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JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts 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: Pat Herold Runs 6.962/198.82, Now #32; No Prior Run Right Lane: Bill Shorts Runs 8.453/104.87, Now #33; Best prior run: 6.977/197.08, Was #32 6:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.25 inches, adjusted altitude 1,895 feet, track temperature 81 degrees. Right Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 6.845/201.37, Now #29; Best prior run: 6.860/200.86, Was #30 Left Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.864/200.86, Now #31; Best prior run: 6.882/201.37, Was #31 Right Lane: Mike Trumble Jr Runs 9.136/103.21, Now #28; Best prior run: 6.842/201.94, Was #28 Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.817/201.91, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.846/201.73, Was #30 Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.795/202.30, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.822/202.12, Was #27 Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.787/202.70, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.818/201.85, Was #28 Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.796/204.39, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.818/203.95, Was #26 Line improves but can't break into the field. Pawuk gets in the 15th spot for now. Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 7.303/148.71, Now #28; Best prior run: 6.818/202.39, Was #28 Right Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.807/203.68, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.809/203.34, Was #26 Cuadra had a good sixty foot time, a .989, then had problems on the top end. No help for Haas. Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.833/201.52, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.808/202.30, Was #26 Right Lane: Dave Howard Runs 6.801/202.30, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.806/202.21, Was #24 Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 14.422/58.73, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.798/203.25, Was #21 Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.782/203.61, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.805/203.77, Was #24 Johnson has problems early and shuts down. Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.769/203.68, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.783/203.98, Was #14 Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.746/203.83, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.802/203.92, Was #24 Coughlin makes a great pass and jumps all the way to the third spot. Whisnant improves and moves up a few notches. Smith is now on the bump with a 6.783. Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.759/204.20, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.773/204.48, Was #13 Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.790/202.48, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.794/202.45, Was #20 Connolly improves and gets in the top half of the field. No help for Yates. Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.762/203.58, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.771/204.14, Was #13 Right Lane: Steve Johns Runs 6.755/204.60, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.790/203.22, Was #19 Johns gets in the field and puts Carr on the bump. Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 11.532/76.67, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.770/204.35, Was #14 Right Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 6.783/203.00, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.788/202.82, Was #19 Schmidt shakes the tires off the line, makes a hard move to the right and has to abort the run. Daniels improves but not enough. Left Lane: Ron Krisher No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.766/204.54, Was #11 Right Lane: Rickie Smith No Time, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.783/203.74, Was # 17 The rain started falling before Krisher and Smith completed their burnouts and qualifying came to a halt. The rain continued off and on for about 30 minutes, then started coming down heavier before the decision was made to pull the plug on the remaining qualifying runs. 8:17 p.m.
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