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Fri, 10 Oct 2008, 05:22 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Rick Green





DINWIDDIE, Va. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual Virginia NHRA 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:
Left Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.633/206.92, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.093/148.82, Was #22

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,616 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Northrop with a nice pass...Dave Northrop's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.256/164.89mph, 1,000ft-5.545


Left Lane: Roger Brogdon Runs 13.337/63.06, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.726/205.04, Was #22
Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.801/201.28, Now #23; No Prior Run

Brogdon made a quick move toward the wall and clicked it off. Gaydosh had problem on the first pass, but has a career best E.T. and mph. John Gaydosh Jr's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.832, 660ft-4.364/160.98mph, 1,000ft-5.684

Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.656/207.62, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.662/207.15, Was #20
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.609/208.01, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.663/207.02, Was #21

Yates with a nice pass, a career best E.T. here. Jim Yates' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.243/165.64mph, 1,000ft-5.526

Left Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.633/208.36, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.646/208.10, Was #19
Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.628/207.75, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.646/207.85, Was #20

Nobile with his career best E.T. here and he doesn't get into the show. John Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.270/165.31mph, 1,000ft-5.552 Humphreys improves, but not enough to get into the show.

Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.607/207.94, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.630/208.20, Was #17
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.629/206.92, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.645/206.35, Was #20

Gray with a real nice pass to get into the show and that bumps out WJ. Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.242/165.52mph, 1,000ft-5.525 Stevens improves, but he won't be happy with this pass.

Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.591/209.17, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.627/207.56, Was #16
Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.628/207.85, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.622/208.07, Was #14

Johnson ties his career best E.T. and runs his fastest pass in his career to move into the number three spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.235/166.09mph, 1,000ft-5.513 Spiess doesn't improve, so he will go into Saturday not in the show.

Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.597/207.88, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.623/207.53, Was #16
Right Lane: Rickie Jones No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.615/207.50, Was #13

Jones has problems on the burnout and then finally gets it back to the line, but Stewart shut him off because he had Gaines shut off waiting for Jones to get back to the line. Gaines with his quickest pass this year to get in the show. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.235/165.68mph, 1,000ft-5.516

Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.630/209.72, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.618/209.30, Was #15
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.604/208.36, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.610/208.14, Was #13

Johnson with problems early and he doesn't improve, but still has a big tope end speed. He is the fastest of the weekend, but not into the show. Krisher gets back into the show...Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.243/165.68mph, 1,000ft-5.524

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.621/207.27, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.609/207.75, Was #13
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.595/208.04, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.605/208.17, Was #10

No help here for Coughlin and he will go into Saturday, not qualified. Stanfield with a great pass, his quickest of the year...Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.233/166.13mph, 1,000ft-5.513

Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.606/208.04, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.601/208.62, Was #9
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.588/209.33, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.601/208.65, Was #8

Morgan with another good pass, but the word from the end of the track is that Morgan lost an engine. Anderson with his best pass of the weekend, and he moves up to the number three spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.238/166.72mph, 1,000ft-5.512

Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.587/208.65, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.596/208.59, Was #7
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.605/209.23, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.587/209.43, Was #2

Edwards with his quickest pass of the season and he moves up to the number three spot. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.228/165.76mph, 1,000ft-5.508 No help here for Johnson... Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.253/166.35mph, 1,000ft-5.529

Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.586/209.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.592/209.30, Was #6
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.588/209.07, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.574/209.07, Was #1

Line with the quickest pass of the session and he moves into the number two spot...Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.236/166.44mph, 1,000ft-5.510 Connolly ties Anderson with the third quickest pass of the session...Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.235/166.52mph, 1,000ft-5.511

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