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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and @Speed reporters Friday-Session 1 - Pro Stock -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Matco Tools Nationals by Glenn & Theresa Number ...

>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and @Speed reporters Friday-Session 1 - Pro Stock -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Matco Tools Nationals by Glenn & Theresa Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed PRO 449 TIM JOST 0.578 7.150 193.71 PRO 25 JEG COUGHLIN 0.510 7.092 194.63 . . PRO 387 MARK PAWUK 0.477 7.114 196.84* PRO 709 GEORGE MARNELL 0.519 7.119 193.88 . . PRO 329 GARY WIGGINS 1.025 11.244 78.04 PRO 13 BRAD KLEIN 0.434 7.146 193.25 . . PRO 351 RON KRISHER 0.417 7.124 194.72* PRO 247 MIKE BELL 0.497 7.075 195.60 . . PRO 1 JIM YATES 0.496 7.058 195.27* PRO 359 LARRY PETERNEL 0.544 7.408 176.47 . . PRO 251 PETE WILLIAMS 0.570 7.206 193.17 PRO 368 RAY FRANKS 0.490 7.095 195.60 . . PRO 8 TOM MARTINO 0.493 7.076 194.63* PRO 3 MIKE EDWARDS 0.564 7.093 194.42 . . PRO 428 ROBERT HARMAN 0.540 9.697 96.38 PRO 55 VIERE GAINES 0.507 7.075 196.20 . . PRO 4 KURT JOHNSON 0.480 7.059 195.48* PRO 2 WARREN JOHNSON 0.467 7.077 195.69 . . PRO 323 JEFF WICK 0.591 7.949 172.97 PRO 262 ROBERT PATRICK JR. 0.591 7.096 195.52 . . PRO 24 TROY COUGHLIN 0.540 7.065 195.99 PRO 50 BRUCE ALLEN 0.465 7.082 195.56 . . PRO 11 SCOTT GEOFFRION 0.522 7.058 195.82* PRO 714 HARRY SCRIBNER 0.456 7.202 192.10 . . PRO 401 DAVID NICKENS 0.590 7.112 193.71 PRO 270 ALLEN JOHNSON 0.505 7.084 194.72 . . PRO 207 MIKE THOMAS 0.309 7.046 196.20* PRO 6 STEVE SCHMIDT 0.413 7.044 196.03 . . PRO 412 ARTURO DELGADO 0.600 7.129 194.67 PRO 398 DARRELL ALDERMAN 0.477 7.067 195.60 . . PRO 357 LARRY MORGAN 0.484 7.060 194.97* PRO 244 MARK OSBORNE 0.519 7.036 196.16 . .

Friday-Session 2 - Pro Stock              -Left lane first- 
1997 NHRA Matco Tools Nationals by Glenn & Theresa          
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
PRO  368  RAY FRANKS          0.467          7.107  195.39* 
PRO  329  GARY WIGGINS        0.534          9.857   89.65  
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PRO    3  MIKE EDWARDS        0.457          7.122  193.92* 
PRO    1  JIM YATES           0.699          7.048  194.80  
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PRO   55  VIERE GAINES        0.975          7.121  195.90  
PRO  251  PETE WILLIAMS       0.593          7.228  191.97  
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PRO    2  WARREN JOHNSON      0.418          7.045  195.90* 
PRO    8  TOM MARTINO         0.453          7.073  194.76  
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PRO  262  ROBERT PATRICK JR.  0.597          7.084  195.99* 
PRO  428  ROBERT HARMAN       0.809          7.169  193.63  
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PRO   50  BRUCE ALLEN         0.455         10.252   89.27  
PRO    4  KURT JOHNSON        0.435          7.107  195.69  
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PRO  714  HARRY SCRIBNER      0.435          7.132  192.26* 
PRO   24  TROY COUGHLIN       0.490          7.757  137.74  
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PRO  270  ALLEN JOHNSON       0.549          7.055  194.84* 
PRO   11  SCOTT GEOFFRION     0.526          7.128  195.10  
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PRO    6  STEVE SCHMIDT       0.284          7.055  195.95* 
PRO  401  DAVID NICKENS       0.647          8.850  108.43  
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PRO  398  DARRELL ALDERMAN    0.420          7.066  195.77  
PRO  207  MIKE THOMAS         0.529          7.015  196.59  
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PRO  244  MARK OSBORNE        1.229          7.013  196.29* 
PRO  412  ARTURO DELGADO      0.513          7.101  194.51  
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PRO   25  JEG COUGHLIN        0.474          7.066  195.43  
PRO  357  LARRY MORGAN        0.433          7.064  194.55  
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PRO  709  GEORGE MARNELL      0.475          7.071  194.67* 
PRO  449  TIM JOST            0.651          7.163  192.10  
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PRO   13  BRAD KLEIN          0.956          7.136  193.42  
PRO  211  GRANT LEWIS         0.491          7.391  155.09  
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PRO  247  MIKE BELL           0.503          7.044  195.39* 
PRO  387  MARK PAWUK          0.507          7.093  195.05  
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Saturday-Session 1 - Pro Stock            -Left lane first- 
1997 NHRA Matco Tools Nationals by Glenn & Theresa          
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
PRO  251  PETE WILLIAMS       0.563          7.192  193.05  
PRO    2  WARREN JOHNSON      0.483          7.014  196.59  
                                                            
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PRO    8  TOM MARTINO         0.517          7.076  194.63  
PRO   50  BRUCE ALLEN         0.480          7.082  194.63  
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PRO  428  ROBERT HARMAN       0.549          7.236  192.84  
PRO  714  HARRY SCRIBNER      0.481          7.140  192.92  
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PRO    4  KURT JOHNSON        0.476          7.071  195.01* 
PRO  270  ALLEN JOHNSON       0.479          7.090  194.04  
   no improvement for either car here                       
   .                                                        
PRO   24  TROY COUGHLIN       0.515          7.064  195.56  
PRO    6  STEVE SCHMIDT       0.484          7.054  195.39  
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PRO   11  SCOTT GEOFFRION     0.482          7.089  195.01* 
PRO  398  DARRELL ALDERMAN    0.474          7.112  195.18  
                                                            
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PRO  401  DAVID NICKENS       0.674          7.888  164.44  
PRO  244  MARK OSBORNE        0.110          7.066  195.27  
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PRO  207  MIKE THOMAS         0.538          7.039  196.50  
PRO   25  JEG COUGHLIN        0.479          7.088  194.88  
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PRO  412  ARTURO DELGADO      0.479          8.259  122.38  
PRO  709  GEORGE MARNELL      0.516          7.093  193.05  
   Left lane all over track.                                
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PRO  357  LARRY MORGAN        0.487          7.089  194.21* 
PRO   13  BRAD KLEIN          0.437          7.136  192.76  
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PRO  449  TIM JOST            0.618          7.146  192.88  
PRO  247  MIKE BELL           0.415          7.078  195.05  
   No improvement for these two.                            
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PRO  211  GRANT LEWIS         0.615          7.055  196.16* 
PRO  368  RAY FRANKS          0.479          7.663  193.50  
   Lewis moves into the show here.                          
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PRO  387  MARK PAWUK          0.531          7.070  194.93* 
PRO    3  MIKE EDWARDS        0.471         10.146   90.55  
   Pawuk takes #15, Edwards not in yet.                     
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PRO  329  GARY WIGGINS        0.573          7.170  192.02* 
PRO   55  VIERE GAINES        0.522          7.131  194.88  
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PRO  351  RON KRISHER         0.464          7.117  194.21* 
      single                                                
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PRO    1  JIM YATES           0.563          7.044  194.59* 
      single                                                
   Yates stays at #6. Three cars with 7.044                 
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Saturday-Session 2 - Pro Stock            -Left lane first- 
1997 NHRA Matco Tools Nationals by Glenn & Theresa          
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
PRO  270  ALLEN JOHNSON       0.526          7.130  192.71  
PRO    4  KURT JOHNSON        0.449          7.079  194.63  
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PRO    6  STEVE SCHMIDT       0.481          7.059  195.73* 
PRO   24  TROY COUGHLIN       0.482          7.091  194.55  
   Good runs by both cars.                                  
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PRO  398  DARRELL ALDERMAN    0.461          7.068  195.27* 
PRO   11  SCOTT GEOFFRION     0.470          7.150  194.67  
   Good runs by both cars.                                  
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PRO  244  MARK OSBORNE        0.522          7.045  195.56* 
PRO  401  DAVID NICKENS       0.652          7.097  194.09  
   Nickens does not qualify here.                           
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PRO   25  JEG COUGHLIN        0.496          7.074  195.35* 
