Fri, 11 Nov 2011, 16:18 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals 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: Buddy Perkinson Runs 6.713/206.70, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.628/208.75, Was #17
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 18.866/45.35, Now #20; Best prior run: 9.742/89.92, Was #20

12:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.75 inches, adjusted altitude 2,654 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Lots of high broken clouds now. Erica Enders is on the bump spot at 6.601.

Krisher fires and falls back. Perkinson gets to the finish line under power, but slows.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.575/210.60, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.620/197.77, Was #16
Right Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.755/205.76, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.766/206.07, Was #19

Rivera's GXP makes a little move towards the center line at the green and he drives it back.

Johnson gets back in the field for now, but not as far up the ladder as he needs to be.

Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.233/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.504.

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Left Lane: Grace Howell Runs 6.632/208.55, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.615/208.97, Was #16
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.595/209.88, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.750/178.83, Was #18

A little darting around for both cars. Gaines picks up a bunch, but just not enough.

V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.248/166.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.522.

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.636/209.01, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.595/210.44, Was #12
Right Lane: Steve Kent Runs 6.610/209.85, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.609/209.14, Was #16

No joy here, as both cars slow a little.

Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.276/165.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.557.
Steve Kent's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.257/166.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.535.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.574/210.70, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.572/211.03, Was #9
Right Lane: Mark Wolfe Runs 6.812/207.59, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.601/210.21, Was #15

Gray makes a clean pass to run close to his prior best.

Wolfe spins the tires off the line and slows.

Mark Wolfe's incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.915, 660ft-4.432/163.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.726.

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Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.566/210.44, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.570/211.13, Was #8
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.596/210.24, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.601/210.87, Was #14

Enders needs a strong pass to bump back in. Warren Johnson is on the bump spot at 6.595.

Humphrey's car does a quick dart around at the shift and he still picks up a little ET to stay #10.

Enders has a clean start and a little improvement, but will stay #14.

Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.228/167.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.496.
Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.251/167.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.524.

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.606/209.85, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.563/210.57, Was #7
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 14.841/52.41, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.578/209.75, Was #11

The rest of the cars in the session are already in the field.

Brogdon moves a bunch towards the centerline and drives it back.

Stanfield is eleven on 11/11/11. Lots of shake and spin off the line.

Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.259/166.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.532.
Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-3.771, 660ft-7.263/063.61 mph, 1,000ft-10.987.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.575/210.01, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.554/210.97, Was #4
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.612/209.95, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.561/211.20, Was #6

No improvements here.

Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.227/166.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.501.
Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.261/166.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.553/210.77, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.538/211.20, Was #3
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.589/209.65, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.560/211.06, Was #5

Best of the round for Line, but no improvement. Johnson makes another good pass and stays #5.

Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.217/167.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.484.
Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.237/166.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.513.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.543/211.66, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.537/211.46, Was #2
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.560/211.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.520/210.93, Was #1

Last pair and both cars make good passes.

Anderson is quickest and fastest of the session, but will stay #2. Nice clean pass for Edwards too.

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.211/167.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.476.
Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.226/167.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.493.

1:10 p.m. Warren Johnson is on the bump spot at 6.595.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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