Fri, 12 Oct 2018, 18:00 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters 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: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.726/205.41, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.742/205.16, Was #14

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,282 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Stroupe is straight down the groove with his career quickest pass and moves up one spot. Wally Stroupe's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.813, 660ft-4.324/163.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.628.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.625/209.33, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.629/209.10, Was #12
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.568/210.34, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.576/210.73, Was #11

Prusiensky improves on his run early today, but stays in the number 12 spot. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.269/166.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.549.

Cuadra moves up the ladder one spot...Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.225/167.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.498.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 19.517/32.92, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.550/211.03, Was #7
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.557/211.06, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.573/210.47, Was #11

Kramer with severe tire shake and clicked it off.

Laughlin is straight down the groove with a nice pass to move up the ladder on spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-4.221/167.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.490.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.554/211.69, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.542/211.93, Was #5
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.567/211.43, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.556/211.56, Was #9

A good pass, but will not improve...Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.218/168.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.488.

Butner also with a good pass, but will not improve..Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.228/167.32 mph, 1,000ft-5.500.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.525/211.93, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.540/211.69, Was #4
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.537/211.06, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.551/210.83, Was #8

Line launched hard and kept it hooked up to tie Coughlin's E.T., but will give up the spot based on the slower speed. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.723, 660ft-4.191/167.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.459.

Skillman is straight down the groove to move up to the number five spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.739, 660ft-4.208/168.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.473.

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Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.534/211.00, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.534/211.16, Was #4
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.551/210.28, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.545/211.66, Was #7

Gray ties his earlier E.T. and will stay in the number four spot. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.736, 660ft-4.203/168.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.469.

Nobile with another good pass, but will not improve and stays in the number seven spot. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.736, 660ft-4.209/167.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.480.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.526/211.96, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.525/212.16, Was #1
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.518/211.69, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.532/211.83, Was #3

Coughlin with another great pass, but will not improve and gets bumped back one spot by Enders. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-4.192/168.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.460.

Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.719, 660ft-4.186/167.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.454.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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