July 28, 2005

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CAYUGA, Ont. --

Sunday eliminations

Sportsman classes

Pro Stock Snowmobiles -- Jeff Cullen, Polaris, 8.649, 152.66 def. Jeff Farthing, Ski Doo, 9.325, 146.45.

Top Stock -- Joseph Aluise Jr, Plymouth Belvedere, 9.654, 136.48 def. Paul Mercure, Chevy Camaro, 9.656, 140.62.

Top Sportsman -- Vito Antonicelli, Chevy Lumina, 7.574, 181.47 def. Frank Teague, Dodge Avenger, 7.438, 184.22.

Top Dragster -- Dave Elrod, 7.587, 177.21 def. Ian St. Pierre, 7.655, 169.34.

Quick Rod -- Todd Burks, Dragster, 8.915, 151.46 def. Jim Cowey, Dragster, 8.844, 170.04.

Super Rod -- Brian Folk, Chevy Cavalier, 9.884, 160.84 def. Barry Crane, Arrow, 9.887, 137.71.

Hot Rod -- Kenneth Jozwiak, Chevy Nova, 10.861, 138.30 def. Sam Lovetro Jr, Nova, 10.855, 135.70.

Stock -- Nick Folk, Chevy Camaro, 11.049, 123.92 def. Bryan Sorce, Camaro, foul.

Super Stock -- Dan Fletcher, Chevy Camaro, 9.950, 129.16 def. Gene Emes, Chevy S-10, 9.299, 145.69.

ET Bracket -- Geoff Smith, Dragster, 8.083, 167.68 def. Bob Richards, Chevy Corvette, 10.579, 130.02.

ET Box -- Geoff Smith, Dragster, 8.114, 167.36 def. Tom Watson, Dragster, 8.499, 156.77.

ET No Box -- Bob Richards, Chevy Corvette, 10.654, 124.40 def. Alfie Bradley, Dodge Dart, 10.590, 125.76.

 

Top Fuel eliminations

Doug Foley, Sewell NJ, McKinney-TFX, Left lane, (0.053) 4.844 300.40 def. Louie Allison, Denver CO, Baumgartne-TFX, (0.079) 5.203 213.50

Rick Cooper, Boise ID, Agan-BAE, Left lane, (0.079) 5.208 270.10 def. Chris Karamesines, Chicago IL, Uyehara-BAE, (0.160) 8.406 90.81

Roger Dean, Webster Spgs WV, McKinney-KB, Right lane, (0.088) 4.963 291.01 def. Clay Millican, Drummonds TN, Hadman-BAE, (0.064) 5.068 272.94

Bruce Litton, Indianapolis IN, Hadman-TFX, Left lane, (0.077) 4.885 307.51 def. Paul Athey, Uncasville CT, Hadman-KB, (0.037) 6.668 133.09

D Foley, Left lane, (0.037) 4.767 300.86 def. R Cooper, (0.094) 6.439 139.53

B Litton, Left lane, (0.267) 10.390 82.12 def. R Dean, NT-Broke Before Staging

D Foley, Left lane, (0.112) 4.795 299.13 def. B Litton, (0.109) 8.018 106.52

 

Saturday qualifying

Top Fuel

The Top Fuel battle between four-time defending champion Clay Millican (Drummonds, Tenn.) and Doug Foley (Sewell, N.J.) remained heated as Foley saved his best for last as he knocked Millican from the #1 qualifying position on the final Top Fuel pass of Saturday's qualifying session. Foley, the defending champion at Toronto Motorsports Park, ran a 4.640 to move into the top slot.

"Toronto's great," Foley said. "It's great to come back to the place where you won your first race because there are a lot of memories. After we had a rough weekend in Milan we remembered we had good things happen here last year and we focused on this weekend. We're looking real positive for tomorrow."

First round pairings--------------Top Fuel -- 1. Doug Foley, 4.640 seconds, 308.78 mph vs. 8. Louie Allison, 5.290, 189.20; 2. Clay Millican, 4.651, 315.56 vs. 7. Roger Dean, 5.157, 245.99; 3. Bruce Litton, 4.765, 308.99 vs. 6. Paul Athey, 5.010, 290.76; 4. Rick Cooper, 4.845, 297.42 vs. 5. Chris Karamesines, 4.895, 291.13.

Final qualifying 1 3 Doug Foley, Sewell NJ, McKinney-TFX 4.640 308.78 308.78 2 1 Clay Millican, Drummonds TN, Hadman-BAE 4.651 315.56 315.56 3 345 Bruce Litton, Indianapolis IN, Hadman-TFX 4.765 308.99 308.99 4 9 Rick Cooper, Boise ID, Agan-BAE 4.845 297.42 297.42 5 323 Chris Karamesines, Chicago IL, Uyehara-BAE 4.895 291.13 291.13 6 777 Paul Athey, Uncasville CT, Hadman-KB 5.010 290.76 290.76 7 007 Roger Dean, Webster Spgs WV, McKinney-KB 5.157 245.99 245.99 8 301 Louie Allison, Denver CO, Baumgartne-TFX 5.290 189.20 189.20 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 9 7 Todd Paton, Paris ON, McKinney-TFX 5.478 224.17 224.17 10 300 Jack Ostrander, Waterford MI, Baumgartne-TFX 6.800 122.41 122.41 11 3382 Bob Leverich, Kimball MI, Victory-TFX 7.766 149.85 149.85

 

Pro Stock elimination's

Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '05 Cobalt, Left lane, (0.026) 6.459 214.93 def. Chuck DeMory, Glen Ellyn IL, '04 Escort, (0.055) 18.188 47.54

Daniel Seamon, Bellevue OH, '05 Escort, Left lane, (0.059) 6.508 215.44 def. Frank Gugliotta, Mt. Airy MD, '04 Escort, (0.039) 6.535 217.18

Tony Gillig, Lake Bluff IL, '04 Mustang, Left lane, (0.056) 6.473 214.38 def. Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '04 Mustang, (0.052) 6.612 210.77

Richard Penland, Gastonia NC, '04 Cobra, Right lane, (0.059) 6.567 213.94 def. Rick Jones, Galesburg IL, '05 Cobalt, (0.081) 7.536 169.66

John Montecalvo, Center Moriches NY, '05 Cobalt, Left lane, (0.051) 6.510 213.16 def. Brian Gahm, Lucasville OH, '03 Mustang, (0.070) 6.533 216.00

Pete Berner, Crete IL, '04 Mustang, Left lane, (0.092) 6.524 213.33 def. John Nobile, Dix Hills NY, '03 ZX2, (0.072) 12.429 68.87

Larry O'Brien, Lakeshore ON, '04 Stratus, Left lane, (0.135) 6.507 214.04 def. Jerry Haas, Fenton MO, '05 Cavalier, (0.092) 11.819 73.26

Robert Patrick, Fredericksburg VA, '04 Cobra, Right lane, (0.045) 6.501 215.75 def. Doug Kirk, Lenoir WV, '03 Mustang, (0.053) 6.539 214.08

S Spiess, Left lane, (0.076) 6.456 216.76 def. J Montecalvo, (-0.071 foul) 6.535 213.47

D Seamon, Left lane, (0.045) 6.545 215.68 def. P Berner, (0.089) 6.548 213.94

T Gillig, Left lane, (0.051) 6.495 214.28 def. L O'Brien, (-0.012 foul) 6.541 214.55

R Patrick, Left lane, (0.085) 6.508 215.93 def. R Penland, (0.029) 6.581 211.83

S Spiess, Left lane, (0.060) 6.457 217.42 def. D Seamon, (0.041) 6.555 216.31

R Patrick, Right lane, (0.015) 6.503 215.89 def. T Gillig, (-0.066 foul) 6.495 214.79

S Spiess, Left lane, (0.078) 6.437 217.98 def. R Patrick, (0.158) 27.192 26.51

 

Pro Stock final qualifying

Friday night, in almost perfect weather and track conditions, Steve Spiess (Manhattan, Ill.) and Jim Sickles (Caledonia, N.Y.) each set provisional IHRA world records during the first round of professional qualifying for the ACDelco Canadian Nationals at Toronto Motorsports Park. Saturday afternoon they both finished the job.
Spiess, campaigning a new '05 Chevy Cobalt, ran both the fastest and quickest Torco Race Fuels Pro Stock passes in IHRA history Friday evening when he clocked a 6.408 pass at 217.81 mph. Both marks topped the standing IHRA world records (Spiess' 6.426 pass at Rockingham in '05 and Brian Gahm's 217.39 run in San Antonio earlier this season), but were not official records until they were backed up. IHRA world records are not official until the driver registers a run within one percent of the provisional record at the same event.

