Yates’ Pontiac Makes Right Move at Wrong Time

 

Yates’ Pontiac Makes Right Move at Wrong Time


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May 07, 2007

Sometimes being first in line isn’t the best place to be, especially if it’ s the first pair of Pro Stock cars in the opening round of an NHRA POWERade Series race.

Such was the plight of Jim Yates Sunday when he and V. Gaines squared off in the Midwest Nationals, because his Wiley X/Sea Ray Boats Pontiac GTO didn’t like the tune-up. Yates’ car made a move to the right and out of the groove at the hit of the throttle, slowing him to 6.869 seconds at 203.86 mph. Gaines, meanwhile, lit the win light with a 6.722 at 206.99.


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