Mon, 01 Sep 2014, 16:55 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Shane Gray                             51 Dave Connolly                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.641 208.42                     0.013 26.800  27.45
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Gray      ) 0.051  6.642 208.59      (J Line      ) 0.032  6.615 208.42
E2    (A Johnson   ) 0.020  6.634 208.36      (E Enders-Ste) 0.020  6.613 207.82
E1    (S Tucker    ) 0.050  6.641 208.88      (V Gaines    ) 0.037  6.614 208.39
 Qualified:             #3  6.603 209.17                        #4  6.605 208.23

4:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,728 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Connolly has 24 career wins and 19 runner-ups, he is 1-1 for this season. He has an amazing Indy record, three Indy wins in his last three attempts - 2007, 2008 and 2012; he was runner-up here in 2006. Gray has three career wins and seven runner-up finishes, is 0-1 in 2014.

Connolly had a brilliant reaction tiume and then the car just quit running. Gray made a good run and will collect his first-ever Indy Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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