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Friday
Results for Qualifying 1
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Sunoco Pro
Stock at the 12th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals listing lane, driver name,
elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Left Lane: Johnny McLain No Time, Now #1
Right Lane: Chuck Demory No Time, Now #2
1:06 PM These two made their burnouts before the oil from the final pair of
Pro Outlaw cars was discovered, so they will go cool off.
Left Lane: Anthony Paone Runs 6.979/200.35, Now #2
Right Lane: David Jenkins Runs 6.885/201.88, Now #1
Two clean passes, but those times may not even make the field.
Left Lane: Terry Walters Runs 6.975/199.64, Now #2
Right Lane: Ed Machacek Runs 7.332/202.02, Now #4
Two more clean runs.
Left Lane: Bob Holzer Runs 6.911/204.17, Now #2
Right Lane: Robert Killian Runs 8.804/102.78, Now #6
Holzer drove through shake on his run. Killian shook, then his car started
fishtailing and he called it off.
Left Lane: Tom Lee No Time, Now #0
Right Lane: Terry Walters Runs 6.975/199.64, Now #3
Left Lane: Tom Lee Runs 6.730/206.09, Now #1
Right Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.819/203.66, Now #2
Lee's Mustang streaked down the middle of the groove on a nice opening pass,
leaving Nabors way back at the finish line.
Left Lane: Johnny McLain Runs 6.971/195.14, Now #5
Right Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 9.684/98.66, Now #10
Sounded like Demory drove through the clutch. McLain legged it out, but his
ET won't hold up.
Left Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 10.980/113.70, Now #12
Right Lane: Carl Baker Runs 6.941/202.29, Now #5
Holbrook's recycled Top Sportsman car shook and tried to swap lanes, so he
gave it up. Baker shook, then drove through it, killing the ET.
Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 10.791/75.05, Now #13
Right Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.831/205.24, Now #3
Spiess' car tried to turn right on the launch and he shut it down to stay in
his own lane. Good pass by Rice.
Left Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.759/205.99, Now #2
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.816/205.33, Now #3
Two nice passes here, side-by-side Chevy vs Ford, the Chevy quicker
today.
Left Lane: Floyd Cheek Runs 6.846/204.91, Now #7
Right Lane: Jon Yoak Runs 6.750/207.08, Now #2
Two more good runs, the top three qualifiers just a couple hundredths
apart.
Left Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.726/205.99, Now #1
Right Lane: Angelo Alesci Runs 6.829/204.12, Now #7
In the final pair Montecalvo takes top honors away from the Mustang, giving
the Chevy fans something to cheer for.
Friday
Order for Qualifying 1
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after
one round of qualifying in Sunoco
Pro Stock at the 12th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. John Montecalvo Monte Carlo 6.726 205.99
2. Tom Lee Mustang 6.730 206.09
3. Jon Yoak Probe 6.750 207.08
4. Ron Miller Monte Carlo 6.759 205.99
5. Gene Wilson Probe 6.816 205.33
6. Tim Nabors Monte Carlo 6.819 203.66
7. Angelo Alesci Monte Carlo 6.829 204.12
8. Dwayne Rice Firebird 6.831 205.24
9. Floyd Cheek Probe 6.846 204.91
10. David Jenkins Monte Carlo 6.885 201.88
11. Bob Holzer Firebird 6.911 204.17
12. Carl Baker Thunderbird 6.941 202.29
13. Johnny McLain Avenger 6.971 195.14
14. Terry Walters Monte Carlo 6.975 199.64
15. Anthony Paone Camaro 6.979 200.35
16. Ed Machacek Firebird 7.332 202.02
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Robert Killian Probe 8.804 102.78
18. Chuck Demory Probe 9.684 98.66
19. Steve Spiess Cutlass 10.791 75.05
20. Chris Holbrook Cutlass 10.980 113.70
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 2
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Sunoco Pro
Stock at the 12th annual CARQUEST Empire 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: Angelo Alesci Runs 6.862/202.88, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.829/204.12, Was #7
Right Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.710/206.70, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.726/205.99, Was #1
12:28 PM Montecalvo ups the ante with a straight, smooth run. Alesci's run
looked good, but he failed to improve.
Left Lane: Jon Yoak Runs 6.698/208.38, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.750/207.08, Was #3
Right Lane: Floyd Cheek Runs 6.761/204.91, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.846/204.91, Was #9
Wow! Yoak ups the ante even more, giving the Ford fans something to cheer
about. Both made nice, straight, smooth runs.
Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.776/205.85, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.816/205.33, Was #6
Right Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.743/205.52, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.759/205.99, Was #4
Two more good runs, both improving and staying in position on the
ladder.
Left Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.804/205.15, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.831/205.24, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.762/205.62, Now #6
Best prior run: 10.791/75.05, Was #19
Spiess gets in, bumping Ed Machacek. The bump is now Anthony Paone's
6.979.
Left Lane: Carl Baker Runs 6.740/204.87, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.941/202.29, Was #13
Right Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.927/202.47, Now #14
Best prior run: 10.980/113.70, Was #20
Baker moves way up the ladder on a a nice pass and Holbrook puts his make-do
entry in the field, bumping Paone and putting Terry Walters on the bubble at
6.975.
Left Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.761/203.80, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.819/203.66, Was #10
Right Lane: Tom Lee Runs 6.700/206.42, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.730/206.09, Was #3
Lee puts the Mustang solidly in second, by 0.002 seconds.
Left Lane: Robert Killian Runs 6.852/203.52, Now #13
Best prior run: 8.804/102.78, Was #19
Right Lane: Bob Holzer Runs 6.841/204.03, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.911/204.17, Was #13
Killian bumps Walters. Now the bump is Johnny McLain's 6.971.
Left Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 6.826/202.47, Now #11
Best prior run: 9.684/98.66, Was #20
Right Lane: Anthony Paone Runs 6.943/200.04, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.979/200.35, Was #18
Demory gets in, bumping McLain. Paone comes up just short of the new bump
spot, Holbrook's 6.927.
Left Lane: Ed Machacek Runs 6.955/201.92, Now #18
Best prior run: 7.332/202.02, Was #20
Right Lane: Terry Walters Runs 6.958/200.22, Now #19
Best prior run: 6.975/199.64, Was #19
Holbrook dodges the bullet here, both cars coming up short by a couple
hundredths.
Left Lane: David Jenkins Runs 13.913/59.59, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.885/201.88, Was #15
Right Lane: Johnny McLain Runs 6.932/200.71, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.971/195.14, Was #20
Final pair, McLain looking to get back in the field after being bumped a few
minutes ago. He misses by 0.005 seconds, leaving Holbrook on the bubble for
tonight's "Night of Fire." Jenkins' engine was popping and banging and he shut it
down very early, coasting through.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 2
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of
qualifying in Sunoco
Pro Stock at the 12th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Jon Yoak Probe 6.698 208.38
2. Tom Lee Mustang 6.700 206.42
3. John Montecalvo Monte Carlo 6.710 206.70
4. Carl Baker Thunderbird 6.740 204.87
5. Ron Miller Monte Carlo 6.743 205.99
6. Floyd Cheek Probe 6.761 204.91
7. Tim Nabors Monte Carlo 6.761 203.80
8. Steve Spiess Cutlass 6.762 205.62
9. Gene Wilson Probe 6.776 205.85
10. Dwayne Rice Firebird 6.804 205.24
11. Chuck Demory Probe 6.826 202.47
12. Angelo Alesci Monte Carlo 6.829 204.12
13. Bob Holzer Firebird 6.841 204.17
14. Robert Killian Probe 6.852 203.52
15. David Jenkins Monte Carlo 6.885 201.88
16. Chris Holbrook Cutlass 6.927 202.47
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Johnny McLain Avenger 6.932 200.71
18. Anthony Paone Camaro 6.943 200.35
19. Terry Walters Monte Carlo 6.958 200.22
20. Ed Machacek Firebird 7.332 202.02
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 3
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Sunoco
Pro Stock at the 12th annual CARQUEST Empire 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: Johnny McLain Runs 6.855/202.11, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.932/200.71, Was #17
7:24 PM McLain laid down a nice pass, bumping Chris Holbrook. The bump is
now David Jenkins' 6.885.
