Sun, 01 Sep 2019, 17:02 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #4 |
By Rick Green |
BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. 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:
Right Lane: Cristian Cuadra Runs 17.794/40.56, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.693/205.72, Was #17
Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.12 inches, adjusted altitude 3,068 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.
Cuadra with severe tire shake right at the hit and the car was sideways before hs pushed in the clutch.
Left Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 20.496/38.21, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.694/206.13, Was #18
Right Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 13.694/83.92, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.656/207.56, Was #16
Stroupe with severe tire shake and pushed in the clutch.
Prusiensky also shook and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.740/200.14, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.640/206.83, Was #15
Right Lane: Jeremy Martorella Runs 7.465/145.25, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.848/202.45, Was #20
Delco with a clean pass, but he will not improve.
Martorella with problems on the burnout. He clicked it off early.
Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 14.054/60.83, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.592/208.68, Was #9
Right Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.675/206.10, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.635/208.07, Was #14
Kramer with severe tire shake and clicked it off.
Tucker is straight down the groove with a clean pass, he makes the quickest pass of the session. He will not improve...
Left Lane: Richard Freeman Runs 6.631/207.50, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.776/130.73, Was #21
Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.684/205.69, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.624/207.30, Was #12
Freeman has not been able to get the car down the track yet this weekend. He launched hard and kept it hooked up to get in the show to the number 14 spot. Richard Freeman's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.265/165.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.550.
Graham with the third quickest pass of the session. He will not improve and stays in the number 12 spot.
Left Lane: Robert River Runs 6.803/202.42, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.814/200.80, Was #20
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.663/208.55, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.587/209.20, Was #8
River is straight down the groove with a his quickest pass of the weekend, but will not get in the show. Robert River's incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.371/160.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.691.
Cuadra with a good looking pass, the second quickest pass of the session. He will not improve and stays in the number eight spot.
Left Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.668/206.95, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.627/208.26, Was #13
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.660/207.30, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.596/208.52, Was #10
This was a great side-by-side drag race.
Smeland is straight down the groove with the fourth quickest pass of the session. He will not improve...Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.793, 660ft-4.291/164.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.581.
McGaha kept it hooked up to make the second quickest pass of the session. He will not improve. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.788, 660ft-4.281/164.77 mph, 1,000ft-5.571.
Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 6.658/206.89, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.605/208.20, Was #11
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.638/207.75, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.576/207.94, Was #5
Cuadra Jr. with a good looking pass the third quickest of the session. He stays in the number 11 spot. Fernando Cuadra Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.996 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.279/164.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.571.
Laughlin with the second quickest of the session, he will stay in the number five spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.266/164.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.553.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.619/206.99, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.586/207.59, Was #7
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.607/207.66, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.575/208.94, Was #3
This was a good looking side-by-side drag race.
Coughlin with the second quickest pass of the session...Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.254/165.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.
Enders is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.752, 660ft-4.238/165.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.523.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 7.218/148.53, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.580/209.01, Was #6
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.632/207.94, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.575/207.78, Was #4
Anderson shook and shut off.
Hartford with s good looking pass, the fourth quickest of the session. He stays in the number four spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.256/164.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.545.
Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.579/209.26, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.561/210.64, Was #2
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.616/209.82, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.559/210.28, Was #1
Line launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.740, 660ft-4.224/165.78 mph, 1,000ft-5.503.
Butner is right there with him with the third quickest pass of the session. Butner holds on to the number one spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.254/165.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.537.
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