Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 16:11 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3 |
By Rick Green |
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona 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:
Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 19.920/37.99, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.600/209.30, Was #13
Right Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 19.391/40.67, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.538/211.79, Was #3
Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,105 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.
Both cars with severe tire shake right at the hit and both drivers push the clutch back in.
Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.605/209.49, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.581/209.88, Was #10
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 8.968/101.84, Now #16; Best prior run: 21.361/36.57, Was #16
Kramer with a clean pass, but won't improve.
Smeland started drifting out of the groove early and clicked it off around half track.
Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 7.293/135.76, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.583/209.36, Was #11
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.574/210.60, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.615/210.08, Was #15
Johnson with engine smoke around half track and clicked it off and pulled out of the groove.
Skillman launched hard and was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He goes to the number 10 spot.
Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.227/167.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.499.
Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.553/210.21, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.563/210.37, Was #9
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.606/208.97, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.614/209.04, Was #15
McGaha with a strong 60-foot time and his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show.
Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.726, 660ft-4.203/166.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.477.
Prusiensky with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 15 spot.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.561/211.20, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.561/211.73, Was #9
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.595/209.62, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.584/210.21, Was #13
Coughlin matches his E.T. from yesterday. Second quickest of the session.
Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.223/170.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.490.
Hartford with a clean pass, but will not improve. Hartford with the fourth quickest pass of the session.
Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-4.235/166.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.515.
Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.564/210.77, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.542/210.93, Was #5
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.564/211.30, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.558/211.53, Was #8
Neither driver improves and they run identical E.T.s. Butner with the quicker short time and Enders with the faster speed.
Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.220/167.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.490.
Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.226/167.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.494.
Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.542/210.90, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.540/211.43, Was #4
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.548/211.26, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.557/210.77, Was #7
Nobile with trouble getting the car to back up, finally he gets it back to the starting line.
Nobile with a great pass, the quickest of the session. Just a few ticks off his qualifying time.
Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.727, 660ft-4.199/167.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.470.
Gray launched hard and kept it hooked up with his quickest pass of the weekend. He has the second quickest pass of the session.
Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.208/167.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.477.
Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.534/211.23, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.509/212.19, Was #1
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.550/211.53, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.522/211.73, Was #2
Line ties McGaha for the quickest 60-foot time and parlayed that into the quickest pass of the session.
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.964 sec., 330ft-2.726, 660ft-4.196/167.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.464.
Anderson with the fourth quickest pass of the session.
Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.740, 660ft-4.212/167.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.480.
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