Sat, 10 Nov 2018, 16:14 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3 |
By Rick Green |
POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 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:
Right Lane: Joey Grose Runs 6.836/203.46, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.738/196.36, Was #16
Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,670 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.
Grose after tagging the wall yesterday is straight down the groove with a good clean pass.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.543/211.93, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.557/212.09, Was #7
Right Lane: Tom Huggins Runs 6.713/207.24, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.481/142.03, Was #18
Anderson launched hard and kept it hooked up to move up the ladder a couple spots. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.213/167.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.479.
Huggins is straight down the groove with his quickest pass this season and his career fastest pass to get in the show. Tom Huggins' incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.822, 660ft-4.329/163.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.623.
Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 8.142/121.08, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.590/209.20, Was #12
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.665/206.57, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.697/207.27, Was #15
Prusiensky made a quick move toward the wall right at the hit and clicked it off.
Smeland with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 15 spot. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.278/164.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.574.
Left Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.584/209.95, Now #12; Best prior run: 12.494/71.25, Was #19
Right Lane: Drew Skillman Runs 6.537/211.26, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.562/211.43, Was #10
Mobile after struggling yesterday, he makes a good looking pass to get in the show. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.238/166.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.512.
Skillman with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number four spot. Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.205/167.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.471.
Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.648/208.65, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.091/157.19, Was #19
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 11.672/76.61, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.612/208.55, Was #14
Graham kept it hooked up to get in the show. Steve Graham's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.287/165.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.568.
Delco with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.593/211.20, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.615/209.88, Was #15
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.601/211.39, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.560/211.89, Was #10
Cuadra was straight down the groove to move up the ladder up one spot. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.247/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.521.
No help for McGaha and he will stay in the number 10 spot.
Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.627/209.75, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.570/210.50, Was #11
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.553/211.39, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.558/211.03, Was #9
No help here for Kramer and he stays in the number 11 spot.
Butner with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will stay in the number nine spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.216/167.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.486.
Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.570/210.83, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.550/210.18, Was #8
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.565/209.88, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.550/211.39, Was #7
Laughlin with a good looking pass, but he will not improve. He stays in the number eight spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-4.227/166.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.500.
Hartford with another good pass, but will not improve. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-4.225/167.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.496.
Left Lane: Tanner Gray Runs 6.536/211.33, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.537/209.59, Was #5
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.551/211.89, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.531/211.56, Was #3
Gray launched hard and kept it hooked up and move up one spot with the quickest pass of the session. Tanner Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.732, 660ft-4.201/167.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.469.
Line with a good pass, but will not improve. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.749, 660ft-4.218/168.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.486.
Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.530/210.90, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.530/211.39, Was #2
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.537/211.10, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.527/211.39, Was #1
Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. She ties her quickest pass of the weekend and will stay in the number two spot. Once she crosses the finish line, there is a lot of engine smoke rolling out from underneath the hood. SHe gets the car safely stopped and is out of the car. She immediately starts working on getting the front end off the car. If there was any fire it was all out by then. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.197/167.78 mph, 1,000ft-5.463.
Coughlin with another good pass and ties Skillman for third quickest of the session, but will give up bonus place based on his slower speed. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.200/167.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.469.
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