Sat, 13 Sep 2014, 16:11 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina 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 6.710/207.46, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.671/207.72, Was #15
Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.697/206.39, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.704/207.08, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.33 inches, adjusted altitude 3,317 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Morgan improves on his run from earlier today, but will stay in the number 15 spot. Gaydosh with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay on the bump spot. John Gaydosh Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.813, 660ft-4.312/164.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.606.

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Left Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 17.511/45.58, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.644/209.26, Was #13
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.637/208.49, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.646/208.14, Was #14

Tucker with a lot of tire shake and clicked it off...Brogdon with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.274/166.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.557.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 17.869/31.64, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.632/208.78, Was #12
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 13.808/62.51, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.622/208.01, Was #11

Gaines with a lot of tire shake and clicked it off. McGaha with tire shake and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.605/208.52, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.615/209.52, Was #9
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.639/209.46, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.618/209.72, Was #10

Gray with his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.247/166.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.526. No help here for Anderson and he will start from the number 10 spot.

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Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 7.672/124.55, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.606/208.65, Was #9
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.605/209.56, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.596/210.24, Was #6

Stevens shook and clicked it off. Line launched hard and runs the quickest pass of the round, but he will not improve. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.255/166.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.531.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.604/209.14, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.602/209.33, Was #7
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.611/209.43, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.595/209.79, Was #5

Coughlin with the quickest pass of the round, but h will stay in the number seven spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.771, 660ft-4.252/166.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.528. No help here Johnson and he will start Sunday from the number five spot.

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Left Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 6.612/208.68, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.592/209.72, Was #4
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.609/209.17, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.582/209.39, Was #3

Gray with another good pass, but will not improve. Connolly with the fourth quickest pass of the round. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.255/166.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.532.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders-Stevens Runs 6.587/209.59, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.568/210.37, Was #1
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.635/209.36, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.579/209.88, Was #2

Enders-Stevens, once again is the quickest of the round...Erica Enders-Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.239/167.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.513. No help here for Nobile but he will start Sunday from the number two spot.

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