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Fri, 11 Oct 2002, 08:27 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Larry Sullivan

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock 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:

Left Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.908/199.77, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.976/198.76, Was #29
Right Lane: John Geyer Runs 6.895/200.71, Now #8; No Prior Run

6:52 PM It's 66 degrees, 66 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.05 and steady, the track temperature down to 85 degrees, with the track lights on.

Both cars break into the field, neither time is likely to hold up through the session.

Left Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.933/199.15, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.955/199.02, Was #29
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.901/200.04, Now #11; Best prior run: 12.369/98.84, Was #36

Coughlin made a nice run to bump Geoffrion. That put Tom Lee on the bump at 6.908.

Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.956/199.55, Now #30; Best prior run: 6.954/199.20, Was #29
Right Lane: Mark Carter Runs 6.932/199.68, Now #22; Best prior run: 9.908/92.10, Was #36

No help here...

Left Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.888/199.64, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.939/199.46, Was #29
Right Lane: Mike Corvo Jr Runs 6.912/200.08, Now #20; Best prior run: 9.869/93.43, Was #36

Marnell bumps Lee, putting Gene Wilson on the bump at 6.906.

Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.894/200.40, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.936/200.40, Was #28
Right Lane: Don Smith Runs 6.918/200.40, Now #22; Best prior run: 9.449/99.06, Was #36

Stanfield bumped Wilson, putting Mike Edwards on the bubble at 6.904.

Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.914/200.13, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.933/199.46, Was #28
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.913/200.49, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.060/197.80, Was #36

No help here...

Left Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 6.906/199.82, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.933/199.55, Was #29
Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.948/199.24, Now #33; Best prior run: 6.996/198.76, Was #36

More no help...

Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.891/200.26, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.930/196.93, Was #27
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 8.159/122.79, Now #36; Best prior run: 6.958/198.10, Was #36

The quicker cars this session are posting 1.01-1.02 60-foot times. Schmidt had a 1.017 and got in, bumping Edwards and putting his own driver, Brad Jeter, on the bubble at 6.904. Koretsky had a 1.029, but got out of the groove and had to slow.

Left Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 7.291/154.08, Now #28; Best prior run: 6.926/199.42, Was #27
Right Lane: Mike Trumble Jr Runs 6.908/200.62, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.955/199.73, Was #35

Trumble was close, but missed. Delgado was off to a good start, but got out of the groove and had to lift.

Left Lane: Tom Lee Runs 6.875/201.29, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.908/200.57, Was #21
Right Lane: Tom Martino Runs 6.883/200.31, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.937/199.77, Was #33

1.020 for Lee, 1.018 for Martino - two good runs, bumping Jeter and Jim Yates. That put Troy Coughlin on the bubble at 6.901.

Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.886/200.40, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.904/200.26, Was #19
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 9.206/89.75, Now #33; Best prior run: 6.936/200.08, Was #33

Edwards had a 1.022 60-foot time and bumped back in. AJ had a 1.035 and then shook, slowing early in the run. That bumped Troy Coughlin, putting V. Gaines on the bubble at 6.900.

Left Lane: Brad Jeter Runs 6.862/201.07, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.904/200.44, Was #19
Right Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 7.018/198.89, Now #30; Best prior run: 6.931/200.26, Was #30

Alderman had an off-pace 1.047 60-foot time. Jeter was on target with a 1.015 and bumped Gaines, putting Mark Whisnant on the bump at 6.899.

Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.895/200.57, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.900/200.26, Was #17
Right Lane: Larry Nance Runs 6.882/200.62, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.911/200.98, Was #24

Two good runs, Gaines bumping Whisnant and Nance bumping Gaines. Now the bump spot belongs to John Geyer, also with a 6.895.

Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.903/200.66, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.899/200.08, Was #18
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.870/201.11, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.906/200.71, Was #21

Whisnant comes up short, but Wilson gets in, bumping Geyer. Tom Hammonds was now on the bump at 6.894.

Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.877/200.62, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.894/200.35, Was #16
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.865/200.13, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.902/200.49, Was #21

Two nice runs, Hammonds getting off the bump spot and Yates bumping Stanfield. Now the bump time was Steve Schmidt's 6.891.

Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.870/201.43, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.881/201.20, Was #9
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.855/201.79, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.884/201.79, Was #13

No more bumping, the remaining drivers already in the field. But lots of shuffling left, WJ going to the top.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.854/201.47, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.873/200.71, Was #7
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.877/200.57, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.881/200.93, Was #11

Jeg goes to #1 off a 1.014 60-foot time.

Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.850/201.88, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.859/201.92, Was #3
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.866/201.70, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.876/202.47, Was #9

Last pair. Krisher moves to the top and KJ moves into the top half.

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