After two days of qualifying, 2009 King of the Hammers Champion Jason Scherer posted the fastest lap time of 1 minute, 59.5 seconds to earn the pole in tomorrow’s 2015 Nitto King of the Hammers presented by 4 Wheel Parts.
Finishing just behind Scherer was another “King” in 2012 KOH Champion Erik Miller, who has the fastest lap time of day one at 2 minutes, 6.5 seconds. Drivers will leave the start line in Hammertown on the Means Dry Lake Bed in Johnson Valley two at a time, and each set of race cars will be separated by 1 minute.
The 8 a.m. start will be very interesting right off the bat with two Kings coming off the line simultaneously tomorrow morning. Although both Scherer and Miller will have clean air out front, there will be more than 130 racers (currently 132 are registered, but that number could increase as race teams scramble to repair vehicles tonight). Be sure to check out the live coverage feed at the link below, and check back for race recap after tomorrow’s race.
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2015 King of the Hammers Day 1 Qualifying
QUALIFYING RESULTS – 2015 KING OF THE HAMMERS
ORDER CAR # DRIVER NAME KOH/LCQ TIME
1 76 JASON SCHERER KOH 01:59.500
2 4421 ERIK MILLER KOH 02:06.500
3 321 TOM WAYES KOH 02:09.750
4 4420 DEREK WEST KOH 02:11.510
5 4464 COREY KUCHTA LCQ 02:12.160
6 26 CLAY GILSTRAP KOH 02:12.680
7 210 GREG ADLER KOH 02:13.590
8 4493 ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN KOH 02:14.160
9 81 LEVI SHIRLEY KOH 02:14.310
10 4427 JEFF RUSSELL KOH 02:15.060
11 5 SHANNON CAMPBELL KOH 02:15.630
12 2 CASEY CURRIE KOH 02:17.440
13 67 LOREN HEALY KOH 02:17.780
14 4414 JASON SHIPMAN KOH 02:19.000
15 4111 TIM CAMERON KOH 02:19.320
16 4418 MIKE COLVILLE KOH 02:19.320
17 5252 BILL BAIRD KOH 02:20.280
18 4415 ROB MACCACHREN KOH 02:20.500
19 4405 NICK VONA LCQ 02:20.910
20 19 PAUL HORSCHEL KOH 02:22.340
21 4486 MARCOS GOMEZ KOH 02:22.850
22 885 CHRIS BROWN LCQ 02:23.650
23 816 LUCAS MURPHY KOH 02:24.130
24 4485 TONY PELLEGRINO KOH 02:24.570
25 27 JON CAGLIERO KOH 02:24.800
26 679 PETE ANTUNAC KOH 02:24.910
27 4481 ALEX HARDAWAY KOH 02:24.940
28 966 JASON BLANTON KOH 02:25.880
29 44 GARY FERRAVANTI SR KOH 02:26.560
30 4461 BEN NAPIER KOH 02:26.970
31 4431 MIKE KLENSIN KOH 02:27.070
32 232 ROGER LOVELL KOH 02:28.500
33 630 MICHAEL HESTON KOH 02:30.170
34 4343 TIM DIEKMANN LCQ 02:30.180
35 4775 JAKE HALLENBECK KOH 02:30.590
36 3 WAYLAND CAMPBELL KOH 02:30.870
37 4449 MICHAEL TREBINO KOH 02:31.250
38 53 CHRIS HOYT KOH 02:31.710
39 4450 DAVE BOVICH KOH 02:32.120
40 80 TJ.FLORES KOH 02:32.150
41 231 BRYAN MALONEY LCQ 02:33.500
42 4454 JACKSON STEPHENS KOH 02:33.620
43 407 PETER BASLER KOH 02:33.940
44 4448 RANDY SLAWSON KOH 02:34.690
45 45 JESSE JURADO LCQ 02:35.470
46 49 MATT BURKETT KOH 02:35.970
47 524 MARK DANZO KOH 02:36.410
48 602 AIREN A PATRICK KOH 02:36.470
49 888 CODY ADDINGTON LCQ 02:37.130
50 4455 ANDY BROWN KOH 02:37.220
51 54 MIKE BOU KOH 02:37.930
52 3006 ROWDY TRUBENBACH KOH 02:38.250
53 74 MATTHEW RAGER KOH 02:38.560
54 4411 RYAN HAGEL KOH 02:39.030
55 4435 KEVIN SACALAS KOH 02:39.180
56 4407 RANDY RODD KOH 02:39.870
57 4483 RAUL GOMEZ KOH 02:40.340
58 1215 MACY HIGGINS KOH 02:40.470
KOH 3447 SHAD KENNEDY LCQ 02:41.660
60 4440 TRAVIS COOK KOH 02:42.220
61 48 CODY WAGGONER KOH 02:43.410
62 4704 AXEL BURMANN KOH 02:43.440
63 890 JONATHAN TERHUNE KOH 02:43.530
64 91 ALEX WACKER KOH 02:44.100
65 4434 KEVIN YODER KOH 02:44.120
66 4215 ERIC MIRAMON LCQ 02:44.280
67 929 MICHAEL FEAGINS KOH 02:44.310
68 4499 JESSE HAINES KOH 02:45.680
69 4445 HAL DESCHAMP LCQ 02:46.690
70 456 CHAD HUNDT KOH 02:46.870
71 75 SCOTT FOLEY KOH 02:47.000
72 4492 MIKE BERGMAN KOH 02:47.500
73 61 DOUG JACKSON KOH 02:47.590
74 192 KENNY BLUME KOH 02:47.630
75 4408 STAN HAYNES KOH 02:47.680
76 131 CHRIS COUGHLIN LCQ 02:48.000
77 4598 JAME SCHOFIELD KOH 02:48.500
78 127 MITCHEL THORPE KOH 02:49.460
79 308 ROCCO BALDASSARRE KOH 02:49.560
80 36 BEN SWAIN KOH 02:50.320
81 101 JASON ONEAL KOH 02:50.690
82 7779 KENNETH GOODALL KOH 02:50.710
83 65 ROB KIRBY KOH 02:51.030
84 63 JIM WAGGONER KOH 02:52.840
85 725 CHRIS MAY KOH 02:52.920
86 833 ROD KAVEN KOH 02:55.220
87 911 DAVID BUCHBERGER KOH 02:57.090
88 9901 BRIAN CAPRARA KOH 02:57.250
89 4457 DOUG EVANS KOH 02:58.250
90 88 BRANDON CURRIE KOH 02:58.250
91 35 BAILEY CAMPBELL KOH 02:58.280
92 11 BRUCE SZEMBER LCQ 02:58.560
93 4459 KEITH XAVIER KOH 02:59.940
94 555 WYATT PEMBERTON KOH 03:00.340
95 4494 CHRIS GARRISON KOH 03:00.620
96 85 DARRELL GRAY KOH 03:00.650
97 4425 BRANDON JOHNSON KOH 03:01.030
98 775 ROBERT DALY KOH 03:03.660
99 97 JEREMY HAMMER KOH 03:05.530
100 8168 JUJO WIDODO KOH 03:08.690
101 4482 JP GOMEZ KOH 03:09.280
102 100 FABIO MANNO KOH 03:09.590
103 1977 JAKE YEOMAN KOH 03:11.410
104 4437 DUSTIN SEXTON KOH 03:12.340
105 1982 DON FISHER KOH 03:12.590
106 10 JUSTIN FOXWORTHY KOH 03:14.070
107 2727 JOE VARGA KOH 03:16.750
108 818 JACK BADOSSIAN KOH 03:16.970
109 4477 BRIAN WOOD KOH 03:17.090
110 13 JT TAYLOR KOH 03:18.310
111 409 STEVE DUKE LCQ 03:18.340
112 4469 JACK CHILDERS LCQ 03:20.530
113 4530 VANCE DEMARS KOH 03:24.070
114 1014 JEREMY EALAND KOH 03:27.030
115 486 CARL LANGERHANS LCQ 03:27.840
116 312 ERIC BRINKER KOH 03:27.850
117 31 MATT TREBINO KOH 03:28.190
118 666 MATT THORSON LCQ 03:28.900
119 187 ROBERT BUTLER KOH 03:29.150
120 4487 MATT NIEMAN KOH 03:32.060
121 4451 MELVIN WADE, III KOH 03:32.650
122 429 TROY STONE KOH 03:32.880
123 23 CHRIS MIDKIFF KOH 03:38.250
124 6148 JONATHAN DAWES KOH 03:47.060
125 2713 RALF KUELLER KOH 03:58.250
126 572 MICHAEL ABBATTE KOH 04:03.120
127 4064 JORDAN BLASE LCQ 04:36.430
128 514 DAVID FOX KOH 06:57.720
129 8295 RICHIE KEITH KOH 07:22.090
130 4529 KARL NORNBERG LCQ DNF
131 39 BILLY BRINEY KOH DNF
132 66 ERIC ANDERSON KOH DNF
133 701 GREGORY LUNDEEN LCQ DNF
134 130 TIMOTHY PRIESS LCQ DNF
135 444 RICK WATERBURY KOH DNF
136 4441 DARREN HENKE KOH DNF
137 4468 JOHN WEBB LCQ DNF
138 4473 BRENT GOEGEBUER KOH DNF
139 4490 MIKE NAPPI LCQ DNF
140 5150 BRENDON THOMPSON KOH DNF
141 TBD JOHN FAULKNER LCQ DNS
142 42 AARON PETERS LCQ DNS
143 64 GARY FERRAVANTI JR KOH DNS
144 111 JASON BOND WAITS KOH DNS
145 4444 JASON PICKETT KOH DNS
146 51 MASANORI TSUDA KOH DNS
147 4536 NORM WALTERS KOH DNS
148 62 JIM EVANS KOH DNS
149 4422 TODD MCCULLEN KOH DNS