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Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 16:08 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3
By Rick Green





SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma 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:
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.557/211.30, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.591/210.64, Was #11

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 1,368 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Coughlin makes a move in the right direction to get into the top half of the show. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.230/167.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.492.


Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 23.486/31.08, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.596/209.49, Now #12; No Prior Run

Kramer with problems as soon as he let the clutch out and clicked it off. Carr with a real nice pass, straight down the groove. JR Carr's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.246/166.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.

Left Lane: Steve Kent Runs 6.592/209.88, Now #12; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.609/209.62, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.604/209.39, Was #13

McGaha slows from his time yesterday. Kent with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number 12 spot. Steve Kent's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.244/166.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.517.

Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.562/211.03, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.558/210.21, Was #8
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.621/207.53, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.583/209.95, Was #11

Nobile with a good short time, but will not improve on his time from yesterday. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.228/167.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.495. No help here for Morgan.

Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.562/211.63, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.554/210.80, Was #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.578/211.30, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.571/210.64, Was #10

No help here for either driver...Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.235/167.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.498.
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.771, 660ft-4.243/167.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.511.

Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.565/211.63, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.551/210.87, Was #5
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.577/210.57, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.568/210.90, Was #9

Again a couple good passes, but neither driver improves. These two are fourth and fifth quickest passes this session. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.236/167.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.499.
Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.239/167.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.507.

Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.539/211.66, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.536/210.21, Was #3
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.563/210.47, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.545/210.57, Was #4

Johnson with good short time and parlays that into the quickest pass of the session. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.213/167.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.475. Anderson with the fifth quickest pass of the session. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.225/167.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.493.

Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.540/211.53, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.532/211.20, Was #2
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.540/212.56, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.526/212.23, Was #1

These two were side-by-side all the way down the track...they have identical E.T.s for the the second and third quickest passes of the round. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-4.212/168.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.475.
Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.219/168.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.479.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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