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ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 34th annual K&N Filters SuperNationals presented by Pep Boys 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: Marty McGinnis Runs 6.263/226.73, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.317/225.37, Was #11 Right Lane: Thomas Patterson Runs 6.290/222.88, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.310/224.96, Was #10 3:01 PM Current weather conditions: 60 degrees, 67 percent relative humidity, the absolute barometer 29.97 inches, with a track temperature of 89 degrees, with the Sun peeking through from time to time. The bump spot for this second session is Wayne Torkelson's 6.268.
McGinnis replaced Torkelson on the bubble with this run. Patterson was quicker than McGinnis to
half track, but fell behind after that. Left Lane: Mike Stawicki Runs 6.195/229.74, Now #5; Best prior run: 8.997/100.02, Was #17 Right Lane: Johnny Rocca Runs 6.251/227.77, Now #8; No Prior Run Rocca clipped a timing reflector on his first run, so the run didn't count. Two nice runs this time around, both cars right down the groove and into the field, bumping McGinnis and Zack Barklage. Left Lane: Al Billes Runs 6.219/226.28, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.159/229.47, Was #3 Right Lane: Roy Hill Runs 6.131/231.75, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.159/230.57, Was #2 These two ran identical elapsed times in the first round, Hill with the better speed. This time, Billes' car went to the right, out of the groove, and he lost ground to Hill's Mustang. Hill made his second career-best run of the weekend, staying second on the ladder. Left Lane: Mel Eaves No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.513/130.42, Was #18 Right Lane: Troy Critchley Runs 6.291/223.06, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.241/226.05, Was #7 Eaves left before the tree was activated and his car darted toward the wall, forcing him to lift. Critchley went right down the middle of his lane, but failed to improve, off the pace all the way. Left Lane: Bill Hill Runs 6.314/222.40, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.335/222.66, Was #15 Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 6.241/224.32, Now #8; Best prior run: 13.395/66.92, Was #23 Hill's car hiked the left front wheel in the air and headed for the wall. he did a nice job of driving to get it back to the groove, but that cost him a lot of time. Good run by Castellana, right down the groove to bump Rocca, replacing him on the bubble. Left Lane: Shannon Jenkins Runs 6.363/221.89, Now #17; No Prior Run Right Lane: Mitch Stott Runs 6.142/231.12, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.160/229.00, Was #4 jenkins was not here yesterday, staying home to attend his children's graduation. His car chattered the tires and drifted to the left on the launch. Nice run by Stott, right down the groove, to move up a rung on the ladder. Left Lane: Mike Ashley Runs 6.168/226.70, Now #5; Best prior run: 12.811/80.95, Was #24 Right Lane: Bill Kuhlmann Runs 6.362/222.07, Now #18; Best prior run: 9.775/103.14, Was #21 Ashley's car went to the right, out of the groove, but he did not lift. Kuhlmann made a good run, but was a couple tenths off the pace. Left Lane: Fred Hahn Runs 6.221/227.65, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.195/213.33, Was #7 Right Lane: Wayne Torkelson Runs 6.310/224.81, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.268/224.25, Was #13 Hahn appeared to nip a piston or two on the top end. Left Lane: Chip King Runs 6.430/224.32, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.701/173.18, Was #21 Right Lane: Quain Stott Runs 6.334/231.36, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.323/229.63, Was #17 No help for either driver, Stott still looking for the combination for the first half of the track. Left Lane: Tim McAmis Runs 6.097/231.87, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.126/231.79, Was #1 Right Lane: Zach Barklage Runs 6.263/226.39, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.261/225.75, Was #11 McAmis joins Hahn as the only Pro Mod drivers in "the ohs" on a pretty pass. Left Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 6.990/153.28, Now #23; Best prior run: 12.661/81.97, Was #24 Right Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.239/225.18, Now #8; Best prior run: 11.498/88.44, Was #23 Hoover's blown car had a mind of its own this run, trying both sides of the groove. Ray went right down the groove, replacing Critchley on the bump spot. Left Lane: Dan Rowe Runs 6.323/209.98, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.305/217.11, Was #16 Right Lane: Cody McManama Runs 6.530/213.67, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.379/219.15, Was #21 One of these two cars went through the clutch. Neither improved.
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