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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Drew Skillman 1 Bo Butner
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.039 6.618 207.88 0.057 6.637 208.30
Qualified: #8 6.615 208.55 #9 6.615 208.04
Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.38
inches, adjusted altitude 3,477 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.Drew Skillman won this race in 2016 and was runner-up last year. Skillman is 9 - 7 against Butner in prior events. Skillman with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Drew Skillman's MOV: 0.0373 seconds (approximately 11 feet). Skillman is a few ticks off his qualifying
time. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 15 Tanner Gray 52 Deric Kramer E1 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.626 207.85 0.037 6.627 207.66 Qualified: #7 6.614 208.14 #10 6.623 208.49For his career Tanner Gray is an impressive 38 - 6 in the first round (86%). By comparison, Jeg Coughlin won 71% of his first round races, Bob Glidden won 76% and Greg Anderson won 77%. Gray is 5 - 3 against Kramer in prior events. Gray with the starting line advantage and never trailed
for the win. Tanner Gray's MOV: 0.0283 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 40 Alex Laughlin 666 Matt Hartford E1 0.053 6.617 206.23 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.633 207.08 Qualified: #6 6.612 206.86 #11 6.624 207.08Alex Laughlin was runner-up here in 2016. Hartford with the starting line advantage and the
power to hold on for the hole shot win. Matt Hartford's MOV: 0.0134 seconds (approximately 4
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Erica Enders 9 Chris McGaha
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.606 207.59 0.085 6.631 208.07
Qualified: #5 6.612 208.33 #12 6.626 208.52
Erica Enders was the 2015 champ here and the runner-up in 2012.Enders is 18 - 9 against McGaha in prior events. Enders with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
She runs her quickest pass of the weekend for the win. She runs the quickest pass of race
day. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Vincent Nobile 410M Fernando Cuadra E1 ****WINNER**** 0.003 6.607 207.56 0.038 6.648 207.72 Qualified: #4 6.609 208.10 #13 6.641 208.10Nobile is 1 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events. Nobile with a great light and then runs the
second quickest pass of the round for the win. He will give up lane choice to enders in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Jason Line 150 Kenny Delco
E1 0.079 6.601 207.56 ****WINNER**** 0.019 6.642 206.39
Qualified: #3 6.601 207.75 #14 6.655 207.69
Jason Line won here in 2011, 2013 and 2017. The last Pro Stock driver to win here in
consecutive years was Greg Anderson (2009 and 2010). Jason starts the day with 890 round wins which
is tied for 15th place on the all-time profession list.Line is 6 - 0 against Delco in prior events. Delco with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Kenny Delco's MOV: 0.0195 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Line runs low E.T. of race day in the
losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Greg Anderson 106 Alan Prusiensky
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.621 208.36 0.065 6.659 206.51
Qualified: #2 6.600 208.42 #15 6.666 205.41
Greg Anderson has four wins in Ennis and that's the most for any Pro Stock driver. He has only
lost twice in round one this year and that is the best in the Pro Stock class.Anderson is 9 - 0 against Prusiensky in prior events. Anderson with starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Gray in the next round. Prusiensky 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
7 Jeg Coughlin 1465 Val Smeland
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.060 6.624 207.59 0.058 6.754 205.57
Qualified: #1 6.599 207.53 #16 6.747 206.35
Jeg Coughlin has four final round appearances in Ennis and he won here in 2002.This is the first time Coughlin and Smeland have faced each other in eliminations. Smeland with a couple
ticks on the tree, but coughlin has the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas
tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Coughlin will give up lane choice to Skillman in
the next round.
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