Sat, 01 May 2021, 17:19 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern 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: John Callahan Runs 7.297/184.25, Now #18; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.600/208.62, Now #11; Best prior run: 15.349/54.52, Was #18

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 30.06 inches, adjusted altitude 2,133 feet.

Callahan with problems on the burnout again this session. He finally gets it to turn a tire. He makes a full pass, but will not get in the show.

Nobile is straight down the groove to get in the show. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.244/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.522.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.658/208.75, Now #16; Best prior run: 15.574/54.05, Was #20
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.689/206.57, Now #19; Best prior run: 11.207/103.73, Was #19

Cuadra with a good clean pass to get in the show. He is now on the bubble. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-1.032 sec., 330ft-2.815, 660ft-4.299/166.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.578.

Prusiensky makes a full pass, but will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Richie Stevens No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.689/207.66, Was #18
Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.757/196.73, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.685/207.66, Was #17

Stevens never got the car staged in time and timed out.

Gaydosh appears to have used an engine right in the lights. He will not get in the show.

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Left Lane: Cristian Cuadra Runs 6.655/208.30, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.634/209.39, Was #14
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.652/208.71, Was #15

Cristian Cuadra will not improve...

Cuadra Jr. shuts the car off as he is staging.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.728/193.57, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.603/209.23, Was #12
Right Lane: Mason McGaha Runs 6.612/207.27, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.633/208.10, Was #13

Delco slows on the top end.

McGaha with his quickest pass today, but will stay in the number 13 spot. Mason McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.255/166.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.533.

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Left Lane: Kyle Koretsky Runs 6.597/209.88, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.581/209.56, Was #7
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.628/206.99, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.598/208.71, Was #10

Koretsky with a good pass, but will not improve. Kyle Koretsky's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.247/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.523. He makes the quickest pass of the session.

No help here for Smeland.

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Left Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. Runs 6.593/208.33, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.563/209.39, Was #5
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.581/208.26, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.593/208.55, Was #9

Coughlin with a good pass, but will not improve. Troy Coughlin Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.241/166.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.

Hartford launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. He moves into the top half of the show. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-4.234/167.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.507.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.614/210.01, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.563/210.24, Was #4
Right Lane: Dallas Glenn Runs 6.584/209.07, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.592/209.85, Was #9

McGaha will not improve and it appears he will race his son in round one in the morning.

Glenn with his quickest pass of the day, but will stay in the number nine spot. He will race Hartford in the morning. Dallas Glenn's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.231/167.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.592/210.05, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.554/210.21, Was #2
Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.555/209.56, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.565/209.79, Was #6

Kramer with a good looking pass, but will not improve. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.242/166.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.518.

Stanfield launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.215/167.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.484.

That will bump Chris McGah down one spot, so he will not have to race his son in round one.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.559/210.47, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.548/210.41, Was #1
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.566/210.47, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.560/211.06, Was #4

Anderson is straight down the groove with the second quickest pass of the session. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.218/167.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.488.

Anderson holds on to the number one spot for third time this season and the 109th time in his career.

Enders with another good looking pass, she will not improve. She make the third quickest pass of the session. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.221/167.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.494.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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