Sun, 04 Oct 2015, 12:35 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual NHRA Keystone Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   37 Larry Morgan                            4 Shane Gray                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.480 213.84                     0.032  7.102 142.18
 Qualified:             #8  6.561 213.03                        #9  6.567 212.93

Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.69 inches, adjusted altitude 955 feet, track temperature 64 degrees.

Larry Morgan has competed in Pro Stock at Maple Grove every year since 1987. This is only the second time in the last ten years that he has started from the top half of the field. He won this race in Comp Eliminator in 1985..This is just the fourth time this year (and the second consecutive race) that Shane Gray has started from the bottom half of the field. Gray is 10 - 2 against Morgan in prior events. Gray gets a slight starting line advantage, but Morgan has the lead by 100 feet and never trails from there on to run the quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. Gray clicked it off early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Jonathan Gray                           6 Allen Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.512 212.73                     0.030  6.524 212.86
 Qualified:             #7  6.550 211.86                       #10  6.573 211.30

Johnson is 3 - 1 against Gray in prior events. Gray with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jonathan Gray's MOV: 0.0201 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                          150 Kenny Delco                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.670 199.46                     0.083  9.493  98.05
 Qualified:             #6  6.537 213.13                       #11  6.606 207.15

Kenny Delco's first Pro Stock race was thirty years ago here, at Maple Grove, in 1985, when Erica Enders was two years old..This is the 19th time this year that Erica has started from the top half of the field. This is the first time Enders and Delco have faced each other in eliminations. Enders with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She started trailing smoke just past half track, but got the win when Delco shook right at the hit and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jason Line                            154 Vincent Nobile               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.477 213.91                     0.019 10.320  79.95
 Qualified:             #5  6.536 213.23                       #12  6.615 210.57

Jason Line won here in 2004 & 2011. This will be his 700th round of racing in Pro Stock..Vincent Nobile is 12 - 17 against Jason and those 17 losses are the most for him against any drier he has raced. they leave together with Nobile getting a slight advantage, but Nobile shook early and clicked it off. Line launched hard and keep it hooked up to make the quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  233 Greg Anderson                         128 John Gaydosh Jr              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.479 214.31                     0.030  6.800 205.69
 Qualified:             #4  6.526 213.23                       #13  6.797 205.13

Greg Anderson has three wins here and that is the most among active Pro Stock drivers..This is the 18th start for John Gaydosh in his Pro Stock career and he is looking for his first round win. He will be the 77th different driver that Greg has faced in eliminations. This is the first time Anderson and Gaydosh Jr have faced each other in eliminations. They leave together with Anderson getting the slight advantage and never trailing from there on for the win. Anderson with the second quickest pass of the event and the fastest pass of the event for the win. He will give up lane choice to his teammate in the next round. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-4.178/169.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.427. Gaydosh just off his qualifying time in the lost

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Chris McGaha                         1465 Val Smeland                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.498 213.84                     0.089  6.868 182.23
 Qualified:             #2  6.514 213.03                       #15  6.854 185.72

This is the first time McGaha and Smeland have faced each other in eliminations. McGaha with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Jonathan Gray in the next round. Smeland slowed from his qualifying time in the lost.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  390 Drew Skillman                           9 V. Gaines                    
E1                   0.022 11.143  79.58     ****WINNER****  0.042  6.527 212.23
 Qualified:             #1  6.509 213.13                       #16  6.922 155.33

This is the 2nd top qualifying spot for Drew Skillman in his rookie season..This is the 20th time that V. Gaines has qualified 16th in the field. He is 1-18 in round one in his previous starts from the last spot in the field. Skillman is 2 - 0 against Gaines in prior events. Skillman with the starting line advantage and then the car shook and made a quick move toward the wall before he clicked it off. Gaines will give up lane choice to Morgan in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  361 Bo Butner                            106P Alan Prusiensky              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.055  6.478 213.77                     0.034  6.679 207.40
 Qualified:             #3  6.517 212.46                       #14  6.809 203.71

This is Bo Butner's 14th race this year in Pro Stock..It is the 6th start this year for Alan Prusiensky. This is the first time Butner and Prusiensky have faced each other in eliminations. Prusiensky with the starting line advantage, but Butner had the lead by 100 feet and never trailed from there on as he his career quickest and fastest for the win. The second quickest pass of the round and he will have lane choice over Enders in the next round. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.722, 660ft-4.175/169.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.425. Prusiensky with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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