Sun, 28 Jul 2013, 15:24 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jason Line                              3 Vincent Nobile               
E1                   0.027  6.573 210.97     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.565 210.70
 Qualified:             #9  6.568 211.10                        #8  6.558 210.21

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.85 inches, adjusted altitude 1,112 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Line is 10 - 6 against Nobile in prior events. Nobile with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Vincent Nobile's MOV: 0.0158 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   41 Rodger Brogdon                         25 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1                   0.049  6.586 211.43     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.562 210.54
 Qualified:            #10  6.568 210.90                        #7  6.557 211.30

Coughlin is 9 - 3 against Brogdon in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0374 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Larry Morgan                          317 Rickie Jones                 
E1                   0.048  6.563 210.57     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.541 211.56
 Qualified:            #11  6.583 209.95                        #6  6.554 210.80

Morgan and Jones have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Jones was out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. Rickie Jones' MOV: 0.0457 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Jones with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  452 Steve Kent                              7 V. Gaines                    
E1                   0.069  6.608 210.05     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.555 211.96
 Qualified:            #12  6.592 209.88                        #5  6.551 210.87

This is the first time Kent and Gaines have faced each other in eliminations. Gaines with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Kent got loose early, but reeled it in. V. Gaines' MOV: 0.0678 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  619 JR Carr                                 5 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.057  6.608 208.91     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.571 211.36
 Qualified:            #13  6.596 209.49                        #4  6.545 210.57

Anderson is 3 - 0 against Carr in prior events. Anderson with a great light and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Gaines in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   6 Mike Edwards                 
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.140  6.541 212.09
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.526 212.23

Edwards with the bye here and he ties Jones for low E.T. of the round and he will have lane choice over Nobile in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                           11 Shane Gray                   
E1                   0.020  6.608 209.43     ****WINNER****  0.058  6.523 212.23
 Qualified:            #15  6.648 208.17                        #2  6.532 211.20

This is the first time Kramer and Gray have faced each other in eliminations. Kramer with the starting line advantage, but Gray has the difference made up by 400 feet and then runs low E.T. of the event for the win. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.741, 660ft-4.202/168.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.461. Gray will have lane choice overCoughlin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4264 Chris McGaha                            1 Allen Johnson                
E1                   0.066  6.600 210.47     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.534 211.93
 Qualified:            #14  6.604 209.39                        #3  6.536 210.21

Johnson is 2 - 0 against McGaha in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Johnson with the second quickest pass of the round and he will have lane choice over Jones in the next round.

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