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CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Vincent Nobile 2 Greg Anderson E1 ****WINNER**** 0.012 6.522 211.30 0.047 18.517 33.29 Qualified: #8 6.545 211.66 #7 6.531 211.93Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 1,211 feet, track temperature 85 degrees. Greg Anderson won here in 2010 and has been the runner-up in each of the last two years. Vincent Nobile is 21 - 6 in round 1 when starting 8th. Anderson is 17 - 14 against Nobile in prior events. Nobile with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Nobile with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Anderson with severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed in the
clutch. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 52 Deric Kramer 40 Alex Laughlin E1 0.054 16.308 37.67 ****WINNER**** 0.037 6.505 211.83 Qualified: #9 6.550 211.03 #6 6.525 211.03Laughlin is 2 - 1 against Kramer in prior events. Laughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of the event for the win. Kramer with a severe
tire shake and he pushes in the clutch.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Bo Butner 3 Jason Line
E1 0.022 6.526 211.76 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.503 211.96
Qualified: #10 6.556 211.56 #5 6.523 211.59
Jason Line is the only Pro Stock driver to have won this race twice. He also has been the
runner-up here three times. In ten years here he is 8 - 2 in the first round. This is his 892nd
round which is 15th most among all pro drivers.Butner with the starting line advantage, but Line chased him down by half track and never trailed from there on for the win. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0112 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Line runs low E.T. of the event for the win. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 410M Fernando Cuadra 7 Jeg Coughlin E1 0.081 6.535 210.77 ****WINNER**** 0.047 6.499 212.76 Qualified: #11 6.568 210.34 #4 6.522 211.69Jeg Coughlin has raced 87 drivers in his Pro Stock career and almost half, 42 of them, including Fernando Cuadra, have never beaten him. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Coughlin with the quickest pass of the weekend for the win and lane choice over Line in the next round. Cuadra with his career quickest pass in the losing
effort. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 29 Shane Tucker 5 Drew Skillman E1 0.010 12.410 71.33 ****WINNER**** 0.030 6.522 212.09 Qualified: #14 6.733 204.35 #1 6.509 211.30This is Drew Skillman's second No.1 spot of the year and they have both come at this track. This is Shane Tucker's 21st start. Skillman is 2 - 0 against Tucker in prior events. Tucker after not making pass yesterday worked into the night to have a car for race day. He is first off the line, but has problems and pushes the clutch back in. Skillman will have a bye into the
semifinal. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 106 Alan Prusiensky 15 Tanner Gray E1 0.074 12.705 69.24 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.537 211.63 Qualified: #12 6.608 209.72 #3 6.516 212.33Tanner Gray is the defending event champion. In ten years of this event no Pro Stock driver has won in back-to-back years. This is the 58th start for Alan Prusiensky. Gray is 2 - 0 against Prusiensky in prior events. Gray with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.
He will give up lane choice to Laughlin in next round. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 2222 Wally Stroupe 6 Erica Enders E1 0.005 6.722 205.79 ****WINNER**** 0.074 6.493 212.73 Qualified: #13 6.708 206.01 #2 6.513 211.96This is the 27th time that Erica Enders has started from the second spot and that is the most for her of any starting position. She is 22 - 4 in round 1 when qualifying second. This is Wally Stroupe's 10th start in Pro Stock and he is looking for his first round win. The No. 13 Pro Stock qualifier is 5 - 16 in round 1 this year. This is the first time Stroupe and Enders have faced each other in eliminations. Stroupe with a great light, but Enders had the lead by 330 feet and
never trailed from there on for the win. She runs low E.T. of event and her quickest pass of the
season for the win. She will have lane choice over Nobile in the next round.
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