Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 15:59 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 4 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 6.708/206.01, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.717/205.32, Was #13

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 1,991 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Stroupe again improves making his career quickest and fastest pass. he will stay in the number 13 spot. Wally Stroupe's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.804, 660ft-4.312/163.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.612.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.608/209.72, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.625/209.33, Was #12
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.591/210.60, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.568/210.34, Was #11

Prusiensky with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will stay in the number 12 spot. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.783, 660ft-4.261/166.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.536.

Cuadra with a good pass, but will not improve. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.242/166.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.519.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.567/210.47, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.550/211.03, Was #9
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.556/210.93, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.556/211.56, Was #10

Kramer with a good looking pass after two bad runs in a row. He will stay in the number nine spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.224/167.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.496.

Butner has now run 6.556 seconds three times this weekend and he will stay in the number 10 spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.741, 660ft-4.214/167.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.488.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.531/211.93, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.542/211.93, Was #7
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 9.388/98.95, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.545/211.66, Was #8

Anderson launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He will stay in the number seven spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.202/168.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.467.

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

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.523/211.59, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.525/211.93, Was #5
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.546/211.39, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.525/211.03, Was #6

Line is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number five spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-4.191/168.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.458.

Laughlin with another good pass, but will not improve. He will start from the number six spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.736, 660ft-4.207/167.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.478.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 12.126/90.62, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.522/211.69, Was #3
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.509/211.30, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.523/211.93, Was #4

Coughlin with severe tire shake and made a quick move toward the centerline and clicked it off.

Skillman launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.720, 660ft-4.184/168.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.447.

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Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.516/212.33, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.518/211.93, Was #3
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.513/211.96, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.517/212.06, Was #2

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

Gray with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number three spot. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-4.189/168.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.453.

Enders with her quickest pass of the weekend, but she will not go back to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.722, 660ft-4.185/168.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.450.

Skillman holds on to the number one spot for the second time this season and the seventh time in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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