Sat, 18 Sep 2010, 12:28 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Larry Sullivan

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.875/200.23, Now #13; No Prior Run

11:54 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 2,468 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Gaydosh is in for now, but that time won't hold up.

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Left Lane: Bob Glidden Runs 15.111/55.82, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 6.723/206.48, Now #13; No Prior Run

Glidden's Mustang made a hard right on the launch and he had to lift. Yonke lost a lot of time with wheelspin on the launch.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.657/208.30, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 13.486/63.18, Now #16; No Prior Run

Nobile's car made a hard right turn and he had to lift to avoid the concrete. KJ made a clean run and we now have a bump spot - Nobile.

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.645/209.36, Now #8; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.638/208.17, Now #7; No Prior Run

Two nice runs to shuffle the field. Now Bob Yonke is on the bump spot at 6.723.

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Left Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 15.811/47.57, Now #21; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.657/208.84, Now #14; No Prior Run

Nice run by Morgan... now Bob Benza is on the bump spot at 6.661.

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Left Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 6.648/208.59, Now #11; No Prior Run
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.657/209.26, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.654/208.52, Was #12

Deceglie improved nicely, Gaines did not.

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Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.686/208.01, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.661/207.50, Was #17
Right Lane: Johnny Gray Runs 6.629/208.78, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.647/208.39, Was #10

Benza's time from yesterday was not good enough to keep him in today...and a wiggle early in the run today keeps him on the outside.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.704/208.01, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.656/207.82, Was #14
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.619/209.39, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.637/208.52, Was #7

Coughlin's car also had an early "wiggle" and failed to improve. Krisher went right down the groove and a very nice run to take over the #1 spot.

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.617/208.59, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.652/207.72, Was #12
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.610/209.10, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.637/208.65, Was #7

Today is Brogdon's wife's birthday. Happy birthday, Cherie. Just to make sure we didn't forget to mention it, there's also a plane flying overhead saying "Happy birthday Cherie. I (heart) you. Love, Rodger."

Meanwhile, Connolly put a small damper on Brogdon's party, beating him out for the #1 spot.

Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.259/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.539.
Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.250/166.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.531.

That's a career-best run for Connolly, by the way.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.627/208.59, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.646/207.94, Was #11
Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.628/209.14, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.637/208.71, Was #8

Good runs, a pair.

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Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.607/209.79, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.631/207.78, Was #8

Allen Johnson should have been in the right lane, but was disqualified from the event for violating NHRA's zero-tolerance alcohol policy during this morning's drug and alcohol test.

Edwards knocked Connolly off the top perch with a perfect-looking pass. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.252/166.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.531.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.604/209.56, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.633/209.14, Was #9
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.613/209.10, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.624/208.62, Was #5

Last pair, looking to regain their positions atop the ladder (Line was #1 after the first session, Anderson after the second session). Now they are ninth and fifth, respectively.

Line had the better run again in this session, he goes to the top spot.

Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.248/167.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.527.

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