Sat, 10 Nov 2001, 03:16 PM POMONA 3 - Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the 37th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals 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:

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Right Lane: Tom Lee Runs 6.986/198.58, Now #28; Best prior run: 7.016/197.54, Was #29

11:43 AM Lee opens the Pro Stock session with a single. Lee is driving one of the older Avengers for the Johnsons. He steps up but still is on the outside of the field.

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Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.875/200.50, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.929/200.65, Was #20
Right Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.951/198.17, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.997/197.45, Was #29

Alderman goes from outside the field to the #1 spot. He had a 1.014 sixty foot number and the Dodge pulled all the way through.

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Left Lane: Mike Trumble Runs 6.924/199.32, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.934/199.11, Was #21
Right Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 7.309/189.10, Now #27; Best prior run: 6.979/198.76, Was #27

Delgado has his car back from the body shop after contact with the wall after the finish on Thursday. Neither driver gets much help and will need the final session.

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Left Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.944/199.11, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.978/199.20, Was #26
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.978/197.20, Now #27; Best prior run: 6.981/197.02, Was #28

Again a pair that will need the final round.

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Left Lane: Brad Klein Runs 6.941/198.03, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.975/197.74, Was #26
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.946/199.46, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.971/198.26, Was #25

Klein cards a 1.009 sixty foot number but the car heads for the guardrail at the hit. Johnson. in his new Neon, gets no help.

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Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.910/200.14, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.937/199.37, Was #22
Right Lane: Mark Osborne Runs 6.902/200.53, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.922/200.14, Was #19

Osborne makes the top half of the field. Koretsky also makes the field but lower down.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.964/200.26, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.927/200.17, Was #22
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.873/201.13, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.919/199.94, Was #19

Kurt moves around off the starting line and it kills his ET. Coughlin (Troy) makes a big move from out of the field to the #2 spot.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 7.177/199.85, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.918/200.41, Was #19
Right Lane: Hurley Blakeney Runs 6.895/200.20, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.916/199.85, Was #18

Morgan rolls the lights and the ET shows it. Blakeney's crew goes nuts when the time for the Mustang hits the board.

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Left Lane: Bo Nickens Runs 6.899/200.17, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.921/199.79, Was #20
Right Lane: Brad Jeter Runs 6.903/199.94, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.909/199.88, Was #15

Nickens gets into the field and Jeter moves up.

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Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.869/200.98, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.913/200.14, Was #18
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.864/200.80, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.905/200.26, Was #15

Jeg goes all the way to the top of the field. Hammonds is now in at #3.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.870/201.13, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.906/200.98, Was #17
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.879/201.10, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.904/199.91, Was #16

Both racers are back in the field and they both go over 201 mph.

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Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.879/200.35, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.904/199.97, Was #17
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.878/200.71, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.903/200.20, Was #15

Eighties are cheap in this session.

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Left Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.863/201.10, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.898/200.29, Was #13
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 7.273/191.65, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.901/200.89, Was #15

Krisher slows but Marnell goes to the top spot.

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Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.850/201.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.878/200.71, Was #8
Right Lane: Tom Martino Runs 6.884/201.34, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.893/200.47, Was #13

Now it Yates heading up the class.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.855/200.83, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.883/200.92, Was #12
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.867/201.61, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.867/201.49, Was #4

Great session. Edwards goes to #2 and Warren falls to #5. Warren needs to pick up at least two positions in the final session to close out Jim Yates.

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