Fri, 21 Feb 2020, 19:12 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #2 |
By Rick Green |
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona 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: Joey Grose Runs 22.283/34.54, Now #17; No Prior Run
Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 3,126 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.
Grose had his chute pop out in the staging lanes, his crew got it repacked and he is up to the line.
He has severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed in the clutch. He gets a number on the board, but is not in the show.
Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 10.523/90.33, Now #16; Best prior run: 8.131/116.65, Was #15
Right Lane: Marty Robertson Runs 6.816/200.50, Now #15; No Prior Run
Graham with severe tire shake and made a quick move toward the wall and he pushed in the clutch.
Robison is driving a Mustang this weekend. He has problems but stays with it laboring all the way down the track. He gets a number on the board and in the show. Marty Robertson's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.872, 660ft-4.396/161.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.707.
Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.745/205.66, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.795/204.54, Was #14
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.634/208.04, Now #12; No Prior Run
Cuadra was straight down the groove, he improves, but gets bumped back on spot by Smeland. Fernando Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.826, 660ft-4.340/162.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.644.
Semeland launched hard and kept it hooked up to get in the show all the way up to the number 12 spot. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.258/164.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.545.
Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.639/205.38, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.702/190.73, Was #14
Right Lane: Cristian Cuadra Runs 6.651/206.73, Now #14; Best prior run: 11.456/61.93, Was #18
Prusiensky kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove with a nice pass to move up the ladder one spot. Alan Prusiensky's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-4.254/164.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.546.
Cuadra with a good clean pass to get in the show. Cristian Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.264/164.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.556.
Fernando Cuadra is on the bump spot at 6.745.
Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.596/207.91, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.613/208.36, Was #10
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 16.381/50.48, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.656/206.13, Was #15
Kramer kept it hooked up to move into the top half of the show. Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.229/165.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.511.
Cuadra Jr. with severe tire shake and he pushed in the clutch.
Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.589/207.88, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.611/207.50, Was #10
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.581/209.01, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.619/208.01, Was #11
This is a good looking side-by-side drag race.
Laughlin is straight down the groove with a nice pass to move into the top half of the show. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.726, 660ft-4.214/164.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.501.
Line launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.737, 660ft-4.220/165.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.500.
Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.583/208.14, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.610/208.71, Was #11
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.579/209.20, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.604/208.75, Was #10
Hartford is straight down the groove and hooked up to go to the number five spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.221/166.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.501.
Delco made the quickest pass of the session to move up to the number three spot. Kenny Delco's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.737, 660ft-4.218/166.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.497.
Left Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.567/207.69, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.599/208.46, Was #11
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.580/208.42, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.595/208.55, Was #9
Stanfield launched hard and kept it hooked up to tie Coughlin's E.T., but he will give up the position based on his slower speed. Aaron Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.722, 660ft-4.205/166.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.485.
Butner is straight down the groove to move into the top half of the show. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.738, 660ft-4.219/165.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.499.
Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.565/209.82, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.579/209.75, Was #3
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.592/208.30, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.593/208.10, Was #10
Enders with a great pass, straight down the groove to go to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.213/166.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.488.
Anderson with his quickest pass of the day, but just 0.001 second better and he will not improve. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.736, 660ft-4.223/165.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.507.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.536/208.46, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.567/208.52, Was #2
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.581/208.55, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.588/207.98, Was #8
Coughlin launched hard with the quickest 60-foot time of the session and parlayed it into the number one spot. He is 0.029 seconds quicker than his teammate Erica Enders who is in second place at the end of day one. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.708, 660ft-4.183/166.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.457.
MaGaha moves up the ladder one spot his quickest pass of the day. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.738, 660ft-4.219/166.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.498.
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