NHRA Summit Nationals Norwalk
 

Sat, 25 Jun 2011, 11:54 AM
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Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #1
By Rick Green
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NORWALK, Ohio - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Left Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 6.725/204.42, Now #1
Right Lane: Mark Hogan Runs 7.183/145.53, Now #2

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,311 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Hogan pushed in the clutch early and coasted on through the quarter-mile. Schmidt with a clean pass, his first of the year. Steve Schmidt's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.812, 660ft-4.325/162.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.628.

Left Lane: John Gaydosh Jr Runs 15.293/94.96, Now #4
Right Lane: Steve Spiess Runs 6.639/206.80, Now #1

Gaydosh Jr with problems right off the starting line and clicked it off. Spiess with a nice pass to start the weekend...Steve Spiess' incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.262/164.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.550.

Left Lane: Frank Gugliotta Runs 11.464/76.83, Now #5
Right Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.693/205.76, Now #2

Gugliotta with problems early and pushes the clutch in. Benza with good pass to start the weekend...Bob Benza's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.305/163.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.600.

Left Lane: Buddy Perkinson Runs 6.625/207.88, Now #1
Right Lane: Steve Kent Runs 6.644/207.11, Now #3

Perkinson launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Buddy Perkinson's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.256/165.40 mph, 1,000ft-5.542. Kent with a really nice pass. Steve Kent's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.271/164.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.558.

Left Lane: Richard Freeman Runs 6.643/208.17, Now #4
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.624/208.10, Now #1

Johnson goes to the number one spot with a real nice pass. Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.257/165.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.541. Freeman with the fastest pass of the session. Richard Freeman's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.271/164.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.560.

Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.611/208.91, Now #1
Right Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.615/208.30, Now #2

This was a good drag race with these two go to the top of the list. Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.251/165.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.532.
Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.252/165.78 mph, 1,000ft-5.534.

Left Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.602/208.52, Now #2
Right Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.592/208.94, Now #1

This was another good looking drag race as these two go to the top of the list. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.242/165.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.523.
Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.762, 660ft-4.240/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.515.

Left Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.603/209.36, Now #3
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 6.616/208.23, Now #6

Krisher sat on the starting line for a long time after the light turned green and then blast on through the 1320 with a real nice pass. Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.986 sec., 330ft-2.770, 660ft-4.252/166.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.528. Gray gets into the top half of the show...Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.254/165.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.535.

Left Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.591/209.36, Now #1
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.602/209.20, Now #3

Enders with a great pass the first to dip into the 6.50s to go to the number one spot. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.238/166.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.515. Johnson with a real nice pass... Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.764, 660ft-4.246/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.525.

Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 6.587/209.07, Now #1
Right Lane: Vincent Nobile Runs 6.592/209.07, Now #3

Brogdon goes to the number one spot. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.233/166.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.511. Nobile ties Brogdon with top speed of the session and he goes to the number three spot. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.758, 660ft-4.239/166.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.515.

Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.622/207.82, Now #12
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.602/208.88, Now #6

Anderson gets into the top half of the show...Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.773, 660ft-4.251/166.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.524. Stanfield gets into the show and that bumps out Kent.

Left Lane: Mike Edwards No Time, Now #24
Right Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.589/208.68, Now #2

Richard Freeman is on the bump spot at 6.643. Edwards with violent tire shake as soon as he let the clutch out and pushes it back in...Line launched hard and was straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.234/166.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.511.


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Final Qualifying
 

Sat, 25 Jun 2011, 03:26 PM
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Pro Stock Qualifying, Final Order

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NORWALK, Ohio - Final order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd

1 48 Erica Enders, New Orleans LA, '10 Cobalt 6.585 209.10 209.36
2 9 Rodger Brogdon, Tomball TX, '09 GXP 6.587 209.07 209.07
3 5 Jason Line, Mooresville NC, '09 GXP 6.589 208.68 208.68
4 154 Vincent Nobile, Dix Hills NY, '10 Avenger 6.592 209.07 209.07
5 2062 Ronnie Humphrey, Jacksonville NC, '08 GXP 6.592 208.94 208.94
6 3 Mike Edwards, Coweta OK, '09 GXP 6.596 208.84 208.84
7 357 Larry Morgan, Newark OH, '11 Mustang 6.600 208.49 208.49
8 6 Allen Johnson, Greeneville TN, '11 Avenger 6.602 209.20 209.20
9 1 Greg Anderson, Mooresville NC, '09 GXP 6.602 208.88 209.17
10 55 V. Gaines, Lakewood CO, '11 Avenger 6.602 208.52 208.84
11 8 Ron Krisher, Warren OH, '09 GXP 6.603 209.36 209.36
12 5037 Richard Freeman, Pauls Valley OK, '09 GXP 6.604 208.14 208.17
13 208 Warren Johnson, Sugar Hill GA, '08 Cobalt 6.611 208.91 208.91
14 4 Shane Gray, Denver NC, '09 GXP 6.616 208.23 208.52
15 21 Kurt Johnson, Sugar Hill GA, '09 GXP 6.620 208.39 208.39
16 2 Greg Stanfield, Bossier City LA, '09 GXP 6.622 207.82 208.23



