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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and Newsgroup Friday-Session 1 - Pro Stock -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Joe & Stephen Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed PRO 247 MIKE BELL 0.477 7.043 196.03* PRO 1260 ADAM LANDOLFI 0.471 7.148 194.72 Nice runs for the first pair. Bell is running Troy Humphries' car. PRO 378 JIM RAY 0.597 7.175 193.75* PRO 262 ROBERT PATRICK JR. 0.610 11.064 80.36 Patrick gets all over the track and lifts. . PRO 8 TOM MARTINO 0.482 6.970 197.06* PRO 12 DESTER CAMBRON 0.464 7.020 196.24 Great run by Martino. Cambron's run is straight. . PRO 382 BILLY HUFF 0.501 7.074 194.38* PRO 207 MIKE THOMAS 0.502 8.160 122.53 Thomas hazes the tires at half track and backs off. . PRO 351 RON KRISHER 0.458 6.984 197.80* PRO 9 JERRY ECKMAN 0.463 7.169 188.08 Great run by Krisher puts him in #2 for now. Eckman's car slows at the end. PRO 43 RICKIE SMITH 0.526 7.010 197.32 PRO 357 LARRY MORGAN 0.464 6.995 196.03 Morgan makes a nice pass in the 6's for a change. . PRO 709 GEORGE MARNELL 0.548 6.972 197.45 PRO 1 JIM YATES 0.471 6.951 197.97 Yates makes a great run. . . so does Marnell, great side-by-side drag race. PRO 398 DARRELL ALDERMAN 0.507 6.990 197.19* PRO 24 TROY COUGHLIN 0.482 7.000 196.89 Both cars make nice passes. . PRO 6 STEVE SCHMIDT 0.477 6.951 198.19* PRO 368 RAY FRANKS 0.555 7.079 195.69 Schmidt makes a great pass, something doesn't look right with Franks' car. PRO 387 MARK PAWUK 0.644 6.964 197.75* PRO 2 WARREN JOHNSON N/A N/A Great run by Pawuk that puts him in 3rd spot for now. . PRO 50 BRUCE ALLEN 0.461 6.992 196.12* PRO 55 VIERE GAINES 0.666 7.062 194.55 Gaines is all over the track. We get a tiny shower and they stop the next runs. PRO 4 KURT JOHNSON 0.456 6.946 198.28* PRO 3 MIKE EDWARDS 0.454 7.017 196.76 The track is holding well in the left lane - great run by Johnson . . . what will Warren do? PRO 251 PETE WILLIAMS 0.549 7.001 196.36* PRO 358 LARRY NANCE 0.596 7.066 195.43 Williams goes to #11 with a 7 flat - it won't hold! This could be the first 6 second field ever. PRO 11 SCOTT GEOFFRION 0.473 7.158 196.16 PRO 219 TERRY ADAMS 0.524 7.003 196.07 Terry goes a 7 flat - nice run for him. Geoffrion still doesn't have it. PRO 384 ED HECK 0.467 10.878 81.15 PRO 270 ALLEN JOHNSON 0.466 7.112 194.46 Heck shuts it off at half track. Neither car makes a good run. PRO 255 DANNY COFFMAN 0.482 8.633 111.55 PRO 2 WARREN JOHNSON 0.527 6.941 199.07 Warren goes to #1 with a huge blast - oh so close! The first 11 spots are in the 6's
