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Sat, 21 Feb 2009, 05:22 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session
By Rick Green





CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist 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 6.776/202.64, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.754/203.31, Was #21
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.800/202.12, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.825/202.03, Was #22

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,755 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

No help here for either driver and they will not make the show. Roger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.822, 660ft-4.347/161.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.662.
Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.833, 660ft-4.361/160.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.680.


Left Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.747/201.13, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.721/204.94, Was #18
Right Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 6.782/205.35, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.733/205.69, Was #20

No help here for these two and they will not race on Sunday. Gordie Rivera's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.800, 660ft-4.316/160.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.633.
Jerry Haas' incremental times: 60ft-1.031 sec., 330ft-2.857, 660ft-4.373/162.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.679.

Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.669/206.54, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.672/206.89, Was #17
Right Lane: Bob Panella Runs 6.706/206.16, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.724/204.94, Was #19

Panella improves on his pass from earlier today, but will not get into the show. Bob Panella's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.308/162.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.608. Gaines the defending event champion will not qualify...he tied Gray in the E.T. department, but loses the position on speed. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.287/164.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.577.

Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.682/206.48, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.669/207.66, Was #16
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.679/207.69, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.665/207.21, Was #15

Gray with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay on the bump. Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.296/164.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.588. Johnson doesn't improve and he will stay in the number 15 spot. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.810, 660ft-4.304/164.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.590.

Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.679/206.89, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.662/206.86, Was #13
Right Lane: David Beckley Runs 6.666/206.80, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.663/207.18, Was #14

Neither driver improves, and they will stay numbers 13 and 14. Steve Spiess' incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.292/163.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.585.
David Beckley's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.282/164.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.573.

Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.662/206.73, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.654/207.85, Was #11
Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.703/206.80, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.658/207.59, Was #12

Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.276/163.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.568.
Tom Hammonds' incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.822, 660ft-4.322/164.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.611.

Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.651/208.04, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.649/208.20, Was #9
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.677/206.86, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.652/207.72, Was #10

Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.799, 660ft-4.280/165.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.564.
Jim Yates' incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.293/163.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.585.

Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.663/206.83, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.648/207.34, Was #8
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.679/207.62, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.643/207.69, Was #7

Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.282/164.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.572.
Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.793, 660ft-4.295/164.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.587.

Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.657/207.62, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.640/207.69, Was #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.645/208.36, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.638/208.71, Was #5

Line with the quickest pass of the session...Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.783, 660ft-4.275/164.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.558. Johnson with the third quickest of the session...Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.279/164.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.568.

Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.624/208.26, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.621/208.49, Was #3
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.650/208.23, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.624/208.33, Was #4

Johnson with a great looking run, just a few ticks off his qualifying time. This is the quickest pass pass of the day. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.254/165.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.539. Coughlin with the third quickest pass of the session. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.281/164.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.565.

Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.622/208.49, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.610/208.94, Was #2
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.627/208.68, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.605/208.52, Was #1

Anderson with a great looking pass, the quickest of the session. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.257/165.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.538. Edwards will hold on to the number one spot and he has the the third quickest pass of the session. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.262/165.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.543. This is the seventh time Edwards has qualified number one in his career, and the second time he has qualified number one here in Phoenix.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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