PRO  207  MIKE THOMAS         0.421         10.117   99.34  
   Right lane all over track.                               
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PRO  709  GEORGE MARNELL      0.618          7.535  183.29  
PRO  412  ARTURO DELGADO      0.495          7.390  156.73  
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PRO   13  BRAD KLEIN          0.513          7.166  193.05* 
PRO  357  LARRY MORGAN        1.337          7.040  194.84  
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PRO  247  MIKE BELL           0.524          7.139  194.80* 
PRO  449  TIM JOST            0.567          7.885  133.90  
   No improvement here.Jost not in the show.                
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PRO  368  RAY FRANKS          0.507          7.112  194.93  
PRO  211  GRANT LEWIS         0.535          7.049  195.52  
   Lewis improves. Franks goes home.                        
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PRO    3  MIKE EDWARDS        1.220          7.071  195.10  
PRO  387  MARK PAWUK          0.541          7.072  194.97  
   Edwards now on bump.                                     
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PRO   55  VIERE GAINES        0.511          7.112  195.48* 
PRO  329  GARY WIGGINS        0.830         10.305   81.35  
   They're both going home.                                 
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PRO    2  WARREN JOHNSON      0.456          7.030  196.67* 
PRO  351  RON KRISHER         0.470         10.221   89.40  
   Krisher's packing up.                                    
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PRO  262  ROBERT PATRICK JR.  0.639         10.292   89.56  
PRO    1  JIM YATES           0.463          7.037  194.76  
   tire shake Left lane .                                   
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PRO   50  BRUCE ALLEN         0.493          7.080  194.67* 
PRO  251  PETE WILLIAMS       0.597          7.180  193.29  
   another pair going home.                                 
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PRO  714  HARRY SCRIBNER      0.513          7.138  192.63  
PRO    8  TOM MARTINO         0.563          7.068  194.72  
   Martino makes the roster.                                
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      single                                                
PRO  428  ROBERT HARMAN       0.559          7.184  193.46  
   Harman didn't qualify.                                   
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Pro Stock Qualifying List After Session 2, Saturday 1997 NHRA Matco Tools Nationals by Glenn & Theresa Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 MARK OSBORNE PRO 244 7.013 196.29 Fri2 2 WARREN JOHNSON PRO 2 7.014 196.59 Sat1 3 MIKE THOMAS PRO 207 7.015 196.59 Fri2 4 JIM YATES PRO 1 7.037 194.76 Sat2 5 LARRY MORGAN PRO 357 7.040 194.84 Sat2 6 STEVE SCHMIDT PRO 6 7.044 196.03 Fri1 7 MIKE BELL PRO 247 7.044 195.39 Fri2 8 GRANT LEWIS PRO 211 7.049 195.52 Sat2 9 ALLEN JOHNSON PRO 270 7.055 194.84 Fri2 10 SCOTT GEOFFRION PRO 11 7.058 195.82 Fri1 11 KURT JOHNSON PRO 4 7.059 195.48 Fri1 12 TROY COUGHLIN PRO 24 7.064 195.56 Sat1 13 DARRELL ALDERMAN PRO 398 7.066 195.77 Fri2 14 JEG COUGHLIN PRO 25 7.066 195.43 Sat1 15 TOM MARTINO PRO 8 7.068 194.72 Sat2 16 MARK PAWUK PRO 387 7.070 194.93 Sat1 17 MIKE EDWARDS PRO 3 7.071 195.10 Sat2 18 GEORGE MARNELL PRO 709 7.071 194.67 Fri2 19 VIERE GAINES PRO 55 7.075 196.20 Fri1 20 BRUCE ALLEN PRO 50 7.080 194.67 Sat2 21 ROBERT PATRICK JR. PRO 262 7.084 195.99 Fri2 22 RAY FRANKS PRO 368 7.095 195.60 Fri1 23 DAVID NICKENS PRO 401 7.097 194.09 Sat2 24 ARTURO DELGADO PRO 412 7.101 194.51 Fri2 25 RON KRISHER PRO 351 7.117 194.21 Sat1 26 HARRY SCRIBNER PRO 714 7.132 192.26 Fri2 27 BRAD KLEIN PRO 13 7.136 193.42 Fri2 28 TIM JOST PRO 449 7.146 192.88 Sat1 29 ROBERT HARMAN PRO 428 7.169 193.63 Fri2 30 GARY WIGGINS PRO 329 7.170 192.02 Sat1 31 PETE WILLIAMS PRO 251 7.180 193.29 Sat2 32 LARRY PETERNEL PRO 359 7.408 176.47 Fri1 33 JEFF WICK PRO 323 7.949 172.97 Fri1

