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Friday
Results for Qualifying 1
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Sunoco Race
Fuels Pro Stock at the 11th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals listing lane, driver
name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Left Lane: Terry Leggett Runs 6.701/207.02, Now #1
Right Lane: Anthony Paone Runs 6.985/199.79, Now #2
11:50 AM A few minutes early, here we go with the first Professional
qualifying session. Performance should be good, the weather dominated by cool air,
cloud cover, and high pressure. Leggett gets the new Mustang cleanly down the left
side, but Paone's car was slow off the starting line (1.068 60-foot time).
Left Lane: John Konigshofer Runs 6.663/210.57, Now #1
Right Lane: Tony Fox Runs 9.679/80.90, Now #4
Konigshofer sets the early pace on a nice pass, but Fox's new Mustang shakes
on the launch and he slows early in the run.
Left Lane: Bob Holzer Runs 6.733/206.67, Now #4
Right Lane: Jason Collins Runs 6.718/207.72, Now #3
Two clean runs for this pair...
Left Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.710/207.56, Now #3
Right Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 6.773/204.51, Now #6
Rice gets the "old" Firebird to the finish line on a clean, straight run.
Demory almost kept pace with Rice, falling a little further behind at each
timer.
Left Lane: Angelo Alesci Runs 6.707/208.01, Now #3
Right Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 6.778/206.76, Now #8
Two more clean runs, the Pro Stock cars liking the smooth racing surface here
in New York.
Left Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.711/207.27, Now #5
Right Lane: Tom Lee Runs 7.504/142.09, Now #11
Lee was right with Miller to half track, then slowed.
Left Lane: Carl Baker Runs 6.714/210.73, Now #7
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.636/209.62, Now #1
Baker made a good opening pass, but Wilson shows the power to continue his
early-season hot streak by steadily pulling away from Baker.
Left Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 6.695/208.39, Now #3
Right Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.743/207.21, Now #11
Gahm is "in the game" with a nice run, leaving Holbrook in his wake.
Left Lane: Richard Penland Runs 7.149/195.19, Now #16
Right Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.662/208.33, Now #2
Montecalvo gives the Chevy fans something to cheer about...and Penland makes
it eighteen cars down the track, with a soft bump spot.
Right Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.643/209.26, Now #2
Last car...Nabors takes the brand new Cavalier to the number two spot, so it
looks like no "new car blues" for him.
Friday
Order for Qualifying 1
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of
qualifying in Sunoco
Pro Stock at the 11th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Gene Wilson Don Smith '01 Mercury Cougar 6.636 209.62
2. Tim Nabors '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.643 209.26
3. John Montecalvo '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.662 208.33
4. John Konigshofer '98 Ford Probe 6.663 210.57
5. Brian Gahm '01 Ford Mustang 6.695 208.39
6. Terry Leggett '00 Ford Mustang 6.701 207.02
7. Angelo Alesci '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.707 208.01
8. Dwayne Rice '99 Pontiac Firebird 6.710 207.56
9. Ron Miller '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.711 207.27
10. Carl Baker '01 Mercury Cougar 6.714 210.73
11. Jason Collins '97 Ford Probe 6.718 207.72
12. Bob Holzer '01 Pont Firebird 6.733 206.67
13. Chris Holbrook Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Must 6.743 207.21
14. Chuck Demory '98 Ford Probe 6.773 204.51
15. Elijah Morton '99 Ford Probe 6.778 206.76
16. Anthony Paone '97 Chevy Camaro 6.985 199.79
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Richard Penland '01 Pontiac Grand Am 7.149 195.19
18. Tom Lee '00 Ford Mustang 7.504 142.09
19. Tony Fox '00 Ford Mustang 9.679 80.90
Friday
Results for Qualifying 2
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Sunoco Race
Fuels Pro Stock at the 11th 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: Tim Nabors Runs 6.663/208.62, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.643/209.26, Was #2
Right Lane: Richard Penland Runs 6.788/204.91, Now #16
Best prior run: 7.149/195.19, Was #17
5:40 PM Penland moves up just far enough to replace Anthony Paone on the
bump spot.
Left Lane: John Montecalvo No Time, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.662/208.33, Was #3
Right Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 6.700/208.10, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.695/208.39, Was #5
Montecalvo's car went silent after the burnout. Gahm made a solo run and
failed to improve.
Left Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.742/206.39, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.743/207.21, Was #13
Right Lane: Carl Baker Runs 6.633/211.06, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.714/210.73, Was #10
Baker nailed this one to move to the top of the heap. Holbrook improved
exactly one-thousandth of a second and stayed put on the ladder.
Left Lane: Tony Fox Runs 11.486/76.97, Now #19
Best prior run: 9.679/80.90, Was #19
Right Lane: Angelo Alesci Runs 6.744/206.16, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.707/208.01, Was #8
Once again Fox slowed early in his run. Alesci made a good pass, but fell
off his earlier pace just a bit.
Left Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 6.774/205.19, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.773/204.51, Was #14
Right Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.670/208.52, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.711/207.27, Was #10
Demory loses exactly a thousandth, while Miller steps up the ladder several
rungs, into the top half of the field.
Left Lane: Jason Collins Runs 6.783/207.08, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.718/207.72, Was #11
Right Lane: Bob Holzer Runs 6.735/206.86, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.733/206.67, Was #12
Both fail to improve, Collins falling way off his earlier pace.
Left Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 6.729/207.43, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.778/206.76, Was #15
Right Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.729/208.07, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.710/207.56, Was #10
Morton moves a few spots further from the bump on an improved run, while Rice
went the wrong way.
Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.614/210.05, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.636/209.62, Was #2
Right Lane: John Konigshofer Runs 6.654/210.64, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.663/210.57, Was #5
Tommy Lee lost his engine in the first round and Wilson is in a tight race
with Lee for the title Lee is scrambling to put together a replacement engine.
Here Wilson stepped way up to unseat Baker atop the ladder. Konigshofer also
stepped up a bit, enough to move into the top four.
Left Lane: Anthony Paone Runs 6.776/203.95, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.985/199.79, Was #17
Right Lane: Terry Leggett Runs 13.607/67.27, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.701/207.02, Was #8
Paone repaid the favor and bumped Penland back out of the field, replacing
him on the bubble. Leggett's car shook and headed for the centerline, so he shut
it down.
Right Lane: John Bartunek Runs 8.807/110.56, Now #19
No Prior Run
Bartunek's first pass in his new Grand Am Pro Stocker was okay to half track,
then he slowed, his pace too slow to make the qualifying cut anyway.
Friday
Order for Qualifying 2
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of
qualifying in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 11th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Gene Wilson Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar 6.614 210.05
2. Carl Baker '01 Mercury Cougar 6.633 211.06
3. Tim Nabors '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.643 209.26
4. John Konigshofer '98 Ford Probe 6.654 210.64
5. John Montecalvo '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.662 208.33
6. Ron Miller '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.670 208.52
7. Brian Gahm '01 Ford Mustang 6.695 208.39
8. Terry Leggett '00 Ford Mustang 6.701 207.02
9. Angelo Alesci '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.707 208.01
10. Dwayne Rice '99 Pontiac Firebird 6.710 208.07
11. Jason Collins '97 Ford Probe 6.718 207.72
12. Elijah Morton '99 Ford Probe 6.729 207.43
13. Bob Holzer '01 Pont Firebird 6.733 206.86
14. Chris Holbrook Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Must 6.742 207.21
15. Chuck Demory '98 Ford Probe 6.773 205.19
16. Anthony Paone '97 Chevy Camaro 6.776 203.95
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Richard Penland '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.788 204.91
18. Tom Lee '00 Ford Mustang 7.504 142.09
19. John Bartunek '01 Grand Am 8.807 110.56
20. Tony Fox '00 Ford Mustang 9.679 80.90
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 3
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Sunoco Race
Fuels Pro Stock at the 11th 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: Anthony Paone Runs 6.826/203.06, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.776/203.95, Was #16
Right Lane: John Bartunek Runs 6.774/205.07, Now #16
Best prior run: 8.807/110.56, Was #19
12:18 PM As we open this session under almost ideal conditions, the bump
spot is Paone's 6.776. Paone's great-looking Camaro fails to improve and Bartunek
replaces him on the bubble.
Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.629/209.52, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.614/210.05, Was #1
Right Lane: Terry Leggett Runs 6.743/206.61, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.701/207.02, Was #8
Both drivers made clean runs and both fell off their Friday pace just a
bit.
Left Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 6.754/206.48, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.729/207.43, Was #12
Right Lane: John Konigshofer Runs 6.682/210.37, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.654/210.64, Was #4
Looks like today's first session is a couple hundredths slower than
yesterday's evening session. Again two clean runs and a slight falloff in
performance.
Left Lane: Jason Collins Runs 6.736/206.83, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.718/207.72, Was #11
Right Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 6.689/207.98, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.695/208.39, Was #7
Gahm actually improves a bit, going against the trend.
Left Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 6.775/205.07, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.773/204.51, Was #15
Right Lane: Bob Holzer Runs 6.767/206.61, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.733/206.67, Was #13
No help here either, again just a couple hundredths (in Demory's case, a
couple thousandths).
Left Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.636/208.68, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.643/209.26, Was #3
Right Lane: Richard Penland Runs 6.810/203.65, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.788/204.91, Was #18
Nabors steps up slightly with the new Cavalier, staying in the same spot in
the order.
Left Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.727/206.39, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.742/206.39, Was #14
Right Lane: Angelo Alesci Runs 20.193/39.45, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.707/208.01, Was #9
Alesci's Cavalier shook hard on the launch and then coasted down the track.
Holbrook got his Mustang right down the groove to move up a couple rungs on the
ladder.
Left Lane: Tony Fox Runs 6.702/207.78, Now #9
Best prior run: 9.679/80.90, Was #20
Right Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.728/208.39, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.710/207.56, Was #10
Fox got his problems sorted out and jumped right into the middle of the
field, bumping Bartunek. Now the bubble belongs to Chuck Demory at 6.773.
Left Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.687/206.57, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.662/208.33, Was #5
Right Lane: Ron Miller Runs 9.762/93.77, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.670/208.52, Was #6
Miller slowed at half track, but Montecalvo made a nice pass, right down the
groove.
Right Lane: Carl Baker Runs 6.640/211.36, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.633/211.06, Was #2
Baker closes the round with a new track speed mark on another very nice
run.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 3
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of
qualifying in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 11th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Gene Wilson Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar 6.614@ 210.05
2. Carl Baker '01 Mercury Cougar 6.633 211.36&
3. Tim Nabors '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.636 209.26
4. John Konigshofer '98 Ford Probe 6.654 210.64
5. John Montecalvo '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.662 208.33
6. Ron Miller '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.670 208.52
7. Brian Gahm '01 Ford Mustang 6.689 208.39
8. Terry Leggett '00 Ford Mustang 6.701 207.02
9. Tony Fox '00 Ford Mustang 6.702 207.78
10. Angelo Alesci '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.707 208.01
11. Dwayne Rice '99 Pontiac Firebird 6.710 208.39
12. Jason Collins '97 Ford Probe 6.718 207.72
13. Chris Holbrook Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Must 6.727 207.21
14. Elijah Morton '99 Ford Probe 6.729 207.43
15. Bob Holzer '01 Pont Firebird 6.733 206.86
16. Chuck Demory '98 Ford Probe 6.773 205.19
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. John Bartunek '01 Grand Am 6.774 205.07
18. Anthony Paone '97 Chevy Camaro 6.776 203.95
19. Richard Penland '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.788 204.91
20. Tom Lee '00 Ford Mustang 7.504 142.09
@ = Track ET Record
& = Track Speed Record
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 4
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 11th 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: Carl Baker Runs 6.639/211.16, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.633/211.06, Was #2
Right Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.691/206.39, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.662/208.33, Was #5
7:13 PM We open the final qualifying session with a classic battle, Mercury
versus Chevy. Baker has struggled a bit with the new car this year, but he appears
to have it fully sorted out here after resetting the track speed record twice so
far. Montecalvo got the win light with a better reaction time, but Baker showed
solid consistency with yet another 211 mph blast.
Left Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.662/208.75, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.670/208.52, Was #6
Right Lane: Tony Fox Runs 6.765/208.10, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.702/207.78, Was #9
These two were already safely in the field, but that didn't stop Miller from
stepping up with a quick 1.01 60-foot time and a string-straight run.
Left Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.784/207.82, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.710/207.56, Was #11
Right Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.744/206.70, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.727/206.39, Was #13
No help for either driver here, but Rice cut a 0.406 light and could use
that again tomorrow to turn the holeshot trick.
Left Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 6.672/208.23, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.689/207.98, Was #7
Right Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.646/208.33, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.636/208.68, Was #3
Nabors looks very strong this weekend, with runs of 6.64, 6.66, 6.63, and
this 6.64. Gahm steps up slightly, but not enough to move up the ladder.
Left Lane: Angelo Alesci Runs 6.755/205.51, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.707/208.01, Was #10
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.614/210.28, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.614/210.05, Was #1
Wilson continues to dominate the elapsed time battle with another 6.614, his
second of the weekend, with a better speed to go with it.
Left Lane: John Bartunek Runs 6.692/206.80, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.774/205.07, Was #17
Right Lane: Anthony Paone Runs 6.783/203.12, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.776/203.95, Was #18
These two were shooting at Chuck Demory's 6.773 to get into the field.
Bartunek finally got his car to go straight down the track and the New Yorker moved
into the top half of the field, bumping Demory. Now the bump spot is Bob Holzer's
6.733.
Left Lane: Terry Leggett Runs 6.670/207.98, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.701/207.02, Was #9
Right Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 6.793/205.57, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.773/204.51, Was #17
Leggett was just nudged out of the top half of the field and Demory was
bumped out. Leggett made his best pass of the weekend to move back into the top
half of the field, but Demory was unable to run the number and will be a spectator
unless somebody breaks and cannot ,make the first-round call.
Left Lane: Richard Penland Runs 6.776/206.16, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.788/204.91, Was #19
Right Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 6.773/206.54, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.729/207.43, Was #15
A pair of 6.77s, but Morton was already in, Penland was not.
Left Lane: Bob Holzer No Time, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.733/206.67, Was #16
Right Lane: Jason Collins Runs 6.721/207.69, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.718/207.72, Was #13
Holzer launched and broke, leaving a trail of liquid (oil or transmission
fluid) to where he stopped near the 330-foot point. He will stay on the bump spot
and will face Wilson in the first round - unless John Konigshofer mages to unseat
Wilson.
Left Lane: John Konigshofer Runs 6.656/210.47, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.654/210.64, Was #4
After the PTS crew cleaned and groomed the lane, Konigshofer closed out Pro
Stock qualifying with a run close to his best, but not good enough to move him up
the ladder.
That's it, the field is set with Wilson on the pole at a track
record 6.614 seconds, facing Holzer in the first round, the field anchored by
Holzer's 6.733.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 4
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds
of qualifying in
Sunoco Pro Stock at the 11th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Gene Wilson Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar 6.614 210.28
2. Carl Baker '01 Mercury Cougar 6.633 211.36
3. Tim Nabors '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.636 209.26
4. John Konigshofer '98 Ford Probe 6.654 210.64
5. Ron Miller '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.662 208.75
6. John Montecalvo '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.662 208.33
7. Terry Leggett '00 Ford Mustang 6.670 207.98
8. Brian Gahm '01 Ford Mustang 6.672 208.39
9. John Bartunek '01 Grand Am 6.692 206.80
10. Tony Fox '00 Ford Mustang 6.702 208.10
11. Angelo Alesci '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.707 208.01
12. Dwayne Rice '99 Pontiac Firebird 6.710 208.39
13. Jason Collins '97 Ford Probe 6.718 207.72
14. Chris Holbrook Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Must 6.727 207.21
15. Elijah Morton '99 Ford Probe 6.729 207.43
16. Bob Holzer '01 Pont Firebird 6.733 206.86
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Chuck Demory '98 Ford Probe 6.773 205.57
18. Richard Penland '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.776 206.16
19. Anthony Paone '97 Chevy Camaro 6.776 203.95
20. Tom Lee '00 Ford Mustang 7.504 142.09
Sunday
Eliminations Round 1
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 11th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Brian Gahm ('01 Ford Mustang) 0.460 6.700 208.10
(L) John Bartunek ('01 Grand Am) 0.483 16.499 53.41
11:38 AM Bartunek has parked the Pro Mod car and figured this event in his
home state was a good one to debut his new Cavalier Pro Stocker. He just missed
qualifying in the top half of the field and won "Best Appearing Pro Car." He'll
have to make do with those honors, his car shaking hard on the launch. Gahm made a
clean launch and run for an easy win.
