Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 18:22 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, Fourth 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: Mark Hogan Runs 6.680/207.02, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.113/195.93, Was #18
Right Lane: Aaron Strong Runs 6.636/208.65, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.605/209.10, Was #15

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 2,208 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Hogan with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Strong with a clean pass and will sty in the number 15 spot.

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Left Lane: Dave River Runs 6.751/204.05, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.793/202.94, Was #18
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.556/211.30, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.587/211.30, Was #14

River with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show. Gaines with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot.

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Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.714/204.32, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.700/205.63, Was #17
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.561/211.63, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.567/211.49, Was #14

Schmidt will not get back into the show. Laughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will start Sunday from the number 14 spot.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.543/211.79, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.545/211.26, Was #11
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.545/210.70, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.548/210.77, Was #12

Nobile with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 11 spot. Kramer with his quickest pass of the weekend and he will stay in the number 12 spot.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.531/212.39, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.527/212.86, Was #9
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.529/212.16, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.528/211.99, Was #10

No help here for either driver and they will both start from the bottom half of the ladder.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.524/212.16, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.526/211.46, Was #8
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.525/212.59, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.518/212.79, Was #7

These two are side-by-side all the way down the track. Johnson with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number eight spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.737, 660ft-4.201/168.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.462. No help here for Morgan and he will start Sunday from the number seven spot.

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Left Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 6.522/211.99, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.514/212.19, Was #5
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.533/211.16, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.514/211.86, Was #6

Gray with the quickest pass of the session, but will not improve. He will start from the number five spot. No help here for McGaha and he will start from the number six spot.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.507/212.63, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.502/212.73, Was #2
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.509/212.09, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.509/212.56, Was #4

This is a great side-by-side drag race...the two quickest passes of the round. No help here for Butner. Skillman ties his quickest pass of the weekend and he stay in the number four spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.729, 660ft-4.190/168.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.447.
Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-4.186/168.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.446.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.503/213.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.492/213.20, Was #1
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.514/212.29, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.508/212.13, Was #3

Anderson launched and keep it hooked up to run the quickest pass of the session. He will not improve, but will stay No. 1 for the third race in a row and the fourth time this season. This is the 79th time Anderson has qualified number one in his career. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.723, 660ft-4.186/168.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.444.
Enders with another good looking pass, the fourth quickest pass of the round and she will start from the number three spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.195/168.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.453.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink