Sat, 02 Nov 2019, 19:02 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 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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Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 6.803/202.61, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.844/202.15, Was #19

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 27.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,713 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Cuadra Jr. with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Cristian Cuadra Runs 6.678/206.04, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.694/206.20, Was #17
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 7.166/172.14, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.730/204.60, Was #18

Cuadra launched hard and kept it hooked up to get in the show. Cristian Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.285/163.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.584.

Stevens lost traction and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.681/206.16, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.663/206.73, Was #14
Right Lane: Joey Grose Runs 6.720/205.29, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.694/206.35, Was #17

Smeland with a good pass, but will not improve.

Grose will not get back in the show.

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Left Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.661/207.08, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.655/207.08, Was #13
Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.667/206.57, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.664/204.98, Was #15

Tucker with a good pass, but will not improve. Shane Tucker's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.279/164.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.572.

Graham is straight down the groove, just off his qualifying time. Steve Graham's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.282/163.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.576.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.652/207.08, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.622/207.91, Was #11
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.645/207.85, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.625/207.82, Was #12

Delco made a move toward the wall, he reeled it in, but will not improve. He makes the second quickest pass of the session. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.274/164.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.565. Cuadra is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.270/164.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.561.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.648/206.99, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.621/207.91, Was #10
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.628/208.14, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.603/208.78, Was #7

Laughlin with a good looking pass, the third quickest of the session, he will not improve. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.263/163.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.558.

McGaha is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.258/164.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.544.

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 18.809/41.21, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.620/206.23, Was #9
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.629/205.63, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.600/208.07, Was #6

Hartford shook and pushed in the clutch.

Kramer is straight down the groove with the second quickest pass of the session. He will not improve...Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.250/164.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.541.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.610/206.83, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.605/208.49, Was #8
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.631/206.83, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.599/207.82, Was #5

Line is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session, he will not improve. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.244/164.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.528.

Coughlin makes the fourth quickest pass of the session, he will not improve. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.254/164.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.544.

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Left Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.636/207.94, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.595/208.75, Was #4
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.602/208.26, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.587/208.46, Was #2

Stanfield with another good pass, but will not improve. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.265/164.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.553.

Enders with a great pass, the quickest of the session. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.235/165.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.520.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.599/206.23, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.591/208.68, Was #3
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.611/208.52, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.584/207.91, Was #1

Butner launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. He will not improve and will start from the number three spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.233/165.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.517.

anderson will not improve and he will hold on to the number one spot for the second time this season and the 104th time in his career. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.245/164.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.531.

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