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Friday
Results for Qualifying 1
LEICESTER, N.Y. - LEICESTER - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Mopar Parts Pro
Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts
Empire Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position
in order following run:
Left Lane: Mitch Stott Runs 6.362/224.88, Now #1
Right Lane: Ed Wasserbeck Runs 6.953/202.52, Now #2
1:40 PM It's 78 degrees, 56 percent relative humidity, barometer 30.08 and
falling, cloudless skies.
Stott was doing color commentary during the Funny
Car round and predicted he'd run a 6.31 here. He made a good run, but came up a
bit short of his prediction. Nothing wrong we could see with Wasserbeck's run, but
he was well off Stott's torrid pace.
Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.537/220.42, Now #3
Right Lane: Thomas Patterson Runs 6.499/199.15, Now #2
Janus drove through lots of shake and pedaled top get down the track.
Patterson shook and then hurt some pistons on the top end, trailing smoke through
the lights.
Left Lane: Mike Lockwood Runs 6.436/220.04, Now #3
Right Lane: Steve Vick Runs 6.397/221.34, Now #2
Finally a pair of nitrous cars, the first four all sporting blowers through
the hood. By comparison, the cars with the hood scoops are quieter and both ran
smoothly to get a run on the books. Two clean runs, no wasted motion.
Left Lane: Pat Moore Runs 6.676/168.09, Now #6
Right Lane: Larry Sinke Runs 6.691/179.64, Now #7
Moore's car got severely out of shape, appeared to tag the wall, and nearly
went over, Moore doing a great job of driving and getting the chutes out to save
it. Meanwhile, something came off the body of Sinke's car around the 1,000-foot
mark, a large piece, possibly the spoiler, flying through the air. Moore is okay,
and the word from the top end is that he did not hit the wall, so the run stands.
There's oil in the shutdown area, no word yet who did the dirty deed...it's in the
left lane.
Left Lane: Paul Athey Runs 6.394/218.39, Now #3
Right Lane: Troy Critchley Runs 6.382/217.54, Now #2
Nitrous for Athey, blower power for Critchley, both of whom drove for Johnny
Rocca in recent years. Two nice runs, both cars smoothly down the groove.
Left Lane: Brian Daniels Runs 6.505/218.76, Now #8
Right Lane: Sal Passarelli Runs 6.388/222.93, Now #3
Two more clean runs, Passarelli qualifying well up in the first-round
pack.
Left Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 6.608/216.34, Now #11
Right Lane: Roy Wasko Runs 6.487/217.44, Now #7
Pontieri's car spun the tires hard on the launch for a 1.106 60-foot time.
Clean run for Wasko, right down the groove.
Left Lane: Jim Gleason Runs 7.177/184.50, Now #16
Right Lane: Quain Stott Runs 6.418/227.27, Now #6
First time out for Gleason and his car appeared to be down on power. Nice
job by Stott, who shook and pedaled is way to a decent first-rod time.
Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 9.440/85.44, Now #17
Right Lane: Alan Pittman Runs 13.992/79.23, Now #18
Bot ad problems early, Pittman testing a new clutch setup and chattering the
tires, Castellana slowing after what looked like a fairly decent launch.
Left Lane: Harold Martin Runs 6.400/219.40, Now #7
Right Lane: Fred Hahn Runs 6.381/224.10, Now #2
Hahn's Corvette sports a bunch of new fairings around the blower, obviously
an attempt to clean up the airflow around the supercharger. Both cars made solid
runs, smooth and right down the groove.
Left Lane: Al Billes Runs 6.686/172.21, Now #17
Right Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 6.434/220.04, Now #9
It looked like Hoover rolled the beams, possibly the reason for his 1.105
60-foot time. Billes left hard, but hurt some engine parts early and trailed smoke
through the run.
Left Lane: Scott Ray Runs 15.937/50.45, Now #24
Right Lane: Shannon Jenkins Runs 7.423/129.53, Now #21
Ray is running a supercharger this weekend, abandoning the electronic fuel
injection system. He lost traction violently, apparently needing some more runs to
get the harder-hitting combination to work. Jenkins left hard, but slowed before
half track, the reason not apparent.
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 7.516/138.82, Now #22
King gets a single, the other remaining car making a new-driver solo pass.
The car sounded like it went through the clutch and then it sounded like he popped
the burst panel on the top end.
