Sat, 19 Oct 2013, 12:04 PM Extreme Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Extreme Pro Stock at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, World Finals IX listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Rick Cowger Runs 4.134/175.68, Now #1
Right Lane: Kevin Bealko Runs 13.358/29.89, Now #2

10:34 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 1,170 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

The Bert Jackson Memorial Shootout will come at the end of the first qualifying session.

Bealko shook immediately and slowed. Cowger made a career-best run.

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Left Lane: Bradley Waddle Runs 4.122/160.12, Now #1
Right Lane: Cale Aronson Runs 5.554/93.25, Now #3

Aronson rolled the beams. Waddle made a good run, he's #1 for now.

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Left Lane: Dean Goforth Runs 5.690/85.06, Now #5
Right Lane: Benham Scott Runs 4.412/161.36, Now #3

This is Scott's first ADRL race, it's a mountain-motor car.

Goforth shook, the car turned left, and he lifted.

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Left Lane: John Bartunek Runs 4.127/176.12, Now #2
Right Lane: John Pluchino Runs 4.383/144.57, Now #4

Nice pass by Bartunek, he's #2 until the shootout cars run. The last eight cars are the Shootout cars.

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Left Lane: John Deflorian Jr. Runs 4.034/180.38, Now #2
Right Lane: Cary Goforth Runs 4.023/179.95, Now #1

These runs were part of the Bert Jackson Memorial Shootout.

Goforth jumped to the #1 spot with a nice run, Deflorian to #2.

John Deflorian Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.661.
Cary Goforth's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.648.

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Left Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 4.047/179.11, Now #3
Right Lane: Scott Hintz Runs 4.299/140.85, Now #7

Hintz started slowing before the 330-foot marker. Gahm did a good job of staying off the wall without slowing.

Brian Gahm's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.665.

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Left Lane: Doug Kirk Runs 4.159/150.60, Now #8
Right Lane: Trevor Eman Runs 4.025/179.40, Now #2

Eman took the #2 spot away from Deflorian with a pretty run.

Trevor Eman's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.647.

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Left Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 4.100/178.76, Now #6
Right Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 4.088/176.56, Now #5

Two good runs, but both car went to the left and had to be muscled back to the groove.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink