Sun, 18 Oct 2020, 13:05 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                          300 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.593 208.52                    -0.002 29.481  23.67
 Qualified:             #8  6.564 209.72                        #9  6.568 209.17

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.38 inches, adjusted altitude 3,054 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

This is the lowest starting spot for Erica Enders since Sonoma last year. She is 1 - 1 against Troy Coughlin Jr. this year. For her career she wins 70% of her first round races.

Coughlin Jr. is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light and then has severe tire shake right st the hit.

Enders with a great light and the win. She is straight down the groove.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Greg Anderson                         107 Kyle Koretsky                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.566 207.85                     0.016  6.590 208.33
 Qualified:             #7  6.559 210.57                       #10  6.569 210.80

Kyle Koretsky is the 92nd driver to face Greg Anderson in eliminations. Greg has a winning record against 83 of those drivers.

Koretsky with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights when Anderson chased him down for the win in a close one. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0011 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jeg Coughlin                          442 Aaron Stanfield              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.600 206.32                     0.056  6.607 207.43
 Qualified:            #11  6.571 209.69                        #6  6.558 209.75

Aaron Stanfield has lost four times to Jeg Coughlin and that's the most losses for him against any driver he has faced. The first round of Aaron's PS career was against Jeg at Indy in 2014. Aaron won and it's the only time he beat Jeg.

This is his lowest starting spot in his last 35 races. Jeg is 12 - 9 in round 1 when qualified 11th.

Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0524 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Matt Hartford                           9 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.609 208.46                     0.020  6.629 207.02
 Qualified:             #4  6.552 210.67                       #13  6.603 208.49

McGaha is 6 - 3 against Hartford in prior events.

McGaha with a slight starting line advantage, but Hartford chased him down at half track and never trailed from there on for the win. Matt Hartford's MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jason Line                           409M Cristian Cuadra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.068  6.581 207.72                     0.011  6.639 206.89
 Qualified:             #3  6.548 210.80                       #14  6.629 209.04

Jason Line has qualified in the top half of the field at 43 of his last 50 races.

Cuadra with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights when Line was able to chase him down for the win in a close one. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0017 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

Line will have lane choice over Coughlin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                           10 Val Smeland                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061  6.584 208.78                     0.019  6.690 206.45
 Qualified:             #1  6.541 210.37                       #16  6.641 207.56

Deric Kramer is 5 - 0 in round 1 after qualifying No. 1.

Kramer is 2 - 0 against Smeland in prior events.

Smeland with the starting line advantage, but Kramer had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. he will have lane choice over Enders in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   40 Alex Laughlin                         106 Alan Prusiensky              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.596 206.73                     0.095  6.652 205.85
 Qualified:             #2  6.544 209.10                       #15  6.630 208.94

Laughlin is 1 - 0 against Prusiensky in prior events.

Laughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He did drift out of the groove toward the centerline, but reeled it in in. He will give up lane choice to Anderson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Bo Butner                             150 Kenny Delco                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  6.617 207.37                     0.073  6.624 206.73
 Qualified:             #5  6.552 210.64                       #12  6.591 208.84

Butner is 7 - 0 against Delco in prior events.

Butner with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He started to drift toward the wall, but reeled it in. He will give up lane choice to Hartford in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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