QUALIFYING
- ROUND 2
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Diehl
Wilson knew his first round run of 8.13 seconds wasn't likely to guarantee a slot in the
races. He took care of that concern with a 6.85 second shot in round 2. He
really poured it on in the last 100 ft. and bested the Tonka truck which recorded 6.95
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Gunslinger sat out round
2, hoping the first round 7.54 second run would hold. Dan Runte improved on
his first round time with a 6.62 second bye run. |
The hard luck duo of
Executioner and Equalizer went back at it in round 2, with David Morris redeeming himself
with a 6.99 second run. However, Mark Hall continued to keep the Dodge on the ragged
edge of elimination. He was all over the track, and finished his second run at 9.31
seconds. He would have one last chance to pull the fat out of the fire. |
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Samson ran the fastest
qualifying time so far, running a 6.46 second shot in the second round. Pure
Adrenaline also had a respectable 6.87 second run. |
John Seasock had trouble
getting Sudden Impact cranked again, but got it started in time to run the course in 7.31
seconds. Blown Thunder pulled hard to the left, but finished at 7.78 seconds -
better than Executioner. |
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Iceman ran round 2 in 7
seconds flat, but the truck spun at the end of the track, and missed crashing through the
barrier by what looked to be only a foot or two. Tropical Thunder bettered its first
round time by 1/100 of a second. |
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Eradicator wound up the
second round of qualifying with another solid bye run. Going into the final round of
qualifying, the trucks on the bubble were Executioner and Blown Thunder. It was
sudden death time at Talladega. |
QUALIFYING
- ROUND 3
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Eric Tack didn't need to
run Tonka in round three, but he did to get used to the track. He turned in the
fastest qualifying time of the day at 6.42 seconds in a bye run. |
Mark Hall brought
Executioner up to the line for his last chance to make the field. It was a rough
ride, with a slide into home plate, but the red and white Dodge came up with a 6.95 second
run that was good enough to make the cut. |
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It was down to Blown
Thunder to answer the call. Unfortunately, it was a poor run for Doug Cole who was
hoping for a home crowd advantage performing only 70 miles from home. Blown Thunder
got hung up at a bad angle going over the second jump. He was eliminated from the
racing, as Eradicator went on to post a 7.26 second time. |
ON
TO THE RACES
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