Sun, 03 Nov 2019, 15:21 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                            666 Matt Hartford                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.625 206.70                     0.036  6.698 205.69
 Qualified:             #8  6.605 208.49                        #9  6.620 206.23

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 27.90 inches, adjusted altitude 3,438 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Line is 10 - 3 against Hartford in prior events.

Jason Line has been runner-up here three times. He is 13 - 3 in the first round at this event. Matt Hartford starts the day second in points while Jason is fourth.

Line with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He was straight down the groove for the win.

Hartford with a little wiggle early, but reeled it in, but couldn't chase Line down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   40 Alex Laughlin                        4264 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.636 206.10                     0.054  6.653 207.37
 Qualified:            #10  6.621 207.91                        #7  6.603 208.78

McGaha is 4 - 3 against Laughlin in prior events.

Laughlin with the starting line advantage and the win. Alex Laughlin's MOV: 0.0223 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                          150 Kenny Delco                  
E1                  -0.136  6.702 190.81     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.629 207.85
 Qualified:             #6  6.600 208.07                       #11  6.622 207.91

Kramer is 2 - 0 against Delco in prior events.

Kramer goes red to Delco the win. Delco is just off his qualifying time for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jeg Coughlin                         410M Fernando Cuadra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.622 205.91                     0.037  6.656 206.64
 Qualified:             #5  6.599 207.82                       #12  6.625 207.82

Jeg Coughlin has a pair of wins at this event. He starts the day third in the points. This is the 60th race for Fernando Cuadra.

Coughlin is 3 - 1 against Cuadra in prior events.

Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0466 seconds (approximately 14 feet). He runs low E.T. of race day.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Bo Butner                            1465 Val Smeland                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.611 205.98                     0.059 12.221  70.90
 Qualified:             #3  6.591 208.68                       #14  6.663 206.73

Bo Butner is the defending event champion and he was runner-up in 2017 and 2015. The No. 3 qualifier in Pro Stock is 17 - 1 in round one at this event.

Butner is 4 - 0 against Smeland in prior events.

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

Smeland shook right at the hit and pushed the clutch back in.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  442 Aaron Stanfield                        29 Shane Tucker                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047  6.650 206.57                     0.052  7.102 154.07
 Qualified:             #4  6.595 208.75                       #13  6.655 207.08

Stanfield is 1 - 0 against Tucker in prior events.

Stanfield with the starting line advantage and the win. He will give up lane choice to Coughlin in the next round.

Tucker clicked it off early...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Greg Anderson                        409M Cristian Cuadra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.078  6.603 207.62                    -0.174  6.695 205.88
 Qualified:             #1  6.584 207.91                       #16  6.678 206.04

Greg Anderson has won 42 consecutive round one matches when starting from the No. 1 spot. The No. 1 Pro Stock qualifier is 17 - 1 in the first round at this race. Greg has won here 5 times. Christian Cuadra is the 90th driver to race Greg in eliminations.

Cuadra goes red to give Anderson the win. Anderson launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of race day.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Erica Enders                          799 Steve Graham                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.631 206.73                     0.022  6.672 205.69
 Qualified:             #2  6.587 208.46                       #15  6.664 204.98

Erica Enders was the runner-up here last year and she won this race in 2014 and 2015. Steve Graham is making his 18th start.

Enders is 1 - 0 against Graham in prior events.

Enders with a couple ticks on the tree and never trails for the win. She will have lane choice over Laughlin in the next round by 0.005 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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