Spiess was looking for a 6.472 elapsed time and a 215.64 mph speed to etch his name in the record book. His 6.444/217.21 pass Saturday afternoon was good enough to turn the trick. But Spiess was not done as he and Crew Chief Jason Been had a little surprise up their sleeves for the fans in the evening qualifying session.

Lenco Transmission started a program this season that will recognize the first 16 Torco Race Fuels Pro Stock drivers who run a sub-6.40 pass in official IHRA qualifying or competition. As of now it is a club with no members, but Spiess came as close as humanly possible during the evening qualifying session as he posted a 6.400 pass to miss entering the club by a thousandth of a second.

"The whole combination is working well," Spiess said. "I felt that the car was lazy and there was more in it. We ran the same tune-up as the night before because all the conditions were the same. So we really didn't step on it because last night was perfect."

Spiess currently leads the Torco Race Fuels Pro Stock world championship points race, and has been at or near the top of the Pro Stock heap all season. He has one national event victory this season, at Rockingham Dragway, and has a pair of runner up finishes.

"Everything is working well. Jon Kaase provides good power and Rick Jones builds a great chassis," he said. "I have to give special thanks to Bob Book, our carburetor guy, and Dave Hughes. They are working with some other teams, but we might have just hit on something.I don't know. I love the new Cobalt, it is a great car."

Been is thrilled with the Cobalt as well.

"My gosh it's a great car," he said. "Rick Jones built the car and it is the best one I've ever had. We have had six cars in the 10 years we've been doing this, and this one is by far the best."

First round paairings-------------1. Steve Spiess, Chevy Cobalt, 6.400, 217.81 vs. 16. Chuck DeMory, Ford Escort, 6.569, 213.54; 2. Tony Gillig, Ford Mustang, 6.435, 215.03 vs. 15. Elijah Morton, Mustang, 6.560, 212.59; 3. Rick Jones, Cobalt, 6.441, 216.20 vs. 14. Richard Penland, Ford Cobra, 6.523, 214.55; 4. Frank Gugliotta, Escort, 6.452, 217.35 vs. 13. Daniel Seamon, Escort, 6.513, 216.62; 5. John Nobile, Ford ZX2, 6.456, 215.68 vs. 12. Pete Berner, Mustang, 6.496, 214.79; 6. Robert Patrick, Cobra, 6.466, 215.82 vs. 11. Doug Kirk, Mustang, 6.496, 215.17; 7. Jerry Haas, Chevy Cavalier, 6.470, 216.83 vs. 10. Larry O'Brien, Dodge Stratus, 6.490, 215.27; 8. Brian Gahm, Mustang, 6.478, 216.51 vs. 9. John Montecalvo, Cobalt, 6.478, 214.96.

