Fri, 09 Nov 2018, 19:35 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals 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: Steve Graham Runs 7.091/157.19, Now #16; Best prior run: 16.287/53.45, Was #18
Right Lane: Tom Huggins Runs 7.481/142.03, Now #17; Best prior run: 19.457/43.88, Was #19
Graham clicked it off early.
Huggins got real loose and over by the wall before he clicked it off.
Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 12.494/71.25, Now #19; Best prior run: 14.416/60.73, Was #19
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.558/211.03, Now #4; Best prior run: 8.368/105.77, Was #18
Nobile with severe tire shake again and he clicked it off.
Butner was straight down the groove to go to the number four spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.220/166.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.491.
Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.615/209.88, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.636/210.18, Was #13
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 7.240/151.10, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.697/207.27, Was #15
Cuadra was straight down the groove with a real nice pass, but will stay in the number 13 spot. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.263/166.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.541.
Smeland started to drift out of the groove and toward the centerline before he clicked it off.
Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.570/210.50, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.593/210.24, Was #12
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.612/208.55, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.647/208.49, Was #14
Kramer is straight down the groove with a real nice pass to go to the number 10 spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.225/166.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.499.
Delco moves up the ladder one spot with a good pass. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.247/164.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.532.
Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 15.440/56.28, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.590/209.20, Was #12
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.550/211.39, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.570/210.70, Was #9
Prusiensky with severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed the clutch back in.
Hartford launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.217/167.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.485.
Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.550/210.18, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.582/211.00, Was #11
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.560/211.89, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.565/211.53, Was #8
This was a good side-by-side drag race.
Laughlin is straight down the groove with a nice pass to go to the number four spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.737, 660ft-4.211/167.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.481.
McGaha with a slight improvement, but will stay in the number eight spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.226/167.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.494.
Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.537/209.59, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.567/211.43, Was #10
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 7.159/134.06, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.562/211.43, Was #9
Gray launched hard and and kept it hooked up to go the the number one spot. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.732, 660ft-4.202/167.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.469.
Skillman shakes and clicks it off.
Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.530/211.39, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.559/211.69, Was #8
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.531/211.56, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.549/211.46, Was #3
This was a great side-by-side drag race.
Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.731, 660ft-4.200/167.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.466.
Line was right there with her and goes to the number two spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.198/167.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.466.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson No Time, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.557/212.09, Was #7
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.527/211.39, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.542/211.43, Was #4
Anderson with a problems on the burnout twice and then the car doesn't move when he let the clutch out.
Coughlin launched hard and he kept it hooked up to go back to the number one spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.196/167.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.462.
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