Sat, 27 Feb 2016, 18:24 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts 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:

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.778/207.27, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.209/204.94, Was #14
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.715/207.43, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.761/207.59, Was #13

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 3,382 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Gaines with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 14 spot. Nobile with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.016 sec., 330ft-2.826, 660ft-4.329/164.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.623.

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Left Lane: Joey Grose Runs 6.699/206.80, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.715/206.51, Was #12
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 15.694/54.15, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.732/206.48, Was #13

Grose with a good pass, his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder two spots. Joey Grose's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.806, 660ft-4.310/164.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.605. Hartford with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.737/207.46, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.689/208.26, Was #9
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 16.156/52.32, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.713/206.92, Was #11

Enders with her slowest pass of the weekend and will stay in the number nine spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.027 sec., 330ft-2.848, 660ft-4.351/164.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.645. Kramer with severe tire shake and clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.710/206.83, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.664/207.18, Was #8
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 7.225/204.48, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.656/208.46, Was #7

Coughlin with the his slowest pass of the weekend and will start Sunday from the number eight spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.816, 660ft-4.318/163.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.616. Laughlin with his slowest pass of the weekend and he will start number seven spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.038 sec., 330ft-3.183, 660ft-4.782/157.17 mph, 1,000ft-6.113.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.707/207.37, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.650/207.43, Was #6
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.704/206.54, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.649/207.11, Was #4

No help here for either driver, but they are second and third quickest passes of the session. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.323/164.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.615.
Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.306/163.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.607.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.681/207.91, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.650/208.62, Was #5
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.623/207.40, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.624/207.30, Was #3

McGaha with the good looking pass with the second quickest of the session, but will stay in the number five spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.305/165.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.593. Anderson launched hard and keep it hooked up make his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest pass of the session. He will stay in the number three spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.258/165.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.540.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.641/207.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.622/208.17, Was #2
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.643/208.52, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.618/208.88, Was #1

This is a great side-by-side to wrap up Pro Stock qualifying with the second and third quickest passes of the session. Line will stay number two and Butner will earn his first career number one Pro Stock qualifier award. He is now the 62nd different driver to qualify No. 1 in Pro Stock.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink