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Results for Qualifying Round 1JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO 1 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: Right Lane: Nick Fratt Runs 6.979/198.09, Now #14:28 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,759 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.Pratt had a clean run to open Pro Stock qualifying.
Left Lane: Larry Peternel No Time, Now #4 Right Lane: David Howard Runs 7.231/196.56, Now #2Peternel could not get the car started and was pushed off to the side. Howard had a clean run that was not up to speed.Left Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 7.004/197.05, Now #3 Right Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 7.004/198.67, Now #2Two clean runs with identical ETs. Given that there are 31 cars here this weekend, it's doubtful that either of these times will be enough to make the field.Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.942/199.14, Now #1 Right Lane: Jim Cunningham Runs 6.967/198.96, Now #2Both cars went right down the middle of their lanes and had the quickest times so far.Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.961/198.50, Now #3 Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.904/199.85, Now #1Another pair of good-looking runs.Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.913/199.82, Now #3 Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.892/200.68, Now #1Yet another pair of clean runs.Left Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.918/200.59, Now #5 Right Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.887/200.37, Now #1Still another pair of clean runs.Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.888/200.77, Now #2 Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.910/199.37, Now #5One more pair of clean runs.Left Lane: Steve Johns Runs 6.917/198.23, Now #6 Right Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.912/199.55, Now #4Want clean runs? Here were two more.Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.904/200.98, Now #6 Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.901/200.80, Now #5And even one more pair of clean runs.Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 8.695/107.41, Now #17 Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.897/199.70, Now #4Alderman shook the tires and shut it down.Left Lane: Mike Edwards No Time, Now #20 Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.868/201.10, Now #1Edwards staged, then the car lurched ahead before the tree sequence started and the car shut down. Smith had a clean run and had the quickest time of the session up to now.Left Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.866/201.58, Now #1 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.877/201.04, Now #3Allen had a clean run from start to finish. Johnson's pass was equally clean but just a bit slower.Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 10.997/81.06, Now #25 Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 8.171/127.61, Now #23Both drivers launched and both shut their cars down early - Connolly at mid track, Coughlin just a bit later.Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.860/201.85, Now #1 Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.870/201.07, Now #4Two clean runs.Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.887/201.22, Now #7 Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.849/201.13, Now #1Anderson took over the top spot in the order with a clean run. Johnson also had a clean run that left him in the top half of the order at the end of the first qualifying session.
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Order for Qualifying Round 1JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Vegas General Construction Gra 6.849 201.13 2. Larry Morgan Mopar Stratus 6.860 201.85 3. Bruce Allen Reher-Morrison Grand Am 6.866 201.58 4. Rickie Smith Dart Cavalier 6.868 201.10 5. Jason Line KB Racing Grand Am 6.870 201.07 6. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts Grand Am 6.877 201.04 7. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cavalier 6.887 201.22 8. Mark Whisnant Pirana-Z Cavalier 6.887 200.37 9. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cavalier 6.888 200.77 10. Troy Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.892 200.68 11. Jim Yates Sea Ray Boats Grand Am 6.897 199.70 12. Allen Johnson Mopar Stratus 6.901 200.80 13. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish Stratus 6.904 200.98 14. Barry Grant Barry Grant Cavalier 6.904 199.85 15. Mark Pawuk Summit Racing Grand Am 6.910 199.37 16. JR Carr Carr Motorsports Cavalier 6.912 199.55 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Cavalier 6.913 199.82 18. Jerry Haas Tony Rizzo Cavalier 6.918 200.59 19. Steve Schmidt Steve Schmidt Competition Engi 6.942 199.14 20. Fernando Cuadra Corral Boots Cavalier 6.961 198.50 21. Jim Cunningham Cunningham Motorsports Escort 6.967 198.96 22. Nick Fratt Atlas Rolloff Neon 6.979 198.09 23. Steve Johns Sportlite Cavalier 6.997 198.23 24. Tony Rizzo Tony Rizzo Racing Cavalier 7.004 198.67 25. Kevin Lawrence Cavalier 7.004 197.05 26. David Howard Indicom Racing Grand Am 7.231 196.56 27. Jeg Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 8.171 127.61 28. Darrell Alderman Mopar Stratus 8.695 107.41 29. Dave Connolly Bullet Motorsports Cavalier 10.997 81.06
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Results for Qualifying Round 2JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO 1 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 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: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.907/195.31, Now #15 Best prior run: 8.171/127.61, Was #277:28 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 96 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 2,115 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.Coughlin had a clean run but as fast as he usually is. He moved up 12 spots in the order and is now in the 15th spot.
