Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 13:28 PM
Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th
annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Vincent Nobile 7 V. Gaines
E1 0.046 6.581 210.47 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.574 211.39
Qualified: #8 6.582 210.47 #9 6.582 210.31
Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.36
inches, adjusted altitude 2,687 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.Nobile is 5 - 1 against
Gaines in prior events. Gaines is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win light.
Gaines with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Nobile 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
5 Greg Anderson 25 Jeg Coughlin
E1 0.028 6.585 210.60 ****WINNER**** 0.028 6.566 210.60
Qualified: #7 6.567 210.64 #10 6.583 210.05
Greg Anderson is 40-32 against Jeg Coughlin in his career but he is 0-2 against him this year.
This is a must win for Anderson if he wants to keep his title hopes alive..Greg has won this race
four times and that's the most for any Pro Stock driver. They had identical reaction times, but
then it was all Coughlin for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0196 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Anderson slowed from his qualifying
time in the lost. Anderson with the lost dropped to the number nine spot.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Mike Edwards 10 Larry Morgan
E1 0.066 6.565 210.41 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.624 208.71
Qualified: #6 6.567 211.26 #11 6.601 209.33
This is only the third time this year that Mike Edwards has qualified lower than 3rd in the
field. Edwards is 16 - 11 against Morgan in prior events. Morgan with a great light and had
enough power to hold on for the hole shot win. Larry Morgan's MOV: 0.0029 seconds (approximately
11 inches). Edwards with his quickest of weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Jason Line 41 Rodger Brogdon
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.039 6.555 211.20 0.013 6.662 209.52
Qualified: #5 6.566 211.06 #12 6.607 209.98
Jason Line won here in 2011. Line is 7 - 2 against Brogdon in prior events. Brogdon with a
great light, but Line chases him down by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Line with the
quickest pass of the event for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Allen Johnson 445 Greg Stanfield
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.031 6.550 211.79 0.037 6.607 209.30
Qualified: #4 6.564 211.23 #13 6.609 209.07
Allen Johnson is the defending event champion...Greg Stanfield won here in 2008. Johnson is 19
- 10 against Stanfield in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and never trailed
for the win with the quickest pass of the event. Allen Johnson's MOV: 0.0636 seconds
(approximately 20 feet). Johnson will have lane choice over Line in the next round. Stanfield
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
4 Erica Enders-Stevens 4264 Chris McGaha
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.573 210.31 0.036 6.641 208.78
Qualified: #1 6.557 210.93 #16 6.654 208.68
Erica Enders-Stevens was runner-up here last year. Like most of the drivers in the 6 thru 10
spot in the points she needs some round wins today to keep close to the leaders..This is her sixth
number one spot and the fifth time a Chevrolet has been the Top Qualifier at this event.
Enders-Stevens is 3 - 1 against McGaha in prior events. Fenders-Stevens with a slight starting
line advantage and the win by 0.0707 seconds (approximately 22 feet). She will have lane choice
over Gaines by 0.001 seconds in the next round. McGaha 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
317 Rickie Jones 666 Matt Hartford
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.046 6.573 211.33 0.056 6.645 208.75
Qualified: #2 6.559 210.90 #15 6.622 209.14
Rickie Jones could be the sleeper in the field. This is the second time in his last three races
that he has qualified #2..Matt Hartford is making his 18th NHRA Pro Stock start. Jones is 2 - 0
against Hartford in prior events. Jones is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win.
Jones 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
11 Shane Gray 452 Steve Kent
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.085 6.594 210.67 0.121 7.031 156.19
Qualified: #3 6.563 210.60 #14 6.612 209.92
After back-to-back DNQ's at this race Shane Gray will be making his second start here. He is
fifth in the points so this is a critical race for him. Gray is 1 - 0 against Kent in prior
events. Gray with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Gray will have lane
choice over Morgan in the next round.
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