Sat, 01 Oct 2016, 13:07 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 12.909/67.92, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 1,502 feet, track temperature 71 degrees.

Smeland making his 2016 season debut and his last race was here last year. The car sounded like it was up against the rev limiter early and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Curt Steinbach Runs 21.211/60.95, Now #3
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.677/207.21, Now #1

Steinbach bogged right at the hit and coasted on through the 1320. Prusiensky was straight down the groove. This is his ninth event of the season and he makes his quickest and fastest pass this season.

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Left Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.706/206.64, Now #3
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.587/210.05, Now #1

Gaydosh with a good clean pass, straight down the groove. Hartford with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.233/166.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.512.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.856/203.74, Now #4
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.950/161.30, Now #5

Delco with a good clean pass...Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-1.037 sec., 330ft-2.898, 660ft-4.434/161.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.750. Laughlin clicked it off early.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.643/208.65, Now #2
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 7.147/153.60, Now #7

Enders with a good looking pass to go to the number two spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.277/165.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.562. Coughlin was real loose on the top end and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 17.898/110.86, Now #10
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.597/210.64, Now #2

Skillman smoked the tires as soon as he let the clutch out and clicked it off. Johnson was straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.252/166.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.525.

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Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.585/210.73, Now #2
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.584/210.77, Now #1

These two go to the top of the list. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.242/166.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.515.
Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.241/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.514.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.552/211.83, Now #1
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.604/211.00, Now #6

Nobile launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.220/167.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.487. Butner gets into the top half of the show. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.771, 660ft-4.253/165.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.532.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.580/210.77, Now #3
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.575/211.20, Now #2

These two are side-by-side all the way down the track to go to the number two and three spots. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.239/166.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.511.
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.235/166.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.507.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink