Sat, 12 Nov 2011, 19:13 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 4 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: Grace Howell Runs 17.457/46.24, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.609/209.07, Was #18
Right Lane: Mark Wolfe Runs 6.707/208.88, Now #19; Best prior run: 8.893/106.43, Was #20

3:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 28.68 inches, adjusted altitude 2,345 feet, track temperature 68 degrees.

The track is really starting to cool off now and we have threatening weather just to the south of us, coming this way. Buddy Perkinson is on the bump spot at 6.598.

No joy here, as Howell has problems right off the line and slows. Wolfe's Mustang drifts towards the center line down track and will not qualify.

Mark Wolfe's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.858, 660ft-4.345/166.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.627.

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Left Lane: Buddy Perkinson Runs 6.600/209.10, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.598/209.17, Was #16
Right Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.724/206.23, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.716/205.13, Was #20

No improvement for either car. Perkinson stays on the bump for now.

Buddy Perkinson's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.244/166.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.522.
Gordie Rivera's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.822, 660ft-4.331/163.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.630.

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.625/209.30, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.595/210.44, Was #15
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.616/209.49, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.609/209.98, Was #17

Last chance for Gaines! Nope... Both cars runs slower than their prior best. Johnson is still in the #15 spot.

Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.265/165.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.546.
V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.260/165.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.539.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.568/211.10, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.575/210.60, Was #10
Right Lane: Steve Kent Runs 15.541/54.67, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.588/210.14, Was #14

Kent's GXP makes a hard move towards the center line at the green and he lifts.

AJ makes a better run this time and just misses the top half of the field to move up one spot to #9.

Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.229/167.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.498.
Steve Kent's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-3.936, 660ft-7.668/059.46 mph, 1,000ft-11.651.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.585/210.05, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.571/210.64, Was #10
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.608/206.64, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.587/210.44, Was #13

Gray's right door falls off just as they are ready to move up to do the burnout. They frantically work to fix it and he has to do a very short burnout.

No joy for either team, as they can't improve.

Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.237/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.512.
Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.256/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.531.

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Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.555/210.77, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.566/210.44, Was #8
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.619/209.07, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.578/209.75, Was #12

Humphrey finds some tune up and move two spots up the ladder to #6. Nice looking pass.

Stanfield will stay #12.

Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.215/166.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.485.
Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.263/166.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.541.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.581/210.34, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.554/210.97, Was #5
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 26.675/32.04, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.578/210.93, Was #11

Enders car slowly leaves the starting line and slowly coasts down the track. Morgan doesn't improve.

Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.235/166.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.590/210.34, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.552/211.06, Was #4
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.634/209.43, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.561/211.20, Was #8

It's tough out there! Neither of these hitters can improve.

Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.245/166.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.518.
Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.276/165.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.556.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.560/210.60, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.538/211.20, Was #3
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.600/209.92, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.560/211.06, Was #7

When these two can't improve, it's a tough ol' track out there.

Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.221/167.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.490.
Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.246/165.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.524.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.580/210.90, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.537/211.46, Was #2
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.581/210.47, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.520/210.93, Was #1

...and that's a wrap on Pro Stock qualifying for 2012.

Anderson gets away first, but Edwards has better incrementals down low. They run together down the track and finish up just 0.001 different from each other in the lights. They both keep their current positions going into tomorrow's first round of eliminations.

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-4.237/166.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.509.
Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.236/166.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.509.

4:05 p.m. Buddy Perkinson is on the bump spot at 6.598.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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