Top Fuel began a revival, from what looked like a death knell in 1984, with thirty-two entrants for a sixteen-car Funny Car field, including Kenny Bernstein, Ed McCulloch, and Tom McEwen, and Don Prudhomme (who, surprisingly, failed to qualify).[4]
Low e.t. qualifier Hank Endres (turning in a 5.32[3]) eliminated Carey (his car owner, who qualified #9, with a 5.49).[3] #17 qualifier Tom Morgan (stepping in after #12 qualifier Ray Stutz failed to start) lost to #4-qualified Dan Pastorini.[6] Muldowney qualified #7, but lost to Bill Mullins, who qualified #15.[6]Frank Bradley, who qualified #10, lost to #2 qualifier Gene "Snowman" Snow.[6] Minor, #11 qualifier, was eliminated by Garlits (qualified #3).[6] Qualifying #16 (high e.t.), Ed Moore was defeated by #8 qualifier Darrell Gwynn.[6]Denver Schutz, #14 qualifier, lost to Joe Amato, who qualified #6.[6]Dick LaHaie, qualified #5 (driving for Larry Minor), turned in a 5.307 pass[7] to defeat Jack Ostrander, who qualified #13.[6]
Round Two
Pastorini lost to Gwynn. Amato defeated Snow. Garlits eliminated Mullins. Endres was defeated by LaHaie.[6]
Round Three
Gwynn lost to Amato,[6] and LaHaie was eliminated by Garlits (5.38 to 5.36 seconds)[8]
Final round
Garlits recorded a 5.298 at 270mph (435km/h) on his final pass of the meet, defeating Amato, who turned in a 5.415.[3] Garlits also had a better reaction time.[3]
Top Fuel Funny Car
Top Fuel Funny Car began a revival, from what looked like a death knell in 1984, with thirty-two entrants for a sixteen-car field, including Bernstein, McCulloch, Hoover, Force, and Don Prudhomme (who, surprisingly, failed to qualify).[4]
Round One
Oswald (qualifying #2, at 5.52 seconds and 268mph (431km/h)[5]) defeated #10 qualifier Hoover. Force (qualified #9) lost to low-e.t. qualifier Bernstein.
Bob Glidden debuted a new 1987 Thunderbird with a low-e.t. qualifying pass of 7.425 seconds at 186.76mph (300.56km/h).[8]Larry Morgan qualified #16 in an Oldsmobile Firenza (owned by Bob Panella) at 7.57 seconds and 185mph (298km/h).[5]
Warren Johnson turned in several 7.4-second passes in a row, and went home having recorded low e.t. and top speed in class of the meet, 7.403 seconds and 188.20mph (302.88km/h).[5]
Glidden lost in round two to a holeshot by Leal (with a 7.52 e.t. to Glidden's 7.45).[7] Alderman was eliminated by Morgan, Christian by Coonce. Rivera lost to Johnson.[10]
Semi-final
Morgan faced Johnson, and lost. Leal eliminated Coonce.[10]
Final round
Johnson took the win.
Top Alcohol
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The TA/D final pitted Denny Lucas against Bill Barney. Lucas's dragster did a wheelstand, yet still managed a pass of 6.312 seconds and 216mph (348km/h), exactly to the thousandth the same as Barney's.[3] The win was initially given to Barney, but after examining the videotape recorded by Diamond T Sports, it finally went to Lucas.[3]
Chuck Phelps brought his Bad Moon Rising TA/FC to Pomona; playing Creedence Clearwater Revival in the pits and dressing his crew as werewolves may (or may not) have contributed to his taking the class win.[7]
Super Gas
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The field was 49 cars.[3] Frank Parks qualified #15 in a C/ED, owned by Todd Patterson; Parks was eliminated in Round Three.[7] The class was won by a B/Econo AlteredOpel, owned and driven by Patterson.[3]
Stock
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The Stock final matched Norm Rollings (of Pomona, in a Corvette (his first national event) lost to Harry Axemaker, in a G/SA 1971 Firebird; it would be his first class win in eighteen years of trying.[11]
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