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Friday
Results for Qualifying 1
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - ROCKINGHAM-1 - Notes from round
1 qualifying in Sunoco Race
Fuels Pro Stock at the IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley
Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts listing lane, driver name, elapsed time,
top speed, and
position in order following run:
Left Lane: Jeff Dobbins Runs 9.324/98.37, Now #2
Right Lane: Larry O'Brien Runs 6.690/207.18, Now #1
12:09 PM Dobbins' car shook very hard. O'Brien made a
very nice run down the
right lane.
Left Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 21.192/43.62, Now #4
Right Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.661/206.73, Now #1
Nabors' car shook so hard the chutes fell out. Stroupe
showed why the right lane
may well be the lane of choice with no apparent problems.
Left Lane: John Bartunek Runs 14.271/70.06, Now #4
Right Lane: Jerry Yeoman Runs 6.633/208.20, Now #1
Same story, hard shake in the left lane, nice run in the right.
Left Lane: Chuck DeMory Runs 12.172/85.75, Now #6
Right Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.582/208.78, Now #1
Ditto.
Left Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.953/198.29, Now #5
Right Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 7.054/157.15, Now #6
Holbrook almost defeated the tire chatter demons in the left lane
- almost.
Left Lane: Harold Robinson Runs 11.660/70.69, Now #9
Right Lane: Rick Jones Runs 6.691/208.14, Now #5
Jones debuts his new Neon with a good-looking pass. Still
shaky in the left lane.
Left Lane: Doug Kirk Runs 10.716/91.50, Now #10
Right Lane: Kenny Benso Runs 6.653/208.88, Now #3
Same old story...
Left Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.572/208.84, Now #1
Right Lane: Billy Huff No Time, Now #16
Miller just made everybody who ran before him in the left lane
look bad, making a
nice opening run in the "bad lane." Huff, in the
car that Gene Wilson would have
driven, lost fire after the burnout and did not run.
Left Lane: Steve Williford Runs 13.291/56.00, Now #15
Right Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 6.652/208.78, Now #4
Back to form, Willford's car shaking and turning hard right,
almost crossing the
centerline, while Gahm recorded a respectable time on a very
crooked run.
Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 19.232/40.99, Now #18
Right Lane: Richard Penland Runs 6.958/159.89, Now #10
Spiess shook very hard. Penland got very close to the
centerline and had to lift.
Left Lane: Charlie Peppers Runs 6.784/206.07, Now #9
Right Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 10.967/101.30, Now #15
Peppers drove through a bunch of shake. Rice also shook and
chose to lift.
Right Lane: Jason Collins Runs 12.388/68.28, Now #18
Collins' car danced and shook on the launch.
Left Lane: Carl Baker No Time, Now #0
Baker rolled in to stage and then appeared to roll back out of the
beams as he
brought the RPMs up, drawing a red bulb and no time.
Friday
Order for Qualifying 1
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after
one round of qualifying in
at the IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley Spring
Nationals presented by
Advance Auto Parts:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 2 PRO Ron Miller, Lebanon OH, '02 Chevy Cava 6.572 208.84 208.84
2 5 PRO John Montecalvo, Center Moriches NY, ' 6.582 208.78 208.78
3 15 PRO Jerry Yeoman, Galena KS, '02 Pontiac G 6.633 208.20 208.20
4 4 PRO Brian Gahm, Lucasville OH, '01 Ford Mu 6.652 208.78 208.78
5 159 PRO Kenny Benso, Raytown MO, '02 Chevy Cav 6.653 208.88 208.88
6 115 PRO Wally Stroupe, Kings Mtn NC, '02 Ponti 6.661 206.73 206.73
7 171 PRO Larry O'Brien, Lakeshore ON, '00 Dodge 6.690 207.18 207.18
8 75 PRO Rick Jones, Galesburg IL, '02 Dodge Ne 6.691 208.14 208.14
9 132 PRO Charlie Peppers, Auburn GA, '99 Ford P 6.784 206.07 206.07
10 14 PRO Chris Holbrook, Redford MI, '02 Mercur 6.953 198.29 198.29
11 112 PRO Richard Penland, Gastonia NC, '02 Pont 6.958 159.89 159.89
12 173 PRO Jeff Dobbins, Wilmington NC, '99 Ford 9.324 98.37 98.37
13 128 PRO Doug Kirk, Lenore WV, '01 Chevy Cavali 10.716 91.50 91.50
14 235 PRO Chuck DeMory, Glen Ellyn IL, '99 Ford 12.172 85.75 85.75
15 114 PRO Steve Williford, Engelhard NC, '02 Che 13.291 56.00 56.00
