NHRA
Dallas: Dave Connolly Saturday summary
Connolly to Start 14th Despite Electrical Problem SKULL GEAR Chevy Cobalt Posts 6.706-second Best ENNIS, Texas, Oct. 8, 2005 -- An electrical bug invaded Dave Connolly's SKULL GEAR Pro Stock Chevrolet Cobalt during Friday and Saturday qualifying ...
Published: Oct 9, 2005, 8:08 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Connolly to Start 14th Despite Electrical Problem
SKULL GEAR Chevy Cobalt Posts 6.706-second Best
ENNIS, Texas, Oct. 8, 2005 -- An electrical bug invaded Dave Connolly's SKULL GEAR Pro Stock Chevrolet Cobalt during Friday and Saturday qualifying for Sunday's O'Reilly's Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex, near Dallas.
"The car was shutting off in fourth gear for no apparent reason," said Connolly, whose best qualifying run, as things turned out, was his first, 6.706 seconds at 205.54 mph has him starting 14th overall.
"That would've been a pretty good run," added crew chief Terry Adams. "The motor was off for nine-tenths of a second."
After changing virtually "everything but the wiring," Adams said it looked like the situation was corrected for Saturday's last run. "The last two things we changed were the coil and the clutch switch."
Connolly was timed in 6.708 seconds during the warm afternoon and the result pleased the team. It was seventh quickest of the session.
"The last run was a good, clean run," said the driver from Elyria, Ohio. "I hope the bug doesn't come back. Whatever we did on that run worked. It was the first time this week that we were under power all the way down. At least we are in the show."
Connolly races Kurt Johnson (No. 3 at 6.663 at 207.24 mph.
-jls-
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Kansas: Jeff Gordon post-qualifying interview
Next article VIR starting lineup
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Kurt Johnson
J.Force, Langdon, Edwards and Arana Sr. take top qualifying spots at Las Vegas
NHRA
NHRA
J.Force, Langdon, Edwards and Arana Sr. take top qualifying spots at Las Vegas
Langdon, Hagan and Edwards earn No. 1 qualifying spots for Southern Nationals in Atlanta
NHRA
NHRA
Langdon, Hagan and Edwards earn No. 1 qualifying spots for Southern Nationals in Atlanta
Coughlin pleased with runner-up result in Pomona
NHRA
NHRA
Coughlin pleased with runner-up result in Pomona
Latest news
Final NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Homestead finale
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
2 h
Final NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Homestead finale
Official race results: NASCAR Cup Homestead season finale
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
3 h
Official race results: NASCAR Cup Homestead season finale
Ryan Blaney wins Homestead NASCAR Cup finale as Kyle Larson claims 2026 title
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
3 h
Ryan Blaney wins Homestead NASCAR Cup finale as Kyle Larson claims 2026 title
Winners and losers from F1's chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Sao Paulo GP
4 h
Winners and losers from F1's chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe