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Sat, 13 Feb 2016, 16:21 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

Left Lane: Joey Grose Runs 6.674/207.94, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.684/207.88, Was #10
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.746/205.76, Now #13; No Prior Run

12:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,669 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

The top twelve from yesterday get to keep their times, the others will start over today. Since there are only 16 cars entered, there won't be any bumping. The order for this session is based on the second-session times yesterday, slowest first. Grose was in the top twelve, but had a bad run in round two.

Two clean runs, Grose stepping up slightly. Hartford actually had a better run yesterday.

Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.729/207.37, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.623/208.26, Now #3; No Prior Run

Nobile had a very good run (6.617) in the first session yesterday, flunked fuel check, then shook hard in the second.

Gaines had a better run yesterday, but was not in the top twelve. Nobile's made a nice run, straight and smooth.

Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.783, 660ft-4.268/165.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.547.

Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.712/207.75, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.686/207.75, Was #13
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.632/209.52, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.641/208.62, Was #4

Good runs. Kramer failed to improve. McGaha improved slightly, stayed fourth.

Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.000 sec., 330ft-2.833, 660ft-4.333/164.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.625.
Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.274/165.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.555.

Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.634/208.07, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.684/207.59, Was #12
Right Lane: Aaron Strong Runs 6.665/208.26, Now #11; No Prior Run

Good runs in both lanes, both drivers with their best ETs of the event.

Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-(not recorded), 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.267/165.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.551.
Aaron Strong's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.293/164.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.581.

Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.652/208.49, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.669/207.82, Was #12
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.702/208.81, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.660/208.68, Was #10

Enders stepped up to ninth, still in the bottom half of the field. Gray failed to improve.

Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.277/164.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.568.
Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.329/164.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.619.

Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.669/207.02, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.653/208.33, Was #10
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 18.076/48.05, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.645/208.55, Was #6

Coughlin's car got the wheels up and shook hard. He shut down and coasted through. AJ made a nice-looking run, slightly off yesterday's pace.

Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.616/209.20, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.651/208.68, Was #8
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.586/208.65, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.647/209.43, Was #7

Two very nice runs and we have a new leader in the clubhouse.

Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.257/165.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.
Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-4.239/166.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.513.

Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.592/210.14, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.618/209.43, Was #4
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.609/210.14, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.606/209.43, Was #2

These two were 1-2 before Skillman and Anderson jumped way up the ladder.

Both had good 60-foot times, Line leapfrogging over Butner to take the second spot.

Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.242/166.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.519.
Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.258/165.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.535.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink