Mon, 07 Sep 2015, 12:42 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  361 Bo Butner                              25 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.650 209.10                     0.078  6.626 208.84
 Qualified:             #8  6.582 210.50                        #9  6.588 209.95

12:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,487 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Jeg Coughlin has won Indy 3 times in Pro Stock and he also won in Super Gas in 1992. Bo Butner was runner-up to David Rampy in Comp Eliminator here in 2004 and he won the 2015 Factory Stock Showdown here on Saturday. This is the first time these two have faced off in Pro Stock.

Butner treed the usually prompt Coughlin and beat him on a holeshot.

Bo Butner's incremental margins: 60ft(0.047), 330 ft(0.041), 660ft(0.032), 1,000ft(0.027). MOV: 0.0275 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.804, 660ft-4.293/165.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.573.
Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.017 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.274/166.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.549.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jason Line                             52 Deric Kramer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.626 208.59                     0.034  6.665 208.42
 Qualified:             #7  6.580 209.95                       #10  6.602 208.84

Jason Line was runner-up to his teammate, Greg Anderson, here in 2011. This is Jason's 13th race here in Pro Stock. This is Deric Kramer's' first trip to Indy. Line is 4-0 against Kramer, all in round one matchups.

They left five thousandths apart and Line led at every timing increment after that, slowly extending his lead.

Jason Line's incremental margins: 60ft(0.015), 330 ft(0.023), 660ft(0.028), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0341 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.779, 660ft-4.266/165.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.546.
Deric Kramer's incremental times: 60ft-1.020 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.299/165.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.584.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shane Gray                             10 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.624 209.69                     0.049  6.641 209.17
 Qualified:             #6  6.579 210.18                       #11  6.605 209.17

Shane Gray is the defending event champion. The last PS driver to defend his Indy win was Dave Connolly in 2007 & 2008. This (#11) is just the 2nd time this year that Chris McGaha has started from the bottom half of the field. The #11 Pro Stock qualifier has never won this race. McGaha holds a 4-2 record against Gray, but they are 1-1 in round one.

McGaha picked up a hundredth on the tree, but it wasn't quite enough to hold off Gray's hard charge.

Shane Gray's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(0.002), 660ft(0.001), 1,000ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0071 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.788, 660ft-4.273/166.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.549.
Chris McGaha's incremental times: 60ft-1.014 sec., 330ft-2.800, 660ft-4.284/165.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.564.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Allen Johnson                          37 Larry Morgan                 
E1                   0.027  6.621 209.17     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.603 209.85
 Qualified:             #5  6.576 209.26                       #12  6.612 209.07

Larry Morgan won his first Pro Stock race here in 1989. He then went to the finals in each of the next three years but came up short each time. His most recent final round was 2008 when he was runner-up to Dave Connolly. This is Larry's 29th U.S. Nationals in Pro Stock. Allen Johnson has 30 round wins against Larry and that's the most for him against any driver he has faced. 26 of those have come in round one matchups.

Johnson had three thousandths in the bank at the green, ran the second-quickest ET of the round and lost. Morgan posted low ET of the round so far and led all the way from 60 fet to the stripe.

Larry Morgan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.010), 330 ft(0.012), 660ft(0.013), 1,000ft(0.013). MOV: 0.0155 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.268/166.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.544.
Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.771, 660ft-4.252/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.528.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                            9 V. Gaines                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.604 209.49                     0.029  6.637 209.10
 Qualified:             #4  6.571 210.54                       #13  6.620 209.01

Erica Enders was runner-up here in 2012. V. Gaines has been runner-up here twice, in 2013 and 1997. Enders holds a commanding 11-2 record against Gaines, 3-0 in round one.

Gaines had a small holeshot advantage at the green, but Enders led by the time they went 330 feet and stayed ahead the rest of the way, winning with the second-quickest ET so far. Morgan was a thousandth quicker and will have lane choice when the two race each other in round two.

Erica Enders' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.006), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.012), 1,000ft(0.018). MOV: 0.0218 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.254/166.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.528.
V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.278/166.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.558.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  233 Greg Anderson                         442 Aaron Stanfield              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.943  6.602 209.85                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #1  6.562 210.70                       #16  6.636 208.84

Greg Anderson has 6 wins here and that is the most for any active Pro Stock driver. He is tied with Warren Johnson for second on the Pro Stock list behind Bob Glidden (9). This is the 4th time Greg has qualified #1 at Indy and in each of the three previous times he went on to win the event. Aaron's Stanfield's first race was here last year and he is making his fifth career start. He will be the 75th different driver that has raced Greg Anderson.

Updated weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,829 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Stanfield took too long to light the stage bulb and was timed out. Easy win for Anderson. He ran low ET of the round and will have lane choice against Butner in round two.

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.772, 660ft-4.253/166.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.528.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Jonathan Gray                         154 Vincent Nobile               
E1                  -0.001  7.431 132.93     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.630 209.59
 Qualified:             #2  6.567 210.05                       #15  6.630 209.46

Jonathan Gray and Vincent Nobile are both noted for their ability to "cut good lights." This is the eighth time they have faced each other and Nobile holds a 5-2 record in prior matchups, 5-1 in round one meetings.

Gray went red by a thousandth of a second and Nobile gets to race Line in round two. Line will have lane choice.

Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.793, 660ft-4.278/166.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.555.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  390 Drew Skillman                        4255 Alex Laughlin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.605 209.59                     0.055  6.632 209.33
 Qualified:             #3  6.569 210.37                       #14  6.628 209.20

This is the first time Skillman and Laughlin have faced each other, not surprising since this is Laughlin's second start (his first was Sonoma this year) and Skillman's sixteenth. It is the first Indy start for both drivers.

Skillman had a nice holeshot and put the Gas Monkey Garage Camaro in the trailer. He ran the fourth quickest ET of the round and will have lane choice against Shane Gray in round two.

Drew Skillman's margins: 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(0.038), 660ft(0.045), 1,000ft(0.051). MOV: 0.0534 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.775, 660ft-4.254/166.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.529.
Alex Laughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.003 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.273/165.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.554.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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