Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 1
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - BRISTOL - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at
the NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
presented by Quaker State
listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in
order following run:
Left Lane: Bryan Seward Runs 8.679/172.12, Now #2
Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 7.023/197.42, Now #1
5:00 p.m. Current weather conditions: 71 degrees, 58 percent
relative humidity, the
barometer 28.61 inches, adjusted altitude 2,547 feet, with a track
temperature of 86
degrees.First time out for Seward and Humphrey. Seward's car was
very slow off the starting
line and never got up to speed. Humphrey's car was much quicker early,
but was loose about 200
feet out.
Left Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 6.924/198.26, Now #1
Right Lane: Eric Shelton Runs 7.016/195.90, Now #2
Left Lane: Dester Cambron No Time, Now #6
Right Lane: Jim Cunningham Runs 8.714/112.56, Now #5
Cambron was too slow staging and the autostart system timed him
out. Cunningham was out
of the throttle very early in his run.
Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.915/198.73, Now #1
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.965/194.91, Now #3
Cuadra continues to make nice-looking runs - remember, this track
is one of the higher
altitude tracks on the tour and the track record is 6.853 seconds.
Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.878/199.82, Now #1
Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.887/199.55, Now #2
Troy is the track record-holder and made a nice opening pass.
Grant's run was almost as
good, but "the big guns" are yet to run.
Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.914/199.35, Now #4
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.898/200.11, Now #3
Krisher runs our first 200 mph speed of the weekend, but Gaines'
1.026 60-foot time and
Krisher's 1.034 were slow compared with Grant's 1.006.
Left Lane: Steve Johns Runs 15.504/77.29, Now #12
Right Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 26.291/25.12, Now #13
Massive tire shake by both cars. Whisnant's car lost fire and
coasted through before he
managed to get it fired again.
Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.877/198.99, Now #1
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.921/200.11, Now #7
Pawuk made a nice opening run, but gave up a lot of elapsed time
in the first half of the
run.
Left Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.928/199.05, Now #10
Right Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.884/200.56, Now #3
Alderman's car did a bit of a dance on the launch, then he drove
away from Carr.
Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.859/200.08, Now #1
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.873/199.61, Now #2
Johnson tests here, so he should have an advantage. He does, with
a 1.009 60-foot time,
but Yates was not far behind, his short time 1.010. Two nice runs,
side-by-side.
Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.898/199.17, Now #8
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.944/199.91, Now #14
60-foot times of 1.031 for Edwards and 1.029 for Smith signaled
slightly off-pace runs for
this pair.
Left Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.841/200.05, Now #1
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.911/199.67, Now #10
Allen reset the track elapsed time record on a smooth, straight
pass, starting with a
1.005 60-foot time.
Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.840/201.10, Now #1
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.860/201.58, Now #4
The first of the Ken Black cars reset the fresh track elapsed time
record with a rather
pedestrian 1.022 60-foot time. WJ spun the tires hard on the launch,
but matched Ron Krisher's
track speed record.
Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.851/200.71, Now #3
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.853/201.19, Now #4
Jeg tied his brother's retired track elapsed time record and
Morgan bettered it.
Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 7.001/200.44, Now #23
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.790/202.52, Now #1
Last pair...and Anderson just hammered both ends of the track
record, once again
demonstrating the dominating performance edge he has shown all season.
Throughout this session,
several drivers flirted with or nibbled at the track records, but
Anderson took both to new
levels. KJ spun the tires on the launch, posting an off-pace 1.089
60-foot time, and he trailed
badly before the 330-foot marker.
