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Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:A TriniTuner / Zorce media team, including Narend Sooknarine left for Maryland yesterday to attend this event.
gt4tified wrote:Duane, anyone going up to cover the event?
NarendZORCE wrote:Looking good so far, according to http://www.mirdrag.com/
09/25/09:::::::IHRA President's Cup Nationals Weather Update
All racing for this weekend's IHRA President's Cup Natonals is on schedule. Racing will start today at 4:00 pm along with Pro Qualifying under the lights at 7:00 pm tonight. So don't let a few possible showers cause you to miss any of the exciting President's Cup Nationals this weekend!
Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:A TriniTuner / Zorce media team, including Narend Sooknarine left for Maryland yesterday to attend this event.gt4tified wrote:Duane, anyone going up to cover the event?
NarendZORCE wrote:Loads of qualifying today but Sheldon got wheelspin and did not get a clean run. No more runs were allowed for the night. Same thing (wheelspin, no hook) happened to the present record holding driver Troy Stone on his pass. Present Top Dragster record I think is a 5.8-something.
Two more qualifying runs tomorrow so we are hoping for a good pass. Crew Cheif Aaron Sipple and Sheldon are confident that a run tonight would have been a record breaker with the extra rubber and track prep put in for the top fuel dragsters that ran tonight (4.6 in the qtr etc.). Plus the air was nice and cold. The track was finally hooking.
The Pro Mod Record was broken tonight as well as Tony Lang running a 5.88 @ 243mph. Tomorrow will be rocking!
Princess-Kaveshla wrote:After the first round of qualifying, Sheldon ran 5.80 @ 230mph, qualifying 2nd behind Troy Stone who qualified with a 5.79. Sheldon's 1/8th mile was a record 3.726 @ 194mph!! The 60ft time was 0.951. One more qualifying pass left...
Princess-Kaveshla wrote:Sat, 26 Sep 2009, 11:30 AM
Top Dragster Qualifying, Session #2 Order
BUDDS CREEK, Md. - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Top Dragster at the 2009 Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, IHRA President's Cup Nationals:
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 314B Troy Stone, South Bend IN, Spitzer-Hemi 5.795 238.47 238.47
2 1062 Sheldon Bissessar, Maraberea TD, Sipple-Hemi 5.802 230.17 230.17
3 2090 Edward Careccia, Mars Hill NC, Horton-AJ 5.873 236.26 236.26
4 199R Latchman Hansraj, Brandywine MD, Spitzer-BAE 6.028 226.28 226.28
5 1320 Jimmy Pergine, Plymouth Mtg PA, Jenkins-Chevy 6.356 208.55 208.55
6 1268 Russell Leach, Reading PA, Bos-Ford 6.537 201.52 201.52
7 9673 Bruce Holland, Lexington SC, Worthy-Chevy 6.541 205.26 205.26
8 114 Clifford Bozzelli, Absecon NJ, Spitzer-Hemi 6.574 205.79 205.79
9 202U Charlie Careccia, Mars Hill NC, Spitzer-Chevy 6.621 203.06 203.06
10 2 Steve Furr, Harrisburg NC, American-Chevy 6.656 192.91 192.91
11 1105 Mike Gardner, Haymarket VA, Davis-Chevy 6.676 196.70 196.70
12 13 Chad Traylor, King William VA, RaceTech-Chevy 6.718 197.62 197.94
13 369 Joe Hessling, Toledo OH, Sherrill-Chevy 6.720 197.71 198.85
14 3335 Craig Addis, Clinton OH, Sherrill-Chevy 6.730 201.04 201.04
15 270A Alan O Brien, Ronceverte WV, RaceTech 6.750 197.02 197.02
16 968X Brett Nesbitt, McLeansville NC, RaceTech-Chevy 6.774 195.53 195.53
17 2018 Charles Careccia, Asheville NC, Horton-Chevy 6.777 194.55 194.88
18 922 Ed Pauley, Shelby NC, Sherril-Chevy 6.780 190.30 190.30
19 168 Wayne Hofmann, New Preston CT, Bos-Chevy 6.850 196.99 196.99
20 168W Wayne Hofmann, New Preston CT, Bos-Chevy 6.881 194.86 194.86
21 1708 Donny Urban, Pittsboro NC, American-Chevy 6.905 189.47 189.47
22 1982 Charles Link, LaPlata MD, Mullis-Chevy 6.907 191.05 191.05
23 1769 Jeff Groat, Hollywood MD, Dragster 6.915 193.71 193.71
24 3572 Todd Avery, Clio MI, Bos-Chevy 7.007 193.99 193.99
25 1984 David Cullison, California MD, Boulton-Chevy 7.016 189.07 190.11
26 115 Glen Puluse, Woodland Park NJ, Bos-Chevy 7.083 198.85 198.85
27 986 Jack Trussell, Sumerduck VA, M&M-Chevy 7.100 185.33 185.46
28 9142 Daryl Griffin, Pittsboro NC, Horton-Chevy 7.147 183.97 183.97
29 9250 Al Burkett, Sandston VA, RaceTech-Chevy 7.150 186.30 186.30
30 139M Jeff Serra, Reinholds PA, American-Chevy 7.160 188.78 188.78
31 915 Dave Harris, Pleasant Garden NC, Spitzer-Chevy 7.233 209.62 209.62
32 1073 E.J. Parker, Hughesville MD, RaceTech-Chevy 7.254 182.85 182.85
------------ Not Qualified ------------
33 2002 Bruce Thrift, Waycross GA, RaceTech-Chevy 7.462 167.20 178.28
34 336 Kevin Fisher, Lima OH, Cannister-Chevy 8.263 108.52 108.52
35 16 Al Miller, Chester MD, Miller-Dodge 13.647 57.49 57.49
Princess-Kaveshla wrote:BUDDS CREEK, Md. - 1 p.m. - Racing is on a (hopefully brief) rain delay at Maryland International Raceway.
A light sprinkle started about 15 minutes ago, bringing things to a halt part way through the third qualifying session for Top Sportsman.
Weather radar initially showed just a thin band of showers, which should pass through quickly, but more patches of precipitation are now popping up in previously clear areas.
We'll let you know when the situation changes.
Princess-Kaveshla wrote:BUDDS CREEK, Md. - 4 p.m. - The apparent "window" never materialized and the remainder of Saturday's racing has been cancelled.
The rain stopped several times and the track got dry enough to start running the jet dryers a couple of those times, but in the end Mother Nature won the battle.
All fields are set and eliminations will continue on Sunday.
The forecasts for tomorrow offer a strong likelihood that racing will be possible.
Racing will begin at 9 a.m. Sunday, weather permitting. Events will follow the original Sunday schedule and run order.
The Elite 8 Pro Stock Shootout, originally scheduled for today, will probably be run during qualifying at Rockingham, though no official announcement to that effect has been made yet.
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