Sun, 02 May 2021, 12:38 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  660 Dallas Glenn                            5 Matt Hartford                
E1                   0.002  6.635 208.97     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.592 207.37
 Qualified:             #9  6.584 209.07                        #8  6.581 208.26

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,007 feet.

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

Glenn with a near perfect light, but Hartford had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Matt Hartford's MOV: 0.0304 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  127 Val Smeland                           107 Kyle Koretsky                
E1                   0.057  6.675 207.62     ****WINNER****  0.050  6.594 208.36
 Qualified:            #10  6.598 208.71                        #7  6.581 209.56

This is the first time Smeland and Koretsky have faced each other in eliminations.

Koretsky with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Smeland made a quick move toward the centerline, but reeled it in. He couldn't chase Koretsky down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  154 Vincent Nobile                        300 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057  6.615 208.39                    -0.500 14.562 114.79
 Qualified:            #11  6.600 208.62                        #6  6.563 209.39

Vincent Nobile won here in 2018.

This is the first time Nobile and Coughlin Jr. have faced each other in eliminations.

Vincent Nobile won here in 2018.

Coughlin with problems on the starting line and left before the third amber to give Nobile the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  150 Kenny Delco                             8 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.079  6.624 207.72                     0.114  6.604 209.30
 Qualified:            #12  6.603 209.23                        #5  6.563 210.24

McGaha is 5 - 3 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: 0.0157 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 409M Cristian Cuadra                         7 Aaron Stanfield              
E1                  -0.090  6.769 209.07     ****WINNER****  0.038  6.563 209.88
 Qualified:            #14  6.634 209.39                        #3  6.555 209.56

Cuadra and Stanfield have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Cuadra goes red to give Stanfield the win. He will have lane choice over Nobile in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.                    52 Deric Kramer                 
E1                   0.019  6.636 208.30     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.583 209.20
 Qualified:            #15  6.652 208.71                        #2  6.554 210.21

Cuadra Jr. is 2 - 1 against Kramer in prior events.

Cuadra Jr. with the starting line advantage, but Kramer has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Deric Kramer's MOV: 0.0327 seconds (approximately 10 feet). He will have lane choice over Koretsky in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 410M Fernando Cuadra                         4 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.048  6.663 208.04     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.560 209.82
 Qualified:            #16  6.658 208.75                        #1  6.548 210.41

This is the first time since 2007 that Greg Anderson has qualified #1 at 4 consecutive races (the last race of 2020 and the first 3 of this year).

Anderson is 3 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events.

Anderson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of race day for lane choice over Hartford in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  400 Mason McGaha                            1 Erica Enders                 
E1                   0.034  6.642 206.92     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.583 210.11
 Qualified:            #13  6.612 207.27                        #4  6.560 211.06

Enders is 1 - 0 against McGaha in prior events.

Enders with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed from there on for the win. Erica Enders' MOV: 0.0615 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Enders with lane choice over Delco in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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