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Sun, 04 Oct 2015, 14:19 PM

Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual NHRA Keystone Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Chris McGaha                            7 Jonathan Gray                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.951 160.38                    -0.020  8.774  98.87
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Smeland   ) 0.036  6.498 213.84      (A Johnson   ) 0.022  6.512 212.73
 Qualified:             #2  6.514 213.03                        #7  6.550 211.86

Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 799 feet, track temperature 66 degrees.

McGaha is 5 - 3 against Gray in prior events. Gray was too quick on the tree and turned on the red light and then McGaha appeared to be on a good pass, but then pushed the clutch in just past half track. He gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   37 Larry Morgan                            9 V. Gaines                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.500 213.64                     0.014  6.900 157.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gray      ) 0.034  6.480 213.84      (D Skillman  ) 0.042  6.527 212.23
 Qualified:             #8  6.561 213.03                       #16  6.922 155.33

Since 1990 this is just the 2nd time that the #16 qualifier in Pro Stock at Maple Grove beat the top qualifier. Morgan is 13 - 11 against Gaines in prior events. Morgan with a great light and was straight down the groove for the win. Gaines was right there with him on the tree, but then drifted out of the groove over by the centerline and clicked it off.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  361 Bo Butner                               1 Erica Enders                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.503 212.53                     0.004  6.582 202.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Prusiensky) 0.055  6.478 213.77      (K Delco     ) 0.039  6.670 199.46
 Qualified:             #3  6.517 212.46                        #6  6.537 213.13

Enders is 3 - 0 against Butner in prior events. The word is Enders' team had to make an engine swap between rounds. Enders with a great light and the lead until around 400 feet when Butner drove around her and took the win. Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0546 seconds (approximately 16 feet). Butner will lane choice over McGaha in the semifinal.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  233 Greg Anderson                           2 Jason Line                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.488 213.98                     0.074  6.967 156.48
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gaydosh   ) 0.028  6.479 214.31      (V Nobile    ) 0.022  6.477 213.91
 Qualified:             #4  6.526 213.23                        #5  6.536 213.23

Anderson is 29 - 24 against Line in prior events. Anderson with the starting line advantage and then makes the quickest pass of the round for the win. Line pushed in the clutch early. Anderson will have lane choice over Morgan in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink