Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 17:15 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.627/208.78, Now #1

Stanfield in his second National event and he runs his career fastest pass on a good clean pass. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.262/166.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.545.

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Left Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 12.771/77.69, Now #3
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.663/208.91, Now #2

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 3,412 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Gaydosh made a quick move toward the wall before he clicked it off. Hartford with a good pass to start the weekend. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.806, 660ft-4.297/165.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.583.

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Left Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.665/208.04, Now #4
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.627/209.26, Now #1

Tucker with a clean pass. Shane Tucker's incremental times: 60ft-1.025 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.297/165.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.582. Brogdon with a real nice pass to go to the number one spot. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.268/166.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.549.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.613/209.33, Now #1
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.690/202.52, Now #6

Anderson with the quickest short time and he parlayed that into the number one spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.255/166.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.535. Morgan with a wiggle right at the hit, but stayed with it to get into the top half of the show. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.300/164.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.595.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.651/207.78, Now #5
Right Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 6.615/209.20, Now #2

McGaha with a good pass to get into the top half of the show. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.277/164.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.566. Gray was straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. Jonathan Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.255/166.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.536.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.646/209.04, Now #6
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.591/209.65, Now #1

Gaines is back in his Avenger after his incident last week. He makes a good looking pass to get in the top half of the show. Nobile launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.236/166.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.515.

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Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.594/209.33, Now #2
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.595/209.52, Now #3

This is a great side-by-side drag race by the teammates to go to then number two and three spots. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.240/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.518.
Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.240/166.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.519.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.623/209.14, Now #7
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.607/209.75, Now #4

Coughlin with a good looking pass, straight down the groove. Johnson with the fastest pass of the round. He goes to the number four spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.253/166.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.531.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders-Stevens Runs 6.594/210.31, Now #3
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.590/209.88, Now #1

This was a great side-by-side drag race as Enders-Stevens makes the fastest pass of the round and the the only one to run 210 mph. She goes to the number three spot. Erica Enders-Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.244/166.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.521. Line launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.239/166.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.

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