Left Lane: Annette Summer Runs 6.519/217.18, Now #14
Summer has experience in Pro Street and is making her debut in Pro Mod in a
'57 Bel Air, a black one with lightning bolts on it - looks like Mike Castellana's
old car. She made a soft launch with a 1.090 0-foot time and went smoothly down
the groove to get into the admittedly soft first-round field.
Friday
Order for Qualifying 1
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of
qualifying in Mopar
Parts Pro Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th
annual CARQUEST
Auto Parts Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Mitch Stott Radiac Abrasives '63 Corvette 6.362 224.88
2. Fred Hahn Summit Racing '01 Corvette 6.381 224.10
3. Troy Critchley '53 Corvette 6.382 217.54
4. Sal Passarelli '68 Nova 6.388 222.93
5. Paul Athey Mohegan Sun '63 Corvette 6.394 218.39
6. Steve Vick '68 Camaro 6.397 221.34
7. Harold Martin AC Delco '02 Grand Am 6.400 219.40
8. Quain Stott Lee Boy Paving '63 Corvette 6.418 227.27
9. Ed Hoover Trussel Constr. '63 Corvette 6.434 220.04
10. Mike Lockwood '66 Corvette 6.436 220.04
11. Roy Wasko '68 Camaro 6.487 217.44
12. Thomas Patterson Texas Head Hunter '63 Corvett 6.499 199.15
13. Brian Daniels Daniels Trucking '00 Camaro 6.505 218.76
14. Annette Summer '57 Bel Air 6.519 217.18
15. Mike Janis Jan-Cen Engines '63 Corvette 6.537 220.42
16. Tony Pontieri '91 Camaro 6.608 216.34
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Al Billes '53 Studebaker 6.686 172.21
18. Ed Wasserbeck Burris Optics '57 Bel Air 6.953 202.52
19. Jim Gleason '99 Monte Carlo 7.177 184.50
20. Chip King '01 Avenger 7.516 138.82
21. Alan Pittman Grave Digger '41Willys 13.992 79.23
22. Scott Ray CARQUEST Auto Parts '63 Corve 15.937 50.45
23. Mike Castellana Western Beef '41 Willys DQ
24. Larry Sinke '67 Nova DQ
25. Pat Moore Ed Steffey '57 Bel Air DQ
26. Shannon Jenkins '68 Camaro DQ
Friday
Results for Qualifying 2
LEICESTER, N.Y. - LEICESTER - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Mopar Parts Pro
Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts
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: Chip King Runs 19.794/38.14, Now #20
Best prior run: 7.516/138.82, Was #20
Right Lane: Annette Summer Runs 6.459/212.81, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.519/217.18, Was #14
7:56 PM It's 79 degrees, 61 percent relative humidity, barometer 30.02 and
steady. The Sun is low, but it will be light for another hour and most of the
next.
King chattered the tires, pedaled shook again, and coasted through,
stopping short of the turnoff. Nice second run by Summer, getting her teeth into
Pro Mod racing very quickly.
Left Lane: Shannon Jenkins Runs 6.297/222.82, Now #1
No Prior Run
Right Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.715/204.82, Now #19
Best prior run: 15.937/50.45, Was #22
Very nice pass by Jenkins, from way outside the field to the pole position on
a clean, straight, smooth pass. Ray lost a lot of ground early and then nipped a
few pistons on the top end.
Left Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 13.224/68.70, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.434/220.04, Was #10
Right Lane: Al Billes Runs 10.209/86.80, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.686/172.21, Was #18
Severe tire shake in both lanes, Billes immediately and Billes in the first
100 feet.
Left Lane: Fred Hahn Runs 6.937/145.93, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.381/224.10, Was #3
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.344/222.93, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.537/220.42, Was #16
Hahn's hood fairings are the same ones he's been running all year, just never
saw them from this angle before. He was on a stout pass for the first half of the
track, then the engine started eating itself and he slowed, trailing aluminum
smoke. Very nice run by janis, trailing Hahn to the 60-foot marker, then quicker
the rest of the way down the track.
Left Lane: Troy Critchley Runs 6.354/221.89, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.382/217.54, Was #5
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 10.553/81.78, Now #23
No Prior Run
Castellana was back on the wheelie bar and shaking the tires, so he shut it
down once again. Nice second run by Critchley, once again straight and
smooth.
Left Lane: Ed Wasserbeck Runs 6.903/203.11, Now #20
Best prior run: 6.953/202.52, Was #20
Right Lane: Harold Martin Runs 6.307/220.53, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.400/219.40, Was #9
Wasserbeck's car appeared to roll the beams, killing his short time and ET.
Martin's 1.01 was the quickest we've seen so far today and he moved into the second
spot despite some apparent engine damage on the top end, second only to Jenkins in
half-track speed. He was quicker than Jenkins at the 660-foot timer, but unable to
match Jenkins' top-half pace.
Left Lane: Roy Wasko No Time, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.487/217.44, Was #14
Right Lane: Paul Athey Runs 17.352/43.96, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.394/218.39, Was #8
Wasko over-staged the car, getting no time for this run. Athey had some kind
of problem, posting a 1.16 60-foot time on a lazy launch.
Left Lane: Alan Pittman Runs 19.842/36.85, Now #24
Best prior run: 13.992/79.23, Was #24
Right Lane: Brian Daniels Runs 8.267/117.32, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.505/218.76, Was #16
Pittman went through the new clutch badly, the car barely moving away from
the starting line. Daniels got off the line, then chattered the tires
Left Lane: Steve Vick Runs 14.317/74.06, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.397/221.34, Was #9
Right Lane: Pat Moore Runs 6.415/219.03, Now #10
No Prior Run
Moore's car looks none the worse for his wild ride last round. Vick wadded
up the tires, shook, turned left, and shut it down. Moore went right down the
groove on a clean pass.
Left Lane: Thomas Patterson Runs 6.893/155.89, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.499/199.15, Was #16
Right Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 6.642/215.10, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.608/216.34, Was #18
No help for either driver here, Patterson launching hard and then falling off
the pace, Pontieri slow off the mark and unable to make the race pace.
Left Lane: Sal Passarelli Runs 6.437/221.89, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.388/222.93, Was #7
Right Lane: Mitch Stott Runs 6.306/224.38, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.362/224.88, Was #5
Two good-looking runs, Passarelli slow to 330 feet and then picking up the
pace, Stott strong from the git-go with a 1.013 60-foot time and a clean, straight
pass.
Left Lane: Quain Stott Runs 6.362/227.04, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.418/227.27, Was #11
Right Lane: Mike Lockwood Runs 6.486/216.19, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.436/220.04, Was #13
These two made their burnouts, then were shut off because there was some
fluid in the right lane, about where Daniels had a problem. They chose to wait
until the end of the session. Stott used the opportunity under improved
conditions, the temperature dropping rapidly, to greatly improve his standing,
while Lockwood lost a little ground from his first pass of the day, mainly on the
top end of the run.
Friday
Order for Qualifying 2
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of
qualifying in Mopar
Parts Pro Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th
annual CARQUEST
Auto Parts Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Shannon Jenkins '68 Camaro 6.297 222.82
2. Mitch Stott Radiac Abrasives '63 Corvette 6.306 224.88
3. Harold Martin AC Delco '02 Grand Am 6.307 220.53
4. Mike Janis Jan-Cen Engines '63 Corvette 6.344 222.93
5. Troy Critchley '53 Corvette 6.354 221.89
6. Quain Stott Lee Boy Paving '63 Corvette 6.362 227.27
7. Fred Hahn Summit Racing '01 Corvette 6.381 224.10
8. Sal Passarelli '68 Nova 6.388 222.93
9. Paul Athey Mohegan Sun '63 Corvette 6.394 218.39
10. Steve Vick '68 Camaro 6.397 221.34
11. Pat Moore Ed Steffey '57 Bel Air 6.415 219.03
12. Ed Hoover Trussel Constr. '63 Corvette 6.434 220.04
13. Mike Lockwood '66 Corvette 6.436 220.04
14. Annette Summer '57 Bel Air 6.459 217.18
15. Roy Wasko '68 Camaro 6.487 217.44
16. Thomas Patterson Texas Head Hunter '63 Corvett 6.499 199.15
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Brian Daniels Daniels Trucking '00 Camaro 6.505 218.76
18. Tony Pontieri '91 Camaro 6.608 216.34
19. Al Billes '53 Studebaker 6.686 172.21
20. Scott Ray CARQUEST Auto Parts '63 Corve 6.715 204.82
21. Ed Wasserbeck Burris Optics '57 Bel Air 6.953 202.52
22. Jim Gleason '99 Monte Carlo 7.177 184.50
23. Chip King '01 Avenger 7.516 138.82
24. Alan Pittman Grave Digger '41Willys 13.992 79.23
25. Larry Sinke '67 Nova DQ
26. Mike Castellana Western Beef '41 Willys DQ
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 3
LEICESTER, N.Y. - LEICESTER - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Mopar Parts Pro
Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts
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: Sal Passarelli Runs 6.985/218.76, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.388/222.93, Was #8
Right Lane: Mitch Stott Runs 14.232/78.41, Now #2
Best prior run: 6.306/224.38, Was #2
1:59 PM It's 84 degrees, 54 percent relative humidity, barometer 29.98 and
falling, under partly cloudy skies.
