Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 18:38 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma 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: JR Carr Runs 6.624/208.84, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.596/209.49, Was #13
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.648/208.17, Now #15; Best prior run: 23.486/31.08, Was #15

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 1,858 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

No help here for either driver. JR Carr's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.265/165.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.545.
Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.280/164.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.565.

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.608/209.79, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.583/209.95, Was #11
Right Lane: Steve Kent Runs 14.927/55.09, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.592/209.88, Was #12

Kent spun hard right off the starting line and clicked it off. Morgan with another consistent run. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.258/166.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.534.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.568/211.10, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.571/210.64, Was #10
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.566/210.34, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.558/210.21, Was #8

Nobile with another good looking pass, he will not improve. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.228/166.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.496. Line with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.233/167.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.501.

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.575/211.06, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.568/210.90, Was #10
Right Lane: Rickie Jones Runs 6.558/211.30, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.554/210.80, Was #6

No help here for Brogdon. a good pass. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.242/167.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.509. Jones with another good pass, the quickest of the round. Rickie Jones' incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.226/167.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.491.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.599/210.90, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.557/211.30, Was #7
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.559/211.69, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.551/210.87, Was #5

Coughlin with a big puff of the smoke right at the hit. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.263/166.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.531.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.565/210.50, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.545/210.57, Was #4
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.554/211.20, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.536/210.21, Was #3

Anderson with another good pass, he didn't improve. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.224/167.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.494. Johnson with the quickest pass of the round. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-4.226/167.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.489.

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Left Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.545/211.89, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.526/212.23, Was #1
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.553/211.93, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.532/211.20, Was #2

this is great drag race to wrap up Pro Stock qualifying as they run the two quickest passes of the round. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.218/168.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.481.
Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.228/167.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.490. edwards holds on to the top spot for the 11th time this season and the 52nd in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink