LAS VEGAS 2 - Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

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Fri, 24 Oct 2003, 09:43 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Jonathan Adams

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals 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: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.900/198.93, Now #1; Best prior run: 17.800/44.42, Was #31

6:12 p.m. We're under the lights, and the air temperature is dropping by the minute. For the Pro Stock teams, this might be a do-or-die session, as we expect more 80 degree temperatures tomorrow. The bump is 7.045.

If that's a sign of things to come, then we'll see a lot of changes in this session. Nice run for Coughlin.

Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.969/197.22, Now #6; Best prior run: 14.882/54.98, Was #31
Right Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.986/198.12, Now #10; Best prior run: 13.285/64.05, Was #30

They both get in, but will it last?

Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.942/198.88, Now #2; Best prior run: 9.457/138.48, Was #30
Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.974/198.93, Now #8; Best prior run: 12.128/71.41, Was #31

Another pair of good, straight runs, but there are plenty of good cars in the lanes.

Left Lane: Mike Corvo Jr Runs 6.956/198.20, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.111/195.96, Was #29
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.952/197.86, Now #4; Best prior run: 9.071/100.68, Was #31

Krisher with a 1.018 short time.

Left Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.930/198.55, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.079/197.62, Was #28
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 9.079/113.72, Now #31; Best prior run: 8.772/136.02, Was #31

Allen goes 1.018 at 60 feet. Wilson shakes and shuts off.

Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.966/198.61, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.052/197.33, Was #28
Right Lane: Nick Fratt Runs 6.959/199.02, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.091/177.28, Was #30

Left Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 7.022/196.36, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.051/196.24, Was #29
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.934/199.35, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.085/197.19, Was #30

Very nice pass for Morgan.

Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.948/198.73, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.048/197.08, Was #30
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.994/197.05, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.047/196.10, Was #29

Koretsky picks up 25 spots on the qualifying order.

Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.967/198.15, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.039/197.19, Was #28
Right Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 7.012/197.97, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.045/196.24, Was #30

Whisnant gets in, bumping Jeggie.

Left Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.961/199.08, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.029/197.25, Was #28
Right Lane: Jose Maldonado Runs 7.034/197.28, Now #30; Best prior run: 7.040/196.76, Was #30

Marnell with a nice run to get in for now. No help for Maldonado.

Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.937/199.37, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.990/198.00, Was #22
Right Lane: Bo Nickens Runs 6.993/197.65, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.030/196.90, Was #29

Johnson should stay in with that run. Nickens improves but it's not enough.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.933/198.50, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.977/198.52, Was #19
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.999/198.55, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.011/196.27, Was #27

Coughlin gets in with a good-looking run.

Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.918/199.02, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.965/198.32, Was #15
Right Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 6.939/198.90, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.008/197.80, Was #27

Cuadra is on the bump at 6.966. Not anymore. Lastor bumps Cuadra, Edwards moves way up, and Anderson is on the bump.

Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.891/200.44, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.965/198.79, Was #16
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.985/198.73, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.007/197.10, Was #27

Two of the best here. Anderson goes from the bump to the pole with the first eighty and the first 200 mph run of the event. WJ was just 1.058 at 60 feet.

Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.912/199.17, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.960/198.44, Was #15
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.924/198.70, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.978/196.90, Was #22

Marnell is on the bump at 6.961. Yates just changed that. Pair of pretty good runs.

Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.923/200.14, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.951/198.85, Was #13
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.904/199.58, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.978/197.97, Was #22

Last pair of the session. KJ with the best short time of the session, a 1.014, and the third best e.t. of the event. Line also improves. Corvo is on the bump at 6.956.

6:35 p.m.

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