Fri, 14 Mar 2003, 12:23 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 34th annual MAC Tools NHRA Gatornationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.954/198.89, Now #1

Under cloudy skie with the temperature around 74 degrees, humidity is 72% and the barometer is 30.05 inches and steady.

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Left Lane: Mike Weinle Runs 7.086/194.42, Now #3
Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.925/199.60, Now #1

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Left Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 7.009/197.36, Now #4
Right Lane: Jose Maldonado Runs 6.941/198.71, Now #2

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Left Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 6.906/200.04, Now #1
Right Lane: Eric Shelton Runs 7.070/195.60, Now #6

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Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.974/198.80, Now #6
Right Lane: Jim Bernard Runs 6.931/200.17, Now #3

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Left Lane: David Strouse Jr. Runs 6.954/198.76, Now #6
Right Lane: Jim Cunningham Runs 7.132/194.34, Now #11

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Left Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 6.879/199.64, Now #1
Right Lane: Nick Fratt Runs 7.043/198.06, Now #10

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Left Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.922/199.82, Now #4
Right Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.885/200.00, Now #2

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Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.871/199.95, Now #1
Right Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.888/199.29, Now #4

Watson used up all of his lane, but stayed with it.

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Left Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 6.858/200.89, Now #1
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.952/198.85, Now #11

Lastor had some nice passes in testing, and it looks like it paid off.

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Left Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.860/201.20, Now #2
Right Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 6.869/200.26, Now #3

These two were side-by-side all the way down the track.

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Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.899/199.20, Now #8
Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 19.755/74.26, Now #23

Hammonds broke right off the starting line and coasted on through the 1320.

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Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.849/200.71, Now #1
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.913/200.71, Now #11

Wilson made a move toward the wall, but he reeled it in. Whisnant with the quickest 1.004 second 60-foot time.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 8.834/101.29, Now #26
Right Lane: Tom Martino Runs 6.839/201.25, Now #1

Martino now with the quickest 60-foot now and the number one spot.

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Left Lane: Terry Adams Runs 6.846/201.38, Now #2
Right Lane: Mark Osborne Runs 6.860/201.02, Now #6

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Left Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.881/201.38, Now #10
Right Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 6.888/199.82, Now #12

Geoffrion in his new car here, from what I hear they did not get in until 3 am this morning.

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Left Lane: Brad Jeter Runs 6.861/201.65, Now #8
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.853/201.43, Now #4

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.865/200.62, Now #10
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.851/201.97, Now #4

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Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.827/201.34, Now #1
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.857/201.11, Now #7

Krisher with a 1.005 60-foot time and parlayed that into the number one spot for now.

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Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.823/201.07, Now #2
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.800/203.52, Now #1

Kurt has the the 2003 body work on this car, the NHRA was using Kurt's car to make a template in the pits this weekend. THis was a pretty good looking drag race here.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.813/201.61, Now #2
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.839/201.74, Now #5

Jeg with the first sub-one second pass here with a 0.995 60-foot time.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.846/200.84, Now #9
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.840/202.29, Now #7

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.839/202.02, Now #6
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.802/202.88, Now #2

Nice pass for Anderson but not quick enough for number one, Kurt Johnson is number one after round one

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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