Sat, 3 Feb 2007, 01:42 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA, Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.855/202.98, Now #2
Right Lane: Rodger Brogden Runs 6.780/203.92, Now #1

First round of Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown qualifying. Both of these guys with their best passes of the weekend.

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Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.909/201.91, Now #4
Right Lane: Dwayne Rice Runs 6.777/203.74, Now #1

Rice with a real nice move and his best pass of the weekend. Dwayne Rice's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.837, 660ft-4.361/161.77mph, 1,000ft-5.672 Hammonds with a little wiggle.

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Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.767/202.82, Now #1
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky No Time, Now #6

Koretsky with problems as soon as he let the clutch out and coast down the track, but was timed out before he reached the finish line. Watson with his best pass of the weekend. Ben Watson's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.819, 660ft-4.343/161.46mph, 1,000ft-5.657

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.796/205.57, Now #5
Right Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 6.779/204.14, Now #3

Jeggie had the quickest pass of yesterday's test session with a 6.690 seconds. Coughlin with tire shake right off the starting line, but drove through it. Rizzo with his best pass of the weekend. Tony Rizzo's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.843, 660ft-4.366/161.75mph, 1,000ft-5.676

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Left Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.711/204.76, Now #2
Right Lane: Tom Martino Runs 6.709/205.63, Now #1

This was good looking drag race. Max Naylor's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.309/162.94mph, 1,000ft-5.612
Tom Martino's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.314/162.92mph, 1,000ft-5.614

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Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.772/203.19, Now #4
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.775/204.88, Now #5

These two were glued together all the way down the 1320. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.826, 660ft-4.350/161.59mph, 1,000ft-5.663
Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.848, 660ft-4.367/162.18mph, 1,000ft-5.674

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.777/205.22, Now #6
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.822/203.89, Now #11

Last year's final round of the Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown, the one Larry Morgan won. Johnson wins this on and gets into the top half of the show for now.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.703/205.07, Now #1
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 15.855/76.91, Now #15

Stevens with problems right off the starting line and coasted on through the 1320. Gaines with his best pass of the weekend. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.305/163.06mph, 1,000ft-5.606

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 13.044/64.84, Now #16
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.755/204.42, Now #4

Stanfield with problems right off the starting line. Yates with a real nice pass. Jim Yates' incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.825, 660ft-4.345/161.83mph, 1,000ft-5.653

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.694/205.32, Now #1
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.716/206.51, Now #5

Allen Johnson goes to the number one spot with a great looking pass. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.793, 660ft-4.300/163.26mph, 1,000ft-5.598 Kurt Johnson with his best pass of the weekend. Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.816, 660ft-4.326/163.16mph, 1,000ft-5.624

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.715/204.79, Now #5
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.768/205.51, Now #9

Edwards with a nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.309/162.65mph, 1,000ft-5.615

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.694/205.98, Now #1
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.715/205.98, Now #6

The Summit cars wrap up round one of qualifying. Anderson goes to the top of the list with a real nice pass. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.303/163.33mph, 1,000ft-5.601 the champion gets into the top half of the show. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.810, 660ft-4.320/163.20mph, 1,000ft-5.620

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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