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Friday
Results for Qualifying 1 |
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 1
qualifying in Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 35th
annual Holley Spring Nationals Presented by Castrol GTX
listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and
position in order following run:
Left Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.782/206.26, Now #1
Right Lane: Robert Killian Runs 7.073/170.69, Now #2
7:12 PM Nice pass by Rice, off-pace run by Killian, no
obvious problems in either lane.
Left Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.849/204.08, Now #2
Right Lane: Doug Patton Runs 6.863/202.82, Now #3
Holbrook is here by the grace of unselfish help from
several of his competitors, including an engine from Rice.
Nice passes in both lanes.
Left Lane: Carl Baker Runs 6.745/206.61, Now #2
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.736/206.20, Now #1
Baker flies the Summit livery, Wilson is in a Charlie Hunt
car. Two more good runs to take over the top rungs of the
ladder on virtually identical runs at all the intermediate
clocks.
Left Lane: Johnny McLain Runs 6.878/203.49, Now #6
Right Lane: Tim Bell Runs 6.997/198.52, Now #7
Bell's car was hunting for the groove all the way down the
track.
Left Lane: Ed Machacek Runs 6.751/206.89, Now #3
Right Lane: Floyd Cheek Runs 6.757/205.57, Now #4
Another closely-matched pair of runs, Cheek slightly
looser.
Left Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.749/206.29, Now #4
Right Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.681/208.14, Now #1
Miller puts a Chevy on the top of the heap.
Left Lane: Tom Lee Runs 7.174/194.00, Now #14
Right Lane: Joseph Folgore Runs 7.020/196.53, Now #12
Problems in both lanes, not clear from our vantage point -
looking right into the sun.
Left Lane: Jerry Yeoman Runs 6.687/208.36, Now #2
Right Lane: Charlie Peppers Runs 6.794/205.22, Now #9
Yeoman parks the Firebird right behind the Chevy on a nice
run.
Left Lane: Doug Kirk Runs 7.358/145.52, Now #18
Right Lane: Wayne Bishop Runs 7.101/191.38, Now #16
Both cars struggled on the top end, lots of smoke in the
shutdown area.
Left Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.686/208.46, Now #2
Right Lane: Terry Walters Runs 7.032/201.01, Now #16
Montecalvo makes it a pair of Chevrolets on the top of the
ladder, by a thousandth of a second.
Left Lane: Bob Holzer No Time, Now #22
Right Lane: Rocky Watford Runs 6.764/207.21, Now #9
Holzer rolled in too far and got no time after rolling
through the beams.
Left Lane: Jon Yoak Runs 6.734/207.82, Now #5
Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.731/206.32, Now #4
Yoak's car dove toward the centerline around the 200 foot
mark and he yanked it back without lifting.
Left Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 10.712/82.65, Now #25
Right Lane: Ron Dickerson Runs 6.961/198.64, Now #17
Stroup shook and backed off. Dickerson came up short, off
the pace all the way.
Left Lane: David Jenkins Runs 11.095/80.08, Now #26
Jenkins launched and went right toward the wall, the car
turning left immediately. He wisely lifted to save the
sheet metal.
Right Lane: Not on File Runs 9.992/96.52, Now #25
No data on this driver, a licensing run. That's it for
this session.
