Fri, 15 Nov 2019, 18:14 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals 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: Cristian Cuadra Runs 6.778/175.27, Now #14; Best prior run: 11.709/76.56, Was #19
Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,710 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.
Cuadra started drifting out of the groove over by the wall before he clicked it off. He still gets in the show for now.
Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.569/209.52, Now #4; Best prior run: 9.816/94.42, Was #19
Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.590/210.08, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.883/124.18, Was #17
Kramer launched hard and kept it hooked up to get in the show up to the number four spot. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.748, 660ft-4.225/166.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.497.
Stanfield is straight down the groove to get in the show into the top half of the show. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.755, 660ft-4.239/166.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.517.
Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 7.068/197.10, Now #19; Best prior run: 8.479/113.28, Was #19
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.631/209.43, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.809/133.32, Was #18
Stevens labored off the starting line, he improves, but will not get in the show.
Smeland is straight down the groove to get in the show. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.269/165.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.552.
Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 6.600/209.39, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.644/209.10, Was #14
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 6.836/205.63, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.843/204.05, Was #18
Graham kept it hooked up to move up the ladder four spots. Steve Graham's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.761, 660ft-4.244/166.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.523.
Cuadra Jr. improves, but will not get in the show.
Left Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 13.063/68.44, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.638/208.81, Was #14
Right Lane: Joey Grose Runs 9.198/101.05, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.687/207.72, Was #16
Tucker makes a quick move toward the centerline and clicked it off.
Grose was real loose right at the hit and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.595/209.95, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.607/210.24, Was #12
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.651/188.31, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.646/187.73, Was #15
McGaha is straight down the groove with a good pass to move up the ladder three spots. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.243/166.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.520.
Anderson launched hard and was on a good pass and then clicked it off early on the top end. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.231/166.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.503.
Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.565/208.68, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.603/209.49, Was #12
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.576/210.47, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.596/210.37, Was #10
This is a great looking side-by-side drag race.
Cuadra goes from the bottom half of the show all the way up to the number four spot. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.223/167.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.494.
Delco is straight down the groove to move up the ladder a couple spots into the top half of the show. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.231/166.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.505.
Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.591/209.95, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.585/210.44, Was #9
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.604/210.11, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.565/210.70, Was #3
Hartford with another good pass, but will not improve. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.239/166.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.516.
Laughlin also with a good pass, but will not improve. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.250/165.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.529.
Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.538/210.93, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.575/210.87, Was #7
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.560/211.06, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.554/211.03, Was #2
Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number two spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.727, 660ft-4.201/167.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.470.
Line with another good pass, but will not improve and gets bumped back one spot by Enders. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.740, 660ft-4.219/166.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.491.
Left Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.557/210.83, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.574/210.77, Was #7
Right Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.537/210.80, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.533/210.70, Was #1
This is a great side-by-side drag race to wrap up day one of qualifying.
Butner is straight down the groove with the third quickest pass of the session. He goes to the number three spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.730, 660ft-4.201/167.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.470.
Coughlin launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. He holds on to the number one spot. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.730, 660ft-4.201/167.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.470.
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