Pro Stock at St. Louis

[Floyd Gomez]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Josh was just trying to put the scoop back on. NHRA ususally has them pull the front end off at the back of the staging lanes to fuel them with NHRA's fuel, if there was anything back there it would have been found a long time ago. Mike can't out run anybody a tenth. If you are not actually keeping up with Pro Stock (Most of you evidently are not) you don't know what is happening and should probably keep your ignorant thoughts to yourself.
If you don't know that NHRA has been looking at that car very hard, you have not been around. Mike gets very frequent visits to his pit area from tech officials, same as Anderson did when he was the fast guy.

Mike had less than two HUNDREDTHS on them Sunday. He has never had any of them covered a tenth. Nobody that knows that man would spout this kind of ignorance.

I follow Pro Stock very closely as I have a personal interest in one of the cars. Not a sponsorship or investment just a personal interest. Mike has had an average of 6 hun to one tenth better over the averages of the rest of the field in total. (Do the math). You also claim Josh was just trying to put the scoop back on so I am guessing you didn't watch the same media coverage the rest of the world did. I have it recorded if you would like a copy. I never said Mike was cheating I only said some things are odd. So before you start name calling please be sure you know what you are talking about. As far as WJ I am glad he won the race. I have been a fan of his since I was a young kid and miss seeing him in the winners circle.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Floyd Gomez

I follow Pro Stock very closely as I have a personal interest in one of the cars. Not a sponsorship or investment just a personal interest. Mike has had an average of 6 hun to one tenth better over the averages of the rest of the field in total. (Do the math). You also claim Josh was just trying to put the scoop back on so I am guessing you didn't watch the same media coverage the rest of the world did. I have it recorded if you would like a copy. I never said Mike was cheating I only said some things are odd. So before you start name calling please be sure you know what you are talking about. As far as WJ I am glad he won the race. I have been a fan of his since I was a young kid and miss seeing him in the winners circle.

considering the intake manifold technology at hand, i don't blame them from trying to keep the cameras off if the car

[Ron Middleton]

I used to think WJ was one of the rudest and arrogant Pro Stock racers ever until I had time to talk to him at the Keystone Big Show in Atlanta a couple of years ago. He's one of the most serious racers at the track and very personable and talkative away from the track. Roy johnson is one of the friendliest engine/crew chiefs in the business at the track and way but still deadly serious about racing.
All these teams spend untold amounts of money and effort and try very hard to keep their hard work and effort within the team. It's hard enough to lose a team member to another team and have that knowledge transferred from team to team. Probably every team pushes the envelope on rules and takes advantage of any or all gray areas(that's racing just like most fast stock, super stock and comp racers do). That's racing and we all know it. Effort is what seperates the cream of the crop from the rest of em. To just blindly call a winner or former winner a cheater without being able to back up your accusations is wrong. JMT.

[Bruno 3776]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

considering the intake manifold technology at hand, i don't blame them from trying to keep the cameras off if the car

So true. Anyone remember when Bob Glidden wrecked, the first thing he did was take his coat off and cover the carbs and intake because the scoop was gone.

[Stephen & Horace Johnson]

In the interview with Mike's crew chief, he was asked a question on what happened and if they had time to fix it? he said it was a cracked intake, and that if they had 5mins it could be fixed?? what could they have done to fix it in 5mins and be ready to run??

[quickford1]

Some epoxy repair.

[CycloneFE]

1 Mike Edwards, Coweta OK, '09 GXP 6.640 207.82 207.82
55 V. Gaines, Lakewood CO, '10 Avenger 6.686 207.15 207.15

Let's see, I believe that is 16 cars between .046. Pretty quick field.

[BobUnkefer]

#1 Edwards 6.640
#2 Brogdon 6.644
#3 Jeggie 6.647
#4 AJohnson 6.653
#5 Krisher 6.659
#6 Anderson 6.660
#7 Stanfield 6.665
#8 Jones 6.673
#9 J Gray 6.675
#10 S Gray 6.678
#11 KJ 6.681
#12 WJ 6.684
#13 Humphrey 6.685
#14 Enders 6.685
#15 Humphreys 6.685
#16 Gaines 6.686

top 3 separated by .007
final four separated by .001
SIXTEEN car field separated by .046

BUT,
you have to study all the numbers. some cars are work better than others on different ends of the track, so it's not always apples to apples when you compare
Pro Stock is a warground. EVERY HP found is a major deal, find somthing in your chassis that works? you HIDE it from everyone else, thats why wraps that cover the rear of the cars in the pits are now so widely used.
EVERYTHING is sacred in the world of PS

Stock & SS tear down side by side in the barn, wanna see what the next guys over internals look like, just take a peek. Try that with the PS guys & gals and there would be major issues to resolve before the first Dzus button is turned
The PS cars have engine blankets that cover everything but the carbs, so when they roll into the back of the lanes to get fuel the other teams can't see their engine components...once fueld the blanket comes off just as the front end goes on.

I'd invite you guys to come by to see what I mean, but I can't let ya by the ropes....

Thanks to all that called & emailed yesterday after Rodgers crash, appreciate everyone's concern & I passed all the good wishes on to Rodger.
It's nice to see and know how close the racing world "family" really is!

Bob Unkefer
PR & Media, BrogdonRacing.com

[joe176]

Originally Posted by Bruno 3776

So true. Anyone remember when Bob Glidden wrecked, the first thing he did was take his coat off and cover the carbs and intake because the scoop was gone.

I remember that...I still have the tape...happened in Atlanta.

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Bruno 3776

So true. Anyone remember when Bob Glidden wrecked, the first thing he did was take his coat off and cover the carbs and intake because the scoop was gone.

I was at that race in Atlanta and as soon as he got unbelted he covered the manifold with his fire jacket. He barrow rolled eight times if I remember correctly.

After he got the car loaded up I stopped by and talked to him and he was the nicest guy even under those circumstances.

Warren has never been nice, he signs autographs with a scowl on his face and when the Dodge Boys were beating his *** he never failed to bad mouth them.

JimR