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ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Truck at the 14th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec 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: Larry Kopp Runs 7.654/176.43, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.645/176.95, Was #6 Right Lane: Scott Tidwell Runs 7.745/174.99, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.695/176.74, Was #20 1:59 PM We open the third session with a bump spot of 7.682 - occupied by Lou Ficco. Two slow 60-foot times here, a 1.10 and 1.12, respectively (left-right). Left Lane: Joe Pigford Runs 7.765/173.87, Now #34; Best prior run: 7.829/174.68, Was #35 Right Lane: Mike Coughlin Runs 7.695/175.95, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.644/177.44, Was #5 Two more slow 60-foot times, 1.11 and 1.12. Left Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 7.703/174.38, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.701/175.64, Was #23 Right Lane: Tim Freeman Runs 7.661/176.36, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.649/177.02, Was #9 Lastor posted a 1.087 60-foot time, but it didn't help him improve any over yesterday. Left Lane: Bo Nickens Runs 7.819/172.84, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.709/176.05, Was #25 Right Lane: Lou Ficco Runs 7.768/174.48, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.682/175.98, Was #16 Left Lane: John Lingenfelte Runs 7.672/176.33, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.647/177.44, Was #8 Right Lane: Don Smith Runs 21.171/45.40, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.698/175.98, Was #22 Smith's truck launched and then nosed over, trailing smoke. Left Lane: Brian Self Runs 7.672/175.88, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.662/176.92, Was #14 Right Lane: Scott Perin Runs 7.716/175.06, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.661/176.50, Was #13 This is starting to look like one of those sessions where almost nobody improves and the field remains the same as it was when the session started. Left Lane: Brad Jeter Runs 7.624/177.30, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.584/178.39, Was #2 Right Lane: Larry Seay Runs 7.724/174.96, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.698/176.60, Was #21 Left Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 7.599/177.90, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.575/178.14, Was #1 Right Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 9.731/92.17, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.720/175.30, Was #26 Daniels was not able to repeat his 7.57 performance from yesterday, but his truck still looks very quick, glued to the track and straight as a string. Left Lane: Larry Perkins Runs 7.659/175.40, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.725/175.60, Was #28 Right Lane: Mark Osborne Runs 7.634/177.51, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.687/177.02, Was #17 Finally a couple big moves, bumping Ficco and Todd Patterson. Left Lane: Steve Johns Runs 7.661/176.47, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.638/177.90, Was #5 Right Lane: David Spitzer Runs 7.808/172.57, Now #30; Best prior run: 7.730/174.79, Was #30 Spitzer's truck swims its way up the lane once again, fishtailing. Left Lane: Bob Panella Jr Runs 7.627/176.60, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.601/178.00, Was #3 Right Lane: Jose Maldonado Runs 7.882/170.10, Now #31; Best prior run: 7.743/174.72, Was #31 The bump is now Brian Self's 7.662. Panella leaves with a 1.087 60-foot time, one of the few to get into the 1.0 range today. Most have been 1.10 or slower. Left Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 7.693/176.81, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.659/177.61, Was #13 Right Lane: Steven Farr Runs 8.306/155.97, Now #37; Best prior run: 13.165/67.01, Was #38 Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.681/174.79, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.667/175.74, Was #17 Right Lane: Vinny Barone Runs 7.649/176.02, Now #11; Best prior run: 8.885/113.17, Was #38 Barone posted a 1.09 60-foot time and then pulled out a great run to get in, bumping Self and putting Scott Perin on the bubble at 7.661. Left Lane: Dyno Don Nicholson No Time, Now #37; Best prior run: 7.939/158.78, Was #37 Right Lane: Rick Jones Runs 7.683/176.95, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.645/176.78, Was #8 Nicholson's truck moved about a foot when the light turned green.
He was able to back it up and drive away, so it's not clear just what
broke. Left Lane: George Supinski Runs 7.713/174.72, Now #28; Best prior run: 7.755/175.19, Was #34 Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 7.635/176.19, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.656/176.85, Was #13 Nice move by Stanfield, a small ET improvement vaulting him way up the ladder. Left Lane: Bart Price Runs 7.653/176.78, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.652/175.98, Was #13 Right Lane: Craig Eaton Runs 7.741/174.72, Now #33; Best prior run: 7.747/175.26, Was #34 Left Lane: Chip Ippolito Runs 7.699/175.84, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.727/176.15, Was #31 Right Lane: Roy Simmons Runs 7.768/173.91, Now #36; Best prior run: 7.820/174.18, Was #36 Left Lane: Kim Smith Runs 7.688/175.13, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.693/176.26, Was #21 Right Lane: Dale Eaton Runs 7.713/175.19, Now #27; Best prior run: 7.704/176.33, Was #27 Left Lane: John Coughlin Runs 7.683/175.91, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.688/176.95, Was #20 Right Lane: Jeff Lukovich Runs 7.707/174.04, Now #28; Best prior run: 7.721/175.06, Was #31 That's it, only a few moves this session, but those few were big ones.   NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ] Feb 13- NHRA and FOX Sports Announce TV Schedule for NHRA's 75th Anniversary Season Feb 12- 75th Anniversary Celebration Kickoff at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Feb 10- Wally Parks 75th Anniversary Appreciation Fund Part of $27 Million Overall Purse Feb 08- NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League Releases 2026 Schedule Feb 07- Huge List of Legends Set to Appear at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Feb 05- NHRA and Legends Global Extend Merchandise Partnership Ahead of 75th Anniversary Season Feb 04- Doug Foley Announces Addition of Ron Douglas as Consultant to Foley Lewis Racing Top Fuel Team Feb 04- Tickets Now on Sale for NHRA's Debut at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park and Rockingham Dragway Feb 04- Reed, Zetterström to Share Driving Duties of Reed Trucking & Excavating Top Fuel Dragster Jan 29- NHRA to Honor Iconic John Force in 2027 with "50 Years Of Force" |
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