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Friday
Results for Qualifying 1
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Sunoco Race
Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern Nationals listing lane, driver
name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Left Lane: Mark Hay Runs 6.747/201.28, Now #1
Right Lane: Mike Del Nagro Runs 6.839/204.63, Now #2
11:37 AM This is Hay's first outing this year in his new '01 Grand Am and
it's Del Nagro's first outing of the year. Two clean runs to open the Pro
qualifying session.
Left Lane: Ed Machacek Runs 6.784/205.22, Now #2
Right Lane: John Konigshofer Runs 9.483/97.81, Now #4
Konigshofer's Probe spun the right rear tire and tried to turn right on the
launch, so he shut it down and motored through. Clean pass for Machacek.
Left Lane: Jason Collins Runs 7.424/157.32, Now #5
Right Lane: Richard Penland Runs 6.735/206.13, Now #1
Collins had problems getting the car launched, a 1.15 60-foot time the first
clue. Nice pass by Penland.
Left Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.708/208.01, Now #2
Right Lane: Carl Baker Runs 6.631/211.13, Now #1
Baker sorted the Cougar out in New York and it looks like it's still ready to
do battle, laying down a strong, straight run with big speed.
Left Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 6.770/205.29, Now #6
Right Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 6.727/208.33, Now #3
Two more good opening runs, Morton's car a bit loose over the first 300 feet
or so.
Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.619/210.37, Now #1
Right Lane: Anthony Paone Runs 6.834/202.94, Now #9
Wilson continues to show his heels to the rest of the field with an
out-of-the-box run right down the groove.
Left Lane: Angelo Alesci Runs 6.751/207.24, Now #8
Right Lane: Tom Lee Runs 6.655/209.79, Now #3
Lee won the only event this year that Wilson didn't, Wilson with a massive
clutch explosion in that one. Lee was quicker than Alesci at every incremental
timer.
Left Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.691/204.11, Now #5
Right Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.691/207.62, Now #4
Nice side-by-side runs with identical ETs, Montecalvo getting the nod because
of his higher speed.
Left Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 6.659/209.98, Now #4
Right Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.770/205.44, Now #12
Nice run by Gahm, once again among the quickest in early qualifying.
Left Lane: Joel Bayless Runs 11.348/69.14, Now #20
Right Lane: Tony Fox Runs 6.724/208.39, Now #8
Bayless' Firebird went to the left, toward the guard rail, and he had to back
off to regain control.
Left Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.672/208.78, Now #5
Right Lane: John Bartunek Runs 6.785/205.26, Now #17
Nabors negotiates the right lane on a clean pass and jumps right into the top
half of the field.
Friday
Order for Qualifying 1
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of
qualifying in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern
Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Gene Wilson Don Smith '01 Mercury Cougar 6.619 210.37
2. Carl Baker Summit Racing '01 Mercury Cou 6.631 211.13
3. Tom Lee '00 Ford Mustang 6.655 209.79
4. Brian Gahm '01 Ford Mustang 6.659 209.98
5. Tim Nabors '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.672 208.78
6. John Montecalvo Citgo '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.691 207.62
7. Ron Miller Moser Engineering '01 Pontiac 6.691 204.11
8. Dwayne Rice '99 Pontiac Firebird 6.708 208.01
9. Tony Fox '00 Ford Mustang 6.724 208.39
10. Elijah Morton '99 Ford Probe 6.727 208.33
11. Richard Penland '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.735 206.13
12. Mark Hay '01 Grand Am 6.747 201.28
13. Angelo Alesci '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.751 207.24
14. Chris Holbrook Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Must 6.770 205.44
15. Chuck Demory '98 Ford Probe 6.770 205.29
16. Ed Machacek '01 Pontiac Firebird 6.784 205.22
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. John Bartunek '01 Grand Am 6.785 205.26
18. Anthony Paone '97 Chevy Camaro 6.834 202.94
19. Mike Del Nagro '00 Camaro 6.839 204.63
20. John Konigshofer '98 Ford Probe 9.483 97.81
21. Joel Bayless Kooler '00 Pontiac Firebird 11.348 69.14
22. Jason Collins '98 Ford Probe DQ
Friday
Results for Qualifying 2
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Sunoco Race
Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern 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: John Bartunek Runs 6.817/204.82, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.785/205.26, Was #17
Right Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 8.678/109.56, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.672/208.78, Was #5
5:44 PM We're more than an hour ahead of schedule after having just one
major delay during the day's qualifying sessions. Nabors' car was to the right of
the groove and kept trying to turn right, so he gave it up. Bartunek went the
wrong way with his adjustments.