Left Lane: David Howard Runs 7.016/197.16, Now #27 Best prior run: 7.231/196.56, Was #27A clean run that did nothing for Howard's spot in the order.Left Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 6.988/198.67, Now #25 Best prior run: 7.004/198.67, Was #25 Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.929/199.26, Now #20 No Prior RunTwo clean runs but neither driver made the field.Left Lane: Nick Fratt Runs 6.980/197.83, Now #25 Best prior run: 6.979/198.09, Was #24 Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.847/201.97, Now #1 Best prior run: 10.997/81.06, Was #30Connolly had a very strong run and put himself at the top of the order.Left Lane: Jim Cunningham Runs 6.974/198.79, Now #24 Best prior run: 6.967/198.96, Was #24 Right Lane: Darrell Alderman No Time, Now #30 Best prior run: 8.695/107.41, Was #30Alderman could not get the car started and was pushed aside. Cunningham had a clean run but did not move up. He's still outside the field.Left Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.936/200.00, Now #18 Best prior run: 6.912/199.55, Was #18 Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.989/197.97, Now #27 Best prior run: 7.004/197.05, Was #28Two more clean runs that had no effect on the field.Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.890/199.05, Now #11 Best prior run: 6.910/199.37, Was #17 Right Lane: Steve Johns Runs 6.897/201.22, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.997/198.23, Was #28Pawuk was bumped from the field earlier in this session and needed a good run to get back in. He launched hard and had a clean run to move up six spots in the order and back into the field. He's in the 11th spot right now. Johns also had a clean run that put him in the field, two spots behind Pawuk.Left Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.897/199.49, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.904/199.85, Was #17 Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.952/198.67, Now #24 Best prior run: 6.961/198.50, Was #24Grant moved up two spots in the order with this run and pushed his way into the field. Allen Johnson is on the bubble now with a bump time of 6.901 seconds. Cuadra had a clean run that had no effect on his spot in the order.Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.891/200.59, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.901/200.80, Was #16 Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.952/199.37, Now #23 Best prior run: 6.942/199.14, Was #23Johnson was on the bubble when he staged. When this run was over, he had moved up four spots in the order into a safer position. Schmidt had an uneventful run and is still not in the field.Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.894/199.94, Now #14 Best prior run: 6.897/199.70, Was #15 Right Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.920/199.97, Now #21 Best prior run: 6.918/200.59, Was #21Yates moved up one spot in the order, Haas stayed where he was on a pair of clean runs.Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.866/200.71, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.892/200.68, Was #13 Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.898/200.11, Now #17 Best prior run: 6.913/199.82, Was #20Gaines had a clean run and missed making the field by one thousandth of a second. Coughlin had a strong run and moved up eight spots in the order.Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.864/200.74, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.887/200.37, Was #10 Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.884/200.62, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.904/200.98, Was #18Both drivers had clean runs. Whisnant moved up six spots into the top half of the field, Koretsky moved up eight spots and is sitting in the 10th spot right now.Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.862/201.25, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.877/201.04, Was #9 Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.895/200.53, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.888/200.77, Was #12Johnson moved up five spots, Krisher stayed where he was in the order.Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.832/201.67, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.870/201.07, Was #9 Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.866/200.89, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.887/201.22, Was #11Line had a strong run from start to finish and moved into the top spot in the qualifying order. Johnson moved up three spots with a good run of his own.Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.867/200.86, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.868/201.10, Was #10 Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.878/200.89, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.866/201.58, Was #7Smith picked up a thousandth of a second on this run but it had no effect on his qualifying position. Allen had a clean run but was slower than his spot this afternoon.Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.819/201.55, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.849/201.13, Was #3 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.866/201.58, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.860/201.85, Was #4Anderson moved back into the top spot in the order with this strong run. Morgan stayed where he was in the order with a good run that was six thousandths of a second slower than his first session time.
Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 2JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Vegas General Construction Gra 6.819 201.55 2. Jason Line KB Racing Grand Am 6.832 201.67 3. Dave Connolly Bullet Motorsports Cavalier 6.847 201.97 4. Larry Morgan Mopar Stratus 6.860 201.85 5. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts Grand Am 6.862 201.25 6. Mark Whisnant Pirana-Z Cavalier 6.864 200.74 7. Bruce Allen Reher-Morrison Grand Am 6.866 201.58 8. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cavalier 6.866 201.22 9. Troy Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.866 200.71 10. Rickie Smith Dart Cavalier 6.867 201.10 11. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish Stratus 6.884 200.98 12. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cavalier 6.888 200.77 13. Mark Pawuk Summit Racing Grand Am 6.890 199.37 14. Allen Johnson Mopar Stratus 6.891 200.80 15. Jim Yates Sea Ray Boats Grand Am 6.894 199.94 16. Steve Johns Sportlite Cavalier 6.897 201.22 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Barry Grant Barry Grant Cavalier 6.897 199.85 18. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Cavalier 6.898 200.11 19. Jeg Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.907 195.31 20. JR Carr Carr Motorsports Cavalier 6.912 200.00 21. Jerry Haas Tony Rizzo Cavalier 6.918 200.59 22. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. Grand Am 6.929 199.26 23. Steve Schmidt Steve Schmidt Competition Engi 6.942 199.37 24. Fernando Cuadra Corral Boots Cavalier 6.952 198.67 25. Jim Cunningham Cunningham Motorsports Escort 6.967 198.96 26. Nick Fratt Atlas Rolloff Neon 6.979 198.09 27. Tony Rizzo Tony Rizzo Racing Cavalier 6.988 198.67 28. Kevin Lawrence Cavalier 6.989 197.97 29. David Howard Indicom Racing Grand Am 7.016 197.16 30. Darrell Alderman Mopar Stratus 8.695 107.41
Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 3JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO 1 - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual NHRA Route 66 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: Warren Johnson Runs 6.842/202.85, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.862/201.25, Was #5 Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.846/202.70, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.866/201.58, Was #711:45 a.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,179 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.This was also the first round of the King Demon Crown eliminations. Both drivers had clean runs that moved Johnson up two spots in the order and moved Allen up three spots.
Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.873/202.61, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.866/200.89, Was #8 Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.853/203.03, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.847/201.97, Was #5A pair of clean runs that did nothing to improve either drivers place in the qualifying order.Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.842/201.88, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.907/195.31, Was #19 Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.851/201.37, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.929/199.26, Was #22Couglin was not in the field when he staged for this run. When it was over, he was sitting in the number four spot. Edwards was also outside looking in and got himself in the top half of the field with this run.Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.808/203.25, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.819/201.55, Was #1 Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.873/202.00, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.891/200.59, Was #16Anderson was already number one coming into this session. This was his quickest run of the weekend but since he had nowhere to go in the order, he stays at number one. Johnson moved up three spots in the order and got himself off the bubble with this run.Right Lane: David Howard Runs 6.986/198.90, Now #27 Best prior run: 6.986/198.90, Was #27This was Howard's quickest run of the weekend but was not quick enough to put him into the field.Left Lane: Larry Peternel No Time, Now #31 No Prior Run Right Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 7.291/165.74, Now #28 Best prior run: 6.988/198.67, Was #28Peternel staged and when the light turned green, did not move. Rizzo spun the tires to start his slowest run of the weekend. As soon as this run was finished, at about noon, it began to rain and we went into a delay.Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.895/200.71, Now #18 Best prior run: 8.695/107.41, Was #30 Right Lane: Nick Fratt Runs 7.002/198.55, Now #27 Best prior run: 6.979/198.09, Was #262:34 p.m. -- We're back racing after a two-and-a-half hour rain delay. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 90 percent, barometer 29.03 inches, adjusted altitude 2,235 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.Alderman moved up 12 spots in the order but it was not enough to get him into the field. Fratt was slower than his best time from yesterday.
