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Fri, 04 Aug 2017, 20:48 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals 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: Steve Graham Runs 9.880/93.42, Now #11; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.47 inches, adjusted altitude 3,396 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Graham skipped round one of qualifying...he has severe tire shake and the car makes a move toward the wall and he pushes in the clutch.

Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.680/207.30, Now #10; Best prior run: 14.724/88.47, Was #13
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.689/207.30, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.684/206.99, Was #10

Prusiensky is straight down the groove and moves up to the number 10 spot. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.802, 660ft-4.302/164.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.593.

No help here for Hartford, another clean pass, but will not improve. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.306/162.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.602.

Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 10.955/81.32, Now #13; Best prior run: 11.956/72.97, Was #13
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.646/207.82, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.649/208.42, Was #8

McGaha with severe tire shake again and moves out of the groove before he clicks it off.

Nobile with a good pass and moves up the ladder one spot. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.017 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.278/165.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.562.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.672/207.30, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.662/207.78, Was #9
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.617/209.52, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.646/207.53, Was #8

Coughlin with another good pass, but will not improve. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.823, 660ft-4.299/165.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.587.

Johnson was straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session to move up to the number four spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.257/164.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.539.

Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.614/209.49, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.631/209.30, Was #6
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.659/209.59, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.637/209.69, Was #7

Enders qualified for the Countdown to the Championship after making her pass in round one. She is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session and she moves up to the number three spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.259/165.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.

No help here for Anderson and stays in the number seven spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-1.043 sec., 330ft-2.825, 660ft-4.307/165.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.584.

Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.584/209.36, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.622/203.19, Was #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.615/209.75, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.616/209.30, Was #4

Butner launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to then number one spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.231/165.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.509.

Line improves, but will stay in the number five spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.259/164.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.

Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 10.395/88.41, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.612/208.75, Was #3
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.603/208.84, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.612/209.07, Was #2

Gray shook and clicked it off.

Skillman is straight down the groove with the second quickest pass of the session and will stay in the number two spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.249/165.78 mph, 1,000ft-5.527.

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