Fri, 31 Oct 2008, 04:30 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Bob Panella Runs 6.879/202.15, Now #2
Right Lane: Roger Brogdon Runs 6.837/200.65, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.11 inches, adjusted altitude 3,918 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

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Left Lane: Gordie Rivera Runs 6.866/201.28, Now #3
Right Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.788/201.64, Now #1

Watson with a clean pass to start the weekend.

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Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.771/204.20, Now #1
Right Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.845/202.73, Now #4

Stevens with a nice pass...Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.853, 660ft-4.358/162.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.667

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Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.773/202.79, Now #2
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.801/203.43, Now #4

Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.823, 660ft-4.349/161.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.663
Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.852, 660ft-4.380/161.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.694

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Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.754/204.39, Now #1
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.801/203.80, Now #5

Yates is making his 400th start in a Pontiac and he has a real nice pass. Jim Yates' incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.823, 660ft-4.342/162.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.651

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.752/204.82, Now #2
Right Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.750/204.73, Now #1

A couple good looking pass here, both running the WJ power plants. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.831, 660ft-4.347/162.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.653
Justin Humphreys' incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.818, 660ft-4.339/161.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.648

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Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.744/205.13, Now #2
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.743/204.73, Now #1

These two were side by side all the way down the quarter-mile....Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.829, 660ft-4.342/162.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.645
V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.826, 660ft-4.340/162.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.643

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.751/204.91, Now #5
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.724/204.94, Now #1

Johnson launched hard with the quickest 60-foot time of the session and parlays that into the number one spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.317/162.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.623 Stanfield with a nice pass.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.753/204.94, Now #8
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.731/205.26, Now #2

Line with a good looking pass and top speed of the session. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.822, 660ft-4.333/162.98 mph, 1,000ft-5.634 Edwards gets into the top half of the show...Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.834, 660ft-4.350/162.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.655

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.727/205.47, Now #2
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.742/204.91, Now #4

Anderson was just a couple ticks behind Johnson to slide into the number two spot. He now has the fastest pass of the session. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.814, 660ft-4.326/162.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.629 Connolly with a real good pass to start the weekend. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.339/162.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.643

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.739/205.07, Now #5
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.706/205.29, Now #1

Coughlin ties A. Johnson with the quickest short time of the session, and then runs the quickest pass of the session for the number one spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.308/162.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.609 Johnson moves into the top half of the show...Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.819, 660ft-4.334/162.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.639

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