Sun, 12 Nov 2017, 18:35 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Bo Butner                               2 Greg Anderson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.551 210.05                     0.041  6.564 209.92
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Coughlin  ) 0.067  6.567 210.08      (B Self      ) 0.020  6.567 209.75
E1    (S Gray      ) 0.081  6.581 210.57      (A Prusiensky) 0.055  6.567 209.36
 Qualified:             #5  6.559 211.20                        #1  6.541 209.79

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 2,675 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Anderson is 8 - 6 against Butner in prior events.

Anderson with a slight starting line advantage, but Butner made up the difference by the time they went by the Christmas tree and then increased the lead at every increment down the track for the win. Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0097 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Butner keeps his Championship hopes alive.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Tanner Gray                             1 Jason Line                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.555 210.87                    -0.007  6.556 210.64
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Skillman  ) 0.002  6.559 210.37      (E Enders    ) 0.038  6.561 210.44
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.016  6.555 210.70      (D Kramer    ) 0.028  6.550 210.97
 Qualified:             #6  6.562 210.50                        #2  6.546 210.14

Gray and Line have each won 4 times against the other in prior events.

Line is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Gray the win. Gray will give up lane choice to Butner in the final by 0.004 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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