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The Rocky Mountain Nationals are presented on SpeedZone by .....................

June 28 , 2005

Edmonton Pro Stock

PS gallery is here

(Photos courtesy Bill Jeffery and Dean Murdoch) Numbers courtesy DRC.com and IHRA.com.

The Pro classes will all have their own page.

Pro Mod is here, Top Fuel is here, Funny Car is here

In Pro Stock: This class should be as much about the golden boys that decided they don't need to support the program here in Edmonton as it is about the race. Only eleven cars are at Bud Park, meaning around 9 regulars decided they don't need no stinking race in the North West. Shame on them all! Names like Brian Gahm, John Nobile, Doug Kirk and Richard Penland are among the top 15 in the standings that did not feel the importance of attending. I hope it costs them substantial spots in the standings. Canadians Larry O'Brien and John Konigshofer did make the trek either.

But what cars did show up performed to expectations and greatly exceeded them.

First round of qualifying Friday afternoon, five Pro Stock cars had run quicker than the old track record of 6.575 set by John Montecalvo in 2004. He was half of the first pairing out in round one and shattered his old mark with a 6.537 212 shot. That number did not last though, as Frank Gugliotta was .007 quicker and broke both ends with a 6.530/214.01 mph run. The first round ended with 7 of the eleven cars running in the 6.50's.

Round one of PS qualifying

1 7 Frank Gugliotta, Mt. Airy MD, '04 Escort 6.530@ 214.01& 214.01 2 262 Robert Patrick, Fredericksburg VA, '04 Cobra 6.532 212.46 212.46 3 3 John Montecalvo, Speonk NY, '05 Cobalt 6.537 212.43 212.43 4 10 Tony Gillig, Lake Bluff IL, '04 Mustang 6.554 212.23 212.23 5 103 Daniel Seamon, Bellevue OH, '05 Escort 6.564 213.33 213.33 6 381 Jerry Haas, Fenton MD, '05 Cavalier 6.578 212.29 212.29 7 8 Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '05 Cobalt 6.586 212.93 212.93 8 4 Pete Berner, Crete IL, '04 Mustang 6.608 211.93 211.93 9 6 Rick Jones, Galesburg IL, '05 Cobalt 6.619 212.09 212.09 10 235 Chuck DeMory, Glen Ellyn IL, '04 Escort 6.734 207.30 207.30 11 5 Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '04 Mustang 6.769 206.35 206.35

Round two was even better, with nine of the cars in the 6.50's or quicker. Robert Patrick was the first to run in the 6.40's with his 6.492 in the second to last pairing down the track. Gugliotta improved to a 6.521 and Gillig went 6.533 to round out the top three.

 

Pro Stock final qualifying 1 262 Robert Patrick, Fredericksburg VA, '04 Cobra 6.492@ 212.79& 212.79 2 7 Frank Gugliotta, Mt. Airy MD, '04 Escort 6.521 213.20 214.01 3 10 Tony Gillig, Lake Bluff IL, '04 Mustang 6.533 212.56 212.56 4 3 John Montecalvo, Speonk NY, '05 Cobalt 6.537 212.43 212.43 5 8 Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '05 Cobalt 6.541 212.69 212.93 6 103 Daniel Seamon, Bellevue OH, '05 Escort 6.564 213.33 213.33 7 4 Pete Berner, Crete IL, '04 Mustang 6.569 210.05 211.93 8 381 Jerry Haas, Fenton MD, '05 Cavalier 6.578 212.29 212.29 9 6 Rick Jones, Galesburg IL, '05 Cobalt 6.590 212.66 212.66 10 235 Chuck DeMory, Glen Ellyn IL, '04 Escort 6.654 208.75 208.75 11 5 Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '04 Mustang 6.709 207.75 207.75

By the end of the weekend, nine cars had got quicker than the old track record of 6.575.

Here are the pairings for round one. #1 Robert Patrick bye, #2 Frank Gugliotta vs #11 Elijah Morton, #3 Tony Gillig Vs #10 Chuck DeMory, #4 John Montecalvo Vs #9 Rick Jones, #5 Steve Spiess Vs #8 Jerry Haas, #6 Daniel Seamons Vs #7 Pete Berner.

In round one, Patrick improved his track record with an even quicker, 6.488/212.96 on his first round bye. Daniel Seamon had an easy one when Berner shook and lifted early coasting down track. Tony Gillig also had an easy one when Chuck DeMory had an oil leak in the water box. John Montecalvo defeated Rick Jones on both ends of the track with a 6.539 - 6.568, Frank Gugliotta had a freebie when Elijah Morton red lit and Steve Spiess got the same break when Jerry Haas red lit. Spiess lowered his weekend best with a 6.511.