Left Lane: Tony Fox Runs 6.752/207.88, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.724/208.39, Was #9
Right Lane: Joel Bayless Runs 9.085/97.11, Now #20
Best prior run: 11.348/69.14, Was #21
Bayless' Firebird was even further out of the groove and got very sideways
before he threw in the towel. Nice pass by Fox, within a few hundredths of his
earlier run, under cooler conditions.
Left Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.821/204.79, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.770/205.44, Was #14
Right Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 11.406/72.61, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.659/209.98, Was #4
Gahm was quicker off the starting line, but shook and called it quits.
Holbrook drove through early shake on his pass.
Left Lane: Anthony Paone Runs 7.646/136.43, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.834/202.94, Was #18
Right Lane: Angelo Alesci Runs 6.787/206.07, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.751/207.24, Was #13
Paone's car made some serious wiggles at half track and he backed off. Clean
pass by Alesci.
Left Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.719/207.02, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.691/207.62, Was #6
Right Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.751/207.66, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.691/204.11, Was #7
Two pretty good runs, but no help for either driver.
Left Lane: Carl Baker Runs 6.705/204.45, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.631/211.13, Was #2
Right Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 6.823/204.39, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.770/205.29, Was #15
Baker reset the track speed record in the first session but the afternoon
heat has loosened the track and it's much tougher to get all the power to the
ground.
Left Lane: John Konigshofer Runs 6.745/209.30, Now #12
Best prior run: 9.483/97.81, Was #21
Right Lane: Ed Machacek Runs 6.806/205.29, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.784/205.22, Was #16
Konigshofer gets a full pass this round and bumps Machacek from the
field.
Left Lane: Richard Penland Runs 6.825/203.71, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.735/206.13, Was #11
Right Lane: Mark Hay Runs 6.773/206.29, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.747/201.28, Was #13
Hay doesn't appear to be having any teething problems with the new Grand Am,
making another solid, smooth pass here.
Left Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 6.762/207.98, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.727/208.33, Was #10
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.630/209.88, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.619/210.37, Was #1
Wilson runs low ET of the round once again on a smooth, straight run. There
was nothing wrong with Morton's pass, but Wilson ran away from hi,m.
Left Lane: Mike Del Nagro Runs 6.836/304.91, Now #21
Best prior run: 6.839/204.63, Was #20
Right Lane: Jason Collins Runs 6.763/207.40, Now #15
No Prior Run
Collins gets a good run here, bumping Demory.
Left Lane: Tom Lee Runs 6.660/209.04, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.655/209.79, Was #3
Right Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 7.557/143.83, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.708/208.01, Was #8
Lee makes another good run with his new engine after exiting from New York
early with his only engine broken. Now he has a strong new one and a healthy
backup.
Left Lane: David Jenkins No Time, Now #23
No Prior Run
This was a new car checkout for Jenkins' new '01 Mustang Cobra and it was a
good thing it was a solo pass because the throttle hung wide open, the engine
popping and banging against the RPM limiter and the car fishtailing violently.
Somehow Jenkins managed to miss all the cones despite sliding across the track,
into the right lane, and then back across the track, into the left lane again. He
didn't touch anything and managed to get the car shut off and stopped just past
half track. The crowd gave him a big hand for the show.
