Thu, Oct 1, 06:16 PM TOPEKA - Pro Stock Truck Qualifying Notes, Session # 1

By Rick Green Guess Who is Not In?

TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Truck at the 10th annual Parts America Nationals, listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Mark Ingersoll Runs 7.900/171.13 Psn # 1
Right Lane: Joe Pigford Runs 8.315/132.78 Psn # 2

We start the first Pro session of the weekend with cloud cover and the temperature is 54 degrees, humidity is 57%, and the barometer is 30.26 inches. We have a couple of new guys here

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Left Lane: Grant Lewis Runs 9.953/ 93.89 Psn # 3
Right Lane: Don Smith Runs 10.408/ 87.98 Psn # 4

Another new guy and they are racing into a 14 mph headwind.

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Left Lane: Chris DeSalvo Runs 15.287/ 52.80 Psn # 6
Right Lane: Tim Freeman Runs 7.806/174.58 Psn # 1

DeSalvo drives through the clutch, and Freeman with a great out of the box pass.

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Left Lane: Craig Eaton Runs 7.754/173.11 Psn # 1
Right Lane: Ronnie Sox Runs 7.923/171.29 Psn # 4

Eaton was a little loose on the launch, but still jumps to the top of the list.

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Left Lane: Larry Kopp Runs 8.108/166.57 Psn # 5
Right Lane: Dale Eaton Runs 8.681/152.20 Psn # 7

Kopp blows the tires off in first gear and is way off his normal pace.

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Left Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 7.725/175.02 Psn # 1
Right Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 9.636/100.95 Psn # 9

Hass spins the tires right off the starting line, but still moves to the head of the class.

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Left Lane: Bart Price Runs 8.046/169.61 Psn # 7
Right Lane: Bill Henderson Runs 7.858/171.55 Psn # 4

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Left Lane: Larry Seay Runs 8.173/161.81 Psn #10
Right Lane: Mike Mahon Runs 8.104/168.66 Psn # 8

Mahon gets loose when he hits second gear, but still gets in the top half of the field.

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Left Lane: Bob Panella Jr Runs 7.772/173.37 Psn # 4
Right Lane: David Nickens Runs 7.770/172.44 Psn # 3

Both trucks were loose, but both are in the top four.

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Left Lane: Arthur Hodges Runs 18.032/ 42.64 Psn #20
Right Lane: Dave McConnell Runs 7.821/171.03 Psn # 6

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Left Lane: Steven Farr No Time Psn #22
Right Lane: Mike Coughlin Runs 7.813/172.18 Psn # 6

Farr breaks on the burnout.

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Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.765/173.07 Psn # 3
Right Lane: John Lingenfelter Runs 7.768/174.55 Psn # 4

Patterson launches hard and moves in the field right behind Eaton.

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Left Lane: Sondra Sikes Runs 9.766/ 96.57 Psn #21
Right Lane: Roy Hill Runs 7.897/170.29 Psn #11

Sikes clicks it off early. Hill gets in the field for now, and the bump is now Kopp with a 8.108.

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Left Lane: Brad Jeter Runs 7.719/174.41 Psn # 1
Right Lane: John Lukovich Runs 7.768/172.61 Psn # 6

This is the last pair of the first session, and Jeter jumps to the top of the pack. Mahon is on the bump with a 8.104. Points leader Larry Kopp is currently on the outside looking in.