Sat, 31 May 2003, 04:37 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 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:

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Left Lane: Troy Critchley Runs 6.205/225.26, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.181/225.30, Was #3
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 7.456/118.17, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.339/221.71, Was #10

Current weather conditions: 55 degrees, 70 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.96 inches, with a track temperature of 81 degrees.

No help for either of these drivers and King will not make the show.

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Right Lane: Fred Hahn Runs 6.128/230.76, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.156/229.04, Was #1

Hahn improves on his number one number with another great looking pass.

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Left Lane: Bill Kuhlmann Runs 6.397/221.56, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.437/219.94, Was #14
Right Lane: Marty McGinnis Runs 6.270/222.91, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.416/220.26, Was #12

Kuhlmann made a moved toward the centerline and then back toward the wall before he reeled it in. McGinnis with one of his best passes ever to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Johnny Rocca Runs 6.279/224.32, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.306/222.40, Was #8
Right Lane: Mike Stawicki Runs 6.224/226.77, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.315/225.52, Was #10

Rocca was real loose early in the run and then it looked like he hurt some parts as it started smoking around 900 feet through the 1320. Stawicki with his best pass of the weekend to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Mike Ashley Runs 11.562/87.02, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.165/227.65, Was #2
Right Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.270/222.66, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.307/220.94, Was #10

Ashley with problems early in the run and clicks it off. Ray was on the bubble at the beginning of the session he got bumped out and got back into the show with this pass. That bumped out Rocca.

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Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 9.804/90.34, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.262/224.47, Was #6
Right Lane: Wayne Torkelson Runs 6.354/221.23, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.396/220.58, Was #12

Smith rattled the tires right off the starting line and finally clicked it off. Torkelson with his best pass of the weekend, but will still come up short.

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Left Lane: Roy Hill Runs 6.215/228.77, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.250/227.00, Was #5
Right Lane: Bill Hill Runs 10.986/129.08, Now #16; Best prior run: 9.574/92.57, Was #16

It is the Hill and Hill show again, Bill Hill has problems early in the run and clicks it off. Roy Hill with his best pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show.

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