Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 17:02 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  494 Jerry Tucker                          574 Cory Reed                    
E1                   0.058  6.560 210.24     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.558 209.95
 Qualified:             #8  6.532 210.11                        #9  6.534 209.95

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 1,848 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Jerry Tucker qualified 8th and the #8 PS qualifier is 2 - 8 in Rd. 1 here in the last 10 years. Cory Reed's 2 wins against Tucker have come on a foul and a holeshot.

Reed is 2 - 0 against Tucker in prior events.

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                           10 Cristian Cuadra              
E1                   0.048  6.532 210.08     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.555 210.60
 Qualified:             #7  6.530 210.44                       #10  6.536 208.94

Jeg Coughlin is 12 - 2 against the Cuadra family. In their 2 races Jeg lost on a foul and won on a holeshot.

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

Cuadra with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Cristian Cuadra's MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                          193 Eric Latino                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.055  6.523 210.08                     0.037  6.628 209.23
 Qualified:             #6  6.527 209.98                       #11  6.539 209.17

Erica Enders has 1 win this season and that matches her lowest total since she went winless in 2011. Eric Latino is 0 - 3 against Enders in Rd. 1 races.

Enders is 4 - 0 against Latino in prior events.

Latino with the starting line advantage, but chattered the tires and enders has the lead early. She never trailed from there on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Matt Hartford                        406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.          
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  6.526 210.64                     0.030  6.542 209.33
 Qualified:             #5  6.520 210.77                       #12  6.541 209.36

Matt Hartford lost to Cuadra on a holeshot in Rd. 1 at Norwalk. Fernando Cuadra Jr. is 1 - 6 against Hartford in Rd. 1

Hartford is 8 - 2 against Cuadra Jr. in prior events.

Cuadra Jr. with the starting line advantage, but Hartford chased him down by 1000 feet and took the win in a close one. Matt Hartford's MOV: 0.0060 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Camrie Caruso                        4264 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.522 210.05                     0.019  6.579 210.14
 Qualified:             #3  6.515 209.07                       #14  6.548 209.26

This is the 2nd time in her 10 races this year that Camrie Caruso has been in the top half of the field . Chris McGaha is 2 - 11 in Rd. 1 when qualified #14.

Caruso is 2 - 0 against McGaha in prior events.

McGaha with the starting line advantage, but Caruso has the lead by 200 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. She will have lane choice over Enders by 0.001 seconds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Dallas Glenn                         3388 Derrick Reese                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.544 210.08                     0.022  6.565 209.52
 Qualified:             #2  6.512 209.82                       #15  6.562 210.34

Dallas Glenn is 57 - 15 (79.2%) in Rd. 1 in his career, 17 - 2 (89.4%) in Rd. 1 this year.. Derrick Reese is making his 3rd start.

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

Glenn with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                         150 Kenny Delco                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.492 211.66                     0.046  6.600 207.98
 Qualified:             #1  6.505 211.20                       #16  6.620 208.78

This is the 1,400th round for Greg Anderson. He is just the 3rd Pro driver to compete in 1,400 or more rounds (Force & Capps). Since 1990 the #16 PS qualifier has won 5 times in Rd. 1 at this event.

Anderson is 12 - 1 against Delco in prior events.

Delco with a slight starting line advantage, but Anderson has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree. anderson runs low E.T. and Top Speed of the event for the win. He will have lane choice over Reed in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Aaron Stanfield                         5 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.500 210.18                     0.043  6.591 210.50
 Qualified:             #4  6.517 209.98                       #13  6.546 210.70

Aaron Stanfield's 14 wins are the 15th most in the PS class. Troy Coughlin Jr. is 4 - 10 against Stanfield. 10 losses are the 2nd most for him against any driver.

Stanfield with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Stanfield with the second quickest pass of race day. He will have lane choice over Hartford in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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