Sat, 11 Feb 2017, 19:42 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, 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: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.679/207.82, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.638/208.49, Was #14
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 8.490/108.51, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.840/202.94, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,158 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Huggins will not make it back after going into the sand during the last session, so the remaining cars will all race on Sunday. We are just seeing who will race whom now. No help here for either driver.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.622/208.52, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.621/208.33, Was #13
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.642/208.20, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.654/208.59, Was #15

Johnson will not improve and is just a tick of his qualifying time. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.257/165.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.541. Delco with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 15 spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.266/163.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.556.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 12.019/74.51, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.617/210.21, Was #12
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.612/209.79, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.596/210.44, Was #11

Skillman with tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. No help here for Hartford.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.614/208.94, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.594/209.04, Was #10
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.580/210.34, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.572/210.54, Was #8

No help fro either of these drivers...Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.252/165.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.535.

Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.231/165.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.507.

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Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 14.154/63.32, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.578/210.80, Was #9
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.556/210.01, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.553/210.90, Was #5

Gray with problems right at the hit and pushes the clutch back in. No help here for Enders, but she runs the quickest pass of the session. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.211/166.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.484.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.553/210.60, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.572/210.64, Was #7
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.597/210.73, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.547/210.97, Was #3

Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend to tie his teammate' E.T., but will give up the position based on his slower speed. Coughlin now with the quickest pass of the round. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.733, 660ft-4.208/166.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.481. No help for Gray...

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.550/210.70, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.557/210.93, Was #7
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.558/211.10, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.547/211.10, Was #2

Butner with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. The quickest pass of the session. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.731, 660ft-4.208/166.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.480. Nobile with another good pass, but will not improve. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.739, 660ft-4.217/166.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.489.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.530/211.66, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.549/211.26, Was #4
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.525/211.53, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.530/211.49, Was #1

The Summit teammates here and they have identical 60-foot times and the quickest of the session. Anderson was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number two spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.717, 660ft-4.190/167.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.458. Line launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the event to go to the number one spot. Line qualifies No. 1 for the 50th time in his career and the second time at this event. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.953 sec., 330ft-2.717, 660ft-4.190/167.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.458.

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