosovel (tr. Ana Jelnikar and Barbara Siegel Carlson), Deborah Wardlaw Pattillo, Maureen Thorson   #19. Emily Carr, Julia Cohen, Natalie Lyalin, Lee Norton, Dan Rosenberg, G.C. Waldrep   #20. Emily Anicich, Billy Cancel, Michael Nicoloff, Frances Richard, Elizabeth Robinson, M. A. Vizsolyi   #21. Michael Barron, Julie Carr, Marosa di Giorgio (tr. Jeannine Marie Pitas), Farid Matuk, Amanda Nadelberg, Sara Wintz   #22. Lily Brown, George Eklund, Chris Hosea, Aaron McCollough, Ryan Murphy, Jennifer Nelson   #23. Miloš Djurdjević (tr. Tomislav Kuzmanović), James Hart III, Geoffrey Hilsabeck, Noelle Kocot, Aeron Kopriva, Maged Zaher   #24. Bill Cassidy, Helen Dimos, Pär Hansson (tr. Jennifer Hayashida & Tim Dinan), Aaron Kunin, Kyle Schlesinger, Rebecca Wolff   #25. Sherman Alexie, Noah Eli Gordon, Marina Kaganova, Karen Lepri, Fani Papageorgiou, Roger Williams   #26. Abraham Adams, Dot Devota, William Minor, Levi Rubeck, Martha Ronk, Steve Muhs   #27. Eric Amling, Antonio Gamoneda (tr. Sara Gilmore), Gracie Leavitt. Thibault Raoult, Marthe Reed, Judah Rubin   #28. Jon Curley, Katie Fowley, Dmitry Golynko, Dan Ivec, Alejandra Pizarnik (tr. Yvette Siegert), Matt Reeck   #29. Stephanie Anderson, Kate Colby, Steffi Drewes, Hugo Margenat (tr. by Vero González), Masin Persina, Adam Tobin   #30. Jon Boisvert, Ana Martins Marques (tr. Elisa Wouk Almino), Jeffrey Joe Nelson, Denise Newman, Anzhelina Polonskaya (tr. Andrew Wachtel), Hirato Renkichi (tr. Sho Sugita)   #31. Shane Anderson, Lewis Freedman, francine j harris, Carl Schlachte, Stacy Szymaszek, Sarah Anne Wallen   #32. James D. Fuson, Lyn Hejinian, Barbara Henning, Tony Iantosca, Uroš Kotlajić (tr. Ainsley Morse), Morgan Parker   #33. Amanda Berenguer (tr. Gillian Brassil & Alex Verdolini), Jeremy Hoevenaar, Krystal Languell, Holly Melgard, Marc Paltrineri, Cat Tyc   #34. Alex Cuff, Kristen Gallagher, s. howe, Aisha Sasha John, Claudia La Rocco, Grzegorz Wróblewski (tr. Piotr Gwiazda)   #35. Ted Dodson, Judith Goldman, Anna Gurton-Wachter, Kim Hunter, Katy Lederer, Bridget Talone   #36. Anselm Berrigan, Chia-Lun Chang, Cheryl Clarke, Lisa Fishman, Vasilisk Gnedov (tr. Emilia Loseva & Danny Winkler), Sarah Wang.

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Todd captures Funny Car title, takes Pomona win

FUNNY CAR

J.R. Todd clinched his first career NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car championship during the first round of eliminations Sunday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.  

Robert Hight, his closest rival and defending category champion, smoked the tires against Bob Tasca III during the opening round of eliminations which guaranteed the title crown to Todd. 

“People kept asking, ‘What do you need to do to clinch?’,” Todd stated. “I’m like, we need to win the race. We need to not worry about what we need to clinch it. Seeing Robert smoke the tires first round was instant relief. My crew was racing smart and the Yella Fellas do an awesome job preparing the thing today. They stayed focused all day long because there were a lot of distractions around our pit area and they did their job.

“The other teams at Kalitta Motorsports came over to help and I can’t thank them enough. It’s a huge family over there and we’ve all got each other’s backs and it’s awesome to have that kind of support.” 

Todd went on to dominate the season ending event with a run of 3.872 at 329.10 taking down the defending two-time event champion Tommy Johnson Jr.’s Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R/T. He finishes the season with six race wins.

TOP FUEL

Steve Torrence made NHRA history by sweeping all six playoff races during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. He raced his Capco Contractors/Torrence Racing dragster to a holeshot win of 3.702 at 330.07 against NHRA’s winningest Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher’s run of 3.700 at 331.61 in the final round. This is Torrence’s 11th win of the season, 27th of his career and first at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. 