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Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 1
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying
in Pro Stock at the NHRA
POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley
Nationals presented by
Quaker State:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Greg Anderson Vegas General Construction Gra 6.790 202.52
2. Jason Line KB Racing Grand Am 6.840 201.10
3. Bruce Allen Reher-Morrison Grand Am 6.841 200.05
4. Larry Morgan Mopar Stratus 6.851 200.71
5. Jeg Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.853 201.19
6. Allen Johnson Mopar Stratus 6.859 200.08
7. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts Grand Am 6.860 201.58
8. Jim Yates Sea Ray Boats Grand Am 6.873 199.61
9. Mark Pawuk Summit Racing Grand Am 6.877 198.99
10. Troy Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.878 199.82
11. Darrell Alderman Mopar Stratus 6.884 200.56
12. Barry Grant Barry Grant Cavalier 6.887 199.55
13. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cavalier 6.898 200.11
14. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. Grand Am 6.898 199.17
15. Dave Connolly Bullet Motorsports Cavalier 6.911 199.67
16. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Cavalier 6.914 199.35
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Fernando Cuadra Corral Boots Cavalier 6.915 198.73
18. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish Stratus 6.921 200.11
19. Mike Thomas Cavalier 6.924 198.26
20. JR Carr Carr Motorsports Cavalier 6.928 199.05
21. Rickie Smith Dart Cavalier 6.944 199.91
22. Ben Watson Bonegear Cavalier 6.965 194.91
23. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cavalier 7.001 200.44
24. Eric Shelton Shelton Racing Stratus 7.016 195.90
25. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Cavalier 7.023 197.42
26. Bryan Seward Seward M'Sports Escort 8.679 172.12
27. Jim Cunningham Cunningham Motorsports Escort 8.714 112.56
28. Steve Johns Sportlite Cavalier 15.504 77.29
29. Mark Whisnant Pirana-Z Cavalier 26.291 25.12
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Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 2
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - BRISTOL - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at
the NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
presented by Quaker State
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: Mark Whisnant Runs 14.419/57.19, Now #29
Best prior run: 26.291/25.12, Was #29
Right Lane: Dester Cambron Runs 7.045/194.04, Now #26
No Prior Run
7:47 p.m. Current weather conditions: 69 degrees, 60 percent
relative humidity, the
barometer 28.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,523 feet, with a track
temperature of 76
degrees.The second session opens with V. Gaines on the bubble at
6.914 seconds. Cambron
failed to stage promptly in the first session and was timed out.
Whisnant Shook very hard this
afternoon and had to give it up. Whisnant's second try was almost a
duplicate of the first.
Cambron got off the line cleanly, but lost a lot of time in the middle
of the run.
Left Lane: Jim Cunningham Runs 22.143/25.66, Now #29
Best prior run: 8.714/112.56, Was #28
Right Lane: Steve Johns Runs 6.875/198.29, Now #9
Best prior run: 15.504/77.29, Was #30
Cunningham shook hard, something shiny coming out from under the
car. Johns made a good,
clean run and the time may hold up through the rest of the round, but
his speed was low enough
to indicate he got just about all he could on that run.
Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 7.042/195.93, Now #26
Best prior run: 7.023/197.42, Was #26
Right Lane: Bryan Seward Runs 13.795/60.82, Now #28
Best prior run: 8.679/172.12, Was #28
"The new guys" were paired once again. Seward's car shook and
danced until he lifted.
Humphrey lost a lot of time early in his run.
Left Lane: Eric Shelton Runs 6.982/195.99, Now #25
Best prior run: 7.016/195.90, Was #25
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.841/201.13, Now #3
Best prior run: 7.001/200.44, Was #24
Shelton is driving a brand-new Stratus, a big step up from
last-year's Neon. He left
hard, but KJ started pulling away almost immediately, making the run
everyone expected from him
in the first session.
Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.961/196.44, Now #24
Best prior run: 6.965/194.91, Was #24
Right Lane: JR Carr Runs 22.570/30.64, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.928/199.05, Was #22
The bump is down to Mike Edwards' 6.898, by the way, and should go
even lower in the rest
of the session. Bit not this pair, carr getting way out of shape with
tire shake and Watson
running out of steam in the middle of the run.
Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.881/199.11, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.944/199.91, Was #23
Right Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 6.966/197.28, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.924/198.26, Was #21
They pushed these two back briefly while the Safety Safari removed
Carr's auto from the
shutdown area. Then Smith bumped in, making the bump Ron Krisher's
6.898.
Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.884/199.23, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.921/200.11, Was #21
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.894/199.11, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.915/198.73, Was #20
Cuadra ran quicker than the bump, but Koretsky gave him a moving
target and Cuadra missed.
That put Barry grant on the bubble at 6.997.
Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.874/199.46, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.911/199.67, Was #20
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.903/199.05, Now #21
Best prior run: 6.914/199.35, Was #21
Another bump, Connolly moving the target to Koretsky's back at
6.884.
Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.851/199.20, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.898/200.11, Was #19
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.937/199.05, Now #20
Best prior run: 6.898/199.17, Was #20
Both drivers were in the field a few minutes ago and Krisher got
back in easily, but
Edwards spun the tires and fishtailed a couple times on the launch.
That moved the bump once
again, to Darrell Alderman's 6.884.
Left Lane: Barry Grant Runs 21.093/33.78, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.887/199.55, Was #18
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 15.797/86.37, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.878/199.82, Was #14
Grant was bumped a couple pairs ago. Both drivers broke the tires
loose on the launch,
shutting the engine off as the RPMs climbed skyward. No change and the
remaining cars are
already in the field, so there will be no more bumping in this session
(but there will be a
whole lot of shakin' goin' on).
Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.853/199.52, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.884/200.56, Was #16
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.899/199.29, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.877/198.99, Was #13
Alderman improved enough to move to the middle of the field, but
Pawuk lost a lot of time
early in the run and failed to improve, losing a spot in the
process.
Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.936/198.41, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.873/199.61, Was #11
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.874/199.35, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.859/200.08, Was #9
These two made the first really good runs in the first session,
but Yates lost a lot of
time early and AJ lost a couple hundredths somewhere along the way.
Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.861/199.70, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.860/201.58, Was #10
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.858/200.44, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.851/200.71, Was #5
No help here, but two good runs nonetheless.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.859/200.29, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.853/201.19, Was #7
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.936/199.49, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.841/200.05, Was #4
Pretty consistent runs for these two, Jeg losing a few thousandths
and Allen improving a
few thousandths.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.798/200.89, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.790/202.52, Was #1
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.840/200.47, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.840/201.10, Was #2
Line duplicated his first session elapsed time and Anderson lost a
few thousandths and
over one mile per hour from his earlier run. The session ends with
Anderson still on top of the
heap and Rickie Smith on the bump spot at 6.881.
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Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 2
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in
Pro Stock at the NHRA
POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley
Nationals presented by
Quaker State:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Greg Anderson Vegas General Construction Gra 6.790 202.52
2. Jason Line KB Racing Grand Am 6.840 201.10
3. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cavalier 6.841 201.13
4. Bruce Allen Reher-Morrison Grand Am 6.841 200.05
5. Larry Morgan Mopar Stratus 6.851 200.71
6. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cavalier 6.851 200.11
7. Jeg Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.853 201.19
8. Darrell Alderman Mopar Stratus 6.853 200.56
9. Allen Johnson Mopar Stratus 6.859 200.08
10. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts Grand Am 6.860 201.58
11. Jim Yates Sea Ray Boats Grand Am 6.873 199.61
12. Dave Connolly Bullet Motorsports Cavalier 6.874 199.67
13. Steve Johns Sportlite Cavalier 6.875 198.29
14. Mark Pawuk Summit Racing Grand Am 6.877 199.29
15. Troy Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.878 199.82
16. Rickie Smith Dart Cavalier 6.881 199.91
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish Stratus 6.884 200.11
18. Barry Grant Barry Grant Cavalier 6.887 199.55
19. Fernando Cuadra Corral Boots Cavalier 6.894 199.11
20. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. Grand Am 6.898 199.17
21. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Cavalier 6.903 199.35
22. Mike Thomas Cavalier 6.924 198.26
23. JR Carr Carr Motorsports Cavalier 6.928 199.05
24. Ben Watson Bonegear Cavalier 6.961 196.44
25. Eric Shelton Shelton Racing Stratus 6.982 195.99
26. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Cavalier 7.023 197.42
27. Dester Cambron Cambron Body Shop Cavalier 7.045 194.04
28. Bryan Seward Seward M'Sports Escort 8.679 172.12
29. Jim Cunningham Cunningham Motorsports Escort 8.714 112.56
30. Mark Whisnant Pirana-Z Cavalier 14.419 57.19
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Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 3
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - BRISTOL - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at
the NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
presented by Quaker State
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: Dester Cambron Runs 7.105/193.21, Now #27
Best prior run: 7.045/194.04, Was #27
Right Lane: Jim Cunningham Runs 7.143/193.54, Now #28
Best prior run: 8.714/112.56, Was #29
12:28 p.m. Current weather conditions: 70 degrees, 69 percent
relative humidity, the
barometer 28.51 inches, adjusted altitude 2,701 feet, with a track
temperature of 84
degrees.The session opens with Rickie Smith on the bubble at 6.881.
With the current
conditions, it will be tough for anyone to improve enough to beat that
time. Cunningham finally
got a full pass, Cambron lost a few hundredths from last night.
Left Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.911/198.64, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.928/199.05, Was #23
Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 21.027/34.80, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.887/199.55, Was #18
Grant shook hard and lifted. Carr improved slightly, but only
moved up one slot.
Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.908/199.26, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.878/199.82, Was #15
Right Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.884/199.55, Now #17
Best prior run: 14.419/57.19, Was #30
The order this round puts the worst runs from last night at the
head of the line, so it's
a mixture of qualified and not-qualified cars from here on. Whisnant
made a very nice run,
starting with a 1.016 60-foot time, but came up three thousandths short.
Troy lost a couple
hundredths from last night.
Left Lane: Bryan Seward Runs 7.044/196.59, Now #28
Best prior run: 8.679/172.12, Was #30
Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 7.045/196.42, Now #27
Best prior run: 7.023/197.42, Was #27
No help here, though Seward finally got a full pass in with the
new Ford entry.
Left Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 6.970/196.73, Now #24
Best prior run: 6.924/198.26, Was #24
Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.891/198.23, Now #20
Best prior run: 6.898/199.17, Was #21
Small improvement, not enough.
Left Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.843/199.58, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.841/200.05, Was #4
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.980/199.08, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.873/199.61, Was #11
Nice run by Allen, just 0.002 seconds slower than his run last
night.
Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 7.000/191.87, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.903/199.05, Was #22
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.880/200.38, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.884/199.23, Was #18
Koretsky improved just 0.004 seconds and moved up two spots,
replacing Rickie Smith on the
bump spot.
Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.906/198.17, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.877/198.99, Was #14
Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.906/200.47, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.881/199.11, Was #17
No help for either driver, lost too much elapsed time early in the
run.
Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 7.009/197.59, Now #21
Best prior run: 6.894/199.11, Was #21
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.896/199.76, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.874/199.46, Was #12
Cuadra had a nice 1.016 60-foot time, but lost almost a tenth of a
second to Koretsky's
pace by half track. Connolly made a good run but failed to
improve.
Left Lane: Steve Johns Runs 10.400/86.32, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.875/198.29, Was #13
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.863/200.71, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.860/201.58, Was #10
The rest of the cars should already be in the field, so Koretsky
is safe until the final
session, this afternoon.Johns slowed after shaking early in the run. WJ
made a good run, but
not good enough to improve.
Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.879/199.35, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.859/200.08, Was #9
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.883/201.01, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.853/201.19, Was #7
No help...
Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.857/200.41, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.851/200.71, Was #5
Right Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.876/200.11, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.853/199.52, Was #8
Side-by-side Mopars...and two good runs. No improvement, but
good, solid runs.
Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.914/200.35, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.841/201.13, Was #3
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.895/200.05, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.851/199.20, Was #6
Neither car blistered the track in the first half...
Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.839/201.13, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.840/201.10, Was #2
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.824/201.85, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.790/202.52, Was #1
Last pair...and even the dynamic duo can't break into the
seventies today.
