Thu, 11 Feb 2010, 07:02 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.642/208.23, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,276 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Gray making his Pro stock debut....nice clean pass, straight down the groove. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.277/165.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.560.

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Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.676/205.91, Now #2
Right Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.730/204.54, Now #3

Yonke is using Stanfield power...Bob Yonke's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.308/165.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.593. Yonke with hs career best... Rivera with a clean pass...Bob Yonke's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.308/165.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.593.

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Left Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.660/207.82, Now #2
Right Lane: Danny Gruninger Runs 6.697/207.18, Now #4

Gruninger with a career best pass here...Danny Gruninger's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.813, 660ft-4.315/164.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.608. Nobile with a nice pass. John Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.791, 660ft-4.286/164.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.574.

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Left Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.613/209.23, Now #1
Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 24.106/34.75, Now #7

Humphreys with a lot of tire shake and clicked it off. Deceglie with his career best here to go to the number one spot.

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Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.644/209.26, Now #3
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.647/207.82, Now #4

These two were side-by-side all the way down the track. Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.791, 660ft-4.282/165.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.564.
V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.272/164.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.561.

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Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.631/208.26, Now #3
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.603/209.23, Now #1

Brogdon with a real nice pass, straight to the number one spot. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.251/166.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.527. Spies with a brand new car and a great pass to start the weekend.

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.662/208.10, Now #8
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.707/207.72, Now #11

WJ with a good pass...Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.793, 660ft-4.292/164.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.579. Morgan rolled the beam...Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.042 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.335/164.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.623.

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Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 12.807/69.23, Now #14
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 9.483/163.57, Now #13

Gray stumbled right off the starting line line. Jones pushed in the clutch early.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.730/207.50, Now #13
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.611/209.39, Now #2

Johnson with a real nice pass to go to the number two spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.255/166.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.534. Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.840, 660ft-4.349/163.67 mph, 1,000ft-5.642.

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Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.595/209.75, Now #2
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.591/209.59, Now #1

This was a great drag race and these two go to the number one and two spots...Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.247/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.520.
Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.242/166.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.517.

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.617/209.23, Now #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 7.235/149.03, Now #18

Line was out of the groove and drifting toward the centerline and pushed in the clutch. Stanfield with the NitroFish colors...Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.260/166.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.539.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 13.511/64.16, Now #22
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.580/210.47, Now #1

Anderson with problems early and pushes in the clutch. Edwards goes to the number one spot with a great pass...Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.238/167.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.509.

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