Friday
Order for Qualifying 2
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of
qualifying in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern
Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Gene Wilson Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar 6.619 210.37
2. Carl Baker Summit Racing '01 Mercury Cou 6.631 211.13
3. Tom Lee '00 Ford Mustang 6.655 209.79
4. Brian Gahm '01 Ford Mustang 6.659 209.98
5. Tim Nabors '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.672 208.78
6. John Montecalvo Citgo '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.691 207.62
7. Ron Miller Moser Engineering '01 Pontiac 6.691 207.66
8. Dwayne Rice '99 Pontiac Firebird 6.708 208.01
9. Tony Fox '00 Ford Mustang 6.724 208.39
10. Elijah Morton '99 Ford Probe 6.727 208.33
11. Richard Penland '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.735 206.13
12. John Konigshofer '98 Ford Probe 6.745 209.30
13. Mark Hay '01 Grand Am 6.747 206.29
14. Angelo Alesci '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.751 207.24
15. Jason Collins '98 Ford Probe 6.763 207.40
16. Chris Holbrook Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Must 6.770 205.44
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Chuck Demory '98 Ford Probe 6.770 205.29
18. Ed Machacek '01 Pontiac Firebird 6.784 205.29
19. John Bartunek '01 Grand Am 6.785 205.26
20. Anthony Paone '97 Chevy Camaro 6.834 202.94
21. Mike Del Nagro '00 Camaro 6.836 304.91
22. Joel Bayless Kooler '00 Pontiac Firebird 11.348 69.14
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 3
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Sunoco Race
Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern 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: Tom Lee Runs 6.647/208.97, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.655/209.79, Was #3
Right Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.768/205.79, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.708/208.01, Was #8
12:06 PM This third session opens with Chris Holbrook on the bubble at
6.770, Chuck Demory also at 6.770 and out of the field by virtue of speed.
Conditions are good, there has been a cloud cover all morning so the track temps
are not elevated and the air is relatively cool. Lee shows what's possible by
stepping up, remaining third.
Left Lane: Mike Del Nagro Runs 6.818/205.13, Now #20
Best prior run: 6.836/304.91, Was #21
Right Lane: Jason Collins Runs 6.743/207.43, Now #12
Best prior run: 6.763/207.40, Was #15
Del Nagro comes up short, but Collins moves up the ladder, showing that good
runs can be made in either of the reprofiled Mid-Michigan Motorplex lanes.
Left Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 6.729/207.59, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.727/208.33, Was #10
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.619/210.44, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.619/210.37, Was #1
Both drivers match their best runs yesterday, Wilson's car a bit right of the
groove early in the run but showing no signs of trouble.
Left Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.857/203.65, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.770/205.44, Was #16
Right Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 6.812/204.35, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.770/205.29, Was #17
The bubble-sitter and first alternate fail to improve, so they will have to
hope for good conditions during tonight's final qualifying session.
Left Lane: John Konigshofer Runs 6.754/208.59, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.745/209.30, Was #13
Right Lane: Mark Hay Runs 6.753/206.23, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.747/201.28, Was #14
Nice side-by-side show, both drivers falling off their best pace from
yesterday by less than a hundredth of a second.
Left Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.701/206.07, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.691/207.62, Was #6
Right Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.688/207.75, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.672/208.78, Was #5
Cavaliers, a pair. They were side by side all the way down the track,
Nabors slightly quicker this time around.
Left Lane: Tony Fox No Time, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.724/208.39, Was #9
Right Lane: Angelo Alesci Runs 6.778/206.99, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.751/207.24, Was #15
Mustang versus Cavalier. Fox's Mustang moved about five feet on the launch.
Alesci made a good pass, but failed to improve.
Left Lane: Richard Penland Runs 6.787/204.73, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.735/206.13, Was #11
Right Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.715/207.94, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.691/204.11, Was #7
Left Lane: Anthony Paone Runs 6.875/201.25, Now #21
Best prior run: 6.834/202.94, Was #21
Right Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 6.685/208.88, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.659/209.98, Was #4
Paone's car trailed a bunch of smoke all the way down the track, but the
track check came out clean.
Left Lane: Carl Baker Runs 7.582/136.48, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.631/211.13, Was #2
Right Lane: Joel Bayless Runs 7.041/193.57, Now #22
Best prior run: 11.348/69.14, Was #22
They held Baker to clean up a dribble of oil in the left lane, so Bayless ran
solo. Then Baker made a single run. Baker slowed at mid track, the problem not
evident.
