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CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from final, round 5 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 6.704/192.80, Now #24; Best prior run: 14.325/55.21, Was #29 Right Lane: Mark Hogan Runs 6.845/204.32, Now #28; Best prior run: 16.374/41.74, Was #30 4:10 p.m. This is going to be a very steep hill to climb for those who are very far out of the 16th slot. We're getting back to the Indy weather we're used to. Left Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.649/207.82, Now #21; Best prior run: 13.436/60.85, Was #30 Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.722/205.72, Now #27; Best prior run: 12.535/67.39, Was #29 Justin Humphreys is on the bump spot at 6.631. Morgan spun all the way through first, with the car kicking to the side when he hit second. Neither of these two Mopars will make the show. Vinnie Deceglie's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.277/164.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.564. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.818, 660ft-4.324/163.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.625. Left Lane: Mark Martino Runs 6.738/204.98, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.722/205.76, Was #26 Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.876/199.73, Now #29; Best prior run: 6.836/200.62, Was #29 Two smooth runs, two more racers loading up. Left Lane: Bob Glidden Runs 6.731/205.22, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.703/205.91, Was #24 Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.814/202.52, Now #28; Best prior run: 6.789/202.73, Was #28 I haven't heard anything about Cunningham's plans but hopefully this won't be the last time we see Bob Glidden here on the track. To say he's made an impact on the big crowd here is an understatement. For a racer who never got an official send off tour, it's gratifying to see the crowd on their feet in respect of one of the best racers ever to go down this track. As with the others, these two run about 3 hundredths slower. Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 12.930/67.86, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.673/206.83, Was #23 Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.715/205.72, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.668/206.35, Was #22 Just as we expected, that 6.63 is looking further and further away with every pair that pulls to the line. Erica drops the clutch and the rpms don't change. She's off the throttle before second gear. Nobile needed .03 but lost .05 Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.632/208.39, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.642/208.68, Was #20 Right Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.650/207.50, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.633/207.59, Was #19 These two don't need much, but with conditions slowing things down they may be in the same shape as all the others. Stevens' pass looks much better than any other so far, with the front wheels dangling part way through third gear. He misses by the slimmest margin possible. Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.771, 660ft-4.264/164.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.550. Justin Humphreys is on the bump spot at 6.631. Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.678/207.27, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.632/207.85, Was #19 Right Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.735/201.70, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.632/208.14, Was #18 Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.659/207.21, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.631/207.27, Was #16 Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.655/207.82, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.627/208.07, Was #15 Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.674/207.05, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.618/207.85, Was #12 Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.622/208.65, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.622/208.49, Was #14 At this point we're simply finalizing the order. Everybody left to run is already qualified. That was a very nice run for Humphrey. Interestingly, the cars sounded like a single car going down the track as the shifts were almost exactly at the same time. Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.262/166.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.542. Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 8.906/106.65, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.590/208.91, Was #8 Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 16.265/49.53, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.621/208.10, Was #13 Brodgon's Pistonator stands up and heads for the wall. Gray gets wacky further down the track. And, once again, Glidden is getting a standing ovation as he stands on the back of the golf cart coming up the return road. Like Frey is saying, it may be the first time in history a non-qualified racer has received that kind of tribute. Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.594/209.62, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.586/209.56, Was #7 Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.754/206.39, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.608/209.17, Was #11 That was remarkable. Krisher's car made WJ's GXP look like a Super Gasser as it blew away from himit from the first inch of movement. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-4.242/166.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.519. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.018 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.362/162.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.662. Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 14.947/44.09, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.584/209.56, Was #5 Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 15.487/41.91, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.606/208.68, Was #10 OK, we're officially back to Indy mode. Both cars went dead right and both lifted, almost in synchronization. The track is not liking all this sunshine. Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.631/209.07, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.580/209.39, Was #4 Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.625/209.26, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.602/209.62, Was #9 No improvement, but good runs for the session. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.270/165.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.552. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.267/166.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.546. Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.601/209.56, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.580/209.95, Was #3 Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.622/208.39, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.584/209.14, Was #6 Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.244/166.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.523. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.771, 660ft-4.257/165.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.540. Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.623/209.14, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.579/209.14, Was #1 Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 12.263/70.36, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.580/210.28, Was #2 Krisher's pass was huge, looking back on it. AJ's rpms start singing high C and the car heads to the right. He steps off by 50 feet. Edwards gets some more data and gets ready to go to war tomorrow. It's been a great race so far and will only get better from here. Thanks for stopping by.
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