Sat, 15 Jul 2006, 01:27 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Notes from round 3 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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Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 7.166/192.49, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.174/191.40, Was #20

Weather conditions: air temperature 97 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 24.93 inches,adjusted altitude 8,099 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

This could be a very interesting session. a lot of the bikes improved, so we could se a lot of shuffling. Watson made a move in the right direction.

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 7.180/193.57, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.174/193.82, Was #20
Right Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 7.163/192.80, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.153/192.33, Was #17

WJ with a big wiggle right off the starting line and will not get in the show with this pass. No help for Wilson here.

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Left Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 7.219/191.32, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.202/191.19, Was #21
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 7.143/193.52, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.149/193.46, Was #16

Stanfield with his best pass of the weekend to move off the bump spot. No help for Rizzo.

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Left Lane: Shaun Carlson Runs 7.177/192.22, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.155/192.88, Was #18
Right Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 7.183/192.41, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.147/192.28, Was #16

No help for either driver and Thomas will stay on the bubble.

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Left Lane: Tom Lee Runs 7.145/194.24, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.116/194.27, Was #12
Right Lane: Max Naylor Runs 7.181/192.49, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.140/193.21, Was #14

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 7.123/193.82, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.113/193.54, Was #11
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 7.188/192.30, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.127/192.96, Was #13

Gaines with the quickest pass of the session. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.954, 660ft-4.567/152.62mph, 1,000ft-5.954

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Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 7.136/193.52, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.108/193.63, Was #10
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 7.154/193.13, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.105/193.07, Was #9

Yates with a nice pass, and only the fourth driver that was quicker than the bump coming into this session.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 7.125/194.04, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.104/194.30, Was #8
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 7.154/193.52, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.098/194.24, Was #6

Edwards with the quickest 60-foot time of the session and the second quickest E.T. of the session. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.950, 660ft-4.565/152.47mph, 1,000ft-5.956

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 7.113/194.27, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.100/194.49, Was #7
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 7.104/194.88, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.094/194.60, Was #5

Anderson with the quickest pass of the session. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-1.029 sec., 330ft-2.948, 660ft-4.557/153.06mph, 1,000ft-5.940

Morgan with a real nice run.

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Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 7.108/194.13, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.082/193.68, Was #4
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 7.247/168.53, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.079/194.88, Was #3

Krisher with a real nice pass.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 7.062/195.65, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.069/195.19, Was #2
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 7.108/194.24, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.064/194.60, Was #1

This was a great drag race to wrap up this session and Line's pass steals the number one spot here in the heat of the day. In the process he sets both ends of the track records. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.923, 660ft-4.524/153.68mph, 1,000ft-5.902

Mike Thomas is on the bump spot at 7.147.

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