Fri, 08 Feb 2019, 15:37 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Jeff Isbell Runs 6.664/208.33, Now #2
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.561/212.03, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 1,521 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Isbell is straight down the groove Jeff Isbell's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.802, 660ft-4.296/164.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.582.

Brogdon has said he is making the full tour and is apart of the Elite team. He makes a good pass to start the season. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.225/166.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.496.

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Left Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.715/204.88, Now #3
Right Lane: Joey Grose Runs 13.621/64.24, Now #4

Tucker with a clean pass to start the season. Shane Tucker's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.805, 660ft-4.316/163.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.617.

Grose shook and shut it off.

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Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.623/210.14, Now #2
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 14.978/60.15, Now #6

Graham is straight down the groove with a clean pass to go to the number two spot. Steve Graham's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.275/166.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.550.

Smeland shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.580/212.13, Now #2
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.586/210.90, Now #3

Cuadra kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.242/166.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.513.

Delco was right there with him to go to the number three spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.243/166.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.648/208.46, Now #5
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 11.649/77.27, Now #8

Prusiensky with a good clean pass to move into the top half of the show. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.280/164.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.566.

Hartford shook and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.556/211.89, Now #1
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.563/211.59, Now #3

Laughlin with a wiggle right at the hit, but he reeled it in and goes to the number one spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.223/167.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.491.

McGaha is right there with him to go to the number three spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.229/167.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.496.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.564/211.13, Now #5
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.530/213.10, Now #1

Kramer is straight down the groove with a good clean pass to go to the number five spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.230/167.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.497.

Butner launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.204/167.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.468.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 7.069/150.88, Now #13
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.549/211.53, Now #2

Anderson started to lose traction and clicked it off.

Line launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.216/167.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.482.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.528/212.09, Now #1
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.544/211.46, Now #3

Enders is straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.198/167.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.464.

Coughlin is right there with her to go to the number three spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.214/167.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.480.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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