It's on to the finals

The U.S. Army just marches on. (Staff photo by Raul Roa)

3:19 - The Big Mac attack returns as Cory McClenathan advances to the final round with a win over Morgan Lucas. The bad news is that he faces teammate Tony Schumacher, who has hovered around 4.50 seconds all day.
"It's a big for us," McClenathan said. "We'll just drink some Rockstar (energy drink) be back for the next round."

Cruz Pedregon cruises into the finals. (Staff photo by Raul Roa)

3:32 - Cruz Pedregon keeps on cruising, drops a 4.85 run to beat Ashley Force to advance to the final round. The Cruzer faces Robert Hight, who advances when John Force smokes the tires early in the semifinals.
"It's the finals, baby," Pedregon said. "This is big."

Jeg Coughlin Jr. advances to another Pomona final. (Staff photo by Raul Roa)

3:45 - Favorites days in Pro Stock continues as Greg Anderson and Jeg Coughlin Jr. advance to the finals. Of the 14 races in the factory hot rod category run so far, the higher-qualified car was victorious in all but one - No. 5 Allen Johnson's win over No. 4 Warren Johnson in the second round.