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Auto Club 91°µÍø Finals Sunday preview

Get all the information on the start of the final race of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, the Auto Club 91°µÍø Finals in Pomona
17 Nov 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Auto Club 91°µÍø Finals

The final race of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship concludes at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. All four titles will be decided at the Auto Club 91°µÍø Finals and you can read up on all of the scenarios below.Ìý

Defending world champion Steve Torrence captured pole position in Top Fuel; two-time world champ Matt Hagan is No. 1 in Funny Car; Jeg Coughlin Jr. held on to pole position in Pro Stock; and defending world champion Matt Smith is on pole in Pro Stock Motorcycle.Ìý

Racing begins in professional categories with Top Fuel at 11 a.m. Pacific. You can see the full weekend schedule here.Ìý

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TELEVISION SCHEDULE:Ìý
Sunday, November 17ÌýÌý Ìý3:00pm - 4:00pm ETÌýÌý ÌýFS1
Sunday, November 17ÌýÌý Ìý4:00pm - 7:00pm ETÌýÌý ÌýFS1

2018 EVENT WINNERS: Ìý Ìý

Top Fuel:ÌýSteve Torrence

Funny Car:ÌýJ.R. Todd

Pro Stock:ÌýTanner Gray

Pro Stock Motorcycle:ÌýMatt Smith

MOST VICTORIES AT AUTO CLUB RACEWAY: Ìý

John Force, FC, 16; Greg Anderson, PS, 12; Bob Glidden, PS, 12; Warren Johnson, PS, 9; Don Garlits, TF, 6; Tony Schumacher, TF, 6; Matt Hagan, FC 6; John Myers, PSM, 5; Eddie Krawiec, PSM, 4.

TRACK RECORDS: Ìý Ìý

Top Fuel

3.628 sec. by Clay Millican, Feb. ’18 and 334.40 mph by Mike Salinas, Feb. ‘19

Funny Car

3.822 sec. by Matt Hagan, Feb. '17 and 336.99 by Robert Hight, Feb. '18
Pro Stock

6.480 sec. by Erica Enders, Nov. '14 and 213.84 mph by Drew Skillman, Nov. ’15

Pro Stock Motorcycle

6.754 sec. by Matt Smith, Nov. ’12; 198.29 mph by Eddie Krawiec, Nov. ’12

NATIONAL RECORDS: Ìý Ìý

Top Fuel

3.623 sec. by Brittany Force, Sept. '19, Reading, Pa.; 338.17 mph by Brittany Force, Nov. '19, Las Vegas

Funny Car

3.793 sec. by Robert Hight, Aug. '17, Brainerd; 339.87 mph by Robert Hight, July ’17, Sonoma, Calif.

Pro Stock

6.455 sec. by Jason Line, March ’15, Charlotte, N.C.; 215.55 mph by Erica Enders, May ’14, Englishtown N.J.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

6.720 sec. by Andrew Hines, March ‘19, Gainesville, Fla.; 201.76 mph by Matt Smith, March ‘19, Gainesville, Fla.