Sat, 09 Feb 2019, 19:04 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com 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: Shane Tucker Runs 19.216/44.86, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.715/204.88, Was #18
Right Lane: Joey Grose No Time, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.685/207.46, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 1,904 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Tucker with severe tire shake and will not get in the show.

Grose with problems on the burnout and then problems on the run and he will not get in the show.

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Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 9.699/96.42, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.669/209.39, Was #16

Smeland with severe tire shake right off the starting line and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 7.893/128.69, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.648/208.46, Was #14
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.617/210.47, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.563/211.59, Was #11

Prusiensky makes a quick move toward the centerline and clicks it off.

McGaha with a clean pass, but will not improve. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.263/165.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.544.

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Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 7.330/142.26, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.623/210.14, Was #13
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.563/210.28, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.560/209.10, Was #10

Graham starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Hartford just a few ticks off his qualifying time and he will stay in the number 10 spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.740, 660ft-4.218/166.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.492.

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Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.592/211.36, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.597/211.10, Was #12
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.561/210.11, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.558/210.50, Was #9

Cuadra is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He will stay in the number 12 spot. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-4.244/166.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.520.

Coughlin with another good pass, but will not improve. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.738, 660ft-4.216/166.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.489.

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Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.555/211.03, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.556/211.89, Was #8
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.555/210.60, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.554/210.67, Was #7

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

Laughlin is s straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend by a tick. He will stay in the number eight spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.730, 660ft-4.210/166.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.484.

Delco with another good looking pass, he will not improve. He will stay in the number seven spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.212/166.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.484.

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Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.563/211.53, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.553/212.06, Was #6
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.562/211.63, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.547/212.33, Was #5

It is the Summit cars matched up and they are side-by-side all the down the track.

No help here for Anderson, but it is second quickest pass of the weekend. He will stay in the number six spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.224/166.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.495.

Line with his slowest quickest pass of the weekend and he will stay in the number five spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.222/166.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.494.

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Left Lane: Deric Kramer No Time, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.546/210.57, Was #4
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.560/211.86, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.530/213.10, Was #3

Kramer with problems on the burnout, he backed up and had problems on a second attempt and the problems continued, so the team shut it off.

Butner slows, but still makes a good clean pass. He has the third quickest pass of the session. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.741, 660ft-4.221/166.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.492.

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Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.573/210.57, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.528/212.09, Was #2
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.563/211.59, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.522/212.03, Was #1

enders with her slowest pass of the weekend, but will start Sunday from the number two spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.226/166.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.502.

Brogdon with his slowest pass of the weekend, but hs holds on to the number one spot. Brogdon qualifies number one for the second time in his career. The other time was in Gainesville in 2011.

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