Fri, 31 May 2019, 21:59 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual Route 66 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:
Left Lane: Robert River Runs 7.131/160.77, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.899/200.83, Was #18
Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.12 inches, adjusted altitude 3,066 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.
River started drifting out of the groove and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 6.745/204.39, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.859/203.40, Was #17
Right Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.795/203.37, Now #18; Best prior run: 8.173/121.01, Was #19
Cuadra Jr. is straight down the groove to get in the show. Fernando Cuadra Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.028 sec., 330ft-2.838, 660ft-4.339/162.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.646.
Stroupe starts drifting out of the groove and clicks it off.
Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.660/206.54, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.666/208.26, Was #15
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.789/185.03, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.748/205.91, Was #17
Delco straight down the groove to move up the ladder one spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.780, 660ft-4.279/163.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.572.
No help here for Prusiensky.
Left Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.658/206.51, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.665/206.92, Was #15
Right Lane: Richard Freeman Runs 8.224/114.01, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.622/207.69, Was #11
Smeland is straight down the groove to move up the ladder one spot. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.285/164.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.573.
Freeman makes a quick move toward the centerline and clicks it off.
Left Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.657/206.23, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.658/207.78, Was #13
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.628/207.05, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.617/207.75, Was #8
Tucker is a tick quicker than earlier today, but stays in the number 13 spot. Shane Tucker's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.279/164.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.569.
Coughlin with the quickest pass of the session, but he will not improve. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.254/164.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.543.
Left Lane: Chris McGaha No Time, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.636/208.46, Was #12
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.614/208.81, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.611/207.27, Was #7
McGaha with problems on the burnout and shuts it off and is pushed back.
Brogdon is just a few ticks off his pass from earlier today and makes the quickest pass of the session. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.250/165.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.534.
Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.606/207.15, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.621/207.11, Was #10
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.599/209.26, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.608/209.01, Was #6
This is a good side-by-side drag race...
Enders is straight down the groove with her quickest pass of the day to go to the number four spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.241/165.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.524.
Kramer with a good looking pass to make the quickest pass of the session to go to the number three spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.239/165.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.523.
Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.609/209.85, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.621/208.10, Was #10
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 7.258/145.13, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.606/206.92, Was #5
Butner with his quickest pass of the day to move into the top half of the show. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.253/165.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.534.
Laughlin with problems past half track and pushed the clutch back in.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.583/207.50, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.607/208.94, Was #7
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.900/166.19, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.595/207.94, Was #2
Anderson launched hard and kept it hooked to go to the number one spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.227/165.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.505.
Cuadra with problems and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.582/207.56, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.607/209.26, Was #7
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.604/201.16, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.585/206.76, Was #2
Line with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.743, 660ft-4.226/166.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.504.
Hartford with another good pass, but will not improve...Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.237/165.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.
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