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Sat, Oct 3, 06:20 PM

TOPEKA - Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session # 2

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the 10th annual Parts America 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):

Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.974/197.93 Now # 1, (Best prior run: 10.146/ 91.12 Was #27)
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 7.004/196.72 Now # 4, (Best prior run: 7.017/195.95 Was # 4)

The temperature is 54 degrees, humidity is 97% and the barometer is 29.93 inches.

Warren is a little loose on the launch, but powers to the top of the list.

Left Lane: Mark Thomas Runs 7.106/194.59 Now #18, (Best prior run: 20.701/ 37.37 Was #32)
Right Lane: Ray Franks Runs 7.109/194.55 Now #16, (Best prior run: 7.101/194.25 Was #16)

Franks really needs a good pass to move off the bump here, instead he repeats his 7.10.

Left Lane: George Marnell Runs 7.019/196.24 Now # 6, (Best prior run: 7.029/195.01 Was # 7)
Right Lane: Gary Wiggins Runs 7.130/194.80 Now #24, (Best prior run: 7.149/193.67 Was #25)

Marnell is loose on the launch and heads toward the centerline, but stays with it for a slight improvement. Wiggins picks up a little, but not near enough.

Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 7.491/149.62 Now #21, (Best prior run: 7.113/193.13 Was #21)
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 7.078/194.88 Now #14, (Best prior run: 7.070/195.22 Was #14)

Johnson has problems right from the start and finally gets out of it. Krisher is all over his lane, but stays with it.

Left Lane: John Nobile Runs 7.006/196.46 Now # 5, (Best prior run: 7.039/195.03 Was # 8)
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 7.095/195.48 Now #16, (Best prior run: 7.156/194.17 Was #26)

Nobile gets real close to the six-second zone, and Anderson gets in the show, barely as he is now on the bump.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.955/197.10 Now # 1, (Best prior run: 13.653/ 62.31 Was #31)
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 7.021/197.02 Now # 9, (Best prior run: 7.061/195.56 Was #12)

Jeggie goes from number 31 to 1 with a great pass, while brother Troy picks up a little, too.

Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 7.002/195.65 Now # 6, (Best prior run: 7.068/194.04 Was #14)
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.950/197.19 Now # 1, (Best prior run: 7.041/195.01 Was #12)

Yates move to the top of the field and the shuffling continues with every new pair.

Left Lane: Larry Nance Runs 7.004/196.50 Now # 8, (Best prior run: 12.461/ 68.39 Was #31)
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 7.012/196.33 Now #10, (Best prior run: 7.105/194.42 Was #19)

The bump is now Krisher's 7.070, and Nance gets into the top half of the show.

Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.962/197.67 Now # 3, (Best prior run: 7.029/196.97 Was #14)
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 7.020/195.99 Now #14, (Best prior run: 7.046/195.05 Was #16)

Gaines gets off the bump for now while Kurt dips into the 6-second zone.

Left Lane: Pete Williams Runs 7.108/193.88 Now #24, (Best prior run: 7.118/193.92 Was #26)
Right Lane: Danny Coffman Runs 7.064/195.56 Now #17, (Best prior run: 7.086/194.93 Was #18)

No help for either of these guys even though they made moves in the right direction.

Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 8.916/107.06 Now #28, (Best prior run: 7.143/192.80 Was #28)
Right Lane: David Janes Runs 7.496/184.35 Now #30, (Best prior run: 8.321/125.00 Was #30)

Smith gets real loose and close to the wall and clicks it off to save it. Janes makes a big move, but is still way off the pace.

Left Lane: Brad Klein Runs 7.070/194.55 Now #19, (Best prior run: 7.167/193.17 Was #29)
Right Lane: Bob Kropfield Runs 7.156/191.28 Now #30, (No prior time)

Both cars way off the 7.040 bump pace.

Left Lane: Jamie Yates Runs 7.026/195.39 Now #16, (Best prior run: 7.106/193.54 Was #23)
Right Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 7.118/193.96 Now #28, (Best prior run: 14.014/ 60.28 Was #33)

The Younger Yates gets in the show and holds on to the bump.

Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.984/196.80 Now # 5, (Best prior run: 7.013/195.48 Was #12)
Right Lane: Shawn Collins Runs 7.077/196.03 Now #21, (Best prior run: 7.114/195.18 Was #27)

Stevens makes six cars in the six-second zone.

Left Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 6.996/196.80 Now # 8, (Best prior run: 10.498/ 85.67 Was #33)
Right Lane: Mark Osborne Runs 6.966/197.28 Now # 4, (Best prior run: 7.000/196.46 Was # 7)

It now takes a six-second pass just to make the top half of the show.

Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 7.010/195.77 Now #13, (Best prior run: 7.040/194.76 Was #18)
Right Lane: Tom Martino Runs 7.034/196.07 Now #19, (Best prior run: 7.107/194.04 Was #26)

Martino is in the Bob Benza car this weekend. Martino makes the big jump, but falls a little short. Morgan gets into the show.

Left Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.963/196.07 Now # 4, (Best prior run: 6.993/195.48 Was # 7)

The last car of this session was our number one guy when it started, can he get it back. Good try, but no cigar. That ends this session with Jim Yates at number one with a 6.950 and V. Gaines rounds out the top 16 with a 7.020.