Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 01:20 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals 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 Spiess Runs 6.582/209.23, Now #1; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 1,718 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Spiess launched hard and blasted on through with a great pass to go to the number one spot. This is a career best E.T. pass for Spiess. Steve Spiess' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.232/166.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.506.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.583/209.56, Now #2; No Prior Run

Gaines with just a little wiggle right off the starting line, but still runs a career best mph on this pass and he goes to the number two spot. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.234/166.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.509.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.614/208.81, Now #5; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.576/211.26, Now #1; No Prior Run

Enders with a nice pass...Humphrey with a little wiggle right off the starti ng line, but still goes to the number one spot. Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.241/167.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.

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Left Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.880/201.91, Now #18; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.627/207.88, Now #7; No Prior Run

Benza with a career best E.T. on this pass. Bob Benza's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.264/165.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.546.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.609/209.07, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.661/206.95, Was #16
Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.637/207.91, Now #11; No Prior Run

Morgan with a nice pass to go to the number four spot...Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.247/165.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.530. Nobile gets in the show for now.

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Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.596/208.78, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.660/206.42, Was #16
Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.604/209.26, Now #5; No Prior Run

These two were side-by-side all the way down the quarter mile. Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.241/166.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.518.
Justin Humphreys' incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.251/166.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.529. Humphreys with his career fastest pass.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 13.268/64.22, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.654/206.83, Was #16
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.643/209.56, Now #15; No Prior Run

Gray is real loose as he as as he lets the clutch out and clicks it off. Johnson gets in the show for now and that bumps out Shane Gray....

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.551/210.90, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.642/208.49, Was #14
Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.601/209.10, Now #6; No Prior Run

Jones with a nice pass to get in the top half of the show. Coughlin with a great pass as he runs career quickest and fastest pass to go to the number one spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.217/167.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.484.

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Left Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.580/209.75, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.631/207.53, Was #14
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.608/210.14, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.650/207.91, Was #17

Johnson gets back into the show with a nice pass. Deceglie with a great pass to go to the number three spot. Vinnie Deceglie's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.231/166.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.506.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.559/211.16, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.670/207.62, Was #12
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 9.900/92.48, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.661/207.59, Was #10

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Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.623/209.79, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.561/210.77, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.629/208.26, Was #16

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.590/209.75, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.655/207.69, Was #21
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.555/210.44, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.619/207.91, Was #15

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.569/211.86, Now #6; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.537/211.53, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.610/208.97, Was #15

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