Fri, 5 Feb 2010, 01:52 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the Las Vegas, Pro Stock Showdown listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.781/204.39, Now #1

We start the Pro Stock Showdown qualifying with Shane Gray. Gray with just a little wiggle around 150 feet, but his best pass of the weekend. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.849, 660ft-4.370/162.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.678.

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Left Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 7.057/168.94, Now #2
Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 14.710/56.78, Now #3

Jones with a tire shake and pushes in the clutch. Gray makes a quick move toward the wall and reels it in...

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.712/206.70, Now #1
Right Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.721/205.32, Now #2

Coughlin with a great looking pass, the quickest pass of the weekend. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.813, 660ft-4.324/162.98 mph, 1,000ft-5.621. Deceglie launched hard in his first pass this weekend. Vinnie Deceglie's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.321/162.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.624.

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Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.685/206.32, Now #1
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 12.467/68.96, Now #6

Krisher with a great pass, our first sub 6.70 pass this weekend. He goes to the number one spot. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.815, 660ft-4.301/164.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.594. Brogdon with a lot of tire shake and clicks it off...

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.684/206.73, Now #1
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 15.560/79.48, Now #9

Gaines spun hard a soon as he let the clutch out and he clicked it off. Johnson launched hard and blasted on through the quarter mile to go to the number one spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.298/163.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.593.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.681/206.95, Now #1
Right Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.846/203.25, Now #7

Yonke was straight down the groove...Bob Yonke's incremental times: 60ft-1.025 sec., 330ft-2.881, 660ft-4.419/160.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.737.

Edwards with a great looking pass to go to the number one spot...Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.297/163.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.591.

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.720/205.79, Now #5

Stanfield in the Nitrofish car and makes a good clean pass. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.816, 660ft-4.326/163.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.625.

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