Sat, 12 Oct 2002, 03:17 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 17th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec 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:

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Left Lane: Michael Faucher Runs 8.790/106.32, Now #17; Best prior run: 8.389/112.31, Was #17
Right Lane: Bill Hill No Time, Now #18; No Prior Run

1:33 PM The temperature is 71 degrees, the humidity is 71 percent, the barometer is at 30.12 and the track temp is 93 degrees.

Hill makes his burnout, the engine dies and he pulls off to the side. He is finally able to get the engine started and pulls off the ned of the track.

Faucher leaves the line, gets about 400 feet out and drives through the clutch.

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Left Lane: Bill Kuhlmann Runs 6.400/221.23, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.933/168.95, Was #15
Right Lane: Randy Hagerty Runs 10.740/83.29, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.676/207.99, Was #14

Hagerty comes off the line and heads toward the wall. He tries to correct, the car starts heading for the center-line and he wisely gives up on the run. Kuhlmann makes his best pass of the weekend and gets in the show on the bump.

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Left Lane: Chuck Nuytten Runs 6.640/204.68, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.652/203.61, Was #14
Right Lane: Andy Neyer Runs 6.255/226.47, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.455/222.44, Was #11

Neyer makes a great run, right down the groove and gets well into the field in the third spot. Nuytten pulls the wheels right off the line and carries them for about 100 feet.

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Left Lane: Wayne Torkelson Runs 10.629/80.89, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.483/218.02, Was #13
Right Lane: Robert Smith Runs 8.403/117.09, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.032/181.48, Was #16

Torkelson gets sideways right off the line and shuts down. Smith gets to half-track, starts dumping some sort of fluid on the track and slows.

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Left Lane: Annette Summer Runs 6.433/218.81, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.436/217.65, Was #10
Right Lane: Marty McGinnis Runs 7.136/140.14, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.461/217.86, Was #12

Summer makes her quickest pass of the weekend but still doesn't get back in the show.

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Left Lane: Mike Ashley Runs 6.298/223.71, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.383/222.44, Was #8
Right Lane: Zach Barklage Runs 6.444/220.48, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.439/220.58, Was #11

Ashley shakes the tires a little right off the line but drives through it and gets off the bump into the fourth spot. Barklage makes a clean pass but he's not quick enough to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Thomas Patterson Runs 6.316/212.16, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.357/222.71, Was #8
Right Lane: Troy Critchley Runs 6.413/218.49, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.354/221.13, Was #7

Patterson makes a good pass, moves up to fifth and puts Critchley on the bump.

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Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.309/222.60, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.331/221.89, Was #6
Right Lane: Billy Harper Runs 8.872/104.85, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.342/222.82, Was #7

Harper gets out of shape, the rear of the car starts to come around and he gives up on the run. Smith makes another clean pass and moves up a notch to fifth.

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Left Lane: Mitch Stott Runs 6.247/227.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.214/228.83, Was #1
Right Lane: Shannon Jenkins Runs 9.674/95.76, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.239/224.77, Was #2

Jenkins came off the line okay, then the car loses power about 300 feet out. Stott makes a good pass, right down the groove.

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