Sat, 02 Nov 2019, 17:08 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Dodge 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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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.597/208.88, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.587/208.46, Was #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 28.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,136 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Enders is straight down the groove with a nice pass, she will not improve. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-4.235/165.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.518.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 8.712/109.56, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.694/206.20, Was #16
Right Lane: Cristian Cuadra Runs 6.694/206.20, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.702/203.40, Was #17

Cuadra Jr. shook and clicked it off.

Cuadra is straight down the groove with a good pass. Fernando Cuadra incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.301/163.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.600.

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Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.730/204.60, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.766/203.49, Was #19
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.663/206.73, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.668/207.08, Was #14

Stevens made a quick move toward the centerline, he reeled it in...made his quickest pass of the weekend. He will not get in the show.

Smeland with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.281/163.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.574.

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Left Lane: Joey Grose Runs 6.694/206.35, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.730/205.07, Was #18
Right Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.655/207.08, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.667/205.44, Was #14

Grose is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to get in the show. Joey Grose's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.806, 660ft-4.309/163.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.605.

Tucker with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Shane Tucker's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.274/163.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.567.

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Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.664/204.98, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.678/205.94, Was #15
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.628/208.20, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.622/207.91, Was #11

Graham is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 15 spot. Steve Graham's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.280/164.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.572.

Delco with another good pass, but will not improve. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.261/165.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.546.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.625/207.82, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.627/208.01, Was #12
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.624/206.64, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.621/207.91, Was #10

Cuadra with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 12 spot. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.253/164.67 mph, 1,000ft-5.542.

Laughlin with another good pass, but will not improve...Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.248/164.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.536.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.626/208.01, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.603/208.78, Was #6
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.622/207.72, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.620/206.23, Was #9

A good side-by-side drag race, but neither driver improves.

Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.258/164.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.543.

Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.253/165.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.540.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.599/207.82, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.602/208.52, Was #5
Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.595/208.75, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.620/208.65, Was #8

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

Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend and the third quickest pass of the session. He will stay in the number five spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.738, 660ft-4.229/165.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.515.

Stanfield launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest pass of the session to go to the number three spot. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.234/165.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.584/207.91, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.598/207.62, Was #4
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.605/208.49, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.611/208.33, Was #8

Anderson kept it hooked up all the way down the track to make the quickest pass of the event to go to the number one spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.739, 660ft-4.223/165.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.505.

Line with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number eight spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.242/165.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.525.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.618/208.23, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.600/208.07, Was #6
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.596/208.14, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.591/208.68, Was #3

Kramer with another good pass, but will not improve. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.248/164.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.535.

Butner with another great pass, he will not improve. He makes the third quickest pass of the session. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.233/165.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.

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