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Sat, 12 Oct 2019, 13:46 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina 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: Bo Butner Runs 6.569/210.83, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.572/211.13, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 3,102 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Butner is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.228/169.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.500.

Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.582/210.14, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.598/210.14, Was #12
Right Lane: Jeremy Martorella Runs 6.728/205.57, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.818/201.34, Was #19

Kramer with a good clean pass, his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder one spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.237/167.32 mph, 1,000ft-5.510.

Martorella is straight down the groove with his career quickest and fastest pass. Jeremy Martorella's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.819, 660ft-4.327/163.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.632.

Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.571/210.28, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.609/209.95, Was #15

Stanfield kept it hooked to make his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number 10 spot. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.230/167.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.502.

Left Lane: Wally Stroupe Runs 6.663/207.53, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.647/207.91, Was #18
Right Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.595/209.26, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.606/209.46, Was #15

Stroupe with a clean pass, but will not improve.

Tucker is straight down the groove with a good pass to move up the ladder one spot. Shane Tucker's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.237/166.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.517.

Left Lane: Cristian Cuadra No Time, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.611/209.20, Was #16
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 6.620/209.98, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.582/0.00, Was #13

Cristian Cuadra has a fuel leak on the burnout and is shut off.

Fernando Cuadra Jr.'s speed from both sessions yesterday were thrown out. Cuadra Jr. with a clean pass, but will not improve.

Left Lane: Val Smeland Runs 7.692/134.00, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.598/209.04, Was #15
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.601/210.08, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.572/211.00, Was #11

Smeland started to lose traction and pushed the clutch back in.

McGaha with a good pass, but will not improve. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.248/166.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.526.

Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.588/209.85, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.562/210.21, Was #7
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.596/210.70, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.566/210.67, Was #8

Delco with a good clean pass, the fourth quickest of the session. He will not improve...Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.237/166.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.514.

Cuadra is straight down the groove, but will not improve. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.248/167.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.525.

Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.635/208.84, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.546/211.00, Was #4
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.585/209.49, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.560/210.64, Was #6

Hartford with a clean pass, but will not improve. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.269/166.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.553.

Anderson is straight down the groove, but then his chutes don't blossom. He gets the car stopped and makes the turn. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.235/167.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.512.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin No Time, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.524/210.37, Was #2
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.547/210.83, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.548/209.92, Was #5

Coughlin brought up the rpms and the car moved through the lights, so he won't get a time.

Laughlin launched hard and kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest pass of this session. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.733, 660ft-4.205/167.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.478.

Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.559/210.93, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.506/211.86, Was #1
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.577/211.10, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.534/211.53, Was #3

Enders is straight down the groove with the second quickest pass of the session. She holds on to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.741, 660ft-4.218/167.34 mph, 1,000ft-5.490.

Line with a good pass, the fifth quickest of the session. He will stay in the number three spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.236/167.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.508.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink