Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 19:20 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd 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: Shane Tucker Runs 6.824/202.61, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.086/179.59, Was #17
Right Lane: Robert River Runs 6.927/198.79, Now #18; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,674 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Tucker makes a good pass, but will not get in the show. Shane Tucker's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.856, 660ft-4.388/160.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.712.

River makes a full pass after having problems in round one. Robert River's incremental times: 60ft-1.041 sec., 330ft-2.893, 660ft-4.446/158.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.792.

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Left Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.786/203.74, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.753/205.98, Was #16
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.662/207.78, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.661/207.59, Was #13

Smeland slows from his pass earlier today. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.829, 660ft-4.358/160.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.679.

Delco is just a tick off his earlier time and will stay in the number 13 spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.283/164.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.576.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.666/205.41, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.701/205.98, Was #15
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.647/207.66, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.656/207.53, Was #12

Prusiensky is straight down the groove to move up the ladder one spot. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.277/164.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.575.

Cuadra improves on his pass from earlier today...Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.271/165.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.563.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.615/208.55, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.673/208.23, Was #15
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.626/208.52, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.637/208.52, Was #11

Skillman launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.253/165.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.537.

McGaha makes his quickest pass of the day...Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.261/165.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.546.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.613/206.48, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.634/207.94, Was #12
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.615/207.75, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.631/207.46, Was #11

Laughlin with a great looking pass, straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.243/165.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.530.

Enders with a good looking pass to move into the top half of the show. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.244/165.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.533.

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Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.621/208.36, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.626/208.91, Was #10
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.740/204.20, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.627/206.86, Was #12

Gray with his quickest pass of the day to move in the top half of the show. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.255/165.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.541.

No help here for Hartford. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-1.033 sec., 330ft-2.849, 660ft-4.353/163.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.649.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.623/208.49, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.624/208.14, Was #9
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.599/207.53, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.624/207.82, Was #10

Kramer is a tick quicker than earlier today, but gets bumped backed one spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.252/165.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.541.

Coughlin launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.227/166.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.600/208.42, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.618/208.78, Was #7
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.609/208.10, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.620/207.66, Was #8

Anderson is straight down the groove to the number two spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.236/165.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.

Nobile was right there with him to go to the number three spot. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.242/165.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.528.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.601/207.75, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.612/207.78, Was #4
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.616/209.04, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.615/208.04, Was #7

Line with another great pass to go to the number three spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.234/165.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.520.

Butner is just a tick slower than his pass earlier today and will stay in the number seven spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.250/165.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.537.

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