Sat, 17 Jul 2010, 06:24 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite 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:

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Left Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.715/206.26, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.728/205.60, Was #18

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 1,787 feet, track temperature 123 degrees.

Rivera with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Good to see Rivera back at the track.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.652/207.72, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.649/207.37, Was #17
Right Lane: Jim Cunningham Runs 6.736/204.60, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.771/205.29, Was #19

Cunningham with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. No help here for Enders.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.619/208.91, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.607/208.52, Was #14
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.613/208.81, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.623/208.36, Was #16

Morgan will not improve...Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.259/165.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.540. Brogdon with his quickest pass of the weekend to get off the bump spot. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.256/166.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.534.

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.646/208.23, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.599/209.07, Was #13
Right Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.635/208.84, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.616/209.59, Was #16

Stanfield with tire spin right off the starting line...Deceglie will not get off the bump spot, but will stay in the show.

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.606/209.46, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.598/209.65, Was #11
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.650/209.39, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.598/208.78, Was #12

WJ won't improve, but runs the quickest pass of the session. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.251/165.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.530. No help here for Gaines...

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.611/209.36, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.597/209.39, Was #10
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.623/209.20, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.595/208.78, Was #9

Gray won't improve, but the second quickest pass of the round...Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.256/166.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.534. No help here for Johnson.

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Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.697/204.54, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.584/208.68, Was #8
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.594/209.14, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.575/209.59, Was #7

Gray will not improve, but runs the quickest pass of the round...Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.244/166.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.519. No help here for Yonke...Bob Yonke's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.804, 660ft-4.309/163.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.604.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.595/209.52, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.570/209.72, Was #6
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.602/208.91, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.565/209.14, Was #4

Anderson with the second quickest pass of the round...Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.243/166.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.518. No help here for Krisher.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.594/210.14, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.569/209.88, Was #5
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.576/210.47, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.552/210.31, Was #3

this is a good drag race with these two runs being the being the two quickest passes of the round. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.247/166.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.
Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.236/167.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.506.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.595/210.11, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.549/210.64, Was #2
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 14.709/56.45, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.545/210.77, Was #1

Johnson with a lot of tire shake and he clicked it off. Edwards with the fourth quickest pass of the round. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.251/166.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.523.

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