Fri, 26 Oct 2018, 15:34 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Tom Huggins Runs 17.565/45.60, Now #1

Huggins is making his first pass this season and has severe tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Joey Grose No Time, Now #3
Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.742/204.08, Now #1

Grose broke right on the line.

Graham is straight down the groove.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.686/206.26, Now #1
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.829/202.70, Now #3

Cuadra is straight down the groove with a good pass. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.793, 660ft-4.296/163.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.594.

Smeland with a good clean pass. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.859, 660ft-4.396/160.04 mph, 1,000ft-5.717.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.693/204.29, Now #3
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.675/205.44, Now #1

Delco with a good pass to go to the number three spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.301/163.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.598.

Prusiensky has his car decked out in the Adams Family livery. He is straight down the groove with a good pass. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.283/163.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.581.

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.641/205.88, Now #1
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.645/205.44, Now #2

Hartford is straight down the groove with a great pass. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.261/164.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.552.

He is right there with Hartford. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.264/163.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.556.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.649/207.62, Now #3
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.687/206.48, Now #6

McGaha with a good looking pass to go to the number three spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.273/164.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.563.

Kramer has his car like the Batmobile. He makes a good pass. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.301/163.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.597.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.656/207.59, Now #5
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.648/206.42, Now #3

Butner has his car like "Back to the Future", he goes to the number five spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.275/163.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.568.

Line with a real nice pass coming off his win in Charlotte. He goes to the number three spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.270/164.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.561.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.638/205.57, Now #1
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.644/205.26, Now #3

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

Anderson launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.258/164.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.549.

Enders was right there with him to the number three spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.262/164.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.554.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.641/206.64, Now #2
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.653/203.89, Now #8

Skillman with a good pass to start the weekend as he goes straight to the number two spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.270/164.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.557.

Nobile with a clean pass to start the weekend. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.266/163.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.559.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.654/205.26, Now #9
Right Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.674/205.88, Now #11

Coughlin with a clean pass to the number nine spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.269/164.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.563.

Gray, the point leader, goes to the number 11 spot. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.295/164.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.585.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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