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Saturday
Results for Qualifying 1
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Show Cars at
the 11th annual CARQUEST Empire Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time,
top speed, and position in order following run:
Right Lane: Bob Hall Runs 10.158/139.79, Now #1
2:18 PM Bob Hall opens the afternoon exhibition runs with a full-length run
with the wheels of "The Paddy Wagon" in the air.
Left Lane: Jimmy "Jet" Nielsen
Runs 7.466/219.79, Now #1
Jimmy "Jet" Nielsen treats the crowd to a series of burner pops before
launching on another 200 mph pass.
Left Lane: Bob Motz Runs 7.717/209.72, Now #2
Motz rearranged the trackside signage with this one, blowing half the signs
off the back side of the guard rail enroute to another 200 mph pass with the big
Kenworth.
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 2
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Show Cars 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: Runs 9.240/141.73, Now #3
No Prior Run
Right Lane: Bob Hall Runs 9.960/143.09, Now #4
Best prior run: 10.158/139.79, Was #3
10:43 PM "The Paddy Wagon" made its second run against a snowmobile and the
snowmobile got the win light!
Left Lane: Jimmy "Jet" Nielsen
Runs 7.427/220.98, Now #1
Best prior run: 7.466/219.79, Was #1
Jimmy "Jet" Nielsen uses the night conditions to improve slightly over his
earlier pass in the big jet limousine.
Left Lane: Bob Motz Runs 7.648/212.83, Now #2
Best prior run: 7.717/209.72, Was #2
Motz takes advantages of the darkness to show off his impressive Kenworth
and trigger the fireworks display that ends the "Night of Fire."
Sunday
Results for Qualifying 3
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Show
Cars 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: Bob Hall Runs 10.048/139.40, Now #4
Best prior run: 9.960/143.09, Was #4
Hall opens the final round of exhibition runs with another full-track pass at
over 130 mph in the "Paddy Wagon."
Left Lane: Jimmy "Jet" Nielsen
Runs 7.510/217.98, Now #1
Best prior run: 7.427/220.98, Was #1
Nielsen is using a HumVee tow car this weekend, except it's a Hummer limo, a
huge machine. Guess that makes it a "Hummmmmer." Once again Nielsen gets the jet
limo down the track at over 200 mph.
Left Lane: Bob Motz Runs 7.682/209.07, Now #2
Best prior run: 7.648/212.83, Was #2
The final vehicle down the track to close the event is Motz' big jet Kenworth
and once again he puts on a great show, the crowd staying in the stands until he
crossed the finish line.
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