Left Lane: John Bartunek Runs 6.798/204.39, Now #19
Best prior run: 6.785/205.26, Was #19
Bartunek made a big excursion at half track.
Left Lane: David Jenkins Runs 6.980/204.05, Now #22
No Prior Run
Jenkins' car faltered on the launch, killing his ET.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 3
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of
qualifying in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern
Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Gene Wilson Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar 6.619 210.44
2. Carl Baker Summit Racing '01 Mercury Cou 6.631 211.13
3. Tom Lee '00 Ford Mustang 6.647 209.79
4. Brian Gahm '01 Ford Mustang 6.659 209.98
5. Tim Nabors '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.672 208.78
6. John Montecalvo Citgo '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.691 207.62
7. Ron Miller Moser Engineering '01 Pontiac 6.691 207.94
8. Dwayne Rice '99 Pontiac Firebird 6.708 208.01
9. Tony Fox '00 Ford Mustang 6.724 208.39
10. Elijah Morton '99 Ford Probe 6.727 208.33
11. Richard Penland '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.735 206.13
12. Jason Collins '98 Ford Probe 6.743 207.43
13. John Konigshofer '98 Ford Probe 6.745 209.30
14. Mark Hay '01 Grand Am 6.747 206.29
15. Angelo Alesci '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.751 207.24
16. Chris Holbrook Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Must 6.770 205.44
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Chuck Demory '98 Ford Probe 6.770 205.29
18. Ed Machacek '01 Pontiac Firebird 6.784 205.29
19. John Bartunek '01 Grand Am 6.785 205.26
20. Mike Del Nagro '00 Camaro 6.818 304.91
21. Anthony Paone '97 Chevy Camaro 6.834 202.94
22. David Jenkins '96 Ford Probe 6.980 204.05
23. Joel Bayless Kooler '00 Pontiac Firebird 11.348 69.14
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 4
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern 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: Joel Bayless Runs 6.932/201.37, Now #22
Best prior run: 11.348/69.14, Was #23
Right Lane: John Bartunek Runs 6.800/205.66, Now #19
Best prior run: 6.785/205.26, Was #19
7:07 PM Nope, neither in this first pair is able to make the cut, the bump
spot Chris Holbrook's 6.770.
Left Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 6.681/208.46, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.659/209.98, Was #4
Right Lane: Carl Baker No Time, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.631/211.13, Was #2
Baker was a no-show. Gahm fails to improve. Still no changes.
Left Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.730/207.46, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.691/204.11, Was #7
Right Lane: Anthony Paone Runs 6.845/202.12, Now #21
Best prior run: 6.834/202.94, Was #21
No changes here either, the cars surprisingly not running better despite what
appear to be better conditions.
Left Lane: Chuck Demory Runs 6.835/203.86, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.770/205.29, Was #17
Right Lane: Richard Penland Runs 6.831/204.20, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.735/206.13, Was #11
Again no help, no changes.
Left Lane: Angelo Alesci Runs 6.746/206.86, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.751/207.24, Was #15
Right Lane: Tony Fox Runs 6.818/206.95, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.724/208.39, Was #9
Chevy versus Ford. And the Chevy steps up, moving one step further away from
the bump spot.
Left Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.793/205.38, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.708/208.01, Was #8
Right Lane: Tom Lee Runs 6.658/208.68, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.647/208.97, Was #3
Lee carried the front wheels a long way down the track and made the quickest
run so far, but also failed to improve over his earlier run.
Left Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.718/206.35, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.672/208.78, Was #5
Right Lane: John Konigshofer Runs 6.733/209.62, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.745/209.30, Was #13
Nabors slows a bit, Konigshofer improves a bit - and steps two rungs up the
ladder.
Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 6.654/209.14, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.619/210.44, Was #1
Right Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 6.806/206.76, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.727/208.33, Was #10
Wilson lowers the quick ET of the round by 0.004 seconds - not much, but it
continues his dominance.
