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CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil 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: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.680/206.29, Now #21; No Prior Run 6:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 2,638 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.
Left Lane: Mark Martino Runs 6.732/205.69, Now #26; Best prior run: 14.057/64.67, Was #31 Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.623/208.30, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.633/207.98, Was #12 Shane Gray is on the bump spot at 6.633. I thought Gray's car looked a bit lazy off the line but he managed to pick up a bit and solidify his position in 12th. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.781, 660ft-4.266/165.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.544. Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.585/209.26, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.596/208.46, Was #5 Right Lane: Mark Hogan Runs 6.705/203.19, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.890/201.85, Was #31 Edwards car blasted off the line like it did last session but this time it didn't shake or move out of the groove. Mike shows the troops that he's the big gun regardless of minor things like weather. That was a huge pass to take over the top spot. Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.662/207.62, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.713/206.39, Was #25 Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.863/200.14, Now #30; Best prior run: 6.838/200.41, Was #30 Erica picks up a nickel, but just like all the other times it's just not enough. Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.636/207.34, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.655/207.15, Was #18 Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.785/203.06, Now #29; Best prior run: 6.793/202.73, Was #29 Humphreys is just .003 behind the 12th spot so he'll take over the 13th spot. Left Lane: Dave River Runs 6.859/201.55, Now #31; Best prior run: 6.870/200.38, Was #31 Right Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.648/206.64, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.721/206.45, Was #26 Benza moves way up, but not quite enough. Left Lane: Bob Glidden Runs 6.698/206.10, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.743/204.01, Was #28 Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.730/206.01, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.685/205.44, Was #25 Glidden finds another nickel but... And once again, a career best for Bob. Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.671/207.82, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.682/206.86, Was #24 Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.633/208.14, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.664/207.43, Was #21 Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.301/164.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.587. Steve Spiess' incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.269/165.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.551. Again, two very nice-looking runs but it's brutal out here. Left Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 13.720/55.12, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.673/207.56, Was #23 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.705/206.80, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.653/206.89, Was #20 Both of these teams missed the starting line, Morgan less than Vinnie. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.829, 660ft-4.327/164.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.617. Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.630/207.88, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.650/207.46, Was #18 Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.700/207.66, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.644/207.98, Was #16 Shane Gray is on the bump spot at 6.623. Both cars looked good, but not good enough to get in the show. Stop and scroll back up the page and check Mike Edwards' run. Pretty impressive, indeed. Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.642/207.75, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.651/207.11, Was #19 Right Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.638/207.62, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.641/207.08, Was #16 Same story. These were very good runs. Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.271/165.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.557. Bob Yonke's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.268/165.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.553. Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.586/209.56, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.620/209.17, Was #10 Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.639/208.75, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.622/208.49, Was #11 Humphrey was very loose on his way to 330 but the real story was in the other lane. In a session mostly marked by missed targets, Krisher goes right in behind Edwards in the order. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.239/166.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.513. Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.593/209.01, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.616/208.36, Was #10 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.609/208.55, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.612/208.46, Was #9 Shane Gray is still holding on the bump spot at 6.623. That was a good drag race. I've been mentioning that things are tough these days but it's also true that things have really changed. Five years ago, if WJ and Gray pulled to the line, who would have been the underdog? Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.606/209.10, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.607/208.68, Was #9 Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 14.039/59.34, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.602/209.20, Was #8 Anderson goes dead right on the hit and lifts. Gaines repeats within a thousandth. Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.580/209.39, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.591/208.68, Was #5 Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.594/208.68, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.595/208.91, Was #7 Stanfield's still in the top half, but just watched as Jeg drives away to take over the top spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.229/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.504. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.240/166.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.516. Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.619/208.71, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.587/208.81, Was #5 Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 15.029/55.47, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.587/209.75, Was #4 In a bit of a surprise, AJ shakes hard and has to lift. Line lays down a good pass but stays put in the order. Coughlin holds onto the top spot and has picked Edwards' pocket one more time.
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