Sat, 06 Apr 2013, 13:52 PM X-Treme Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By David Gerard

TULSA, Okla. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in X-Treme Pro Stock at the 2013 X-Treme Drag Racing League, X-DRL Spring Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Kevin Bealko No Time, Now #2
Right Lane: Rick Cowger Runs 7.341/61.46, Now #1

11:12 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 1,561 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.

Bealko has engine problems in the burnout and won't make the pass.

Cower's Cobalt makes a 0.993 sixty foot launch and then drives hard towards the center line. He quickly lifts.

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Left Lane: Pete Berner Runs 4.077/176.58, Now #2
Right Lane: John Deflorian Jr. Runs 4.049/178.40, Now #1

Two strong leaves and two clean passes, to take over the top two positions on the ladder.

Deflorian cuts a super 0.001 RT to boot.

Pete Berner's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.682.
John Deflorian Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.664.

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Left Lane: Greg Lair Runs 4.333/164.89, Now #4
Right Lane: Doug Kirk Runs 4.143/175.30, Now #3

Kirk is away first and stays there, running down the track into the number three position.

Lair is running well too and takes the number four spot for now.

Greg Lair's incremental times: 60ft-1.017 sec., 330ft-2.837.
Doug Kirk's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.734.

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Left Lane: Cary Goforth Runs 4.065/177.91, Now #2
Right Lane: Scott Hintz Runs 4.134/176.14, Now #4

They leave together and makes strong passes side by side into the latest #2 and #4 spots.

Cary Goforth's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.675.
Scott Hintz's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.729.

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Left Lane: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.263/75.33, Now #7

Goforth can't make the call and Horner makes a single. The car is lazy off the line and he clicks it off.

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Right Lane: Dean Goforth Runs 4.082/176.86, Now #4

Goforth found his problem and will make his pass.

It was worth the wait, as He runs into the number four position.

11:31 a.m. Field not filled, no bump spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink