Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 7 Jun 2008, 05:48 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session
By Rick Green



JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from final, round 4 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: Larry Morgan Runs 6.739/204.26, Now #12; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.848/202.21, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.844/200.89, Was #25

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 3,441 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

No help for Lawrence and he will not make the show. Morgan had the wierd rear wheel start last session and he has another goo pass to get in the show. That will bump out Hoerner. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.809, 660ft-4.326/162.02mph, 1,000ft-5.635 Rickie Jones is on the bump spot at 6.754.


Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.794/202.33, Now #25; Best prior run: 6.806/202.12, Was #24
Right Lane: Tom Hammonds Runs 6.763/203.86, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.833/202.82, Was #25

Yonke with his career best E.T. pass, but he will not get in the show. Hammonds with his best pass today and he will not get into the show.

Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.806/202.64, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.787/203.22, Was #24
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.782/203.28, Now #23; Best prior run: 6.776/203.58, Was #23

no help here for either of these guys and they will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Dave Northrop Runs 6.787/203.55, Now #22; Best prior run: 6.770/204.01, Was #22
Right Lane: Max Naylor Runs 6.766/203.22, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.763/200.98, Was #20



Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.777/203.03, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.769/203.52, Was #21
Right Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.773/203.34, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.763/203.40, Was #19



Left Lane: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.767/204.01, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.763/203.92, Was #17
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.731/204.79, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.742/204.73, Was #15

Connolly with a great looking pass jumping up into the top half of the field...Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.810, 660ft-4.325/162.53mph, 1,000ft-5.631

Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.757/203.34, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.754/203.92, Was #16
Right Lane: John Nobile Runs 6.756/203.68, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.741/204.48, Was #15

Jnes will stay in the show and race on Sunday. Neither one of these guys improve and they will stay numbers 15 and 16.

Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.741/204.35, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.741/205.01, Was #14
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.754/204.60, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.737/204.73, Was #11

Edwards doesn't improve and will stay 11th. Johnson matches his earlier time from today. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.819, 660ft-4.331/162.22mph, 1,000ft-5.638

Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.750/203.31, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.737/204.01, Was #12
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.722/204.94, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.734/205.41, Was #9

Krisher with a great looking pass to go to the number three spot...Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.802, 660ft-4.316/162.63mph, 1,000ft-5.621

Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.728/204.91, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.735/204.85, Was #10
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.752/203.95, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.733/204.82, Was #9

Johnson with a real nice pass to get into the top half of the show...Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.321/162.10mph, 1,000ft-5.627

Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.746/204.14, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.732/204.26, Was #9
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.727/204.57, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.728/204.32, Was #6

Line moves up the ladder one spot...Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.316/162.43mph, 1,000ft-5.623

Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.743/203.86, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.728/203.74, Was #7
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.768/205.76, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.707/206.95, Was #2

No help here for either driver.

Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.721/205.07, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.726/205.10, Was #4
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.727/204.76, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.705/204.98, Was #1

Anderson with his best pass of the weekend and the best of the session...Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.802, 660ft-4.316/162.59mph, 1,000ft-5.620 Coughlin stays number for the 13th time in his career.

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