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Sat, 27 Sep 2014, 18:45 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from final, round 4 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:

Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.565/211.00, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.211/187.57, Was #15

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.63 inches, adjusted altitude 2,727 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Gaines launched hard and got it to hook up and goes to the number 11 spot. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.235/167.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.499.

Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.589/210.41, Now #14; Best prior run: 21.022/35.51, Was #17
Right Lane: Dave River Runs 6.734/205.32, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.833/202.61, Was #15

Kramer with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show and that will bump out Stanfield. River with his quickest pass of the weekend, but gets bumped back to the bubble spot. Dave River's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.821, 660ft-4.333/163.04 mph, 1,000ft-5.636.

Left Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.584/211.56, Now #14; Best prior run: 20.900/34.85, Was #17
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.558/211.43, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.571/211.53, Was #12

Stanfield just a tick off his quickest pass of the weekend to get back in the show. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.249/167.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.516. Brogdon launched hard and was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.229/167.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.493.

Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.612/209.85, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.626/209.10, Was #16
Right Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.552/210.90, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.557/211.56, Was #10

Morgan improves on his pass from earlier today, but will start Sunday from the number 16 spot. Stevens with a great pass, his career quickest pass, but he will not move up the ladder. Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.221/168.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.485.

Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.575/210.83, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.576/210.37, Was #13
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.542/212.13, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.548/211.89, Was #9

McGaha with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 13 spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.234/167.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.504. Anderson launched hard and runs the pass of the session and his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.216/168.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.478.

Left Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.525/212.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.542/211.33, Was #8
Right Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 6.532/211.96, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.547/211.49, Was #9

This was a great drag race between teammates as they run the two quickest passes of the round. Dave Connolly's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.739, 660ft-4.202/168.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.462.
Jonathan Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.208/168.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.469. Connolly goes all the way up to the number two spot. Gray moves into the top half of the show.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.522/212.53, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.532/211.66, Was #7
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.531/212.26, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.536/211.93, Was #8

coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number two spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.199/168.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.460. Johnson with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up the ladder one spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.212/168.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.470.

Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.535/212.09, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.529/211.96, Was #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.522/212.29, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.529/212.19, Was #5

Nobile with another good looking pass, but he will not improve. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.210/167.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.471. Line ties Coughlin with the quickest pass of the session, but will give up the position based on his slower speed. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.740, 660ft-4.202/168.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.461.

Left Lane: Erica Enders-Stevens Runs 6.511/213.03, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.513/212.90, Was #1
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.546/211.93, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.528/212.06, Was #5

Enders-Stevens with another great looking pass to make her quickest pass of the weekend to qualifying No. 1 for the fourth time this season and the tenth time of her career. Erica Enders-Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.738, 660ft-4.194/169.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.451. Gray with another good pass, but will not improve and start Sunday from the number five spot.Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.217/167.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.481.

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