Final qualifying 1 8 Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '05 Cobalt 6.400 217.63 217.81 2 10 Tony Gillig, Lake Bluff IL, '04 Mustang 6.435 215.03 215.03 3 6 Rick Jones, Galesburg IL, '05 Cobalt 6.441 216.17 216.20 4 7 Frank Gugliotta, Mt. Airy MD, '04 Escort 6.452 217.35 217.35 5 1 John Nobile, Dix Hills NY, '03 ZX2 6.456 215.68 215.68 6 262 Robert Patrick, Fredericksburg VA, '04 Cobra 6.466 215.82 215.82 7 381 Jerry Haas, Fenton MO, '05 Cavalier 6.470 216.83 216.83 8 2 Brian Gahm, Lucasville OH, '03 Mustang 6.478 216.51 216.51 9 3 John Montecalvo, Center Moriches NY, '05 Cobalt 6.478 214.18 214.96 10 171 Larry O'Brien, Lakeshore ON, '04 Stratus 6.490 215.03 215.27 11 22 Doug Kirk, Lenoir WV, '03 Mustang 6.496 215.17 215.17 12 4 Pete Berner, Crete IL, '04 Mustang 6.496 214.79 214.79 13 103 Daniel Seamon, Bellevue OH, '05 Escort 6.513 215.96 216.62 14 112 Richard Penland, Gastonia NC, '04 Cobra 6.523 214.55 214.55 15 5 Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '04 Mustang 6.560 212.59 212.59 16 235 Chuck DeMory, Glen Ellyn IL, '04 Escort 6.569 213.54 213.54 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 17 143 Ron Miller, Lebanon OH, '02 Cavalier 6.589 211.36 211.36 18 5695 Dan Sweeney, Groton MA, '02 Grand Am 6.674 208.26 208.71 19 2000 Michael Bruno, Frankfort IL, '04 Cavalier 7.241 147.75 192.93

Funny Car

Rob Atchison, London ON, '02 Firebird, Left lane, (0.079) 5.825 242.10 def. Larry Dobbs, Welland ON, '01 Corvette, (0.066) 6.017 232.11

Frederick Tigges, Holbrook MA, '97 Camaro, Left lane, (0.055) 5.858 243.50 def. Chris Foster, Davenport IA, '05 Avenger, (0.056) 5.954 239.95

Jim Sickles, Caledonia NY, '05 Monte Carlo, Left lane, (0.056) 5.827 245.45 def. Mark Thomas, Louisville OH, '04 Avenger, (0.069) 5.906 241.20

Terry Munroe, Beaver PA, '97 Firebird, Left lane, (0.136) 5.910 241.97 def. Thomas Carter, Cuero TX, '05 Camaro, (0.346) 5.969 234.00

R Atchison, Left lane, (0.090) 5.831 241.15 def. F Tigges, (0.033) 5.909 243.63

J Sickles, Left lane, (0.097) 5.838 243.68 def. T Munroe, (0.096) 5.890 242.71

R Atchison, Left lane, (0.030) 5.892 240.85 def. J Sickles, (0.086) 6.103 173.72

 

Sickles also took care of his second matter of business in the Saturday early qualifying session. He needed to at least hit 244.11 miles an hour to back up his Friday 246.57 run and displace Laurie Cannister as the IHRA world speed record holder in the Funny Car class. He easily hit that number, registering a 245.45 pass to seal the deal. Sickles might have secured the world record, but two-time defending IHRA Funny Car World Champion Rob Atchison (London, Ont.) secured the #1 qualifying position.

Atchison's 5.760/243.33 set a new track elapsed time record and nudged Sickles into the #2 slot. Atchison has been the top Funny Car qualifier in six of seven Hooters IHRA national events this season, something he feels has attributed to his world championship points lead.

"There is a definite advantage to being the #1 qualifier," Atchison said. "When you are everyone is taking a shot at you, but that's where you want to be. You are the first person to get a bye and you can get a good shot at the racetrack. Good things happen when you are the #1 guy. We are just trying to earn our way to the finals whether it is through byes or getting to run a slower race car."

First round pairings--------------Funny Car -- 1. Rob Atchison, Pontiac Firebird, 5.760, 243.33 vs. 8. Larry Dobbs, Chevy Corvette, 5.930, 236.34; 2. Jim Sickles, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.781, 246.57 vs. 7. Mark Thomas, Dodge Avenger, 5.895, 241.02; 3. Terry Munroe, Firebird, 5.821, 243.33 vs. 6. Thomas Carter, Chevy Camaro, 5.890, 241.02; 4. Frederick Tigges, Camaro, 5.833, 243.46 vs. 5. Chris Foster, Avenger, 5.866, 240.89.

