Sat, 28 Sep 2019, 15:24 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3 |
By Rick Green |
MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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: Steve Graham Runs 14.864/56.77, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.686/206.16, Was #18
Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.54 inches, adjusted altitude 2,825 feet.
Graham with severe tire shake right at the hit and the car made a move toward the wall before he pushed the clutch back in.
Left Lane: Robert River Runs 35.294/0.00, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.843/202.73, Was #19
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 6.630/208.17, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.684/206.86, Was #17
river with severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed in the clutch.
Cuadra Jr. is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Fernando Cuadra Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.266/165.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.550.
Left Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.675/205.94, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.673/205.88, Was #17
Right Lane: Cristian Cuadra Runs 11.185/79.56, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.661/205.04, Was #16
Stroupe will not improve and he will not get in the show.
Cuadra with severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed in the clutch. He will stay on the bubble.
Left Lane: Val Smeland Runs 8.686/110.48, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.659/207.50, Was #15
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.590/208.39, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.625/208.78, Was #11
Smeland makes a quick move toward the wall before he pushes in the clutch.
Cuadra launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.235/166.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.513.
Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 7.830/128.53, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.654/207.56, Was #14
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.602/208.97, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.617/208.88, Was #10
Prusiensky shook and shut it off.
McGaha is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.245/165.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.525.
Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.601/208.88, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.633/208.42, Was #13
Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.580/207.66, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.603/208.10, Was #10
Delco with a good looking pass, his quickest of the weekend to move up the ladder. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.243/165.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.522.
Stanfield launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.230/166.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.504.
Left Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.563/211.10, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.622/208.10, Was #12
Right Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.572/208.26, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.597/206.76, Was #9
Anderson launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest and fastest pass of the weekend to go to the number one spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.222/166.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.493.
Hartford is right there with Anderson to go to the number two spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.741, 660ft-4.220/166.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.495.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.558/208.01, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.588/207.82, Was #7
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.560/209.52, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.593/209.14, Was #10
Coughlin with a great looking pass, straight to the number one spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.732, 660ft-4.209/166.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.482.
Line is right there with him to go to the number two spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.739, 660ft-4.216/166.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.489.
Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.575/209.10, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.586/208.17, Was #8
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.586/207.69, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.589/207.62, Was #9
Butner with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number five spot. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.225/166.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.500.
Laughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend by a few ticks and will stay in the number nine spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.746, 660ft-4.228/166.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.507.
Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.552/209.85, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.580/207.15, Was #7
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.572/208.88, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.585/209.20, Was #8
Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to go back to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.731, 660ft-4.208/166.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.479.
Kramer with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder three spots. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.222/166.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.497.
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