Sun, 15 Sep 2013, 14:08 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  256 Buddy Perkinson                         7 V. Gaines                    
E1                  -0.358  7.027 210.24     ****WINNER****  0.208  6.566 211.30
 Qualified:             #9  6.568 210.83                        #8  6.557 211.20

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.50 inches, adjusted altitude 2,655 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Perkinson is 1 - 0 against Gaines in prior events. Perkinson turned on the red light and Gaines gets the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Vincent Nobile                          5 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.053 12.600  69.61     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.596 209.75
 Qualified:            #10  6.584 209.69                        #7  6.556 210.44

Nobile is 6 - 3 against Anderson in prior events. Anderson with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Nobile had a violent tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  445 Greg Stanfield                         25 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1                   0.028  6.619 208.07     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.572 209.75
 Qualified:            #11  6.587 209.39                        #6  6.552 210.31

Coughlin is 20 - 4 against Stanfield in prior events. Coughlin with a great light and never trailed for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0609 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   41 Rodger Brogdon                          4 Erica Enders-Stevens         
E1                   0.015  6.636 208.71     ****WINNER****  0.043  6.578 210.28
 Qualified:            #13  6.594 210.64                        #4  6.546 211.83

Enders-Stevens is 6 - 3 against Brogdon in prior events. Brogdon with the starting line advantage, but Enders-Stevens has him chased down by 300 feet and takes the win. Erica Enders-Stevens' MOV: 0.0302 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  208 Warren Johnson                          2 Jason Line                   
E1                   0.045  6.614 208.97     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.563 210.70
 Qualified:            #16  6.644 208.91                        #1  6.541 211.86

Line is 17 - 7 against Johnson in prior events. Line with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0745 seconds (approximately 23 feet). Line with the quickest pass of race day and he will have lane choice over Gaines in the next round

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  452 Steve Kent                              6 Mike Edwards                 
E1                   0.075  6.640 208.78     ****WINNER****  0.048  6.581 210.80
 Qualified:            #15  6.609 209.49                        #2  6.544 212.19

Edwards is 3 - 1 against Kent in prior events. Edwards with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Mike Edwards' MOV: 0.0866 seconds (approximately 27 feet). Edwards will have lane choice over Anderson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   21 Kurt Johnson                           11 Shane Gray                   
E1                   0.092  6.613 209.43     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.579 209.92
 Qualified:            #14  6.601 210.08                        #3  6.545 211.76

Gray is 3 - 2 against Johnson in prior events. Gray with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Shane Gray's MOV: 0.0971 seconds (approximately 30 feet). Gray will give up lane choice to Coughlin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Larry Morgan                            1 Allen Johnson                
E1                   0.048  6.646 208.52     ****WINNER****  0.063  6.558 210.67
 Qualified:            #12  6.592 209.26                        #5  6.549 211.59

Johnson is 21 - 11 against Morgan in prior events. Morgan with the starting line advantage, but Johnson has the lead by 100 feet and runs low E.T. of the round for the win. He will have lane choice over Enders-Stevens.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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