Torco Racig Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals
Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 1
JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 10th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Right Lane: Craig Hankinson Runs 6.706/205.38, Now #1
3:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.34 inches, adjusted altitude 1,914 feet, track temperature 115 degrees. There is a brisk breeze, now blowing from left to right across the track.
Nice, clean opening run for Hankinson, a career-best by almost a tenth of a second.
Left Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.736/205.60, Now #2
Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.756/203.40, Now #3
Lawrence is now in an '07 Cobalt. Good runs, both lanes, a career-best ET for Lawrence.
Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.715/206.10, Now #2
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.748/203.80, Now #4
Watson was over next to the centerline on the top half of the run. That's a career-best speed for Schmidt on a ice-looking run.
Left Lane: Bill Windham Runs 19.558/40.61, Now #7
Right Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 6.755/204.17, Now #5
Windham shook and slowed early in the run. Rizzo was also over next to the centerline, possibly anticipating the wind on the top end.
Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.752/205.01, Now #5
Right Lane: Matt Scranton Runs 6.831/203.89, Now #8
Scranton's car made a big move to the centerline about 100 feet out.
Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.705/206.10, Now #2
Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.673/206.48, Now #1
Hammonds tied Watson for low 60-foot time so far at 0.984, then went to #1 on a nice, smooth pass. The track records here are 6.635 and 208.17, by the way.
Left Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.696/206.26, Now #3
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.683/206.42, Now #2
Both drivers were under a second for the first 60 feet - 0.99s in both lanes - and both made smooth, straight runs.
Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.709/205.91, Now #6
Right Lane: Erica Enders No Time, Now #16
Enders had problems with the burnout, rolled through the water, was pushed back, then rolled in and made the burnout, then was pushed back again, the engine silent. She's in the red "Race Girl" car this weekend, by the way.
Yates was under a second for 60 feet, but came up short of the sixties.
Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.682/206.13, Now #2
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 7.187/151.94, Now #15
Morgan lowered the sixty-foot time to 0.982, Stanfield was at 0.988. Stanfield slowed beyond half track, Morgan made a nice, straight pass to move to the #2 spot.
Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.669/206.51, Now #1
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.702/206.20, Now #6
Two more mid-0.98 60-foot times got these two started, but Edwards was unable to capitalize on it. Stevens motored to the top of the list with top speed so far.
Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.674/206.86, Now #3
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.677/206.73, Now #4
Almost identical runs at every timing mark, just thousandths apart from start to finish. Gaines takes over the top speed mark.
Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.660/207.18, Now #1
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.690/207.40, Now #8
AJ goes to #1, with the top speed so far. Both were 0.99 for 60 feet.
Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.657/207.37, Now #2
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.647/207.05, Now #1
Coughlin reset the 60-foot best to 0.978, Line was a leisurely 1.001, and Coughlin went to the #1 spot, Line had to settle for #2
Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.683/206.20, Now #10
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.959/162.06, Now #24
Last pair, a replay of last weekend's final round. The two were almost identical for 60 feet and Anderson pulled away to half track, then slowed, the problem not visible from here. Looks like he'll get an early starting spot for tonight's qualifying session. Connolly also fell off his teammate's pace, all the way back to the bottom half of the pack.
Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 1
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 10th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Jeg Coughlin Slammer's/Jeg's Cobalt 6.647 207.05
2. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.657 207.37
3. Allen Johnson J & J Racing Stratus 6.660 207.18
4. Richie Stevens Mopar/Valspar Stratus 6.669 206.51
5. Tom Hammonds Cobalt 6.673 206.48
6. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.674 206.86
7. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts GTO 6.677 206.73
8. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.682 206.13
9. Kenny Koretsky Indicom Cobalt 6.683 206.42
10. Dave Connolly Torco/Slammers Cobalt 6.683 206.20
11. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.690 207.40
12. Max Naylor Jagermeister Stratus 6.696 206.26
13. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. GTO 6.702 206.20
14. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GTO 6.705 206.10
15. Craig Hankinson Boscoe HVAC GTO 6.706 205.38
16. Jim Yates Wiley X Eye Wear GTO 6.709 205.91
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Steve Schmidt Schmidt Competition Engines Co 6.715 206.10
18. Dave Northrop GTO 6.736 205.60
19. Ben Watson Watson Racing GTO 6.748 203.80
20. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.752 205.01
21. Tony Rizzo Tony Rizzo Racing Cobalt 6.755 204.17
22. Kevin Lawrence Modern Carriage Werks Cobalt 6.756 203.40
23. Matt Scranton GTO 6.831 203.89
24. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.959 162.06
25. Greg Stanfield Piranaz Racing GTO 7.187 151.94
26. Bill Windham NTB Cobalt 19.558 40.61
Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 2
JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 10th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 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: Erica Enders Runs 6.741/205.98, Now #19
No Prior Run
8:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.41 inches, adjusted altitude 1,587 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.
Enders' car broke on the burnout on her first try today. This time the "old car" made a nice-looking run, but came up short of Jim Yates' 6.709 bump spot.
Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.652/206.83, Now #2
Best prior run: 7.187/151.94, Was #26
Right Lane: Bill Windham Runs 6.699/206.01, Now #14
Best prior run: 19.558/40.61, Was #27
Windham made a career-best run to get in the field - for now - and Stanfield made a very nice pass.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.617/208.94, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.959/162.06, Was #27
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.702/205.76, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.752/205.01, Was #23
Anderson made the most of his early position in the scripted order. Krisher made a nice run with his new Cagnazzi power, but Anderson moved the bump spot enough to keep Krisher out of the field. Now Mike Edwards is on the bump spot at 6.702. Anderson set both ends of the track record on that pass, by the way.
Left Lane: Matt Scranton Runs 6.746/204.63, Now #24
Best prior run: 6.831/203.89, Was #27
Right Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.699/205.88, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.736/205.60, Was #22
Northrop gets in - for now, Scranton improves almost a tenth and stays well out of the field.
Left Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 13.814/61.57, Now #27
Best prior run: 6.756/203.40, Was #27
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.673/206.67, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.715/206.10, Was #22
The field is all sixties and bound to get tighter as we go.
Lawrence shook and slowed. Schmidt ran a career-best ET and speed to get into the top half - for now.
Left Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 6.732/203.83, Now #23
Best prior run: 6.755/204.17, Was #26
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.692/206.20, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.709/205.91, Was #22
Rizzo came up short, Yates got in, but not very far. Max Naylor is on the bump spot at 6.696.
Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.810/200.65, Now #26
Best prior run: 6.748/203.80, Was #26
Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.685/205.94, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.705/206.10, Was #21
Watson failed to improve, Humphreys bumped in. Now Jim Yates is on the bump spot at 6.692.
Left Lane: Craig Hankinson Runs 6.651/207.15, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.706/205.38, Was #22
Right Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.649/206.64, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.696/206.26, Was #17
Naylor got in, in spades, Hankinson ran a career-best (again) and both went way up in the field.
Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.654/207.08, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.702/206.20, Was #21
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.654/206.39, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.683/206.20, Was #15
Justin Humphreys was on the bump spot at 6.685. Edwards posted the lowest 60-foot time of the round (so far) and converted that into a spot in the top half of the field and Connolly also moved past the midpoint - for now.
Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.646/207.75, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.690/207.40, Was #18
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.647/207.05, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.682/206.13, Was #15
Nice runs, both lanes, and both move into the top four. Now Warren Johnson is on the bump spot at 6.677.
Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.650/207.34, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.683/206.42, Was #17
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.636/207.75, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.674/206.86, Was #15
Koretsky bumped in, Gaines moved way up near the top, and Tom Hammonds is on the bump spot at 6.673.
Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.654/207.50, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.677/206.73, Was #17
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.645/206.83, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.669/206.51, Was #14
The #17 spot has been handed to the next car in line in the left lane for a few pairs now ... and WJ continues the trend. Now Hammonds is #17 and up next. Steve Schmidt is on the bump spot at 6.673.
Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.666/207.21, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.673/206.48, Was #17
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.626/207.56, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.660/207.18, Was #15
Hammonds bumps in, but on the bubble, AJ goes to #2, Schmidt gets bumped.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.632/208.17, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.647/207.05, Was #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.662/206.57, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.657/207.37, Was #15
No more bumping, the remaining cars stayed in the field through the massive shuffling of the first-round field.
Line's car lost a lot of ground on the final 320 feet of the track. Coughlin moved way up in the order.
That's it for today in Pro Stock, Greg Anderson is atop the list at 6.617 and Tom Hammonds is on the bubble at 6.666.
Friday
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Order for Qualifying Round 2
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 10th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.617@ 208.94&
2. Allen Johnson J & J Racing Stratus 6.626 207.56
3. Jeg Coughlin Jeg's Cobalt 6.632 208.17
4. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.636 207.75
5. Richie Stevens Mopar/Valspar Stratus 6.645 206.83
6. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.646 207.75
7. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.647 207.05
8. Max Naylor Jagermeister Stratus 6.649 206.64
9. Kenny Koretsky Indicom Cobalt 6.650 207.34
10. Craig Hankinson Boscoe HVAC GTO 6.651 207.15
11. Greg Stanfield Piranaz Racing GTO 6.652 206.83
12. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts GTO 6.654 207.50
13. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. GTO 6.654 207.08
14. Dave Connolly Torco/Slammers Cobalt 6.654 206.39
15. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.657 207.37
16. Tom Hammonds Cobalt 6.666 207.21
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Steve Schmidt Schmidt Competition Engines Co 6.673 206.67
18. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GTO 6.685 206.10
19. Jim Yates Wiley X Eye Wear GTO 6.692 206.20
20. Bill Windham NTB Cobalt 6.699 206.01
21. Dave Northrop GTO 6.699 205.88
22. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.702 205.76
23. Tony Rizzo Tony Rizzo Racing Cobalt 6.732 204.17
24. Erica Enders Race Girl Stratus 6.741 205.98
25. Matt Scranton GTO 6.746 204.63
26. Ben Watson Watson Racing GTO 6.748 203.80
27. Kevin Lawrence Modern Carriage Werks Cobalt 6.756 203.40
@ = Track ET Record
Saturday
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Results for Qualifying Round 3
JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 10th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 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: Dave Connolly Runs 6.700/206.39, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.654/206.39, Was #14
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.712/207.11, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.646/207.75, Was #6
12:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.52 inches, adjusted altitude 1,823 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.
These first four pairs ran in the King Demon Crown - it also counts as their third qualifying pass.
No change for the first pair.
Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.658/207.43, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.626/207.56, Was #2
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.695/206.45, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.654/207.08, Was #13
Looks like conditions are not quite as good as they were last night.
Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.650/208.75, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.657/207.37, Was #15
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.691/206.32, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.652/206.83, Was #11
Line improves and moves up several spots on the ladder.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.667/207.82, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.617/208.94, Was #1
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.655/207.75, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.636/207.75, Was #4
No help for either driver in this pair.
Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.701/205.91, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.701/205.91, Was #22
Lawrence was the first of the non-Crown drivers to take a shot. Tom Hammonds is on the bump spot at 6.666.
Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.700/206.39, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.654/206.39, Was #14
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.712/207.11, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.646/207.75, Was #6
Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.711/205.76, Now #23
Best prior run: 6.702/205.76, Was #23
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.731/204.45, Now #24
Best prior run: 6.748/203.80, Was #27
Krisher is not running Cagnazzi power just yet, maybe by Norwalk. Watson improved, krisher did not, neither is in the field.
Left Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.737/205.57, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.699/205.88, Was #21
Right Lane: Matt Scranton Runs 6.690/205.63, Now #19
Best prior run: 6.746/204.63, Was #27
Scranton got into the sixties on a nice pass, came up just short.