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Friday
Order for Qualifying 1 |
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round
of qualifying in Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 35th
annual Holley Spring Nationals Presented by Castrol GTX:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Ron Miller Monte Carlo 6.681 208.14
2. John Montecalvo Monte Carlo 6.686 208.46
3. Jerry Yeoman Firebird 6.687 208.36
4. Steve Spiess Monte Carlo 6.731 206.32
5. Jon Yoak Probe 6.734 207.82
6. Gene Wilson Thunderbird 6.736 206.20
7. Carl Baker Thunderbird 6.745 206.61
8. Tim Nabors Monte Carlo 6.749 206.29
9. Ed Machacek Firebird 6.751 206.89
10. Floyd Cheek Probe 6.757 205.57
11. Rocky Watford Camaro 6.764 207.21
12. Dwayne Rice Firebird 6.782 206.26
13. Charlie Peppers Mustang 6.794 205.22
14. Chris Holbrook Cutlass 6.849 204.08
15. Doug Patton Cutlass 6.863 202.82
16. Johnny McLain Avenger 6.878 203.49
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Ron Dickerson Thunderbird 6.961 198.64
18. Tim Bell Probe 6.997 198.52
19. Tony Fox Thunderbird 7.020 196.53
20. Terry Walters Cutlass 7.032 201.01
21. Robert Killian Probe 7.073 170.69
22. Wayne Bishop '99 Camaro 7.101 191.38
23. Tom Lee Probe 7.174 194.88
24. Doug Kirk Probe 7.358 145.52
25. David Jenkins MnteCarlo 11.095 80.08
26. Wally Stroupe Monte Carlo DQ
27. Terry Leggett Thunderbird DQ
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Saturday
Results for Qualifying 2 |
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 2
qualifying in Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 35th
annual Holley Spring Nationals Presented by Castrol GTX
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: Terry Leggett Runs 6.896/200.86, Now #17
No Prior Run
Right Lane: David Jenkins Runs 7.546/153.06, Now #26
Best prior run: 11.095/80.08, Was #25
11:30 AM The bump as we start this session is Johnny
McLain's 6.878. Jenkins' Chevy turned hard left on the
launch, almost collecting the tree. Leggett made a good
pass, just missing the field.
Left Lane: Ron Dickerson Runs 7.051/197.25, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.961/198.64, Was #18
Right Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 7.779/121.30, Now #27
No Prior Run
Stroupe's car was very loose all the way down the track.
Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.800/205.41, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.731/206.32, Was #4
Right Lane: Jon Yoak Runs 6.721/207.75, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.734/207.82, Was #5
Yoak vaulted over Spiess in the order with a good run.
Left Lane: Doug Patton Runs 15.536/54.51, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.863/202.82, Was #15
Right Lane: Carl Baker No Time, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.745/206.61, Was #7
Baker's engine went silent at the end of the burnout and
he had to be pushed back to the staging area. Patton shook
very hard and he shut it off.
Left Lane: Tony Fox Runs 7.028/196.99, Now #20
Best prior run: 7.020/196.53, Was #20
Right Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.715/206.67, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.782/206.26, Was #12
Fox's car veered way to the right on the launch. Rice made
a dramatic improvement, jumping way up the ladder as a
reward.
Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.736/206.29, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.736/206.20, Was #7
Right Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.796/204.51, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.849/204.08, Was #14
Holbrook's car was assembled from parts loaned to him by
his competitors and just making the field will be a moral
victory.
Left Lane: Floyd Cheek Runs 6.859/205.16, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.757/205.57, Was #11
Right Lane: Bob Holzer Runs 6.771/204.05, Now #13
No Prior Run
Cheek shook very hard, skating all over. Holzer leaped
into the field on a good run, bumping McLain nd putting
Patton on the bubble at 6.863.
Left Lane: Charlie Peppers Runs 6.792/204.82, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.794/205.22, Was #14
Right Lane: Tom Lee Runs 7.271/195.14, Now #25
Best prior run: 7.174/194.88, Was #25
Lee's car was sluggish on the launch. Peppers runs just
about what he ran last night.
Left Lane: Robert Killian Runs 9.634/88.91, Now #23
Best prior run: 7.073/170.69, Was #23
Right Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.690/207.75, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.686/208.46, Was #2
Montecalvo made a very nice pass down the left lane.
Killian's was just the opposite, the car skating around
and making a hard right turn when he shifted into third
gear.
Left Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.706/207.72, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.681/208.14, Was #1
Right Lane: Jerry Yeoman Runs 6.684/207.30, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.687/208.36, Was #3
Two nice runs here, Yeoman almost knocking Miller off the
top rung of the ladder.
Left Lane: Rocky Watford Runs 7.600/130.78, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.764/207.21, Was #12
Right Lane: Ed Machacek Runs 6.774/204.94, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.751/206.89, Was #10
Conditions are just about perfect right now, cloud cover
keeping the track from getting slick. But Watford had
problems with traction anyway and slowed.
