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Sat, 31 May 2003, 12:33 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock 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:

Right Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.878/199.64, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.908/199.29, Was #24

Current weather conditions: 52 degrees, 86 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.85 inches, with a track temperature of 76 degrees.

Haas was a little loose all the way down the track, but still with a great number.

Left Lane: Mike Trumble Jr Runs 6.986/196.62, Now #34; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.929/199.52, Now #28; Best prior run: 6.960/198.82, Was #31

Kevin Lawrence with his career best pass E.T. and mph almost getting that 200 mph mark.

Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.818/202.09, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.873/200.80, Was #15
Right Lane: Mike Weinle Runs 6.984/196.39, Now #34; Best prior run: 7.034/195.45, Was #38

Weinle with his best pass of the season and he had the best seat to see Steve Schmidt make his career best pass here E.T. and mph and take the number one for now.

Left Lane: Larry Peternel Runs 6.948/196.96, Now #32; Best prior run: 7.016/195.28, Was #37
Right Lane: Chris Desalvo Runs 7.241/190.14, Now #38; Best prior run: 7.017/195.53, Was #38

Peternel with his career best pass here E.T. and mph.

Left Lane: David Strouse Jr. Runs 6.938/198.61, Now #30; Best prior run: 6.973/197.39, Was #34
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky No Time, Now #34; Best prior run: 6.965/198.55, Was #33

Koretsky was timed out here.

Left Lane: Nick Fratt Runs 6.880/199.88, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.946/199.37, Was #32
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.866/200.29, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.941/199.61, Was #31

Identical short times but Fernando was able parlay that into the number 11 spot. The big question will that be quick enough to stay in the show?

Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.845/200.53, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.912/199.55, Was #27
Right Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.840/200.77, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.898/200.05, Was #26

Morgan with the quickest 60-foot time of the weekend with a 0.998 seconds. Both of these guys get in for now.

Left Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.877/200.14, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.933/198.90, Was #31
Right Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.829/200.56, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.922/199.85, Was #28

Alderman matches Morgan's short time and goes into the third spot for now. The bubble is now Watson with his 6.868 seconds.

Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 13.935/58.98, Now #30; Best prior run: 6.925/198.58, Was #30
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.816/202.18, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.898/200.08, Was #29

Whisnant had the quickest 60-foot time (0.086 seconds) of the weekend, but then had problems immediately and slowed. He will have one last shot to get in the show. Wilson with great looking pass to go to the top of the list for now.

Left Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 6.845/201.61, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.895/200.38, Was #29
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.870/201.40, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.887/199.88, Was #27

Patrick jumps way up into the top half the show. Gaines improved but not near enough.

Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.815/201.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.872/200.11, Was #22
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.806/201.49, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.886/200.53, Was #28

The "Cowboy" with a great pass straight down Broadway for the number one spot for now. Yates was just a tick behind him for the number two spot.

Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.838/200.62, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.875/200.02, Was #24
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.818/201.01, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.856/200.83, Was #16

Allen with a good pass and then at the end of the run something went wrong with Allen's car. There was a lot of smoke bellowing off the rear end of Allen's car. Apparently Allen's engine blew up and he can't get to shut off. Finally he got it to shut off.

Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.859/200.74, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.868/200.35, Was #21
Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.799/201.82, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.877/200.20, Was #25

Grant with a great pass to go into the number one spot. It has been since the late 90's in Richmond that Barry has been number spot.

Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.819/201.43, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.894/199.67, Was #29
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.812/202.12, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.869/201.28, Was #23

Connolly with a great debut this weekend.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.831/201.37, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.855/200.44, Was #20
Right Lane: Terry Adams Runs 7.659/137.16, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.854/201.01, Was #19

Adams with problems and clicked it off.

Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.838/202.42, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.869/201.16, Was #25
Right Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 6.831/201.82, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.854/201.43, Was #19

Both of these guys get back into the show and that bumps out Marnell and Patrick.

Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.792/202.12, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.859/201.31, Was #22
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.847/201.34, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.867/200.53, Was #25

Johnson was sluggish right off the starting line and never got it to hook. He will be down to one shot to qualify. Krisher with our first 6.70 pass of the weekend.

Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.822/202.42, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.848/201.82, Was #22
Right Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.815/202.21, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.838/201.82, Was #16

Geoffrion got off the bubble and Johnson got back into the show with this pass.

Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 9.187/100.85, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.824/201.94, Was #12
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.788/203.16, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.830/201.91, Was #14

These two were numbers one and two coming into the session and now they are 12 and 14. Anderson with the slower 60-foot time, but then blast on through the 1320 for the number one spot. Johnson had problems and clicked it off.

What a session and we end up with Jeg on the bubble with his 6.831 seconds.

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