Fri, 30 May 2003, 06:09 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from round 1 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, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.869/201.28, Now #1

Current weather conditions: 70 degrees, 53 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.58 inches, with a track temperature of 87 degrees.

Connolly making his Pro Stock debut here with Grumpy Jenkins power. This is a great looking pass and what a way to start your Pro Stock career.

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Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.873/200.80, Now #2
Right Lane: Chris Desalvo Runs 7.010/196.07, Now #3

Schmidt driving one of his cars here Joliet.

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Left Lane: Dester Cambron II Runs 6.994/199.14, Now #4
Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.960/198.82, Now #3

Cambron and Lawrence with their fastest passes of the season here.

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Left Lane: Larry Peternel Runs 6.958/196.76, Now #3
Right Lane: Mike Weinle Runs 7.034/195.45, Now #7

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

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Left Lane: David Strouse Jr. Runs 6.957/199.17, Now #4
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.941/199.61, Now #3

No apparent problems fot these two.

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Left Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 6.895/200.38, Now #3
Right Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.908/199.29, Now #4

Nice looking pass for Patrick and the Ford to start the weekend.

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Left Lane: Nick Fratt Runs 6.946/199.37, Now #6
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.965/198.55, Now #10

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.912/199.55, Now #6
Right Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.898/200.05, Now #4

Marnell with the "Fast and Furious" paint scheme some of the Matco team cars are sporting this weekend.

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Left Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.942/199.40, Now #9
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.901/200.65, Now #5

Carr with a lot of tire spin right off the starting line.

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Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.868/200.35, Now #1
Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.886/200.62, Now #4

Watson with his 1.007 second 60 foot time, the quickest of the session so far and the number one spot for now.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.875/200.02, Now #4
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.888/200.56, Now #6

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Left Lane: Mark Whisnant No Time, Now #24
Right Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 6.854/201.43, Now #1

Whisnant broke on the burnout. Lastor with straight pass into the number one spot for now.

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.869/201.16, Now #5
Right Lane: Terry Adams Runs 6.854/201.01, Now #2

Adams with a good short time and parlayed it into the number two spot.

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Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.872/200.11, Now #6
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.886/200.53, Now #10

Both cars get in the show and the bump is now Morgan with his 6.912 seconds.

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Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.859/201.31, Now #3
Right Lane: Darrell Alderman No Time, Now #30

Alderman did the burnout and then was shut off.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.824/201.94, Now #1
Right Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.838/201.82, Now #2

Johnson with the quickest 60-foot time of the session 1.001 seconds and the number one spot for now.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards No Time, Now #31
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.856/200.83, Now #5

Edwards left before the tree was activated and will not get a time.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.855/200.44, Now #5
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.880/201.22, Now #14

Jeg with a good short time. Not sure how Warren will be help with this pass.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.848/201.82, Now #4
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.830/201.91, Now #2

Number one and two in points to wrap up round one with the Johnsons bookending the top 16 Allen in number one and Warren on the bubble.

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