Sat, 06 Jul 2013, 12:30 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA 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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Right Lane: Steve Kent Runs 16.182/30.37, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.655/208.07, Was #11

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 2,985 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

As soon as he let the clutch out the car made a move toward the centerline and he pushed the clutch back in.

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Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 18.305/60.29, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Mark Hogan Runs 6.802/203.80, Now #13; No Prior Run

Spiess with violent tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off. Hogan with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend to go to the number 13 spot. Mark Hogan's incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.860, 660ft-4.383/161.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.696.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 7.100/204.82, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.645/208.52, Was #8
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.757/205.91, Now #13; No Prior Run

Line rattled the tires and made a quick move toward centerline and he pedaled it. Delco almost duplicates his E.T. from yesterday and goes to the number 13 spot.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.665/207.02, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.658/208.07, Was #12
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.717/208.81, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.616/209.56, Was #4

No help here for either driver...Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.791, 660ft-4.287/164.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.578.
V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.036 sec., 330ft-2.868, 660ft-4.357/170.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.638.

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.662/208.71, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.653/208.91, Was #10
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 14.539/45.99, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.629/208.75, Was #6

Nobile shook the tires right at the hit and clicked it off. Brogdon with the quickest pass of the round, but will stay in the number 10 spot. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.816, 660ft-4.298/165.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.583.

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Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.632/209.20, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.646/209.23, Was #9
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.634/209.07, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.618/209.17, Was #5

These two were side-by-side all the way down the track. Jones with his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest of the session. Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.276/166.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.555. Gray with the second quickest pass of the round, but will stay in the number five spot. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.278/165.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.556.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.652/208.46, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.638/208.59, Was #8
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.616/209.79, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.601/209.92, Was #2

Edwards launched hard and keep it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the round, but will stay in the number two spot. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.266/166.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.541. anderson with the fourth quickest pass of the round and he will stay in the number eight spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.287/165.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.571.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.633/208.91, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.614/208.91, Was #3
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.631/209.49, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.592/209.75, Was #1

The teammates are side-by-side all the way down the track. Johnson with the second quickest pass of the round, but will not improve on his No.1 E.T. and Coughlin with the fourth quickest pass of the weekend and will stay in the number three spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.277/165.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.556.
Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.799, 660ft-4.282/166.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.557.

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