Fri, 30 May 2008, 09:22 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX 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: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.826/202.79, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.873/201.46, Was #22

Hoerner improves, but not enough to get into the show.

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Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.808/202.39, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.870/200.62, Was #22
Right Lane: Lamar Swindoll Jr Runs 6.880/200.26, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.903/200.20, Was #23

Swindoll Jr. improves, but stays in the number 23 spot. Yonke with a real nice pass to get in the show for now...Bob Yonke's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.845, 660ft-4.374/160.84mph, 1,000ft-5.695

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Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.813/201.43, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.869/200.23, Was #22
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.760/202.85, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.868/201.25, Was #21

Watson with a nice pass, but not quick enough to get in the show. Gaines with a great looking pass to go to the number one spot...V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.821, 660ft-4.341/161.61mph, 1,000ft-5.654

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Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky No Time, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.867/199.55, Was #22
Right Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.806/202.24, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.852/202.12, Was #21

Koretsky shuts it off after the burnout. Naylor gets into the show for now and that bumps out Stanfield...Max Naylor's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.847, 660ft-4.374/161.02mph, 1,000ft-5.694

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Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.786/203.28, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.851/201.61, Was #21
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.793/202.21, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.837/202.00, Was #20

A couple good looking passes and they both move into the top half of the show...Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.837, 660ft-4.362/161.11mph, 1,000ft-5.678
Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.837, 660ft-4.363/161.27mph, 1,000ft-5.681

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Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.761/203.68, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.819/201.22, Was #19
Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.782/202.91, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.828/202.61, Was #21

Humphreys with a great pass to go to the number two spot, and Hammonds gets into the top half of the show. Justin Humphreys' incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.818, 660ft-4.340/161.63mph, 1,000ft-5.654
Tom Hammonds' incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.840, 660ft-4.362/161.48mph, 1,000ft-5.676

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.752/204.48, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.815/201.43, Was #20
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.780/202.88, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.806/202.18, Was #17

Edwards with a great looking pass, straight down the groove. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.825, 660ft-4.342/162.22mph, 1,000ft-5.650 Stanfield gets into the show and these two bump out Kurt Johnson and Ron Krisher.

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Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.751/203.43, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.802/202.00, Was #16
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.754/203.55, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.804/202.33, Was #17

This was a great side-by-side drag race and Jones goes to the number one spot...Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.331/161.61mph, 1,000ft-5.644
Jim Yates' incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.339/161.96mph, 1,000ft-5.649

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.759/203.61, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.801/202.21, Was #17
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.765/203.61, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.800/202.70, Was #16

Anderson was a little loose right off the starting line and reeled it in to get into the top half of the show...Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.819, 660ft-4.339/161.83mph, 1,000ft-5.651 Krisher with another nice pass...Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.830, 660ft-4.349/161.83mph, 1,000ft-5.660

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.731/204.42, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.800/202.94, Was #17
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.753/203.12, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.794/202.70, Was #16

Johnson with a great pass to go to the number one spot...Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.322/162.33mph, 1,000ft-5.629 Line has a good clean pass to get into the top half of the show...Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.814, 660ft-4.335/162.39mph, 1,000ft-5.646

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.764/205.26, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.769/204.23, Was #12
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.730/204.20, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.794/203.12, Was #17

WJ was slow in the first 60-feet and then runs the big top end speed...Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.842, 660ft-4.361/162.24mph, 1,000ft-5.666 Connolly with a real nice looking pass to go to the number one spot...Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.810, 660ft-4.325/162.33mph, 1,000ft-5.630

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.742/203.89, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.767/203.31, Was #13
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.755/203.12, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.765/203.52, Was #12

Johnson with a real nice looking pass to the number three spot...Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.812, 660ft-4.327/162.29mph, 1,000ft-5.637 Coughlin gets off the bump...Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.821, 660ft-4.339/161.92mph, 1,000ft-5.650

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