Both cars launched into hard shake,
Stott throwing in the towel while Passarelli pedaled and continued the run.
Left Lane: Thomas Patterson Runs 7.248/140.18, Now #16
Best prior run: 6.499/199.15, Was #16
Right Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 11.744/106.13, Now #18
Best prior run: 6.608/216.34, Was #18
Pontieri lost traction immediately. Patterson launched, shook, pedaled,
shook, and then gave up.
Left Lane: Steve Vick Runs 12.733/75.91, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.397/221.34, Was #10
Right Lane: Pat Moore Runs 6.502/216.81, Now #11
Best prior run: 6.415/219.03, Was #11
Vick shut down almost immdiately, shaking on the launch. Moore was on a
pretty good pass, but there was a big flash of flame from his headers on the top
end of the run.
Left Lane: Alan Pittman Runs 6.783/219.08, Now #21
Best prior run: 13.992/79.23, Was #24
Right Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.536/222.49, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.344/222.93, Was #4
Pittman's problems with his new clutch system continued, the car chattering
the tires again. He pedaled, shook again, then finished the run. Janis' run
looked okay, just off the pace a bit on the top end.
Left Lane: Chip King Runs 7.147/201.52, Now #23
Best prior run: 7.516/138.82, Was #24
Right Lane: Harold Martin Runs 19.242/41.44, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.307/220.53, Was #3
King's car was extremely slow off the line, recording a 1.207 60-foot time
with no wheelspin. Martin had a nitrous explosion just off the starting line and
coasted through.
Left Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 6.396/219.51, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.434/220.04, Was #12
Right Lane: Al Billes Runs 9.633/95.02, Now #19
Best prior run: 6.686/172.21, Was #19
Billes started shaking and got sideways about 200 feet out, so he lifted.
Hoover made a very nice run for these conditions, moving a couple rungs up the
ladder.
Left Lane: Shannon Jenkins Runs 6.362/220.80, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.297/222.82, Was #1
Right Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.634/214.33, Now #19
Best prior run: 6.715/204.82, Was #20
Jenkins played "one-up" with Hoover, making an even better hot-day run, right
down the groove. Ray made a good launch and a straight run, but fell further
behind at every incremental timer. Still, it was his best pass yet with the
supercharged combination.
Left Lane: Ed Wasserbeck Runs 7.184/197.36, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.953/202.52, Was #22
Right Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 12.623/77.57, Now #25
No Prior Run
Shake got Castellana early. Wasserbeck also shook early, pedaled, then lost
momentum on the top end.
Left Lane: Quain Stott Runs 16.386/63.65, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.362/227.04, Was #6
Right Lane: Paul Athey Runs 6.397/221.13, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.394/218.39, Was #9
Stott shook and shut down immediately. Athey looks like a contender this
weekend, the car once again smoothly down the groove.
Left Lane: Troy Critchley Runs 7.768/119.39, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.354/221.89, Was #5
Right Lane: Mike Lockwood Runs 10.193/108.09, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.436/220.04, Was #13
Lockwood shook immediately. Critchley was on a good run to about 330 feet,
then there was the distinct "POP" sound of a burst panel letting go.
Left Lane: Roy Wasko Runs 6.533/216.71, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.487/217.44, Was #15
Right Lane: Annette Summer Runs 14.795/55.61, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.459/212.81, Was #14
Nice pass for Wasko. Summer's Bel Air was back on the wheelie bar and
shaking, so she lifted.