Left Lane: Mark Hay Runs 10.584/99.88, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.747/201.28, Was #15
Right Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.731/206.39, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.691/207.62, Was #6
Hay's car started wiggling about 100 feet out and he shut it down. No help
for Montecalvo, he remains in the sixth spot.
Left Lane: Jason Collins No Time, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.743/207.43, Was #13
Right Lane: Mike Del Nagro Runs 6.980/204.54, Now #20
Best prior run: 6.818/205.13, Was #20
Collins staged, but his car didn't move when the light went green. Del
Nagro will have to go home and work on it a bit, the car slow off the launch pad
with a 1.211 60-foot time.
Right Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.875/203.12, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.770/205.44, Was #16
Holbrook sweated out the session on the bubble and then failed to
improve.
Right Lane: David Jenkins Runs 16.361/74.80, Now #23
Best prior run: 6.980/204.05, Was #23
Jenkins was the final car of the round, the last car with a chance to bump
Holbrook. Jenkins chased a photographer away from the guard rail, the car turning
hard right on the launch, ending his weekend on a sour note.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 4
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds
of qualifying in
Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern
Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Gene Wilson Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar 6.619 210.44
2. Carl Baker Summit Racing '01 Mercury Cou 6.631 211.13
3. Tom Lee '00 Ford Mustang 6.647 209.79
4. Brian Gahm '01 Ford Mustang 6.659 209.98
5. Tim Nabors '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.672 208.78
6. John Montecalvo Citgo '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.691 207.62
7. Ron Miller Moser Engineering '01 Pontiac 6.691 207.94
8. Dwayne Rice '99 Pontiac Firebird 6.708 208.01
9. Tony Fox '00 Ford Mustang 6.724 208.39
10. Elijah Morton '99 Ford Probe 6.727 208.33
11. John Konigshofer '98 Ford Probe 6.733 209.62
12. Richard Penland '01 Pontiac Grand Am 6.735 206.13
13. Jason Collins '98 Ford Probe 6.743 207.43
14. Angelo Alesci '01 Chevy Cavalier 6.746 207.24
15. Mark Hay '01 Grand Am 6.747 206.29
16. Chris Holbrook Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Must 6.770 205.44
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Chuck Demory '98 Ford Probe 6.770 205.29
18. Ed Machacek '01 Pontiac Firebird 6.784 205.29
19. John Bartunek '01 Grand Am 6.785 205.66
20. Mike Del Nagro '00 Camaro 6.818 304.91
21. Anthony Paone '97 Chevy Camaro 6.834 202.94
22. Joel Bayless Kooler '00 Pontiac Firebird 6.932 201.37
23. David Jenkins '96 Ford Probe 6.980 204.05
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Dwayne Rice ('99 Pontiac Firebird) 0.508 6.859 204.63
(L) Tony Fox ('00 Ford Mustang) 3.785 (Broke)
11:47 AM Pro eliminations open with the middle of the Pro Stock ladder, the
two just 0.016 seconds apart in qualifying. The weather is relatively cool, in the
seventies, with hazy sunshine. The track temperature is around 115 degrees, so
the track shouldn't be a problem. Fox broke on the line and Rice advanced
unopposed
(W) Ron Miller (Moser Engineering '01 Pontiac Gr0.455 6.742 206.61
(L) Elijah Morton ('99 Ford Probe) 0.436 6.794 205.22
Morton was away first with a great light, but Miller ran him down by half
track. Margin of victory = 0.033 seconds (approximately 10 feet).
(W) John Montecalvo (Citgo '01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.475 6.730 206.07
(L) John Konigshofer ('98 Ford Probe) 0.443 7.767 162.88
Konigshofer got the holeshot he needed, but the car shook and he had to back
off, allowing Montecalvo to go by and win easily.
(W) Tim Nabors ('01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.411 6.699 206.61
(L) Richard Penland ('01 Pontiac Grand Am) 0.528 6.973 170.17
Nabors sawed the tree down and then ran our first sixty of the round for an
easy win.
(W) Brian Gahm ('01 Ford Mustang) 0.424 6.707 207.56
(L) Jason Collins ('98 Ford Probe) 0.408 6.747 206.04
Collins had a psychic light, but Gahm's wasn't much slower and Gahm made up
the difference by the 60 foot timer, then held on for the win. Margin of victory =
0.024 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He loses lane choice to Nabors.
(W) Tom Lee ('00 Ford Mustang) 0.448 6.685 208.39
(L) Angelo Alesci ('01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.436 6.835 204.91
Alesci needed more power to have a shot here, Lee running away on the top
half of the track. Lee runs low ET so far and has lane choice against Montecalvo
nest round.
(W) Carl Baker (Summit Racing '01 Mercury Cougar0.443 6.667 207.24
(L) Mark Hay ('01 Grand Am) 0.502 6.827 204.20
Baker got the whole package here, a good light, low ET so far, and lane
choice against Miller in round two.
(W) Chris Holbrook (Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Mus0.498 6.843 202.12
(L) Gene Wilson (Don Smith '00 Mercury Cougar) 0.853 6.833 194.80
The upset of the year! Wilson's car rolled into deep stage and that
apparently distracted him because Holbrook was half way to the 330-foot marker
before Wilson left. Holbrook wins and has lane choice against Rice in round
two.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Chris Holbrook (Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Mus0.452 6.818 204.42
(L) Dwayne Rice ('99 Pontiac Firebird) 0.503 6.798 204.08
1:43 PM Turns out Gene Wilson had a linelock problem in the first round,
thus the uncharacteristic late reaction. Holbrook used a holeshot to get the win
here, leaving Rice at the starting line. Margin of victory = 0.031 seconds
(approximately 9 feet).
(W) Brian Gahm ('01 Ford Mustang) 0.412 6.724 207.11
(L) Tim Nabors ('01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.485 6.699 206.70
Once again Gahm was "on his game," a psychic light and a holeshot victory,
advancing with lane choice against Holbrook in the semifinals.
(W) Tom Lee ('00 Ford Mustang) 0.509 6.714 207.34
(L) John Montecalvo (Citgo '01 Chevy Cavalier) 0.485 6.766 205.32
Neither driver wanted to stage and they sat there for almost a minute before
Lee finally went in. Montecalvo got the holeshot, but Lee had enough to run him
down with low ET of the round so far. Margin of victory = 0.028 seconds
(approximately 8 feet).
(W) Ron Miller (Moser Engineering '01 Pontiac Gr0.424 6.760 206.39
(L) Carl Baker (Summit Racing '01 Mercury Cougar0.458 6.731 207.91
Miller got the holeshot here and held on for the win. Margin of victory =
0.005 seconds (approximately 18 inches). Miller advances, losing lane choice to
Lee.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Brian Gahm ('01 Ford Mustang) 0.448 6.721 207.66
(L) Chris Holbrook (Luckett-Bohanan '01 Ford Mus0.443 7.077 183.54
3:07 PM Gahm sawed the tree down in the first two rounds to get here, while
Rice upset the #1 and #8 qualifiers to face him, trying to win the event from the
#16 qualifying position. They were almost even at the start, but then Gahm
started to open the gap and Holbrook slowed on the top end.
(W) Tom Lee ('00 Ford Mustang) 0.467 6.700 207.66
(L) Ron Miller (Moser Engineering '01 Pontiac Gr0.370(R) 6.743 206.32
It's an all-Ford final, Lee with lane choice.
Sunday
Results for Final Round
STANTON, Mich. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in
Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the 20th annual CARQUEST Northern Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Brian Gahm ('01 Ford Mustang) 0.433 6.709 207.27
(L) Tom Lee ('00 Ford Mustang) 0.465 6.701 208.36
4:49 PM A pair of Mustangs meet in the final, the #3 and #4 qualifiers
surviving to meet in this round. Nobody wanted to stage first. With Gene Wilson
standing between the cars as a very interested spectator, Lee finally broke the
deadlock. Gahm got the advantage and another holeshot victory, his worst light of
the day a 0.448. Margin of victory = 0.024 seconds (approximately 7 feet).
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