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Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2
Fri, 25 Feb 2005, 08:45 PM
Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual
Checker Schuck's Kragen 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: Dave Connolly Runs 6.755/204.26, Now #1; Best prior run: 10.671/84.10,
Was #25
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.787/204.29, Now #7; No Prior Run
Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent,
barometer 28.73 inches, adjusted altitude 2,457 feet, track temperature 84 degrees. These
two both had problems this afternoon, but recover nicely. Dave Connolly's incremental times:
60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.816, 660ft-4.337/162.10mph, 1,000ft-5.647
Connolly goes to the
number one spot with a great looking pass.
Left Lane: Josh King Runs 6.919/199.64, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.972/139.34, Was
#26
Right Lane: Jamey Ober Runs 7.097/195.25, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.159/193.27, Was
#24
King with a nice pass here.
Left Lane: Vince Fourcade Runs 6.864/200.26, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.379/149.38,
Was #26
Right Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 6.855/203.12, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.918/202.09, Was
#21
Rizzo had a big puff of smoke at the end of the track.
Left Lane: Jim Cunningham No Time, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.048/195.08, Was #25
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 7.800/130.78, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.839/202.85,
Was #19
Cunningham leaves before the tree is activated and will not get a time slip. Enders
had problems early and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.812/201.64, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.048/200.86, Was
#24
Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.870/201.22, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.834/201.88,
Was #18
Pawuk with a nice pass to get into the show. Grant with problems and goes the wrong
way.
Left Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.838/201.37, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.897/200.62,
Was #23
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.764/204.76, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.834/203.19, Was
#18
Krisher with a nice pass to move into the top half of the show.
Left Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.799/202.42, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.821/202.33,
Was #16
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.776/204.01, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.833/202.70,
Was #18
This was a pretty good looking drag race and Jeg gets into the top half of the
show.
Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.746/204.51, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.813/203.68,
Was #17
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.804/202.82, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.827/202.67,
Was #18
Kurt with a great looking pass, and Johnson ties Anderson's track record. Johnson
goes to the number one spot. Koretsky gets into the show.
Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.780/202.61, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.811/202.48, Was
#17
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.743/204.39, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.802/203.09,
Was #14
Watson goes from the outside of the show to the number 11 spot. Edwards with a
great pass for the number one spot and the track record. Mike Edwards' incremental times:
60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.324/161.88mph, 1,000ft-5.634
Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 14.414/59.06, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.806/202.76,
Was #17
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.735/205.35, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.776/204.32,
Was #9
Stanfield had problems early and clicked it off. Stevens with the number one spot
and track record with a great looking pass in his Dodge.
Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.775/202.91, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.802/203.22,
Was #15
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.829/204.14, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.768/204.05, Was
#8
No help here for Gaines. Johnson with a good looking pass.
Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.779/203.43, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.801/203.22, Was
#15
Right Lane: Greg Anderson No Time, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.766/204.79, Was #7
Anderson had something break in the engine and will not make the pass. Yates with a
nice pass to move up the ladder.
Left Lane: Jason Line No Time, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.774/204.54, Was #9
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.788/203.71, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.762/204.29,
Was #5
Line like his boss before him broke before he did the burnout. WJ slowed from his
pass earlier today and that will wrap up Pro Stock qualifying. Richie Stevens will hold on to
the number one spot going into Saturday. Stevens has had one number one qualifying spot in his
career at Topeka in 1999. Koretsky holds onto the bump spot with a 6.804-second pass.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink

By Rick Green
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