Mopar Elimination Notes

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Osborne & Alderman Out Early

POMONA, Calif. (July 7, 2001) - An early exit put a damper on the great
qualifying efforts of Mark Osborne and Darrell Alderman during today's Pep
Boys 50th Anniversary NHRA Nationals at Pomona Raceway.

Osborne, driver of the Mopar Parts Dodge R/T, lost to Ron Krisher in round
one. Krisher took a decided starting-line advantage and drove to a
6.988-second elapsed time at 199.29 mph as Osborne slowed to a 7.095-second
lap at 188.54 mph.

"That sure wasn't what we wanted," Osborne noted. "It was a real tough day
for all the guys. They have worked so hard this weekend and we had a great
qualifying effort. We'll get thing together when we get the new Pro Stock
Neon's in Denver."

Three-time Winston Pro Stock World Champion Alderman also fell in the first
round of competition. Jeg Coughlin, Jr. took a holeshot advantage at the
start and ran a 7.039-second elapsed time at 198.44 mph. Alderman clicked
off a 7.037-second pass at 197.88 mph.

"The car spun the tires a little bit," Alderman said. "We thought that we
looked pretty good heading into today. We finally figured out the cars and
qualified in the top half. It just didn't happen the way we wanted."

Skuza Smokes Tires

Dean Skuza and the Mopar Parts Dodge R/T Nitro Funny Car smoked the tires
and lost in his round one match up with Del Worsham. The hot-and-sticky
track conditions didn't play into Skuza's favor.

"We just smoked the tires and game over," Skuza noted. "The track wasn't in
great shape and we missed on the set up. We'll need to step things up in
Denver."

Morgan Fall in Round One

Slick starting-line conditions cost Dodge Motorsports R/T Pro Stock driver
Larry Morgan in round one of competition. Kurt Johnson ran a solid
6.976-second elapsed time at 198.95 mph, outrunning Morgan's 7.095/195.28
effort.

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"The starting line was bald in the right lane," said Morgan, who failed to
hold lane choice. "We struggled all weekend and I'm glad we had a chance to
run today. I can't wait to get my new Pro Stock Neon."



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