“It has truly been unbelievable,” Torrence stated. “To go out and do what those Capco Boys have accomplished is solely by the grace of the good Lord. We’ve won some rounds that we probably should not have won. We are truly blessed to be able to do what we’re doing. We’re going to be in the history books. Nobody can beat us; they can only tie us. That’s a pretty cool stat to put behind your name.”

Torrence’s path to victory included wins against Cameron Ferre, teammate and father Billy Torrence and outgoing champion Brittany Force.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

Matt Smith secured his third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle championship in the final round of eliminations. He powered his Elite Motorsports DENSO Auto Parts EBR to a 6.765 at 201.22 national speed record pass to defeat defending champion Eddie Krawiec, who was the nearest championship contender. M. Smith defeated Angie Smith, Hector Arana and LE Tonglet en route to the finals to secure the championship and event title. This is his first championship since 2013. 

“Man, we went through a lot today,” M. Smith said. “With the airline breaking in the first round and in the second round the transmission broke on us going through the lights. My guys did their job and we fixed all of the stuff that broke and ended up putting up three 200mph runs today. We are having the time of our life right now though.” 

Smith’s championship season had four race victories with three of them coming during the Countdown.

PRO STOCK

Gray’s qualifying performance was enough to earn him the Pro Stock title and he went on to win the race in his Gray Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet Camaro with a run of 6.519 at 211.86. That was enough to defeat Drew Skillman’s pass of 6.524 at 211.03.

It was Gray’s eighth victory of the season, 13th of his two-year career and first at the Auto Club NHRA Finals.  

“This was probably the most relaxed Sunday I’ve had ever,” Gray said. “For me, I just wanted to enjoy the moment. That was the last time I was going to race with a lot of those guys. We had already won seven races and that’s really good and obviously I wanted to win more but at the same time I wanted to enjoy the time I had with the guys and make the most out of it.”  

Gray drove past his father Shane Gray, Erica Enders and Jason Line before entering his second consecutive final round appearance at the event. Skillman defeated Alan Prusiensky, veteran Greg Anderson and No. 1 qualifier Jeg Coughlin Jr. before falling in the finals. 

Finish order at Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona

TOP FUEL: 1. Steve Torrence; 2. Tony Schumacher; 3. Brittany Force; 4. Blake Alexander; 5. Billy Torrence; 6. Clay Millican; 7. Antron Brown; 8. Bill Litton; 9. Doug Kalitta; 10. Mike Salinas; 11. Scott Palmer; 12. Richie Crampton; 13. Shawn Reed; 14. Terry McMillen; 15. Cameron Ferre; 16. Leah Pritchett.  Final: Steve Torrence, 3.702 seconds, 330.07 mph def. Tony Schumacher, 3.700 seconds, 331.61 mph. 

FUNNY CAR: 1. J.R. Todd; 2. Tommy Johnson Jr.; 3. Jack Beckman; 4. Ron Capps; 5. Courtney Force; 6. Bob Tasca III; 7. Shawn Langdon; 8. John Force; 9. Cruz Pedregon; 10. Matt Hagan; 11. Tim Wilkerson; 12. Bob Bode; 13. Robert Hight; 14. Jeff Arend; 15. Jim Campbell; 16. Ray Martin.  Final: J.R. Todd, Toyota Camry, 3.872, 329.10 def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 3.889, 327.51. 

PRO STOCK: 1. Tanner Gray; 2. Drew Skillman; 3. Jason Line; 4. Jeg Coughlin; 5. Bo Butner; 6. Greg Anderson; 7. Alex Laughlin; 8. Erica Enders; 9. Chris McGaha; 10. Shane Gray; 11. Deric Kramer; 12. Fernando Cuadra; 13. Vincent Nobile; 14. Matt Hartford; 15. Alan Prusiensky; 16. Kenny Delco.  Final: Tanner Gray, Chevy Camaro, 6.519, 211.86 def. Drew Skillman, Camaro, Foul – Red Light. 

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: 1. Matt Smith; 2. Eddie Krawiec; 3. Hector Arana Jr; 4. LE Tonglet; 5. Andrew Hines; 6. Hector Arana; 7. Jerry Savoie; 8. Angelle Sampey; 9. Chip Ellis; 10. Scotty Pollacheck; 11. Ryan Oehler; 12. Karen Stoffer; 13. Steve Johnson; 14. Joey Gladstone; 15. Freddie Camarena; 16. Angie Smith.  Final: Matt Smith, EBR, 6.765, 201.22 def. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.812, 198.35. 