Pro Stock Qualifying List After Session 1, Friday 1997 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Joe & Stephen Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 WARREN JOHNSON PRO 2 6.941 199.07 Fri1 2 KURT JOHNSON PRO 4 6.946 198.28 Fri1 3 STEVE SCHMIDT PRO 6 6.951 198.19 Fri1 4 JIM YATES PRO 1 6.951 197.97 Fri1 5 MARK PAWUK PRO 387 6.964 197.75 Fri1 6 TOM MARTINO PRO 8 6.970 197.06 Fri1 7 GEORGE MARNELL PRO 709 6.972 197.45 Fri1 8 RON KRISHER PRO 351 6.984 197.80 Fri1 9 DARRELL ALDERMAN PRO 398 6.990 197.19 Fri1 10 BRUCE ALLEN PRO 50 6.992 196.12 Fri1 11 LARRY MORGAN PRO 357 6.995 196.03 Fri1 12 TROY COUGHLIN PRO 24 7.000 196.89 Fri1 13 PETE WILLIAMS PRO 251 7.001 196.36 Fri1 14 TERRY ADAMS PRO 219 7.003 196.07 Fri1 15 RICKIE SMITH PRO 43 7.010 197.32 Fri1 16 MIKE EDWARDS PRO 3 7.017 196.76 Fri1 17 DESTER CAMBRON PRO 12 7.020 196.24 Fri1 18 MIKE BELL PRO 247 7.043 196.03 Fri1 19 VIERE GAINES PRO 55 7.062 194.55 Fri1 20 LARRY NANCE PRO 358 7.066 195.43 Fri1 21 BILLY HUFF PRO 382 7.074 194.38 Fri1 22 RAY FRANKS PRO 368 7.079 195.69 Fri1 23 ALLEN JOHNSON PRO 270 7.112 194.46 Fri1 24 ADAM LANDOLFI PRO 1260 7.148 194.72 Fri1 25 SCOTT GEOFFRION PRO 11 7.158 196.16 Fri1 26 JERRY ECKMAN PRO 9 7.169 188.08 Fri1 27 JIM RAY PRO 378 7.175 193.75 Fri1 28 MIKE THOMAS PRO 207 8.160 122.53 Fri1 29 DANNY COFFMAN PRO 255 8.633 111.55 Fri1 30 ED HECK PRO 384 10.878 81.15 Fri1 31 ROBERT PATRICK JR. PRO 262 11.064 80.36 Fri1
Friday-Session 2 - Pro Stock -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Joe & Stephen
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
PRO 9 JERRY ECKMAN 0.481 6.945 197.45*
PRO 382 BILLY HUFF 0.452 6.991 196.24
Eckman makes a HUGE pass . . . this could be the
night!
PRO 357 LARRY MORGAN 0.457 6.984 196.03*
PRO 351 RON KRISHER 0.490 7.017 197.28
Morgan makes another nice pass, Krisher doesn't
improve.
PRO 1 JIM YATES 0.477 7.892 129.31
PRO 43 RICKIE SMITH 0.555 6.970 197.32
Yates has some tire spin and slows, Rickie moves to
#7. Quickest field in history!
PRO 24 TROY COUGHLIN 0.463 6.961 197.75
PRO 709 GEORGE MARNELL 0.488 6.937 198.32
Marnell moves to #1 with a great pass. Coughlin also
has a pass, what a drag race!
PRO 368 RAY FRANKS 0.570 6.987 197.28*
PRO 398 DARRELL ALDERMAN 0.445 7.018 196.89
First all 6 second field in history - Ray Franks makes
it 16!
PRO 2 WARREN JOHNSON 0.574 6.894 200.13*
PRO 6 STEVE SCHMIDT 0.506 6.932 198.50
Warren snags the $25K with the first 200 in history,
the crowd is on its feet! What a huge pass - Steve too
PRO 55 VIERE GAINES 0.570 15.078 55.26
PRO 387 MARK PAWUK 0.484 6.952 194.55
Great run for Pawuk, Gaines breaks something and slows
to the finish.
PRO 3 MIKE EDWARDS 0.444 6.984 197.10*
PRO 50 BRUCE ALLEN 0.471 9.910 92.12
Edwards goes to #12 and Allen doesn't improve as the
car gets loose.
PRO 358 LARRY NANCE 0.445 11.663 74.80
PRO 4 KURT JOHNSON 0.440 6.898 199.20
Kurt runs an 89 to go to #2 with Dad - unreal!! Nance
makes a hard move to the wall and backs out of it.
