Sat, 14 Nov 2015, 19:03 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals 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: Kenny Delco Runs 6.589/209.85, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.561/210.73, Was #14
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 11.134/107.67, Now #17; Best prior run: 17.421/49.19, Was #18

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,827 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Delco with a clean pass, but will not improve and will stay in the number 14 spot. Prusiensky made a quick move toward the centerline and clicked it off and he will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.575/210.37, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.560/210.90, Was #13
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.570/211.63, Now #15; Best prior run: 12.904/63.16, Was #18

Stevens with a good pass, but will not improve and stays in the number 13 spot. Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.232/166.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.505. Gaines with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.241/167.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.505.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.543/212.33, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.540/211.79, Was #12
Right Lane: Joey Grose Runs 6.617/210.18, Now #17; Best prior run: 10.138/89.94, Was #17

Laughlin with another good pass, just a few ticks off his qualifying E.T. and he will stay in the number 12 spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.218/167.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.481. grose with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.526/212.56, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.535/212.49, Was #11
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.592/210.50, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.581/211.00, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,877 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Morgan with a quick move toward the centerline, but reeled it in and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.202/168.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.464. Hartford with a good pass, but will not improve. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.244/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.519.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.538/212.46, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.513/212.66, Was #5
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.553/210.97, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.528/212.06, Was #11

Butner with a good looking pass, he will not improve, but is second quick of the session. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.218/168.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.477. Johnson with a nice pass, but will not improve. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.219/167.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.486.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.513/212.76, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.510/212.93, Was #4
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.526/212.59, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.523/212.73, Was #9

This is a great side-by-side drag race with Nobile making the quickest pass of the round, and McGaha making the second quickest pass of round. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.194/168.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.453.
Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.207/168.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.467.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.515/212.90, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.509/213.84, Was #3
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.520/212.39, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.521/212.79, Was #8

these two are side-by-side all the way down the track with Skillman making the second quickest pass of the round. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.738, 660ft-4.198/168.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.455. Line was right there with him making the third quickest pass of the round. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.199/168.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.458.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.490/213.03, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.508/213.47, Was #2
Right Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 6.510/212.56, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.516/212.96, Was #7

Anderson launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot with a great pass. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.717, 660ft-4.177/168.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.433. Jonathan Gray with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up the ladder two spots to fifth. Jonathan Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-4.190/168.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.449.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.507/212.53, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.505/213.20, Was #2
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.503/213.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.515/213.06, Was #7

Gray with another great pass, but will not improve and will start Sunday from the number three spot. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-4.187/168.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.446. Enders launched hard and was straight down the groove to make her quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number two spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.730, 660ft-4.189/168.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.445.

Anderson holds on to the number one spot for the fifth time this year and the 80th time in his career.

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