Fri, 27 Jun 2003, 07:33 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1 |
By Dave Rowe |
MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 1 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, and position in order following run:
Left Lane: David Howard Runs 7.131/194.46, Now #1
Right Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 16.257/45.97, Now #2
5:46 PM Current weather conditions: 86 degrees, 36 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.01 inches, with a track temperature of 114 degrees.
Yonke shakes the tires right off the line and shuts down.
Left Lane: Jeff Dickey Runs 7.009/197.36, Now #1
Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 7.253/160.54, Now #3
Lawrence gets out of shape but stays on the throttle and makes a decent pass in the heat. Dickey makes a decent pass to take the early pole.
Left Lane: Larry Peternel Runs 20.938/43.89, Now #6
Right Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.953/199.52, Now #1
Peternel blows the tires right off the line and shuts off. Benza gets a little out of shape but keeps it in the groove for the first six second pass of the weekend.
Left Lane: Vinny Barone Runs 6.962/198.64, Now #3
Right Lane: David Strouse Jr. Runs 6.931/198.79, Now #1
Strouse gets out of the groove, drifts toward the centerline but keeps it in the lane for a decent pass. Barone goes right down the groove and gets in the third spot for now.
Left Lane: Jose Maldonado Runs 6.967/198.50, Now #4
Right Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 7.035/196.13, Now #6
Delgado spins the tires right off the line but stays on the throttle. Maldonado with a decent run to get in the fourth spot for now.
Left Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.895/201.13, Now #1
Right Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 6.907/199.17, Now #2
A couple of pretty good runs, both right down the groove.
Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.975/198.32, Now #7
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 9.285/102.10, Now #12
Schmidt gets out of shape right off the line, gets about 300 feet out and aborts the run.
Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.891/199.97, Now #1
Right Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 6.900/199.70, Now #3
Connolly goes right down the groove and takes the number one spot for now.
Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.861/200.83, Now #1
Right Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.881/200.11, Now #2
Morgan goes right down the groove and makes a great run for the conditions.
Left Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.953/199.37, Now #9
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 7.084/197.51, Now #15
Wilson gets out of the groove, drifts toward the centerline, but never backs off the throttle. He gets in the fifteenth spot but probably won't stay in the field through this session.
Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.932/198.82, Now #9
Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.904/199.94, Now #6
A couple of decent runs, Grant gets in the top half of the field, Watson in the ninth spot for now.
Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.898/200.00, Now #5
Right Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.907/199.43, Now #8
A couple of decent runs and we now have an all six second field, Koretsky on the bump at 6.975.
Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.905/200.62, Now #9
Right Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 6.874/200.62, Now #2
Lastor has the first 1.000 second sixty-foot time of the session and gets in the second spot for now.
Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.895/200.74, Now #7
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.886/200.26, Now #4
Pawuk makes a decent pass and gets in the fourth spot.
Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.868/200.59, Now #3
Right Lane: Terry Adams Runs 6.854/201.61, Now #1
Adams makes a good pass and takes the pole from Morgan.
Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.883/200.50, Now #7
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.871/200.35, Now #4
Edwards gets a little out of shape right off the line but keeps it in the groove and gets in the fourth spot.
Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.872/201.13, Now #6
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.864/202.06, Now #3
Johnson had a better sixty-foot time, but Krisher made a charge on the top end and drove around. We are two cars away from an all 6.8 field.
Left Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.900/199.88, Now #16
Right Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.885/201.16, Now #10
Allen gets in on the bump but probably won't survive the next pair. Geoffrion makes a decent pass and gets in the tenth spot for now.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.837/201.61, Now #1
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.844/202.12, Now #2
A big run for Coughlin, he take the pole easily. Johnson makes a good pass and is in the two spot for now. The bump is now Stanfield with a 6.895.
Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.885/201.73, Now #13
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.827/202.55, Now #1
Anderson makes a great pass in the heat, takes the pole and sets the track ET and speed records.
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