Fri, 10 Feb 2017, 19:04 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th 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:

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Left Lane: Tom Huggins Runs 13.474/69.20, Now #17; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.668/207.56, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.663/207.88, Was #13

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,365 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Huggins after having problems in round one on the burnout has severe tire shake and pedals it and then makes a move toward the wall before he clicked it off. Prusiensky almost duplicates his pass from early today and stays in the number 13 spot. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.289/164.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.581.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.591/210.08, Now #7; Best prior run: 11.205/80.40, Was #16
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.663/207.66, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.636/207.94, Was #12

McGaha launched hard and got it to stay hooked up to get into the top half of the show. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.239/166.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.516. No help here for Johnson and he gets bumped back one spot by McGaha. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.289/164.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.578.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.660/208.62, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.296/144.43, Was #15
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.620/209.95, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.617/210.21, Was #12

Delco makes a full pass and a move in the right direction to move up the ladder one spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.287/164.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.576. Skillman makes a move toward the centerline, but reels it in and just misses his E.T. from earlier today. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.264/165.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.544.

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.615/209.82, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.604/209.23, Was #11
Right Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.598/210.97, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.595/211.10, Was #9

Hartford with another good pass, but will not improve and stay in the number 11 spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.257/165.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.539. Gray in his second pass, makes another good looking pass, but a few ticks slower than his pass from earlier today and stays in the number nine spot. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.251/166.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.526.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.573/210.50, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.600/210.28, Was #10
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.620/209.46, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.594/209.04, Was #8

Gray launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.227/166.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.501. No help for Kramer, but still a good pass. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.258/165.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.541.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.579/210.80, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.588/210.44, Was #7
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.557/210.60, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.578/210.08, Was #4

This was a great side-by-side drag race...Nobile was straight down the groove to move up the ladder two spots. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.233/166.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.508. Anderson with a great short time and parlayed tat into the number one spot with a great pass. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.732, 660ft-4.211/166.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.485.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.563/210.93, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.584/210.21, Was #7
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.570/210.60, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.577/210.11, Was #4

This is another great side-by-side drag race by the teammates. Line goes to the number two spot with a great pass. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.738, 660ft-4.217/166.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.492. Butner is right there with him to go to the number three spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.226/166.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.499.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.567/210.60, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.581/209.88, Was #7
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.579/209.65, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.577/210.21, Was #5

These two fired up and then there were a few sprinkles...the tractors went out and drug. Enders with a great looking pass to go to the number three spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.221/166.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.495. Coughlin with another good pass, but will not improve. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.226/166.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.503.

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