16 161 PRO Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '01 Pontia 19.232 40.99 40.99
------------ Not Qualified ------------
17 121 PRO Tim Nabors, Lawrenceville GA, '01 Chev 21.192 43.62 43.62
18 9 PRO Jason Collins, Rainbow City AL, '98 Fo DQ
19 7 PRO Dwayne Rice, Grove City OH, '01 Pontia DQ
20 382 PRO Billy Huff, Shepherdsville KY, '00 Mer DQ
21 168 PRO Harold Robinson, N. Tazewell VA, '99 C DQ
22 6 PRO Carl Baker, N. Ridgeville OH, '02 Merc DQ
23 42 PRO John Bartunek, Pearl River NY, '01 Gra DQ
24 8 PRO Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '02 Fo DQ
Friday
Results for Qualifying 2
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - ROCKINGHAM-1 - Notes from round
2 qualifying in Sunoco Race
Fuels Pro Stock at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd
annual Holley Spring
Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts 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 8.252/112.05, Now #12; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Hank Hill Runs 10.663/83.06, Now #14; No Prior Run
8:01 PM These two came up after several
Funny Car and Pro Stock teams elected to
skip this round. Then another Funny car ran, then back to
Pro Stock.
Left Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 9.380/97.62, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Carl Baker Runs 20.924/38.27, Now #20; No Prior Run
Shake, lots of it, the density altitude about 500
feet below sea level and the track around 50 degrees.
Right Lane: Jeff Dobbins Runs 10.447/79.79, Now #13;
Best prior run: 9.324/98.37, Was #13
Dobbins made the first gear change and the car
darted toward the wall, so he shut
it down. Nobody else showed up for the party, too busy
huddling around the
fireplace.
Friday
Order for Qualifying 2
, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of
qualifying in
at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley
Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 2 PRO Ron Miller, Lebanon OH, '02 Chevy Cava 6.572 208.84 208.84
2 5 PRO John Montecalvo, Center Moriches NY, ' 6.582 208.78 208.78
3 15 PRO Jerry Yeoman, Galena KS, '02 Pontiac G 6.633 208.20 208.20
4 4 PRO Brian Gahm, Lucasville OH, '01 Ford Mu 6.652 208.78 208.78
5 159 PRO Kenny Benso, Raytown MO, '02 Chevy Cav 6.653 208.88 208.88
6 115 PRO Wally Stroupe, Kings Mtn NC, '02 Ponti 6.661 206.73 206.73
7 171 PRO Larry O'Brien, Lakeshore ON, '00 Dodge 6.690 207.18 207.18
8 75 PRO Rick Jones, Galesburg IL, '02 Dodge Ne 6.691 208.14 208.14
9 132 PRO Charlie Peppers, Auburn GA, '99 Ford P 6.784 206.07 206.07
10 14 PRO Chris Holbrook, Redford MI, '02 Mercur 6.953 198.29 198.29
11 112 PRO Richard Penland, Gastonia NC, '02 Pont 6.958 159.89 159.89
12 3 PRO Tom Lee, Kingsport TN, '00 Ford Mustang 8.252 112.05 112.05
13 173 PRO Jeff Dobbins, Wilmington NC, '99 Ford 9.324 98.37 98.37
14 8 PRO Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '02 Fo 9.380 97.62 97.62
15 205 PRO Hank Hill, McLeansville NC, '97 Ford T 10.663 83.06 83.06
16 128 PRO Doug Kirk, Lenore WV, '01 Chevy Cavali 10.716 91.50 91.50
------------ Not Qualified ------------
17 235 PRO Chuck DeMory, Glen Ellyn IL, '99 Ford 12.172 85.75 85.75
18 114 PRO Steve Williford, Engelhard NC, '02 Che 13.291 56.00 56.00
19 161 PRO Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '01 Pontia 19.232 40.99 40.99
20 121 PRO Tim Nabors, Lawrenceville GA, '01 Chev 21.192 43.62 43.62
21 168 PRO Harold Robinson, N. Tazewell VA, '99 C DQ
22 7 PRO Dwayne Rice, Grove City OH, '01 Pontia DQ
23 6 PRO Carl Baker, N. Ridgeville OH, '02 Merc DQ
24 42 PRO John Bartunek, Pearl River NY, '01 Gra DQ
25 9 PRO Jason Collins, Rainbow City AL, '98 Fo DQ
26 382 PRO Billy Huff, Shepherdsville KY, '00 Mer DQ
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 3
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - ROCKINGHAM-1 - Notes from
final, round 3 qualifying in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd
annual Holley
Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts 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: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.611/209.33, Now #3; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Charlie Peppers Runs 8.794/107.05, Now #10;
Best prior run: 6.784/206.07, Was #9
Here we go under sunny skies and the temperatures
around mid-fifties. Good pass
here for Rice.
Left Lane: Richard Penland Runs 7.404/142.63, Now #12;
Best prior run: 6.958/159.89, Was #12
Right Lane: Ron Miller Runs 13.293/63.69, Now #1;
Best prior run: 6.572/208.84, Was #1
Miller made a quick move toward the centerline and
lifted. Penland also made a
quick move toward the centerline, but reeled it back into the
lane.
Left Lane: Billy Huff Runs 13.632/62.55, Now #20; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 7.144/207.66, Now #11;
Best prior run: 6.953/198.29, Was #11
Huff with a lot of tire shake and broke the tires
loose and he had the car
completely side ways and finally lifted. No help for
Holbrook here.
Left Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 6.594/208.20, Now #3;
Best prior run: 9.380/97.62, Was #15
Right Lane: Chuck DeMory Runs 7.341/191.16, Now #14;
Best prior run: 12.172/85.75, Was #18
Morton with some tire shake and a move toward the
wall, but stayed with it for a
great looking pass. DeMoy chattered the tires right off the
starting line.
Left Lane: Jerry Yeoman Runs 6.583/209.69, Now #3;
Best prior run: 6.633/208.20, Was #5
Right Lane: Harold Robinson Runs 6.995/183.59, Now #14; No Prior Run
Yeoman with a great looking pass here to move up a
couple spots. Robinson got into
the show here with this pass and bumped out Jeff Dobbins.
Left Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 8.739/96.05, Now #9;
Best prior run: 6.661/206.73, Was #8
Right Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 6.628/209.07, Now #6;
Best prior run: 21.192/43.62, Was #23
Nabors with a good pass to get in the show and
bump out Tom Lee.
Left Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 6.593/209.52, Now #4;
Best prior run: 6.652/208.78, Was #7
Right Lane: Jason Collins Runs 6.689/209.26, Now #10; No Prior Run
Collins got into the show here and that bumped out
Chuck DeMory.
Left Lane: Kenny Benso Runs 19.349/41.02, Now #9;
Best prior run: 6.653/208.88, Was #8
Right Lane: Jeff Dobbins Runs 6.593/209.82, Now #4;
Best prior run: 9.324/98.37, Was #19
Dobbins who just got bumped out, gets back into
the show with this pass. Benso with
problems right off the starting line.
Left Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.608/209.04, Now #2;
Best prior run: 6.582/208.78, Was #2
Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.645/208.78, Now #9;
Best prior run: 19.232/40.99, Was #24
Spies into the show here and that bumped out
Richard Penland.
Left Lane: Larry O'Brien Runs 6.645/207.34, Now #10;
Best prior run: 6.690/207.18, Was #13
Right Lane: Hank Hill Runs 13.992/67.90, Now #21;
Best prior run: 10.663/83.06, Was #21
Hill chattered the tires right off the starting
line and clicked it off. O'Brien
made a move in the right direction here.
Left Lane: Rick Jones Runs 6.672/208.55, Now #14;
Best prior run: 6.691/208.14, Was #14
Right Lane: John Bartunek Runs 6.629/207.59, Now #9; No Prior Run
Bartunek straight and true all the way down the
1320 to make the show. Jones with a
little improvement, but not enough to move up the ladder.
