Sat, 06 Oct 2018, 15:25 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, 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 6.894/200.56, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.824/202.61, Was #17
Right Lane: Robert River Runs 7.221/168.91, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.927/198.79, Was #18

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 3,625 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Tucker will slow from his time from yesterday.

River drove through tire shake right at the hit and will not improve.

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Left Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.782/205.13, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.753/205.98, Was #16
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.624/207.08, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.627/206.86, Was #12

No help here for Smeland, but holds on to the bump spot. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-1.025 sec., 330ft-2.853, 660ft-4.372/162.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.682.

Hartford with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up one spot on the ladder. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.251/165.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.540.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.760/205.85, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.666/205.41, Was #15
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.655/207.69, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.661/207.59, Was #14

Prusiensky is wishing his wife Happy Anniversary on the back window, 18 years.

No help for Prusiensky and will stay in the number 15 spot.

Delco is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He will stay in the number 14 spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.274/164.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.568.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.624/207.11, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.623/208.49, Was #10
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.641/208.10, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.647/207.66, Was #13

Kramer with another good pass, but will not improve. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.248/164.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.539.

Cuadra with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 13 spot. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.267/165.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.558.

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Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.614/208.14, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.621/208.36, Was #9
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.652/208.33, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.626/208.52, Was #12

Gray is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.249/165.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.533. He has the quickest pass of the session.

McGaha with a good pass, but will not improve. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.788, 660ft-4.280/164.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.569.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.630/208.49, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.615/208.55, Was #7
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.629/208.97, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.615/208.04, Was #8

Skillman with a good pass, but will not improve. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.259/165.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.548.

Butner with a good looking pass, but he will stay in the number eight spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.261/165.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.548.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.612/206.86, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.613/206.48, Was #5
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.612/208.33, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.615/207.75, Was #9

Laughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend, but gets bumped back one spot by Enders. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.241/165.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.529.

Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number five spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.244/165.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.530.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.616/207.56, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.601/207.75, Was #3
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.627/207.88, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.609/208.10, Was #4

Line with a good pass, but will not improve. He has the fourth quickest of the session. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.247/165.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.534.

Nobile with a good pass, but will not improve. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.258/165.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.545.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 12.992/65.91, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.600/208.42, Was #2
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.602/208.01, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.599/207.53, Was #1

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

Coughlin launched hard and was straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.233/165.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.

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