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Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 3
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in
Pro Stock at the NHRA
POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley
Nationals presented by
Quaker State:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Greg Anderson Vegas General Construction Gra 6.790@
202.52&
2. Jason Line KB Racing Grand Am 6.839 201.13
3. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cavalier 6.841 201.13
4. Bruce Allen Reher-Morrison Grand Am 6.841 200.05
5. Larry Morgan Mopar Stratus 6.851 200.71
6. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cavalier 6.851 200.11
7. Jeg Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.853 201.19
8. Darrell Alderman Mopar Stratus 6.853 200.56
9. Allen Johnson Mopar Stratus 6.859 200.08
10. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts Grand Am 6.860 201.58
11. Jim Yates Sea Ray Boats Grand Am 6.873 199.61
12. Dave Connolly Bullet Motorsports Cavalier 6.874 199.76
13. Steve Johns Sportlite Cavalier 6.875 198.29
14. Mark Pawuk Summit Racing Grand Am 6.877 199.29
15. Troy Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.878 199.82
16. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish Stratus 6.880 200.38
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Rickie Smith Dart Cavalier 6.881 200.47
18. Mark Whisnant Pirana-Z Cavalier 6.884 199.55
19. Barry Grant Barry Grant Cavalier 6.887 199.55
20. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. Grand Am 6.891 199.17
21. Fernando Cuadra Corral Boots Cavalier 6.894 199.11
22. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Cavalier 6.903 199.35
23. JR Carr Carr Motorsports Cavalier 6.911 199.05
24. Mike Thomas Cavalier 6.924 198.26
25. Ben Watson Bonegear Cavalier 6.961 196.44
26. Eric Shelton Shelton Racing Stratus 6.982 195.99
27. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Cavalier 7.023 197.42
28. Bryan Seward Seward M'Sports Escort 7.044 196.59
29. Dester Cambron Cambron Body Shop Cavalier 7.045 194.04
30. Jim Cunningham Cunningham Motorsports Escort 7.143 193.54
@ = Track ET Record
& = Track Speed Record
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Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 4
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - BRISTOL - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro
Stock at the NHRA
POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley
Nationals presented by
Quaker State 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: Jim Cunningham Runs 7.111/195.39, Now #30
Best prior run: 7.143/193.54, Was #30
Right Lane: Dester Cambron Runs 7.103/193.85, Now #29
Best prior run: 7.045/194.04, Was #29
2:53 p.m. Current weather conditions: 74 degrees, 64 percent
relative humidity, the
barometer 28.44 inches, adjusted altitude 3,039 feet, with a track
temperature of 106
degrees.The final session opens with Kenny Koretsky on the bump spot
at 6.880 seconds.
Cunningham's car went to the right, out of the groove, on the
launch.
Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 7.038/195.70, Now #27
Best prior run: 7.023/197.42, Was #27
Right Lane: Bryan Seward Runs 14.781/55.70, Now #28
Best prior run: 7.044/196.59, Was #28
Seward shook hard and coasted through. Humphrey was consistent on
all four passes, but
more than a tenth-and-a-half slower than he needed to have a
chance.
Right Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 7.011/196.19, Now #24
Best prior run: 6.924/198.26, Was #24
Right Lane: JR Carr Runs 16.556/46.93, Now #23
Best prior run: 6.911/198.64, Was #23
Carr's car shook and made a right turn on the launch, so he had to
lift.
Left Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.949/198.06, Now #19
Best prior run: 6.887/199.55, Was #19
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.988/198.03, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.903/199.05, Was #22
Both cars were 1.04 seconds for the first 60 feet, off the pace
from the start.
Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.970/196.96, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.884/199.55, Was #18
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 7.061/196.62, Now #21
Best prior run: 6.894/199.11, Was #21
Whisnant made a nice run last round, just missing the cutoff.
Cuadra's car spun the tires
and went to the right on the launch and his weekend was over. Whisnant
had a 1.034 60-foot
time, already behind his pace earlier today.
Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.908/198.96, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.881/199.11, Was #17
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.936/198.17, Now #20
Best prior run: 6.891/198.23, Was #20
Smith, with Dick Maskin power going for him, had a shot at bumping
into the field.
Edwards changed engines between rounds, looking for more power. Nope!
Two clean, straight
runs, but no help.
Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.930/198.41, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.880/200.38, Was #16
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 7.020/198.35, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.878/199.82, Was #15
Koretsky is safe, the field is set, now they are running for
pairings - and you know
Koretsky didn't want to face Greg Anderson in the first round.
Coughlin's car also made a hard
move to the right on the launch and he was out of luck.
Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.961/198.09, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.874/199.46, Was #12
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.965/197.71, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.877/198.99, Was #14
After missing two races on speed, tying the 16th qualifier in
elapsed time, Pawuk found
himself safely in, but headed for a first-round match with Kurt Johnson.
He spun the tires hard
here and neither driver improved, so no changes.
Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 7.004/197.31, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.873/199.61, Was #11
Right Lane: Steve Johns Runs 6.969/200.47, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.875/198.29, Was #13
Johns' car did a little sashay on the launch and he did a good job
of saving the run.
Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.925/199.23, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.860/201.58, Was #10
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.910/199.17, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.859/200.08, Was #9
No help here either...
Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.891/199.17, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.853/199.52, Was #8
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.879/200.08, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.851/200.71, Was #5
Nice run by Morgan, the quickest so far this session.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.914/199.61, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.853/201.19, Was #7
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.970/199.52, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.841/200.05, Was #4
Allen had a nice run last round, but shook hard on the launch for
a 1.056 60-foot time -
and he managed to save the run anyway.
Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.910/199.23, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.851/199.20, Was #6
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 7.058/198.38, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.841/201.13, Was #3
So far the left lane seems to be the better of the two for the Pro
Stock racers, so look
for the drivers with lane choice tomorrow to put their opponents in the
right lane. KJ, in the
right lane, made a very crooked run here, first right of the groove,
then toward the centerline.
He held on to it and finished the run, a brave effort.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.840/200.17, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.790/202.52, Was #1
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.871/200.26, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.839/201.13, Was #2
The dynamic duo finished qualifying in fine fashion, Anderson with
a 1.017 60-foot time,
matching Darrell Alderman for quickest 60-foot time of the round, then
ran low ET of the
round.
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Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 4
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of
qualifying in Pro Stock at the
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder
Valley Nationals presented
by Quaker State:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Greg Anderson Vegas General Construction Gra 6.790@
202.52&
2. Jason Line KB Racing Grand Am 6.839 201.13
3. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cavalier 6.841 201.13
4. Bruce Allen Reher-Morrison Grand Am 6.841 200.05
5. Larry Morgan Mopar Stratus 6.851 200.71
6. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cavalier 6.851 200.11
7. Jeg Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.853 201.19
8. Darrell Alderman Mopar Stratus 6.853 200.56
9. Allen Johnson Mopar Stratus 6.859 200.08
10. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts Grand Am 6.860 201.58
11. Jim Yates Sea Ray Boats Grand Am 6.873 199.61
12. Dave Connolly Bullet Motorsports Cavalier 6.874 199.76
13. Steve Johns Sportlite Cavalier 6.875 200.47
14. Mark Pawuk Summit Racing Grand Am 6.877 199.29
15. Troy Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.878 199.82
16. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish Stratus 6.880 200.38
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Rickie Smith Dart Cavalier 6.881 200.47
18. Mark Whisnant Pirana-Z Cavalier 6.884 199.55
19. Barry Grant Barry Grant Cavalier 6.887 199.55
20. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. Grand Am 6.891 199.17
21. Fernando Cuadra Corral Boots Cavalier 6.894 199.11
22. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Cavalier 6.903 199.35
23. JR Carr Carr Motorsports Cavalier 6.911 199.05
24. Mike Thomas Cavalier 6.924 198.26
25. Ben Watson Bonegear Cavalier 6.961 196.44
26. Eric Shelton Shelton Racing Stratus 6.982 195.99
27. Ronnie Humphrey Troy Humphrey Cavalier 7.023 197.42
28. Bryan Seward Seward M'Sports Escort 7.044 196.59
29. Dester Cambron Cambron Body Shop Cavalier 7.045 194.04
30. Jim Cunningham Cunningham Motorsports Escort 7.111 195.39
@ = Track ET Record
& = Track Speed Record
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Monday
Results for Elimination Round 1
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations
in Pro Stock at the
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder
Valley Nationals presented
by Quaker State:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Darrell Alderman (Mopar Stratus) 0.033 6.795 201.19
(L) Allen Johnson (Mopar Stratus) 0.019 6.853 200.68
11:18 a.m. Current weather: temperature 55 degrees, relative
humidity 51 percent,
barometer 28.46 inches, adjusted altitude 1,649 feet, with a track
temperature of 62
degrees.This is Alderman's eighth start from the No. 8 qualifying
position and the first time
Allen Johnson has qualified for this home-state event in the last three
years. AJ held a 4-3
edge against Alderman in prior meetings. Hey, it's got a Hemi!! The
decision in this all-Mopar
matchup went to Alderman, but AJ was off the line first. Alderman made
the difference up in the
first 60 feet and then edged ahead for a half-car-length win with our
first "seventy" of the day
(it won't be the last). Darrell Alderman's incremental margins:
60ft(0.001), 330 ft(0.013),
660ft(0.028), 1,000ft(0.038). MOV: 0.0448 seconds (approximately 13
feet).
