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ENNIS - Pro Stock Truck Qualifying Notes, Session # 3

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Truck at the 13th annual NHRA Revell 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: Dave McConnell Runs 11.157/ 79.80 Now #20, (Best prior run: 7.805/170.03 Was #20)
Right Lane: Dale Eaton Runs 28.934/ 23.51 Now #23, (Best prior run: 7.856/173.34 Was #23)

Eaton has problems right off the starting line. McConnell getting real close to the centerline.

Left Lane: Mike Mahon Runs 8.908/114.88 Now #15, (Best prior run: 7.984/167.87 Was #15)
Right Lane: Arthur Hodges Runs 7.911/149.30 Now #26, (Best prior run: 7.977/140.73 Was #27)

Mahon is slipping and sliding all the way down.

Left Lane: Bart Price Runs 11.965/ 36.16 Now #10, (Best prior run: 7.728/172.18 Was #10)
Right Lane: Bo Nickens Runs 8.872/112.09 Now #28, (Best prior run: 8.473/121.86 Was #28)

Price is real lose, makes a move toward the centerline. He attempts to bring it back into his lane and when he does, he loses it. The truck does a 360 and slaps the wall with the rearend. He slides through the lights backwards.

Left Lane: Don Smith Runs 11.311/ 78.11 Now #21, (Best prior run: 7.808/171.82 Was #21)
Right Lane: David Nickens Runs 7.918/145.98 Now # 9, (Best prior run: 7.698/173.91 Was # 9)

Smith has problems staging, and finally gets it in. He then makes a move toward the wall and has to lift.

Left Lane: John Lingenfelter Runs 8.744/114.92 Now # 8, (Best prior run: 7.693/173.47 Was # 8)
Right Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 7.683/174.82 Now # 5, (Best prior run: 7.671/175.33 Was # 5)

No help for either of these drivers. The bump remains 7.752 seconds for the non-factory positions.

Left Lane: Mark Ingersoll Runs 8.127/137.00 Now #18, (Best prior run: 7.746/171.85 Was #18)
Right Lane: Sondra Sikes No Time Now #33, (Best prior run: 10.716/ 83.11 Was #33)

Sikes breaks on the burnout.

Left Lane: Brad Jeter Runs 7.662/174.14 Now # 3, (Best prior run: 7.621/176.29 Was # 3)
Right Lane: Roy Hill Runs 7.818/169.42 Now #13, (Best prior run: 7.762/172.14 Was #13)

Left Lane: Tim Freeman Runs 8.316/125.52 Now # 4, (Best prior run: 7.625/175.57 Was # 4)
Right Lane: Grant Lewis Runs 10.833/ 82.15 Now # 6, (Best prior run: 7.682/175.16 Was # 6)

Lewis launches with his front wheels hiked high in the air, and then has problems on the top end.

Left Lane: Larry Seay Runs 7.869/151.61 Now #11, (Best prior run: 7.739/173.37 Was #11)
Right Lane: Larry Kopp Runs 7.618/176.09 Now # 1, (Best prior run: 7.594/175.71 Was # 1)

Kopp is quick enough to back up his earlier 7.594 for a national record.

Left Lane: Craig Eaton Runs 7.738/171.72 Now # 7, (Best prior run: 7.683/173.54 Was # 7)
Right Lane: Bob Panella Jr Runs 7.621/175.37 Now # 2, (Best prior run: 7.615/176.22 Was # 2)

Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.788/171.00 Now #14, (Best prior run: 8.491/122.59 Was #29)
Right Lane: Chris DeSalvo Runs 10.160/ 90.74 Now #12, (Best prior run: 7.752/172.57 Was #12)

Patterson finally gets down the track and into the show.

Left Lane: Jonathan Aloisio Runs 7.840/171.00 Now #24, (Best prior run: 7.870/171.29 Was #25)
Right Lane: Brian Self Runs 8.339/128.31 Now #26, (Best prior run: 7.885/170.35 Was #26)

Left Lane: Roy Simmons Runs 7.905/146.89 Now #20, (Best prior run: 7.796/170.87 Was #20)
Right Lane: Joe Pigford Runs 7.769/172.38 Now #19, (Best prior run: 7.774/171.33 Was #19)

Left Lane: Ronnie Sox Runs 7.839/169.77 Now #23, (Best prior run: 7.828/171.55 Was #23)
Right Lane: Robert Freeman Runs 7.965/169.14 Now #29, (Best prior run: 11.921/ 68.66 Was #34)

Left Lane: Mike Coughlin Runs 7.684/173.14 Now # 8, (Best prior run: 7.746/173.44 Was #17)
Right Lane: John Lukovich Runs 7.954/133.88 Now #29, (Best prior run: 10.086/120.14 Was #32)

Lukovich gets real close to the centerline and when he attempts to reels it in, he gets out shape and smacks the wall. He then goes across the the track and hits the other wall. The truck burst into flames and then slides along the wall. He is trapped in the truck for a long time. A couple workers get the passenger side door off and he finally gets out.

Right Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 9.707/ 95.47 Now #33, (Best prior run: 10.412/ 87.72 Was #33)

That is it for the trucks. Kopp stays on top with a new national record.