Fri, 16 May 2008, 04:22 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.825/202.55, Now #2
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.783/203.95, Now #1

Nice looking pass for Schmidt to start the weekend. Steve Schmidt's incremental times: 60ft-1.017 sec., 330ft-2.842, 660ft-4.365/161.83mph, 1,000ft-5.678

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Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.817/202.64, Now #2
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 16.239/66.19, Now #4

Watson car didn't go anywhere when he let the clutch out.

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Left Lane: Vinnie Deceglie No Time, Now #6
Right Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.796/203.37, Now #2

DeCeglie left before the tree was activated. Dave Northrop's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.842, 660ft-4.372/161.32mph, 1,000ft-5.688

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.758/202.94, Now #2
Right Lane: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.755/204.76, Now #1

A couple good passes here, with Hoerner being the quickest and fastest so far. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.815, 660ft-4.337/161.88mph, 1,000ft-5.650
Todd Hoerner's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.828, 660ft-4.345/162.45mph, 1,000ft-5.653

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Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.811/202.24, Now #6
Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.767/204.29, Now #3

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Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 25.794/25.39, Now #11
Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.765/203.98, Now #3

Connolly with a lot of tire shake right off the starting line and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Max Naylor Runs 11.710/74.48, Now #11
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.809/202.88, Now #7

Naylor with problems right off the starting line and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.800/202.00, Now #7
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.808/201.67, Now #8

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 14.395/57.46, Now #15
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.775/203.58, Now #5

Hartford with severe tire shake and clicks it off. Krisher with a nice pass to start the weekend. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.829, 660ft-4.355/161.46mph, 1,000ft-5.668

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Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 14.248/58.56, Now #16
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.769/203.31, Now #5

Humphreys made a quick move toward the wall and shut it off. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.828, 660ft-4.349/161.83mph, 1,000ft-5.661

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.732/206.48, Now #1
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.753/203.58, Now #2

WJ shows the rest of the field there is nothing wrong with that left lane as he goes to the number one spot out of the left lane. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.832, 660ft-4.341/163.73mph, 1,000ft-5.639 Gaines with a nice pass to go to the number two spot. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.818, 660ft-4.336/162.25mph, 1,000ft-5.647

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.933/170.43, Now #18
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.747/204.91, Now #2

Johnson with a real nice pass to go to the number two spot...Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.340/162.61mph, 1,000ft-5.646 Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.819, 660ft-4.343/161.30mph, 1,000ft-5.681

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.737/205.04, Now #3
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.714/205.13, Now #1

This was a pretty good side by side drag race as Johnson goes to the number one spot and Anderson to number three. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.816, 660ft-4.333/162.68mph, 1,000ft-5.638
Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.314/163.53mph, 1,000ft-5.615

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.765/203.71, Now #10
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.753/205.01, Now #5

Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.349/161.67mph, 1,000ft-5.660
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.833, 660ft-4.350/162.63mph, 1,000ft-5.653

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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