Sat, 19 Aug 2017, 14:18 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA 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: Dave River Runs 7.013/196.87, Now #15; Best prior run: 10.681/85.19, Was #15

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.59 inches, adjusted altitude 3,549 feet.

River makes a full pass after really struggling yesterday.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.705/205.07, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.727/205.51, Was #12
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky No Time, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.716/205.60, Was #11

Prusiensky sat out the second session yesterday, he now has problems on the burnout and is pushed back to the starting line and then off the starting line.

Kramer is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.669/207.40, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.671/208.30, Was #9
Right Lane: Mark Hogan Runs 6.864/199.37, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.838/201.49, Was #14

Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves into the top half of the show. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.288/165.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.580.

Hogan with another good pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.667/206.01, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.637/207.50, Was #7
Right Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 6.764/202.97, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.746/205.47, Was #13

Gray with another good pass, but will not improve. He still makes the quickest pass of the session. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.783, 660ft-4.278/165.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.573.

Gaydosh with another good pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.643/206.99, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.628/208.65, Was #4
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.665/206.42, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.679/206.80, Was #10

Skillman with the quickest 60-foot time and parlayed that in the quickest pass of the session. He will not improve and stays in the number four spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.265/165.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.555.

Enders with her quickest pass of the weekend and moves into the top half of the show. She has the second quickest of the session. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.279/164.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.574.

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.651/206.73, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.622/206.86, Was #3
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.681/206.99, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.670/207.02, Was #10

No help here for Johnson, but another good pass, he second quickest of the session. Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.771, 660ft-4.268/164.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.560.

Nobile with a good clean pass, but will not improve. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.293/164.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.589.

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Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.642/206.07, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.617/207.69, Was #2
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.641/207.40, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.635/207.43, Was #6

A good side-by-side drag race the two quickest passes of the session. Neither driver will improve.

Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.256/165.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.550.

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.268/164.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.556.

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Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.629/207.24, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.607/208.17, Was #1
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.627/206.73, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.633/207.59, Was #5

Another great side-by-side as these two make the quickest passes of the session. Neither driver improves.

Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.252/165.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.541.

Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.247/164.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink