Sat, 15 Jul 2006, 07:49 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Notes from final, round 4 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: Ben Watson Runs 7.200/191.87, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.166/192.49, Was #19

Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 24.85 inches,adjusted altitude 7,896 feet, track temperature 138 degrees.

We start the final session with Mike Thomas on the bump spot at 7.147.

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Left Lane: Gene Wilson Runs 7.211/191.59, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.153/192.33, Was #17
Right Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 7.307/190.08, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.202/191.19, Was #21

No help here for either car.

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Left Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 7.184/192.85, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.147/192.28, Was #16
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 7.238/191.43, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.174/193.82, Was #20

WJ for second race in a row will not be around for driver introductions, and for the first time since the final two races of 2004 WJ didn't qualify for back to back races.

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 7.162/193.77, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.143/193.52, Was #15
Right Lane: Shaun Carlson Runs 7.175/192.82, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.155/192.88, Was #18

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Left Lane: Max Naylor Runs 7.140/193.82, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.140/193.21, Was #14
Right Lane: Tom Lee Runs 7.135/194.60, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.116/194.27, Was #12

Nice pass for Naylor.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 7.161/193.05, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.127/192.96, Was #13
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 7.140/194.21, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.113/193.54, Was #11

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Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 7.122/193.74, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.105/193.07, Was #9
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 7.175/193.05, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.108/193.63, Was #10

Stevens with the quickest pass of the session. Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-1.018 sec., 330ft-2.944, 660ft-4.561/152.49mph, 1,000ft-5.952

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 7.125/194.77, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.098/194.24, Was #6
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 7.135/193.52, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.104/194.30, Was #8

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 7.101/195.14, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.094/194.60, Was #5
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 7.115/194.35, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.100/194.49, Was #7

Anderson with the quickest pass of the session.

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Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 7.108/194.74, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.079/194.88, Was #3
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 7.154/194.02, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.082/193.68, Was #4

Connolly with the second quickest pass of the session.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 7.112/194.21, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.064/194.60, Was #2
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 7.157/191.38, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.062/195.65, Was #1

Line will stay number one and he runs his slowest pass of the weekend.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink