Mon, 07 Sep 2015, 14:20 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jason Line                            154 Vincent Nobile               
E2                  -0.063  6.647 208.10     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.621 209.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kramer    ) 0.039  6.626 208.59      (J Gray      ) 0.009  6.630 209.59
 Qualified:             #7  6.580 209.95                       #15  6.630 209.46

2:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,908 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Line is 17 - 11 against Nobile in prior events, 9 - 6 in round two.

Line went way red and Nobile advances.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  390 Drew Skillman                           4 Shane Gray                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.619 209.30                     0.053  6.614 209.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.029  6.605 209.59      (C McGaha    ) 0.059  6.624 209.69
 Qualified:             #3  6.569 210.37                        #6  6.579 210.18

Skillman and Gray have each won 2 times against the other in prior events, Gray is 1 - 0 in round two.

On a holeshot, Skillman advances to the semifinals for the first time in his career.

Drew Skillman's incremental margins: 60ft(0.012), 330 ft(0.012), 660ft(0.014), 1,000ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0114 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-1.011 sec., 330ft-2.785, 660ft-4.265/166.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.543.
Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.781, 660ft-4.263/166.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.539.

Skillman will have lane choice against Nobile in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                           37 Larry Morgan                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.617 209.01                     0.043  6.613 209.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.041  6.604 209.49      (A Johnson   ) 0.030  6.603 209.85
 Qualified:             #4  6.571 210.54                       #12  6.612 209.07

Enders is 13 - 6 against Morgan in prior events, but they are 1 - 1 in prior second rounds.

This was very close at both ends of the track and everywhere in between, but her small holeshot was enough to hold him off at the stripe.

Erica Enders' incremental margins: 60ft(0.004), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.258/166.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.
Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.260/166.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  233 Greg Anderson                         361 Bo Butner                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.605 209.39                     0.023  6.633 209.04
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Stanfield ) 0.943  6.602 209.85      (J Coughlin J) 0.027  6.650 209.10
 Qualified:             #1  6.562 210.70                        #8  6.582 210.50

Anderson is 1 - 0 against Butner in prior events, that coming in the second round at Englishtown this year.

Butner only had a two thousandths advantage at the green and Anderson led at every incremental timer after that.

Greg Anderson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.012), 330 ft(0.016), 660ft(0.020), 1,000ft(0.023). MOV: 0.0264 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-1.001 sec., 330ft-2.774, 660ft-4.254/166.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.530.
Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.792, 660ft-4.276/165.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.555.

Anderson will have lane choice against Enders in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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