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Fri, 04 Sep 2026, 19:41 PM

Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

INDIANAPOLIS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Left Lane: David Vaseloff Runs 8.697/106.97, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 93 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 4,086 feet.

Dave Vaseloff will make his first race overall and his first race at this event. He is a second-generation racer; his father competed at Indy several times in Stock Eliminator before passing away in 2008.

He launched hard and started to drift out of the groove toward the wall before he lifted.

Left Lane: Alan Prusiensky Runs 8.458/115.75, Now #2
Right Lane: Jerry Tucker Runs 6.711/205.98, Now #1

Alan Prusiensky will make his 140th race overall and his seventh race at this event, where he first competed in 2016. He qualified No. 16 here in 2020. The best starting position of his career is No. 10, which he has achieved twice, and his career average starting position is 14.2. Prusiensky has an overall round-win record of 0-1 at this event and has failed to qualify five times here. This will be his fifth race of the year.

Jerry Tucker has one national event final-round appearance, with his most recent final coming at Las Vegas-1 in 2024, where he finished runner-up. This will be his 40th race overall and his third race at this event, where he first competed in 2023. His best starting position here is No. 5, achieved in 2024, while the best starting position of his career is No. 1, which he has earned twice. His average starting position at this event is 10.0, compared with 10.1 for his career. Tucker's overall round-win record here is 0-2. This will be his first race since Charlotte-1 in 2025.

Prusiensky with trouble on the burnout, did two of them. He started to move out of the groove and clicked it off.

Tucker kept it hooked, was straight down the groove.

Left Lane: Mason McGaha Runs 6.711/206.07, Now #1
Right Lane: Shane Tucker Runs 6.740/204.14, Now #3

Mason McGaha has five national event final-round appearances, including three runner-up finishes and two final quads, with his most recent final coming at Brainerd in 2024. This will be his 104th race overall and his seventh race at this event, where he first competed in 2020. His best starting position here is No. 10, achieved in 2024, while the best starting position of his career is No. 2, achieved at Epping in 2021. His average starting position at this event is 13.8, compared with 11.5 for his career. McGaha's overall round-win record here is 3-6, with his best finish being a semifinal appearance in 2020. His lowest starting position here is No. 16, recorded in 2023. This will be his eighth race of the year.

Shane Tucker will make his 65th race overall and his sixth race at this event, where he first competed in 2014. His best starting position here is No. 14, achieved in 2014, while the best starting position of his career is No. 4, achieved at Epping in 2014. His average starting position at this event is 14.5, compared with 13.3 for his career. Tucker's overall round-win record here is 0-2, and he has failed to qualify here three times.

McGaha with a little wiggle on the launch, but stayed with it. He tied Tucker's E.T. and got the spot on his faster speed.

Tucker is straight down the groove.

Left Lane: Chris Vang Runs 6.691/203.71, Now #2
Right Lane: Deric Kramer Runs 6.670/204.32, Now #1

Chris Vang has one national event final-round appearance, which came in 2026 at Brainerd, where he finished runner-up. This will be his 12th race overall and his first race at this event. Vang's best starting position of his career is No. 1, achieved at Sonoma in 2026, and his career average starting position is 9.7. This will be his seventh race of the year. At Brainerd, Vang became the 121st Pro Stock driver to reach a final round, with 33 of those drivers having made only one final-round appearance in their careers. He has qualified in the top half of the field in three of his 11 previous races.

Deric Kramer has five national event wins in Pro Stock, with his most recent victory coming at Charlotte-1 in 2023. This will be his 212th race overall and his 12th race at this event, where he first competed in 2015. His best starting position here is No. 3, achieved in 2020, while the best starting position of his career is No. 1, which he has earned six times. His average starting position at this event and for his career is 9.2. Kramer's overall round-win record here is 3-10, with his best finish being a semifinal appearance in 2019. He has qualified in the top half of the field in four of his 11 previous races here, with his lowest starting position being No. 15 in 2017. Kramer failed to qualify here in 2024.

Vang kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove.

Kramer launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot.

Left Lane: Kenny Delco Runs 6.704/204.70, Now #3
Right Lane: Eric Latino Runs 6.732/205.19, Now #6

Kenny Delco has one national event win, with his most recent victory coming at Gainesville in 1990. This will be his 284th race overall and his 21st race at this event, where he first competed in 1986. His best starting position here is No. 4, achieved in 1989, while the best starting position of his career is No. 3. His average starting position at this event and for his career is 11.5. Delco's overall round-win record here is 2-11, with his best finish being a quarterfinal appearance in 1987 and 1988. His lowest starting position here is No. 16, and he has qualified in the top half of the field in three of his 20 previous races. Delco has failed to qualify here eight times, including 2024 and 2025. At his first race here in 1986, the No. 1 Pro Stock qualifier ran a 7.377-second elapsed time and recorded a top speed of 190.07 mph.

Eric Latino has one final-round appearance, coming at Charlotte-1 in 2025 in a final quad. This will be his 55th race overall and his fourth race at this event, where he first competed in 2023. His best starting position here is No. 9, achieved in 2025, while the best starting position of his career is No. 1, achieved at St. Louis in 2025. His average starting position at this event is 12.3, compared with 8.9 for his career. Latino's overall round-win record at this event is 0-3.

Delco was straight down the groove with a good pass to start the weekend.

Latino with a good clean pass.

Left Lane: Cody Anderson Runs 6.683/205.63, Now #2
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Jr. No Time, Now #11

Cody Anderson will make his 14th race overall and his first race at this event. His best starting position of his career is No. 2, achieved at Sonoma in 2026, and his career average starting position is 8.0. Anderson has qualified in the top half of the field in eight of his 13 previous races. Following Brainerd, he moved up to 10th place, his highest position since Phoenix.

Troy Coughlin Jr. has five national event wins in Pro Stock, with his most recent victory coming at Epping in 2024. This will be his 130th race overall and his seventh race at this event, where he first competed in 2020. His best starting position here is No. 2, achieved in 2021 and 2023, while the best starting position of his career is No. 1, which he has earned three times. His average starting position at this event is 4.8, compared with 8.9 for his career. Coughlin's overall round-win record here is 3-4, with his best finish being a quarterfinal appearance in 2022, 2023 and 2024. He also won this race in Super Comp in 2010 and Super Gas in 2014 and was runner-up here in Top Alcohol Dragster in 2019. He has qualified in the top half of the field in three of his five previous races here, with his lowest starting position being No. 9 in 2022. Coughlin failed to qualify here in 2020 and 2025.

Anderson is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to go to the number two spot.

coughlin with problems after the burnout and is shut off. The word was they had trouble getting the wheelie bar adjusted.

Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.699/205.82, Now #5
Right Lane: Matt Latino Runs 6.682/204.91, Now #2

Jeg Coughlin is a five-time NHRA Pro Stock World Champion, most recently winning the title in 2013, and has 69 national event wins in Pro Stock. His most recent victory came at Dallas in 2024. This will be his 510th race overall and his 24th race at this event, where he first competed in 1998. His best starting position here is No. 2, achieved in 2003, while the best starting position of his career is No. 1, which he has earned 35 times. His average starting position at this event is 8.0, compared with 7.0 for his career. Coughlin's overall round-win record here is 31-19. He won this race in 2000, defeating Rick Krisher; 2002, defeating Jim Yates; and 2009, defeating Greg Stanfield. He was runner-up here in 2018, losing to Tanner Gray, and in 2024, losing to Aaron Stanfield. Coughlin has qualified in the top half of the field in 12 of his 23 previous races here, with his lowest starting position being No. 16 in 2000. He failed to qualify here in 2001 and also won this race in Super Gas in 1992.

Matt Latino has two national event final-round appearances, both coming at four-wide races, with his most recent final coming at Charlotte in 2026. This will be his 25th race overall and his first race at this event. His best starting position of his career is No. 2, achieved at Epping in 2026, and his career average starting position is 7.7. Nine of his 13 losses this year have come against current or former Pro Stock World Champions.

Coughlin kept it hooked up with a good pass.

Latino launched hard and was straight down the groove to the number two spot. Matt Latino's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.297/164.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.590.

Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.661/206.67, Now #1
Right Lane: Aaron Stanfield Runs 6.683/205.38, Now #5

Erica Enders is a six-time Pro Stock World Champion, most recently winning the championship in 2023, and has 49 national event wins in Pro Stock. She has one win in 2025, coming at Indy, and her most recent final-round appearance was at Sonoma in 2026. This will be her 403rd race overall and her 20th race at this event, where she first competed in 2005. Her best starting position here is No. 1, achieved in 2012, while the best starting position of her career is No. 1, which she has earned 42 times. Her average starting position at this event is 5.4, compared with 5.7 for her career. Enders' overall round-win record here is 31-11. She won this race in 2015, defeating Deric Skillman; in 2020, defeating Matt Hartford; in 2021, defeating Kyle Koretsky; and in 2025, defeating Matt Hartford. She was runner-up here in 2012, losing to Dave Connolly, and in 2019, losing to Alex Laughlin. Enders has qualified in the top half of the field in 12 of her 19 previous races here, with her lowest starting position being No. 14 in 2016. She has also failed to qualify four times at this event, most recently in 2010.

