Sun, 09 Feb 2020, 16:17 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                            5 Matt Hartford                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.781  6.586 210.50                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Cuadra    ) 0.015  7.429 130.13      (A Stanfield ) 0.007  6.628 209.75
 Qualified:             #3  6.552 210.80                       #11  6.574 209.07

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 2,401 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

Enders is 12 - 2 against Hartford in prior events.

Hartford's car quit after he got it prestaged and he got timed out.

Enders is straight down the groove for the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jason Line                           406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.          
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.574 208.65                    -0.041  6.788 180.57
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.025  6.569 209.39      (D Kramer    ) 0.002  6.692 206.70
 Qualified:             #7  6.558 208.59                       #15  6.636 207.62

This is the first time Line and Cuadra Jr. have faced each other in eliminations.

Cuadra Jr. turns on the red light to give Line the freebie. Line will have lane choice over Enders in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  150 Kenny Delco                           799 Steve Graham                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.076  6.597 209.69                     0.034  7.329 146.48
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Smeland   ) 0.007  6.559 210.05      (B Butner    ) 0.004  6.619 208.78
 Qualified:             #4  6.553 210.60                       #12  6.598 209.52

This is the first time Delco and Graham have faced each other in eliminations.

Graham with the starting line advantage and the lead until just past the 330-foot mark when Delco chased him down. Delco kept it hooked up for the win.

Graham got loose and he pushed in the clutch.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Chris McGaha                            2 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2                   0.047  6.574 209.72     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.546 210.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.027  6.590 209.52      (J Grose     ) 0.053  6.542 210.18
 Qualified:             #9  6.565 210.80                        #1  6.525 210.64

McGaha is 8 - 6 against Coughlin in prior events.

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

McGaha with a great pass in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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