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Sat, 18 Jun 2011, 05:58 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers 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:

Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.984/198.52, Now #23; No Prior Run

Gaydosh ois straight down the groove, but he will not get in the show.

Left Lane: Frank Gugliotta Runs 6.838/202.12, Now #21; Best prior run: 16.568/46.01, Was #22
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.784/202.97, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.889/203.06, Was #20

Johnson with his best pass with this new car, but just misses getting in the show. Gugliotta with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he won't get in the show.

Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.737/204.63, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.030/202.21, Was #22
Right Lane: Buddy Perkinson Runs 6.768/203.03, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.787/202.82, Was #19

Morgan with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.817, 660ft-4.330/162.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.635. Perkinson with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Buddy Perkinson's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.823, 660ft-4.343/161.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.659.

Left Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.850/201.70, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.795/202.70, Was #21
Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.765/203.34, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.785/202.21, Was #20

No help here for Benza and he will not get in the show. Spiess with his quickest pass of the weekend and he gets in the show and that bumps out Perkinson. Steve Spiess' incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.823, 660ft-4.345/162.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.658.

Left Lane: Steve Kent Runs 6.753/204.08, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.776/204.20, Was #18
Right Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 6.779/202.88, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.780/202.52, Was #19

Patrick with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Kent with his quickest pass to get in the show and that bumps out Spiess. Steve Kent's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.826, 660ft-4.343/162.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.650.

Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.741/205.29, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.739/204.29, Was #14
Right Lane: Richard Freeman Runs 6.760/203.71, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.752/204.42, Was #15

A couple good pass, but neither driver improves. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.828, 660ft-4.340/162.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.642.
Richard Freeman's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.340/162.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.653.

Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.719/205.35, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.733/205.91, Was #11
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.744/205.16, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.736/204.45, Was #12

Gaines with a good pass, but he doesn't improve here. Humphrey with a great pass to get in the top half of the show. Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.812, 660ft-4.322/163.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.622.

Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.716/205.88, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.725/205.44, Was #9
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.740/204.01, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.729/204.35, Was #11

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 28.38 inches, adjusted altitude 3,560 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Stanfield with a good pass, but he will not improve...Nobile with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the top half of the show. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.318/162.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.620.

Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.716/204.60, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.723/204.79, Was #9
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.705/205.91, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.729/205.47, Was #10

Gray with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the top half of the show. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.309/162.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.615. Krisher launched hard and runs the quickest pass of the round to get into the top half of the show. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.311/163.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.611.

Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.711/205.26, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.718/205.07, Was #9
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.703/205.04, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.700/206.04, Was #4

Enders has a bracket car this weekend with another 6.70...Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.795, 660ft-4.301/163.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.605. Anderson with his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.315/163.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.615.

Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.719/204.76, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.717/205.66, Was #9
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.706/205.26, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.696/206.45, Was #2

Brogdon with a nice pass, but doesn't improve...Brogdon with the third quickest pass of the session. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.806, 660ft-4.311/163.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.610. Line is just a few ticks off his qualifying time. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.319/163.04 mph, 1,000ft-5.620.

Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.668/206.89, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.696/205.98, Was #3
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.678/206.42, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.679/205.94, Was #1

Edwards with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will give up the number one spot to Johnson. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.290/163.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.586. Johnson launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.285/163.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.579.

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