Left Lane: Wayne Bishop Runs 7.050/198.64, Now #24
Best prior run: 7.101/191.38, Was #24
Right Lane: Doug Kirk Runs 6.785/205.60, Now #14
Best prior run: 7.358/145.52, Was #26
Bishop's car veered left on the launch, killing his ET.
Kirk made a clean, straight run to bump into the field,
putting Patton out and Holbrook on the bubble at 6.796.
Left Lane: Terry Walters Runs 6.975/201.64, Now #21
Best prior run: 7.032/201.01, Was #23
Right Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.800/204.98, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.749/206.29, Was #9
Walters skated around all the way down the track and came
up short of the field, so Holbrook dodged one bullet here.
Left Lane: Tim Bell Runs 9.984/78.83, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.997/198.52, Was #22
Right Lane: Johnny McLain Runs 6.935/200.44, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.878/203.49, Was #18
Two more bullets - the final pair, both trying to bump
Holbrook to get into the field. Bell's car was extremely
loose and skated toward the centerline, the two cars
getting every close before Bell lifted. Couldn't tell if
McLain lifted, but he came up short and Holbrook survived
to fight again next round.
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Saturday
Order for Qualifying 2 |
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds
of qualifying in Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 35th
annual Holley Spring Nationals Presented by Castrol GTX:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Ron Miller Monte Carlo 6.681 208.14
2. Jerry Yeoman Firebird 6.684 208.36
3. John Montecalvo Monte Carlo 6.686 208.46
4. Dwayne Rice Firebird 6.715 206.67
5. Jon Yoak Probe 6.721 207.82
6. Steve Spiess Monte Carlo 6.731 206.32
7. Gene Wilson Thunderbird 6.736 206.29
8. Carl Baker Thunderbird 6.745 206.61
9. Tim Nabors Monte Carlo 6.749 206.29
10. Ed Machacek Firebird 6.751 206.89
11. Floyd Cheek Probe 6.757 205.57
12. Rocky Watford Camaro 6.764 207.21
13. Bob Holzer Firebird 6.771 204.05
14. Doug Kirk Probe 6.785 205.60
15. Charlie Peppers Mustang 6.792 205.22
16. Chris Holbrook Cutlass 6.796 204.51
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Doug Patton Cutlass 6.863 202.82
18. Johnny McLain Avenger 6.878 203.49
19. Terry Leggett Thunderbird 6.896 200.86
20. Ron Dickerson Thunderbird 6.961 198.64
21. Terry Walters Cutlass 6.975 201.64
22. Tim Bell Probe 6.997 198.52
23. Tony Fox Thunderbird 7.020 196.99
24. Wayne Bishop '99 Camaro 7.050 198.64
25. Robert Killian Probe 7.073 170.69
26. Tom Lee Probe 7.174 195.14
27. David Jenkins MnteCarlo 11.095 80.08
28. Wally Stroupe Monte Carlo DQ
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Sunday
Results for Elimination 1 |
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1
eliminations in Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 35th
annual Holley Spring Nationals Presented by Castrol GTX:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Carl Baker (Thunderbird) 0.537 6.738 206.20
(L) Tim Nabors (Monte Carlo) 0.469 17.035 56.39
12:09 PM Nabors broke on the launch.
(W) Gene Wilson (Thunderbird) 0.487 6.686 208.10
(L) Ed Machacek (Firebird) 0.448 8.431 96.85
Machacek got the holeshot, but the car was extremely loose
and he had to back off to save it.
(W) Steve Spiess (Monte Carlo) 0.452 6.697 208.42
(L) Floyd Cheek (Probe) 0.455 6.703 207.08
A close drag race all the way down the track, the margin
of victory = 0.009 seconds (approximately 3 feet) after
virtually identical reaction times.
(W) Jon Yoak (Probe) 0.500 6.665 209.92
(L) Rocky Watford (Camaro) 0.525 13.645 60.64
Watford's car shook hard and he had to back off. Yoak also
drove through shake, but didn't lift.
(W) Bob Holzer (Firebird) 0.462 6.763 206.39
(L) Dwayne Rice (Firebird) 0.507 7.679 192.88
This time it was the right lane with handling problems,
Rice showing us both sides of the car. Holzer wins in an
upset, losing lane choice to Yoak.
