Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 19:53 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

KENT, Wash. - Notes from final, round 4 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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Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 19.004/76.27, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.680/207.30, Was #12

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 2,501 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Prusiensky with severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed in the clutch.

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Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.643/207.46, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.684/206.99, Was #13
Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.647/208.30, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.657/208.46, Was #11

Hartford is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder to number 10 spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.268/164.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.557.

Graham with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he gets bumped back one spot by Hartford. Steve Graham's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.276/165.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.563.

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Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.619/208.75, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.646/207.82, Was #11
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.611/208.68, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.614/209.49, Was #8

Nobile with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder a couple spots. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.256/165.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.

McGaha with his quickest pass of the weekend, but stays in the number eight spot.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.600/209.23, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.637/209.69, Was #10
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.661/207.75, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.599/208.78, Was #6

anderson launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.241/165.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.522.

Coughlin with another good pass, but will not improve. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.017 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.285/165.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.574.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 7.262/143.00, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.601/209.49, Was #8
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.596/210.11, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.575/210.31, Was #3

Johnson made a quick move toward the wall and then clicked it off.

Enders is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the round, but will stay in the number three spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.244/166.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.

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Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.576/210.21, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.583/210.67, Was #5
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.582/209.01, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.570/210.28, Was #2

Line launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest of the round to move up one spot on the ladder. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.227/166.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.502.

Butner with another good pass, but will not improve. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.229/165.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.505.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.568/209.75, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.578/209.62, Was #5
Right Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 8.365/115.55, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.565/210.24, Was #1

Skillman launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest of the session to go to the number two spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.220/166.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.495.

Gray with tire shake and pushed in the clutch. He will hold on to the number one spot for the second time in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink