Sat, 17 Oct 2015, 14:33 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.602/209.07, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.691/208.26, Now #14; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.74 inches, adjusted altitude 2,063 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Gaydosh Jr. made a quick move toward the wall, but reeled it in to make his quickest pass of the weekend. Prusiensky with his quickest pass of the weekend.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.514/212.23, Now #8; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Deric Kramer No Time, Now #16; No Prior Run

Laughlin launched hard and keep it hooked up to make his career quickest and fastest pass to go to the number eight spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.735, 660ft-4.195/168.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.455. Kramer with problems on the burnout and shut off and was pushed off the starting line.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.475/213.23, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.517/212.23, Was #10
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.550/212.29, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.543/209.39, Was #13

Butner launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. He runs his career quickest pass to set the track record. Butner also sets the track speed record. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.712, 660ft-4.164/169.40 mph, 1,000ft-5.420. Gaines with another good pass, but he will not improve...

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.543/212.03, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.513/212.56, Was #8
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.509/211.89, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.528/211.76, Was #12

Morgan shook hard right at the hit, but stayed with it. Johnson with a real nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.186/168.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.448.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.471/213.40, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.505/212.86, Was #6
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 12.449/69.68, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.518/212.29, Was #12

Line with a great pass to go to the top of the list with both ends of the track record. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.714, 660ft-4.164/169.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.417. McGaha with severe tire shake right at the hit and he pushed the clutch back in...

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.484/213.81, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.499/213.13, Was #6
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.486/213.27, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.515/211.99, Was #11

These two were side-by-side all the way down the track to go to the number three and four spots. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.727, 660ft-4.179/169.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.431.
Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.722, 660ft-4.173/169.34 mph, 1,000ft-5.429. Anderson sets the track speed record with this pass.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.471/213.47, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.494/211.86, Was #6
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.500/213.33, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.512/212.13, Was #9

Skillman with a great pass to go to the number one spot as he ties Line's E.T. but gets the spot by having the faster speed... Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.717, 660ft-4.164/170.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.416. He sets the track E.T. record...Gray with good looking pass to get into the top half of the show. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.736, 660ft-4.190/169.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.445.

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Left Lane: Jonathan Gray Runs 6.485/212.76, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.493/212.53, Was #6
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.480/213.47, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.495/212.43, Was #7

Gray with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number six spot. Jonathan Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.719, 660ft-4.173/169.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.429. Enders with another great pass to go to the number four spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.721, 660ft-4.169/169.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.424.

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