Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 15:53 PM
Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th
annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
51 Dave Connolly 8 Greg Anderson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.007 6.528 212.33 0.020 6.913 163.77
Qualified: #9 6.547 211.73 #8 6.547 211.89
Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.01
inches, adjusted altitude 2,354 feet, track temperature 90 degrees. Greg Anderson has five wins
at this event and that is the most for any active Pro Stock driver. Connolly is 20 - 19 against
Anderson in prior events. Connolly with a great light and never trailed for the win as Anderson
pushed in the clutch early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4264 Chris McGaha 13 Jonathan Gray
E1 0.039 6.536 211.59 ****WINNER**** 0.002 6.545 211.66
Qualified: #10 6.548 210.70 #7 6.543 211.83
Gray is 2 - 1 against McGaha in prior events. Gray with the starting line advantage with a near
perfect light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jonathan Gray's MOV: 0.0281 seconds
(approximately 9 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Allen Johnson 10 Rodger Brogdon
E1 0.025 8.475 114.04 ****WINNER**** 0.061 6.528 212.19
Qualified: #6 6.539 211.33 #11 6.550 211.36
Johnson is 7 - 3 against Brogdon in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and
then gets real loose and makes a move toward the centerline and finally has to push in the
clutch.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
666 Matt Hartford 154 Vincent Nobile
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.048 6.520 211.39 0.071 6.507 213.30
Qualified: #12 6.562 211.06 #5 6.538 211.96
Nobile is 2 - 0 against Hartford in prior events. Hartford with the starting line advantage
and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Matt Hartford's MOV: 0.0104 seconds (approximately
3 feet). Nobile with the quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Vincent Nobile's
incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.194/168.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.450.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 V. Gaines 1 Jeg Coughlin
E1 0.153 6.524 212.69 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.522 212.36
Qualified: #13 6.577 211.43 #4 6.534 211.89
Coughlin is 17 - 10 against Gaines in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage
and the win light. Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Jeg Coughlin's
incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.206/168.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.462. Coughlin
will give up lane choice to Hartford in the next round. Gaines with his quickest pass of the
weekend in the losing effort.
V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.208/168.58 mph,
1,000ft-5.464.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7236 Jeff Isbell 3 Jason Line
E1 -0.010 6.634 208.65 ****WINNER**** 0.083 6.496 213.06
Qualified: #16 6.724 206.80 #1 6.517 212.19
Jason Line is 193-65 (75%) in round one for his career and he is 9-1 in round one at this
event. IsBell is just a few ticks too quick on the tree and turned on the rd light. Line with the
quickest pass of the weekend for the easy win. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec.,
330ft-2.723, 660ft-4.183/168.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.438. He will have lane choice over Connolly in the
next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
445 Greg Stanfield 11 Shane Gray
E1 0.017 6.578 210.54 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.516 212.13
Qualified: #15 6.601 209.39 #2 6.522 211.26
Stanfield is 4 - 3 against Gray in prior events. Stanfield with the starting line advantage
and the lead until around 100 feet when Gray took the lead and the win. He runs the second
quickest pass of the round. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.727,
660ft-4.191/168.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.452. Stanfield with his quickest pass of the weekend in the
losing effort. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.757,
660ft-4.234/166.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.506.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
12 Larry Morgan 6 Erica Enders-Stevens
E1 0.031 6.551 210.93 ****WINNER**** 0.062 6.494 213.47
Qualified: #14 6.583 209.30 #3 6.526 211.99
Erica Enders-Stevens is 83-40 in round one for her career (67%) but is just 1 - 4 in the first
round at this event. This is the 27th time that Larry Morgan has competed at this event in Pro
Stock and that is the second most for any driver in Pro Stock history (Warren Johnson - 35).
Enders-Stevens is 11 - 4 against Morgan in prior events. Morgan with the starting line advantage
and the lead until just past half track when Enders-Stevens chased him down. Enders-Stevens with
the quickest pass of the event for the win. Erica Enders-Stevens' MOV: 0.0262 seconds
(approximately 8 feet). Morgan with his his quickest pass in the losing effort. Enders-Stevens
will have lane choice over Brogdon in the next round.
Timing data courtesy of
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