Fri, 14 Jul 2006, 09:55 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA 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: Greg Stanfield Runs 7.149/193.46, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.702/143.52, Was #20

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 24.85 inches,adjusted altitude 7,471 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

This should be the session although they are running in the morning tomorrow. Stanfield with a nice pass to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 7.147/192.28, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.263/191.13, Was #19
Right Lane: Shaun Carlson Runs 7.155/192.88, Now #8; No Prior Run

Thomas with a nice pass and Carlson with a real nice pass.

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Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 7.174/191.40, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.247/190.06, Was #20
Right Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 7.202/191.19, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.287/190.11, Was #21

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 7.127/192.96, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.235/191.48, Was #21
Right Lane: Tom Lee Runs 7.116/194.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.185/193.63, Was #16

Enders faces off against her former team here. This was a great looking pass for both teams for the number one and two spots.

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Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 7.153/192.33, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.222/191.70, Was #21
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 7.100/194.49, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.175/192.74, Was #16

Morgan with the quickest 60-foot time of the session and parlays that into a track E.T. record and number one spot. Wilson with a real nice pass.

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Left Lane: Max Naylor Runs 7.140/193.21, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.203/192.30, Was #21
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 7.223/193.35, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.174/193.82, Was #16

Naylor with a good pass to get into the top half of the field. WJ continues to struggle and gets bumped out by Naylor.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 7.098/194.24, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.194/192.80, Was #20
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 7.104/194.30, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.168/193.35, Was #16

Johnson with the quickest 60-foot time of the session and he goes to the number one spot and lowers the E.T. record. Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.930, 660ft-4.542/152.52mph, 1,000ft-5.930

Edwards with a nice pass to go to the number three spot.

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Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 7.105/193.07, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.181/192.47, Was #20
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 7.108/193.63, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.161/192.77, Was #17

This was a good side by side drag race. Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.925, 660ft-4.539/151.92mph, 1,000ft-5.933
Jim Yates' incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.936, 660ft-4.549/152.47mph, 1,000ft-5.939

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 7.094/194.60, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.161/193.96, Was #18
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 7.113/193.54, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.149/193.21, Was #15

Anderson with a little wiggle right off the starting line, but then has a great pass to set both ends of the track record. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-1.020 sec., 330ft-2.936, 660ft-4.545/153.00mph, 1,000ft-5.929 Gaines with a nice pass to get into the top half of the field.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 7.064/194.60, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.142/193.63, Was #13
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 7.082/193.68, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.143/193.29, Was #14

Wow both of these runs were killer. They go to number one and two. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.915, 660ft-4.517/153.26mph, 1,000ft-5.900
Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.914, 660ft-4.524/152.93mph, 1,000ft-5.913 Johnson with the E.T. track record.

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Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 7.079/194.88, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.140/194.16, Was #13
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 7.069/195.19, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.138/194.55, Was #12

Line with a real nice pass to go to the number two spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.924, 660ft-4.527/153.53mph, 1,000ft-5.907 Just like earlier today Connolly was just tick behind Line. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.927, 660ft-4.533/153.07mph, 1,000ft-5.915

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