(W) Jeg Coughlin (Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier) 0.043 6.881 199.94
(L) Warren Johnson (GM Performance Parts Grand A0.092 6.866 200.44
This is Jeg's 42nd start in a row, the longest current streak in
Pro Stock. It's WJ's
lowest start since Maple Grove last year, where he defeated Jeg in the
first round. Jeg held a
22-20 edge in their 42 prior meetings. Jeg won this one on a holeshot,
his cause aided when
WJ's car did a bit of a dance on the launch. Jeg Coughlin's incremental
margins: 60ft(0.035),
330 ft(0.030), 660ft(0.028), 1,000ft(0.032). MOV: 0.0345 seconds
(approximately 10 feet).
(W) Dave Connolly (Bullet Motorsports Cavalier) 0.028 6.824 201.88
(L) Larry Morgan (Mopar Stratus) 0.081 6.837 201.46
Morgan has qualified in the top half of the field at every race
this year. It's
Connolly's 16th start in Pro Stock. Connolly beat the usually prompt
Morgan off the line and
was never headed. Dave Connolly's MOV: 0.0661 seconds (approximately 20
feet).
(W) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cavalier) 0.096 6.794 201.82
(L) Mark Pawuk (Summit Racing Grand Am) 0.028 14.798 55.74
KJ is the defending Pro Stock champion here and the 31st time he
has started from the No.
3 position. He held a 15-6 edge against Pawuk in prior meetings, Pawuk
making his third start
of the season. Pawuk had a huge starting line advantage, then broke,
the car nosing over
sharply about 100 feet out.
(W) Jason Line (KB Racing Grand Am) 0.058 6.789 202.00
(L) Troy Coughlin (Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier) 0.036 8.188 121.50
This is Line's 10th start in Pro Stock, the fourth time the former
Stock champion has
qualified No. 2. Troy won Pro Stock here at the No-Bull event in 2000,
but this is his first
start this year, breaking a string of DNQs. Troy was away first, but
his car went left on the
launch, out of the groove, toward the centerline, then started
fishtailing violently when he
tried to bring it back. Line lowered the track elapsed time record on
this run and will have
lane choice against Jeg Coughlin next round.
(W) Jim Yates (Sea Ray Boats Grand Am) 0.045 6.825 200.65
(L) Ron Krisher (Valvoline Cavalier) 0.151 6.816 201.16
This is Krisher's second consecutive start after starting the
season 0-4 and it's his best
start since Memphis last year. He held a 10-3 edge against Yates, whose
best finish here was a
runner-up in 2001. Krisher spotted Yates a tenth of a second here and
it was all over quickly.
Yates faces KJ next round, Johnson with lane choice.
(W) Greg Anderson (Vegas General Construction Gr0.062 6.771 202.30
(L) Kenny Koretsky (Nitrofish Stratus) 0.065 6.829 201.94
This is Anderson's 11th straight No. 1 qualifier and he faces the
39th different opponent
of his career in Kroetsky. Koretsky has won Pro Stock from the 16th
starting position, at Maple
Grove in 1989. They left together and that was bad news for Koretsky,
Anderson pulling away at
every incremental timer for the win. Greg Anderson's incremental
margins: 60ft(0.020), 330
ft(0.037), 660ft(0.050), 1,000ft(0.057). MOV: 0.0613 seconds
(approximately 18 feet).
Anderson reclaimed the track elapsed time record on this run and will
have lane choice against
Alderman in the second round.
(W) Bruce Allen (Reher-Morrison Grand Am) 0.020 6.799 200.41
(L) Steve Johns (Sportlite Cavalier) 0.068 7.784 127.01
Former Competition Eliminator champion Johns is the 82nd different
driver Allen has faced
in his career. Allen nailed Johns to the tree and then Johns' car
drifted out of the groove.
Allen faces Connolly next round with a chance to take both Grumpy
Jenkins engines out, Allen
with lane choice.
