Sat, 28 Jun 2003, 07:05 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3 |
By Dave Rowe |
MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Sears Craftsman 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: George Marnell Runs 7.272/174.30, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.881/200.11, Was #20
Right Lane: David Howard Runs 21.182/34.05, Now #40; Best prior run: 7.131/194.46, Was #40
5:27 PM Current weather conditions: 88 degrees, 33 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.99 inches, with a track temperature of 126 degrees.
Howard shakes the tires, gets about 200 feet out and shuts down.
Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 7.366/151.44, Now #29; Best prior run: 6.907/199.43, Was #29
Right Lane: Jeff Dickey Runs 14.800/54.85, Now #38; Best prior run: 6.980/197.51, Was #38
Dickey gets out of shape right off the line and aborts the run. Whisnant drifted close to the wall near the end of the run and shuts down.
Left Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 6.931/198.61, Now #30; Best prior run: 6.907/199.17, Was #30
Right Lane: Larry Peternel Runs 7.015/195.70, Now #36; Best prior run: 6.946/197.13, Was #36
We finally get a pair with full runs but neither improves.
Left Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 6.981/196.73, Now #39; Best prior run: 6.980/197.16, Was #39
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.970/198.47, Now #35; Best prior run: 6.932/198.61, Was #35
If these first few pairs of cars are any indication, we probably won't see much movement this session. Both cars get down the track with no problem, but neither improves.
Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.962/200.14, Now #37; Best prior run: 6.957/200.02, Was #37
Right Lane: Vinny Barone Runs 6.921/199.94, Now #33; Best prior run: 6.928/199.23, Was #34
Barone improves slightly, moves up one notch but still isn't close.
Left Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.979/198.64, Now #34; Best prior run: 6.924/198.67, Was #34
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.960/198.58, Now #32; Best prior run: 6.912/199.02, Was #32
Same story here, both right down the groove, neither one improves.
Left Lane: David Strouse Jr. Runs 8.425/117.36, Now #31; Best prior run: 6.910/199.49, Was #31
Right Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.939/199.46, Now #28; Best prior run: 6.902/199.52, Was #28
Strouse gets out of the groove, veers toward the wall and has to shut down. No improvement for Carr.
Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.936/199.08, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.895/199.73, Was #26
Right Lane: Jose Maldonado Runs 7.582/137.41, Now #27; Best prior run: 6.897/199.76, Was #27
Maldonado starts moving around just past half-track and wisely shuts down.
Left Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 6.903/199.37, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.894/199.49, Was #25
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.912/200.29, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.893/200.59, Was #23
Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.897/200.44, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.893/200.29, Was #24
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 11.325/78.20, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.889/199.73, Was #21
Connolly gets way out of shape, heads for the center-line and has to shut down. Wilson makes the best run of the round so far but still doesn't improve.
Left Lane: Barry Grant Runs 11.864/73.84, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.892/199.70, Was #22
Right Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.898/200.47, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.880/200.47, Was #19
Grant gets out of shape and has to shut down early. Alderman makes a full pass but can't improve from his earlier runs.
Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.900/199.88, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.871/200.50, Was #15
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.886/201.40, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.880/200.47, Was #18
Johnson is number two in the points and isn't in the show yet. He makes the quickest pass of the round so far but doesn't improve.
Left Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 6.879/200.65, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.866/201.01, Was #13
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.917/200.71, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.875/200.95, Was #17
Left Lane: Terry Adams Runs 6.876/200.98, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.854/201.61, Was #11
Right Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.930/201.52, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.872/201.25, Was #16
Haas makes a move to the right, then back to the left, gets in back in the groove but can't get off the bump.
Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.895/200.71, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.853/201.19, Was #9
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.923/200.68, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.869/200.59, Was #14
Two good, straight runs but neither improves.
Left Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.872/201.43, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.839/201.76, Was #7
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.884/201.01, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.855/200.80, Was #12
Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.861/200.59, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.825/200.98, Was #4
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.887/200.68, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.853/201.13, Was #10
Not much to say, both cars with decent runs, the conditions not ideal for improvement.
Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.869/201.49, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.821/202.00, Was #3
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.902/200.68, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.844/201.28, Was #8
SSDD, same story, different drivers.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.828/202.73, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.815/202.85, Was #2
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 10.949/82.45, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.830/201.43, Was #6
Unbelievable run for Anderson, the best of the round by far. Coughlin shakes the tires hard right off the line and aborts the run.
Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.846/201.97, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.808/202.12, Was #1
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.907/200.02, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.829/201.16, Was #5
This will end the third session, Johnson still on top and Haas on the bump with a 6.872.
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