Sun, 05 Oct 2014, 12:20 PM
Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th
annual NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
13 Jonathan Gray 7 V. Gaines
E1 0.016 26.236 27.63 ****WINNER**** 0.037 6.503 213.37
Qualified: #8 6.528 209.92 #9 6.531 207.30
Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.32
inches, adjusted altitude 1,016 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.Gray is 3 - 0 against Gaines
in prior events. Gray with the starting line advantage and then has severe tire shake right at the
hit and clicks it off. Gaines with a great light and was straight down the groove with his
quickest pass of the weekend for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Jeg Coughlin 8 Greg Anderson
E1 0.010 6.545 212.23 ****WINNER**** 0.000 6.501 213.60
Qualified: #7 6.525 211.93 #10 6.539 212.49
Anderson is 43 - 39 against Coughlin in prior events. Anderson with a perfect reaction time and
never trailed for the win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0548 seconds (approximately 17 feet). Anderson
with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Coughlin had a great light and then got a
little loose...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
19 Richie Stevens 10 Rodger Brogdon
E1 0.024 7.078 174.12 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.496 212.69
Qualified: #6 6.506 212.26 #11 6.540 211.53
This is the first time Stevens and Brogdon have faced each other in eliminations. They leave
together and then Stevens has a lot of tire shake and he pedals it, but can't chase Brogdon down.
Brogdon with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Rodger Brogdon's incremental times:
60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.725, 660ft-4.181/169.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.437.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
51 Dave Connolly 154 Vincent Nobile
E1 0.006 6.524 211.89 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.485 213.16
Qualified: #12 6.552 210.83 #5 6.505 212.46
Connolly is 4 - 2 against Nobile in prior events. Connolly with the starting line advantage
with a great light, but Nobile also had a great light and had the difference made up by the time
they went by the Christmas tree. Nobile with a great pass, straight down the groove with his
career best E.T. for the win. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.974 sec., 330ft-2.720,
660ft-4.175/169.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.430. Connolly with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing
effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
12 Larry Morgan 2 Allen Johnson
E1 0.003 6.594 210.41 ****WINNER**** 0.045 6.512 212.13
Qualified: #13 6.575 209.88 #4 6.505 212.79
Johnson is 25 - 12 against Morgan in prior events. Morgan with a near perfect light and then
lead until right in the lights when Johnson was able to chase him down. Allen Johnson's MOV:
0.0407 seconds (approximately 13 feet). Johnson will give up lane choice to Nobile in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
128 John Gaydosh Jr 3 Jason Line
E1 -0.262 6.597 210.37 ****WINNER**** 0.051 6.509 213.33
Qualified: #14 6.579 210.14 #3 6.500 213.23
Line is 1 - 0 against Gaydosh Jr in prior events. Gaydosh is way early on the tree to give Line
the easy the win. Line just a few ticks off his qualifying time and he will give up lane choice to
Brogdon in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
102 Frank Gugliotta 6 Erica Enders-Stevens
E1 0.048 6.579 209.79 ****WINNER**** 0.082 6.469 213.30
Qualified: #16 6.599 208.68 #1 6.465 213.16
Enders-Stevens is 1 - 0 against Gugliotta in prior events. Gugliotta with the starting line
advantage and the lead until around 400 feet when Enders-Stevens chases him down and takes the win.
Erica Enders-Stevens' MOV: 0.0762 seconds (approximately 23 feet). Ender-Stevens with the quickest
pass of race day and the third quickest on the history of the class. She will have lane choice
over Gaines in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
150 Kenny Delco 11 Shane Gray
E1 0.068 7.629 137.95 ****WINNER**** 0.045 6.506 212.36
Qualified: #15 6.597 208.59 #2 6.484 212.33
This is the first time Delco and Gray have faced each other in eliminations. Gray with the
starting line advantage and makes a great pass for the win. Gray will give up lane choice to
Anderson in the next round. Delco was out of the groove early and over by the wall before he
clicked it off.
Timing data courtesy of
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