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Monday
Results for Elimination Round 2
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations
in Pro Stock at the
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder
Valley Nationals presented
by Quaker State:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Bruce Allen (Reher-Morrison Grand Am) 0.043 6.815 200.11
(L) Dave Connolly (Bullet Motorsports Cavalier) 0.041 10.871 78.69
12:45 p.m. Current weather conditions: 59 degrees, 48 percent
relative humidity, the
barometer 28.51 inches, adjusted altitude 1,840 feet, with a track
temperature of 60
degrees.In a long, successful career, Allen has never beaten
Connolly, Connolly getting the
win in both their prior meetings. It was a dead-even start, then
something broke in Connolly's
car and Allen got the win light.
(W) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cavalier) 0.055 6.801 201.70
(L) Jim Yates (Sea Ray Boats Grand Am) 0.056 6.847 200.29
These two have raced each other 41 times before today and it's as
close to a dead-even
series as possible, Yates with a 21-20 advantage. It was still
dead-even at the green, then KJ
edged ahead and stayed there to even their series tally. Kurt Johnson's
incremental margins:
60ft(0.003), 330 ft(0.015), 660ft(0.029), 1,000ft(0.039). MOV: 0.0473
seconds (approximately
14 feet).
(W) Jason Line (KB Racing Grand Am) 0.028 6.790 202.39
(L) Jeg Coughlin (Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier) 0.037 21.153 51.14
Jeg needed a holeshot to have a chance against Anderson's team
car, but it was Connolly
leaving first, Jeg's car breaking on the launch. Line wins easily and
will have lane choice
against KJ in the semifinals.
(W) Greg Anderson (Vegas General Construction Gr0.048 6.745 203.25
(L) Darrell Alderman (Mopar Stratus) 0.049 9.355 90.47
Anderson held a 6-1 advantage over Alderman before today,
Alderman's only win against
Anderson coming at the Chicago race in 2001. Alderman's car headed for
the centerline on the
launch and Anderson ran away from him, resetting the track records once
again. Greg Anderson's
incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.814, 660ft-4.332/161.96mph,
1,000ft-5.641, and, of
course, he has lane choice against Allen in the semifinals.
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Monday
Results for Elimination Round 3
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations
in Pro Stock at the
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder
Valley Nationals presented
by Quaker State:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Jason Line (KB Racing Grand Am) 0.012 6.773 202.30
(L) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cavalier) 0.028 6.822 202.24
2:03 p.m. Current weather conditions: 59 degrees, 47 percent
relative humidity, the
barometer 28.53 inches, adjusted altitude 1,854 feet, with a track
temperature of 74
degrees.Amazingly, KJ came into this race with a 3-0 record against
Line. However, against
jeg Coughlin in the second round, Line showed that he can cut a light
with the best of them and
he has had the performance edge this weekend. Line was away first with
a psychic light and then
motored away from Johnson when Johnson's Cavalier was a bit tail-happy
on the launch. Jason
Line's MOV: 0.0655 seconds (approximately 19 feet).
(W) Greg Anderson (Vegas General Construction Gr0.077 6.750 202.97
(L) Bruce Allen (Reher-Morrison Grand Am) 0.070 6.858 200.65
Anderson came in with a 9-3 record against Allen, Allen's last
round win against Anderson
coming in the first Chicago event in 2002. Anderson only gave up 0.007
on the tree, but made it
up with a 0.994 60-foot time against Allen's very good 1.008 and was
never headed after that.
Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.1012 seconds (approximately 30 feet) and he will
pick the lanes against
teammate Line in the final round.
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Monday
Results for Final Round
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4
eliminations in Pro Stock at
the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual O'Reilly NHRA
Thunder Valley Nationals
presented by Quaker State:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Greg Anderson (Vegas General Construction Gr0.025 6.754 203.12
(L) Jason Line (KB Racing Grand Am) 0.030 6.790 202.94
3:28 p.m. Current weather: temperature 59 degrees, relative
humidity 50 percent,
barometer 28.51 inches, adjusted altitude 1,870 feet, with a track
temperature of 70
degrees.There have been three first-time winners so far, can Line
make it four? For the
second race in a row, he lines up against team captain Anderson in the
final round. It was a
good race, but Anderson was away first and was never headed, winning by
half a car length. Greg
Anderson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.024), 330 ft(0.031),
660ft(0.036), 1,000ft(0.039). MOV:
0.0419 seconds (approximately 12 feet). It's his fifth win in six
events this year, his 21st
win over all.
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