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Zizzo (Top Fuel), Cannon Jr.
(Pro Modified), Montecalvo
(Pro Stock) and Thomas
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Rockingham Dragway has two
events on the IHRA Nitro Jam™
season schedule. Jack Wyatt
probably wishes it was more.
Wyatt, from Corydon, Iowa, won
his third national event in as
many attempts at the fabled
quarter-mile strip in southern
North Carolina, defeating Jon
Capps in the final round to
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events in Rockingham last season as well, winning in the spring and the
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It
was even more special for
Wyatt as he painted a
tribute to the Virginia
Tech shooting victims on
his car for the weekend.
“We were driving down here
when we heard what
happened,” Wyatt said. “We
were listening to the
coverage on XM Radio and
every time we stopped at a
truck stop would get
updates. It’s unbelievable
something like that could
happen. As I found out
more what happened I just
really knew I had to do
something, and when we got
here I started looking for
a vinyl shop. If us
winning this race helped
one person I will feel
good about it. If we don’t
get a sponsor we are going
to run the Virginia Tech
logo on our car for the
rest of the season.”
T.J. Zizzo, Lincolnshire,
Ill., claimed the
Knoll-Gas Torco Racing
Fuels Pro Nitro Top Fuel
Ironman in Rockingham when
he drove past Bobby Lagana
Jr., Scarsdale, N.Y., with
the Ironman on the line in
Rockingham. Zizzo nosed
past Litton in the points
chase by slipping by
Lagana in a very close
final round.
“I knew it would be a
driver’s race today,”
Zizzo said. “Usually it is
90 percent crew and 10
percent driver, but today
I knew I would have to be
on my game. And that’s
what happened…I had to
drive the car to win. It
feels good when you are
able to do that because
you know you did your
job.”
Scott Cannon Jr., from
Lyman, S.C., tore down the
Torco’s
CompetitionPlus.com Pro
Modified competition the
morning after IHRA
technical officials tore
down his car. When he
qualified almost a tenth
faster than the rest of
the field the officials
were making sure
everything was legit with
his engine combination. He
passed the thorough
inspection with flying
colors, then dominated the
field in the elimination
rounds.
Cannon Jr. drove past
Kenny Lang in the final
round, carding a 6.020 at
236.17
mph to top Lang’s tire
shaking 7.669 at 124.66.
“My crew gave me a great
race car this weekend,”
Cannon said. “When you
have as good a car as I
had you just don’t want to
screw it up. That is the
worst feeling, when the
crew does a good job and
the driver doesn’t.”
Defending Alcohol Funny
Car world champion Mark
Thomas, from Louisville,
Ohio, found the winner’s
circle at Rockingham
Dragway by stopping No. 1
qualifier Terry Munroe,
from Beaver, Pa., in the
final round. Thomas always
enjoys racing at “The
Rock.”
“I really love it here,”
Thomas said. “It wouldn’t
bother me if we raced here
every weekend. The crowd
is always great and the
track is always in top
condition. We have won
four or five times here
and have been to a bunch
of finals. There is
something special about
this place.”
John Montecalvo, Center
Moriches, N.Y., advanced
to his second consecutive
Torco’s
CompetitionPlus.com Pro
Stock final round to open
the season. After falling
short to Robert Patrick in
San Antonio, Montecalvo
was able to finish the
deal when he dispatched
defending world champion
Pete Berner, Crete, Ill.,
in the final round.
Montecalvo also won the
Ironman at the World
Finals in Rockingham last
season.
“This is a great facility
and we love racing here,”
Montecalvo said. “That’s
two in a row for us in
Rockingham and two finals
in a row to open the
season. We have to keep
the momentum going.”
The Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam™
will make its third stop
of the season at Tulsa
Raceway Park May 25 - 27
for the Skull Shine Sooner
Nationals presented by
Wolverine and Academy
Sports + Outdoors.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. --
Sunday's final results
from the Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto
Parts and Castrol at
Rockingham Dragway. The
race is the second of 12
in the $19.5 million 2007
Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam Drag
Racing Series:
Top Fuel -- T.J. Zizzo,
4.772 seconds, 297.16 mph
def. Bobby Lagana Jr.,
4.916 seconds, 266.85 mph.
