Sat, 12 Oct 2002, 06:53 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 17th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec 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:

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Left Lane: Bill Hill Runs 11.394/70.88, Now #18; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Michael Faucher Runs 6.487/218.55, Now #14; Best prior run: 8.389/112.31, Was #17

5:24 PM Hill gets out of shape right off the line, pedals, gets sideways again, pedals two more times and finally gives up on the run. Faucher makes a straight pass but doesn't improve enough to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Randy Hagerty Runs 12.002/71.98, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.676/207.99, Was #16
Right Lane: Chuck Nuytten Runs 6.652/204.54, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.640/204.68, Was #15

Hagerty gets out of shape, stays with it for about 250 feet and finally shuts down.

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Left Lane: Zach Barklage No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.439/220.58, Was #11
Right Lane: Wayne Torkelson Runs 13.201/61.42, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.483/218.02, Was #13

Barklage completes his burnout and has to shut down because of a leak from the engine. Torkelson comes off the line, shakes the tires, gets out of the groove and aborts the run.

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Left Lane: Troy Critchley Runs 6.342/219.99, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.354/221.13, Was #8
Right Lane: Annette Summer Runs 6.411/220.26, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.433/218.81, Was #10

Critchley improves, matching Harper's ET but a little slower MPH, and he will stay on the bump. Summer went right down the groove but didn't improve enough to get in.

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Left Lane: Billy Harper Runs 6.375/221.94, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.342/222.82, Was #7
Right Lane: Bill Kuhlmann Runs 6.290/223.32, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.400/221.23, Was #9

Kuhlmann really makes a big jump here with a great pass for the conditions. He goes from ninth to the top half of the field in the fourth spot. Harper makes a straight pass but doesn't improve and drops one spot to the bump.

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Left Lane: Andy Neyer Runs 13.171/63.52, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.255/226.47, Was #3
Right Lane: Thomas Patterson Runs 6.278/222.49, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.316/212.16, Was #7

Neyer rattles the tires right off the line and shuts down. Patterson makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the fourth spot.

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Left Lane: Shannon Jenkins Runs 6.292/222.27, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.239/224.77, Was #2
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 7.904/117.15, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.309/222.60, Was #7

Smith was on a decent pass until half-track, then the car nosed-over and he coasted through the lights. Jenkins makes another good pass but no improvement.

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Right Lane: Mike Ashley Runs 6.341/221.72, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.298/223.71, Was #6

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Right Lane: Mitch Stott Runs 6.260/226.47, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.214/228.83, Was #1

Stott makes another great pass, the car running on a rail right down the groove.

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