Final qualifying 1 1 Rob Atchison, London ON, '02 Firebird 5.760 243.33 243.33 2 4 Jim Sickles, Caledonia NY, '05 Monte Carlo 5.781 246.57 246.57 3 100 Terry Munroe, Beaver PA, '97 Firebird 5.821 243.33 243.33 4 147 Frederick Tigges, Holbrook MA, '97 Camaro 5.833 243.46 243.46 5 6 Chris Foster, Davenport IA, '05 Avenger 5.866 240.89 240.89 6 657 Thomas Carter, Cuero TX, '05 Camaro 5.890 239.82 241.02 7 2 Mark Thomas, Louisville OH, '04 Avenger 5.895 240.68 241.02 8 293 Larry Dobbs, Welland ON, '01 Corvette 5.930 236.34 236.34 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 9 8 Scott Wildgust, Stratford ON, '01 Firebird 5.936 240.00 240.00 10 3 Terry McMillen, Elkhart IN, '99 Avenger 5.948 239.36 239.36 11 151 George McNeil, Gardner MA, '04 Corvette 6.003 232.67 233.24 12 6320 Trevor Lebsack, Slave Lake AB, '99 Mustang 6.109 230.57 231.28 13 131 Jean-Guy Genest, St. Basile Le Grand PQ, '95 D 6.123 222.51 231.91 14 377 Paul Noakes, London ON, '98 Mustang 6.127 232.43 232.43 15 357 Tim Stevens, Dorr MI, '98 Avenger 9.439 93.21 93.21 16 309 Jody Gucwa, Fowlerville MI, '96 Daytona DQ

 

Pro Mod

Carl Spiering, Jordan Station ON, '63 Corvette, Right lane, (0.105) 6.167 231.99 was unopposed

Ed Hoover, Gilbert SC, '63 Corvette, Left lane, (0.200) 6.295 228.81 def. John Russo, Midoletian MA, '68 Camaro, (0.274) 6.287 226.66

Shannon Jenkins, Tuscaloosa AL, '68 Camaro, Left lane, (0.052) 6.259 225.48 def. Jim Halsey, Street MD, '68 Camaro, (0.062) 8.402 120.95

Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, '05 Stratus, Left lane, (0.110) 6.302 228.46 def. Roy Wasko, N Royalton OH, '68 Camaro, (0.199) 6.622 181.98

Harold Martin, West Bloomfield MI, '05 Grand Am, Left lane, (0.139) 6.559 220.58 def. Eddie Ware, Marietta GA, '41 Willys, (0.068) 6.773 222.33

Mike Castellana, Westbury NY, '05 Cavalier, Left lane, (0.034) 6.226 229.16 def. Pat Moore, Kinsman OH, '57 Bel Air, (0.067) 8.981 93.89

Billy Harper, Paducah KY, '00 Viper, Right lane, (0.062) 6.301 221.85 def. Quain Stott, Columbus NC, '63 Corvette, (0.087) 9.221 96.46

Burton Auxier, Dixie WV, '53 Corvette, Right lane, (0.057) 6.293 224.28 def. Charles Carpenter, Harrisburg NC, '55 Bel Air, (0.094) 6.366 222.18

C Spiering, Right lane, (0.071) 6.222 231.44 def. H Martin, (0.128) 8.255 117.09

E Hoover, Right lane, (0.049) 14.544 72.74 def. M Castellana, (-0.003 foul) 6.225 230.06

S Jenkins, Left lane, (0.071) 6.277 226.66 def. B Auxier, (0.035) 6.324 201.58

M Janis, Right lane, (0.073) 6.267 231.16 def. B Harper, (0.143) 6.384 221.05

C Spiering, Right lane, (0.101) 6.222 231.12 def. E Hoover, (0.066) 6.353 226.54

S Jenkins, Left lane, (0.070) 6.275 222.84 def. M Janis, (0.091) 6.291 229.82

C Spiering, Right lane, (0.082) 6.220 231.40 def. S Jenkins, (0.083) 11.987 71.18

 

Final qualifying

Eaton Cutler-Hammer driver Carl Spiering (Jordan Station, Ont.) found himself on top of the Torco Pro Modified qualifying ladder when all was said and done Saturday evening. Spiering's Friday evening 6.151 pass stood up as the field took shots at it Saturday. Jim Halsey (Street, Md.) claimed the #2 spot at 6.186 while defending Pro Mod World Champion Mike Janis (Lancaster, N.Y.) ended up #3.

