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Thanks to all with reports and pix! They are much appreciated!

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Super Stock Q1 in the books.

Ernie Neal (GT/N) on top with a (-1.505) 9.455.

Larry Zavala
Dan Jacobs
Dave Dupps
Mike Cotten
Richard Rogers
Ray Skillman
Leonard Mattingly
round out top 8

134 cars made runs

3 DNQs at the bottom of the sheet. (Assuming fuel or weight) I'll update if I hear differently.

Quickest Hemi Car: Wolkwitz 8.443

Roy Hill in FGT/B 8.12, 168.53 (no drama so far)

Ray Paquet in SS/A 8.688
Tony DePillo in SS/A 8.735

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Thanks to Ken for all the pics. Awesome job!!
Only thing missing is some "sound and smells". (Just my odd sense of humor at saying: "I WISH I WAS THERE"!!!)

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How many Hemi cars showed up??

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Driver ET MPH Ov/Un
James Daniels 8.501 156.35 -0.799
Wendell Howes 8.523 155.17 -0.777
Steven Kent 8.566 156.37 -0.734
Bucky Hess 8.646 154.67 -0.654
Mark Howes 8.672 151.95 -0.628
Jim Pancake 8.672 156.55 -0.628
Gus Mantas 8.72 142.31 -0.58
Doug Fazzolare 8.782 151.63 -0.518
Stephen Yantus 8.798 156.15 -0.502
Dan Zrust 9.095 144 -0.205
Kyle Kohr 9.231 131.88 -0.069
Russ Campbell 9.388 109.79 0.088
Matt Welker 10.228 96.87 0.928
Stephen Hebert 12.966 66.96 3.666
Steve Comella -- -- --

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59 1945 SS/AH Gary Wolkwitz, Whitehouse Station NJ, '15 8.443 9.30 -0.857

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http://classracer.com/classforum/att...5&d=1504109937

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...0&d=1504110045

Love this pair and how "U" is shaping up!!

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gotta love a 55 wagon in the top 20 of Superstock! I hope that's listed right

11 5065 SS/P Wayne Denklau, Wayne NE, '55 Wagon 11.464 12.50 -1.036

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It's been really busy - I have lots of photos that will get posted later. One quick observation- LOTS of redlights in both Stock and SS.

Stay tuned.

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I'd hate to have to pay the valve spring bill for this car....or Randall's.

On second thought, why not; The cool factor is off the charts.

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Factory Showdown Q2

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Super Stock just finished up with their second qualifier. Super Gas is running now and we will be done for the day.

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Next batch, I will be back later with more.

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Don Fezell is here with Bob Hallstrom. A couple of more weeks and Don will be 100%

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That's mighty impressive for an R/S Wagon!

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Thanks Ken and others for your pictures and posts keeping us updated on the Nats.

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I appreciate All of the Pictures, Reporting & ET sheets that ALL you reporters are doing for us that weren't able to make it.

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Some photos from today.

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The Janac Brothers. One has a CJ and the other a COPO.

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It was really busy today. We didn't make a good first run, so it was very important to get that second one in and we did. #65 going into another qualifier in the morning and then class.

Here are a few shots from today. By the time I got out there today, most people had put their cars away or they were not around. So I got lazy and just took shots from the golf cart!!

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Geoff Turk's Blackbird FS/XX

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Kenny Schindler SS/EA

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Just relaxing Butcher, Monohan, Marshall

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Chris, Cotten, Larry, and Mr. Godbolt from Comp

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Joey Wilkes

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Mike Welfel

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Much thanks to Mike and Paula Cotten for the great meal tonight! Everything was great!!

Dinner guests!!

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Brad VanLant, Larry Gilley, Larry Hill, Doug Duell, Jeff Teuton

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Jim Bailey, Kevin Helms, Mike Loge, Paula, J. Allen Sherman, Jodie and Cliff Sherman and others

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Katie Cotten

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Jerry and Mrs. Hatch

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Eric Bell, BJ and Mike Graham, Mike Mingo, Erik Jones

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John Cooper, Larry Zavalla and others

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Mrs. Zavalla, Mike Cotten and others

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Chris Hill and his Mom

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Wednesday Super Stockers first qualifying session.
Shooting from the grandstands.

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Wednesday Super Stock second qualifying session.

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Super fan is here

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Ben Wenzel out for a morning ride.

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Mike Pustelny

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John and Brett Calvert


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I would suggest to Ben Wenzel he should pump up the rear tire on the bike, he might pick up a couple of MPH in the pits. What an experience to chat with Ben at the Divisional and National meets at BIR.

Good Luck,
Scott Dugdale
5317 I/S

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Would the bike still hook with more air?

Does it say "FGT/L" on that red 64 Belvedere? What engine would that be?

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Just a quick question for the folks at INDY.

Is there anybody who plans to video Stock Class Eliminations?

If there is could you please send me a PM because I would like to purchase a copy..

I suggested a PM so that we can keep the NHRA Fun Police out of the equation..

Thanx,
Bob

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Does it say "FGT/L" on that red 64 Belvedere? What engine would that be?

That would be Carl Weisinger with a 5.9 drag pak engine. OOPS Carl is driving his drag pak Challenger. So it is someone else in Carls 64.

I have it on good authority a certain F/SA car could go into the 60's tomorrow.

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Tom, my source of the 160 was nhraeventreg.com, and their list of those who entered the race in Stock. Moreover, I counted 42 FS/?(?) entries in the 160 I spoke of earlier, and there was no separate listing for the FS cars that I saw.

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We got the Ford Racers together for a group photo last evening. They posed with Ray Paquets 64 Thunderbolt and Carl Tascas 2016 Cobra Jet. This is just a photo from my phone - Evan Smith took some great shots of Team Ford.

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Some thrashing in the pits after Wednesday's Qualifying.

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Last three pictures are the true Indy!

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Bill Dyer sits in the #1 spot in Stock at the end of day 1

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Some tribute to those in Texas

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Good morning everyone, the sun is just starting to peak over the horizon. Cars are warming up and many are already at the entrance to the staging lanes. The weather is a little better this morning, and I'm sure many will pick up today.

Temp 63
Humid 73%
Bar 29.16
DA 1885
Wind none

Some more photos from yesterday...

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Next batch...

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That's it for now, be back later....

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Stock Eliminator to the staging lanes.

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Does the first round of Class eliminations count as the 4th qualifying pass this year at Indy?

Thank you for your quick response.