Sat, 29 Oct 2016, 19:36 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Right Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.745/204.23, Now #15; Best prior run: 10.268/88.11, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 27.82 inches, adjusted altitude 4,614 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Tucker with his quickest pass to get in the show. Shane Tucker's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.821, 660ft-4.335/162.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.642.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.793/202.30, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.806/201.55, Was #17
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.737/203.71, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.739/204.32, Was #14

Prusiensky with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get back into the show. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.827, 660ft-4.357/160.77 mph, 1,000ft-5.678. Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 14 spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.319/162.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.631.

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Left Lane: Aaron Strong Runs 6.771/203.61, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.752/203.03, Was #16
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.726/204.70, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.737/204.94, Was #13

Strong with a clean pass, but will not improve. Hartford with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder three spots. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.799, 660ft-4.316/162.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.624.

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Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.737/204.05, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.731/203.89, Was #12
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.732/203.52, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.734/203.06, Was #13

Delco with a nice pass, but will not improve. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.323/162.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.633. Kramer with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 13 spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.802, 660ft-4.319/162.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.628.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.738/204.35, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.730/204.51, Was #11
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.712/204.82, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.726/204.88, Was #9

Johnson with a good pass, but will not improve. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.809, 660ft-4.324/162.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.634. McGaha was straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session and he moves into the top half of the show. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.793, 660ft-4.306/162.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.612.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.731/204.14, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.718/204.42, Was #9
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.707/205.57, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.697/205.91, Was #7

Enders with another good pass, but will not improve. Nobile with the quickest pass of the session, but will not improve on his number seven spot. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.305/162.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.609.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.718/204.70, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.683/205.26, Was #4
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.691/205.76, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.690/205.82, Was #6

Gray drifts out of the groove, but reels it in...Line with a great pass, the quickest pass of the session, but will not improve. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.295/163.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.596.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.711/205.72, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.679/205.98, Was #2
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.693/205.51, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.684/205.54, Was #5

Skillman with the fourth quickest pass of the session and he will not improve. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.806, 660ft-4.314/163.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.615. Butner was straight down the groove with a great pass. He will not improve and will start from the number five spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.293/162.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.596.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.686/205.41, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.677/205.72, Was #1
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.694/205.82, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.683/206.16, Was #3

Anderson launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.285/163.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.588. Anderson qualifies number one for the seventh time this season and 87th time in his career. Laughlin with another good pass, the fourth quickest pass of the round and he will start Sunday from the number three spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.298/163.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.598.

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