Fri, 13 Sep 2019, 17:43 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 7.365/121.28, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 1,486 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Stanfield is making his first appearance in Pro Stock since 2015 Indy. He is driving an Elite Pro Stock team car. He launched hard and then clicked it off early...

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Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.714/202.27, Now #1
Right Lane: David Miller No Time, Now #3

Miller pushed off the starting line.

Benza is making his first appearance on theNHRA tour since Englishtown 2012. He makes a quick move toward the wall, but he stays with it.

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Left Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.600/208.71, Now #1
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 7.417/143.26, Now #4

Stroupe is straight down the groove with a clean pass. He makes his career quickest and fastest pass. Wally Stroupe's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.241/165.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.

Prusiensky shook and shut off.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.542/211.30, Now #1
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.582/209.62, Now #2

Cuadra kept it hooked up to tie his quickest pass this season. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.737, 660ft-4.210/167.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.477.

Delco with a good looking pass to go to the number two spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.227/165.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.507.

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Left Lane: Val Smeland Runs 27.353/58.68, Now #8
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 10.594/84.97, Now #7

Smeland with severe tire shake right at the hit, he pushes the clutch back in and coast on down the track.

McGaha starts to shake right at the hit and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.511/210.77, Now #1
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.533/210.37, Now #2

Coughlin is back in a car he ran earlier this year and he is straight down the groove to the number one spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.717, 660ft-4.182/168.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.445.

Hartford is right there with him to go to the number two spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.199/167.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.466.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.517/211.59, Now #3
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.507/211.03, Now #1

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

Kramer kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.723, 660ft-4.190/168.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.453.

Enders launched hard and was straight down the groove to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.718, 660ft-4.183/168.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.445.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.535/211.30, Now #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.505/212.19, Now #1

Anderson with a good looking pass to start the weekend to the number six spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.736, 660ft-4.206/167.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.471.

Line launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.719, 660ft-4.183/168.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.445.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.513/210.44, Now #4
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.522/211.63, Now #6

Laughlin with a good, clean pass to go to the number four spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.722, 660ft-4.188/168.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.449.

Butner with a nice pass to go to the number six spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.729, 660ft-4.196/167.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.460.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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