Sun, 24 Feb 2013, 14:39 PM
Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th
annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
445 Greg Stanfield 3 Vincent Nobile
E1 -0.003 7.354 135.63 ****WINNER**** 0.014 8.750 109.09
Qualified: #9 6.561 210.73 #8 6.555 211.13
Vincent Nobile and Greg Stanfield are two of the best on the starting line. Greg leaves first
69% of the time while Vincent is even better leaving first a remarkable 78% of the time..Nobile won
this race in 2011. Stanfield was just a few ticks click on the tree and turned on the red light.
Nobile was out of the groove early and over by the wall so he pushed in the clutch as he already
had the win. Stanfield got real loose around half track and he too pushed in the clutch.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
11 Shane Gray 4 Erica Enders-Stevens
E1 0.067 6.652 188.44 ****WINNER**** 0.038 6.561 212.39
Qualified: #10 6.568 210.57 #7 6.555 211.86
Enders-Stevens is 7 - 2 against Gray in prior events. enders-Stevens is out of the gate first
and never trailed for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
41 Rodger Brogdon 25 Jeg Coughlin
E1 0.049 17.529 46.85 ****WINNER**** 0.027 6.537 212.49
Qualified: #11 6.578 210.70 #6 6.544 211.36
Jeg Coughlin won this race in 2000 & 2009. Coughlin is 6 - 3 against Brogdon in prior events.
Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win as Brogdon shook hard right
at the hit. Coughlin with the quickest pass of the round, so far.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
666 Matt Hartford 5 Greg Anderson
E1 0.082 6.608 210.73 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.543 212.63
Qualified: #13 6.614 210.24 #4 6.536 212.56
As hard as it may be to believe Greg Anderson has not been past the second round at a race
since Sonoma of last year, eleven races ago.
Anderson is 2 - 0 against Hartford in prior events. Anderson with a great light and never trailed
for the win. Hartford with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
10 Larry Morgan 7 V. Gaines
E1 0.032 6.713 182.85 ****WINNER**** 0.042 6.564 212.06
Qualified: #15 6.633 209.10 #2 6.529 212.63
Larry Morgan wins a bigger percentage of rounds on holeshots than almost anyone in the class
and he'll need to be good to beat V. Gaines who qualified second for the second consecutive
race..Gaines won this race in 2008. Morgan with the starting line advantage, but Gaines had the
difference made up by the time they went past the Christmas tree. Gaines will give up lane choice
to Enders-Stevens in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
452 Steve Kent 6 Mike Edwards
E1 0.095 6.592 210.21 ****WINNER**** 0.047 6.541 212.83
Qualified: #16 6.638 208.10 #1 6.498 213.13
Mike Edwards qualified #1 for the fifth straight year in Phoenix. He is the second driver to do
that (Warren Johnson). He has qualified No. 1 six times here including his first No. 1 qualifying
spot. Mike is 37 - 5 in round one matches when he is the number one qualifier although he did lose
in Pomona in round one after leading qualifying. He has 12 wins from the No. 1 spot including one
win here. Edwards with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Edwards will
have lane choice over Nobile in the next round. Kent with his quickest pass of the weekend in the
losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
52 Deric Kramer 2 Jason Line
E1 0.047 6.609 209.79 ****WINNER**** 0.054 6.554 212.83
Qualified: #14 6.624 208.30 #3 6.535 212.56
Jason Line is the defending event champion. Deric Kramer is looking for his first round win in
this, his fourth pro start. Kramer with the starting line advantage, but Line had the difference
made up by 100 feet and took the win by about 15 feet. Line will give up lane choice to Coughlin
in the next round. Kramer with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4264 Chris McGaha 1 Allen Johnson
E1 0.154 6.576 211.36 ****WINNER**** 0.048 6.540 212.79
Qualified: #12 6.582 210.57 #5 6.542 212.03
Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 28.72
inches, adjusted altitude 1,717 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.Johnson is 1 - 0 against
McGaha in prior events. Johnson with a big starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
Johnson will have lane choice over Anderson in the next round. McGaha with his quickest pass of
the weekend in the losing effort.
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