Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 19:40 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Notes from final, round 4 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: Larry Morgan Runs 7.080/194.02, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.080/194.86, Was #14
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 7.058/195.79, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.063/196.79, Was #13

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 24.14 inches, adjusted altitude 9,860 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Hartford with his quickest pass this weekend, but will stay in the number 13 spot. Morgan matched his time from earlier today and will stay in the number 14 spot.

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Left Lane: Steve Kent Runs 7.048/195.22, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.037/195.96, Was #12
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.996/196.42, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.997/196.39, Was #9

No help here for Kent and he will start tomorrow from the number 12 spot. Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number nine spot.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 7.033/195.45, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.005/196.87, Was #11
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 7.010/196.64, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.995/197.51, Was #8

No help here for Nobile and he will start Sunday from the number 11 spot. Edwards won't improve and he will start tomorrow from his lowest qualifying spot this season, still in the top half of the show. He will face Coughlin in round one.

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 7.016/195.48, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.000/196.56, Was #10
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 7.023/195.39, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.983/196.19, Was #6

Brogdon with a little wiggle early in the run, but straightens it out. Brogdon with the third quickest pass of the round. Anderson will not improve and will start from the number six spot.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 7.008/196.10, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.986/196.70, Was #7
Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 7.011/195.90, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.976/197.36, Was #4

Line with the second quickest pass of the round, but will still start from the number seven spot. Jones with another good pass.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 7.072/193.99, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.982/195.62, Was #5
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 7.002/196.47, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.971/196.70, Was #3

No help here for Kramer, but he will start from his highest qualifying position, number five. Before this weekend it was number 12. Gray with another great pass, the second quickest pass of the round.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.982/196.19, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.949/198.23, Was #1
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 7.007/196.44, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.970/196.62, Was #2

A couple great passes to wrap up Pro Stock qualifying and replay of last years final. Gaines with the fourth quickest pass of the round and Johnson with the quickest pass of the round. Johnson will qualify number one for the second time this season and the 30th time in his career. He will get the bye run in round one tomorrow.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink