BARBER: Mid-Ohio Driday qualifying

• Rick Roso <72230.271@CompuServe.COM>
• MNI - Motorsport News International
• Sat Aug 10 16:43:15 EDT 1996

BARBER DODGE, MID-OHIO QUALIFYING TIMES

LEXINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 9) - Barber Dodge Pro Series first-qualifying
times in 30-minute session at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, 2.25-mile,
12-turn road course. All cars on new Goodyears; conditions sunny and
warm; track condition good. The first 19 drivers are within 1.5 seconds;
the first 11 within a second.

Defending winner is Jeff Bucknum. Qualifying record was
1:25.155/95.120mph, set by Alex Padilla in 1993.

Final qualifying is Saturday, 11:00 a.m.

1st QUALIFYING SESSION
1 Geoff Boss		1:25.026/95.26mph (R)
2 Andres F. Gomez	1:25.238
3 Rino Mastronardi	1:25.248
4 Tim Moser		1:25.274
5 Fredrik Larsson	1:25.301
6 Thomas Schie		1:25.345
7 Tony Renna		1:25.439
8 Derek Hill		1:25.583
9 Brian McCarthy	1:25.596
10 Chris Menninga	1:25.615
11 Rocky Moran, Jr.	1:26.048
12 Jon Fogarty		1:26.099
13 Jeff Bucknum		1:26.106
14 Seiji Ara		1:26.197
15 Steve Rikert		1:26.201
16 Jason Engel		1:26.255
17 John McCaig		1:26.330
18 Memo Gidley		1:26.481
19 Carlos Bonetti	1:26.586
20 Matt Robinson	1:26.601
21 Jarrett Boon		1:26.617
22 Nick OSullivan	1:26.905
23 Divina Galica	1:27.010
24 John Spangler	1:27.405
25 Patsy DiFilippo	1:27.826
26 Art Coia		1:28.651
27 John Spangler	1:30.240

NOTES:
Defending winner Jeff Bucknum only got six laps in, having a motor
problem that left him parked; this is Geoff Boss first pole of the
year; Chris Menninga and Patsy DeFilippo got together in the Carrousel
with six minutes remaining, parking both.

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Rick Roso