Point standings after the final event of 24 in the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

TOP FUEL: 1. Steve Torrence, 2,900; 2. Tony Schumacher, 2,596; 3. Clay Millican, 2,573; 4. Leah Pritchett, 2,456; 5. Brittany Force, 2,417; 6. Antron Brown, 2,378; 7.  Mike Salinas, 2,308; 8. Doug Kalitta, 2,308; 9.  Terry McMillen, 2,301; 10. Scott Palmer, 2,231.

FUNNY CAR: 1. J.R. Todd, 2,726; 2. Robert Hight, 2,532; 3. Tommy Johnson Jr., 2,519; 4. Ron Capps, 2,510; 5. Tim Wilkerson, 2,418; 6. Courtney Force, 2,409; 7. Jack Beckman, 2,405; 8. Matt Hagan, 2,371; 9. John Force, 2,356; 10. Shawn Langdon, 2,285.

PRO STOCK: 1. Tanner Gray, 2,758; 2. Jeg Coughlin, 2,571; 3. Drew Skillman, 2,559; 4. Erica Enders, 2,525; 5. Jason Line, 2,472; 6. Vincent Nobile, 2,452; 7. Greg Anderson, 2,418; 8. Bo Butner, 2,379; 9. Deric Kramer, 2,268; 10. Chris McGaha, 2,184.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: 1. Matt Smith, 2,666; 2. Eddie Krawiec, 2,627; 3. Hector Arana Jr, 2,536; 4. LE Tonglet, 2,532; 5. Jerry Savoie, 2,464; 6. Andrew Hines, 2,450; 7. Angelle Sampey, 2,349; 8. Angie Smith, 2,303; 9. Steve Johnson, 2,290; 10. Scotty Pollacheck, 2,258.

Source: https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/todd-captures-funny-car-title-takes-pomona-win/3212499/

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Exciting Competition at the Lucas Oil, NHRA 2018 Winternationals!

Exploding engines, crashes, and a new record kicked off the 2018 NHRA calendar at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California. Early on, Funny Car legend John Force shed the body off of his Peak Auto Chevrolet Camaro, while his daughter and last year’s champion Brittany Force went along for the ride as her Top Fuel car hit both walls and rolled over. She was taken to the hospital and treated for an injured shoulder.

The 11,000hp monsters powering some of these cars, though strong, can have a tough day. This was the case for Kalitta Motorsports driver Doug Kalitta, whose Top Fuel engine erupted into a fireball in the first elimination round of competition. Despite this, he came back to nudge out Tony Schumacher for the win in Top Fuel.

World champion, Robert Hight, couldn’t quite keep up with Matt Hagan, who made a 3.823-second pass at 335.90 mph, taking the win in Funny Car. This marks Hagen’s 27th career win and second consecutive Winternationals victory.

Bo Butner looks to defend his Pro Stock title this season and did so with a win. Taking down teammate Jason Line, Butner ran a 6.549 at 209.62 mph in the final round.

A record was also broken in Pomona last weekend, when Top Fuel driver Clay Millican piloted his car to a 3.628-second pass at 322.04 mph, the quickest pass for a Top Fuel car.

Results:

Top Fuel — Doug Kalitta, 3.779 seconds, 324.28 mph def. Tony Schumacher, 4.715 seconds, 145.93 mph.

Funny Car — Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.823, 335.90 def. Robert Hight, Chevy Camaro, 3.866, 336.99.

Pro Stock — Bo Butner, Chevy Camaro, 6.549, 209.62 def. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.568, 209.59.

Top Fuel Harley — Doug Vancil, Harley, 6.333, 220.01 def. Rickey House, Harley, 10.322, 89.15.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Shawn Cowie, 5.333, 277.03 def. Garrett Bateman, 15.835, 55.97.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Shane Westerfield, Chevy Camaro, 5.425, 269.67 def. Ulf Leanders, Camaro, 5.508, 268.33.

Competition Eliminator — Dan Fletcher, Chevy Cobalt, 8.344, 132.86 def. Clint Neff, Roadster, Foul – Red Light.

Super Stock — Kyle Rizzoli, Chevy Camaro, 9.579, 133.55 def. Adam Emmer, Olds Cutlass, 10.120, 125.89.

Stock Eliminator — Larry Gilley, Dodge Dart, 10.627, 121.27 def. Ryan Mangus, Chevy Camaro, 10.664, 122.73.

Super Comp — Gabriel Torres, Dragster, 8.922, 165.46 def. Val Torres Jr., Dragster, 8.941, 176.26.