Left Lane: Rocky Watford Runs 6.724/206.01, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Doug Kirk Runs 12.288/68.55, Now #24;
Best prior run: 10.716/91.50, Was #23
Kirk with a lot of tire shake and finally clicked
it off. Watford squeaks into the
show for now.
Right Lane: Steve Williford Runs 6.625/208.36, Now #8;
Best prior run: 13.291/56.00, Was #25
Williford with wild ride here, but stayed with it
to get in the show.
Right Lane: Carl Baker Runs 11.856/126.87, Now #26; No Prior Run
Baker with a lot tire chatter off the starting
line and clicked it off.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 3
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3
rounds of qualifying in
at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley
Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 2 PRO Ron Miller, Lebanon OH, '02 Chevy Cava 6.572 208.84 208.84
2 5 PRO John Montecalvo, Center Moriches NY, ' 6.582 208.78 209.04
3 15 PRO Jerry Yeoman, Galena KS, '02 Pontiac G 6.583 209.69 209.69
4 173 PRO Jeff Dobbins, Wilmington NC, '99 Ford 6.593 209.82 209.82
5 4 PRO Brian Gahm, Lucasville OH, '01 Ford Mu 6.593 209.52 209.52
6 8 PRO Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '02 Fo 6.594 208.20 208.20
7 7 PRO Dwayne Rice, Grove City OH, '01 Pontia 6.611 209.33 209.33
8 114 PRO Steve Williford, Engelhard NC, '02 Che 6.625 208.36 208.36
9 121 PRO Tim Nabors, Lawrenceville GA, '01 Chev 6.628 209.07 209.07
10 42 PRO John Bartunek, Pearl River NY, '01 Gra 6.629 207.59 207.59
11 161 PRO Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '01 Pontia 6.645 208.78 208.78
12 171 PRO Larry O'Brien, Lakeshore ON, '00 Dodge 6.645 207.34 207.34
13 159 PRO Kenny Benso, Raytown MO, '02 Chevy Cav 6.653 208.88 208.88
14 115 PRO Wally Stroupe, Kings Mtn NC, '02 Ponti 6.661 206.73 206.73
15 75 PRO Rick Jones, Galesburg IL, '02 Dodge Ne 6.672 208.55 208.55
16 9 PRO Jason Collins, Rainbow City AL, '98 Fo 6.689 209.26 209.26
------------ Not Qualified ------------
17 157 PRO Rocky Watford, Andrews SC, '00 Chevy C 6.724 206.01 206.01
18 132 PRO Charlie Peppers, Auburn GA, '99 Ford P 6.784 206.07 206.07
19 14 PRO Chris Holbrook, Redford MI, '02 Mercur 6.953 198.29 207.66
20 112 PRO Richard Penland, Gastonia NC, '02 Pont 6.958 159.89 159.89
21 168 PRO Harold Robinson, N. Tazewell VA, '99 C 6.995 183.59 183.59
22 235 PRO Chuck DeMory, Glen Ellyn IL, '99 Ford 7.341 191.16 191.16
23 205 PRO Hank Hill, McLeansville NC, '97 Ford T 10.663 83.06 83.06
24 128 PRO Doug Kirk, Lenore WV, '01 Chevy Cavali 10.716 91.50 91.50
25 6 PRO Carl Baker, N. Ridgeville OH, '02 Merc 11.856 126.87 126.87
26 382 PRO Billy Huff, Shepherdsville KY, '00 Mer 13.632 62.55 62.55
Saturday
Results for Qualifying 4
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - ROCKINGHAM-1 - Notes from
final, round 4 qualifying in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd
annual Holley
Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts 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 6.555/211.79, Now #1;
Best prior run: 11.856/126.87, Was #25
Right Lane: Rocky Watford Runs 12.827/66.49, Now #18;
Best prior run: 6.724/206.01, Was #17
Watford with a lot of tire shake right off the
starting line. The pressure is on
Baker not in the show and he launches hard with a 1.013 second
60-foot time and
blast through the quarter mile just missing the track record, but
taking the number
one spot.
