Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 17:27 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest 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: Chris McGaha Runs 6.614/209.49, Now #5; Best prior run: 10.955/81.32, Was #13

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.57 inches, adjusted altitude 2,550 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

McGaha makes a move toward the wall, but reels it in and gets into the top half of the show. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.261/166.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.

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Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.565/210.24, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.612/208.75, Was #3
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 27.564/25.75, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.684/206.99, Was #12

Gray launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.227/167.32 mph, 1,000ft-5.495.

Hartford with problems right at the hit and pushed the clutch back in.

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Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.657/208.46, Now #10; Best prior run: 9.880/93.42, Was #13
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.698/208.81, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.637/209.69, Was #8

Graham is straight down the groove with a good pass to move up the ladder three spots. Steve Graham's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.287/164.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.574.

Anderson slows on the top end and will not improve. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.851, 660ft-4.339/164.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.619.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 12.205/73.97, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.680/207.30, Was #12
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 20.530/37.87, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.646/207.82, Was #9

Prusiensky with shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

Nobile with severe tire shake at the green light and pushed in the clutch.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.599/208.78, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.662/207.78, Was #11
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.601/209.49, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.617/209.52, Was #7

Coughlin launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend and the second quickest of the session to go to the number three spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.238/166.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.519.

Johnson was right there with him to make his quickest pass of the weekend and the third quickest pass of the session to go to the number four spot. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.245/165.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.523.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.575/210.31, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.614/209.49, Was #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.583/210.67, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.615/209.75, Was #8

This was a great side-by-side drag race...

Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot with her quickest pass of the weekend. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.229/166.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.502.

Line was right there with her to go to the number three spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.237/165.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.510.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.570/210.28, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.584/209.36, Was #4
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.578/209.62, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.603/208.84, Was #7

Butner was straight down the groove to the number two spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.226/166.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.498.

Skillman with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number four spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.230/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.504.

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