Personal Bests: 2023 NHRA Gators, Phoenix, Winters
Steve Klemetti provides the numbers for the first three NHRA races of 2023.
| New Entries |
| Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track |
| AAFK Alex Laughlin 3.993 320.51 2023 GAINESVILLE |
| AAFK Alex Laughlin 3.993 317.72 2023 WINTERS |
| AAFK Alex Laughlin 4.465 197.83 2023 PHOENIX |
| PMD Mason Wright 5.828 245.49 2023 GAINESVILLE |
| PMD Billy Banaka 5.856 241.63 2023 GAINESVILLE |
| PMD Manny Buginga 5.862 242.41 2023 GAINESVILLE |
| PMD Marty Robertson 6.889 158.28 2023 GAINESVILLE |
| PRO Jerry Tucker 6.573 209.33 2023 GAINESVILLE |
| PRO Jerry Tucker 6.573 209.65 2023 WINTERS |
| PRO Jerry Tucker 6.595 209.92 2023 PHOENIX |
| PSB Chase Van Sant 6.747 200.80 2023 GAINESVILLE |
| TAD Cody Krohn 5.157 280.31 2023 GAINESVILLE |
| TAD Summer Richardson 5.246 273.83 2023 WINTERS |
| TAD Sarah Allen 5.460 258.91 2023 GAINESVILLE |
| TAD Angelo Grande 6.008 219.33 2023 GAINESVILLE |
New Personal Best Elapsed Times
| CLASS | Driver | Prev | Best | ET | New | Best | ET | |
| AAFK | Jason Rupert | 2022 | Pomona 2 | 4.030 | -0.032 | 3.998 | 2023 | WINTERS |
| AAFK | Terry Haddock | 2021 | Dallas | 4.026 | -0.011 | 4.015 | 2023 | WINTERS |
| PMD | Dmitry Samorukov | 2021 | Vegas 2 | 6.125 | -0.322 | 5.803 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PMD | Kevin Rivenbark | 2022 | Madison | 5.819 | -0.048 | 5.771 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PMD | Jerico Balduf | 2021 | Gainesville | 5.736 | -0.015 | 5.721 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PRO | Mason McGaha | 2022 | Gainesville | 6.521 | -0.002 | 6.519 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PRO | Cristian Cuadra | 2022 | Gainesville | 6.528 | -0.001 | 6.527 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PSB | Rickey Gadson | 2005 | Gainesville | 7.174 | -0.344 | 6.830 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PSB | Gaige Herrera | 2022 | Pomona 2 | 6.871 | -0.186 | 6.685 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PSB | Jianna Evaristo | 2022 | Reading | 6.870 | -0.081 | 6.789 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PSB | Kelly Clontz | 2022 | Madison | 6.827 | -0.003 | 6.824 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| TAD | John Ausherman | 2022 | Charlotte | 5.384 | -0.072 | 5.312 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| TAD | Dean Dubbin | 2017 | Joliet | 5.337 | -0.056 | 5.281 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| TAFC | Hunter Jones | 2021 | Vegas 3 LODRS | 5.623 | -0.066 | 5.557 | 2023 | WINTERS |
| TAFC | Ryan Stack | 2019 | Indy | 5.621 | -0.017 | 5.604 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| TAFC | Bret Williamson | 2011 | Winter | 5.524 | -0.015 | 5.509 | 2023 | WINTERS |
| TFK | Jacob Opatmy | 2022 | Madison | 4.669 | -0.543 | 4.126 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| TFK | Doug Kalitta | 2022 | Phoenix | 3.657 | -0.011 | 3.646 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
New Personal Best Speeds
| Class | Driver | Prev | Best | Speed | New | Best | Speed | |
| AAFK | Jason Rupert | 2022 | Pomona 2 | 313.44 | 2.79 | 316.23 | 2023 | WINTERS |
| PMD | Dmitry Samorukov | 2021 | Vegas 2 | 234.82 | 11.93 | 246.75 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PMD | Jerico Balduf | 2021 | Gainesville | 250.60 | 4.11 | 254.71 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PMD | Kevin Rivenbark | 2022 | Madison | 246.99 | 0.35 | 247.34 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PRO | Troy Coughlin Jr | 2022 | Gainesville | 211.93 | 0.36 | 212.29 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PRO | Mason McGaha | 2022 | Gainesville | 211.49 | 0.10 | 211.59 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PSB | Rickey Gadson | 2005 | Houston | 187.29 | 11.26 | 198.55 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PSB | Gaige Herrera | 2022 | Pomona 2 | 193.85 | 9.64 | 203.49 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PSB | Ron Tornow | 2022 | Madison | 194.86 | 2.24 | 197.10 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PSB | Chip Ellis | 2021 | 4Wide | 198.50 | 1.52 | 200.02 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| PSB | John Hall | 2021 | Norwalk | 197.42 | 0.70 | 198.12 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| TAD | Dean Dubbin | 2020 | Belle Rose | 268.80 | 6.14 | 274.94 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| TAD | Brad McBride | 2022 | Charlotte | 267.32 | 3.11 | 270.43 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| TAFC | Bret Williamson | 2011 | Winter | 259.16 | 5.70 | 264.86 | 2023 | WINTERS |
| TAFC | Hunter Jones | 2021 | Vegas 2 Divisional | 260.26 | 3.25 | 263.51 | 2023 | WINTERS |
| TFK | Jacob Opatmy | 2022 | Madison | 162.78 | 129.93 | 292.71 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
| TFK | Mike Salinas | 2022 | Sonoma | 334.98 | 0.75 | 335.73 | 2023 | PHOENIX |
| TFK | Krista Baldwin | 2022 | Dallas | 320.65 | 0.70 | 321.35 | 2023 | PHOENIX |
| TFK | Steve Torrence | 2018 | Topeka | 334.24 | 0.08 | 334.32 | 2023 | GAINESVILLE |
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