Fri, 30 May 2008, 05:20 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.870/200.62, Now #1

3:55 p.m.

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Left Lane: Lamar Swindoll Jr Runs 6.903/200.20, Now #3
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.869/200.23, Now #1

Swindoll was to the right of the groove for most of this pass.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.837/202.00, Now #1
Right Lane: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.873/201.46, Now #4

Morgan with the quickest and fastest pass of the session. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.861, 660ft-4.398/160.10mph, 1,000ft-5.721

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Left Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.828/202.61, Now #2
Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.802/202.00, Now #1

Jones with the quickest '60 time of the session and parlayed that into the number one spot for now...Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.838, 660ft-4.370/160.35mph, 1,000ft-5.690 Hammonds with a good clean pass. Tom Hammonds' incremental times: 60ft-1.031 sec., 330ft-2.867, 660ft-4.396/160.50mph, 1,000ft-5.716

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Left Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.852/202.12, Now #4
Right Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.867/199.55, Now #5

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Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.794/203.12, Now #1
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.851/201.61, Now #5

Connolly goes to the top of the list with a real nice pass...Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.839, 660ft-4.368/161.04mph, 1,000ft-5.685 Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.873, 660ft-4.411/159.76mph, 1,000ft-5.735

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Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.804/202.33, Now #3
Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.819/201.22, Now #4

Yates with his new engine builder Maskins on the line with him. Humphreys driving an Allen Johnson Dodges. A couple good looking passes...Justin Humphreys' incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.848, 660ft-4.382/160.23mph, 1,000ft-5.705

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Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.800/202.70, Now #3
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.769/204.23, Now #1

WJ goes to the top of the list with a nice pass...Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.020 sec., 330ft-2.845, 660ft-4.364/162.06mph, 1,000ft-5.669 Krisher was just a tick behind hime with good clean pass...Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.846, 660ft-4.374/161.09mph, 1,000ft-5.690

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.806/202.18, Now #6
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.815/201.43, Now #7

Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.371/160.69mph, 1,000ft-5.692
Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.850, 660ft-4.381/160.67mph, 1,000ft-5.702

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.868/201.25, Now #15
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.767/203.31, Now #1

Allen Johnson with great pass here in the heat of the day and he goes to the top of list. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.828, 660ft-4.348/161.02mph, 1,000ft-5.660

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.765/203.52, Now #1
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.800/202.94, Now #5

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 4,122 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Jeg with a nice pass and he goes to the number one spot...Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.828, 660ft-4.348/161.90mph, 1,000ft-5.659 Johnson was straight down the groove...Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.027 sec., 330ft-2.857, 660ft-4.380/161.36mph, 1,000ft-5.693

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.794/202.70, Now #5
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.801/202.21, Now #8

Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.836, 660ft-4.365/160.94mph, 1,000ft-5.682
Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.843, 660ft-4.372/164.83mph, 1,000ft-5.689

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