Left Lane: Bill Windham Runs 6.741/205.94, Now #21
Best prior run: 6.699/206.01, Was #21
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.705/205.94, Now #25
Best prior run: 6.741/205.98, Was #27
Windham failed to improve. Enders made a nice improvement, but is well short of the field.
Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.708/205.88, Now #20
Best prior run: 6.692/206.20, Was #20
Right Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 6.728/205.19, Now #26
Best prior run: 6.732/203.83, Was #27
No help for either driver.
Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.667/207.11, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.685/205.94, Was #18
Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.689/207.50, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.666/207.21, Was #16
Humphreys made his best run of the weekend and just missed bumping Hammonds, by a thousandth of a second. Hammonds failed to improve, will have to sweat out Steve Schmidt's run.
Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 15.176/55.06, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.673/206.67, Was #18
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.687/206.45, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.654/207.50, Was #13
Schmidt launched, appeared to shake, and slowed. WJ failed to improve.
Left Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.694/206.39, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.649/206.64, Was #8
Right Lane: Craig Hankinson Runs 6.681/206.48, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.651/207.15, Was #11
Again, no improvement for either driver. It looks like the qualifying ship sailed last night.
Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.674/206.86, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.647/207.05, Was #7
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.693/206.99, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.650/207.34, Was #10
Nothing changes. So far, Jason Line's 6.650 is low ET for the round.
Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.660/207.40, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.645/206.83, Was #5
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.653/207.37, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.632/208.17, Was #3
Two nice runs, Coughlin with the second-quickest run of the round.
Saturday
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Order for Qualifying Round 3
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 10th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.617 208.94
2. Allen Johnson J & J Racing Stratus 6.626 207.56
3. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.632 208.17
4. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.636 207.75
5. Richie Stevens Mopar/Valspar Stratus 6.645 207.40
6. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.646 207.75
7. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.647 207.05
8. Max Naylor Jagermeister Stratus 6.649 206.64
9. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.650 208.75
10. Kenny Koretsky Indicom Cobalt 6.650 207.34
11. Craig Hankinson Boscoe HVAC GTO 6.651 207.15
12. Greg Stanfield Piranaz Racing GTO 6.652 206.83
13. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts GTO 6.654 207.50
14. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. GTO 6.654 207.08
15. Dave Connolly Torco Cobalt 6.654 206.39
16. Tom Hammonds Cobalt 6.666 207.50
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GTO 6.667 207.11
18. Steve Schmidt Schmidt Competition Engines Co 6.673 206.67
19. Matt Scranton GTO 6.690 205.63
20. Jim Yates Wiley X Eye Wear GTO 6.692 206.20
21. Bill Windham NTB Cobalt 6.699 206.01
22. Dave Northrop GTO 6.699 205.88
23. Kevin Lawrence Modern Carriage Werks Cobalt 6.701 205.91
24. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.702 205.76
25. Erica Enders Race Girl Stratus 6.705 205.98
26. Tony Rizzo Tony Rizzo Racing Cobalt 6.728 205.19
27. Ben Watson Watson Racing GTO 6.731 204.45
Saturday
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Results for Qualifying Round 4
JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 10th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 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: Greg Anderson Runs 6.677/207.21, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.617/208.94, Was #1
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.672/206.86, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.646/207.75, Was #6
3:47 p.m. These first two pairs are also King demon Crown runs. No change.
Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 8.213/114.31, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.626/207.56, Was #2
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.693/206.54, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.652/206.83, Was #12
And no improvement here, either.
Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.721/204.82, Now #26
Best prior run: 6.731/204.45, Was #27
Tom Hammonds is on the bump spot at 6.666.
Watson took his final shot, runs his best of the weekend, came up short.
Left Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 6.743/204.98, Now #27
Best prior run: 6.728/205.19, Was #27
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.715/205.69, Now #24
Best prior run: 6.702/205.76, Was #24
Looks like the field is pretty well set, conditions do not favor tose trying to bump into the field.
Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.731/205.44, Now #25
Best prior run: 6.705/205.94, Was #25
Right Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.713/206.16, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.699/205.88, Was #22
No improvement for this pair either.
Left Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.706/205.38, Now #23
Best prior run: 6.701/205.91, Was #23
Right Lane: Bill Windham Runs 6.749/205.29, Now #21
Best prior run: 6.699/206.01, Was #21
Again, no improvement.
Left Lane: Matt Scranton No Time, Now #20
Best prior run: 6.690/205.63, Was #19
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.690/206.76, Now #19
Best prior run: 6.692/206.20, Was #20
Scranton's engine went silent on the burnout. Yates made his best run of the weekend, not enough.
Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.677/207.11, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.666/207.21, Was #16
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.741/204.98, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.673/206.67, Was #18
Hammonds appeared safe, but had two more cars to worry about - Schmidt and Justin Humphreys.
Hammonds made a nice run, failed to improve, but Schmidt also failed to improve and Hammonds now had just one car to worry about.
Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.710/206.20, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.654/207.08, Was #14
Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.698/206.26, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.667/207.11, Was #17
Humphreys was oh-so-close once again, but he failed to improve and Hammonds will start from the #16 spot.
Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.685/206.67, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.654/207.50, Was #13
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.692/206.13, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.654/206.39, Was #15
No improvement for this pair either...
Left Lane: Craig Hankinson Runs 6.679/206.10, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.651/207.15, Was #11
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.665/208.26, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.650/208.75, Was #9
Hankinson is in just his second national event ever and is in the ultra-competitive Pro Stock field. Not bad!
Line is the first in this round to run quicker than the bump time and he is the quickest car of the round - including the four King Demon Crown competitors.
Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.680/206.39, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.650/207.34, Was #10
Right Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.676/206.54, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.649/206.64, Was #8
Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.666/206.95, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.636/207.75, Was #4
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 10.093/90.00, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.647/207.05, Was #7
Morgan's car went left, then right, and showed us both sides of the car. Gaines ran the second-quickest lap of the round, matching the bump time.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.664/206.80, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.632/208.17, Was #3
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.672/206.61, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.645/206.83, Was #5
Last pair. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 2,362 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.
Coughlin takes low ET of the round away from Line to conclude qualifying.
Saturday
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Order for Qualifying Round 4
JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 10th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Greg Anderson Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.617@ 208.94&
2. Allen Johnson J & J Racing Stratus 6.626 207.56
3. Jeg Coughlin Jegs.com Cobalt 6.632 208.17
4. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Stratus 6.636 207.75
5. Richie Stevens Mopar/Valspar Stratus 6.645 207.40
6. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cobalt 6.646 207.75
7. Larry Morgan Lucas Oil Stratus 6.647 207.05
8. Max Naylor Jagermeister Stratus 6.649 206.64
9. Jason Line Summit Racing Equipment GTO 6.650 208.75
10. Kenny Koretsky Indicom Cobalt 6.650 207.34
11. Craig Hankinson Boscoe HVAC GTO 6.651 207.15
12. Greg Stanfield Piranaz Racing GTO 6.652 206.83
13. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts GTO 6.654 207.50
14. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. GTO 6.654 207.08
15. Dave Connolly Torco Cobalt 6.654 206.39
16. Tom Hammonds Cobalt 6.666 207.50
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Justin Humphreys RaceRedi Motorsports GTO 6.667 207.11
18. Steve Schmidt Schmidt Competition Engines Co 6.673 206.67
19. Jim Yates Wiley X Eye Wear GTO 6.690 206.76
20. Matt Scranton GTO 6.690 205.63
21. Bill Windham NTB Cobalt 6.699 206.01
22. Dave Northrop GTO 6.699 206.16
23. Kevin Lawrence Modern Carriage Werks Cobalt 6.701 205.91
24. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cobalt 6.702 205.76
25. Erica Enders Race Girl Stratus 6.705 205.98
26. Ben Watson Watson Racing GTO 6.721 204.82
27. Tony Rizzo Tony Rizzo Racing Cobalt 6.728 205.19
@ = Track ET Record