Post by daj on Jun 10, 2005 20:42:04 GMT -5
6/10/2005 : Bartone blasts into the Funny Car field in Ohio
Courtesy of Bill Walters
CMKXtreme Racing
COLUMBUS, qualifying: Tony Bartone drove the Jim Dunn Racing/Got CMKX?/Lucas Oil Funny Car to his quickest run of the season on Saturday to qualify for the 41st annual Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals at National Trail Raceway in Ohio.
After struggling with cold, wet weather and a tricky racing surface that plagued almost everyone on Friday, Bartone and the Got CMKX/Lucas Oil Funny Car entered Saturday's final pair of professional qualifying sessions in the No. 18 position.
Crew chief Jim Dunn and the team were confident as they rolled to the starting line for their third run of the weekend. Bartone blasted down the National Trail Raceway quarter-mile with his quickest run of the year, a 4.874 at 315.56 mph, to leap into the top half of the field in the No. 8 spot.
The New York native followed up his first run on Saturday with another solid run later in the afternoon, a 4.972 at 310.13 mph. The Got CMKX?/Lucas Oil Funny Car dropped one spot in the final qualifying order to the No. 9 position. Bartone will square off against John Force in round one for their sixth career meeting.
"The track was green and very tricky on Friday and the Got CMKX?/Lucas Oil team wasn't the only one that had troubled getting from A to B," said Bartone. "Today crew chief Jim Dunn came up with a solid tune up and we made a good showing for the CMKX fans with our quickest run of the season."
Courtesy of Bill Walters
CMKXtreme Racing
COLUMBUS, qualifying: Tony Bartone drove the Jim Dunn Racing/Got CMKX?/Lucas Oil Funny Car to his quickest run of the season on Saturday to qualify for the 41st annual Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals at National Trail Raceway in Ohio.
After struggling with cold, wet weather and a tricky racing surface that plagued almost everyone on Friday, Bartone and the Got CMKX/Lucas Oil Funny Car entered Saturday's final pair of professional qualifying sessions in the No. 18 position.
Crew chief Jim Dunn and the team were confident as they rolled to the starting line for their third run of the weekend. Bartone blasted down the National Trail Raceway quarter-mile with his quickest run of the year, a 4.874 at 315.56 mph, to leap into the top half of the field in the No. 8 spot.
The New York native followed up his first run on Saturday with another solid run later in the afternoon, a 4.972 at 310.13 mph. The Got CMKX?/Lucas Oil Funny Car dropped one spot in the final qualifying order to the No. 9 position. Bartone will square off against John Force in round one for their sixth career meeting.
"The track was green and very tricky on Friday and the Got CMKX?/Lucas Oil team wasn't the only one that had troubled getting from A to B," said Bartone. "Today crew chief Jim Dunn came up with a solid tune up and we made a good showing for the CMKX fans with our quickest run of the season."