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Fri, 27 Sep 2019, 19:52 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Rick Green





MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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:
Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 6.684/206.86, Now #12; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.25 inches, adjusted altitude 3,659 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Cuadra Jr. had a broken shifter in round one. He is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to get in the show.

Left Lane: Cristian Cuadra Runs 6.661/205.04, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.715/203.83, Was #15
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.659/207.50, Now #9; No Prior Run

Cuadra with problems getting the car to fire, finally does and makes a short burnout and is staging up...Cuadra is straight down the groove to get away for the bump spot. Cristian Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.278/164.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.571.

Smeland missed the first session because they found a problem in the pits with the engine... he straight down the groove and into the show. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.284/164.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.573.

Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.690/207.46, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.686/206.16, Was #15
Right Lane: Robert River Runs 6.843/202.73, Now #19; Best prior run: 19.971/38.19, Was #19

No help here for Graham and he stays in the number 15 spot.

River with a problem on the burnout, he backs up and does another one and there is still no tire smoke. He is straight down the groove, but will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.625/208.78, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.680/207.02, Was #13
Right Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.673/205.88, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.744/205.01, Was #18

Cuadra launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.260/165.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.543.

Stroupe was straight down the groove to get in the show. Wally Stroupe's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.283/163.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.579.

That bumps out Anderson.

Left Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.603/208.10, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.664/207.50, Was #13
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.654/207.56, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.716/205.76, Was #18

Stanfield kept it hooked up and hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.246/165.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.524.

Prusiensky is straight down the groove to get in the show. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.281/164.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.569.

Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.617/208.88, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.644/207.98, Was #9
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.622/208.10, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.691/207.88, Was #18

McGaha makes a great pass to go to the number three spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.251/165.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.535.

Anderson kept it hooked up to get in the show into the top half of the show. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.259/165.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.542.

Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.597/206.76, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.638/207.05, Was #10
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.588/207.82, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.662/207.53, Was #15

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

Hartford is straight down the groove to the number two spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.236/165.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.

Coughlin launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.228/166.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.

Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.589/207.62, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.638/207.72, Was #11
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.633/208.42, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.657/207.78, Was #13

Laughlin with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.740, 660ft-4.225/165.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.

Delco moves up the ladder one...Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.267/165.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.551.

Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.585/209.20, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.626/207.94, Was #10
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.580/207.15, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.627/207.50, Was #11

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

Kramer is straight down the groove to the number two spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.228/165.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.507.

Enders has message on her back window wishing her Daddy a Happy Birthday. She launched hard and was straight down the groove to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.224/166.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.502.

Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.593/209.14, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.620/208.59, Was #9
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.586/208.17, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.611/209.20, Was #7

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

Line improves to move back into the top half of the show. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-4.235/165.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.

Butner was straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.229/166.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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