Left Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.961/198.64, Now #26 Best prior run: 6.989/197.97, Was #30 Right Lane: Jim Cunningham Runs 6.966/198.73, Now #27 Best prior run: 6.967/198.96, Was #26Two clean runs that did nothing to put either driver into the field.Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.938/199.49, Now #24 Best prior run: 6.952/198.67, Was #25 Right Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.901/199.76, Now #22 Best prior run: 6.912/199.55, Was #22Another pair of clean runs. Cuadra moved up one spot, Carr stayed where he was and neither driver made the field.Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.909/200.11, Now #23 Best prior run: 6.942/199.14, Was #25 Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.886/199.88, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.897/199.49, Was #20Grant had a strong run that put him into the field and bumped Mark Pawuk out. Ron Krisher is on the bubble right now with a 6.888 second bump time.Left Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.890/200.98, Now #18 Best prior run: 6.918/200.59, Was #24 Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.867/200.11, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.894/199.94, Was #18Yates made it into the field with a strong run. Haas moved up six spots but is still not in the field. Barry Grant is now on the bubble with a 6.886 second bump time.Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.978/197.59, Now #22 Best prior run: 6.898/200.11, Was #22 Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.865/199.82, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.890/199.05, Was #19Pawuk was bumped from the field two pairs earlier and needs to beat the bump time of 6.886 seconds to get back in. He got the run he needed and moved up nine spots to the number 10 spot in the order. Gaines had a clean looking run but did not get the speed he needed to make the field.Left Lane: Steve Johns Runs 6.887/201.76, Now #18 Best prior run: 6.897/201.22, Was #21 Right Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.856/201.91, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.867/200.86, Was #13Smith was already in the field and moved up five spots in the order. Johns moved up three spots but it was not enough to crack the Top 16.Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.911/200.50, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.888/200.77, Was #19 Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.873/200.17, Now #13 Best prior run: 6.866/200.71, Was #13Two clean runs but neither driver had the speed they needed to improve their spot in the order.Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.854/201.34, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.884/200.62, Was #16 Right Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.889/200.92, Now #11 Best prior run: 6.864/200.74, Was #10Koretsky was on the bubble but moved up eight spots in the order with this run. Whisnant was not as quick as either of his runs from yesterday.Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.845/201.79, Now #5 Best prior run: 6.860/201.85, Was #10 Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.810/202.30, Now #2 Best prior run: 6.832/201.67, Was #2Morgan had his quickest run of the weekend to move up five spots in the order. Line also had his quickest run but it was not enough to put him in the top spot.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 3JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual NHRA Route 66 Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Greg Anderson Vegas General Construction Gra 6.808 203.25 2. Jason Line KB Racing Grand Am 6.810 202.30 3. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts Grand Am 6.842 202.85 4. Jeg Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.842 201.88 5. Larry Morgan Mopar Stratus 6.845 201.85 6. Bruce Allen Reher-Morrison Grand Am 6.846 202.70 7. Dave Connolly Bullet Motorsports Cavalier 6.847 203.03 8. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. Grand Am 6.851 201.37 9. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish Stratus 6.854 201.34 10. Rickie Smith Dart Cavalier 6.856 201.91 11. Mark Whisnant Pirana-Z Cavalier 6.864 200.92 12. Mark Pawuk Summit Racing Grand Am 6.865 199.82 13. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cavalier 6.866 202.61 14. Troy Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.866 200.71 15. Jim Yates Sea Ray Boats Grand Am 6.867 200.11 16. Allen Johnson Mopar Stratus 6.873 202.00 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Barry Grant Barry Grant Cavalier 6.886 199.88 18. Steve Johns Sportlite Cavalier 6.887 201.76 19. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cavalier 6.888 200.77 20. Jerry Haas Tony Rizzo Cavalier 6.890 200.98 21. Darrell Alderman Mopar Stratus 6.895 200.71 22. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Cavalier 6.898 200.11 23. JR Carr Carr Motorsports Cavalier 6.901 200.00 24. Steve Schmidt Steve Schmidt Competition Engi 6.909 200.11 25. Fernando Cuadra Corral Boots Cavalier 6.938 199.49 26. Kevin Lawrence Cavalier 6.961 198.64 27. Jim Cunningham Cunningham Motorsports Escort 6.966 198.96 28. Nick Fratt Atlas Rolloff Neon 6.979 198.55 29. David Howard Indicom Racing Grand Am 6.986 198.90 30. Tony Rizzo Tony Rizzo Racing Cavalier 6.988 198.67 31. Larry Peternel LPR Camaro NT
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Results for Qualifying Round 4JOLIET, Ill. - CHICAGO 1 - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual NHRA Route 66 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: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.834/201.58, Now #4 Best prior run: 6.842/201.88, Was #4 Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.833/202.67, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.847/201.97, Was #75:13 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 84 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,425 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.A pair of clean runs that moved Connolly up four spots in the order.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.813/202.18, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.808/203.25, Was #1 Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.866/201.55, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.846/202.70, Was #7Neither driver was as quick as their third session time and neither changed their spot in the order.Left Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 7.332/161.29, Now #30 Best prior run: 6.988/198.67, Was #30Rizzo shook the tires and had his slowest run of the weekend.Left Lane: David Howard Runs 6.987/198.12, Now #29 Best prior run: 6.986/198.90, Was #29A clean run that was slower than Howard's third session time. He won't make the field.Left Lane: Nick Fratt Runs 6.975/198.09, Now #28 Best prior run: 6.979/198.09, Was #28 Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.958/198.58, Now #26 Best prior run: 6.961/198.64, Was #26Both drivers improved their times by a couple of thousandths of a second, but neither changed their place in the qualifying order and neither will be racing tomorrow.Left Lane: Jim Cunningham Runs 6.967/198.38, Now #27 Best prior run: 6.966/198.73, Was #27 Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.940/199.73, Now #25 Best prior run: 6.938/199.49, Was #25Two uneventful runs that had no effect on the qualifying order. Neither driver will be back tomorrow.Left Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.939/199.64, Now #24 Best prior run: 6.901/199.76, Was #23 Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.898/200.23, Now #22 Best prior run: 6.909/200.11, Was #24Two clean runs but neither driver will make the field.Left Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.908/199.08, Now #17 Best prior run: 6.886/199.88, Was #17 Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.908/199.61, Now #23 Best prior run: 6.898/200.11, Was #23Grant needed to beat the bump time of 6.873 seconds to move up from the number 17 spot and into the field of 16. He didn't get the run he needed and will be going home. Gaines was not able to improve his top qualifying time and he won't be racing tomorrow either.Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.897/200.65, Now #16 Best prior run: 6.873/202.00, Was #16 Right Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.892/200.41, Now #21 Best prior run: 6.895/200.71, Was #21Johnson was on the bubble and wanted to move up into a safer spot in the order. Alderman was not in the field and wanted to get in. Both had clean runs but neither got the time they needed to get what they wanted.Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.858/200.35, Now #11 Best prior run: 6.867/200.11, Was #15 Right Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.888/201.10, Now #19 Best prior run: 6.890/200.98, Was #20Yates had his quickest run of the weekend and moved up four spots in the order into the 11th spot. Haas also had his quickest run to move up one spot. But he did not move up enough to make the field.Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.880/201.16, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.866/200.71, Was #15 Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.900/200.62, Now #20 Best prior run: 6.888/200.77, Was #20Neither driver was quicker than their previous best so neither will move up in the order.Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.857/199.88, Now #12 Best prior run: 6.865/199.82, Was #13 Right Lane: Steve Johns Runs 6.846/202.21, Now #8 Best prior run: 6.887/201.76, Was #18Johns had his strongest run of the weekend to move up 10 spots into the 8th spot in the order, bumping Allen Johnson in the process. Troy Coughlin is on the bubble now with a bump time of 6.866 seconds. Pawuk also had a clean run to move up one spot in the order.Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 6.887/200.38, Now #15 Best prior run: 6.864/200.74, Was #14 Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.864/201.76, Now #14 Best prior run: 6.866/200.89, Was #15Johnson had his quickest run of the weekend to exchange spots in the order with Whisnant.Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.847/201.52, Now #10 Best prior run: 6.856/201.91, Was #11 Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.831/201.40, Now #3 Best prior run: 6.854/201.34, Was #10Koretsky moved up seven spots in the order into the third spot with a strong run. Smith moved up one spot in the order.Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 7.110/161.54, Now #11 Best prior run: 6.851/201.37, Was #11 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.845/201.67, Now #6 Best prior run: 6.842/202.85, Was #6Edwards had his slowest pass of the weekend and stayed in the 11th qualifying position. Johnson was not as quick as this afternoon.Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.802/202.33, Now #1 Best prior run: 6.810/202.30, Was #2 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.849/201.85, Now #7 Best prior run: 6.845/201.79, Was #7Line knocked eight-thousandths of a second off his previous best to take over the top spot in the order. Morgan was a few thousandths of a second slower than his best time this afternoon and will stay in the seventh spot in the order.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 4JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual NHRA Route 66 Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Jason Line KB Racing Grand Am 6.802 202.33 2. Greg Anderson Vegas General Construction Gra 6.808 203.25 3. Kenny Koretsky Nitrofish Stratus 6.831 201.40 4. Dave Connolly Bullet Motorsports Cavalier 6.833 203.03 5. Jeg Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.834 201.88 6. Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts Grand Am 6.842 202.85 7. Larry Morgan Mopar Stratus 6.845 201.85 8. Bruce Allen Reher-Morrison Grand Am 6.846 202.70 9. Steve Johns Sportlite Cavalier 6.846 202.21 10. Rickie Smith Dart Cavalier 6.847 201.91 11. Mike Edwards Young Life/A.R.T. Grand Am 6.851 201.37 12. Mark Pawuk Summit Racing Grand Am 6.857 199.88 13. Jim Yates Sea Ray Boats Grand Am 6.858 200.35 14. Kurt Johnson AC Delco Cavalier 6.864 202.61 15. Mark Whisnant Pirana-Z Cavalier 6.864 200.92 16. Troy Coughlin Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier 6.866 201.16 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17. Allen Johnson Mopar Stratus 6.873 202.00 18. Barry Grant Barry Grant Cavalier 6.886 199.88 19. Jerry Haas Tony Rizzo Cavalier 6.888 201.10 20. Ron Krisher Valvoline Cavalier 6.888 200.77 21. Darrell Alderman Mopar Stratus 6.892 200.71 22. Steve Schmidt Steve Schmidt Competition Engi 6.898 200.23 23. V. Gaines Kendall Oil Cavalier 6.898 200.11 24. JR Carr Carr Motorsports Cavalier 6.901 200.00 25. Fernando Cuadra Corral Boots Cavalier 6.938 199.73 26. Kevin Lawrence Cavalier 6.958 198.64 27. Jim Cunningham Cunningham Motorsports Escort 6.966 198.96 28. Nick Fratt Atlas Rolloff Neon 6.975 198.55 29. David Howard Indicom Racing Grand Am 6.986 198.90 30. Tony Rizzo Tony Rizzo Racing Cavalier 6.988 198.67 31. Larry Peternel LPR Camaro NT
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual NHRA Route 66 Nationals: W/L Driver RT ET Speed (W) Steve Johns (Sportlite Cavalier) 0.016 6.841 202.36 (L) Bruce Allen (Reher-Morrison Grand Am) 0.043 9.361 99.6312:08 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 2,743 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.Because of the weather here this morning, the finals of the King Demon Crown may or may not be run today. If Greg Anderson and Dave Connolly each lose in the first round today, the King Demon final will be run here later this afternoon. If either driver wins in the first round, the final will be run next week in Topeka, Kan..