Nitro Funny Car -- Jack
Wyatt, Dodge Stratus,
5.188, 250.69 def. Jon
Capps, Chevy Monte Carlo,
5.229, 290.76.
Pro Modified -- Scott
Cannon, Pontiac Firebird,
6.020, 236.17 def. Kenny
Lang, Chevy Corvette,
7.669, 124.66.
Alcohol Funny Car -- Mark
Thomas, Chevy Monte Carlo,
5.798, 246.39 def. Terry
Munroe, Monte Carlo,
5.852, 239.06.
Pro Stock -- John
Montecalvo, Chevy Cobalt,
6.388, 218.83 def. Pete
Berner, Pontiac GTO,
6.398, 218.65.
Top Sportsman -- Terry
Teets, Cavalier, 6.911,
200.92 def. Mike Kaufman,
Corvette, 7.257, 184.02.
Top Dragster -- Marco
Abruzzi, Dragster, 6.965,
190.38 def. Chad
Hedgecock, Dragster,
9.810, 86.48.
Quick Rod -- Gary
Williams, Dragster, 9.145,
138.83 def. Marc
Gottlieb, Dragster, 9.159,
161.34.
Super Rod -- Jason Ayers,
Vega, 9.886, 149.71 def.
Rusty Cook, Corvette,
9.873, 158.89.
Hot Rod -- Scott Morgan,
Camaro, 10.862, 138.20
def. Doug Ramsey, Camaro,
10.854, 135.58.
Super Stock -- Steve
McCreary, Sunfire, 10.137,
131.06 def. Emily Stott,
Camaro, foul.
Stock -- W.G. Lankas,
Firebird, 10.629, 111.31
def. Mark Lewis, Nova,
foul.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Final
round-by-round results
from the Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto
Parts and Castrol at
Rockingham Dragway, the
second of 12 events in the
$19.5 million 2007 Knoll -
Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing
Series:
TOP FUEL:
ROUND ONE -- Michael
Gunderson, 4.877, 305.08
def. Mitch King, 4.985,
295.08; Bobby Lagana Jr.,
4.698, 308.92 def. Bruce
Litton, 5.672, 164.69; T.J.
Zizzo, 4.883, 314.46 def.
Scotty Cannon, 4.919,
273.55; Doug Foley, broke
def. Scott Weis, broke;
Scott Weis, 5.444, 189.10
def. Doug Foley, 9.330,
86.65; Michael Gunderson,
4.877, 305.08 def. Mitch
King, 4.985, 295.08; Bobby
Lagana Jr., 4.698, 308.92
def. Bruce Litton, 5.672,
164.69; T.J. Zizzo, 4.883,
314.46 def. Scotty Cannon,
4.919, 273.55; Scott Weis,
5.444, 189.10 def. Doug
Foley, 9.330, 86.65;
Michael Gunderson, 4.877,
305.08 def. Mitch King,
4.985, 295.08; Bobby
Lagana Jr., 4.698, 308.92
def. Bruce Litton, 5.672,
164.69; T.J. Zizzo, 4.883,
314.46 def. Scotty Cannon,
4.919, 273.55; Scott Weis,
5.444, 189.10 def. Doug
Foley, 9.330, 86.65;
SEMIFINALS -- Zizzo,
4.776, 302.08 def. Weis,
5.191, 227.11; Lagana Jr.,
14.678, 64.54 def.
Gunderson, foul;
FINAL -- Zizzo, 4.772,
297.16 def. Lagana Jr.,
4.916, 266.85.
NITRO FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE -- Jon Capps,
Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.249,
246.21 def. Paul Lee,
Monte Carlo, 11.230,
82.73; Dale Creasy Jr.,
Monte Carlo, 9.485, 87.16
def. Mitch King, Chevy
Corvette, broke; Bob
Gilbertson, Monte Carlo,
5.224, 239.14 def. Terry
Haddock, Dodge Stratus,
5.827, 179.64; Jack Wyatt,
Stratus, 5.169, 261.88
def. Andy Kelley, Pontiac
Firebird, 13.872, 81.22;
SEMIFINALS -- Capps,
5.098, 293.22 def. Creasy
Jr., 8.179, 100.79; Wyatt,
5.207, 236.92 def.
Gilbertson, 6.467, 174.57;
FINAL -- Wyatt, 5.188,
250.69 def. Capps, 5.229,
290.76.
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE -- Pat Stoken,
Chevy Camaro, 6.212,
226.09 def. Mike Janis,
Chevy Cobalt, 6.272,
236.55; Scott Cannon,
Pontiac Firebird, 6.012,
235.06 def. Harold Martin,
Pontiac Grand Am, 13.588,
62.73; Jim Halsey, Camaro,
6.218, 227.57 def. Kirk
Kuhns, Willys, 6.644,
165.60; Danny Rowe, Chevy
Corvette, 6.390, 228.19
def. Quain Stott,
Corvette, 7.164, 159.06;
Steve Vick, Corvette,
6.327, 221.96 def. John
Russo, Camaro, foul; Kenny
Lang, Corvette, 6.150,
233.16 def. Ed Hoover,
Corvette, 6.698, 185.10;
Matt Hagan, Camaro, 6.459,
228.23 def. Chip King,
Dodge Daytona, 10.053,
81.62; Mike Castellana,
Ford Mustang, 6.209,
227.46 def. Kelly Martin,
Chevy Bel Air, 6.827,
220.66;
QUARTERFINALS -- Vick,
6.791, 157.93 def. Hagan,
6.869, 229.35; Cannon,
6.047, 232.95 def. Halsey,
6.282, 228.65; Lang,
6.189, 233.32 def. Stoken,
6.274, 227.27; Castellana,
6.253, 228.07 def. Rowe,
6.730, 227.04;
SEMIFINALS -- Lang, 6.403,
224.92 def. Castellana,
10.832, 84.11; Cannon,
6.026, 222.18 def. Vick,
broke;
FINAL -- Cannon, 6.020,
236.17 def. Lang, 7.669,
124.66.
ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE -- Rob Atchison,
Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.797,
241.58 def. Rocky Hummel,
Chevy Camaro, 8.546,
98.20; Mark Thomas, Monte
Carlo, 5.804, 246.17 def.
Larry Dobbs, Chevy
Corvette, 5.979, 221.16;
Neal Parker, Monte Carlo,
5.906, 235.15 def. Trevor
Lebsack, Ford Mustang,
5.920, 237.00; Terry
Munroe, Monte Carlo,
5.866, 237.21 def. Bunny
Burkett, Dodge Avenger,
16.943, 46.33;
SEMIFINALS -- Munroe,
6.439, 235.23 def.
Atchison, 7.033, 181.59;
Thomas, 5.845, 244.83 def.
Parker, 6.816, 201.04;
FINAL -- Thomas, 5.798,
246.39 def. Munroe, 5.852,
239.06.
PRO STOCK:
ROUND ONE -- Bob Bertsch,
Ford Mustang, 6.425,
216.48 def. Larry O'Brien,
Dodge Stratus, 21.162,
41.51; Anthony Paone,
Pontiac GTO, 6.398, 216.03
def. Rickie Smith, Chevy
Cobalt, 6.370, 218.97;
Mike Corvo Jr, Cobalt,
6.345, 215.34 def. Frank
Gugliotta, Mustang, 6.521,
177.58; Pete Berner, GTO,
6.342, 219.86 def. John
Bartunek, Cobalt, 6.396,
217.70; Doug Kirk,
Mustang, broke def. John
Nobile, Mustang, broke;
Robert Patrick, Shelby
Cobra, 6.345, 218.62 def.
Cary Goforth, Cobalt,
6.401, 218.34; John
Montecalvo, Cobalt, 6.361,
218.90 def. Rob Mansfield,
Cobalt, 6.365, 217.95;
Steve Spiess, Cobalt,
6.331, 219.22 def. Elijah
Morton, Mustang, 10.509,
116.65;
QUARTERFINALS -- Bertsch,
6.476, 213.67 def. Paone,
broke; Montecalvo, 6.374,
218.65 was unopposed;
Patrick, 6.471, 217.70
def. Corvo Jr, foul;
Berner, 6.391, 220.08 def.
Spiess, 9.682, 91.66;
SEMIFINALS -- Berner,
6.392, 219.40 def. Bertsch,
21.300, 36.30; Montecalvo,
6.391, 219.04 def.
Patrick, 9.881, 97.21;
FINAL -- Montecalvo,
6.388, 218.83 def. Berner,
6.398, 218.65.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Point
standings (top 10) for
IHRA professional
categories following the
Spring Nationals presented
by Advance Auto Parts and
Castrol at Rockingham
Dragway, the second of 12
events in the $19.5
million 2007 Knoll - Gas
Nitro Jam Drag Racing
Series -
Top Fuel
1. T.J. Zizzo, 214; 2.
Bruce Litton, 169; 3.
Doug Foley, 142; 4. Bobby
Lagana Jr., 125; 5.
Scotty Cannon, 123; 6.
Scott Weis, 87; 7.
Michael Gunderson, 73; 8.
Mitch King, 55; 9. Terry
McMillen, 47; 10. (tie)
Jim Cavalieri, 10.
Luigi Novelli, 10.
Scott Palmer, 10.
Nitro Funny Car
1. Dale Creasy Jr., 185;
2. Jack Wyatt, 182; 3.
Jon Capps, 139; 4. Terry
Haddock, 134; 5. Bob
Gilbertson, 123; 6. Gary
Densham, 101; 7. Andy
Kelley, 99; 8. Del
Worsham, 60; 9. Paul Lee,
47; 10. Mitch King, 45.
Pro Modified
1. Scott Cannon, 161; 2.
Danny Rowe, 148; 3. Ed
Hoover, 146; 4. Kenny
Lang, 119; 5. Pat Stoken,
95; 6. (tie) Mike
Castellana, 91; Jim
Halsey, 91; 8. Quain
Stott, 90; 9. Kirk Kuhns,
84; 10. Burton Auxier,
80.
Alcohol Funny Car
1. Terry Munroe, 222; 2.
Mark Thomas, 215; 3. Rob
Atchison, 122; 4. Larry
Dobbs, 102; 5. Tony
Bogolo, 79; 6. Neal
Parker, 73; 7. Tim
Stevens, 69; 8. Laurie
Cannister, 58; 9. Bunny
Burkett, 52; 10. Trevor
Lebsack, 49.
Pro Stock
1. John Montecalvo, 201;
2. Robert Patrick, 195;
3. Pete Berner, 133; 4.
Rob Mansfield, 120; 5.
Steve Spiess, 95; 6. Mike
Corvo Jr, 80; 7. Rickie
Smith, 78; 8. Frank
Gugliotta, 70; 9. Brian
Gahm, 64; 10. Elijah
Morton, 55. |
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ROCKINGHAM, NC - The perfect
weather and ideal racing
conditions made for a sizzling
evening qualifying session at
the IHRA Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto
Parts and Castrol in
Rockingham, N.C.
With the race teams taking
advantage of the spring-like
air, the North Carolina racing
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Jon Capps, Las Vegas,
Nev., gave the capacity
crowd a thrill when he
blasted to a 4.974 at
289.94 mph to claim the
top qualifying spot in the
Knoll-Gas Torco Racing
Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Car
class. Capps, piloting the
Vegas Fuel ’05 Monte Carlo
in just his second-ever
national event, waited
until Saturday evening to
put his best foot forward.
He was sitting on the bump
spot after the first two
qualifying sessions, but
his clean Saturday evening
pass put him at the top of
the qualifying sheet and
also secured him Last Man
Standing honors.
“We needed those bonus
points after what happened
in San Antonio,” Capps,
who was assessed a black
flag penalty at the
season-opening Texas
Nationals, said. “The
track was great. IHRA and
the staff at Rockingham
Dragway did a great job of
getting this track ready.”
Capps actually clicked off
early on his run but still
was able to clock the
quickest time of all
qualifying sessions.
“It started to labor a
little bit so I clicked it
off early,” Capps said. “I
didn’t want to hurt any
parts because we want to
go rounds tomorrow.”
Doug Foley, Sewell, N.J.,
held the top spot in
Knoll-Gas Torco Racing
Fuels Pro Nitro Top Fuel
as his Friday evening
4.552 at 320.74 mph Friday
night held up after both
Saturday sessions. Texas
Nationals champion Bruce
Litton, Indianapolis, was
second on the sheet with a
4.631, 314.61 pass while
T.J. Zizzo, Lincolnshire,
Ill., was third. Zizzo was
the Top Fuel Last Man
Standing, grabbing five
bonus points for posting
the quickest ET of all
winning drivers during the
Saturday evening
qualifying session.
“That’s what we’re excited
about, that’s what
matters,” Zizzo said of
the five bonus points.
“Those extra points could
end up meaning a whole lot
at the end of a tight
world championship points
race.”
Foley will face Scott Weis
in the first round of
eliminations Sunday
afternoon. Litton will
square off with Bobby
Lagana Jr. while Zizzo
will do battle with Scotty
Cannon. No. 4 qualifier
Michael Gunderson will
face No. 8 qualifier Mitch
King in the remaining
first round match-up.
Scott Cannon Jr. was the
only Torco’s
CompetitionPlus.com Pro
Modified car to run in the
five second range at
Rockingham…and he did so
twice. Cannon, Lyman,
S.C., claimed the No. 1
qualifying spot with a
5.992 pass Saturday
morning before a 5.998
pass Saturday evening
garnered him Last Man
Standing honors.
“We had her jacked up,”
Cannon said. “We didn’t do
too good at the last race
and we wanted to get the
Last Man Standing. We need
all the points we can
get.”
Rob Mansfield, Bradenton,
Fla., had a very
profitable Saturday
evening qualifying
session. In fact Mansfield
didn’t do too badly Friday
night, either. He
qualified at the top of
the sheet with a stout
6.333 at 217.98 mph in the
Saturday evening session.
He also was the
Quarter-Max Pro Stock
Challenge, claiming five
bonus points for the
second consecutive night.
“This is pretty special,”
Mansfield said. “It was a
nice run that felt really
good. The crew did an
excellent job and I’m
really proud of them. It
was a difficult run,
trying to focus on the
tree with that big ball of
sun at the end of the
track, but I got through
it and it worked out.”
Steve Spiess, Manhattan,
Ill., posted a 6.342,
219.12 pass Saturday
evening to claim the
second qualifying spot
while Robert Patrick,
Fredericksburg, Va., ended
up in the third position
with a 6.355. Mansfield
will face San Antonio
finalist John Montecalvo,
Center Moriches, N.Y., in
the first round of
eliminations Sunday
morning.
Jeff Dobbins, Wilmington,
N.C., did not qualify for
the field, but he did not
walk away empty-handed as
his 0.016 reaction time
earned him the
Wayne-Dalton “Turn on the
Lights” award.
Terry Munroe, Beaver, Pa.,
came out swinging this
season. After his win in
San Antonio at the Texas
Nationals he said his race
team was serious about
chasing the world
championship this season.
He backed up this talk by
claiming the Alcohol Funny
Car pole at the IHRA
Spring Nationals…his
second No. 1 qualifying
effort in as many attempts
this season.
Munroe drove his ’05 Monte
Carlo to a 5.804 in Friday
qualifying, a number that
stood up after both
Saturday qualifying
sessions. Defending world
champion Mark Thomas,
Louisville, Ohio, ended up
second on the qualifying
ladder with a 5.813,
245.94 pass. Though he was
second on the sheet he did
claim Saturday Last Man
Standing honors and the
five bonus points that
come with it.
“I love this track,”
Thomas said. “I have won
more at this track than
any other on the IHRA
tour. I love coming here
and it has always been
very good to me.”
Rocky Hummel, Knoxville,
Tenn., was the No. 3
qualifier with a 5.860,
229.63 pass. Munroe will
square off with Bunny
Burkett in the first round
of eliminations Sunday
morning while Thomas will
face Larry Dobbs while
Hummel will square off
with Rob Atchison.
Professional eliminations
are scheduled for Sunday
at 10:30 p.m., 12 noon, 2
p.m. and 4 p.m. For more
information, log onto
www.ihra.com.
The Spring Nationals
presented by Advance Auto
Parts and Castrol is the
second of twelve events on
the $19.5 million 2007
Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag
Racing Series.
First-round pairings for
professional eliminations
Sunday for the Spring
Nationals presented by
Advance Auto Parts and
Castrol at Rockingham
Dragway, the second of 12
events in the $19.5
million 2007 Knoll - Gas
Nitro Jam Drag Racing
Series. Pairings based on
results in qualifying,
which ended Saturday.
Top Fuel -- 1. Doug Foley,
4.552 seconds, 320.74 mph
vs. 5. Scott Weis, 4.677,
306.74; 2. Bruce Litton,
4.631, 314.61 vs. 6.
Bobby Lagana Jr., 4.859,
303.84; 3. T.J. Zizzo,
4.643, 319.29 vs. 7.
Scotty Cannon, 4.904,
303.84; 4. Michael
Gunderson, 4.677, 312.42
vs. 8. Mitch King, 5.137,
211.63.
Nitro Funny Car -- 1. Jon
Capps, Chevy Monte Carlo,
4.974, 289.94 vs. 5. Paul
Lee, Monte Carlo, 5.169,
286.50; 2. Terry Haddock,
Dodge Stratus, 4.995,
297.16 vs. 6. Bob
Gilbertson, Monte Carlo,
5.199, 230.92; 3. Dale
Creasy Jr., Monte Carlo,
5.069, 302.35 vs. 7.
Mitch King, Chevy
Corvette, 5.228, 246.03;
4. Jack Wyatt, Stratus,
5.114, 242.67 vs. 8. Andy
Kelley, Pontiac Firebird,
5.255, 271.08.
Pro
Modified -- 1. Scott
Cannon, Pontiac Firebird,
5.992, 237.63 vs. 9.
Harold Martin, Pontiac
Grand Am, 6.202, 229.04;
2. Danny Rowe, Chevy
Corvette, 6.036, 234.70
vs. 10. Quain Stott,
Corvette, 6.245, 231.87;
3. John Russo, Chevy
Camaro, 6.065, 236.88 vs.
11. Steve Vick, Corvette,
6.255, 224.73; 4. Ed
Hoover, Corvette, 6.068,
227.88 vs. 12. Kenny
Lang, Corvette, 6.259,
218.44; 5. Kirk Kuhns,
Willys, 6.148, 223.06 vs.
13. Jim Halsey, Camaro,
6.302, 225.71; 6. Mike
Castellana, Ford Mustang,
6.168, 228.04 vs. 14.
Kelly Martin, Chevy Bel
Air, 6.384, 217.84; 7.
Matt Hagan, Camaro, 6.194,
227.96 vs. 15. Chip King,
Dodge Daytona, 6.426,
221.27; 8. Pat Stoken,
Camaro, 6.200, 227.92 vs.
16. Mike Janis, Chevy
Cobalt, 6.478, 228.50.
Alcohol Funny Car -- 1.
Terry Munroe, Chevy Monte
Carlo, 5.804, 240.04 vs.
5. Bunny Burkett, Dodge
Avenger, 5.910, 243.06; 2.
Mark Thomas, Monte Carlo,
5.813, 245.94 vs. 6.
Larry Dobbs, Chevy
Corvette, 5.921, 235.56;
3. Rocky Hummel, Chevy
Camaro, 5.860, 229.63 vs.
7. Rob Atchison, Monte
Carlo, 5.925, 241.37; 4.
Neal Parker, Monte Carlo,
5.897, 236.13 vs. 8.
Trevor Lebsack, Ford
Mustang, 5.950, 236.13.
Pro Stock -- 1. Rob
Mansfield, Chevy Cobalt,
6.333, 218.51 vs. 9. John
Montecalvo, Cobalt, 6.381,
218.37; 2. Steve Spiess,
Cobalt, 6.342, 219.54 vs.
