Sat, 09 Feb 2019, 15:47 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 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 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: Val Smeland Runs 6.669/209.39, Now #16; Best prior run: 12.089/73.92, Was #18
Right Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.804/204.51, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.715/204.88, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,720 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Smeland was straight down the groove to get in the show.

Tucker slows from yesterday, and will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.554/211.39, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.530/213.10, Was #2
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.706/207.11, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.648/208.46, Was #14

Butner with a little wiggle at the launched, but stayed with it to make a good pass. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.737, 660ft-4.217/166.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.487.

No help here for Prusiensky and he will stay in the number 14 spot.

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Left Lane: Joey Grose Runs 16.035/53.55, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.685/207.46, Was #17
Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.625/209.88, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.623/210.14, Was #13

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

Graham is just off his qualifying E.T. and will stay in the number 13 spot. Steve Graham's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.270/165.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.549.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.547/212.33, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.549/211.53, Was #5

Line launched hard and kept it hooked with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will stay in the number five spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.741, 660ft-4.216/167.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.483. The quickest pass of the round, so far.

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.560/209.10, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.578/209.65, Was #11
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.597/211.10, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.620/210.93, Was #12

Hartford is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.219/167.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.489.

Cuadra kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will stay in the number 12 spot. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.250/165.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.525.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.558/210.50, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.571/211.00, Was #11
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.584/211.00, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.556/211.89, Was #8

Coughlin launched hard and was straight down the groove to make his best pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.737, 660ft-4.215/166.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.487.

Laughlin made a quick move toward the centerline, but he stayed with it. He will not improve. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.236/165.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.514.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.566/211.03, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.563/211.59, Was #11
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.572/211.89, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.528/212.09, Was #1

McGaha with another really good pass, straight down the groove. He is just a few ticks off his qualifying time. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.227/167.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.497.

Enders made a move toward the centerline, she stays with it. She will not improve, but she holds on to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-4.230/166.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.504.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.580/209.92, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.554/210.67, Was #7
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 38.984/371.18, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.553/212.06, Was #6

Delco with a clean pass, but will not improve and stays in the number seven spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.235/166.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.

Anderson with problems as soon as he lets the clutch out and coast on down the track.

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.522/212.03, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.543/212.06, Was #3
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 9.885/93.48, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.546/210.57, Was #4

Brogdon launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.720, 660ft-4.190/167.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.457.

Kramer was out of the groove and clicked it off, he will stay in the number four spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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