Spiering was excited to be on top of the qualifying field for the first time in his career.

"To do it in front of a thousand Cutler fans at my home track was phenomenal," Spiering said. "Having all those people here with Cutler-Hammer was a lot of pressure. We went for the throat on that last run. We gave it everything we had and it was going to either go or it wasn't. And it didn't. We're really happy to have the mile per hour record here.we wanted the ET record as well but it didn't work out."

First round pairings-------------Pro Modified -- 1. Carl Spiering, Chevy Corvette, 6.151, 232.91 vs. Bye; 2. Jim Halsey, Chevy Camaro, 6.186, 226.16 vs. 15. Shannon Jenkins, Camaro, 9.741, 94.49; 3. Mike Janis, Dodge Stratus, 6.193, 231.60 vs. 14. Roy Wasko, Camaro, 6.374, 221.27; 4. John Russo, Camaro, 6.194, 228.19 vs. 13. Ed Hoover, Corvette, 6.329, 227.00; 5. Mike Castellana, Chevy Cavalier, 6.206, 230.45 vs. 12. Pat Moore, Chevy Bel Air, 6.288, 222.36; 6. Quain Stott, Corvette, 6.228, 230.53 vs. 11. Billy Harper, Dodge Viper, 6.284, 222.95; 7. Burton Auxier, Corvette, 6.236, 225.07 vs. 10. Charles Carpenter, Bel Air, 6.282, 222.84; 8. Eddie Ware, Willys, 6.262, 225.75 vs. 9. Harold Martin, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.263, 224.28.

Final qualifying 1 1057 Carl Spiering, Jordan Station ON, *'63 Corvette 6.151 229.51 232.91 2 1051 Jim Halsey, Street MD, '68 Camaro 6.186 226.16 226.16 3 1 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, *'05 Stratus 6.193 231.60 231.60 4 1986 John Russo, Midoletian MA, *'68 Camaro 6.194 228.19 228.19 5 44 Mike Castellana, Westbury NY, '05 Cavalier 6.206 230.45 230.45 6 7 Quain Stott, Columbus NC, *'63 Corvette 6.228 230.53 230.53 7 1237 Burton Auxier, Dixie WV, '53 Corvette 6.236 225.07 225.07 8 1941 Eddie Ware, Marietta GA, *'41 Willys 6.262 225.75 225.75 9 3 Harold Martin, West Bloomfield MI, '05 Grand Am 6.263 220.73 224.28 10 1955 Charles Carpenter, Harrisburg NC, '55 Bel Air 6.282 222.84 222.84 11 5 Billy Harper, Paducah KY, '00 Viper 6.284 222.95 222.95 12 10 Pat Moore, Kinsman OH, '57 Bel Air 6.288 222.36 222.36 13 14 Ed Hoover, Gilbert SC, *'63 Corvette 6.329 227.00 227.00 14 1037 Roy Wasko, N Royalton OH, '68 Camaro 6.374 220.40 221.27 15 9 Shannon Jenkins, Tuscaloosa AL, '68 Camaro 9.741 85.12 94.49

Friday qualifying

Top Fuel

With almost perfect track conditions and cool night air the first qualifying session of the ACDelco Canadian Nationals saw elapsed time numbers lower and mile per hour numbers higher than at any point in the history of Toronto Motorsports Park. The night also marked Clay Millican's first Top Fuel pass following his 200+ mile per hour blowover in Milan, Mich. two weeks ago.
Millican (Drummonds, Tenn.) showed no ill effects of his crash in Milan as he vaulted to the top of the provisional Top Fuel qualifying list with a 4.666/305.36. Millican barely edged Doug Foley (Sewell, N.J.), who was running in the other lane. Foley ended up only a thousandth slower than Millican, registering a 4.667/300.93.

75 year-old Chris Karamesines (Chicago, Ill.) rounded out the top three Top Fuelers with a 4.954 pass at 288.77 mph.

Top Fuel Friday 1 1 Clay Millican, Drummonds TN, Hadman-BAE 4.666 305.36 305.36 2 3 Doug Foley, Sewell NJ, McKinney-TFX 4.667 300.93 300.93 3 323 Chris Karamesines, Chicago IL, Uyehara-BAE 4.954 288.77 288.77 4 007 Roger Dean, Webster Spgs WV, McKinney-KB 5.157 245.99 245.99 5 9 Rick Cooper, Boise ID, Agan-BAE 5.559 177.93 177.93 6 345 Bruce Litton, Indianapolis IN, Hadman-TFX 5.819 158.07 158.07 7 300 Jack Ostrander, Waterford MI, Baumgartne-TFX 6.800 122.41 122.41 8 777 Paul Athey, Uncasville CT, Hadman-KB 12.806 64.24 64.24 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 9 301 Louie Allison, Denver CO, Baumgartne-TFX 18.570 28.59 28.59

Pro Mod

Carl Spiering (Jordan Station, Ont.) and Quain Stott (Columbus, N.C.) joined the record-setting evening during Torco Pro Mod qualifying. Spiering shattered Billy Harper's track elapsed time record, posting a 6.151 to eclipse Harper's 6.165. Stott improved on his own track speed record, clocking a speed of 230.17 to top his old record of 229.74.

Stott could only claim the #4 qualifying post, however, as both Jim Halsey (Street, Md.) and John Russo (Middleton, Mass.) joined Spiering in registering quicker Torco Pro Mod runs.

Pro Mod Friday 1 1057 Carl Spiering, Jordan Station ON, *'63 Corvette 6.151 229.51 229.51 2 1051 Jim Halsey, Street MD, '68 Camaro 6.186 226.16 226.16 3 1986 John Russo, Midoletian MA, *'68 Camaro 6.194 228.19 228.19 4 7 Quain Stott, Columbus NC, *'63 Corvette 6.258 230.17 230.17 5 3 Harold Martin, West Bloomfield MI, '05 Grand Am 6.263 220.73 220.73 6 1 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, *'05 Stratus 6.264 229.43 229.43 7 1941 Eddie Ware, Marietta GA, *'41 Willys 6.280 224.96 224.96 8 1237 Burton Auxier, Dixie WV, '53 Corvette 6.284 223.17 223.17 9 14 Ed Hoover, Gilbert SC, *'63 Corvette 6.329 227.00 227.00 10 1037 Roy Wasko, N Royalton OH, '68 Camaro 6.374 220.40 220.40 11 5 Billy Harper, Paducah KY, '00 Viper 6.435 220.87 220.87 12 1955 Charles Carpenter, Harrisburg NC, '55 Bel Air 7.293 161.27 161.27 13 9 Shannon Jenkins, Tuscaloosa AL, '68 Camaro 9.741 85.12 85.12 14 10 Pat Moore, Kinsman OH, '57 Bel Air 11.220 116.25 116.25 15 44 Mike Castellana, Westbury NY, '05 Cavalier 17.662 44.28 44.28

Funny Car

Jim Sickles (Caledonia, N.Y.) highlighted the evening when he ran the fastest Funny Car pass in IHRA history, posting a 246.57 mph run in the second to last pair of cars of the qualifying session. This pass was faster than IHRA record-holder Laurie Cannister's 246.26 run in September of '02 at Budds Creek. Sickles will now have the rest of the weekend to hit 244.11 and back up his pending record.

Sickles sits atop the Funny Car qualifying list with two sessions remaining until elimination rounds start. His 5.781 put him ahead of Terry Munroe (Beaver, Pa.) and Rob Atchison (London, Ont.), who sit #2 and #3 respectively.

