Fri, 14 Oct 2011, 08:18 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona 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: Shane Gray Runs 6.712/206.92, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.536/189.71, Was #15
Right Lane: Grace Howell No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 23.253/26.24, Was #18

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 28.52 inches, adjusted altitude 3,882 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Howell with a lot of tire spin right off the line and clicked it off and then came to a stop on the track before firing the car back up and driving off the track. She had got a no time before she fired up the car. Gray with a good pass this time to get in the show. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.320/163.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.616.

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Left Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.861/201.82, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.904/201.94, Was #15
Right Lane: Steve Kent Runs 14.921/55.68, Now #17; Best prior run: 17.660/44.85, Was #17

Kent spun the tires right off the starting line and clicked it off...Rivera improves on his previous run, but stays in the number 15 spot. Gordie Rivera's incremental times: 60ft-1.028 sec., 330ft-2.879, 660ft-4.415/160.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.738.

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.737/205.94, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.722/206.54, Was #11
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.742/207.02, Now #14; Best prior run: 14.435/57.63, Was #16

Gaines gets down the track this time, but won't get in the show. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.039 sec., 330ft-2.850, 660ft-4.353/163.71 mph, 1,000ft-5.647. Brogdon will not improve on his time from earlier today.

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 7.847/129.65, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.714/207.50, Was #10
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.708/207.40, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.744/206.64, Was #15

WJ shook and clicked it off. Kurt with a real nice pass, the quickest pass of the round so far. Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.817, 660ft-4.320/163.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.615.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.658/208.33, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.710/207.11, Was #9
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 15.466/54.23, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.723/206.48, Was #14

Stanfield spun the tires and pushed in the clutch. Noble launched hard and keep it hooked up to run the quickest pass of the round. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.287/165.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.572.

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Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.666/206.57, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.690/206.32, Was #7
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.696/209.20, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.723/208.39, Was #13

Johnson improves on his pass from earlier today and gets in the show. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.030 sec., 330ft-2.833, 660ft-4.326/164.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.611. Humphrey moves up the ladder a couple spots with the second quickest pass of the round. Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.281/164.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.571.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.669/207.05, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.689/207.18, Was #7
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.691/207.94, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.694/206.92, Was #8

Enders improves on her pass from earlier today, but will stay in the number eight spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.813, 660ft-4.311/164.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.601. Morgan improves and moves up the ladder one spot. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.791, 660ft-4.286/164.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.577.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.642/209.10, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.677/207.40, Was #7
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.969/161.88, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.662/207.53, Was #4

Edwards launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.275/165.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.558. Anderson started drifting out of the groove and over by the wall before he lifted.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.642/207.11, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.661/207.21, Was #4
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.665/207.75, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.658/207.56, Was #3

Krisher with another good pass, but slows from his earlier pass. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.783, 660ft-4.282/164.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.574. Line with a great pass and matches Edwards E.T. but will give up the No. 1 position based on speed. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.266/165.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.552.

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