Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 14:55 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Chris McGaha Runs 6.651/207.37, Now #10; Best prior run: 13.506/63.99, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 3,391 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

McGaha after struggling yesterday...he is straight down the groove to go to the number 10 spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.271/165.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.564.

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Left Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.768/202.94, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.730/204.35, Was #16
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.779/203.98, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.826/201.85, Was #17

Tucker with a clean pass, but will not improve.

Smeland with his quickest pass this weekend, but not enough to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.714/204.98, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.682/205.79, Was #14
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.805/204.32, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.679/206.67, Was #13

Kramer with a good pass, but will not improve.

No help here for Morgan.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.662/207.43, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.658/207.24, Was #11
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.737/187.44, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.691/206.86, Was #15

Johnson with the second quickest pass of the session, but will not improve. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.280/164.77 mph, 1,000ft-5.574.

Prusiensky started drifting out of the groove toward the centerline and pushed in the clutch.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.628/208.39, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.639/208.17, Was #9
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.669/206.76, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.665/207.59, Was #12

Line with his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest of the session to go to the number three spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.259/165.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.547.

Delco with the fourth quickest this session, but he will not improve.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.658/207.40, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.638/207.78, Was #9
Right Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.627/207.30, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.637/208.04, Was #8

Laughlin with the fourth quickest pass of the session, but will not improve.

Gray with his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest pass of the session to go to the number four spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.279/165.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.572.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.645/208.23, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.636/209.04, Was #7
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.645/207.56, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.636/208.78, Was #8

They run identical E.T. and neither driver improves.

Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.276/166.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.563.
Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.269/164.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.560.

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Left Lane: Brian Self Runs 6.645/208.23, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.635/208.10, Was #6
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.652/207.56, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.634/208.49, Was #5

Self with a good looking pass and the third quickest pass of the session, but he will not improve. Brian Self's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.272/165.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.563.

Enders with a good pass and will stay in the number five spot.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.655/205.88, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.626/207.27, Was #2
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.631/206.73, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.588/208.94, Was #1

No help here for Anderson. He will hold on to the number two spot.

Butner made a quick move toward the centerline, but reeled it in and still runs the third quickest pass of the session. He holds on to the number one spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.256/165.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.545.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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