Funny Car Friday 1 4 Jim Sickles, Caledonia NY, '05 Monte Carlo 5.781 246.57 246.57 2 100 Terry Munroe, Beaver PA, '97 Firebird 5.882 241.84 241.84 3 1 Rob Atchison, London ON, '02 Firebird 5.886 240.08 240.08 4 147 Frederick Tigges, Holbrook MA, '97 Camaro 5.887 242.63 242.63 5 293 Larry Dobbs, Welland ON, '01 Corvette 5.930 236.34 236.34 6 2 Mark Thomas, Louisville OH, '04 Avenger 5.949 241.02 241.02 7 6 Chris Foster, Davenport IA, '05 Avenger 5.956 238.93 238.93 8 8 Scott Wildgust, Stratford ON, '01 Firebird 5.996 239.19 239.19 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 9 151 George McNeil, Gardner MA, '04 Corvette 6.019 230.21 230.21 10 3 Terry McMillen, Elkhart IN, '99 Avenger 6.069 237.05 237.05 11 131 Jean-Guy Genest, St. Basile Le Grand PQ, '95 D 6.298 231.91 231.91 12 6320 Trevor Lebsack, Slave Lake AB, '99 Mustang 6.606 158.67 158.67 13 657 Thomas Carter, Cuero TX, '05 Camaro 6.618 156.57 156.57 14 357 Tim Stevens, Dorr MI, '98 Avenger 9.439 93.21 93.21 15 309 Jody Gucwa, Fowlerville MI, '96 Daytona 11.543 72.27 72.27

 

Pro Stock

Steve Spiess (Manhattan, Ill.) set both ends of the Torco Race Fuels Pro Stock track record with his 6.408/217.81 pass in Pro Stock qualifying. Spiess came precariously close to becoming the initial member of the Lenco 6.30's Club, the club that will recognize the first 16 Torco Pro Stock drivers who can run an official IHRA pass in the 6.30's. Spiess ran a 6.37 at over 220 mph during off-season testing, but no one has eclipsed the 6.30's or 220 mph barrier during competition.

Not only did Spiess set the track record for both elapsed time and miles an hour, he provisionally broke the IHRA world records in both categories as well. Spiess has the rest of the ACDelco Canadian Nationals to hit 6.472 to back up his elapsed time record and 215.64 to back up his speed record.

Tony Gillig (Lake Bluff, Ill.) and Rick Jones (Galesburg, Ill.) sit right behind Spiess on the Torco Pro Stock qualifying list with two sessions to go.

Pro Stock Friday 1 8 Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '05 Cobalt 6.408 217.81 217.81 2 10 Tony Gillig, Lake Bluff IL, '04 Mustang 6.450 214.83 214.83 3 6 Rick Jones, Galesburg IL, '05 Cobalt 6.457 216.20 216.20 4 7 Frank Gugliotta, Mt. Airy MD, '04 Escort 6.460 216.65 216.65 5 262 Robert Patrick, Fredericksburg VA, '04 Cobra 6.480 215.31 215.31 6 3 John Montecalvo, Center Moriches NY, '05 Cobalt 6.482 214.62 214.62 7 2 Brian Gahm, Lucasville OH, '03 Mustang 6.486 215.93 215.93 8 381 Jerry Haas, Fenton MO, '05 Cavalier 6.498 216.10 216.10 9 4 Pete Berner, Crete IL, '04 Mustang 6.499 214.28 214.28 10 171 Larry O'Brien, Lakeshore ON, '04 Stratus 6.511 214.45 214.45 11 103 Daniel Seamon, Bellevue OH, '05 Escort 6.514 215.37 215.37 12 22 Doug Kirk, Lenoir WV, '03 Mustang 6.541 213.81 213.81 13 5 Elijah Morton, Jacksonville NC, '04 Mustang 6.560 212.59 212.59 14 1 John Nobile, Dix Hills NY, '03 ZX2 6.575 213.16 213.16 15 235 Chuck DeMory, Glen Ellyn IL, '04 Escort 6.596 213.43 213.43 16 143 Ron Miller, Lebanon OH, '02 Cavalier 6.617 209.62 209.62 ------------ Not Qualified ------------ 17 5695 Dan Sweeney, Groton MA, '02 Grand Am 6.690 207.82 207.82 18 112 Richard Penland, Gastonia NC, '04 Cobra 7.004 199.17 199.17 19 2000 Michael Bruno, Frankfort IL, '04 Cavalier 7.241 147.75 147.75