Fri, 26 Sep 2014, 19:38 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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: Richie Stevens Runs 6.557/211.56, Now #8; Best prior run: 16.690/48.68, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 2,451 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Stevens in only his second outing this season he runs his career quickest and fastest pass to get in the show. Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.224/167.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.490.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 8.601/113.55, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.097/203.16, Was #17
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.601/209.52, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.651/209.56, Was #14

Gaines with severe tire shake and clicks it off. Morgan with a good pass, but will come up short of getting into the show.

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Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.571/211.20, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.046/157.71, Was #16
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.602/208.88, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.646/208.97, Was #14

Brogdon is straight down the groove to get in the show. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.239/167.32 mph, 1,000ft-5.504. Kramer improves, but not enough to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Dave River Runs 6.784/204.29, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.820/202.27, Was #16
Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 8.335/115.93, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.583/211.49, Was #13

River improves, but not enough to get in the show. Stanfield shakes and shuts off.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.617/208.46, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.579/210.60, Was #12
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.576/210.37, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.578/211.00, Was #11

No help here for Anderson and he will stay on the bubble. McGaha improves, but he stays in the number 11 spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.237/167.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.506.

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Left Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 6.547/211.49, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.564/210.93, Was #9
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.542/211.33, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.553/211.73, Was #7

Gray launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to move into the top half of the show. Jonathan Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-4.216/167.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.480. The second quickest pass of the session. Connolly with a great pass to move up to the number three spot with the quickest pass of the session. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.214/167.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.477.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.537/212.13, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.549/211.43, Was #7
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.551/211.43, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.550/211.73, Was #8

Johnson launched hard and keep it hooked up with the quickest pass of the session to go to the number two spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.209/167.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.472. Coughlin improves, but will stay in the number eight spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.220/167.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.485.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.529/212.19, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.549/211.69, Was #7
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.529/211.96, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.543/212.36, Was #5

This two are side-by-side all the way down the track with the two quickest of the session. They run identical E.T.s and Line has the faster pass, so he will get the higher qualifying position. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.739, 660ft-4.204/168.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.465.
Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.206/167.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.466.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.528/212.06, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.541/211.83, Was #5
Right Lane: Erica Enders-Stevens Runs 6.514/212.26, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.513/212.90, Was #1

Gray with his quickest of the weekend and the second quickest of the session to go to then number two spot. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.739, 660ft-4.202/168.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.464. Enders-Stevens with another great pass, just a tick off her earlier pass today and she will hold on to the number one spot today. She runs the quickest pass of the session. Erica Enders-Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.193/168.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.452.

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