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Fri, 27 Oct 2000, 08:18 PM

HOUSTON-2 - Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the 4th annual Matco Tools SuperNationals presented by Racing Champions 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: Brad Jeter Runs 11.516/107.09, Now #32; No Prior Run

6:32 PM Jeter pulled out of the lane at the last minute during the first session, so this was his first pass of the event. He launched, the car got back on the wheelie bars and shook, and he shut it down.

Left Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 7.021/196.19, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.063/196.53, Was #28
Right Lane: Jamie Yates Runs 7.032/195.73, Now #25; Best prior run: 19.333/76.26, Was #33

These two runs looked okay, just not quick enough.

Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.984/196.30, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.039/196.76, Was #26
Right Lane: Eric Shelton No Time, Now #32; Best prior run: 7.515/186.64, Was #32

Nice run by Koretsky - he's in, for now at least. Shelton let the clutch out and the car shuddered, then started coasting, stopping about 400 feet out.

Left Lane: Roger Jenkins Runs 7.028/196.16, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.030/195.65, Was #25
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.990/197.77, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.200/192.33, Was #31

The Reher-Morrison team got Allen's Firebird sorted out between rounds and it went right down the groove.

Left Lane: Bo Nickens Runs 6.978/197.65, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.030/197.33, Was #26
Right Lane: Carl Beal Runs 7.026/197.13, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.095/196.16, Was #31

Career-best RT and speed for Bo (that's easy since it's just his second pass) on a nice run.

Left Lane: Mark Osborne Runs 7.001/196.59, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.015/196.67, Was #24
Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 7.008/196.70, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.051/196.47, Was #31

Two almost-nice runs.

Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.957/197.08, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.007/197.80, Was #23
Right Lane: John Geyer Runs 6.998/197.39, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.047/196.67, Was #31

Nice pass by Morgan to jump into the field with both feet. Nice improvement by Geyer's "Motown Missile."

Left Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 6.978/197.71, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.006/197.88, Was #24
Right Lane: George Marnell Runs 6.956/196.79, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.040/195.70, Was #31

Thomas gets the event-colored Matco Tools Firebird into the field as does Marnell with the Dynomax Firebird.

Left Lane: Tom Martino Runs 6.950/197.16, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.996/196.79, Was #20
Right Lane: Hurley Blakeney Runs 6.996/197.62, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.013/197.68, Was #27

Great pass by Martino to move well into the field.

Left Lane: Brad Klein Runs 6.961/197.48, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.992/196.70, Was #19
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 7.030/196.22, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.004/196.76, Was #26

Klein shows his first-round run was no fluke with a nice run. Gaines is still looking for the combination.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.956/197.28, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.986/198.15, Was #18
Right Lane: Tony Gillig Runs 7.005/196.90, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.002/196.99, Was #25

Jeg steps up by 0.03 seconds and that's enough to put him into the field in the top half - for now, anyway.

Left Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 6.969/197.19, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.985/197.33, Was #18
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.969/196.44, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.997/196.53, Was #22

Side-by-side identical ETs, Patrick gets the nod because of his better speed.

Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.956/196.79, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.978/197.65, Was #17
Right Lane: Scott Geoffrion Runs 6.980/198.09, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.993/196.96, Was #21

Mopar teammates, a pair. One's in, the other is 0.024 seconds slower and is not in the field, that 0.024 seconds covering ten spots on the ladder.

Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.955/198.00, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.967/197.88, Was #13
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.953/198.15, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.971/197.83, Was #16

Looks like 6.95 is the "number du jour" this session, two more of them making the field tighter and quicker.

Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.905/198.17, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.953/198.73, Was #6
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.955/198.23, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.962/198.17, Was #14

Krisher opens a gap at the top on a great run, a 1.202 60-foot time for starters. Meanwhile Troy gets another of those popular 6.95s.

Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.909/197.71, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.952/197.51, Was #6
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.942/199.11, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.931/199.49, Was #3

Stevens was even quicker on the short end, a 1.014, but just a few ticks slower at the finish line.

Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.928/197.94, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.950/198.50, Was #5
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.914/199.88, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.930/199.76, Was #3

Two very good runs to close the session, the field now squeezed in between Krisher's 6.905 and Allen Johnson's 6.969.