Super Gas — Kevin McClelland, ’27-T Ford, 9.924, 149.22 def. Phil Unruh, Chevy Cobalt, 9.899, 159.29.

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com — Steve Will, Dragster, 6.043, 234.13 def. Kyle Seipel, Dragster, 6.862, 197.74.

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com — Paul Mitsos, Dodge Stratus, 7.098, 191.21 def. Don Meziere, Chevy Cobalt, Foul – Red Light.

Finishing Order:

TOP FUEL:

Doug Kalitta; 2. Tony Schumacher; 3. Antron Brown; 4. Clay Millican; 5. Scott Palmer; 6. Steve Torrence; 7. Terry Haddock; 8. Terry McMillen; 9. Richie Crampton; 10. Steven Chrisman; 11. Steve Faria; 12. Mike Salinas; 13. Leah Pritchett; 14. Brittany Force.

FUNNY CAR:

Matt Hagan; 2. Robert Hight; 3. Ron Capps; 4. Jack Beckman; 5. J.R. Todd; 6. Cruz Pedregon; 7. Tim Wilkerson; 8. Jonnie Lindberg; 9. Bob Tasca III; 10. Jim Campbell; 11. John Force; 12. Tommy Johnson Jr.; 13. Courtney Force; 14. Del Worsham; 15. Jeff Diehl; 16. Shawn Langdon.

PRO STOCK:

Bo Butner; 2. Jason Line; 3. Erica Enders; 4. Deric Kramer; 5. Drew Skillman; 6. Vincent Nobile; 7. Alex Laughlin; 8. Greg Anderson; 9. Chris McGaha; 10. Jeg Coughlin; 11. Kenny Delco; 12. Steve Graham; 13. Val Smeland; 14. Joey Grose; 15. Tanner Gray; 16. Alan Prusiensky.

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2017 NHRA Sonoma Nationals: Thank You, May I Have Another.

TLP made it down to Sonoma Raceway this past weekend to check out the 2017 NHRA Toyota Sonoma Nationals.  This was only our 2nd trip to the big league drag races, and as before, it was a feast for the senses.  Actually, that's a bit too poetic...frankly, it is almost like this event was trying to kill us, or at least teach us a lesson.  Lets go to NHRA races again we said...Lets get chewed up and spit out fully abused from another trip to the strip we said....

Because we'd experienced the show last year, we foolishly assumed we were immune to the shock and awe that is the NHRA experience (oh silly us).  Other than some relative calm in the morning, before the crews pulled the cars out of the transporters, the rest of the weekend was a bombardment of nitromethane fumes, ear shattering exhaust (punishing even at idle) and the chest punching and all encompassing shock and awe of 10,000+ horsepower beasts launching down the quarter mile runway.

The sheer fury of watching a NHRA drag race event cannot be understated.   Add up the cumulative mental and physical effects of the scores nitromethane powered funny cars, and other classes of drag cars and motorcycles, and one will leave the weekend a bit dazed (and maybe a little confused) about the show.  We know that many of our readers stick to what they know (we were just like you). Whether it be sports/stock car racing, vintage events, dirt/street/formula bikes or the stuffiness of a concours event, many of our gear head brethren stay in their lane.  Consider this a call to action.  If you haven't seen a funny car at 300 plus MPH you owe it to yourself to see it in person at least once...and after your recovery, you'll thank us.

This wasn't a normal weekend.  While much of California experienced triple digit heat, Sonoma Raceway was an oasis of perfect temperature and a slight breeze all afternoon.  The combination of this ideal weather and the fact that Sonoma Raceway is situated roughly at sea level, creates what many consider the perfect conditions for a drag race.   Friday night saw a record breaking run by Robert Hight in the California Highway Patrol/Auto Club entry.   Hight put in a 339.87 mph run, the fastest qualifying run in NHRA history, as he jumped to the top of the qualifying order after day one.  Not to be left out of the record breaking, Brittany Force, on Sunday, set the Sonoma Raceway speed record with a 331.61 mph run!

This event isn't just about the Funny Cars and Top Fuel dragsters...the weekend is packed with two and four wheeled racing.  There were another 12 classes of cars and bikes competing at the event.  Honestly, there would be no way for the two of us to be able to report on all of the weekend action.  Starting from the time the first run in the morning, there is a fairly constant queue of cars and motorcycles being called to stage and run, one after another.  For a list winners, by class, see below our picture gallery.  