Left Lane: Steve Williford Runs 6.611/208.30, Now #9;
Best prior run: 6.625/208.36, Was #9
Right Lane: Rick Jones Runs 6.674/208.17, Now #16;
Best prior run: 6.672/208.55, Was #16
Jones is on the bump and he does not want to stay
there. No help for Jones and he
will have to wait and watch. Williford made a move in the
right direction, but did
not move up the ladder.
Left Lane: Doug Kirk Runs 6.537/210.80, Now #1;
Best prior run: 10.716/91.50, Was #25
Right Lane: Larry O'Brien Runs 6.657/207.50, Now #14;
Best prior run: 6.645/207.34, Was #13
Kirk not in the show and this what you call from
the Outhouse to the Penthouse as he
set the track record here and steals away the number one spot for
Chevy. No help
for O'Brien as he was real loose and all over his lane.
Left Lane: Jason Collins Runs 6.640/210.14, Now #13;
Best prior run: 6.689/209.26, Was #18
Right Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.577/209.01, Now #4;
Best prior run: 6.611/209.33, Was #9
Rice with a good pass to get into the top half of
the show. Collins gets into the
show. With this pass we now have the quickest Pro Stock field in
IHRA history.
Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 14.693/56.54, Now #14;
Best prior run: 6.645/208.78, Was #14
Right Lane: John Montecalvo Runs 6.642/202.67, Now #5;
Best prior run: 6.582/208.78, Was #5
Spies made a hard move to the centerline and
clicked it off, no help for Montecalvo.
Left Lane: John Bartunek Runs 6.686/207.46, Now #12;
Best prior run: 6.629/207.59, Was #12
Right Lane: Brian Gahm Runs 9.756/92.68, Now #8;
Best prior run: 6.593/209.52, Was #8
Gahm made a quick move toward the centerline and
gets off the throttle. No help for
Bartunek.
Left Lane: Chris Holbrook Runs 6.572/207.62, Now #4;
Best prior run: 6.953/198.29, Was #21
Right Lane: Kenny Benso Runs 13.841/62.29, Now #17;
Best prior run: 6.653/208.88, Was #16
Benso shook the tires right off the starting line
and clicks it off. Holbrook with
a 0.996 second 60-foot time and jumps into the top half of the
show.
Left Lane: Ron Miller Runs 6.613/208.01, Now #4;
Best prior run: 6.572/208.84, Was #3
Right Lane: Jerry Yeoman Runs 6.553/209.23, Now #2;
Best prior run: 6.583/209.69, Was #7
No help for Miller and Yeoman with one of his best
passes in recent history.
Left Lane: Hank Hill Runs 6.567/210.77, Now #4;
Best prior run: 10.663/83.06, Was #25
Right Lane: Billy Huff Runs 6.598/208.97, Now #12;
Best prior run: 13.632/62.55, Was #26
Here go with a couple guys not in the show, but
that changes real quick here as both
of them get in there first full passes of the weekend and career
best passes for
both of these guys.
Left Lane: Tim Nabors Runs 11.923/73.30, Now #14;
Best prior run: 6.628/209.07, Was #14
Right Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.654/206.61, Now #20;
Best prior run: 6.661/206.73, Was #20
Nabors had problem early in the run and clicks it
off. Stroupe with his best pass
of the weekend, but will not get in the show.
Left Lane: Chuck DeMory Runs 6.791/205.04, Now #24;
Best prior run: 7.341/191.16, Was #26
Right Lane: Richard Penland Runs 10.245/73.06, Now #25;
Best prior run: 6.958/159.89, Was #24
Penland was all over his lane. DeMory with
his best pass of the weekend, but will
not make the show.
Left Lane: Harold Robinson Runs 6.913/181.86, Now #25;
Best prior run: 6.995/183.59, Was #26
Right Lane: Elijah Morton Runs 6.680/206.76, Now #11;
Best prior run: 6.594/208.20, Was #11
Morton made a quick move toward centerline, but
stays with it, but does not improve.
No help for Robinson.
