Sat, 05 Sep 2015, 20:27 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. 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: Erica Enders Runs 6.574/210.50, Now #1; No Prior Run

7:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,328 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Enders did not make a run in the first session, reportedly with an electrical problem. The coil wire fell off. Kenny Delco is on the bump spot at 6.671.

From nothing to first in one quick run, running low ET and top speed of the meet - for now, anyway.



Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.235/167.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.504.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.602/208.84, Now #2; Best prior run: 23.649/32.29, Was #21
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.653/209.04, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.481/196.67, Was #19

Good runs in both lanes, but Laughlin ends up on the bump spot. Kramer went way up in performance to fall in line right behind Enders.

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Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 7.603/134.70, Now #21; Best prior run: 12.513/68.03, Was #21
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.622/209.07, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.778/206.80, Was #19

There was some question about Schmidt's Cobalt after the burnout, but he went ahead and staged the car.

Schnidt watched Morgan pull away from him and pushed in the clutch. Morgan bumped into the field with a nice run.

Now Shane Gray is on the bump spot at 6.648.

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Left Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 7.163/188.94, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.978/198.64, Was #20
Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.706/192.66, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.712/205.16, Was #19

Gaydosh's car slowed on the top end, the speed way down.Stroupe was off the paxce from the start and also shut it down early

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.628/207.78, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.691/207.15, Was #18
Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 14.632/57.80, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.678/207.46, Was #17

Stanfield shook and lifted. Hartford improved enough too bump into the field.

Now Vincent Nobile is on the bump spot at 6.643.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.696/197.57, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.671/206.80, Was #17
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.589/209.49, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.658/208.36, Was #15

Coughlin stepped up and moved in right after Enders on the qualifying list. Delco fell off the pace w=]before reaching the stripe.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.620/209.01, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.659/207.72, Was #16
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.582/210.50, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.639/208.91, Was #12

Both moved way up the list with these runs, Butner splitting the Elite duo at the head of the class.

That put Jason Line on the bump spot at 6.634.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.579/210.18, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.648/209.04, Was #15
Right Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 6.567/210.05, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.635/208.36, Was #13

The Gray brothers not only bumped into the field, they bumped Enders and Coughlin down a notch or two.

Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.238/166.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.
Jonathan Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.225/166.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.495.

Now Larry Morgan is on the bump spot at 6.622.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 8.148/119.95, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.643/209.07, Was #15
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.580/209.95, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.634/208.78, Was #14

These two were just bumped from the field.

Nobile shook early and lifted. Line stepped up and bumped back into the field, ahead of Butner and Coughlin.

Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.236/166.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.576/209.26, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.621/208.78, Was #12
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.570/210.05, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.618/208.78, Was #10

These two were side-by-side all the way to the stripe.

Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.229/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.502.
Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.227/167.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.498.

That puts V. Gaines on the bump spot at 6.620.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 7.488/137.41, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.605/209.17, Was #10
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.562/210.70, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.612/209.01, Was #11

Last pair. They started the round atop the field.

McGaha was right beside Anderson to the 330-foot marker, then fell back and slowed. Meanwhile, Anderson went to the top of the heap.

Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.302/145.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.920.
Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.223/167.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.492.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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