Sat, 17 May 2008, 01:02 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3 |
By Rick Green |
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q 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:
Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.711/205.54, Now #3; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.795/202.09, Now #14; No Prior Run
Connolly finally gets it down the track with a great looking pass to get in the show. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.316/163.26mph, 1,000ft-5.615
Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.758/204.35, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 7.116/194.46, Now #16; No Prior Run
Krisher with a lot of tire spin right off the starting line.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 12.081/77.51, Now #18; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.720/204.51, Now #5; No Prior Run
Coughlin with a lot of tire chatter and was real loose before he clicked it off. Stanfield with a real nice pass to get into the show...Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.317/163.29mph, 1,000ft-5.620
Left Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.815/202.52, Now #18; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.803/204.45, Now #17; No Prior Run
No help for these two.
Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.771/203.86, Now #17; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.727/204.98, Now #6; No Prior Run
Hoerner drifts toward the centerline, but has a great pass to get in the show...Todd Hoerner's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.814, 660ft-4.324/163.16mph, 1,000ft-5.627 Spiess with a nice pass, but not quick to get in the show.
Left Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.731/202.91, Now #8; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.740/204.20, Now #14; No Prior Run
Naylor good short numbers and gets into the top half of the show for now. Max Naylor's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.800, 660ft-4.312/162.31mph, 1,000ft-5.623 Koretsky gets into the show for now. Kenny Koretsky's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.814, 660ft-4.327/162.68mph, 1,000ft-5.636
Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 6.795/203.28, Now #21; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.739/203.86, Now #14; No Prior Run
Northrop gets in the show for now. Dave Northrop's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.816, 660ft-4.329/162.49mph, 1,000ft-5.636
Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.730/203.77, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.747/203.12, Was #18
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.734/202.48, Now #12; No Prior Run
These two side by side to get in the show...Tom Hammonds' incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.804, 660ft-4.318/162.39mph, 1,000ft-5.626
Jim Yates' incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.322/162.41mph, 1,000ft-5.629 They bump out Koretsky and Hartford and they have already mad their runs for this session.
Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.920/203.09, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.742/204.48, Was #18
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.710/205.32, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.747/204.91, Was #19
No help here for Hartford, who just got bump out. Johnson with a really nice pass to go to the number three spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.806, 660ft-4.311/163.55mph, 1,000ft-5.612
Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.747/203.86, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.737/203.58, Was #16
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.737/204.82, Now #15; No Prior Run
Schmidt with a good looking pass to get in the show on his faster mph. He bumps out Morgan...Steve Schmidt's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.816, 660ft-4.331/162.31mph, 1,000ft-5.637
Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.735/204.01, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.737/204.39, Was #16
Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.736/205.41, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.734/204.54, Was #12
Gray gets off the bump spot...Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.809, 660ft-4.324/162.37mph, 1,000ft-5.632 Nobile with tire spin right off the starting line and doesn't improve. John Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-2.829, 660ft-4.339/163.20mph, 1,000ft-5.639
Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 20.660/35.25, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.736/204.54, Was #15
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.725/205.91, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.734/205.82, Was #11
Edwards with problems right off the starting line and he lifts. Line was loose and had a little wiggle right off the starting line. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.821, 660ft-4.331/163.55mph, 1,000ft-5.630
Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.674/207.43, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.716/206.57, Was #5
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.709/204.26, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.728/203.80, Was #9
Johnson with a great pass here to go to the top of the list and gets both ends of the track record. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.299/164.81mph, 1,000ft-5.588 Gaines with a great pass to get into the top half of the show...V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.300/163.08mph, 1,000ft-5.606
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.700/205.57, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.699/205.66, Was #3
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.685/206.29, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.687/206.16, Was #2
Johnson with a real nice pass and improves, but not enough to take the number one spot away from his dad...Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.800, 660ft-4.299/164.51mph, 1,000ft-5.593 No help here for Anderson and he will stay in the number three spot...Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.304/163.24mph, 1,000ft-5.603
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