------------ Not Qualified ------------


17 256 Buddy Perkinson, Hopewell VA, '11 Mustang 6.625 207.88 207.88
18 452 Steve Kent, Lottie LA, '09 GXP 6.639 207.21 207.21
19 326 Steve Spiess, Manhattan IL, '10 Cobalt 6.639 206.80 206.80
20 136 Bob Benza, Briarcliff Manor NY, '09 GXP 6.693 205.76 205.76
21 30 Steve Schmidt, Indianapolis IN, '10 Cobalt 6.696 205.85 205.85
22 102 Frank Gugliotta, Mount Airey MD, '10 Mustang 6.760 204.76 204.76
23 547 Mark Hogan, Dubuque IA, '07 GTO 7.183 145.53 145.53
24 128 John Gaydosh Jr, Baltimore MD, '09 GXP 15.293 94.96 94.96


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I saw the crash that happened yesterday. Bad luck for that guy, especially since he may not have enough to fix his car.

The Pro Stock cars are running so close tothe edge that just a little slip of one wheel and they are gone!!!!! They can be very expensive to fix for sure!!!!

Summary of Eliminations
 

Sun, 26 Jun 2011, 08:54 PM
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Summary of Eliminations in Pro Stock

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NORWALK, Ohio - Summary of eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:


Round 1:

Allen Johnson, Greeneville TN, '11 Avenger, Right lane, (0.026) 6.629 208.59 def. Greg Anderson,Mooresville NC, '09 GXP, (0.070) 6.604 208.52

Larry Morgan, Newark OH, '11 Mustang, Left lane, (0.040) 7.507 139.95 def. V. Gaines, Lakewood CO,'11 Avenger, (-0.016 foul) 6.633 208.23

Ronnie Humphrey, Jacksonville NC, '08 GXP, Right lane, (0.040) 6.626 207.66 def. Richard Freeman,Pauls Valley OK, '09 GXP, (0.059) 6.639 207.88

Mike Edwards, Coweta OK, '09 GXP, Right lane, (0.049) 6.620 208.07 def. Ron Krisher, Warren OH, '09GXP, (0.095) 6.583 209.01

Jason Line, Mooresville NC, '09 GXP, Right lane, (0.043) 6.599 207.82 def. Shane Gray, Denver NC,'09 GXP, (0.031) 6.616 208.46

Greg Stanfield, Bossier City LA, '09 GXP, Left lane, (0.033) 6.603 208.59 def. Erica Enders, NewOrleans LA, '10 Cobalt, (0.024) 6.778 208.33

Rodger Brogdon, Tomball TX, '09 GXP, Right lane, (0.026) 6.627 208.01 def. Kurt Johnson, Sugar HillGA, '09 GXP, (0.006) 12.064 96.39

Vincent Nobile, Dix Hills NY, '10 Avenger, Right lane, (0.031) 6.600 208.33 def. Warren Johnson,Sugar Hill GA, '08 Cobalt, (0.049) 11.978 78.13

Round 2:

L Morgan, Right lane, (0.035) 6.662 208.30 def. R Brogdon, (0.063) 6.644 208.52

G Stanfield, Left lane, (0.031) 6.622 208.42 def. A Johnson, (0.042) 6.635 208.88

V Nobile, Left lane, (0.048) 6.616 208.14 def. R Humphrey, (0.196) 6.671 207.94

J Line, Right lane, (0.026) 6.609 208.55 def. M Edwards, (0.059) 13.387 53.10

Round 3:

V Nobile, Left lane, (0.026) 6.616 208.26 def. G Stanfield, (-0.010 foul) 23.020 NS

L Morgan, Left lane, (0.065) 6.641 207.94 def. J Line, (0.075) 6.644 208.42

Round 4:

V Nobile, Left lane, (0.032) 6.615 208.26 def. L Morgan, (0.068) 6.657 209.30

Low ET: Ron Krisher 6.583 seconds

Top Speed: Ron Krisher 209.36 MPH



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