Welcome to the Official website of Larry Pritchett.
Owner & Driver of a NHRA Comp Eliminator car.

On this site you can find pictures of races, publications,
& other interesting info on Larry & his car.

3.02.2008 Gainesville Results On Friday Feb. 22 we were at Gainesville, Fla. for the second Div. 2 Lucas Oil Drag Race series. We waited through rain that morning then when they finally got started we got a run late and we were # 5 qualifier out of 19 cars. On Sat. after a night of horrendous rains they got the track dry and started racing up in the day. We went out about 2 pm and was # 1 qualifier. We came back and made several more changes and ended up #2 qualifier by one thousandeth. Oh well tomorrow is race day. We have Charlie Yanetti in a A/DA first round. On Sunday Charlie didn’t show for first round so we got a solo pass. In the second round we had David Allen in a BB/AM and Larry red lighted. Maybe next race will be our turn. posted by Beth   4:48 PM Bradenton Results On Wed. night, Feb. 13, at 5:30 p.m. it was 20 degrees and snowing with a thin layer of ice under the small covering of snow we loaded the race car and headed south. We drove until 1:30 a.m. and got to Tifton, Ga. to rest and it was still only 31 degrees. We began to wonder what kind of weekend we were going to have. We arrived at the race track at Bradenton on Thur around 2 p.m.and unloaded the car and done a few maintenence things and it was in the 70's. Whoa what a difference. On Friday we done our time trial and was #7 qualifier.When we got back to the trailer our computer wouldn't work and the shifter button he had welded to the side of the shifter was broken off so we had to find someone to weld this and then he took out the clutch to freshen and a floater in this was cracked so we had to borrow one because we don't have a spare one.We called our computer guy in Nashville and talked to him and tried several things and our computer still wasn't working. Late that night we decided to unhook the new oxygen sensors that we had added during the winter and now the computer works. On Sat. at noon our 2nd time trial we slowed down but it was in the 80's and we were trying a different gear ratio in the trans. Then on the last time trial we improved but so did everyone else. We are now #8,but we think that is a good place. Our shifter handle broke this time and we had to welded again. As we are getting ready to go in for the night we see our first round competition going out the gate truck, trailer and all. There are 2 alternates but we didn't know if they stayed. On Sunday it ended up that 3 cars were no shows and one alternate showed up so we got a solo first round. In the second round we had Pat Williams AAP and we got around him easily enough, in the third round we had Pat Ross F/A and we went 51 under to beat him. In the fourth round we had David Eaton AAP and he had a red light.In the fifth and final round we ran Grant Lewis F/SMA who had a better light and both went 56 under to win. All in all we had a great weekend in 80 degree weather with a runner up to start the year off. posted by Beth   4:39 PM 11.23.2007 Larry Pritchett’s Summary of 2007 Racing In Feb. he went to Div. 2 Bradenton, Fla. LODRS and was number 1 Qualifier and set the record in his B/SM Pontiac Sunfire. In round 1 he got a solo because his competition didn’t show up which would have been Bert Dawson. In round 2 he got the legal bye run. In round 3 he raced Don Eberly. Eberly red lighted and Larry broke his trans in the water box but staged and Eberly’s crew didn’t see it. In round 4 he raced Pam Miskovsky and won the round and the race. In one week we went to Div. 2 Gainesville, Fla. LODRS and was number 4 qualifier and went to the semi’s before red lighting and getting beat. In round 1 he defeated Jim Kimbrough , round 2 he defeated Charlie Watson from div. 4. In round 3 Mike Saye red lighted on him and then in round 4 Larry red lighted on Gary Merrick. In March he went to Memphis Div. 4 LODRS. He was number 6 qualifier. In round 1 he defeated Brian Self and then in round 2 (he had used too much index from round 1) he got beat by Pete Carberry. In April he went to Atlanta, Ga. National event and was trying some new things and changed classes to A/SM and didn’t qualify good. He was number 16. In round 1 he had to run David Eaton, Larry had his car fixed now and went 62 under the index and David went 68 under. David won. In May he went to St. Louis National and was qualified good and ran Mike Graves in round 1. In round 2 he ran Shawn Vincent and then in round 3 he was to run Jason Coan