Fri, 17 Sep 2010, 03:22 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1 |
By Larry Sullivan |
CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.677/208.07, Now #1
2:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 3,369 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.
This is Connolly's first outing this season, after almost a year and a half, and he will run a partial schedule for the rest of the year and into the 2011 season.
With no other runs to gauge against, this
looked like a good run - now it's "wait and see." I't hot, but dry, so the normally-aspirated engines may do okay despite the
88-degree air temperatures.
Left Lane: Bob Glidden Runs 6.738/206.86, Now #3
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.736/206.35, Now #2
A pair of Mustangs, about half-a-tenth back from Connolly's run and more than one mph slower.
Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.681/207.82, Now #2
Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.934/200.08, Now #5
Good run for Benza, another "wait and see" time, with top speed so far.
Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.698/207.53, Now #4
Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.652/208.52, Now #1
Humphrey's car sports his new Summit "Genuine Hot Rod Hardware" sponsorship this weekend.
good runs in both lanes,
Humphrey is #1 for now, replacing Connolly.
Left Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.675/208.55, Now #3
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.664/208.20, Now #2
Morgan and Deceglie slide into the order right ahead of Connolly on good-looking runs.
Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.810/177.30, Now #10
Right Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.699/206.64, Now #7
WJ and KJ have picked up some new sponsorship, from Grant Motorsports LLC. It's a multipurpose motorsports garage in Tooele, Utah. Also, something new for Yonke, he bought the car formerly driven by Rickie Jones, who announced recently he was moving away from Pro Stock.
Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.709/206.70, Now #9
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.668/208.68, Now #3
Good runs for both and we now have a 6.810 bump time (Warren Johnson).
Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.672/208.20, Now #5
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.661/207.82, Now #2
These two were looking to bump WJ and Bob Glidden - that would look good in any driver's resume.
They accomplished their objective, both well into the field, Gray all the way up to second.
Now Vincent Nobile is on the bump at 6.736.
Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.666/208.30, Now #4
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.677/208.30, Now #8
Krisher's car made a small move to the right on the launch, both were 1.00 for the first 60 feet. Both bumped in, putting Nobile and KJ on the outside and Yonke on the bump spot at 6.699.
Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.633/209.14, Now #1
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.657/208.52, Now #3
The two Summit teammates were looking to displace third teammate Humphrey from the top of the order.
Line had the best
60-foot time so far, a 0.990, while Anderson's car moved around a bit and clocked a 1.003 short time. Line took the top spot from
Humphrey, Anderson moved in right behind Humphrey for a 1-2-3 lineup (for now).
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.674/208.14, Now #9
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.700/206.99, Now #16
Stanfield's car made a couple big moves to the left on the launch and that cost him. Coughlin's launch was better, with a 0.996 60-foot time, but he also lost a ,lot of time early in the run and squeaked into the field.
Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.644/209.14, Now #2
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.652/208.84, Now #3
Last pair and these two should shake up the entire lineup...if they can get off the line cleanly.
Both posted 0.99
60-foot times - good, but not the best of the round, and Line held on to the top spot by a hundredth of a second. AJ tied Line for
top speed of the round, Edwards posted the third-fastest speed. That put Vinnie Deceglie on the bump spot at 6.675 going into the
second session today.
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