Sun, 03 Nov 2024, 18:20 PM Mountain Motor Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Mountain Motor Pro Stock at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  397 Tony Gillig                           339 Randi Lyn Butner             
E2                   0.067  6.337 220.55     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.329 220.26
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Montecalvo) 0.054  6.338 220.08      (B Butner    ) 0.048  6.343 219.76
 Qualified:             #2  6.321 221.23                        #3  6.325 220.98

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 3,112 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

This is the first time Gillig and Butner have faced each other in eliminations.

Butler with the starting line advantage and the win. Randi Lyn Butner's MOV: 0.0355 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  531 John DeFlorian Jr.                   1833 Johnny Pluchino              
E2                   0.028  6.337 220.80     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.324 220.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Waddle    ) 0.046  6.318 220.98      (D Firkus    ) 0.051  6.319 220.58
 Qualified:             #5  6.338 219.86                        #1  6.315 220.40

Pluchino is 3 - 0 against DeFlorian Jr. in prior events.

DeFlorian with the starting line advantage, but Pluchino chased him down in the lights in a close one. Johnny Pluchino's MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 11 inches). He will have lane choice over Butler in the final,

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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