Aaron Stanfield has 16 national event wins in Pro Stock, including two victories in 2026, with his most recent win coming at Norwalk in 2026. This will be his 126th race overall and his ninth race at this event, where he first competed in 2014. His best starting position at this event is No. 3, achieved in 2023, while the best starting position of his career is No. 1, which he has earned five times. His average starting position at this event is 8.4, compared with 6.4 for his career. Stanfield's overall round-win record at this event is 7-7. He won this race in 2024, defeating Jeg Coughlin, and has also won here in Factory Stock in 2020 and Factory X in 2024. He was runner-up in Factory Stock in 2021 and 2022. Stanfield has qualified in the top half of the field in five of his eight previous races here, with his lowest starting position being No. 16 in 2015.

Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.273/163.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.570.

Stanfield with a little wiggle right at the hit, but stayed with it to go to the number five spots.

Left Lane: Matt Hartford Runs 6.674/205.35, Now #4
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.650/206.01, Now #1

Matt Hartford has 11 national event wins in Pro Stock, including three victories in 2026, with his most recent win coming at Bristol in 2026. This will be his 226th race overall and his 16th race at this event, where he first competed in 2007. Hartford's best starting position here is No. 1, achieved in 2023, while the best starting position of his career is No. 1, which he has earned five times. His average starting position at this event is 7.8, compared with 8.5 for his career. His overall round-win record here is 13-10. Hartford won this race in 2023, defeating Fernando Cuadra Jr., and was runner-up here in 2020, losing to Erica Enders, and in 2025, also losing to Enders. He has qualified in the top half of the field in seven of his 15 previous races here, with his lowest starting position being No. 15 in 2014. Hartford has failed to qualify four times at this event.

Greg Stanfield has five national event wins in Pro Stock, including one victory in 2026, with his most recent win coming at Sonoma in 2026. This will be his 265th race overall in Pro Stock and his 14th race at this event, where he first competed in 2002. His best starting position here is No. 5, achieved in 2005, while the best starting position of his career is No. 1, which he has earned three times. His average starting position at this event is 9.9, compared with 10.0 for his career. Stanfield's overall round-win record here is 9-10. He won this race in 2010, defeating Mike Edwards, and was runner-up in 2009, losing to Jeg Coughlin. He has qualified in the top half of the field in five of his 13 previous races here, with his lowest starting position being No. 14 in 2025. Stanfield failed to qualify here in 2003 and 2008.

Hartford with a good clean pass, straight down the groove to the number four spot. Matt Hartford's incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.287/164.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.582.

Stanfield launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.261/163.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.558.

Left Lane: Dallas Glenn Runs 6.678/205.29, Now #6
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.661/205.60, Now #3

Dallas Glenn was the 2021 Pro Stock Rookie of the Year and is the 2025 Pro Stock World Champion. He has 24 national event wins in Pro Stock, including three victories in 2026, with his most recent win coming at Epping in 2026. This will be his 105th race overall and his sixth race at this event, where he first competed in 2021. His best starting position here is No. 2, achieved in 2022 and 2025, while the best starting position of his career is No. 1, which he has earned 14 times. His average starting position at this event is 4.4, compared with 4.9 for his career. Glenn's overall round-win record here is 8-5, and he was runner-up in 2022, losing to Greg Anderson. He has qualified in the top half of the field in four of his five previous races here, with his lowest starting position being No. 9 in 2024. Glenn also set the track record here in 2025 with a 211.79 speed.

Greg Anderson is a six-time Pro Stock World Champion, most recently winning the title in 2024, and has 116 national event wins. He has four wins in 2026, with his most recent victory coming at Brainerd in 2026. This will be his 585th race overall and his 28th race at this event, where he first competed in 1998. His best starting position here is No. 1, which he has achieved nine times, while the best starting position of his career is No. 1, achieved 147 times. His average starting position at this event is 3.6, compared with 4.5 for his career. Anderson's overall round-win record here is 54-19. He won this race in 2001, defeating Mike Osborne; 2003, defeating Kurt Johnson; 2004, defeating Ken Koretsky; 2005, defeating Richie Stevens; 2006, defeating Dave Connolly; 2011, defeating Jason Line; and 2022, defeating Dallas Glenn. He was runner-up here in 1999, losing to Warren Johnson; 2007, losing to Dave Connolly; and 2017, losing to Deric Skillman. Anderson has qualified in the top half of the field in 23 of his 27 previous races here, with his lowest starting position being No. 11 in 2023. His nine No. 1 qualifying positions here are the most by any active Pro Stock driver. He also set the track record here in 2025 with a 6.491-second elapsed time. Anderson failed to qualify in his first race here in 1998. His 54 round wins here are the second-most he has recorded at any event, behind his 57 wins at Sonoma.

Glenn with a good clean pass to go to the number six spot.

Anderson kept it hooked to go to the number three spot. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.784, 660ft-4.278/164.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.570.

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