Fri, 18 Jun 2010, 08:06 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley 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:

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.775/204.35, Now #5; Best prior run: 12.350/68.80, Was #21

Coughlin makes a big jump here into the top half of the show. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.847, 660ft-4.365/162.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.673.

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Left Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 6.878/199.94, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.901/200.74, Was #19
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.780/203.16, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.147/192.30, Was #21

Gaines gets into the show for now...V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.836, 660ft-4.359/161.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.673. Patrick improves, but not enough to get in the show.

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Left Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.816/201.79, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.865/201.85, Was #19
Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 7.423/146.07, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.097/194.46, Was #21

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.784/202.88, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.820/201.97, Was #18
Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.826/202.15, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.836/201.43, Was #19

Stanfield with good pass to get in the show...Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.837, 660ft-4.358/161.77 mph, 1,000ft-5.673. Humphreys improves, but not enough to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.781/202.76, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.817/202.18, Was #18
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.757/204.08, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.814/203.25, Was #16

Gray with a grat pass, the quickest of the round. Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.827, 660ft-4.344/162.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.653. Yonke improves and gets into the show for now. Bob Yonke's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.831, 660ft-4.355/161.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.670.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.772/202.82, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.813/202.94, Was #17
Right Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.760/204.39, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.807/203.40, Was #16

A good side-by-side drag race and these two get into the top half of the show. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.345/161.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.662.
Vinnie Deceglie's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.827, 660ft-4.347/162.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.656.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.735/204.39, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.801/203.83, Was #17
Right Lane: Jason Line No Time, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.800/203.06, Was #16

Line with problems right off the starting line and coast to stop on the track around 1000 feet. Johnson with a great pass the quickest of the session to go to the number one spot. Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.813, 660ft-4.327/162.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.633.

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 8.385/116.61, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.796/203.98, Was #16
Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.767/204.11, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.778/203.19, Was #11

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 28.46 inches, adjusted altitude 4,209 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Johnson made a quick move toward the wall and then was real loose before he pushed in the clutch. Jones improves...Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.830, 660ft-4.351/161.98 mph, 1,000ft-5.662.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.757/203.80, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.789/203.22, Was #15
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.769/202.97, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.778/203.55, Was #11

Gray with a great looking pass to get back into the show...Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.340/161.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.651. Brogdon moves up the ladder a couple spots...Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-1.018 sec., 330ft-2.832, 660ft-4.349/162.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.661.

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Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.736/204.32, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.774/203.83, Was #11
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.764/203.74, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.761/203.83, Was #7

No help here for Anderson. Krisher with a the second quickest pass of the round... Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.812, 660ft-4.327/162.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.634.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.725/204.94, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.757/204.39, Was #4
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.748/204.57, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.742/204.73, Was #3

No help here for Johnson, but still a nice pass. Edwards goes to the number one spot with a great pass. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.812, 660ft-4.324/162.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.626.

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