Fri, 03 Oct 2014, 17:07 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual Auto-Plus 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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Left Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.855/201.79, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.889/197.28, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 2,335 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Smeland improves but not enough to get in the show.

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Left Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.618/209.30, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.628/209.79, Was #13
Right Lane: Travis Mazza Runs 6.731/202.39, Now #16; Best prior run: 9.291/101.76, Was #18

Gaydosh Jr. improves, but not enough to get in the show. John Gaydosh Jr's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.266/166.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.542. Mazza makes a big move in the right direction, but not enough to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.641/208.84, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.610/209.49, Was #12
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 8.164/119.40, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.313/136.23, Was #18

No help here for Morgan. Johnson was real loose and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 6.541/210.97, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.595/211.06, Was #11
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.650/207.62, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.635/208.55, Was #14

Gray launched hard and keep it hooked up all the way down the 1320 to tie Enders-Stevens, but will give up the position base on his slower speed. Jonathan Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.210/167.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.475. No help here for Delco...

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Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.562/210.77, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.562/210.77, Was #7
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.591/210.64, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.589/209.23, Was #11

Stevens improves on his pass from earlier today, but will stay in the number seven spot. Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.224/167.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.493. No help here for Brogdon...Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.247/166.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.520.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.557/210.77, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.568/211.00, Was #10
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.554/211.36, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.564/211.10, Was #8

A couple great looking passes here to get in the top half of the show. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-4.227/167.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.491.
Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.220/167.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.488.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.554/210.87, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.566/211.06, Was #10
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.559/210.93, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.558/210.77, Was #8

Line with a good looking pass and the third quickest of the round to move into the top half of the show. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.223/167.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.488. Anderson with another good pass, but will not improve. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.223/167.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.491.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.542/211.20, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.543/211.30, Was #4
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.559/210.93, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.557/210.67, Was #8

Coughlin picks up a tick, but will stay in the number four spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.741, 660ft-4.210/167.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.475. Connolly with another good looking pass, but he will not improve. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.223/167.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.491.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders-Stevens Runs 6.513/211.76, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.541/211.30, Was #2
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.521/211.43, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.527/211.59, Was #1

Enders-Stevens launched hard and goes straight to the top of the list with a great looking pass. Erica Enders-Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.190/168.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.450. Gray improves with a nice pass, but gets bumped back to the number two spot. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.726, 660ft-4.191/168.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.456.

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