Sun, 16 Oct 2011, 04:52 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shane Gray                              9 Rodger Brogdon               
E2                   0.011  7.004 204.57     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.714 207.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Line      ) 0.032  6.727 207.11      (R Humphrey  ) 0.025  6.698 207.69
 Qualified:            #15  6.712 206.92                       #10  6.668 206.13

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 3,349 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

This is the first time Gray and Brogdon have faced each other in eliminations. Gray with the starting line advantage, but then shook and made a move toward the centerline. that was all Brogdon needed for the win...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  452 Steve Kent                             48 Erica Enders                 
E2                   0.021  6.690 206.42     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.683 207.46
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Krisher   ) 0.099  6.664 208.17      (K Johnson   ) 0.010  6.659 208.91
 Qualified:            #12  6.677 206.39                        #4  6.638 208.33

Enders is 1 - 0 against Kent in prior events. Enders wins this one on both ends of the track first off the line and first to the stripe. Erica Enders' MOV: 0.0114 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 V. Gaines                               6 Allen Johnson                
E2                   0.078 10.677  83.00     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.664 209.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.104  6.711 208.07      (G Stanfield ) 0.020  6.653 209.59
 Qualified:            #14  6.694 207.02                        #6  6.646 209.26

Johnson is 12 - 6 against Gaines in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Gaines shook right off the starting line and pushed in the clutch. Johnson with the quickest pass of the round. He will have lane choice over Brogdon in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  154 Vincent Nobile                          3 Mike Edwards                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.696 207.85                     0.038  6.768 208.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.006  6.657 209.56      (W Johnson   ) 0.042  6.612 210.11
 Qualified:             #8  6.658 208.33                        #1  6.617 210.28

Edwards is 3 - 2 against Nobile in prior events. Nobile with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Edwards had a lot of tire shake right off the starting line. Edwards isn't able to chase him down and Nobile takes the win by 0.0851 seconds (approximately 26 feet). Nobile will give up lane choice to Enders in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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