Left Lane: Charlie Peppers Runs 6.759/206.01, Now #23;
Best prior run: 6.784/206.07, Was #23
Peppers with his best pass of the weekend, but not
near enough to get in the show.
Left Lane: Jeff Dobbins Runs 10.631/83.54, Now #9;
Best prior run: 6.593/209.82, Was #9
Dobbins with a quick move toward the centerline
and he lifts. That wraps up the
quickest the quickest Pro Stock show ever with Doug Kirk's
6.537 leading the pack and Jason
Collins 6.640 rounding out the Top 16.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying 4
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order
after 4 rounds of qualifying in
at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley
Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto Parts:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 128 PRO Doug Kirk, Lenore WV, '01 Chevy Cavali 6.537 210.80 210.80
2 15 PRO Jerry Yeoman, Galena KS, '02 Pontiac G 6.553 209.23 209.69
3 6 PRO Carl Baker, N. Ridgeville OH, '02 Merc 6.555 211.79 211.79
4 205 PRO Hank Hill, McLeansville NC, '97 Ford T 6.567 210.77 210.77
5 2 PRO Ron Miller, Lebanon OH, '02 Chevy Cava 6.572 208.84 208.84
6 14 PRO Chris Holbrook, Redford MI, '02 Mercur 6.572 207.62 207.66
7 7 PRO Dwayne Rice, Grove City OH, '01 Pontia 6.577 209.01 209.33
8 5 PRO John Montecalvo, Center Moriches NY, ' 6.582 208.78 209.04
9 173 PRO Jeff Dobbins, Wilmington NC, '99 Ford 6.593 209.82 209.82
10 4 PRO Brian Gahm, Lucasville OH, '01 Ford Mu 6.593 209.52 209.52
11 8 PRO Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '02 Fo 6.594 208.20 208.20
12 382 PRO Billy Huff, Shepherdsville KY, '00 Mer 6.598 208.97 208.97
13 114 PRO Steve Williford, Engelhard NC, '02 Che 6.611 208.30 208.36
14 121 PRO Tim Nabors, Lawrenceville GA, '01 Chev 6.628 209.07 209.07
15 42 PRO John Bartunek, Pearl River NY, '01 Gra 6.629 207.59 207.59
16 9 PRO Jason Collins, Rainbow City AL, '98 Fo 6.640 210.14 210.14
------------ Not Qualified ------------
17 161 PRO Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '01 Pontia 6.645 208.78 208.78
18 171 PRO Larry O'Brien, Lakeshore ON, '00 Dodge 6.645 207.34 207.50
19 159 PRO Kenny Benso, Raytown MO, '02 Chevy Cav 6.653 208.88 208.88
20 115 PRO Wally Stroupe, Kings Mtn NC, '02 Ponti 6.661 206.73 206.73
21 75 PRO Rick Jones, Galesburg IL, '02 Dodge Ne 6.672 208.55 208.55
22 157 PRO Rocky Watford, Andrews SC, '00 Chevy C 6.724 206.01 206.01
23 132 PRO Charlie Peppers, Auburn GA, '99 Ford P 6.784 206.07 206.07
24 235 PRO Chuck DeMory, Glen Ellyn IL, '99 Ford 6.791 205.04 205.04
25 168 PRO Harold Robinson, N. Tazewell VA, '99 C 6.913 181.86 183.59
26 112 PRO Richard Penland, Gastonia NC, '02 Pont 6.958 159.89 159.89
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley
Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Jeff Dobbins (Sanders Ford Probe) 0.450 6.585 211.16
(L) John Montecalvo (Citgo Cavalier) 0.600 6.710 207.43
We start the day with a staging battle and finally Montecalvo goes in first.
Dobbins drilled Montecalvo on the tree and drove away from him with his quickest
pass of the weekend.
(W) Brian Gahm (NAPA Tools & Equip. Mustang) 0.450 6.615 209.43
(L) Dwayne Rice (Moser Engineering Grand Am) 0.504 6.601 209.26
Gahm was off the starting line first and never looked back to to make two wins
for the Fords so far today.
(W) Chris Holbrook (SRI Marble & Granite Cougar)0.495 6.641 207.98
(L) Elijah Morton (Sanders Ford Mustang) 0.000(R) (Broke)
Morton need a hand push to get the car started and then is leaking something
on on the burnout and got shut off. Holbrook makes three for three for the
Fords.
