John Montecalvo has a keen sense of memory but Saturday evening’s top qualifying run at the IHRA Spring Nationals threw him a curve.

“I can’t remember the last time we were number one,” Montecalvo said. “We’ve always been a top three runner. We just couldn’t get the No. 1 spot. Tonight we did everything perfect. I didn’t see that there was much we could improve on.”

The Center Moriches, N.Y.-based driver piloted his Chevrolet Cobalt to a 6.325 elapsed time at 219.29 miles per hour.

Montecalvo’s pole position continued the Chevrolet domination in IHRA Pro Stock thus far in 2009. The key to his success had nothing to do with the manufacturer of the car and everything to do with attention to detail paid by the crew.

“It was a combination of engine tuning and then some clutch tuning,” Montecalvo explained. “We even tuned the car too. We worked on all three areas. We had the car apart and did some work on the four-link suspension. We adjusted everything possible on the car.”

 

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