Because of the relentless pace and frequency of the action, we have to acknowledge that the NHRA/Mello Yello staging crew are simply remarkable.  We get fatigued just watching a hand full of runs, but the folks who make the show go, operate in the thick of all the heat and exhaust for hours upon hours over the 3-day event.  We don't quite know how they do it, but they do, and our hats are off to them for making the event work and in a controlled and safe manner.    

In quasi-dragracing news: While roaming the paddock looking to get our next fix (gassing) of nitromethane aftermath, we found the car world's totem, none other than The Stig himself (or herself..we just don't know)!  The Stig was hanging with his new buddy, three time NHRA Top Fuel champion Antron Brown.  Brown is one of the new co-host of Top Gear America which premiered Sunday night.  While drafting this article we actually watched a little of the new Top Gear America on BBC America....not bad.

In closing, we'll simply let the article's title summarize things.  Though we still have a lot to learn about the women, men, machines and culture of the NHRA, this event left us wanting more....more noise, more speed, more sensory pain and more drag racing in general.  We look forward to watching the rest of the NHRA season on the small screen.  If the folks at NHRA have us back in 2018, we will indeed have another!

As usual, we'll point out that we feel that our photographs do a much better job of giving the feel of the events we attend.  Please take a look at the gallery below for a better idea of what this weekend was all about.

Lastly, we must also give a shout out to the staff of Sonoma Raceway.  An event that brings tens of thousands of amped-up gear heads together can't be easy to manage, but the staff of Sonoma Raceway make it look effortless while managing a constant flow of people and traffic.  

Enjoy.

GALLERY:

 FULL RESULTS:

Saturday:

TOP FUEL:

Steve Torrence; 2.  Antron Brown; 3.  Brittany Force; 4.  Terry McMillen; 5.  Scott Palmer; 6. Leah Pritchett; 7.  Shawn Langdon; 8.  Doug Kalitta; 9.  Troy Buff; 10.  Terry Haddock; 11.  Steven Chrisman; 12.  Troy Coughlin Jr.; 13.  Tony Schumacher; 14.  Shawn Reed; 15.  Clay Millican; 16. Mike Salinas. 

FUNNY CAR:

J.R. Todd; 2.  Tim Wilkerson; 3.  Courtney Force; 4.  Jack Beckman; 5.  John Force; 6.  Del Worsham; 7.  Robert Hight; 8.  Tommy Johnson Jr.; 9.  Ron Capps; 10.  Alexis DeJoria; 11.  Cruz Pedregon; 12.  Jim Campbell; 13.  Jeff Diehl; 14.  Jonnie Lindberg; 15.  Matt Hagan; 16.  Tim Gibbons. 

PRO STOCK:

Tanner Gray; 2.  Bo Butner; 3.  Greg Anderson; 4.  Drew Skillman; 5.  Chris McGaha; 6.  Jason Line; 7.  Jeg Coughlin; 8.  Vincent Nobile; 9.  Erica Enders; 10.  Matt Hartford; 11.  Steve Graham; 12.  Alan Prusiensky; 13.  Tom Huggins; 14.  Deric Kramer; 15.  Allen Johnson. 

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

LE Tonglet; 2.  Matt Smith; 3.  Hector Arana Jr; 4.  Jerry Savoie; 5.  Karen Stoffer; 6. Andrew Hines; 7.  Angie Smith; 8.  Eddie Krawiec; 9.  Scotty Pollacheck; 10.  Chip Ellis; 11. Angelle Sampey; 12.  Joey Gladstone; 13.  Steve Johnson; 14.  Freddie Camarena; 15.  Cory Reed; 16. Melissa Surber. 

Super Stock -- Jody Lang, Chevy Malibu, 10.688, 123.20  def. Justin Lamb, Chevy Cobalt, 8.622, 155.52. 

Stock Eliminator -- Brian McClanahan, Chevy Camaro, 9.871, 129.54  def. Dwayne Scheitlin, Dodge Challenger, 10.116, 129.27. 

Super Comp -- Val Torres Jr., Dragster, 8.919, 176.84  def. Ryan McClanahan, Dragster, 8.920, 182.85. 

Super Gas -- Evan Kowalski, Chevy Corvette, 9.941, 160.14  def. Chris Cannon, Corvette, 9.903, 160.44. 

Super Street -- Chris Borges, Chevy Chevelle, 10.921, 137.06  def. Matt Blodgett, Chevy Vega, 10.898, 133.03. 

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com -- Paul Nero, Dragster, 6.708, 199.32  def. Jeff Havens, Dragster, 6.736, 197.68. 

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com -- Bart Smith, Chevy Monte Carlo, 8.240, 124.11  def. Keith White, Ford Ranger, Foul - Red Light. 

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