This is Bruce Allen's 291st career start and Johns' fifth start this year.
Johns got off the starting line and stayed out in front the entire way down the track. Allen was quick to 60 feet then his car sluggish for the rest of the quarter mile. Steve Johns' incremental margins: 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(0.088), 660ft(0.620), 1,000ft(1.506). MOV: 2.5471 seconds (more than 100 feet).
(W) Rickie Smith (Dart Cavalier) 0.044 6.864 201.40 (L) Larry Morgan (Mopar Stratus) 0.090 6.842 202.03Morgan was runner-up at Atlanta last week. Smith had 11 wins and 10 losses against Morgan in his career. Now he has 12 wins as he got off the starting line first and stayed in front for the entire quarter mile to take the win on a hole shot. Rickie Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.034), 330 ft(0.036), 660ft(0.030), 1,000ft(0.028). MOV: 0.0247 seconds (approximately 7 feet).(W) Warren Johnson (GM Performance Parts Grand A0.048 6.842 202.15 (L) Mike Edwards (Young Life/A.R.T. Grand Am) -0.044(R) NT-Broke After StagingJohnson was the winner here in 1999, Edwards won here in 2001.Edwards' car left the starting line too soon and went down the track dropping pieces. Johnson had a clean run to take the win.
(W) Jeg Coughlin (Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier) 0.045 6.852 201.07 (L) Mark Pawuk (Summit Racing Grand Am) 0.026 6.890 199.67Coughlin has an 11-2 record against Pawuk. The last time Pawuk beat him was in Memphis in 1999. Coughlin is 11-1 in the last 12 rounds of eliminations he has raced here in Chicago, giving him two wins and a runner-up finish.Pawuk had the better start and was ahead of Coughlin at the 330 foot mark but Coughlin got by him to take the win. Jeg Coughlin's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.012), 330 ft(-0.005), 660ft(0.003), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0195 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
(W) Jason Line (KB Racing Grand Am) 0.026 6.858 199.82 (L) Troy Coughlin (Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier) 0.034 6.881 201.25Line was the top qualifier here and it was the first number one spot in his career. Coughlin had 97 wins in elimination rounds coming into this race. Line got the win here but gave up lane choice to Steve Johns in the next round. Jason Line's incremental margins: 60ft(0.024), 330 ft(0.042), 660ft(0.058), 1,000ft(0.044). MOV: 0.0313 seconds (approximately 9 feet).(W) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cavalier) 0.034 6.885 201.31 (L) Kenny Koretsky (Nitrofish Stratus) -0.006(R) 6.873 201.61Koretsky had the best start of his career here. His best prior to this was the number six spot. Johnson is the defending Pro Stock winner for this race.Koretsky had the quicker ET but it doesn't matter as he lit the red light. Johnson got the win but gave up lane choice to Warren Johnson in the next round.
(W) Greg Anderson (Vegas General Construction Gr0.029 6.810 202.06 (L) Mark Whisnant (Pirana-Z Cavalier) 0.043 6.897 200.44Whisnant is 0-4 against Anderson. He added Mike Stryker to his team this week.Anderson got off the starting line first and pulled away to take the win. He'll have lane choice over Smith in the next round. Anderson's win means that the finals of the King Demon Crown will take place next week in Topeka. Greg Anderson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.040), 330 ft(0.061), 660ft(0.080), 1,000ft(0.092). MOV: 0.1012 seconds (approximately 30 feet).