10. Elijah Morton, Ford
Mustang, 6.386, 216.48; 3.
Robert Patrick, Shelby
Cobra, 6.355, 219.72 vs.
11. Cary Goforth, Cobalt,
6.393, 218.80; 4. Brian
Gahm, Mustang, 6.356,
219.69 vs. 12. Larry
O'Brien, Dodge Stratus,
6.421, 216.83; 5. John
Nobile, Mustang, 6.358,
219.72 vs. 13. Doug Kirk,
Mustang, 6.424, 215.07; 6.
Pete Berner, Pontiac GTO,
6.359, 219.47 vs. 14.
John Bartunek, Cobalt,
6.428, 216.79; 7. Mike
Corvo Jr, Cobalt, 6.365,
218.69 vs. 15. Frank
Gugliotta, Mustang, 6.430,
215.72; 8. Rickie Smith,
Cobalt, 6.367, 219.69 vs.
16. Anthony Paone, GTO,
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NO. 1 TOP FUEL QUALIFIER AT ROCKINGHAM
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ROCKINGHAM, NC
– Doug Foley, Sewell, N.J., earned the No. 1 spot in Knoll-Gas Torco
Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Top Fuel after the first round of qualifying Friday
at the Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts and Castrol. Other
No. 1 qualifiers at Rockingham Dragway include Terry Haddock (Nitro Funny
Car), Danny Rowe (Pro Modified), Terry Munroe (Alcohol Funny Car) and Rob
Mansfield (Pro Stock).
Foley clocked a 4.552, 320.74
to take the top position. He won the “Last Man Standing” as well. Points
leader Bruce Litton, Indianapolis, sits in the second position with a
4.631, followed by Michael Gunderson and Scott Weis at 4.677. Bobby Lagana
Jr. sits on the bump-spot.
“The car moved around quite a
bit,” said Foley. “It was a great run for us. That’s what we needed to
come out and do. Everyone is running so tough this year that every point
is going to count.”
Haddock, of Lynnwood, Wash.,
earned his first career provisional No. 1 qualifier in Knoll-Gas Torco
Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Car. He ran a 4.995 pass and locked
up the “Last Man Standing.” Dale Creasy Jr., the current points leader
sits second, followed by defending event champion Jack Wyatt and Todd
Simpson. Jon Capps is on the bump-spot. Gastonia, N.C.-resident Bob
Gilbertson is currently not in the field.
Laguna Hills,
California-resident Rowe used the final Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com
Pro Modified qualifying pass to sneak into the No. 1 spot and earn the
“Last Man Standing” prize. Rowe ran the quarter-mile in 6.113, 234.70 and
is followed by Mike Castellana, 6.185, Kirk Kuhns, 6.202 and Harold
Martin, 6.223. Class points leader
Ed Hoover, Gilbert, S.C., is currently not in the field.
Alcohol Funny Car points
leader Munroe, Beaver, Pa., proved that his dominance in San Antonio last
month was no fluke. He covered the track in 5.804-seconds at 240.04 mph to
take the top spot and “Last Man Standing.” He’s trailed by Canadian Larry
Dobbs, defending world champion Mark Thomas and Rob Atchison.
In Torco’s
CompetitionPlus.com Pro Stock Mansfield, Winter Park, Fla., won the
Quarter-Max Pro Stock Challenge with his provisional low qualifying ET of
6.333 seconds at 217.98 mph. Steve Spiess, a former winner at this event,
sits in the second spot with a 6.342. Brian Gahm is third, followed by
Mike Corvo and King, N.C.’s Rickie Smith.
Qualifying resumes at 9 a.m.,
with professional qualifying rounds two and three at
12 noon and 6:30 p.m., respectively. For more information, log onto
www.ihra.com.
The Spring Nationals is the second of twelve events on the $19.5 million
2007 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Results Friday after
qualifying for the Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts and
Castrol at Rockingham Dragway, second of 12 events in the $19.5 million
2007 Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series.
Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday's final eliminations.
