Sat, 22 Feb 2020, 19:58 PM Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Rick Green |
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from final, round 3 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 7.446/138.97, Now #18; Best prior run: 22.283/34.54, Was #19
Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,983 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.
Grose started to get loose just before half track and pushed in the clutch. He will not get in the show.
Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 7.139/162.43, Now #18; Best prior run: 8.131/116.65, Was #19
Right Lane: Marty Robertson Runs 6.695/206.39, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.816/200.50, Was #17
Graham pushed the clutch in early and he will not get in the show.
Robertson was straight down the groove with his career quickest pass to get in the show on the bubble. Marty Robertson's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.301/163.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.599.
Left Lane: Fernando Cuadra Runs 6.774/205.44, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.745/205.66, Was #17
Right Lane: Fernando Cuadra Jr. Runs 7.734/131.16, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.656/206.13, Was #15
Cuadra is straight down the groove and he will not get back into the show.
Cuadra Jr. makes a quick move toward the centerline and he pushes the clutch back in.
Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 6.655/205.04, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.639/205.38, Was #13
Right Lane: Cristian Cuadra Runs 6.644/206.32, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.651/206.73, Was #14
Prusiensky with another good pass, but will not improve.
Cuadra kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He will stay in the number 14 spot. Cristian Cuadra's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.257/164.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.550.
Left Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 19.432/85.11, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.596/207.91, Was #11
Right Lane: Val Smeland Runs 6.637/207.82, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.634/208.04, Was #12
Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.71 inches, adjusted altitude 2,917 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.
Kramer with severe tire shake right at the hit and then the car bogged.
Smeland is straight down the groove with a good pass, he will not improve and will start Sunday from the number 12 spot. Val Smeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.258/164.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.548.
Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.599/206.26, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.589/207.88, Was #9
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 17.549/60.44, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.592/208.30, Was #10
Laughlin make a quick move toward the centerline and he stayed with it. He will not improve and will start Sunday from the number nine spot. Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.229/165.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.512.
Anderson with severe tire shake right at the hit.
Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 16.255/87.59, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.583/208.14, Was #8
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 6.628/208.59, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.581/208.55, Was #7
Hartford spun the tires right at the hit and he pushed in the clutch.
McGaha with a clean pass, but will not improve. The second quickest pass of the session behind Laughlin. Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.260/165.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.544.
Left Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 15.223/55.69, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.567/207.69, Was #3
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.594/208.04, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.581/209.01, Was #6
Stanfield shook right at the hit and he pushed in the clutch.
Line is straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the session. He will not improve and will start Sunday from the number six spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.230/165.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.512.
Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.554/208.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.565/209.82, Was #2
Right Lane: Bo Butner Runs 6.584/208.10, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.580/208.42, Was #5
Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to make her quickest pass of the weekend. She makes the quickest pass of the session. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.726, 660ft-4.203/166.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.477.
Butner is just a few ticks off his qualifying time and makes the second quickest pass of the session. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.961 sec., 330ft-2.729, 660ft-4.214/165.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.498.
Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.553/208.26, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.536/208.46, Was #1
Right Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 12.100/71.94, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.579/209.20, Was #4
Coughlin launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. He continues to be the quickest car in every session. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.717, 660ft-4.197/166.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.473. He qualifies number one for the second time this season and the 34th time in his career and the first time here in Phoenix.
Delco shook and clicked it off.
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