Fri, 27 Oct 2017, 17:47 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.771/203.40, Now #1
Right Lane: Joey Grose Runs 6.911/199.05, Now #2

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 27.88 inches, adjusted altitude 4,577 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Graham in only his third ever NHRA Pro Stock event. He is straight down the groove with a nice pass.

Grose making his first pass this season and he makes a good clean pass.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.740/204.17, Now #1
Right Lane: Brian Self Runs 12.757/67.02, Now #4

Morgan with a good, clean pass to start the weekend.

Self with tire shake right at the hit and pushed the clutch back in.

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Left Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.741/204.23, Now #2
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.866/200.44, Now #4

Tucker is driving Shane Gray's car this weekend. He is straight down the groove with a good pass.

Smeland with a nice pass to start the weekend.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.755/203.37, Now #4
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.725/205.63, Now #1

Kramer with a good pass, straight down the groove.

Hartford was straight down the groove to the number one spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.818, 660ft-4.327/163.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.628.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.806/195.36, Now #7
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.701/204.91, Now #1

Delco with a clean pass.

Laughlin with a good, clean pass to go to the number one spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.788, 660ft-4.297/162.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.602.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.765/203.55, Now #7
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.733/206.32, Now #3

Prusiensky with a clean pass.

McGaha with the fastest pass of the session and he goes to the number three spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-1.028 sec., 330ft-2.840, 660ft-4.344/163.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.640.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.693/205.13, Now #1
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.717/203.25, Now #3

Coughlin is straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.295/163.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.596.

Johnson with the quickest short time of the session and goes to the number three spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.301/162.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.610.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.704/205.72, Now #4
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.664/205.32, Now #1

Enders with a good looking pass to go to the number four spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.308/163.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.609.

Skillman launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.271/163.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.568.

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Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.977/156.68, Now #17
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.679/205.82, Now #2

Gray pushed in the clutch on the top end.

Line was straight down the groove with a great pass to the number two spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.289/163.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.585.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.688/204.63, Now #4
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.688/205.04, Now #3

This was a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up round one of qualifying.

Butner and Anderson run identical E.T.s and Anderson gets the number three spot based on his faster speed. Butner is number four...

Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.290/163.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.590.
Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.788, 660ft-4.293/163.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.593.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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