Sat, 14 Sep 2019, 15:23 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 3 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.582/210.41, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.365/121.28, Was #13

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 2,157 feet, track temperature 66 degrees.

Stanfield is straight down the groove with his career best to move up the ladders a couple spots. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.240/166.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.513.

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Left Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.641/207.62, Now #15; Best prior run: 17.226/102.84, Was #17
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.592/209.95, Now #13; Best prior run: 10.594/84.97, Was #16

Smeland made a quick move toward the wall, but he reeled it in to get in the show. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.269/164.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.559.

McGaha gets it to hook up and gets off the bubble to go to the number 13 spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.239/166.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.517.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.556/210.50, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.535/211.30, Was #10
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 7.871/125.86, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.417/143.26, Was #16

Anderson with the quickest pass of the session, but will not improve. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.738, 660ft-4.215/166.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.487.

Prusiensky makes a move toward the centerline and pushes the clutch back in.

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Left Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.631/207.62, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.598/209.62, Was #14
Right Lane: David Miller Runs 7.917/130.38, Now #17; Best prior run: 8.861/108.51, Was #17

Stroupe with a good pass, but will not improve. Wally Stroupe's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.256/164.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.545.

Miller starts to drift out of the groove and pushes the clutch back in.

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Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 23.138/33.49, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.584/200.77, Was #12
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.592/209.33, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.525/210.87, Was #8

Benza with severe tire shake right at the hit and pushes the clutch back in.

Delco with the fourth quickest pass this session, but will not improve. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.236/166.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.515.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.591/209.46, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.528/211.59, Was #9
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.558/209.10, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.513/210.87, Was #7

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

Hartford with the second quickest pass of the session, but will not improve. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.212/166.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.487.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.541/209.92, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.499/212.03, Was #5
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.565/209.46, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.511/212.06, Was #6

Coughlin is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.724, 660ft-4.198/167.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.470.

Butner with a clean pass...Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.222/166.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.494.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.551/210.57, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.491/211.46, Was #4
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.540/211.00, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.489/212.49, Was #3

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

Kramer with the third quickest pass of the session...Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.733, 660ft-4.207/166.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.480.

Line is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.201/167.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.472.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.577/209.01, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.486/212.19, Was #2
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.535/210.57, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.480/211.96, Was #1

Laughlin with a good clean pass.

Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.200/167.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.468.

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