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| 4:00 pm
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There is a huge crowd on hand today for the 2nd annual VW Drag Night, and the
biggest field we've seen so far in the ECPRA. We have three teams from
California, hoping to take the Pro Mod trophy out west with them, three teams
from Texas, who would love to see the Pro Stock title go back to the lone star
state, and a whole bunch of teams who want to keep both of those trophies right
here on the East coast.
The drivers' meetings are now complete, and we are beginning to weigh the
cars. This is shaping up to be a really big event. Connectivity at
the track is not helping us with the track side updates, but we will do the
best we can to keep you up to date as the action unfolds.
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| 6:00 pm
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The first round of Pro Stock and Pro Mod qualifying is now complete.
Warren Skaggs was the first out of the box, putting down an impressive run,
proving the track was capable of hooking up despite the heat. But then
the track fought back sending Tay Woykowski, Alan Fore, and Damon Harmon back
to the pits for repairs. The Pro Mod class didn't see quite as many
breakages, but the times were all over the board. The crowd went wild
when Kris Lauffer threw down a wheelie bar bending moon shot but the lack of
friction on the front tires didn't help his time much.
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Qualifying Round 1 Results
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Pro Stock
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| Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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| Warren Skaggs |
6.16 |
93.98 |
| John Strnad |
6.2205 |
109.81 |
| Brian Drew |
6.8238 |
102.66 |
| Jason Poynter |
8.0401 |
60.26 |
| Damon Harmon |
10.4728 |
44.36 |
| Tay Woykowski |
no time |
| Alan Fore |
no time |
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Pro Mod
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| Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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| Brannon Young |
6.0966 |
112.50 |
| Gene Collier |
6.4530 |
102.31 |
| Dale Adams |
6.5122 |
107.75 |
| Lee Street |
6.5409 |
101.90 |
| Roger Crawford |
6.7678 |
76.28 |
| Kris Lauffer |
7.2117 |
65.58 |
| Eric Calabrese |
8.7111 |
135.95 |
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| 7:30 pm
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Round two of qualifying is now on the books. The temperature and humidity
are starting to drop, and so are the times. Warren Skaggs remains on top
of Pro Stock after two passes while The Red Baron is defending his title as
"World's Fastest Fokker" moving into first place in Pro Mod. Complete
details below.
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Qualifying Positions After Round 2
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Pro Stock
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| Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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| Warren Skaggs |
6.1609 |
93.98 |
| John Strnad |
6.2205 |
109.81 |
| Brian Drew |
6.8238 |
102.66 |
| Jason Poynter |
6.8887 |
96.52 |
| Damon Harmon |
10.4728 |
44.36 |
| Tay Woykowski |
no time |
| Alan Fore |
no time |
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Pro Mod
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| Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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| Eric Calabrese |
5.7482 |
127.95 |
| Roger Crawford |
6.0136 |
116.34 |
| Brannon Young |
6.0433 |
120.28 |
| Gene Collier |
6.4530 |
102.31 |
| Dale Adams |
6.5122 |
107.75 |
| Lee Street |
6.5409 |
101.90 |
| Kris Lauffer |
7.2117 |
65.58 |
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| 8:30 pm
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Qualifying is now complete. A little bit of down time as crews cleaned up
the track, gave me some more time to run around and grab some more
pictures. Warren Skaggs was the first Pro Stock to come up afet the break
and he appeared to have some trouble with his car at the line, but still
managed to get the car down the track. On the trailing end of the round
was Team Fore who finally got their gremlins reined in and threw down an
impressive 6.00 run. I Pro Mod, the order remains unchanged, but The Red
Baron cut a half second off his time and pending a backup pass, has just set a
new record. Right now we're waiting for the weather to improve before we
can get started with eliminations. We haven't seen any rain yet, but
there is lightning in the area.
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Final Qualifying Order
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Pro Stock
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| Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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| Alan Fore |
6.0099 |
136.33 |
| Warren Skaggs |
6.1609 |
93.98 |
| John Strnad |
6.2205 |
109.81 |
| Tay Woykowski |
6.3146 |
108.43 |
| Brian Drew |
6.8238 |
102.66 |
| Jason Poynter |
6.8887 |
96.52 |
| Damon Harmon |
10.4728 |
44.36 |
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Pro Mod
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| Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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| Eric Calabrese |
5.5388 |
127.95 |
| Roger Crawford |
5.9045 |
116.34 |
| Brannon Young |
6.0433 |
120.28 |
| Dale Adams |
6.4142 |
109.09 |
| Gene Collier |
6.4530 |
102.31 |
| Lee Street |
6.5409 |
101.90 |
| Kris Lauffer |
7.2117 |
65.58 |
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| 10:00 pm
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Lots of excitement in the first round of eliminations. Alan Fore opted to
save the car for more fun later while Eric Calabrese, Dale Adams, and Warren
Skaggs all decided to go full tilt on their bye runs. Gene Collier failed
to make the call because of a fuel pump problem, and had to call it a night
early. Pro Mod newcomer Lee Street upset Brannon Young with a very nice
run, and John Strnad beat out Jason Poynter in the battle of the Texas
boys. Roger Crawford's awesome House of Power machine took out Kris from
VW Paradise, and Tay Woykowski kept the fastback nicely in the groove sending
Brian Drew back to the trailer.
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Detailed results are as follows:
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Round Two Results
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Pro Stock
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| Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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| Jason Poynter |
8.7797 |
60.38 |
| John Strnad |
6.4566 |
107.70 |
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| Warren Skaggs |
6.1537 |
109.97 |
| Bye |
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| Tay Woykowski |
6.3461 |
104.14 |
| Brian Drew |
6.5536 |
105.43 |
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| Alan Fore |
N/A |
| Bye |
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Pro Mod
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| Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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| Lee Street |
5.7142 |
120.83 |
| Brannon Young |
6.3841 |
117.18 |
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| Eric Calabrese |
5.8091 |
131.92 |
| Bye |
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| Kris Lauffer |
6.5145 |
79.49 |
| Roger Crawford |
5.9194 |
116.66 |
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| Dale Adams |
6.7732 |
90.28 |
| Gene Collier |
N/A |
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| 11:00 pm
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VW Drag Night 2010 is now on the books. Alan Fore took the win over
Warren Skaggs, but was not able to back up his earlier pass of 6.00 and secure
the record. Kris Lauffer came back and made another pass and backed up
his run of 5.25, but it was just for fun and bragging rights between the two
teams. Eric Calabrese's run however officially backed up his earlier pass
and secured the record for Pro Mod, beating Roger Crawford in the
process.
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Round Two Results
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Pro Stock
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| Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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| Alan Fore |
6.2784 |
111.02 |
| Warren Skaggs |
7.8544 |
62.11 |
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Pro Mod
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| Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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| Eric Calabrese |
5.4892 |
131.96 |
| Roger Crawford |
5.9188 |
116.96 |
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Congratulations to Eric and his team for the new record and the win
in Pro Mod, Alan and crew for the Pro Stock win, and both Skaggs and Crawford
for their second place finishes.
A huge thanks to Scott Sain and crew for putting on an awesome show once again,
and to all the teams who drove across the country to be here. We are
already looking forward to next year.
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