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Sat, 11 Oct 2008, 03:06 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session
By Rick Green





DINWIDDIE, Va. - Notes from final, round 4 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: Roger Brogdon Runs 6.710/205.04, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.678/205.29, Was #21

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 30.13 inches, adjusted altitude 1,556 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Brogdon made a quick move toward the wall as soon as he let the clutch out and reeled it in.


Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.629/207.24, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.632/207.59, Was #20
Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.591/207.66, Now #14; Best prior run: 21.889/31.46, Was #23

Hammonds with the quickest pass in his career, but he will not get into the show. Tom Hammonds' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.261/165.05mph, 1,000ft-5.544 Jones with the quickest pass in his career and he gets into the show and that bumps out Nobile. Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.228/165.68mph, 1,000ft-5.509

Left Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.590/208.97, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.604/209.01, Was #17
Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.775/202.42, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.765/202.61, Was #23

Nobile with the quickest pass in his career and he gets back into the show and that bumps out W.Johnson. John Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.237/166.33mph, 1,000ft-5.512 Gaydosh with a little wiggle right off the starting line and he will not improve.

Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.611/210.37, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.604/210.18, Was #17
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.604/209.04, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.620/208.46, Was #20

Johnson with a little wiggle right off the starting line and he will not get into the show. Johnson with the fastest pass of the event. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.268/166.44mph, 1,000ft-5.540 His career fastest pass. Stevens with his career fastest pass and his quickest pass of the year, but will not get into the show.

Left Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.615/208.36, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.600/208.07, Was #16
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.568/208.71, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.607/207.88, Was #20

Northrop with his fastest pass in his career, but he will not get into the show. Dave Northrop's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.257/166.05mph, 1,000ft-5.535 Yates with career quickest and fastest pass to get into the top half of the field. Jim Yates' incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.738, 660ft-4.214/166.70mph, 1,000ft-5.489 We now have the quickest field in the history of Pro Stock.

Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.573/209.14, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.587/208.62, Was #13
Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.589/208.55, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.604/208.23, Was #20

Gray with his quickest an fastest pass in his career and he moves up the ladder four spots. Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.221/166.54mph, 1,000ft-5.496 Humphreys with the quickest pass in his career to get into the show and that bumps out Jones. Justin Humphreys' incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.228/166.27mph, 1,000ft-5.508 Jones is the first driver to run in the 6.50 zone and not qualify.

Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.640/208.62, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.584/209.04, Was #13
Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.608/208.39, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.590/208.33, Was #16

Morgan got real loose, but reeled it in. Spiess with another great5 looking pass.

Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.565/208.78, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.576/209.10, Was #11
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.585/208.49, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.578/208.81, Was #12

Gaines with the quickest pass in his career and this pass is the ninth quickest pass in the history of Pro Stock. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.741, 660ft-4.215/166.95mph, 1,000ft-5.488 Stanfield with another great looking pass.

Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.568/209.59, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.573/209.56, Was #9
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.559/210.08, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.576/210.11, Was #11

Johnson with the quickest pass in his career and this is the seventh quickest pass in the history of Pro Stock. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.222/167.07mph, 1,000ft-5.493 He moves up to the number four spot on the ladder. Line with his quickest pass this year and he moves into the top half of the show. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.222/167.07mph, 1,000ft-5.493

Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.572/209.01, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.567/209.26, Was #7
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.582/209.10, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.571/209.17, Was #10

A couple good looking passes here, but neither driver improves...Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.737, 660ft-4.216/166.35mph, 1,000ft-5.493
Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.231/166.66mph, 1,000ft-5.505 This will be a round one match up.

Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.568/209.49, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.555/209.59, Was #3
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 16.471/49.12, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.561/209.79, Was #5

Connolly with problems as soon as he lets the clutch out. Johnson with another good looking pass, but will not improve...Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.219/166.74mph, 1,000ft-5.493

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.597/208.94, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.554/209.10, Was #1
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.554/210.21, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.555/210.31, Was #2

Coughlin with another good looking pass, but he will not improve. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.243/166.11mph, 1,000ft-5.519 Anderson with his quickest pass this year and he ties Coughlin for the number one spot and Anderson gets the spot based on speed. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.741, 660ft-4.212/167.45mph, 1,000ft-5.481 Anderson qualifies number one for the 68th time in his career.

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