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MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Bo Butner 442 Aaron Stanfield
E1 0.035 6.558 204.79 ****WINNER**** 0.041 6.543 211.00
Qualified: #9 281 #8 284
Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 30.26
inches, track temperature 84 degrees.Pro Stock has not been on the track yet this weekend because of the rain and cold weather yesterday. The field was set based on points, this is the first time since Dallas 2000 the field has been set on points. Butner and Stanfield have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Butner with the starting line advantage and then lead
until the right in the lights. Butner started to get loose and Stanfield drove around him for the
win. Aaron Stanfield's MOV: 0.0098 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 52 Deric Kramer 9 Chris McGaha E1 0.051 21.931 68.55 ****WINNER**** 0.013 6.538 208.20 Qualified: #10 280 #7 301McGaha is 10 - 6 against Kramer in prior events. McGaha with a great light and never trailed for the win. Kramer with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Greg Anderson 150 Kenny Delco
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 6.527 210.83 0.052 6.911 128.32
Qualified: #6 323 #11 259
Anderson is 9 - 1 against Delco in prior events. Delco with the starting line advantage, but Anderson chase him down right before half track and never trailed from there on for the win. Right at the finish line Delco started to drift toward the centerline, the car then made a
quick move back to toward the wall. The car spins and rolls a couple times. When the car comes to
a stop, Delco is out and okay.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Matt Hartford 107 Kyle Koretsky
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.059 6.540 210.73 0.033 7.355 120.63
Qualified: #5 329 #12 172
This is the first time Hartford and Koretsky have faced each other in eliminations. Koretsky
with the starting line advantage, he starts to drift toward the centerline and he throws the chutes
out and Hartford drives by him. Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 40 Alex Laughlin 10 Val Smeland E1 ****WINNER**** 0.052 6.563 192.71 0.032 6.610 208.78 Qualified: #4 359 #13 167Laughlin is 5 - 1 against Smeland in prior events. Smeland with the starting line advantage, but is loose early. He stays with it, but Laughlin has the lesd by 330 feet and never trails from there on for the win. Laughlin has the chutes out early...Alex Laughlin's MOV: 0.0271 seconds (approximately 8 feet). He will give up lane choice to Hartford in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Jeg Coughlin 300 Troy Coughlin Jr.
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.594 210.01 0.029 6.633 192.49
Qualified: #3 481 #14 163
Coughlin is 1 - 0 against Coughlin Jr. in prior events. Jeg with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0505 seconds (approximately 14 feet). He
will give up lane choice to Anderson in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Jason Line 400 Mason McGaha
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.041 6.522 211.83 0.039 16.724 48.53
Qualified: #1 515 #16 123
Jason Line has won 33 straight round one matchups when qualified No.1. Line is 1 - 0 against McGaha in prior events. McGaha with a couple ticks on the tree, but has severe tire shake right at the hit and pushes the clutch back in. Line with a great looking pass, straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend. He will have lane choice over Stanfield in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Erica Enders 409M Cristian Cuadra
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.045 6.527 211.69 0.025 6.628 208.88
Qualified: #2 513 #15 153
Erica Enders has won 13 straight round one matchups when qualified No. 2.Enders is 2 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events. Cuadra with the starting line advantage, but Enders has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. She ties
Anderson for the second quickest pass of the weekend, she will have lane choice over Chris McGaha
in the next round.
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