Sat, 23 Feb 2013, 17:39 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Mark Wolfe Runs 6.694/206.67, Now #14; Best prior run: 15.072/56.02, Was #19

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 2,243 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Wolfe gets the car to hook up and he gets into the show. Mark Wolfe's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.307/164.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.600.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.633/209.10, Now #14; Best prior run: 14.418/75.17, Was #19
Right Lane: Steve Kent Runs 6.638/208.10, Now #15; Best prior run: 13.035/65.20, Was #18

both drivers are straight down the groove to get in the show. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.795, 660ft-4.276/166.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.553.
Steve Kent's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.263/164.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.549.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.650/208.97, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.212/204.82, Was #18
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.624/208.30, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.966/124.71, Was #19

Kramer with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.255/165.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.538. Johnson will not get into the show.

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.635/209.04, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.614/210.24, Was #13
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.666/209.07, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.903/208.59, Was #19

WJ with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Hartford will not improve and will stand on his time from earlier today.

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.633/208.39, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.578/210.70, Was #11
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.598/209.39, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.582/210.57, Was #12

Brogdon started drifting out of the groove and he will not improve. McGaha with the quickest pass of the round, but will not improve. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.240/166.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.517.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.618/209.07, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.555/211.13, Was #8
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.608/209.17, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.568/210.57, Was #10

A good side-by-side drag race here as Gray is the second quickest pass of the round and Nobile with the third quickest pass of the round. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.259/165.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.537.
Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.244/165.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.523.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.575/210.70, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.542/212.03, Was #5
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.596/209.56, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.561/210.73, Was #9

A couple more good pass as these two ar the two quickest of the session. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.232/166.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.501.
Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.234/165.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.514.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.566/211.49, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.535/212.56, Was #3
Right Lane: Erica Enders-Stevens Runs 6.578/211.16, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.555/211.86, Was #7

Line with a real nice pass, the quickest pass of round...Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.230/167.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.496. Enders-Stevens with the third quickest pass of the round. Erica Enders-Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.236/167.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.505.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.561/210.73, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.529/212.63, Was #2
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.570/210.70, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.544/211.36, Was #6

Gaines with a real nice pass, the quickest pass of the round. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.222/167.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.489. Coughlin with another good pass and the third quickest pass of the round. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.226/166.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.495.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.557/211.06, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.498/213.13, Was #1
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.579/211.30, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.536/212.56, Was #4

Edwards with the quickest pass of the round and he will hold on to the number one spot. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.225/167.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.488. This is his second No. 1 qualifying spot of the yeard and the 43rd of his career. Anderson with a clean pass, the seventh quickest of the session and he will start tomorrow from the number four spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.241/167.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.

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