Right Lane: Brian Daniels Runs 6.633/217.97, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.505/218.76, Was #17
Daniels made a soft launch and a clean run to close the session.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 3
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of
qualifying in Mopar
Parts Pro Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th
annual CARQUEST
Auto Parts Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Shannon Jenkins '68 Camaro 6.297 222.82
2. Mitch Stott Radiac Abrasives '63 Corvette 6.306 224.88
3. Harold Martin AC Delco '02 Grand Am 6.307 220.53
4. Mike Janis Jan-Cen Engines '63 Corvette 6.344 222.93
5. Troy Critchley '53 Corvette 6.354 221.89
6. Quain Stott Lee Boy Paving '63 Corvette 6.362 227.27
7. Fred Hahn Summit Racing '01 Corvette 6.381 224.10
8. Sal Passarelli '68 Nova 6.388 222.93
9. Paul Athey Mohegan Sun '63 Corvette 6.394 221.13
10. Ed Hoover Trussel Constr. '63 Corvette 6.396 220.04
11. Steve Vick Tucson Cigarettes '68 Camaro 6.397 221.34
12. Pat Moore Ed Steffey '57 Bel Air 6.415 219.03
13. Mike Lockwood '66 Corvette 6.436 220.04
14. Annette Summer '57 Bel Air 6.459 217.18
15. Roy Wasko '68 Camaro 6.487 217.44
16. Thomas Patterson Texas Head Hunter '63 Corvett 6.499 199.15
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Brian Daniels Daniels Trucking '00 Camaro 6.505 218.76
18. Tony Pontieri '91 Camaro 6.608 216.34
19. Al Billes '53 Studebaker 6.686 172.21
20. Scott Ray CARQUEST Auto Parts '63 Corve 6.715 204.82
21. Alan Pittman Grave Digger '41Willys 6.783 219.08
22. Ed Wasserbeck Burris Optics '57 Bel Air 6.953 202.52
23. Chip King '01 Avenger 7.147 201.52
24. Jim Gleason '99 Monte Carlo 7.177 184.50
25. Larry Sinke '67 Nova DQ
26. Mike Castellana Western Beef '41 Willys DQ
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 4
LEICESTER, N.Y. - LEICESTER - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Mopar Parts
Pro Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th annual CARQUEST Auto
Parts 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: Brian Daniels Runs 15.077/54.74, Now #17
Best prior run: 6.505/218.76, Was #17
Right Lane: Roy Wasko Runs 22.140/34.01, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.487/217.44, Was #15
8:45 PM The final session opens with a temperature of 70 degrees, the
humidity at 100 percent because of the quick temperature drop, and the barometer at
29.98 and steady. The bump is a 6.499 and both points leader Al Billes and Alan
Pittman in the popular "Grave Digger" outside the field.
Both chattered the
tires hard on the launch and coasted through.
Left Lane: Annette Summer Runs 12.884/88.25, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.459/212.81, Was #14
Right Lane: Troy Critchley No Time, Now #5
Best prior run: 6.354/221.89, Was #5
Critchley made a long, smoky burnout, almost running down the rescue truck
that was going down the right lane to make sure Wasko got off the track. Then when
the light turned green, Critchley's engine burped and died, the car stopping just
off the starting line.. Meanwhile, Summers' car tried to cross the centerline and
she shut it down. So far they are oh-for-four in this final session.
Left Lane: Mike Lockwood Runs 10.272/110.17, Now #13
Best prior run: 6.436/220.04, Was #13
Right Lane: Quain Stott Runs 6.516/224.55, Now #6
Best prior run: 6.362/227.04, Was #6
Lockwood chattered the tires and shut it down. Stott also shook, but pedaled
and continued, exercising skills that might come in handy tomorrow.
Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 6.458/218.12, Now #14
No Prior Run
Right Lane: Shannon Jenkins Runs 16.321/47.76, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.297/222.82, Was #1
Castellana has struggled here, no complete runs to his credit in three tries.
He made a gutsy run here, the car moving to the left on the launch and Castellana
staying on the throttle to get into the field, putting Wasko on the bubble at
6.487. Jenkins launched, shook, and shut off.
Left Lane: Harold Martin No Time, Now #3
Best prior run: 6.307/220.53, Was #3
Right Lane: Ed Hoover Runs 10.142/104.60, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.396/219.51, Was #10
Martin lost fire in the water and did not run. Hoover spun and shook, then
coasted through.
