Sat, 12 Nov 2011, 14:57 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 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: Ron Krisher Runs 6.587/210.44, Now #12; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Buddy Perkinson Runs 6.598/209.17, Now #14; No Prior Run

11:29 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.74 inches, adjusted altitude 2,061 feet, track temperature 71 degrees.

No bump for the sixteen car ladder.

Krisher gets a much better run, but this may not last.

Perkinson runs his best pass of the weekend to slide into the #14 spot.

Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.245/166.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.517.
Buddy Perkinson's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.246/166.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.522.

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.602/209.88, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.578/209.75, Was #11
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 19.015/50.46, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.595/210.44, Was #13

Johnson's car stumbles at the green and coasts on down.

Stanfield slows to stay #11.

Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.253/166.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.527.

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Left Lane: Mark Wolfe Runs 8.893/106.43, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Grace Howell Runs 6.609/209.07, Now #15; No Prior Run

Wolfe's car shutters off the line and slows

Howell matches her careen best and moves into the bottom half of the field in #15.

Grace Howell's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.251/166.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.531.

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Left Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.716/205.13, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.552/211.06, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.563/210.57, Was #7

Rivera makes his best run of the weekend and a season best to take over the bump spot.

Great pass for Brogdon into the top four on the ladder.

Gordie Rivera's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.313/162.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.618.
Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.217/167.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.485.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.605/210.11, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.561/211.20, Was #7
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.595/210.21, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.554/210.97, Was #5

Both cars are already in the field.

Morgan's Mustang darts around off the line and doesn't improve.

No help for Nobile either.

Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.258/166.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.532.
Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.250/166.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.523.

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Left Lane: Steve Kent Runs 6.588/210.14, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.587/210.80, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.575/210.60, Was #10

Only 0.001 difference in ET's.

Johnson stays #10 and Kent makes a big move up the ladder into the new #13 spot.

Steve Kent's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.244/166.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.
Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.246/166.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.517.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.578/210.93, Now #11; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.571/210.64, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.572/211.03, Was #9

Grace Howell is on the bump spot at 6.609.

Last change for Enders to be able to bump in this session and she does so!

Two clean and straight and true, but not into the top half of the field.

Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.243/167.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.510.
Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.230/167.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.501.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.609/209.98, Now #17; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.576/210.54, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.566/210.44, Was #8

Buddy Perkinson is on the bump spot at 6.598.

Gaines times from yesterday would of had him on the bump, but he can't improve today to miss the field.

Humphrey's slows just a tad to stay #8.

V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.265/166.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.537.
Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.238/167.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.507.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.576/210.54, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.560/211.06, Was #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.554/211.06, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.538/211.20, Was #3

No improvement for either driver.

Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.232/166.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.504.
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.221/167.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.487.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.574/210.83, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.520/210.93, Was #1
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.556/211.39, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.537/211.46, Was #2

They leave almost together and run identical 0.981 sixty foot times. They run side by side down the track and Anderson gets there first to wrap up the session.

Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.237/166.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.506.
Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.225/167.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.490.

11:51 a.m. Buddy Perkinson is on the bump spot at 6.598.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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