(W) Ron Miller (Moser Engineering Cavalier) 0.492 6.606 209.07
(L) Billy Huff (Don Smith Ford Cougar) 0.433 12.911 92.09
Huff did his job on the tree, but then made a quick move toward the wall and
he clicked it off. Miller finally puts one of those Fords in the trailer.
(W) Hank Hill (Thunderbird) 0.526 6.621 210.57
(L) Steve Williford (Williford Farms Cavalier) 0.522 6.651 207.94
Williford with the slight starting line advantage, but Hill with the
horsepower to take the win light by about eight feet.
(W) Tim Nabors (Nabors Automotive Cavalier) 0.462 6.674 208.49
(L) Carl Baker (Summit Racing Cougar) 0.518 24.093 31.42
Baker with a lot of tire shake right off the starting line to give Nabors the
win.
(W) John Bartunek (Pearl River Auto Grand Am) 0.492 6.626 207.82
(L) Jerry Yeoman (Grand Am) 0.500 13.528 62.62
Yeoman made a quick moved toward the centerline right off the starting line
and clicked it off. Bartunek with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win
light.
(W) Jason Collins (Probe) 0.411 6.661 210.41
(L) Doug Kirk (Kirk Trucking Cavalier) 0.473 8.072 137.19
Collins cut the tree down on the number one qualifier and sends him home with
a nice looking pass.
We had five drivers from the bottom side of the
bracket take win lights in round one. In round two it will be Dobbins with lane
choice over Collins, Miller with his pick over Hill,
Gahm with his choice over Bartunek, and Holbrook will have lane choice over
Nabors.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley
Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Chris Holbrook (SRI Marble & Granite Cougar)0.478 6.650 207.53
(L) Tim Nabors (Nabors Automotive Cavalier) 0.458 6.725 206.07
Nabors did his job on the tree, but Holbrook had the power to chase him down
even after using up all of his lane.
(W) Brian Gahm (NAPA Tools & Equip. Mustang) 0.477 11.099 79.12
(L) John Bartunek (Pearl River Auto Grand Am) 0.257(R) 6.677 206.80
Bartunek must of had a mechanical failure as he left way before the green
light came on. Gahn had a lot of tire shake right off the starting line and with
win in hand Gahm clicked it off.
(W) Ron Miller (Moser Engineering Cavalier) 0.475 6.651 208.26
(L) Hank Hill (Thunderbird) 0.506 6.645 209.30
Miller with the starting line line advantage and the power to hold off the
quicker Hill for the hole shot win.
(W) Jason Collins (Probe) 0.432 6.644 209.39
(L) Jeff Dobbins (Sanders Ford Probe) 0.478 6.607 210.57
Collins with the starting line advantage and then power to hold off Dobbins
who had the quickest pass of this session and is going home. Margin of victory is
0.0091 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Collins with lane choice in the semi-finals
and Holbrook with his choice over Gahm.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Sunoco
Race Fuels Pro Stock at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Holley
Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Brian Gahm (NAPA Tools & Equip. Mustang) 0.471 6.607 209.49
(L) Chris Holbrook (SRI Marble & Granite Cougar)0.502 6.644 208.04
Gahn is out of the gate first and never looked back to take the win.
(W) Ron Miller (Moser Engineering Cavalier) 0.483 6.666 208.26
(L) Jason Collins (Probe) 0.437 6.742 208.46
Collins with the great light, but Miller with the power to chase him down and
take the win by about nine feet.
Gahm will have lane choice over Miller
in
the final.
Sunday
Results for Final Round
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in
Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual
Holley Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts:
W/L Driver RT ET Speed
(W) Ron Miller (Moser Engineering Cavalier) 0.484 15.913 52.25
(L) Brian Gahm (NAPA Tools & Equip. Mustang) 0.384(R) 6.636 208.97
Gahm turned on the red light and wasted a 6.63 as Miller had a lot of tire
shake right off the starting line and was out off the groove. Miller with his fifth
national event win here. The Bow-Tie Brigade take the early lead
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