Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 13:20 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 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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Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 21.041/29.50, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.550/211.03, Was #8

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 1,968 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Kramer with severe tire shake and made a quick move toward the wall before he pushed the clutch back in.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.625/210.34, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.568/210.34, Was #11
Right Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.717/205.32, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.726/205.41, Was #13

No help here for Cuadra, he matches his speed from yesterday. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.793, 660ft-4.276/166.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.553.

Stroupe with another move in right direction, he has improved each round and each round he runs his career best E.T.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.566/211.06, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.556/211.56, Was #9
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.640/205.35, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.625/209.33, Was #12

Butner with a good clean pass, but will not improve...Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.224/167.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.497.

Prusiensky will not improve. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.272/165.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.555.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.525/211.03, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.557/211.06, Was #10
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.548/211.96, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.542/211.93, Was #6

Laughlin launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number four spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.727, 660ft-4.193/168.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.459.

No help for Anderson as he just few ticks off hid qualified E.T. and is bumped back one spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.216/167.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.484.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.560/211.13, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.545/211.66, Was #8
Right Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.518/211.93, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.534/211.16, Was #5

Nobile with another good pass, but will not improve. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.227/168.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.494.

Gray launched hard and kept it hooked up to tie Enders' E.T. and he gets the number one spot based on his faster speed. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.730, 660ft-4.193/168.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.455.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.523/211.93, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.537/211.06, Was #6
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.522/211.69, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.525/212.16, Was #3

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

Skillman kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number four spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.731, 660ft-4.198/168.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.461.

Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend with a great pass, but will stay in the number three spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.723, 660ft-4.188/167.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.457.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.517/212.06, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.518/211.69, Was #2
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.546/211.86, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.525/211.93, Was #5

Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to go back to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.722, 660ft-4.188/168.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.453.

Line with another good pass, but will not improve...Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.213/167.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.482.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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