Jimmy Ålund liked the taste of sweet victory
The Alastaro event looks like having all the hallmarks of an interesting Pro Stock battle. Thomas Lindström will be looking for a repeat of his performance in Tierp, while Jan Palmqvist will want to put Tierp firmly behind him and qualify in Finland. With twelve cars and only eight places, it will be tight, but you could say it will be a big surprise if Jimmy Ålund, Michael Malmgren, Sampsa Palos and Richard Sundblom are not in the pairing lanes when eliminations begin, but that leaves the equally likely names of Tommy Leindahl, Micke Callin, Jan Palmqvist, Jonas Dantanus and Thomas Lindström as five cars chasing the other four places. Add to this that no-one should discount Conrad Stanley, Ulf Wagnhester and Bo Petterson, and you can see that Pro Stock will be a hotly contested event.
Some of the questions were answered by the end of Friday Q2. Jimmy Ålund closed out Friday as number one qualifier closely followed by Richard Sundblom and Thomas Lindström. The bump spot was sitting at 6.87 and Friday night’s outsiders were Michael Callin, Ulf Wagnhester, Bo Pettersson and Conrad Stanley.
Conrad Stanley during a warm up in the pits
Conrad Stanley’s Panther Racing Pontiac had a new engine this weekend. It looks as though the team were chasing set up through Friday.
Dave Alexander´s summary on site friday:
Pro Stock was
without incident, nothing more than slight twitches of the back end as
they got close to the edge of a narrow racing line. Jimmy Alund has the
best ET and speed so far – 6.778/328.88. The field stretches back to abump
spot of 6.945/321.22 for Michael Callin, with Ulf Wagnhester, Jan
Palmqvist and Conrad Stanley currently heading for home on race day if
they can't improve.
