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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the 30th annual Mac Tools Gatornationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 7.016/197.19, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.991/197.45, Was #21 Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 8.341/173.70, Now #34; Best prior run: 7.196/190.92, Was #34 03:57 PM and the skies are starting to get overcast, so there may actually be some changes in the qualified order this afternoon. Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.972/197.02, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.980/197.16, Was #18 Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.957/197.54, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.938/197.54, Was #7 The bump spot is Ray Franks' 6.977, now, after Rickie Smith gets in the show here. Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 8.223/121.75, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.963/198.58, Was #13 Right Lane: Hurley Blakeney Runs 6.970/197.57, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.162/190.46, Was #32 Hurley turns a great number, and that bumps Franks. Now Rickie Smith is back on the bubble, where it seems he's been all weekend. Left Lane: Danny Coffman Runs 7.021/195.96, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.005/196.67, Was #24 Right Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 7.079/194.16, Now #30; Best prior run: 7.079/94.49, Was #30 No joy for these two... Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.927/198.32, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.921/198.82, Was #3 Right Lane: Ray Franks Runs 6.953/199.05, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.977/198.61, Was #17 Franks gets back into the show, bumps Rickie, and moves John Nobile down onto the bubble. When's the last time you can remember a race where we had this much shuffling, in every qualifying round?? Left Lane: Tom Martino Runs 12.970/60.72, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.956/198.52, Was #13 Right Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 7.055/197.02, Now #28; Best prior run: 7.034/196.93, Was #28 Thomas fails to qualify, a big blow to his championship hopes. The team changed just about everything after the last round, and when it comes to that your chances are always slim. Martino shook hard here, it was a good thing
he was solidly in the show. Left Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.960/197.57, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.935/198.35, Was #5 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.909/200.32, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.906/200.08, Was #1 You can set your watch by that WJ, clicking off those 200's just like clockwork here in Gainesville. Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.941/199.08, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.914/199.20, Was #2 Right Lane: Ed Heck Runs 8.234/123.53, Now #36; Best prior run: 7.875/135.05, Was #36 Heck almost collected the wall on this one, the car all over the track before he finally pulled the plug. Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.906/199.43, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.956/199.08, Was #12 Right Lane: Gary Wiggins Runs 7.131/195.00, Now #33; Best prior run: 7.208/189.66, Was #35 Kurt pulls out all the stops and jumps right in behind his Dad here, and shuffles the order yet again. Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.935/199.35, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.939/199.26, Was #9 Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 7.358/162.31, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.955/199.08, Was #12 Coughlin moves into the top half, ahead of Marnell, Schmidt, and Stevens. Anderson gets loose and shuts off, but will stay in by virtue of his earlier fine pass. Left Lane: Larry Nance Runs 7.056/196.02, Now #30; Best prior run: 7.099/196.04, Was #31 Right Lane: Lewis Worden Runs 7.204/168.83, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.990/197.65, Was #21 Nance runs his quickest of the weekend, but it's not near enough.
Likewise, Worden comes up short in their first showing in 1999. Left Lane: Robert Harman Runs 10.486/86.48, Now #32; Best prior run: 7.103/194.77, Was #32 Right Lane: Dester Cambron Runs 7.037/196.70, Now #27; Best prior run: 7.019/197.02, Was #27 No joy here, either. Left Lane: Mark Thomas Runs 7.074/195.22, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.011/197.33, Was #25 Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 7.013/196.87, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.972/197.22, Was #16 Nobile would have liked to move off the bubble, now he has to bite his fingernails while the remaining few cars run. Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 10.201/82.84, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.980/197.48, Was #19 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.996/198.32, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.944/198.50, Was #10 Another great run by Larry Morgan, while Benza comes up a bit short this weekend. Left Lane: Dan Seamon Runs 7.196/191.65, Now #34; Best prior run: 7.184/193.13, Was #34 Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 7.037/196.47, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.979/195.73, Was #18 Allen was off the pace in the first 100', and it's almost impossible to make that up, unless you're Warren Johnson. Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 7.049/194.69, Now #29; Best prior run: 7.052/194.32, Was #29 Right Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 13.159/48.40, Now #39; Best prior run: 14.855/46.48, Was #39 Patrick's Ford went left as soon as he let off the clutch, and that spelled the end of his chances this weekend. Darrell makes his best pass of the weekend, just not enough. Left Lane: Tony Gillig Runs 7.035/196.44, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.987/197.77, Was #20 Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.985/198.32, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.992/197.28, Was #23 Edwards improves by three slots, that's better than a poke in the eye, I'd think. Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.934/199.43, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.930/199.43, Was #5 Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.972/198.52, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.936/198.32, Was #8 Look at the speed outta that Dodge... these guys are gonna be tough tomorrow, that's for sure. Left Lane: Mike Trumble Runs 7.000/196.93, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.015/197.74, Was #26 Right Lane: Mike Bell Runs 8.756/110.84, Now #38; Best prior run: 11.583/78.41, Was #38 The final pair, here, and so it's Wj on top, facing off against John Nobile tomorrow morning. Not making the show were Rickie Smith, Bob Benza, Bruce Allen, Mike Edwards, and a bunch more.   NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ] Apr 09- POMONA 1 - Thursday Schedule Apr 08- Hood Scoops Set to Return to NHRA Pro Stock Category in 2027 Apr 07- PowerEdge Returns as Presenting Sponsor of DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway Apr 07- GESi Pro Stock No. 1 Qualifier Award Returns for 2026 Season Apr 06- POMONA 1 - Funny Car Preview Apr 02- Revchem Composites Plays Critical Role in Ron Capps Motorsports' Continued Success Apr 01- Second Wave of NHRA 75th Anniversary Commemorative Tickets Include Wealth of Legends Mar 30- CHARLOTTE - Event Preview Mar 30- BELLE ROSE - Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations Mar 30- BELLE ROSE - HEMI Chootout Round 3 Eliminations |
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