Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 16:47 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High 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: Mike Edwards Runs 7.018/197.33, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.995/197.51, Was #8

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 24.18 inches, adjusted altitude 9,676 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Edwards running the new K&N Filters wrap this weekend. Edwards run from last night was thrown out because he was too light when he went across the scales. No help here for Edwards.

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Left Lane: Steve Kalkowski Runs 7.301/186.36, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 7.080/194.86, Now #13; No Prior Run

Kalkowski's car labored off the line, but he gets a time on the board...Morgan gets a number on the board.

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 7.063/196.79, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Steve Kent Runs 7.056/195.99, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.037/195.96, Was #12

Hartford's car made a move toward the centerline, but reeled it in and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number 13 spot. Kent with the second quickest pass of the round, but he will not improve and will stay in the number 12 spot.

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Left Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 7.026/197.36, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.976/197.36, Was #4
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 7.011/196.79, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.005/196.87, Was #11

Jones with a little wiggle early, but he stayed with it. Nobile launched hard and makes the quickest pass of the round, he will not improve.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 7.032/196.96, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.997/196.39, Was #9
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 7.030/196.36, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.000/196.56, Was #10

Coughlin rattled the tires right at the hit. Brogdon with the fourth quickest pass of the round.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 7.025/196.39, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.983/196.19, Was #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 7.020/196.90, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.986/196.70, Was #7

These two are side-by-side all the way down the quarter-mile. Line with the third quickest pass of the round and Anderson with the fourth quickest pass of the round.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.998/197.13, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.971/196.70, Was #3
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 7.057/195.93, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.982/195.62, Was #5

Gray with the first six-second pass of the day...Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.908, 660ft-4.490/156.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.852. No help here for Kramer, but will still start from the top half of the field.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 7.030/196.70, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.970/196.62, Was #2
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 7.017/197.59, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.949/198.23, Was #1

Both Gaines and Johnson bog right at the hit. Johnson still runs the the third quickest pass of the round.

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