Left Lane: Scott Ray Runs 6.513/218.71, Now #19
Best prior run: 6.715/204.82, Was #21
Right Lane: Fred Hahn Runs 6.468/221.18, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.381/224.10, Was #7
THis is a strange session, especially after the Pro Stock cars had a very
good session, with almost no shake. Most Pro Mod cars have missed the clutch setup
badly. Ray made a nice-looking run, but came up just short of the bump time on a
run that was just 0.002 seconds slower than his career-best elapsed time, so he's
getting the new blower car sorted out quickly. Nothing was visibly wrong with
Hahn's run, but he lost a tenth of a second somewhere along the way.
Left Lane: Mike Janis Runs 6.355/225.00, Now #4
Best prior run: 6.344/222.93, Was #4
Right Lane: Chip King No Time, Now #24
Best prior run: 7.147/201.52, Was #24
Nice run by Janis, who has run two 6.50s during the daylight sessions and two
6.30s in the evening sessions. King made his burnout, backed up, and was signaled
to shut it off, a trail of oil visible on the launch pad.
Left Lane: Al Billes Runs 6.452/215.31, Now #15
Best prior run: 6.686/172.21, Was #20
Right Lane: Alan Pittman Runs 6.363/222.82, Now #7
Best prior run: 6.783/219.08, Was #22
Two struggling cars were paired up here and both came through in the clutch.
You could say that "Grave Digger" was resurrected here, Pittman pulling a great
pass out of his back pocket to bump Wasko from the field while points leader Billes
was also pullimg one out of the memory banks, bouncing Summer, squeaking into the
field just above the bump spot.
Left Lane: Paul Athey Runs 6.375/220.58, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.394/218.39, Was #10
Right Lane: Ed Wasserbeck Runs 9.245/85.29, Now #23
Best prior run: 6.953/202.52, Was #23
Wasserbeck slowed almost immediately, while Athey made his third good pass of
the event, this one just a bit quicker than the other two.
Left Lane: Tony Pontieri Runs 11.408/89.40, Now #22
Best prior run: 6.608/216.34, Was #22
Right Lane: Thomas Patterson Runs 6.387/222.38, Now #10
Best prior run: 6.499/199.15, Was #19
Pontieri shook and shut off. Patterson made a strong run under lots of
pressure, bumping Castellana. That put Billes on the bump spot at 6.452.
Left Lane: Pat Moore Runs 6.398/219.72, Now #14
Best prior run: 6.415/219.03, Was #14
Right Lane: Steve Vick Runs 6.379/220.26, Now #9
Best prior run: 6.397/221.34, Was #13
Two more good runs, both already in so Billes was safe, both shuffling the
field a bit.
Left Lane: Mitch Stott Runs 6.274/227.33, Now #1
Best prior run: 6.306/224.38, Was #2
Right Lane: Sal Passarelli Runs 6.368/223.10, Now #8
Best prior run: 6.388/222.93, Was #12
And the final pair, also already in, so Billes avoids the indignity of
missing the field and will face the #1 qualifier tomorrow. And who will that be,
you ask? Stott predicted a 6.27 when he was up here doing color for the Funny Car
session, also predicting that crew chief Jimmy Rector would give him a real thrill
ride after Rector's final run went awry, then he went downstairs and did just what
he predicted. Meanwhile, Passarelli also stepped up nicely to get lane choice in
the first round, where he will face the surprisingly consistent Athey.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 4
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds
of qualifying in
Mopar Parts Pro Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series,
14th annual
CARQUEST Auto Parts Empire Nationals:
Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Mitch Stott Radiac Abrasives '63 Corvette 6.274 227.33
2. Shannon Jenkins '68 Camaro 6.297 222.82
3. Harold Martin AC Delco '02 Grand Am 6.307 220.53
4. Mike Janis Jan-Cen Engines '63 Corvette 6.344 225.00
5. Troy Critchley '53 Corvette 6.354 221.89
6. Quain Stott Lee Boy Paving '63 Corvette 6.362 227.27
7. Alan Pittman Grave Digger '41Willys 6.363 222.82
