Fri, 10 Oct 2003, 04:27 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 18th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.995/200.31, Now #2
Right Lane: Mike Corvo Jr Runs 6.927/200.26, Now #1

Current weather conditions: 77 degrees, 60 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.82 inches, with a track temperature of 103 degrees.

A couple good passes for these two to start the weekend.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 11.945/74.62, Now #4
Right Lane: Jose Maldonado Runs 11.707/74.11, Now #3

Both cars shake and shut off.

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Left Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 6.936/199.82, Now #2
Right Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 6.991/198.32, Now #3

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Left Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.975/199.77, Now #3
Right Lane: Nick Fratt Runs 7.191/200.17, Now #6

Haas with a little wiggle at the middle of the track.

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Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky No Time, Now #10
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.927/200.00, Now #2

Koretsky broke around 200 feet and coast on through the 1320.

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Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.954/199.73, Now #5
Right Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.917/200.26, Now #1

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Left Lane: Barry Grant Runs 13.019/65.85, Now #13
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.890/201.74, Now #1

Grant shook right off the starting line and clicked it off. Connolly with a nice looking pass.

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Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.988/199.64, Now #9
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.970/200.00, Now #7

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Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.916/201.20, Now #2
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 7.015/197.67, Now #13

Pawuk still working out the new car bugs. Wilson with a nice pass.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.900/198.63, Now #2
Right Lane: Taylor Lastor No Time, Now #20

Lastor broke right off the starting line and Troy with a nice looking pass to go to the top of the list.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.899/201.52, Now #2
Right Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.907/200.08, Now #4

A couple good clean passe for the number two and four spots.

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Left Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.949/200.62, Now #11
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.884/201.29, Now #1

Allen with nice looking pass to go to the top of the list.

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Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.926/199.68, Now #9
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.909/199.95, Now #6

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.926/199.91, Now #10
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.908/201.16, Now #6

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.900/201.02, Now #4
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 9.774/94.93, Now #25

Coughlin shook and got out of the groove and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.884/202.15, Now #2
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.864/201.65, Now #1

Numbers one and two in points and what a way to wrap up round one with a couple great passes fot the number number one and two qualifying spots. Schmidt is on the bump with a 6.927.

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