(W) Robert Patrick (Purvis Cobra) 0.111 6.488 212.96 was unopposed

(W) Daniel Seamon (Citgo Escort) 0.079 6.570 212.83 (L) Pete Berner (Performance Mechanical Mustang)0.083 NT-Broke After Staging

(W) Tony Gillig (ASSC Racing Mustang) 0.056 6.540 212.09 (L) Chuck DeMory (Holbrook Engines Escort) -9.999(R) NT-Broke Before Staging

(W) John Montecalvo (Citgo Cobalt) 0.044 6.539 211.59 (L) Rick Jones (Quarter Max Cobalt) 0.068 6.568 213.16

(W) Frank Gugliotta (Thodos Motorsports Escort) 0.043 6.535 212.83 (L) Elijah Morton (Morton Bros. Mustang) -0.060(R) 6.686 207.40

(W) Steve Spiess (Spiess Construction Cobalt) 0.098 6.511 213.47 (L) Jerry Haas (Dean's Casing Service Cavalier) -0.095(R) 6.543 212.29

In round two, Patrick ran low et of the round with a 6.511 to 6.543 victory over Seamon, Gillig won a close one (.012) over a quicker leaving Montecalvo 6.520 - 6.552, and in another tight one Gugliotta used his .021 rt advantage to defeat Spiess 6.519 - 6.508 (.010 margin).

(W) Robert Patrick (Purvis Cobra) 0.071 6.511 212.66 (L) Daniel Seamon (Citgo Escort) 0.072 6.543 213.20

(W) Tony Gillig (ASSC Racing Mustang) 0.053 6.520 212.86 (L) John Montecalvo (Citgo Cobalt) 0.033 6.552 212.16

(W) Frank Gugliotta (Thodos Motorsports Escort) 0.032 6.519 213.23 (L) Steve Spiess (Spiess Construction Cobalt) 0.053 6.508 213.70

In the semi finals, Gugliotta got the bye run to the finals and went 6.513 in his attempt to get lane choice. Tony Gillig continued his hot streak here with a holeshot victory over Robert Patrick. Patrick's third 6.40 lap of the weekend was in vain when he was .044 behind Gillig at the tree. Tony's 6.524 was enough by .018 over Patrick's quicker 6.498, ouch!

(W) Tony Gillig (ASSC Racing Mustang) 0.032 6.524 211.93 (L) Robert Patrick (Purvis Cobra) 0.076 6.498 213.20

(W) Frank Gugliotta (Thodos Motorsports Escort) 0.047 6.513 213.13 was unopposed

The final saw a couple red Fords face-off, and both were looking for their first win of the season. Tony Gillig was a little too anxious and red lit by .007 handing the win over to Gugliotta. He was close enough in performance in the final that a .023 light would of given him the stripe. His win was the fifth different winner in the five events so far this season.

(W) Frank Gugliotta (Thodos Motorsports Escort) 0.059 6.518 214.08 (L) Tony Gillig (ASSC Racing Mustang) -0.007(R) 6.553 211.93

Hopefully, the performance levels attained here this weekend will be enough to entice the rest of the Pro Stock contingent to make the trek West for next years event.

Top ten Pro Stock points

1. Robert Patrick 435
2. Steve Spiess 403
3. Tony Gillig 339
4. Frank Gugliotta 333
Daniel Seamon 333
6. Jerry Haas 285
7. Rick Jones 271
8. Pete Berner 267
9. John Montecalvo 252
10. John Nobile 190



First gallery is posted

 

 

Sunday -- Sportsman final round elimination's -- Sunday

Thunderbolts -- Jay Mageau, Chevy Bel Air, 7.635, 166.99 def. Tony Kupris, Ford Thunderbird, 7.688, 183.84.

Nitro Bikes -- Ron Houniet, Harley, 6.808, 201.10 def. Brian Hall, Harley, 6.918, 203.40.

Top Dragster -- Britt Cummings, Dragster, 7.832, 155.36 def. John Evans, Dragster, 7.763, 169.59.

Top Sportsman -- Dale Giroux, Chevy Cavalier, 7.535, 174.28 def. Bob Marshall, Pontiac Grand Am, 7.479, 185.15.

Quick Rod -- Ken Mostowich, Chevy Cavalier, 9.086, 160.81 def. Francesca Plaizier, Dragster, 9.074, 162.12.

Super Rod -- Scott Taylor, Ford Roadster, 10.041, 150.60 def. Daryl Baker, Roadster, 10.105, 137.47.

Hot Rod -- Curtis Smith, Pontiac Acadian, 11.036, 125.97 def. David Senkow, Ford Mustang, broke.

Super Stock -- Mark Faul, Pontiac Grand Am, 10.263, 119.71 def. Art Congdon, Oldsmobile Calais, 9.896, 127.90.

Stock -- Randy Hutchings, Dodge Ram, 12.403, 104.69 def. Mark Faul, Chevy Chevelle, 11.255, 110.87.

ET Bracket -- Adolph Sabourin, 11.882, 113.13 def. Darren Williams, 8.839, 153.49.

ET Box -- Darren Williams, 8.863, 145.42 def. Monty Isert, 8.697, 152.18.