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Sat, 04 Oct 2014, 17:45 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual Auto-Plus 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:

Right Lane: Travis Mazza Runs 6.677/207.30, Now #17; Best prior run: 14.395/71.74, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,859 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

Mazza launched hard and had just little wiggle around half track and make his career quickest and fastest pass. He will not get in the show. Travis Mazza's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.806, 660ft-4.302/164.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.592.

Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.575/209.88, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.580/209.95, Was #14
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.597/208.59, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.645/207.08, Was #16

Morgan was straight down the groove to make his quickest pass of the weekend and move up the ladder one spot. Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.230/167.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.502. Delco ties his career best from earlier this year and gets off the bump spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.243/165.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.

Left Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 7.858/118.28, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.579/210.14, Was #14
Right Lane: Frank Gugliotta Runs 6.599/208.68, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.622/208.23, Was #16

Gaydosh shakes and clicks it off. Gugliotta with his quickest pass of weekend, but he will not move off the bubble. Frank Gugliotta's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.240/165.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.520.

Left Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 6.528/209.92, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.541/210.97, Was #10
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 8.921/101.99, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.552/210.83, Was #12

Gray launched hard and keep it hooked to make his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves up to the number five spot. Jonathan Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.739, 660ft-4.202/168.32 mph, 1,000ft-5.462. Connolly with shake and collects it off. He will start from the bottom half of the field.

Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.506/212.26, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.534/211.83, Was #8
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.539/212.49, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.542/211.26, Was #11

Stevens launched hard and was straight down the groove with his career quickest and fastest pass to tie his wife's E.T. for low of the event, but will give up the top position based on his slower speed. Richie Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.727, 660ft-4.187/168.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.445. anderson with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.217/167.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.479.

Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.534/211.66, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.531/207.30, Was #8
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 13.453/64.06, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.540/211.53, Was #11

Gaines with a nice, but will not improve, his fastest pass of the weekend. Brogdon with tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off.

Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.500/213.23, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.531/212.29, Was #7
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.505/212.46, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.534/211.79, Was #9

This was a great side-by-side drag race as Line runs low E.T. and top speed of the event to go to the number one spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.730, 660ft-4.189/168.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.444. Nobile was right there with him to go to the number two spot. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-4.186/168.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.445.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.530/211.86, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.525/211.93, Was #6
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.505/212.79, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.526/211.83, Was #7

No help here for Coughlin and gets bumped back one spot by his teammate. Johnson with a great looking pass to tie Nobile with the second quickest of the event and he will get the position based on his faster speed. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.732, 660ft-4.190/168.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.447.

Left Lane: Erica Enders-Stevens Runs 6.465/213.16, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.506/212.43, Was #4
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.484/212.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.521/211.43, Was #6

Enders-Stevens launched hard and was straight down the groove with a great pass to go back to the number one spot. Erica Enders-Stevens' incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.705, 660ft-4.157/169.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.409. Gray with a great short time and keep it hooked up to go back to the number two spot. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.707, 660ft-4.166/168.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.424. Gray with his career best E.T. here.

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