Left Lane: Terry Walters Runs 7.068/200.13, Now #20
Best prior run: 6.958/200.22, Was #19
Right Lane: Ed Machacek Runs 6.817/203.89, Now #11
Best prior run: 7.332/202.02, Was #20
Two clean runs, Machacek bumping Jenkins.
Left Lane: Anthony Paone Runs 6.847/201.29, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.943/200.04, Was #19
Right Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 6.816/203.94, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.826/202.47, Was #12
Paone bumps McLain, putting Robert Killian on the bubble at 6.852.
Left Lane: Bob Holzer Runs 6.786/205.24, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.841/204.03, Was #14
Right Lane: Robert Killian Runs 6.824/203.75, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.852/203.52, Was #16
Killian moves off the bubble and Holzer moves away from the bump spot. Now
it's Paone on the bubble again, at 6.847.
Left Lane: Tom Lee Runs 6.672/207.27, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.700/206.42, Was #2
Right Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.772/204.40, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.761/203.80, Was #7
Lee takes the Mustang to #1 on a nice run.
Left Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.937/201.65, Now #20
No Prior Run
Right Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.715/205.99, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.804/205.15, Was #11
This was Stroupe's first pass of the event, mechanical problems keeping him
out of the earlier sessions. He comes up well short of the bump. Rice makes a
nice run to move well up the ladder.
Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.730/206.28, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.762/205.62, Was #9
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 11.812/74.36, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.776/205.85, Was #10
Wilson launched into shake and called it quits. Nice pass by Spiess to move
into the top half of the field for eliminations.
Left Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.686/207.75, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.710/206.70, Was #3
Right Lane: Carl Baker Runs 6.729/206.04, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.740/204.87, Was #6
Montecalvo can only manage to split the two Fords at the top of the field,
leaving Lee still atop the ladder.
Left Lane: Floyd Cheek Runs 6.732/206.65, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.761/204.91, Was #8
Right Lane: Angelo Alesci Runs 6.788/205.52, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.829/204.12, Was #15
Nice side-by-side race, the win light to the Ford.
Left Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.805/204.49, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.927/202.47, Was #19
Right Lane: Jon Yoak Runs 6.692/209.05, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.698/208.38, Was #3
Holbrook needed a miracle to get back in with his makeshift team, and he
found it, making a perfect run, right down the groove, bumping Paone. Now the
bump is Killian's 6.824.
Left Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.692/207.46, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.743/205.52, Was #8
Final car. Miller took a good shot at it, but could only make it into the
top four to close qualifying for Pro Stock.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 3
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds
of qualifying in
Sunoco Pro Stock at the 12th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Tom Lee Mustang 6.672 207.27
2. John Montecalvo Monte Carlo 6.686 207.75
3. Jon Yoak Probe 6.692 209.05
4. Ron Miller Monte Carlo 6.692 207.46
5. Dwayne Rice Firebird 6.715 205.99
6. Carl Baker Thunderbird 6.729 206.04
7. Steve Spiess Cutlass 6.730 206.28
8. Floyd Cheek Probe 6.732 206.65
9. Tim Nabors Monte Carlo 6.761 204.40
10. Gene Wilson Probe 6.776 205.85
11. Bob Holzer Firebird 6.786 205.24
12. Angelo Alesci Monte Carlo 6.788 205.52
13. Chris Holbrook Cutlass 6.805 204.49
14. Chuck Demory Probe 6.816 203.94
15. Ed Machacek Firebird 6.817 203.89
16. Robert Killian Probe 6.824 203.75
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Anthony Paone Camaro 6.847 201.29
18. Johnny McLain Avenger 6.855 202.11
19. David Jenkins Monte Carlo 6.885 201.88
20. Terry Walters Monte Carlo 6.958 200.22
21. Wally Stroupe Monte Carlo DQ
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in
Sunoco Pro Stock at the 12th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Floyd Cheek (Probe) 0.402 6.808 205.47
(L) Tim Nabors (Monte Carlo) 0.474 6.796 203.80
12:03 PM Cheek cuts a great light and gives Ford its first win light of the
day on a holeshot.