(W) John Montecalvo (Monte Carlo) 0.472 6.605 210.77
(L) Doug Kirk (Probe) 0.470 6.709 208.01
Good drag race, Montecalvo musing low ET of the round so
far to win by a margin of victory = 0.102 seconds
(approximately 31 feet). He will have lane choice against
Spiess in round two.
(W) Ron Miller (Monte Carlo) 0.473 6.636 210.73
(L) Chris Holbrook (Cutlass) 0.356(R) 7.122 196.16
Holbrook needed a good light and missed. Miller advances
with lane choice against Baker.
(W) Jerry Yeoman (Firebird) 0.495 6.608 210.31
(L) Charlie Peppers (Mustang) 0.563 6.761 206.10
Yeoman led all the way on this one, leaving first and
opening the gap to the finish line. He will have lane
choice against Machacek in round two.
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Sunday
Results for Elimination 2 |
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2
eliminations in Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 35th
annual Holley Spring Nationals Presented by Castrol GTX:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Jon Yoak (Probe) 0.468 6.712 208.88
(L) Bob Holzer (Firebird) 0.511 6.795 201.34
1:59 PM Here we go again, the Professional racers back for
more. Holzer was all over the lane and Yoak ran away from
him easily to win by a margin of victory = 0.126 seconds
(approximately 37 feet).
(W) Ron Miller (Monte Carlo) 0.494 6.689 209.33
(L) Carl Baker (Thunderbird) 0.458 11.289 76.79
This was almost a side-by-side, fender-rubbing race, both
cars shaking and skating around for the first 200 feet.
But then Miller reined it in and ran away, quick enough to
earn lane choice against Yoak in the semifinals.
(W) Jerry Yeoman (Firebird) 0.481 6.680 209.33
(L) Gene Wilson (Thunderbird) 0.486 9.139 98.39
Wilson shook and fishtailed violently.
(W) Steve Spiess (Monte Carlo) 0.473 6.694 207.66
(L) John Montecalvo (Monte Carlo) 0.506 6.673 209.10
This was a close race, Montecalvo running fast enough to
back up his earlier 210.77 as a new World speed record,
but too slow at the tree to get the win light. Spiess wins
on a holeshot by a margin of victory = 0.012 seconds
(approximately 4 feet), but loses lane choice to Yeoman.
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Sunday
Results for Elimination 3 |
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3
eliminations in Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 35th
annual Holley Spring Nationals Presented by Castrol GTX:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Jon Yoak (Probe) 0.427 6.681 209.20
(L) Ron Miller (Monte Carlo) 0.483 6.684 209.88
4:00 PM Yoak won, most of the winning margin coming from
his big holeshot. The margin of victory = 0.059 seconds
(approximately 18 feet).
(W) Jerry Yeoman (Firebird) 0.473 6.666 209.26
(L) Steve Spiess (Monte Carlo) 0.490 6.697 207.94
Yeoman won by a margin of victory = 0.048 seconds
(approximately 15 feet), then had to dodge Spiess'
airborne car. Spiess' chutes didn't come out and his
brakes finally locked up, the car turning hard left, then
going airborne and hitting the left-hand wall near the top
of the wall. The impact knocked out a big notch in the top
of the wall and it appears the engine ended up outside the
wall, burning. The car ricocheted back across the track,
hitting the right wall before coming to rest. Yeoman,
chutes out, was well back when Spiess crossed in front of
him and drove through the debris to park next to Spiess'
car to help, if needed. Spiess could be seen on TV, moving
around inside the car, and emerged to say he was okay.
Amazing. The entire front of the car broke off at the
firewall when the car hit the wall, the rear part all that
came back on the flatbed, the engine coming back to the
pits on a wrecker hook.
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Sunday
Results for Final Round |
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final,
round 4 eliminations in Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the
35th annual Holley Spring Nationals Presented by Castrol
GTX:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Jerry Yeoman (Firebird) 0.448 6.646 209.59
(L) Jon Yoak (Probe) 0.499 6.703 208.94
Yeoman set a new ET record in round one and showed
consistent quickness all day, taking home the trophy in a
good drag race, away first and winning by a margin of
victory = 0.108 seconds (approximately 33 feet).
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