Sat, 21 May 2016, 14:59 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual NHRA Kansas 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 7.011/198.93, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Dave River Runs 6.795/197.80, Now #13; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,707 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Hogan with problems on the burnout, the Safety Safari crew gets him pushed back to the starting line. The car is still running and he gets a run in and a number on the board. River with a clean pass, his quickest of the weekend. Dave River's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.827, 660ft-4.357/160.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.677.

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Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.793/205.79, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.673/206.89, Now #13; No Prior Run

Gaines with a clean pass and gets a number on the board. Kramer with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number 13 spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.288/164.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.583.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.665/208.46, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.667/208.10, Was #11
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.639/208.81, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.638/208.30, Was #7

Nobile was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not move up the ladder. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.294/164.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.582. McGaha with the quickest pass of the session and is just a tick of his qualifying time. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.782, 660ft-4.273/164.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.559.

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Left Lane: Aaron Strong Runs 6.660/206.64, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.658/207.24, Was #10
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.695/206.07, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.670/206.61, Was #12

Strong with another good pass, but will not improve on his run from yesterday. Aaron Strong's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.781, 660ft-4.278/164.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.570. Coughlin is straight down the groove, but will not improve. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.797, 660ft-4.299/163.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.600.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.633/208.20, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.632/207.50, Was #5
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.751/206.67, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.643/207.30, Was #9

Laughlin with a real nice pass, straight down the groove, just a tick off his qualifying time. He has the quickest pass of the session. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.267/165.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.551. Enders slows from her time from yesterday. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.042 sec., 330ft-2.859, 660ft-4.363/163.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.660.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.655/208.10, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.642/208.07, Was #8
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.607/209.36, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.623/208.46, Was #4

Skillman with a good pass, the fourth quickest of the session. He will not improve on his time from yesterday. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.781, 660ft-4.279/164.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.569. Gray launched hard and keep it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest pass of the session. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.249/165.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.529.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.640/208.75, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.636/208.20, Was #6
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.618/209.30, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.591/209.59, Was #2

Johnson with another good pass, but will not improve on yesterday's time. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.273/165.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.558. Butner with another great pass, he will not improve on his qualifying time from yesterday, but has the second quickest pass of the session. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.259/166.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.540.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.608/209.52, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.600/209.30, Was #3
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.595/209.56, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.578/210.37, Was #1

This was a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up round three of qualifying. Anderson just off his qualifying time from yesterday and the third quickest of the session. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.249/166.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.530. Line launched hard and keep it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. He will not improve on his qualifying time from yesterday. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.238/165.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.518.

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