 
Saturday - Qualifying
Session Two
With no relief
in the heat (but solid data from Friday) the second qualifying
session found Randy Bridges paired with Joe Krupinsky in his
first attempt.
Bridges may want
to think about some lead on the front end as for the second run
in a row he yanked the front wheels at the hit only this time
he carried them well past the 60' mark giving him the event "Wheelie
Award". Krupinsky was very weak on his leave.
Neither
car came close to making the show.
Next
out was Rick Rogers in Butch Blair's "Fugowie" and
Lincoln Hassell.
Both
cars had decent leaves....
Pair three featured Denver Schutz and
for his first attempt, Ernest McClain in the Mill Road Boys entry.
Both
cars had decent early numbers.
Schutz went on
to record the first 5 second run of the weekend and for the moment,
go #1 with a 5.962 at 229.00. McClain ran a 6.131 at 226.39 which
would ultimately be good for the #7 spot.
East
vs West when Howard Haight and Brendan Murry tried to make the
show.
Haight
had the better early numbers.
Haight went to
#2 with a 5.995 at 242.15 while Murry's 6.443 left him out of
the show with one shot left.
The final
pair for the second session was Roger Lechtenberg and Dave Miller.
Neither
car got the leave they were looking for.
From
the 60' clocks on Radar steadily pulled ahead.
Lechtenberg carded
a safe 6.089 at 234.53 while Miller remained on the outside with
a 6.421 at 228.77.
Some cars chose
to sit out this session so the final three cars all had singles
due to the mandatory lane swap during qualifying. The first single
was Troy Green.
The wet
pipe cleaned up at the hit and Green had a decent 60' time.
A solid
5.986 at 249.39 would ultimately land Green in the #4 spot.
The Next
out was Brad Thompson.
In spite of the
high temps, the track was in excellent condition and Thompson's
leave racked up good early numbers.
Right down Broadway
Thompson went low for the event with a great (for the conditions)
5.897 at 254.38.
The final
car in session two was Keith Burgan.
Burgan
had possibly his best leave ever.
But for reasons
he only knows the run was aborted and he coasted to a 6.753 at
177.32.
Saturday - Qualifying
Session Three
The final session
held before Cacklefest and in a little cooler air started with
Brendan Murry and Keith Burgan.
When
they staged neither car was in the show.
Murry
had better numbers early while Burgan was way on the soft side.
In spite
of clicking it early Murry still carded a 6.146 at just 200.14
this bumped out Dave Miller and put Brandon #8. Burgan could
still not get from A to B and coasted thru with a 6.758 at 177.32
which was far from making the show.
The second pair
of four were just trying to improve their positions for Sunday
were Roger Lechtenberg and Rick Rogers.
Both
cars left hard and stayed together to the stripe.
Lechtenberg's
stout 5.924 at 223.99 putting him in the #2 spot. Rogers carded
a 6.011 at 242.06 to land in the #6 hole.
The next
pair pitted Lincoln Hassell and Joe Krupinski... neither
car was in.
Early
numbers pretty well spelled doom for both drivers.
Hassell's 6.940
at 179.30 was not close and Krupinski did not receive a
time. Both would be spectating on Sunday.
The final pair
of the final session was the #1 qualifier Brad Thompson and Dave
Miller who needed to to better than a 6.146 to make the show.
Thompson's attempt
to set the best time even lower was foiled by a fuel leak which
forced a shut down.
Miller
just didn't have it and coasted thru with a 12.33 and the field
was set.
Final qualifying
order:
1. Brad Thompson 5.897 @ 254.38
2. Roger Lechtenberg 5.924 @ 223.99
3. Denver Schutz 5.962 @ 229.00
4. Troy Green 5.986 @ 249.39
5. Howard Haight 5.995 @ 242.15
6. Rick Rogers 6.011 @ 242.06
7. Ernest McClain 6.131 @ 226.39
8. Brendan Murry 6.146 @ 200.14
DNQ:
Dave Miller 6.421
Keith Bergen 6.753
Lincoln Hassell 6.970
Joe Krupinski 7.767
Randy Bridges 10.701
Friday
Qualifying - Page 1
Funday
Eliminations & Other Cars - Page 3
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