Sun, 17 Mar 2013, 14:09 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Allen Johnson                           4 Erica Enders-Stevens         
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  7.201 151.44                     0.018 13.412  63.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hartford  ) 0.033  6.514 212.49      (S Gray      ) 0.015  6.505 212.96
 Qualified:             #2  6.481 213.64                        #7  6.505 212.66

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 1,671 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Johnson is 7 - 6 against Enders-Stevens in prior events. Johnson with a near perfect light and then got win when Enders-Stevens had violent tire shake and clicked it off. Johnson with tire shake early and was over close to the centerline and pedaled it.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                            5 Greg Anderson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.526 212.29                     0.043  6.540 211.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.025  6.510 212.83      (K Johnson   ) 0.027  6.504 212.16
 Qualified:             #4  6.487 213.23                        #5  6.493 212.03

Anderson is 40 - 30 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win by 0.0396 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 V. Gaines                               2 Jason Line                   
E2                   0.134  6.507 212.33     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.517 211.96
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Jones     ) 0.042  6.505 212.63      (R Brogdon   ) 0.029  6.492 212.59
 Qualified:             #6  6.504 213.47                        #3  6.483 213.10

Line is 20 - 8 against Gaines in prior events. Line with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Line will have the lane choice over Johnson in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Vincent Nobile                          6 Mike Edwards                 
E2                   0.039  6.516 212.26     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.488 213.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C McGaha    ) 0.025  6.545 211.79      (W Johnson   ) 0.072  6.473 213.57
 Qualified:             #8  6.513 212.86                        #1  6.473 214.31

Nobile is 5 - 3 against Edwards in prior events. Edwards with the starting line advantage and never trails and runs the quickest pass of the round for the win. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.184/169.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.434. Edwards will have lane choice over coughlin in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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