Sat, 28 Oct 2017, 17:24 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 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 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: Val Smeland Runs 17.046/46.27, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.866/200.44, Was #18
Right Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.728/204.45, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.977/156.68, Was #20

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 27.84 inches, adjusted altitude 4,671 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Smeland with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

Gray with his first full pass to get in the show. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.323/162.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.628.

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Left Lane: Joey Grose Runs 6.926/197.48, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.911/199.05, Was #20
Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.779/201.82, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.771/203.40, Was #18

No help here for Grose and he will not get in the show.

Graham with another clean pass, but not quick enough to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Brian Self Runs 6.752/203.52, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.735/205.10, Was #12
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.798/203.95, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.769/204.11, Was #17

No help here for Self...

Delco will not get back into the show and will be down to one shot.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.721/203.03, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.717/203.25, Was #10
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.760/203.43, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.765/203.55, Was #16

Johnson will not improve, but has the quickest pass of the session. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.303/162.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.613.

Prusiensky with his quickest pass of the weekend, but won't get off the bubble. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.814, 660ft-4.336/161.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.652.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.717/204.76, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.716/205.76, Was #9
Right Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.763/203.19, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.741/204.23, Was #14

McGaha will not improve, but makes the quickest pass of the session. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.804, 660ft-4.314/163.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.618.

No help here for Tucker...

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.731/204.66, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.701/204.91, Was #8
Right Lane: Larry Morgan No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.740/204.17, Was #13

No help here for Laughlin and he will stay in the number eight spot.

Morgan gets timed out...

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.711/205.04, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.696/205.98, Was #7
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.773/202.97, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.743/204.20, Was #15

Hartford with another good pass, but will not improve. He makes the quickest pass of the session. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.800, 660ft-4.309/163.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.612.

No help for Kramer...

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.703/205.26, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.664/205.32, Was #2
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.708/205.26, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.687/206.42, Was #6

This was a great side-by-side drag race.

Skillman will not improve, but makes the quickest pass of the session. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.303/162.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.606.

Enders was right there with him, she will not improve, but makes the second quickest pass of the session. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.307/163.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.610.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.702/204.79, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.679/205.82, Was #4
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.719/205.10, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.686/205.98, Was #5

Line will not improve, but makes the quickest pass of the session. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.298/163.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.603.

No help here for Coughlin, but has the sixth quickest pass of the session. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.312/162.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.620.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.691/205.35, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.663/204.73, Was #1
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.691/205.57, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.672/205.51, Was #3

This is a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up round three of qualifying.

Neither driver improves, but they make the two quickest passes of the session as they run identical E.T. s...Butner will get the three points because of his faster speed.

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.291/163.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.594.
Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.788, 660ft-4.294/163.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.595.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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