but Jason’s chute fell out in the burnout so Larry got a solo. In round 4 Larry red lighted on Sean Dodd. In June we went to the All Star race and the Chicago National event. Larry qualified number 1 for both races. He ran Dale Spencer first round and got beat in the national event race, but in the all star race he got a bye in the first round because there was only 7 cars. In round 2 he ran Jeff Taylor and Jeff red lighted. In the finals. round 3 Larry was late on the light and got beat by Sal Biondo. In 2 weeks we went to Norwalk , Ohio nationals and was number 12 qualifier and ran Steve Ambrose in round 1 and then in round 2 he ran Arnie Martel and got beat. In July we went to Bristol, Tn. To the national event and was number 11 qualifier and in round 1 he defeated Bruno Massel and then in round 2 he got beat by David Rampy. The last of Aug. and first of Sept. he went to Indy, to the U.S.Nationals where he has won 2 times, but it was not to be this time. He had problems all during qualifing and didn’t qualify good and then had the car fixed too late. He qualified number 46. In round 1 he ran Mike Smith who went 65 under the index and Larry went 63 under and won. In round 2 he ran Steve Matusek who red lighted and then in round 3 Larry got beat by Bob Bailey. In Sept. he went to Atlanta, Ga. Div . 2 LODRS and was number 9 qualifier and ran Doc Bilbery in round 1. In round 2 he had the number 1 qualifier Michelle Costa and she went 63 under her index to take the win. In Oct. he went to Div. 4 Noble, Okla. To the LODRS and was number 10 qualifier and got beat in round 1 by Bill Morse. In one week we went to Reynolds, Ga. To the Div. 2 LODRS and qualified number 1 and set the record. In round 1 he got the legal bye run. In round 2 he ran Jenny Treadwell who red lighted and then in round 3 he ran Jerry Hemmingson and then in round 4 Larry’s car dropped a valve and was defeated by Frank Cervelli. In the divisional level Larry has finished number 3. Thank you K&N, Diamond Pistons, Summit, Goodyear and Jerico for all your help. posted by Beth   3:52 PM 3.29.2007 Lucas Oil Division 4 event in Memphis, Tennessee Larry entered the Lucas Oil Division 4 event in Memphis, Tennessee as a strong favorite to win the race. After posting a win and a semi-final finish in his first two races, Larry looked to continue his success on the divisional trail this year. He took his ’06 Pontiac Sunfire to Memphis Motorsports Park a day early to test a new clutch in B/SM trim. The new combination showed promise right off the bat. He took that momentum into Friday’s first two qualifying sessions and posted times of 8.11 at 167.88 mph and improved to an 8.10 at a whopping 167.99 mph (-.614 under the index). He ended the day qualified in the #4 spot in the 23 car field with still more to learn on his new combination. Saturday qualifying saw several strong passes throughout the field and as the action heated up, so did the weather. After aborting his pass in the third session, Larry got bumped down to the 6th spot but posted the 3rd quickest run in Saturday’s fourth and final session with an 8.12 second blast at another huge speed of 167.97 mph. This set the stage for final eliminations in what promised to be an exciting day of racing. In the opening round on Sunday, Larry was paired with the always tough Brian “Lump” Self. Lump gave Larry a good race but Larry proved to be too much for the Division 4 runner and took the win light with an out of the throttle 8.15 (-.56). Next up was another Division 4 hitter, Pete Carberry. Both drivers got out of the gate with good reaction times and gave the fans a great race. Larry was again off the throttle early to protect his index and could not hold off the 194 mph charge of Carberry. The margin of victory was just .010 in a great drag race. Although he hoped to go deeper into eliminations, Larry learned a lot about his new combination and hopes to continue to improve on it at his next event in Valdosta, Ga. He is currently leading the Division 2 Jeg’s All Stars standings by a comfortable margin and with a good outing in Georgia he should all but lock up his spot in the all star challenge. posted by Beth   7:23 PM

"I would like to thank my beautiful wife, Eunice, for all her help and support and my wonderful daughter Beth. I would also like to thank all my family and friends for their help: my mom and dad, my bothers Jim, Rick, Lynn, my sister Linda, Summit Racing Equipment, Jerry & Cheryl Hemmingson, Gary Jennings, Ian Landies Jr & everybody else that I forgot."

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