Sun, 27 Apr 2014, 13:59 PM
Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 27th
annual O'Reilly NHRA SpringNationals presented by Super Start Batteries:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
13 Jonathan Gray 7 V. Gaines
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.645 209.82 0.075 6.642 211.06
Qualified: #8 6.595 210.08 #9 6.597 210.31
Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.62
inches, adjusted altitude 2,517 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.This is the first time Gray
and Gaines have faced each other in eliminations. Gray with the starting line advantage and the
power to hold on for the hole shot. This is his first round win. Jonathan Gray's MOV: 0.0585
seconds (approximately 18 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Jason Line 4264 Chris McGaha
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 6.626 209.69 0.100 6.611 210.60
Qualified: #7 6.594 210.80 #10 6.599 211.26
Chris McGaha will be the 61st different driver that Jason Line has faced in his Pro Stock
career..Jason has 391 round wins coming into today and that is eighth best in the history of the
class. Line with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win.
Jason Line's MOV: 0.0455 seconds (approximately 14 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Jeg Coughlin 8 Greg Anderson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.609 210.08 0.015 6.670 209.36
Qualified: #6 6.592 210.47 #11 6.601 210.34
Greg Anderson makes his return after sitting out the first five races of the year following
heart surgery and he will resume action against his arch rival, Jeg Coughlin..This will be the 20th
meeting between the two in round one races with Greg holding a slim 10 - 9 advantage in their
previous encounters...Both Greg and Jeg have won this event twice. Anderson is 41 - 33 against
Coughlin in prior events. A couple great light with Coughlin leaving first and he never trailed
for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
154 Vincent Nobile 12 Larry Morgan
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.013 6.618 209.82 -0.033 6.632 209.01
Qualified: #5 6.585 210.57 #12 6.610 209.56
Nobile is 7 - 2 against Morgan in prior events. Morgan is too quick on the tree and turned on
the red light. Nobile with a good looking pass for the easy win...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
11 Shane Gray 452 Steve Kent
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.052 6.627 209.85 -0.031 6.648 208.88
Qualified: #4 6.582 210.44 #13 6.619 209.69
Gray is 4 - 0 against Kent in prior events. Kent turns on the red light and Gray gets the
freebie. Gray with a good pass, but he will give up lane choice to Nobile in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
51 Dave Connolly 10 Rodger Brogdon
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.614 210.08 0.043 6.640 208.88
Qualified: #3 6.574 210.05 #14 6.634 209.46
Connolly is 1 - 0 against Brogdon in prior events. Connolly with the starting line advantage
and never trailed for the win by 0.0356 seconds (approximately 11 feet). connolly will give up
lane choice to Coughlin in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Allen Johnson 445 Greg Stanfield
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.102 6.581 211.06 0.030 6.692 206.92
Qualified: #1 6.555 211.63 #16 6.655 207.88
Alan Johnson starts from the top spot for the 32nd time in his career. He is an impressive 29
-2 in round one when starting from the # position..Greg Stanfield has won four times (in 9 tries)
when starting 16th and that's a very good percentage for any driver starting from the last spot in
the field. Stanfield with a big starting line advantage, but Johnson had the horsepower to chase
him down around 800 feet. Johnson with the quickest pass of the day for the win. Allen Johnson's
incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.241/167.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.511. Allen
Johnson's MOV: 0.0398 seconds (approximately 12 feet). Johnson will have lane choice over
Jonathan Gray in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Erica Enders-Stevens 666 Matt Hartford
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.006 6.578 211.26 0.035 6.695 207.78
Qualified: #2 6.562 211.36 #15 6.655 209.14
Enders-Stevens is 1 - 0 against Hartford in prior events. Enders-Stevens with a great light
and then runs the quickest pass of the day for the win. Erica Enders-Stevens' incremental times:
60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.238/167.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.509. She will have lane choice over
Line in the next round.
Timing data courtesy of
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