(W) Dave Connolly (Bullet Motorsports Cavalier) 0.029 6.833 202.52 (L) Jim Yates (Sea Ray Boats Grand Am) -0.009(R) 6.887 200.44Connolly is one of the finalists in the King Demon Crown that will now be completed next week in Topeka. Yates was the runner-up here in 2001.This year, Yates left the starting line too soon and lit the red light, giving the win to Connolly. He gave up lane choice to Jeg COughlin in the next round.
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual NHRA Route 66 Nationals: W/L Driver RT ET Speed (W) Warren Johnson (GM Performance Parts Grand A0.041 6.855 201.58 (L) Kurt Johnson (AC Delco Cavalier) 0.039 6.901 200.981:34 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,765 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.Johnson wins! Kurt Johnson had his worst run of the weekend and he picked a bad time to do it. Kurt got off the starting line two-thousandths of a second before Warren but by the time they reached the 60-foot marker, the elder Johnson was ahead and stayed that way for the rest of the quarter mile. Warren Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.014), 330 ft(0.027), 660ft(0.035), 1,000ft(0.040). MOV: 0.0445 seconds (approximately 13 feet).
(W) Jason Line (KB Racing Grand Am) 0.034 6.810 202.70 (L) Steve Johns (Sportlite Cavalier) 0.023 6.842 202.42Johns got out of the gate first but he did not have enough speed in his car to stay there. Line got by him to took the win. Jason Line's incremental margins: 60ft(0.002), 330 ft(0.012), 660ft(0.016), 1,000ft(0.019). MOV: 0.0215 seconds (approximately 6 feet).(W) Dave Connolly (Bullet Motorsports Cavalier) 0.014 6.834 201.94 (L) Jeg Coughlin (Jeg's Mail Order Cavalier) 0.023 6.865 201.01Connolly got the win when he got off the starting line more quickly and pulled away. He'll meet Line in the next round and Line will have lane choice. Dave Connolly's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.028), 1,000ft(0.034). MOV: 0.0409 seconds (approximately 12 feet).(W) Greg Anderson (Vegas General Construction Gr0.027 6.823 202.03 (L) Rickie Smith (Dart Cavalier) 0.046 6.845 202.15Greg Anderson left the starting line first and stayed in front to take the win. He'll have lane choice over Warren Johnson in the third round. Greg Anderson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(0.032), 660ft(0.039), 1,000ft(0.041). MOV: 0.0416 seconds (approximately 12 feet).
Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3JOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual NHRA Route 66 Nationals: W/L Driver RT ET Speed (W) Jason Line (KB Racing Grand Am) 0.023 6.799 202.73 (L) Dave Connolly (Bullet Motorsports Cavalier) 0.006 6.846 202.333:02 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 82 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 2,407 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.Connolly got off the starting line first but it wasn't enough as Line quickly ran him down for the win and a trip to the final round.
(W) Greg Anderson (Vegas General Construction Gr0.037 6.828 201.58 (L) Warren Johnson (GM Performance Parts Grand A0.051 6.847 201.82Johnson has lost four straight rounds to Anderson. The last time he beat Anderson was in Denver in 2003.This was Anderson all the way and it will be teammates Anderson and Line facing each other in the final round, with Line getting lane choice.
Sunday
Results for Final RoundJOLIET, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual NHRA Route 66 Nationals: W/L Driver RT ET Speed (W) Jason Line (KB Racing Grand Am) 0.004 6.840 202.48 (L) Greg Anderson (Vegas General Construction Gr-0.042(R) 6.826 202.334:14 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 2,752 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.Someone was going to beat Anderson eventually this year and when it finally happened, it was teammate Jason Line who did it. Anderson had been cutting good lights all weekend but this time, he was a little too quick and lit the red light. Line had a good light himself and got the first NHRA Pro Stock win of his career.