Sat, 27 Oct 2012, 15:01 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th annual Big O Tires 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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Left Lane: Shane Gray No Time, Now #19; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Mark Wolfe Runs 6.766/205.91, Now #13; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,215 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Gray shook and clicked it off. Wolfe gets a number on the board.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.643/194.66, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.636/197.39, Was #5
Right Lane: Larry Morgan No Time, Now #17; No Prior Run

Morgan shook and clicked it off. anderson with another good pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Steve Kalkowski Runs 18.616/26.83, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.678/208.78, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.639/208.30, Was #6

Kalkowski shook and pushed in the clutch. Gaines is straight down the groove.

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Left Lane: JR Carr Runs 6.681/205.66, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.689/206.13, Now #14; No Prior Run

A good side-by-side drag race and both go into the show. JR Carr's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.288/163.71 mph, 1,000ft-5.586.
Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.300/163.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.597.

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Left Lane: Steve Kent Runs 6.706/206.70, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.646/207.50, Now #8; No Prior Run

WJ with a great looking pass to get into the top half of the show with the second quickest pass of the round. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.272/164.71 mph, 1,000ft-5.561. Kent gets into the show...Steve Kent's incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.826, 660ft-4.323/164.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.616.

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Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.657/207.34, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.674/206.42, Was #13
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 16.203/36.05, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.650/206.45, Was #11

Brogdon shook and clicked it off. Johnson with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder. Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.279/164.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.569.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.626/208.71, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.644/208.01, Was #7
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.653/205.69, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.665/206.35, Was #13

This was a great drag race McGaha with the fourth quickest of the round and he moves up the ladder one spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.273/164.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.564. Enders with the quickest pass of the round and she move up the ladder three spots. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.263/165.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.545.

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Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.649/208.01, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.636/208.04, Was #5
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 11.849/72.93, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.647/207.02, Was #9

Coughlin shook and clicked it off. Krisher with another good pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.630/208.71, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.615/208.42, Was #2
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.635/208.01, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.649/207.24, Was #10

Edwards with the second quickest pass of the round, but will not improve. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.272/165.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.551. Nobile with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves into the top half of the show. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.270/165.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.553.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.606/209.07, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.600/208.68, Was #1
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.590/209.72, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.621/208.68, Was #3

Johnson with another 6.60 pass and the second quickest pass of the round. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.250/165.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.528. Line launched hard and keep it hooked up to run the quickest and fastest pass of the weekend. Line sets both ends of the track record. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.250/165.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.528.
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.237/166.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.514.

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