Fri, 25 Oct 2002, 08:31 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Second annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Jose Maldonado Runs 7.117/194.88, Now #1
Right Lane: Jamey Ober Runs 7.308/186.90, Now #2

Here we go with round one of Pro Stock qualifying under partly cloudy skies and the temperature around 73 degrees, humidity is 30% and the barometer is 29.75 inches and steady.

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Left Lane: Mark Carter Runs 7.025/196.76, Now #1
Right Lane: Larry Peternel Runs 7.761/136.15, Now #4

Carter with a 1.046 second 60-foot time and a good pass for the Yates team car.

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Left Lane: Mike Trumble Jr Runs 7.027/197.22, Now #3
Right Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.989/197.10, Now #1

Geoffrion with a good opening pass here.

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Left Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 7.060/195.22, Now #5
Right Lane: Brad Jeter Runs 7.044/196.67, Now #4

Jeter is in the Motown Missle car replacing John Geyer.

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Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 11.219/79.35, Now #10
Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 7.034/197.10, Now #4

Watson was out of the groove early and clicked it off early.

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Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 7.021/196.42, Now #3
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.989/197.45, Now #1

They are together until about half track and then Stanfield drove away.

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Left Lane: Larry Nance Runs 7.036/197.39, Now #7
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 7.055/197.05, Now #9

Morgan with an all white car getting ready for the Team Mopar paint scheme to be applied as he will carry the Team colors next year.

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Left Lane: Tom Lee Runs 7.012/196.96, Now #4
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.995/197.19, Now #3

It is my understanding Pawuk is running a Steve Schmidt power plant this weekend.

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Left Lane: JR Carr Runs 7.047/195.96, Now #11
Right Lane: Tom Martino Runs 7.061/195.70, Now #14

These two will not be happy with these passes.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.995/197.68, Now #4
Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.975/197.83, Now #1

They both had 1.040 second 60-foot times and Hammonds was able to parlay that into a number one spot for now.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.980/198.29, Now #2
Right Lane: Gene Wilson No Time, Now #22

Wilson broke on the burnout and is pushed off.

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Left Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 7.016/197.39, Now #8
Right Lane: George Marnell Runs 7.067/195.28, Now #19

Marnell was out of the groove and will not be happy with this pass on his home track.

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Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 7.010/196.67, Now #8
Right Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.982/197.51, Now #3

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.987/197.59, Now #5
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.972/198.12, Now #1

Johnson with the quick 60-foot time of the session, but it is Edwards that went to the top of the list.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.949/198.93, Now #1
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.980/198.29, Now #5

Kurt with the special KISS car and he has the quickest 60-foot time a 1.030 and goes to the head of the field.

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.948/198.79, Now #1
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 7.008/197.74, Now #13

Dad says Son move back a spot as he took the top spot with a nice looking pass.

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Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 7.017/196.85, Now #18
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.982/197.39, Now #8

Number one and two in points and Yates got out of the groove while Jeg got into the top half of the field with this pass. That wraps up round one with the Johnsons in the number one and two spots and Tom Lee is on the bump.

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