Pierce on the Pole 12:30pm
Pierce on the Pole 12:30pm
JOLIET, Ill. – USAC veteran Aaron Pierce is on the pole for today’s USG Fiberock 100. Pierce turned a time of 30.982 or 174.295mph on the 1.5 mile oval. This is the Indiana native’s second pole of the season.
“Car was good in practice,” said Pierce. “The speeds are slower than the test because it is hotter. Tonight we are going to save our tires and stay out of trouble to try to win. Drafting will be a big deal here tonight.”
Even though, today’s schedule is elongated by the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series, running with NASCAR could pay off.
“Being here with Busch and Cup will be good,” said Pierce. “Hopefully we can pull one off tonight in front of everyone.”
Jay Drake will start outside the pole tonight. Drake turned a time of 31.089 in his second weekend in the No. 41 car. Reigning USAC Silver Crown Champion Dave Steele qualified third with a time of 31.520. Five cars did not qualify due to mechanical issues. All are expected to start tonight.
Chicagoland Qualifying
26 Aaron Pierce Sam Pierce 30.982
41 Jay Drake Jim Paternoster 31.089
1 Dave Steele Randy Steenbergen-Team 6R 31.520
29 Bud Kaeding BK-Leffler Motorsports 31.727
18 Tiago Medeiros PDM Racing 31.830
00 Wayne Reutimann Jr. Reutiman Motorsports 31.864
17 Dave Darland RW Motorsports 31.924
21 Brian Tyler Team 6R 32.251
8 Bryn Gohn Stauffer-Adams Racing 32.351
28 Tim Barber Ken Pierson NT
199 Peter Shepherd Carl Edwards/ R.E. Technologies Racing NT
2 Pablo Donoso Racing Team, Inc. NT
14 Josh Wise A.J. Foyt Enterprises NT
96 Rodney Weesner Weesner Motorsports NT
JOLIET, Ill. – USAC veteran Aaron Pierce is on the pole for today’s USG Fiberock 100. Pierce turned a time of 30.982 or 174.295mph on the 1.5 mile oval. This is the Indiana native’s second pole of the season.
“Car was good in practice,” said Pierce. “The speeds are slower than the test because it is hotter. Tonight we are going to save our tires and stay out of trouble to try to win. Drafting will be a big deal here tonight.”
Even though, today’s schedule is elongated by the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series, running with NASCAR could pay off.
“Being here with Busch and Cup will be good,” said Pierce. “Hopefully we can pull one off tonight in front of everyone.”
Jay Drake will start outside the pole tonight. Drake turned a time of 31.089 in his second weekend in the No. 41 car. Reigning USAC Silver Crown Champion Dave Steele qualified third with a time of 31.520. Five cars did not qualify due to mechanical issues. All are expected to start tonight.
Chicagoland Qualifying
26 Aaron Pierce Sam Pierce 30.982
41 Jay Drake Jim Paternoster 31.089
1 Dave Steele Randy Steenbergen-Team 6R 31.520
29 Bud Kaeding BK-Leffler Motorsports 31.727
18 Tiago Medeiros PDM Racing 31.830
00 Wayne Reutimann Jr. Reutiman Motorsports 31.864
17 Dave Darland RW Motorsports 31.924
21 Brian Tyler Team 6R 32.251
8 Bryn Gohn Stauffer-Adams Racing 32.351
28 Tim Barber Ken Pierson NT
199 Peter Shepherd Carl Edwards/ R.E. Technologies Racing NT
2 Pablo Donoso Racing Team, Inc. NT
14 Josh Wise A.J. Foyt Enterprises NT
96 Rodney Weesner Weesner Motorsports NT
posted by Blake Johnson at 12:53 PM
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