Sat, 31 May 2003, 07:13 PM Pro Rear Wheel Drive Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Keith Burgan

JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Rear Wheel Drive at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Abel Ibarra Runs 20.377/40.74, Now #7

Ibarra's car appeared to bog on the launch and never recovered, idling the rest of the way down track.

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Left Lane: Jorge Lazcano Runs 13.245/67.81, Now #0
Right Lane: Stephan Papadakis Runs 8.492/115.00, Now #1

Papadakis looked to be on a good pass until the Honda dumped a cloud of vapor at three quarter track and slowed. Lazcano waited on the line for some time and then got out of shape after a slow launch.

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Left Lane: Grant Downing Runs 7.371/186.59, Now #0
Right Lane: Ara Arslanian Runs 6.783/203.46, Now #1

Arslanian had a stout 1.06 in 60' and went on to record the best run of the session so far, much to the fan's approval.

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Left Lane: Matt Scranton Runs 6.905/202.30, Now #0
Right Lane: George Ioannou Runs 10.937/81.91, Now #1

Scranton got out first, almost equalling Arslanian's short time but was just that much slower for the rest of the run. Luckily he was ahead of Iaonnou who crossed the centerline before the 330' clocks, driving around the "cone" and back into his own lane.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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