(W) Terry Leggett ('00 Ford Mustang) 0.491 6.800 206.54
(L) Tony Fox ('00 Ford Mustang) 0.528 7.240 205.54
Conditions today are hotter, sunnier, and more humid than during either of
the two days of qualifying. Leggett got a big holeshot here and sent Fox home, Fox
slowing on the top end.
(W) John Montecalvo ('01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.454 6.726 205.94
(L) Angelo Alesci ('01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.498 6.770 206.35
Montecalvo sawed the tree down and ran away from Alesci. Margin of victory =
0.088 seconds (approximately 27 feet).
(W) Ron Miller ('01 Pontiac Grand Am) 0.335 6.702 207.75
(L) Dwayne Rice ('99 Pontiac Firebird) 0.201(R) 6.750 208.10
Rice threw this one away and Miller made a very good run anyway.
(W) Jason Collins ('97 Ford Probe) 0.464 7.180 162.76
(L) John Konigshofer ('98 Ford Probe) 0.499 10.943 123.92
Konigshofer shook hard and skated toward the wall, then shut it down.
(W) Tim Nabors ('01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.483 6.673 208.30
(L) Chris Holbrook (Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Mus0.392(R) 6.760 206.23
Holbrook hands this one to Nabors, but his new Cavalier probably would have
prevailed anyway with the best run of the round so far.
(W) Carl Baker ('01 Mercury Cougar) 0.494 6.651 210.73
(L) Elijah Morton ('99 Ford Probe) 0.267(R) 6.725 209.85
Morton took a shot at the tree and missed. Baker made a very good run, low
ET and top speed of the day so far.
(W) Gene Wilson (Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar) 0.453 6.627 209.79
(L) Chuck Demory ('98 Ford Probe) 0.492 6.779 205.13
Wilson only has one round loss so far this year and if he keeps driving like
this he won't get another one today. Demory ran true to form, but so did Wilson
and it wasn't even close.
In the second round Wilson has lane choice over Gahm, Miller over Collins,
Baker over Leggett, and Nabors over Montecalvo.
Sunday
Eliminations Round 2
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 11th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Ron Miller ('01 Pontiac Grand Am) 0.547 6.720 206.89
(L) Jason Collins ('97 Ford Probe) 0.457 6.856 205.85
1:50 PM Collins nailed Miller to the tree and Miller had to chase him all the
way to the line. Margin of victory = 0.046 seconds (approximately 14 feet).
(W) Tim Nabors ('01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.493 6.682 207.24
(L) John Montecalvo ('01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.369(R) 9.365 107.21
Montecalvo turned on the redlight and Nabors with the freebie.
(W) Terry Leggett ('00 Ford Mustang) 0.438 6.737 206.51
(L) Carl Baker ('01 Mercury Cougar) 0.484 6.693 210.05
Leggett slapped a big holeshot on Baker and then held on for the win by a
margin of victory = 0.002 seconds (approximately 7 inches). Leggett loses lane
choice to Nabors in the semifinals.
(W) Gene Wilson (Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar) 0.498 6.651 209.56
(L) Brian Gahm ('01 Ford Mustang) 0.394(R) 11.155 80.01
Gahm took a shot and missed, Wilson uncharacteristically late at the green. He
wins on the red light and has lane choice against Miller in the semifinals.
Sunday
Eliminations Round 3
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 11th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Tim Nabors ('01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.498 6.696 207.37
(L) Terry Leggett ('00 Ford Mustang) 0.486 6.724 207.02
3:54 PM Good drag race, Leggett with a small holeshot and Nabors running him
on the top end to win by a margin of victory = 0.016 seconds (approximately 5
feet).
(W) Gene Wilson (Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar) 0.460 6.655 209.49
(L) Ron Miller ('01 Pontiac Grand Am) 0.500 6.757 206.32
Wilson continues to cut very good lights and run low ET of the round for
another win and lane choice against Nabors in the final round.
Sunday
Final Round
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in
Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 11th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Gene Wilson (Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar) 0.441 6.654 209.14
(L) Tim Nabors ('01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.479 6.670 207.94
5:15 PM This is a great matchup, Wilson dominating the category all year and
Nabors with a strong performance all weekend from his new Cavalier. Nabors did a
good job and made it close, but Wilson once again had the better light and the
better run, a sure recipe for a win light. Wilson wins his fourth event of the
year and he still has just one round loss for the season.
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