Sat, 28 Sep 2019, 18:26 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from final, round 4 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:

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Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.631/207.98, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.686/206.16, Was #18

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.52 inches, adjusted altitude 2,871 feet.

Graham kept it hooked up and is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Steve Graham's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.262/165.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.546.

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Left Lane: Cristian Cuadra Runs 11.520/76.90, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.661/205.04, Was #17
Right Lane: Robert River Runs 21.461/32.17, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.843/202.73, Was #19

Cuadra with tire shake and clicks it off.

river with severe tire shake and pushes in the clutch.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 6.731/208.52, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.630/208.17, Was #13
Right Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.683/205.79, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.673/205.88, Was #18

Cuadra Jr. with a good pass, but will not improve.

No help here for Stroupe and he will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.621/208.94, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.602/208.97, Was #12
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.633/207.30, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.659/207.50, Was #16

McGaha with a good pass, but he will not improve.

smeland is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get off the bump. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.260/165.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.547.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.610/208.59, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.590/208.39, Was #10
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.649/208.01, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.654/207.56, Was #16

Cuadra with a good pass, but will not improve.

Prusiensky made a quick move toward the centerline, but reeled it in. He makes his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 16 spot.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 17.036/47.83, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.586/207.69, Was #9
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.610/208.07, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.601/208.88, Was #11

Laughlin with severe tire shake and pushed the clutch back in.

Delco with a good pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.594/208.94, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.580/207.66, Was #8
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.588/207.75, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.575/209.10, Was #7

Stanfield is straight down the groove with the second quickest pass of the session. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.239/165.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.517. He will stay in the number eight spot.

Butner is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session, but will not improve. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.226/165.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.507.

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.602/208.68, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.572/208.26, Was #6
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.582/208.20, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.563/211.10, Was #4

Hartford with a good clean pass, the fourth quickest of the session. He will not improve. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.242/165.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.523.

Anderson is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.227/166.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.504. He will not improve.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.573/209.72, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.572/208.88, Was #5
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.562/208.78, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.558/208.01, Was #2

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

Kramer is just a tick off his qualifying time and makes the second quickest pass of the session. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.221/166.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.497.

Coughlin is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.727, 660ft-4.205/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.483.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.571/209.52, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.560/209.52, Was #3
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.559/209.75, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.552/209.85, Was #1

Line with a good pass, he make the third quickest pass of the session. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.222/166.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.497.

Enders with another great pass, she makes the quickest pass of the session. For the third time this weekend she has had the quickest pass. She qualifies number one for the second consecutive race and the second time this season. This is the 21st time she has qualified number one. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.213/166.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.486.

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