Sun, 28 Oct 2018, 15:21 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Erica Enders                            2 Greg Anderson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.644 206.45                     0.066  6.655 207.37
 Qualified:             #8  6.636 206.70                        #9  6.638 205.57

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 27.94 inches, adjusted altitude 4,471 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Anderson is 16 - 13 against Enders in prior events.

Erica Enders won here in 2014 and 2015. She is 7 - 4 in the first round when starting from the No. 8 spot. Greg Anderson's five wins here are the most for any Pro Stock driver. He is the defending event champion. Greg is 13 - 2 in round one at this race and he starts the day with 798 round wins. This is just the second time this year he has started from the bottom half of the field…

Enders with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Erica Enders' MOV: 0.0288 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Bo Butner                              40 Alex Laughlin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.653 207.56                     0.021  6.655 205.16
 Qualified:             #7  6.636 207.56                       #10  6.643 205.63

Laughlin is 5 - 2 against Butner in prior events.

Bo Butner has been the runner-up here in two of the last three years.

Butner with a near perfect light and never trailed for the win. Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0212 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Chris McGaha                           52 Deric Kramer                 
E1                   0.067  6.657 207.37     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.663 206.80
 Qualified:             #6  6.633 207.91                       #11  6.650 206.70

McGaha is 8 - 1 against Kramer in prior events.

Kramer with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Deric Kramer's MOV: 0.0141 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Tanner Gray                           106 Alan Prusiensky              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.646 206.64                    -0.103  8.607 111.14
 Qualified:             #5  6.631 205.79                       #12  6.650 205.79

Gray is 3 - 0 against Prusiensky in prior events.

This is the 20th consecutive race where Tanner Gray has qualified in the top half of the field. Alan Prusiensky is making his 59th start and he is the only driver in the field not driving a Camaro.

Prusiensky goes red to give Gray the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Drew Skillman                          10 Vincent Nobile               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.646 206.48                     0.040  6.661 204.94
 Qualified:             #4  6.631 206.86                       #13  6.653 203.89

Nobile is 9 - 6 against Skillman in prior events.

Nobile with a tick advantage on the tree, but Skillman had the lead by half track and never trailed from there on for the win. Drew Skillman's MOV: 0.0141 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

He ties Gray's E.T., but will give up lane choice based on his slower speed by 0.16 mph.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  666 Matt Hartford                        410M Fernando Cuadra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.641 205.51                     0.070  6.723 205.54
 Qualified:             #3  6.629 206.26                       #14  6.686 206.26

This is the best starting spot for Matt Hartford since the Norwalk race.

This is the first time Hartford and Cuadra have faced each other in eliminations.

Hartford with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Kramer 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   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.640 206.86                     0.086  6.693 205.16
 Qualified:             #2  6.628 206.61                       #15  6.693 205.51

Line is 6 - 1 against Delco in prior events.

Jason Line's win in Charlotte was the 300th for Chevrolet in Pro Stock. Jason became just the 17th driver in all classes to record 50 or more wins at national events (48 Pro Stock and 2 Stock). Kenny Delco is making his 121st start and his 15th from the No. 15 starting spot. He is 3 - 11 in round one when starting from the No. 15 spot.

Line with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Line with the quickest pass of race day for the win and lane choice against Butner in the next rounds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Jeg Coughlin                          799 Steve Graham                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.635 206.86                     0.018  6.714 204.91
 Qualified:             #1  6.628 206.73                       #16  6.715 205.13

Jeg Coughlin won this race in 2002 and 2008. This is his 28th No. 1 spot and his fifth this year and that's the most for him in any single year of his Pro Stock career. This is the 10th start for Steve Graham and he is the 88th driver to face Jeg in eliminations in Pro Stock. The No. 1 Pro Stock qualifier at this race is 16 - 1 in round one.

Coughlin with a near perfect light and runs low E.T. of race day for the win. He will have lane choice over Enders in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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