PRO 219 TERRY ADAMS 0.594 6.968 196.76
PRO 251 PETE WILLIAMS 0.512 6.963 197.41
Two of the unknowns run 96's, this field is fast!
.
PRO 270 ALLEN JOHNSON 0.522 7.071 195.48
PRO 11 SCOTT GEOFFRION 0.535 6.986 197.28
Geoffrion goes to the bubble, the other Mopars are not
qualified.
PRO 1260 ADAM LANDOLFI 0.499 7.338 185.98
PRO 384 ED HECK 0.565 7.015 195.86
Good runs by both cars, but this is a quick field and
neither car is in.
PRO 262 ROBERT PATRICK JR. 0.527 7.058 196.46
PRO 255 DANNY COFFMAN 0.526 7.030 195.77
Clean runs by both cars.
.
PRO 12 DESTER CAMBRON 0.475 N/A N/A *
PRO 247 MIKE BELL 0.446 7.000 196.85
Cambron puts it into the wall real hard but the car
stays upright. Oil and parts all over the track, down
PRO 207 MIKE THOMAS 0.534 15.297 53.93
PRO 378 JIM RAY 0.981 10.494 74.26
Both cars overpower the track and give it up.
.
single
PRO 8 TOM MARTINO 0.499 6.957 197.80
Nice run by Martino moves him from #13 to #8. The
fastest field in history is unbelievably stout!
Pro Stock Qualifying List After Session 2, Friday 1997 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Joe & Stephen Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 WARREN JOHNSON PRO 2 6.894 200.13 Fri2 2 KURT JOHNSON PRO 4 6.898 199.20 Fri2 3 STEVE SCHMIDT PRO 6 6.932 198.50 Fri2 4 GEORGE MARNELL PRO 709 6.937 198.32 Fri2 5 JERRY ECKMAN PRO 9 6.945 197.45 Fri2 6 JIM YATES PRO 1 6.951 197.97 Fri1 7 MARK PAWUK PRO 387 6.952 194.55 Fri2 8 TOM MARTINO PRO 8 6.957 197.80 Fri2 9 TROY COUGHLIN PRO 24 6.961 197.75 Fri2 10 PETE WILLIAMS PRO 251 6.963 197.41 Fri2 11 TERRY ADAMS PRO 219 6.968 196.76 Fri2 12 RICKIE SMITH PRO 43 6.970 197.32 Fri2 13 RON KRISHER PRO 351 6.984 197.80 Fri1 14 MIKE EDWARDS PRO 3 6.984 197.10 Fri2 15 LARRY MORGAN PRO 357 6.984 196.03 Fri2 16 SCOTT GEOFFRION PRO 11 6.986 197.28 Fri2 17 RAY FRANKS PRO 368 6.987 197.28 Fri2 18 DARRELL ALDERMAN PRO 398 6.990 197.19 Fri1 19 BILLY HUFF PRO 382 6.991 196.24 Fri2 20 BRUCE ALLEN PRO 50 6.992 196.12 Fri1 21 MIKE BELL PRO 247 7.000 196.85 Fri2 22 ED HECK PRO 384 7.015 195.86 Fri2 23 DESTER CAMBRON PRO 12 7.020 196.24 Fri1 24 DANNY COFFMAN PRO 255 7.030 195.77 Fri2 25 ROBERT PATRICK JR. PRO 262 7.058 196.46 Fri2 26 VIERE GAINES PRO 55 7.062 194.55 Fri1 27 LARRY NANCE PRO 358 7.066 195.43 Fri1 28 ALLEN JOHNSON PRO 270 7.071 195.48 Fri2 29 ADAM LANDOLFI PRO 1260 7.148 194.72 Fri1 30 JIM RAY PRO 378 7.175 193.75 Fri1 31 MIKE THOMAS PRO 207 8.160 122.53 Fri1
Saturday-Session 1 - Pro Stock -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Joe & Stephen
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
PRO 709 GEORGE MARNELL 0.573 6.993 197.84*
PRO 368 RAY FRANKS 0.493 7.002 197.19
Good runs, but no improvement, Franks is still not in
the show at #17 - he may not get in today.
PRO 398 DARRELL ALDERMAN 0.491 6.985 198.01
PRO 2 WARREN JOHNSON 0.500 6.934 199.51
Great drag race, Alderman is now on the bump. Maybe
the track will hold some numbers today!
PRO 6 STEVE SCHMIDT 0.500 6.978 197.84*
PRO 55 VIERE GAINES 0.493 7.012 197.49
Gaines moves to #22 and won't make the field today. No
improvement for Schmidt.
PRO 387 MARK PAWUK 0.501 6.956 198.63*
PRO 3 MIKE EDWARDS 0.472 6.994 197.45
Great runs by both cars, no improvement over last
night. They stay at #7 and #14.
PRO 50 BRUCE ALLEN 0.465 6.965 196.97*
PRO 358 LARRY NANCE 0.428 7.024 196.72
Allen goes from not qualified to solidly in the show.
Nance makes a nice 7.0 pass, but it's not enough.
PRO 4 KURT JOHNSON 0.433 6.927 198.85*
PRO 219 TERRY ADAMS 0.527 6.978 197.23
Great run by Kurt - the Johnson's seem to have it
figured out. Terry Adams doesn't improve.
PRO 251 PETE WILLIAMS 0.547 6.955 197.23*
PRO 270 ALLEN JOHNSON 0.548 7.026 197.06
Pete Williams moves up to #8, no improvement for Allen
Johnson.
PRO 11 SCOTT GEOFFRION 0.481 7.130 196.24*
PRO 1260 ADAM LANDOLFI 0.481 7.083 195.10
Ugly runs by both cars - both are all over the track
and don't improve. Scott's not yet qualified.
PRO 384 ED HECK 0.508 7.044 195.27
PRO 262 ROBERT PATRICK JR. 0.590 6.984 197.75
Patrick sticks the Ford in the show at #15 - what a
nice run with some help from Rusty Glidden.
PRO 255 DANNY COFFMAN 0.508 9.741 98.11
PRO 207 MIKE THOMAS 0.501 6.983 197.49
Thomas gets into the show at #15 and moves Patrick to
the bump. Coffman car shakes and bumps and he lifts.
PRO 247 MIKE BELL 0.630 6.982 197.15
PRO 9 JERRY ECKMAN 0.470 6.964 198.41
Eckman doesn't improve, but Mike Bell puts his car in
the show and bumps the Ford by 2/100ths. 6's abound!!
PRO 378 JIM RAY 1.095 7.093 195.48
PRO 357 LARRY MORGAN 0.582 6.998 176.78
Neither car is in the show, Morgan got bumped by some
earlier runs.
PRO 8 TOM MARTINO 0.472 6.982 197.75
PRO 1 JIM YATES 0.454 6.940 198.45
Yates moves to #5 on a new motor - he's out of Maskin
power. Martino gets loose and lifts.
PRO 382 BILLY HUFF 0.449 7.000 196.33*
PRO 24 TROY COUGHLIN 0.462 9.105 105.34
Something lets go on Coughlin's car and he shuts it off
and Huff can't make the show with a 7 flat.
PRO 351 RON KRISHER 1.070 6.986 198.01*
single
Good speed for Krisher, he stays at #16.
.
PRO 43 RICKIE SMITH 1.889 6.979 197.41*
single
Rickie stays consistent in the John Kight car. He's in
the show at #13.
Pro Stock Qualifying List After Session 1, Saturday 1997 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Joe & Stephen Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 WARREN JOHNSON PRO 2 6.894 200.13 Fri2 2 KURT JOHNSON PRO 4 6.898 199.20 Fri2 3 STEVE SCHMIDT PRO 6 6.932 198.50 Fri2 4 GEORGE MARNELL PRO 709 6.937 198.32 Fri2 5 JIM YATES PRO 1 6.940 198.45 Sat1 6 JERRY ECKMAN PRO 9 6.945 197.45 Fri2 7 MARK PAWUK PRO 387 6.952 194.55 Fri2 8 PETE WILLIAMS PRO 251 6.955 197.23 Sat1 9 TOM MARTINO PRO 8 6.957 197.80 Fri2 10 TROY COUGHLIN PRO 24 6.961 197.75 Fri2 11 BRUCE ALLEN PRO 50 6.965 196.97 Sat1 12 TERRY ADAMS PRO 219 6.968 196.76 Fri2 13 RICKIE SMITH PRO 43 6.970 197.32 Fri2 14 MIKE BELL PRO 247 6.982 197.15 Sat1 15 MIKE THOMAS PRO 207 6.983 197.49 Sat1 16 RON KRISHER PRO 351 6.984 197.80 Fri1 17 ROBERT PATRICK JR. PRO 262 6.984 197.75 Sat1 18 MIKE EDWARDS PRO 3 6.984 197.10 Fri2 19 LARRY MORGAN PRO 357 6.984 196.03 Fri2 20 DARRELL ALDERMAN PRO 398 6.985 198.01 Sat1 21 SCOTT GEOFFRION PRO 11 6.986 197.28 Fri2 22 RAY FRANKS PRO 368 6.987 197.28 Fri2 23 BILLY HUFF PRO 382 6.991 196.24 Fri2 24 VIERE GAINES PRO 55 7.012 197.49 Sat1 25 ED HECK PRO 384 7.015 195.86 Fri2 26 DESTER CAMBRON PRO 12 7.020 196.24 Fri1 27 LARRY NANCE PRO 358 7.024 196.72 Sat1 28 ALLEN JOHNSON PRO 270 7.026 197.06 Sat1 29 DANNY COFFMAN PRO 255 7.030 195.77 Fri2 30 ADAM LANDOLFI PRO 1260 7.083 195.10 Sat1 31 JIM RAY PRO 378 7.093 195.48 Sat1
Saturday-Session 2 - Pro Stock -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Joe & Stephen
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
PRO 358 LARRY NANCE 0.460 7.428 149.82
PRO 387 MARK PAWUK 0.475 7.024 176.72
No improvement for either Summit driver and Nance does
not make the show.
PRO 270 ALLEN JOHNSON 0.442 6.996 197.80
PRO 50 BRUCE ALLEN 0.431 6.970 197.23
Nice runs by both cars but Johnson will not make the
show. Allen is solidly qualified.
PRO 1260 ADAM LANDOLFI 0.489 7.069 195.22
PRO 4 KURT JOHNSON 0.451 6.931 199.24
Great run for KJ in the heat, Landolfi does not make
the show.
PRO 262 ROBERT PATRICK JR. 0.531 7.029 197.41
PRO 251 PETE WILLIAMS 0.514 6.963 198.71
Well folks, the Ford doesn't make the show - he's the
#1 alternate. Another good run for Williams.
PRO 207 MIKE THOMAS 0.482 6.988 196.76*
PRO 11 SCOTT GEOFFRION 0.480 7.033 197.75
Scott does not make the show. Thomas makes a nice
pass but doesn't improve.
PRO 9 JERRY ECKMAN 0.475 6.996 197.15*
PRO 384 ED HECK 0.466 7.035 192.76
Heck will not qualify with this pass. Eckman slows
quite a bit. The Johnson's are the only cars running!
PRO 357 LARRY MORGAN 0.507 7.003 196.42
PRO 255 DANNY COFFMAN 0.498 6.990 197.06
Morgan and Coffman do not qualify as both slow from
their best times of the weekend. Track is going away.
PRO 1 JIM YATES 0.490 6.941 197.80*
PRO 247 MIKE BELL 0.474 7.002 197.62
The run doesn't help either driver. Yates runs a good
number with a slow speed. They'd like to figure it out
PRO 24 TROY COUGHLIN 0.463 10.191 89.03
PRO 378 JIM RAY 0.787 7.159 167.98
Coughlin breaks something at half track and clicks it
off. Ray doesn't qualify.
PRO 368 RAY FRANKS 0.505 7.311 163.25*
PRO 8 TOM MARTINO N/A N/A
Franks makes a real slow pass. Martino leaks fluid
after the burnout and is backed away.
PRO 2 WARREN JOHNSON 0.483 6.939 199.77*
PRO 382 BILLY HUFF 0.479 7.005 197.23
Warren almost hits 200 again, Huff doesn't improve and
can't qualify. The Johnson family is wired today.
PRO 55 VIERE GAINES 0.523 7.040 196.37
PRO 351 RON KRISHER 0.502 7.005 197.28
Krishner stays on the bump and V. doesn't make it. Good
runs by both cars, just a bit slow.
PRO 3 MIKE EDWARDS 0.429 7.036 197.32
PRO 43 RICKIE SMITH 0.489 6.975 198.10
Rickie stays at #13 and Edwards doesn't qualify. Nice
runs by both cars, no track.
single
PRO 709 GEORGE MARNELL 0.568 6.947 198.19
A nice run by Marnell, he comes close to bettering his
time. He's in solid at #4.
single
PRO 398 DARRELL ALDERMAN 0.540 6.937 198.76
Alderman goes all the way to #4 from not qualified with
a HUGE blast. Nice run for one half of the Dodge boys!
single
PRO 6 STEVE SCHMIDT 0.507 6.959 199.29
Schmidt goes 199 on a nice pass, some of the cars are
doing well today!
Pro Stock Qualifying List After Session 2, Saturday 1997 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Joe & Stephen Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 WARREN JOHNSON PRO 2 6.894 200.13 Fri2 2 KURT JOHNSON PRO 4 6.898 199.20 Fri2 3 STEVE SCHMIDT PRO 6 6.932 198.50 Fri2 4 DARRELL ALDERMAN PRO 398 6.937 198.76 Sat2 5 GEORGE MARNELL PRO 709 6.937 198.32 Fri2 6 JIM YATES PRO 1 6.940 198.45 Sat1 7 MARK PAWUK PRO 387 6.942 199.24 Fri2 8 JERRY ECKMAN PRO 9 6.945 197.45 Fri2 9 PETE WILLIAMS PRO 251 6.955 197.23 Sat1 10 TOM MARTINO PRO 8 6.957 197.80 Fri2 11 TROY COUGHLIN PRO 24 6.961 197.75 Fri2 12 BRUCE ALLEN PRO 50 6.965 196.97 Sat1 13 TERRY ADAMS PRO 219 6.968 196.76 Fri2 14 RICKIE SMITH PRO 43 6.970 197.32 Fri2 15 MIKE BELL PRO 247 6.982 197.15 Sat1 16 MIKE THOMAS PRO 207 6.983 197.49 Sat1 17 RON KRISHER PRO 351 6.984 197.80 Fri1 18 ROBERT PATRICK JR. PRO 262 6.984 197.75 Sat1 19 MIKE EDWARDS PRO 3 6.984 197.10 Fri2 20 LARRY MORGAN PRO 357 6.984 196.03 Fri2 21 SCOTT GEOFFRION PRO 11 6.986 197.28 Fri2 22 RAY FRANKS PRO 368 6.987 197.28 Fri2 23 DANNY COFFMAN PRO 255 6.990 197.06 Sat2 24 BILLY HUFF PRO 382 6.991 196.24 Fri2 25 ALLEN JOHNSON PRO 270 6.996 197.80 Sat2 26 VIERE GAINES PRO 55 7.012 197.49 Sat1 27 ED HECK PRO 384 7.015 195.86 Fri2 28 DESTER CAMBRON PRO 12 7.020 196.24 Fri1 29 LARRY NANCE PRO 358 7.024 196.72 Sat1 30 ADAM LANDOLFI PRO 1260 7.069 195.22 Sat2 31 JIM RAY PRO 378 7.093 195.48 Sat1
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