Top Fuel -- 1. Doug Foley, 4.552 seconds,
320.74 mph; 2. Bruce Litton, 4.631, 314.61; 3. Michael Gunderson, 4.677,
312.42; 4. Scott Weis, 4.677, 306.74; 5. T.J. Zizzo, 5.186, 232.95; 6.
Terry McMillen, 5.696, 155.19; 7. Scotty Cannon, 8.532, 87.34; 8. Bobby
Lagana Jr., 9.773, 68.70.
Nitro Funny Car -- 1. Terry Haddock, Dodge
Stratus, 4.995, 297.16; 2. Dale Creasy Jr., Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.255,
287.90; 3. Jack Wyatt, Stratus, 5.594, 236.26; 4. Todd Simpson, Chevy
Camaro, 5.665, 213.60; 5. Andy Kelley, Pontiac Firebird, 6.571, 241.71; 6.
Mitch King, Chevy Corvette, 7.671, 115.30; 7. Paul Lee, Monte Carlo,
8.881, 95.75; 8. Jon Capps, Monte Carlo, 10.416, 82.86.
Pro Modified -- 1. Danny Rowe, Chevy
Corvette, 6.113, 234.70; 2. Mike Castellana, Ford Mustang, 6.185, 227.57;
3. Kirk Kuhns, Willys, 6.202, 223.06; 4. Harold Martin, Pontiac Grand Am,
6.223, 224.62; 5. Kenny Lang, Corvette, 6.259, 218.44; 6. Kelly Martin,
Chevy Bel Air, 6.384, 217.84; 7. Pat Stoken, Chevy Camaro, 6.387, 206.35;
8. Matt Hagan, Camaro, 6.571, 166.54; 9. Quain Stott, Corvette, 6.658,
228.96; 10. Joe Mulligan, Camaro, 7.860, 168.28; 11. Jim Halsey, Camaro,
8.638, 127.16; 12. Scott Cannon, Pontiac Firebird, 8.925, 103.76; 13. Mike
Janis, Chevy Cobalt, 9.269, 114.09; 14. Steve Vick, Corvette, 11.593,
90.95; 15. Shannon Jenkins, Pontiac GTO, 12.115, 71.75; 16. Burton Auxier,
Corvette, 12.309, 85.99.
Alcohol Funny Car -- 1. Terry Munroe, Chevy
Monte Carlo, 5.804, 240.04; 2. Larry Dobbs, Chevy Corvette, 5.921, 227.92;
3. Mark Thomas, Monte Carlo, 5.922, 239.31; 4. Rob Atchison, Monte Carlo,
5.925, 241.37; 5. Bunny Burkett, Dodge Avenger, 6.019, 235.97; 6. Neal
Parker, Monte Carlo, 6.036, 233.48; 7. Tony Bogolo, Ford Mustang, 6.059,
222.66; 8. Tim Stevens, Dodge Stratus, 6.195, 202.42.
Pro Stock
-- 1. Rob Mansfield, Chevy Cobalt, 6.333, 217.98; 2. Steve Spiess, Cobalt,
6.342, 219.12; 3. Brian Gahm, Ford Mustang, 6.356, 219.69; 4. Mike Corvo
Jr, Cobalt, 6.365, 218.69; 5. Rickie Smith, Cobalt, 6.368, 219.44; 6. Pete
Berner, Pontiac GTO, 6.381, 219.47; 7. John Montecalvo, Cobalt, 6.381,
218.37; 8. Elijah Morton, Mustang, 6.386, 216.48; 9. Robert Patrick,
Shelby Cobra, 6.390, 218.72; 10. Cary Goforth, Cobalt, 6.393, 218.80; 11.
Doug Kirk, Mustang, 6.424, 213.67; 12. Frank Gugliotta, Mustang, 6.430,
215.72; 13. Bob Bertsch, Mustang, 6.435, 215.96; 14. Chuck DeMory, Ford
Escort, 6.439, 218.23; 15. Brad Jeter, Mustang, 6.443, 215.00; 16. Dean
Goforth, GTO, 6.457, 217.07. |
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