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Sat, Oct 31, 12:40 AM

BAYTOWN - Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session # 2

By Larry Sullivan

Field Gets Quicker, WJ Still Not #1

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the 2nd annual Matco Tools Supernationals, 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: Bruce Allen Runs 7.035/194.51 Now #19, (Best prior run: 7.034/195.86 Was #19)
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 7.663/138.67 Now #24, (Best prior run: 7.097/196.97 Was #24)

6:10 PM This should be the round that sets the sixteen-car field for Sunday - but tomorrow's first session should also be under good conditions, so don't pay off any bets until tomorrow night.

Allen virtually duplicated his earlier run, not a good sign, and Troy's handling problems continued.

Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.969/197.36 Now # 4, (Best prior run: 7.014/197.06 Was # 9)
Right Lane: Shawn Collins Runs 7.007/196.54 Now # 8, (Best prior run: 7.004/196.72 Was # 7)

Collins' car drifted left all the way down the track.

Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.996/196.29 Now # 8, (Best prior run: 7.018/196.42 Was #11)
Right Lane: Larry Nance Runs 7.031/196.03 Now #17, (Best prior run: 7.067/195.69 Was #23)

Smith posted a 1.03 60-foot time. The bump is currently Tom Martino's 1.030.

Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.923/199.27 Now # 1, (Best prior run: 6.958/199.73 Was # 2)
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 7.001/196.56 Now # 5, (Best prior run: 6.983/197.97 Was # 5)

Left Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.992/197.19 Now # 8, (Best prior run: 7.011/197.15 Was #10)
Right Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 6.977/197.58 Now # 5, (Best prior run: 7.025/198.10 Was #14)

Lots of shuffling going on tonight.

Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.935/197.80 Now # 2, (Best prior run: 6.961/197.88 Was # 3)
Right Lane: Mark Osborne Runs 6.983/197.32 Now # 7, (Best prior run: 7.035/196.03 Was #22)

Osborne laid down a nice, straight run here to jump into the field and put Allen Johnson on the bubble at 7.029.

Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.920/198.67 Now # 1, (Best prior run: 6.940/199.46 Was # 3)
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 7.030/195.90 Now #16, (Best prior run: 7.029/196.80 Was #16)

And here's Johnson, trying to put the Eicke engine to good use and get off the bubble - but he comes up short. Kurt doesn't come up short, however, displacing Dad atop the ladder.

Left Lane: Tom Martino Runs 6.962/196.85 Now # 4, (Best prior run: 7.030/195.86 Was #17)
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 7.035/196.24 Now #19, (Best prior run: 7.032/196.76 Was #19)

Headlights gleaming, Morgan comes up short in the ET department. Martino does a nice job, however, straight to the top part of the field. Ron Krisher is now on the bubble at 7.024.

Left Lane: Joel Bayless Runs 9.744/ 94.51 Now #25, (Best prior run: 7.132/193.67 Was #25)
Right Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 7.110/196.42 Now #15, (Best prior run: 7.020/197.06 Was #15)

No help here...

Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.982/197.36 Now # 7, (Best prior run: 7.024/196.97 Was #16)
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.989/197.41 Now #11, (Best prior run: 13.020/ 67.01 Was #30)

Mission accomplished in both lanes, Jeg getting in and Krisher getting off the bubble. George Marnell is now on the bubble at 7.015.

Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.938/197.93 Now # 4, (Best prior run: 6.995/197.80 Was #13)
Right Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 7.070/195.82 Now #23, (Best prior run: 7.035/197.62 Was #23)

Stevens moves to the top part of the field on a clean run, but no help for the Probe.

Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.946/197.58 Now # 5, (Best prior run: 6.985/197.49 Was #11)
Right Lane: Robert Harman Runs 7.153/194.76 Now #24, (Best prior run: 7.058/196.07 Was #24)

"Cowboy" moves the Summit Firebird back into the top half on a nice run.

Left Lane: Randy Peters Runs 9.627/ 96.83 Now #28, (Best prior run: 7.260/174.18 Was #27)
Right Lane: Pete Williams Runs 7.017/196.37 Now #17, (Best prior run: 9.372/101.22 Was #30)

Williams looked like he was going to get in on this pass, nice and straight, but he came up just >< this short.

Left Lane: Mark Thomas Runs 7.039/195.22 Now #26, (Best prior run: 7.318/188.48 Was #29)
Right Lane: Ray Franks Runs 7.014/196.24 Now #16, (Best prior run: 8.264/126.15 Was #30)

Franks replaces Marnell on the bubble.

Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.989/196.42 Now #13, (Best prior run: 7.033/196.20 Was #23)
Right Lane: George Marnell Runs 7.073/193.84 Now #18, (Best prior run: 7.015/196.67 Was #17)

Last pair and V. makes it fifteen cars in the sixes, bumping Franks and putting Shawn Collins on the bubble at 7.004. KJ retains the pole position, now at 6.920.