Sat, 26 Oct 2002, 07:51 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Darryl Jackman |
LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Jamey Ober Runs 7.229/190.54, Now #34; Best prior run: 7.308/186.90, Was #34
Right Lane: JR Carr Runs 7.046/195.56, Now #32; Best prior run: 7.043/195.36, Was #32
After a quick clean up of the starting line we'll be into the final round of Pro Stock qualifying. It's going to be tough for the cars that havn't been close to this point. No help for this pair.
Left Lane: Larry Peternel Runs 7.063/194.21, Now #33; Best prior run: 7.080/193.82, Was #33
Right Lane: Jose Maldonado Runs 7.048/196.02, Now #31; Best prior run: 7.043/195.68, Was #31
This pair needs a tenth plus and time is running out. Time has run out for Peternel and Maldonado. They'll be packing for Pomona.
Left Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.994/197.80, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.996/197.25, Was #28
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.997/196.36, Now #29; Best prior run: 7.014/195.79, Was #30
Nobile improves slightly but the result is the same. DNQ. Koretsky was close as well but gets the same result.
Left Lane: Tom Martino Runs 6.972/197.19, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.995/196.62, Was #27
Right Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 7.010/196.30, Now #30; Best prior run: 7.008/196.53, Was #30
Martino just misses the field and finishes #17. Delgado slows slightly and fails to qualify.
Left Lane: Brad Jeter Runs 6.980/196.87, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.993/196.53, Was #26
Right Lane: Mike Trumble Jr Runs 6.997/197.65, Now #28; Best prior run: 6.996/197.48, Was #28
Another pair going home.
Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.989/197.54, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.983/197.65, Was #25
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 7.000/196.82, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.990/196.44, Was #26
Very difficult to improve at this point of the weekend. Both are close but just not quite there.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.987/198.15, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.981/198.00, Was #22
Right Lane: Tom Lee Runs 6.966/196.56, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.981/197.05, Was #24
Anderson won't be a player this weekend and that does real damage to his championship hopes. Lee becomes the first racer to bump into the field in the finals session. Edwards is now on the bump.
Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 7.133/197.57, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.968/197.28, Was #17
Right Lane: Larry Nance Runs 6.967/197.91, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.981/197.74, Was #24
Nance makes the field and bumps Edwards. Carter is now on the bump.
Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.952/198.26, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.968/197.77, Was #17
Right Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.999/197.19, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.978/196.16, Was #22
Edwards makes the run of the weekend. He had just been bumped and comes right back and makes the top half. Alderman gets no help.
Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.965/197.08, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.963/197.80, Was #14
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.968/197.59, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.975/197.59, Was #21
Troy gets close but won't make the show. Pawuk doesn't improve but stays in.
Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.940/198.41, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.963/198.09, Was #13
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.969/197.51, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.973/196.59, Was #21
Biggest news in Pro Stock this weekend. Yates gets close but doesn't make the program. That will just about mark paid to his chances of a championship along with Anderson.
Left Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.949/196.76, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.958/196.76, Was #12
Right Lane: Mark Carter Runs 6.973/196.82, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.967/196.99, Was #17
Carter just misses the field. This Pro Stock stuff is tough. Marnell goes into the top half of the field.
Left Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.957/197.74, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.957/197.39, Was #12
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.993/197.54, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.962/196.93, Was #13
No movement in the field from the pair but both should make the program. Geoffrion has had a good showing this weekend with his all Panella power.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.938/198.70, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.955/198.32, Was #9
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.947/198.88, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.957/198.17, Was #11
Jeg's closest contenders are not going to make the show this weekend and he's all but put the title in the bag. He puts the Jegs car into the top half. Gaines makes the top half as well.
Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.952/198.06, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.951/197.86, Was #9
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.948/198.26, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.955/198.17, Was #11
We're getting a lot of movement in the field and Johnson is now in the top half. Hammonds drops one position.
Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.936/199.02, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.943/198.47, Was #5
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.921/199.20, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.946/198.41, Was #6
Kurt goes all the way to the top of the show. Krisher moves up two spots to #3.
Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.926/198.41, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.939/197.83, Was #5
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.950/198.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.921/199.11, Was #2
Warren can't catch his son and winds up #2. Stanfield moves up two positions to #3. That finishes Pro Stock qualifying. Another close show.
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