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Fri, 12 Feb 2016, 16:46 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Left Lane: Aaron Strong Runs 7.107/195.00, Now #2
Right Lane: Joey Grose Runs 6.684/207.88, Now #1

12:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,980 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

There may no longer be hood scoops, but there is a lot of airspace under the new Pro Stock hoods. The first challenge was getting through the burnout without stalling the engine - both of these drivers managed that just fine. Strong rattled the tires a bit and lost ground to Grose immediately.

Aaron Strong's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.984, 660ft-4.577/154.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.948.
Joey Grose's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.305/164.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.597.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.645/208.55, Now #1
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 20.052/42.40, Now #4

Coughlin and Laughlin - sounds like a law firm! Both are well known, Coughlin a multi-time NHRA Champion and Laughlin sporting Gas Monkey Garage signage.

Laughlin shook hard and shut off. Coughlin went right down the groove to set the bar for the rest of the field.

Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.783, 660ft-4.274/165.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.562.

Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.702/206.61, Now #4
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.699/207.62, Now #3

Hartford is getting engine assistance from Warren Johnson.

Pretty evenly matched in this pair, Kramer a few thousandths quicker.

Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.804, 660ft-4.311/163.71 mph, 1,000ft-5.609.
Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.819, 660ft-4.320/164.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.612.

Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.606/209.43, Now #1
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.882/201.49, Now #6

Nice run by Butner to take over the top spot. Gaines appeared to have some tire shake early in his run, was way behind at half track.

Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.250/165.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.529.
V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.033 sec., 330ft-2.884, 660ft-4.432/159.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.762.

Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.660/208.68, Now #4
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.623/209.95, Now #2

So far, Butner leads the class at 60 feet with a 0.987, these two matched Coughlin with 0.999 short times.

Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.292/164.77 mph, 1,000ft-5.579.
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.268/165.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.547.

Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.617/208.84, Now #2
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 7.116/154.74, Now #11

Good 60-foot times in both lanes, but Skillman shut it down in the middle of the run. Nobile made a nice run to move past Line and Coughlin into the second spot.

Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.256/165.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.
Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.266/162.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.718.

Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.641/208.62, Now #4
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.653/208.33, Now #6

McGaha was one-second flat at 60 feet, but quick enough the rest of the way to move into the fourth spot, ahead of Coughlin. AJ had a solid 0.997 short time, ended up sixth for now.

Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.783, 660ft-4.273/165.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.559.
Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.283/165.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.569.

Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.620/209.39, Now #3
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.676/208.62, Now #9

Last pair, the top two from the 2015 season.

Anderson had the second-quickest short time of the round, ended up third by the time they got to he other end, bumping teammate Line out of the third spot. Enders was behind from the start, ended up ninth at the stripe.

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.262/165.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.543.
Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.301/164.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.592.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink