Fri, 24 Sep 2010, 04:10 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Steve Kalkowski Runs 6.949/198.85, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,612 feet, track temperature 134 degrees.

Kalkowski in only his second NHRA national event runs his career best. Bye's incremental times: 60ft-99.999 sec., 330ft-99.999, 660ft-99.999/000.00 mph, 1,000ft-99.999.

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Left Lane: Mark Buehring Runs 6.809/202.27, Now #1
Right Lane: Mark Hogan No Time, Now #3

Hogan broke on the burnout. Buehring with a good clean pass. Mark Buehring's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.842, 660ft-4.371/161.04 mph, 1,000ft-5.695.

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Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 8.517/113.99, Now #4
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.781/204.98, Now #1

Stevens made a quick move toward the centerline and then clicked it off around half track. Enders was straight down the groove...Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.854, 660ft-4.372/162.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.680.

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Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.675/207.75, Now #1
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.680/207.21, Now #2

A good side-by-side race...Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.295/164.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.588.
Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.800, 660ft-4.297/164.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.591.

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Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.753/202.09, Now #4
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.695/207.43, Now #3

Bob Yonke's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.821, 660ft-4.332/163.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.640.
Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.813, 660ft-4.311/164.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.606.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.713/207.62, Now #4
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.715/206.54, Now #5

This was a good drag race...V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.029 sec., 330ft-2.837, 660ft-4.335/164.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.627.
Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.817, 660ft-4.321/163.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.621.

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Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.674/207.40, Now #1
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.681/207.24, Now #4

Gray launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.294/164.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.587. Brogdon with a nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.300/164.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.593.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.686/206.89, Now #6
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.679/207.72, Now #3

A couple good passes to for both of these guys to start the weekend. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.304/164.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.598.
Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.298/164.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.592.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.644/207.88, Now #1
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.678/208.17, Now #4

This was a great drag race with Line going to the number one spot...Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.270/165.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.560. Johnson goes to the number four spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.302/164.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.593.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.698/207.27, Now #10
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.698/206.92, Now #11

These two were side-by-side all the way down the track. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.020 sec., 330ft-2.818, 660ft-4.315/164.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.609.
Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.809, 660ft-4.310/164.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.607.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.672/206.86, Now #3
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.658/208.14, Now #2

This was a good looking drag race and these two go to the number two and three spots. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.288/164.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.582.
Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.283/165.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.573.

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