Fri, 28 Oct 2016, 15:47 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.776/204.11, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 27.78 inches, adjusted altitude 4,173 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

Tucker with a clean pass to start the weekend.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.864/200.65, Now #2
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 12.654/95.46, Now #3

Prusiensky was straight down the groove with a nice pass. Hartford with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Aaron Strong Runs 6.774/203.58, Now #1
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 14.665/39.79, Now #5

Strong with a real nice pass to go to the number one spot. Aaron Strong's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.830, 660ft-4.354/161.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.667. Kramer with tire shake and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.747/202.94, Now #2
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.692/205.35, Now #1

This was a good side-by-side drag race...Delco with a nice pass to go to the number two spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.818, 660ft-4.335/162.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.644. Laughlin launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. That would of been the number two qualifier at the Spring race. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.297/163.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.597.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 24.501/25.11, Now #9
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.740/204.32, Now #2

Enders with severe tire shake right at the hit. coughlin with a good pass to go to the number two spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.328/162.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.638.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.740/204.39, Now #2
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.765/204.26, Now #5

Johnson with a real nice pass to go to the number two spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.329/162.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.638. McGaha with a clean pass to get into the top half the show. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.823, 660ft-4.346/162.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.661.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.698/205.38, Now #2
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.718/205.22, Now #3

Butner has his car looking like the "General Lee" from the Dukes of Hazard show. This was a great side-by-side drag race...skillman goes to the number two spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.303/163.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.603. Butner goes to the number three spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.802, 660ft-4.315/162.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.620.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.683/205.26, Now #1
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.717/205.69, Now #4

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 27.75 inches, adjusted altitude 4,572 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

It was announced in the last week the Shane Gray's son Tanner will take over the driving chores next year. Gray launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. That pass would of been number one qualifier at the Spring race. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.293/163.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.590. Nobile goes to the number four spot. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.318/163.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.621.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.697/205.54, Now #3
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.701/205.35, Now #5

These two are side-by-side all the way down the track. Anderson goes to the number three spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.301/163.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.601. Line gets into the top half of the show. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.307/163.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.606.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink