Fri, 6 Jun 2008, 07:56 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 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:
Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.805/203.03, Now #22; Best prior run: 11.021/104.22, Was #26
Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.863/201.37, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.853/201.70, Was #25
Spiess gets down the track and will now have something to tune from for the rest of weekend.
Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.823/202.30, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.839/202.21, Was #25
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.751/203.74, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.829/203.68, Was #24
Gray with a nice pass to get into the show...Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.812, 660ft-4.330/161.61mph, 1,000ft-5.643
Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.758/203.58, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.802/202.39, Was #22
Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.783/203.55, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.810/201.91, Was #24
Jones with a nice pass, but only good enough for number 13.
Left Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.750/203.89, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.800/203.09, Was #21
Right Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.756/203.46, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.802/202.85, Was #23
Northrop with a nice pass to get into the show and that bumps out Connolly. Dave Northrop's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.337/162.16mph, 1,000ft-5.646
Left Lane: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.777/202.82, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.790/203.92, Was #22
Right Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.791/200.80, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.800/202.79, Was #23
Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.743/204.20, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.779/204.57, Was #21
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.750/204.60, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.772/204.11, Was #19
Morgan goes into the top half of the field and that bumps out Yates, Schmidt with another nice pass to get back into the show and that bumps out allen Johnson. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.821, 660ft-4.331/162.27mph, 1,000ft-5.639
Steve Schmidt's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.818, 660ft-4.337/162.16mph, 1,000ft-5.646
Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.737/204.01, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.772/204.14, Was #20
Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.741/204.48, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.768/204.17, Was #18
A couple great looking passes for both of these guys to get into the top half of the show...Justin Humphreys' incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-0.000, 660ft-4.323/162.04mph, 1,000ft-5.633
John Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-0.000, 660ft-4.330/162.37mph, 1,000ft-5.638
Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.768/203.37, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.770/203.37, Was #20
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.742/204.73, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.756/204.48, Was #17
Connolly gets back into the show and that bumps out the guy that bumped him out Northrop. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.818, 660ft-4.335/162.41mph, 1,000ft-5.641
Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.728/203.74, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.755/204.08, Was #17
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.737/204.73, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.750/204.23, Was #12
Yates with a great pass to go to the number one spot...Jim Yates' incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.314/162.27mph, 1,000ft-5.623 He bumps out Schmidt. Edwards gets back into the top half of the show...Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.813, 660ft-4.328/162.59mph, 1,000ft-5.635
Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.748/204.45, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.754/204.17, Was #17
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.730/204.42, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.744/204.70, Was #11
Line with nice pass to go to the number two spot...Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.806, 660ft-4.317/162.06mph, 1,000ft-5.625 Johnson improves, but not enough to get into the show.
Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.732/204.26, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.752/204.01, Was #17
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.734/205.41, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.740/205.16, Was #8
Stanfield with a great pass to get into the top half of the field...Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.810, 660ft-4.322/162.43mph, 1,000ft-5.629 He bumps out Anderson. Krisher moves up the ladder a couple spots...Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.332/162.98mph, 1,000ft-5.636
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.726/205.10, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.745/205.01, Was #13
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.726/205.10, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.733/204.45, Was #5
This is a great drag race as they both have identical reaction times, elapsed times and mph, but Coughlin gets the number one spot because the timing system had Coughlin getting to the finish line first. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.804, 660ft-4.322/160.90mph, 1,000ft-5.626
Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.322/162.65mph, 1,000ft-5.626
Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.735/204.85, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.738/205.19, Was #10
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.711/206.35, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.733/206.26, Was #6
WJ goes to the top of the list with a great pass...Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.318/163.51mph, 1,000ft-5.617 Kurt moves up the ladder a couple spots...Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.318/163.51mph, 1,000ft-5.617
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