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Sat, 5 Jun 2010, 02:20 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders 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: John Nobile Runs 26.193/25.73, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Kevin Lawrence Runs 6.945/177.35, Now #13; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,926 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Nobile has problems as soon as he let the clutch out. Lawrence didn't make a pass yesterday...actually this is first pass of the year.

Left Lane: Mark Hogan Runs 6.735/205.60, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.683/206.35, Now #4; No Prior Run

Gaines launched hard and gets into the top half of the field with a great looking pass. Mark Hogan's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.336/162.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.638. Hogan with a career best E.T. pass here. Mark Hogan's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.824, 660ft-4.336/162.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.638.

Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.692/205.66, Now #5; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Dave River No Time, Now #26; No Prior Run

River did his burnout and then was shut off, so he will have one more shot. Stevens with a real nice looking pass to get into the top half of the show for now. Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.300/163.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.597.

Left Lane: Steve Schmidt No Time, Now #25; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jimmy Alund Runs 6.733/205.44, Now #15; No Prior Run

Schmidt couldn't get it to start and is pushed off. Alund gets into the show for now...Jimmy Alund's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.812, 660ft-4.329/161.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.634.

Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.698/205.66, Now #7; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.700/206.64, Now #9; No Prior Run

A couple good clean passes...Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.301/163.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.601.
Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.805, 660ft-4.310/163.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.607.

Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.704/203.89, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.699/205.72, Now #9; No Prior Run

Jones with the quickest short time of the session, so far...Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.293/162.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.599. Enders with a nice looking pass...Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.299/163.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.601.

Left Lane: Justin Humphreys Runs 6.679/206.07, Now #4; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.675/206.01, Now #2; No Prior Run

Both of these two with great side-by-side runs here...spiess to the number two spot and Humphreys to the number four spot. Justin Humphreys' incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.781, 660ft-4.287/163.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.584.
Steve Spiess' incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.781, 660ft-4.283/163.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.580.

Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.665/207.91, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.719/206.29, Was #20
Right Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.679/206.45, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.716/205.60, Was #19

Johnson with a great pass to go to the number two spot...Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.291/164.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.580. Yonke gets into the top half of the show. Bob Yonke's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.289/163.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.585.

Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.659/207.15, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.709/206.23, Was #19
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.645/207.75, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.710/207.24, Was #20

A couple great runs straight down the track to the number one and two spots. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.280/164.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.571.
Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.268/164.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.557.

Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.670/206.83, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.704/205.79, Was #18
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.664/206.99, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.707/206.04, Was #20

a couple more good looking passes to put these two into the top half of the show. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.791, 660ft-4.289/164.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.580.
Johnny Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.280/163.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.574.

Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.655/207.59, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.699/206.29, Was #16
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.664/205.98, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.703/205.72, Was #19

Johnson with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.280/164.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.569. Anderson with a nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.277/164.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.570.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.638/207.40, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.679/206.86, Was #10
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.647/206.99, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.693/205.88, Was #16

Coughlin goes to the number one spot with a great pass. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.265/164.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.552. Brogdon with a great pass, straight down the groove into the number three spot. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.781, 660ft-4.272/164.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.559.

Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.629/207.69, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.660/206.95, Was #6
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.649/206.89, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.683/206.99, Was #14

Edwards with another great pass to go to the number one spot. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.258/165.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.544. Krisher gets back into the top half of the show...Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.268/163.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.559.

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