Fri, 26 Oct 2018, 17:57 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 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 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: Tom Huggins Runs 6.848/201.82, Now #18; Best prior run: 17.565/45.60, Was #18

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 27.95 inches, adjusted altitude 4,325 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Huggins makes a full pass...

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Left Lane: Val Smeland No Time, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.829/202.70, Was #17
Right Lane: Joey Grose Runs 6.894/199.79, Now #19; No Prior Run

Smeland with problems getting the car to fire and he will not make the pass.

Grose gets a full pass.

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Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.745/204.17, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.742/204.08, Was #16
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.707/204.70, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.693/204.29, Was #15

Graham is just a few ticks of his pass from earlier today and stays on the bump. Steve Graham's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.818, 660ft-4.339/162.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.645.

Delco slows from earlier today and will stay in the number 15 spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.809, 660ft-4.313/163.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.611.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.672/206.61, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.687/206.48, Was #14
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 11.854/73.37, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.686/206.26, Was #13

Kramer is straight down the groove and moves up the ladder three spots. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.287/163.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.582.

Cuadra with tire shake and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.681/206.04, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.675/205.44, Was #13
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.672/207.56, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.656/207.59, Was #10

Prusiensky with another good pass, but will not improve. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.293/163.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.590.

Butner with the quickest pass of the round, but stays in the number 10 spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.288/163.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.584.

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Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.669/206.32, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.674/205.88, Was #12
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.648/206.95, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.654/205.26, Was #9

No help here for Gray, but has the second quickest pass of the round. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.290/164.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.582.

Coughlin is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session and he moves into the top half of the show. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.267/163.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.560.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.654/205.57, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.653/203.89, Was #9
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.644/207.75, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.649/207.62, Was #8

Nobile is just a tick off his pass from earlier today for the third quickest pass of the round. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.267/163.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.562.

McGaha launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the round. He moves up to the number four spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.269/164.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.559.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.656/206.70, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.648/206.42, Was #8
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.657/206.89, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.641/205.88, Was #3

Line with a good pass, but will not improve and makes the fourth quickest pass of the session. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.277/163.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.569.

Hartford with a good pass, but will not improve. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.274/163.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.568.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.688/205.04, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.645/205.44, Was #6
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.661/206.04, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.641/206.64, Was #2

Laughlin will not improve. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.793, 660ft-4.299/163.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.596.

Skillman will not improve with the sixth quickest pass of the round. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.282/164.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.573.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.642/207.08, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.644/205.26, Was #5
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.664/206.73, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.638/205.57, Was #1

Enders is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session and moves up the ladder one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.263/164.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.555.

Anderson will not improve, but holds on for the number one spot at the end of day one. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.280/163.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.574.

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