Fri, Oct 30, 08:25 PM BAYTOWN - Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session # 1

By Larry Sullivan WJ is Not Number One

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the 2nd annual Matco Tools Supernationals, listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Robert Harman Runs 7.058/196.07 Psn # 1
Right Lane: Randy Peters Runs 7.260/174.18 Psn # 2

1:57 PM

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Left Lane: Pete Williams Runs 9.372/101.22 Psn # 4
Right Lane: Mark Thomas Runs 7.318/188.48 Psn # 3

Williams slowed around the 330-foot marker.

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Left Lane: Ray Franks Runs 8.264/126.15 Psn # 5
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 7.033/196.20 Psn # 1

Franks got on his lid here during the Spring race, so he's got to have some bad memories of this place. Here he slowed around half track.

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Left Lane: George Marnell Runs 7.015/196.67 Psn # 1
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 7.034/195.86 Psn # 3

Allen had the better 60-foot time, but Marnell was stronger from half-track on.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 7.097/196.97 Psn # 6
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 7.014/197.06 Psn # 1

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Left Lane: Shawn Collins Runs 7.004/196.72 Psn # 1
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 7.018/196.42 Psn # 4

Collins turned in a 1.048 60-foot time, the best so far this round.

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Left Lane: Larry Nance Runs 7.067/195.69 Psn # 9
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.958/199.73 Psn # 1

W's car spun the tires and turned right on the launch, but he drove through that just fine.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.983/197.97 Psn # 2
Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 7.011/197.15 Psn # 4

Edwards tucks in right behind WJ, a nice run.

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Left Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 7.025/198.10 Psn # 9
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.961/197.88 Psn # 2

Now we have three cars in the sixes...the whole field should be there by the time we go home tonight.

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Left Lane: Mark Osborne Runs 7.035/196.03 Psn #13
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.940/199.46 Psn # 1

KJ replaces WJ atop the ladder...for now. Dad will have something to say about that this evening.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 7.029/196.80 Psn #11
Right Lane: Tom Martino Runs 7.030/195.86 Psn #12

The bump is Robert Hartman's 7.058 after these two run.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 7.032/196.76 Psn #13
Right Lane: Joel Bayless Runs 7.132/193.67 Psn #20

Now the bump is Osborne's 7.035.

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Left Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 7.020/197.06 Psn #10
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 7.024/196.97 Psn #11

Now it's V. Gaines' 7.033.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 13.020/ 67.01 Psn #28
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.995/197.80 Psn # 5

Now we have five sixes and the bump is Larry Morgan's 7.032.

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Left Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 7.035/197.62 Psn #20
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.985/197.49 Psn # 5

The round ends with KJ on the pole at 6.940, Tom Martino on the bubble at 7.030, and six cars in the sixes.