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Connolly's 6.721-second time at 204.20 mph came Friday night and he came back with consistent runs of 6.751 and 6.752 seconds Saturday. The latter lap was third-quickest of the afternoon.
"We had trouble with a clutch disc in our first run (Saturday) and had to put in a new clutch," said Connolly, "and the results were pretty good."
Connolly faces Bob Panella (14th, 6.759 seconds) in Sunday's opening round of the season's penultimate event.
Connolly puts new car in third qualifying berth
Las Vegas - Dave Connolly rebounded from a clutch problem Saturday to pick off the No. 3 starting position for Sunday's ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Connolly's 6.721-second time at 204.20 mph came Friday night and he came back with consistent runs of 6.751 and 6.752 seconds Saturday. The latter lap was third-quickest of the afternoon.
"We had trouble with a clutch disc in our first run (Saturday) and had to put in a new clutch," said Connolly, "and the results were pretty good."
Connolly faces Bob Panella (14th, 6.759 seconds) in Sunday's opening round of the season's penultimate event.