8. Sal Passarelli '68 Nova 6.368 223.10
9. Paul Athey Mohegan Sun '63 Corvette 6.375 221.13
10. Steve Vick Tucson Cigarettes '68 Camaro 6.379 221.34
11. Fred Hahn Summit Racing '01 Corvette 6.381 224.10
12. Thomas Patterson Texas Head Hunter '63 Corvett 6.387 222.38
13. Ed Hoover Trussel Constr. '63 Corvette 6.396 220.04
14. Pat Moore Ed Steffey '57 Bel Air 6.398 219.72
15. Mike Lockwood '66 Corvette 6.436 220.04
16. Al Billes '53 Studebaker 6.452 215.31
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Mike Castellana Western Beef '41 Willys 6.458 218.12
18. Annette Summer '57 Bel Air 6.459 217.18
19. Roy Wasko '68 Camaro 6.487 217.44
20. Brian Daniels Daniels Trucking '00 Camaro 6.505 218.76
21. Scott Ray CARQUEST Auto Parts '63 Corve 6.513 218.71
22. Tony Pontieri '91 Camaro 6.608 216.34
23. Ed Wasserbeck Burris Optics '57 Bel Air 6.953 202.52
24. Chip King '01 Avenger 7.147 201.52
25. Jim Gleason '99 Monte Carlo 7.177 184.50
26. Larry Sinke '67 Nova DQ
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Mopar
Parts Pro Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th annual CARQUEST
Auto Parts Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Sal Passarelli ('68 Nova) 0.463 6.425 222.99
(L) Paul Athey (Mohegan Sun '63 Corvette) 0.482 6.411 220.42
12:43 PM It's 82 degrees, 72 degrees, barometer 30.00 and steady, partly
cloudy skies.
Athey has blown up, been close to upside down, and generally
had an awful season, but he has been running well here and found himself in a tight
matchup in round one. The race lived up to the closeness of their qualifying runs,
Passarelli with a small holeshot, losing the lead at half track, then going by in
the lights with just enough for a close victory. Passarelli's incremental margins
(negative means he's behind) 60ft(0.017), 330ft(0.009), 660ft(-0.002),
1,000ft(-0.007). MOV: 0.0050 seconds (approximately 19 inches).
(W) Troy Critchley ('53 Corvette) 0.474 6.386 224.38
(L) Thomas Patterson (Texas Head Hunter '63 Corv0.543 6.564 200.93
Critchley laid down another huge burnout. Then he left first and steadily
pulled away from Patterson, who nipped a few pistons at the finish line.
(W) Ed Hoover (Trussel Constr. '63 Corvette) 0.447 6.370 219.29
(L) Mike Janis (Jan-Cen Engines '63 Corvette) 0.463 15.524 55.86
Hoover got a great light and pulled away from Janis, who chattered the tires,
turned right, and then broke. Janis coasted through and the track spotters found
oil in his lane, but way down the track, from 1,000 feet on. Strange, maybe his
"diaper" overflowed. Hoover will have lane choice over Critchley in round two, his
car strong, smooth, and straight.
(W) Al Billes ('53 Studebaker) 0.482 6.597 219.78
(L) Mitch Stott (Radiac Abrasives '63 Corvette) 0.501 7.488 150.75
Billes struggled in qualifying, pulling a rabbit out of the hat in the final
qualifying session, while Stott made three good runs in four tries. This one could
have a big impact on the points, Billes in the lead and Stott fourth...Billes
extended his points lead because Stott's car overpowered the launch pad. Stott
pedaled, spun again, pedaled again, and finally got it to go down the track. By
then, Billes was long gone on an easy run down the groove. Billes faces Passarelli
next round, Passarelli with lane choice.
(W) Shannon Jenkins ('68 Camaro) 0.461 10.949 105.47
(L) Mike Lockwood ('66 Corvette) 0.000(R) (Broke)
Lockwood's car did not fire and Jenkins got a freebie - and then shook the
tires hard and coasted through! When you're hot, you're hot!
(W) Pat Moore (Ed Steffey '57 Bel Air) 0.479 6.509 217.39
(L) Harold Martin (AC Delco '02 Grand Am) 0.597 6.403 220.42
Huge holeshot upset here, Moore with a good light and Martin way late. He
almost reeled Moore in, but ran out of race track. Moore's incremental margins:
60ft(0.087), 330 ft(0.060), 660ft(0.043), 1,000ft(0.027). MOV: 0.0124 seconds
(approximately 4 feet).
(W) Fred Hahn (Summit Racing '01 Corvette) 0.474 6.514 220.31
(L) Quain Stott (Lee Boy Paving '63 Corvette) 0.512 6.605 224.21
Hahn had a very soft launch with a 1.095 60-foot time, but maybe that was the
key to winning because Stott's more aggressive 1.069 was accompanied by lots of
tire shake. By the time he pedaled out of it, Hahn was long gone, but he lost lane
choice to Moore.
(W) Alan Pittman (Grave Digger '41Willys) 0.525 7.107 194.04
(L) Steve Vick (Tucson Cigarettes '68 Camaro) 0.464 8.150 164.86
Pedaling contest, both cars shaking hard and both drivers pedaling, Pittman a
little further down the lane with more momentum when he pedaled. Pittman wins and
his seven-second run was good enough for lane choice against Jenkins in round
two.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Mopar
Parts Pro Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th annual CARQUEST
Auto Parts Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Fred Hahn (Summit Racing '01 Corvette) 0.471 6.685 219.78
(L) Pat Moore (Ed Steffey '57 Bel Air) 0.718 6.482 211.46
2:39 PM It's 84 degrees, 70 percent relative humidity, barometer 29.97 and
falling, under partly cloudy skies.
Moore was very late and that allowed
Hahn to take the win despite having to pedal it early in the run. Moore closed the
gap quickly, then Hahn opened it back up a bit on the top end for a half-car-length
win. Hahn's incremental margins: 60ft(0.268), 330ft(0.107), 660ft(0.045),
1,000ft(0.024). MOV: 0.0440 seconds (approximately 14 feet).
(W) Al Billes ('53 Studebaker) 0.504 6.707 218.23
(L) Sal Passarelli ('68 Nova) 0.400 11.227 81.64
Both cars shook, but Billes was able to drive through it while Passarelli was
all over the lane and had to lift.
(W) Ed Hoover (Trussel Constr. '63 Corvette) 0.495 6.344 221.67
(L) Troy Critchley ('53 Corvette) 0.488 19.559 40.03
Critchley did another huge burnout, but when the light turned green,
Critchley's car shook and danced while Hoover's went smoothly down the middle of
the groove for the win and lane choice against Billes in the semifinals.
(W) Shannon Jenkins ('68 Camaro) 0.473 6.390 221.29
(L) Alan Pittman (Grave Digger '41Willys) 0.493 9.035 108.52
The supercharged cars have been shaking hard this round and Pittman's "Grave
Digger" was no exception, while Jenkins joined the list of nitrous cars that went
smoothly down the groove for an easy win light. Jenkins will have lane choice
against Hahn in the semifinals.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Mopar
Parts Pro Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th annual CARQUEST
Auto Parts Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Shannon Jenkins ('68 Camaro) 0.479 6.360 221.51
(L) Fred Hahn (Summit Racing '01 Corvette) 0.455 6.559 211.66
4:22 PM It's 87 degrees, 67 percent relative humidity, barometer 29.96 and
falling under hazy skies.
The weather should favor the nitrous car of
Jenkins and it did, despite a good job of tuning Hahn's car to avoid shake. Hahn's
1.087 60-foot time was slower than usual, while Jenkins' 1.049 was right about
where he's been all day. It just got worse as they went down the track, Jenkins
erasing Hahn's starting line advantage in the first 60 feet and then steadily
opening the margin to a couple car lengths.
(W) Ed Hoover (Trussel Constr. '63 Corvette) 0.487 7.045 196.37
(L) Al Billes ('53 Studebaker) 0.506 13.275 88.13
Hoover avoided disaster here, his car very squirrely on the launch because
Billes' blower car completely lost traction, shaking and turning sideways. Hoover
recovered and finished the run to advance to the finals, but will not have lane
choice against Jenkins in a final round match between nitrous cars.
Sunday
Results for Final Round
LEICESTER, N.Y. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in
Mopar Parts Pro Modified at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 14th annual
CARQUEST Auto Parts Empire Nationals:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Shannon Jenkins ('68 Camaro) 0.469 6.343 221.72
(L) Ed Hoover (Trussel Constr. '63 Corvette) 0.547 6.371 208.91
6:29 PM Jenkins slapped a huge holeshot on Hoover and then opened the gap in
the final 300 feet to win handily by about two car lengths in this final round
matchup between two nitrous cars.
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