(W) Gene Wilson (Probe) 0.475 6.805 205.15
(L) Steve Spiess (Cutlass) 0.501 6.796 204.68
Another holeshot victory, Spiess getting a bit out of shape around the
200-foot mark. The Margin of victory = 0.017 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
(W) Carl Baker (Thunderbird) 0.510 6.740 205.15
(L) Bob Holzer (Firebird) 0.449 6.844 204.40
Holzer did his best to make it three holeshot wins in a row, but Baker kept
the Summit gaggle at the starting line happy by driving past to win by a Margin of
victory = 0.043 seconds (approximately 13 feet).
(W) Dwayne Rice (Firebird) 0.549 6.747 204.96
(L) Angelo Alesci (Monte Carlo) 0.482 6.857 197.10
Alesci also won the tree, but Rice was also able to overtake for the win by a
Margin of victory = 0.043 seconds (approximately 12 feet).
(W) Ron Miller (Monte Carlo) 0.478 6.751 205.71
(L) Chris Holbrook (Cutlass) 0.439 10.511 129.75
Holbrook got a great light, but the car lurched and slowed almost
immediately, then recovered and slowly drove away. Miller loses lane choice to
Rice by 0.004 seconds.
(W) Jon Yoak (Probe) 0.463 6.759 207.61
(L) Chuck Demory (Probe) 0.347(R) 6.854 202.70
Demory was way early and Yoak got a free ride to round two where he will
face Baker, Baker with lane choice.
(W) John Montecalvo (Monte Carlo) 0.469 6.746 206.51
(L) Ed Machacek (Firebird) 0.351(R) 6.815 203.71
Montecalvo also benefits from an opponent's mistake, earning lane choice
against Wilson in round two.
(W) Tom Lee (Mustang) 0.509 6.744 205.43
(L) Robert Killian (Probe) 0.495 6.864 202.88
Final pair. Killian gives it a game try, but Lee wins easily, the margin of
victory = 0.106 seconds (approximately 32 feet). He also earns lane choice over
Cheek in round two.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in
Sunoco Pro Stock at the 12th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Ron Miller (Monte Carlo) 0.451 6.746 206.13
(L) Dwayne Rice (Firebird) 0.529 6.748 205.15
2:14 PM Margin of victory = 0.080 seconds (approximately 24 feet), Miller
very consistent today and sharp on the tree.
(W) John Montecalvo (Monte Carlo) 0.491 6.752 206.37
(L) Gene Wilson (Probe) 0.476 6.825 205.47
Margin of victory = 0.058 seconds (approximately 17 feet).
(W) Tom Lee (Mustang) 0.479 6.736 206.75
(L) Floyd Cheek (Probe) 0.504 6.809 205.85
Margin of victory = 0.098 seconds (approximately 30 feet). Lee will have
lane choice against Miller in the semifinals, by 0.010 seconds.
(W) Carl Baker (Thunderbird) 0.471 6.743 206.23
(L) Jon Yoak (Probe) 0.487 6.741 208.33
Margin of victory = 0.014 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Four good drag
races this round. Baker will have lane choice against Montecalvo - by 0.009
seconds. Should be a good third round.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in
Sunoco Pro Stock at the 12th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) John Montecalvo (Monte Carlo) 0.472 6.718 206.61
(L) Carl Baker (Thunderbird) 0.528 6.753 205.38
6:20 PM Montecalvo had Baker covered on both ends of the track and the
Summit folks went, "Awwwwww...."
(W) Ron Miller (Monte Carlo) 0.469 6.726 206.23
(L) Tom Lee (Mustang) 0.534 6.693 206.89
Miller makes it an all-Chevy final on a holeshot, the margin of victory =
0.032 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Miller advances, losing lane choice to
Montecalvo.
Sunday
Results for Final Round
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations
in Sunoco Pro Stock at the 12th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Ron Miller (Monte Carlo) 0.425 6.723 206.23
(L) John Montecalvo (Monte Carlo) 0.483 6.692 207.42
8:26 PM We kick off the Pro category finals - except for Pro Outlaw - witn
the factory hotrods. Miller wins this one at the tree, a holeshot victory over
the quicker Montecalvo by a margin of victory = 0.027 seconds (approximately 8
feet).
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