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Jim Yates turned in a career best of 6.648 seconds Friday night and will start ninth for Sunday's rain-plagued Toyo Tires Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
Yates added a 6.717-second effort in the Wiley X Eyewear Pontiac GTO during Saturday's lone qualifying session before rain washed out the remainder of qualifying. The event itself was postponed two weeks following inclement weather.
Yates, of Occoquan, Va., meets Allen Johnson (No. 8, 6.645 at 207.72 mph).
The quickest field runs from Greg Stanfield's 6.621 seconds to Dave Northrop's 6.664 seconds
Yates Winds Up Ninth at Maple Grove
Jim Yates turned in a career best of 6.648 seconds Friday night and will start ninth for Sunday's rain-plagued Toyo Tires Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
Yates added a 6.717-second effort in the Wiley X Eyewear Pontiac GTO during Saturday's lone qualifying session before rain washed out the remainder of qualifying. The event itself was postponed two weeks following inclement weather.
Yates, of Occoquan, Va., meets Allen Johnson (No. 8, 6.645 at 207.72 mph).
The quickest field runs from Greg Stanfield's 6.621 seconds to Dave Northrop's 6.664 seconds
