Sun, 01 Sep 2019, 20:27 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from final, round 5 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. 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: Jeremy Martorella Runs 7.293/154.51, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.848/202.45, Was #21

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 3,030 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Martorella with a big puff of smoke and apparently he used up an engine as the word from the top end is there is oil. Jeremy Martorella was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points.

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Left Lane: Cristian Cuadra Runs 6.747/204.11, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.693/205.72, Was #18
Right Lane: Robert River Runs 29.190/24.77, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.803/202.42, Was #20

Cuadra with a clean pass, but will not improve or will he get in the show.

River with severe tire shake and pushed in the clutch.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 7.977/125.54, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.656/207.56, Was #17
Right Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.731/205.32, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.694/206.13, Was #19

Prusiensky shook and shut off.

Stroupe is straight down the groove, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 21.660/36.84, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.635/208.07, Was #15
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 7.902/126.66, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.640/206.83, Was #16

Tucker with severe tire shake and clicked it off.

Delco also shakes and shuts it off.

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Left Lane: Steve Graham No Time, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.624/207.30, Was #12
Right Lane: Richard Freeman Runs 14.837/57.42, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.631/207.50, Was #14

Graham with problems on the burnout and finally shuts it off before staging.

Freeman launched with the front end up and then shakes and he clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 7.095/155.17, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.596/208.52, Was #10
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.665/207.50, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.627/208.26, Was #13

McGaha starts to shake and clicks it off.

Smeland is straight down the groove and makes the quickest pass of the session. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.283/164.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.576.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.640/206.70, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.587/209.20, Was #8
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 14.168/60.01, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.605/208.20, Was #11

Cuadra with a good clean pass for the quickest pass of the session. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.263/164.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.554.

Cuadra Jr. with severe tire shake and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.639/206.35, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.576/207.94, Was #5
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.624/208.23, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.592/208.68, Was #9

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

Laughlin is straight down the groove with a good looking pass, the second quickest pass of the session. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.265/164.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.554.

Kramer kept it hooked up and makes the quickest pass of the session. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.257/165.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.542.

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.622/206.29, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.575/207.78, Was #4
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.622/207.46, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.586/207.59, Was #7

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

They run identical E.T.s and Coughlin gets the edge with faster speed.

Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.248/164.67 mph, 1,000ft-5.536.
Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.250/164.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.537.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.589/208.01, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.575/208.94, Was #3
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.627/208.10, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.580/209.01, Was #6

Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.231/165.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.511.

Anderson with a clean pass, the fifth quickest of the session. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.252/164.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.541.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.600/208.33, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.559/210.28, Was #1
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.595/208.84, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.561/210.64, Was #2

Butner is straight down the groove with the third quickest pass of the session. He will hold on to the number one spot for the third time this year and the 11th time in his career. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.238/165.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.

Line kept the big goodyears hooked up all the way down track with the second quickest pass of the session. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.233/165.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.

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