Sunday-Round 1 - Pro Stock -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Matco Tools Nationals by Glenn & Theresa Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed PRO 211 GRANT LEWIS 0.495 8.114 123.38 PRO 270 ALLEN JOHNSON 0.433 7.290 163.01W Another run from wacky racing. . PRO 247 MIKE BELL 0.477 7.256 181.56W PRO 11 SCOTT GEOFFRION 0.572 8.597 114.06 . . PRO 6 STEVE SCHMIDT 0.477 7.049 184.01W PRO 4 KURT JOHNSON 0.417 7.287 158.73 Johnson backed off about 1000ft. moved toward center line. PRO 357 LARRY MORGAN 0.464 7.137 195.18 PRO 24 TROY COUGHLIN 0.466 7.098 168.91W . cars having real trouble grabbing on to the track PRO 1 JIM YATES 0.462 6.921 196.72W PRO 398 DARRELL ALDERMAN 0.436 7.007 195.39 Not everyone is having this problem.Great run for Yates Track temp 90 at starting line,66 at 1000ft. PRO 207 MIKE THOMAS 0.529 6.976 196.80 PRO 25 JEG COUGHLIN 0.497 6.977 195.65W Good runs by both cars. . PRO 2 WARREN JOHNSON 0.463 6.956 197.62W PRO 8 TOM MARTINO 0.488 9.634 94.95 These cars seem to like it cool. . PRO 244 MARK OSBORNE 0.442 6.986 197.36W PRO 387 MARK PAWUK 0.465 7.007 194.93 Good side by side race here. .

Monday-Round 2 - Pro Stock -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Matco Tools Nationals by Glenn & Theresa Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed PRO 244 MARK OSBORNE 0.470 6.987 197.23W PRO 270 ALLEN JOHNSON 0.453 7.010 193.38 Right lane all aver the place. . PRO 25 JEG COUGHLIN 0.463 6.996 196.76W PRO 6 STEVE SCHMIDT 0.460 7.061 172.97 Schmidt hit both walls hard. He's o.k. We have no video today, so no replay for details. PRO 2 WARREN JOHNSON 0.229 6.980 196.97 PRO 247 MIKE BELL 0.463 10.193 109.78W Red light for the professor. . PRO 1 JIM YATES 0.477 7.139 191.36 PRO 24 TROY COUGHLIN 0.473 7.089 175.67W What an upset. Yates going home early. .

Monday-Round 3 - Pro Stock                -Left lane first- 
1997 NHRA Matco Tools Nationals by Glenn & Theresa          
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
PRO   25  JEG COUGHLIN        0.454          6.979  196.80W 
PRO  247  MIKE BELL           0.459          7.364  148.36  
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PRO  244  MARK OSBORNE        0.514          6.987  196.63W 
PRO   24  TROY COUGHLIN       0.497          7.014  195.14  
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Monday-Round 4 - Pro Stock                -Left lane first- 
1997 NHRA Matco Tools Nationals by Glenn & Theresa          
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
PRO   25  JEG COUGHLIN        0.475          7.001  196.63W 
PRO  244  MARK OSBORNE        0.446          7.040  194.93  
   Coughlin is 1st driver in NHRA history with wins in 4    
   categories in the same season                   

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