Sun, 13 Oct 2024, 14:37 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.                   494 Jerry Tucker                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.602 209.02                     0.045  6.665 207.88
 Qualified:             #8  6.557 208.61                        #9  6.558 210.64

Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,967 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

This is the 3rd time this year Fernando Cuadra Jr. has been in the top half of the field. Jerry Tucker has won 11 rounds this year. He won 6 in all of 2023.

This is the first time Cuadra Jr. and Tucker have faced each other in eliminations.

Cuadra Jr. with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Matt Hartford                          14 Camrie Caruso                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  7.543 174.11                     0.062 22.546  25.02
 Qualified:             #7  6.555 209.08                       #10  6.558 209.69

Matt Hartford has won 5 rounds this year, 3 of them in the last 3 races. Camrie Caruso lost to Hartford in Rd. 1 at Charlotte-2.

Hartford with the slight starting line advantage, but made a quick move toward the centerline. He did quick pedal job and tip-toed down the centerline for the win.

Caruso made a quick move toward the wall and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                          574 Cory Reed                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.583 208.29                     0.035  6.572 210.06
 Qualified:             #6  6.554 210.24                       #11  6.564 210.08

Jeg Coughlin wins 85.5% of his Rd. 1 races when starting from the top half of the field (75% this year). Cory Reed is 4 - 7 in his PS career.

This is the first time Coughlin and Reed have faced each other in eliminations.

Coughlin with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0080 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 411M David Cuadra                         4264 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.620 208.04                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #3  6.532 208.60                       #14  6.573 209.10

This (#3) is the best starting spot for David Cuadra. Chris McGaha is 97 - 128 in Rd. 1 in his career.

This is the first time Cuadra and McGaha have faced each other in eliminations.

McGaha with problems getting the car to fire, but then does and the team shuts him off after the burnout to give Cuadra the single.

Cuadra with the single and he will give up lane choice to Jeg Coughlin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Aaron Stanfield                       400 Mason McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.559 209.51                     0.046  6.576 209.93
 Qualified:             #4  6.533 209.78                       #13  6.570 209.90

Aaron Stanfield "leaves first" 63.4% of the time in Rd. 1. Mason McGaha is 0 - 2 against Stanfield in Rd. 1.

Stanfield is 5 - 0 against McGaha in prior events.

Stanfield with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes the quickest pass of race day for the win.

McGah with a good pass on the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                         193 Eric Latino                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.543 210.59                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #1  6.524 208.99                       #16  6.578 209.30

Greg Anderson has won this race 3 times from the #1 spot.

Latino is a no-show to give Anderson the freebie.

Anderson launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of race day. He will have lane choice over Fernando Cuadra Jr. in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                           10 Cristian Cuadra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.579 209.39                     0.020  6.615 208.74
 Qualified:             #2  6.526 209.09                       #15  6.573 207.84

Erica Enders is 44 - 8 in Rd. 1 when qualified #2. Cristian Cuadra beat Enders in Rd. 1 at Norwalk on a holeshot.

Cuadra with a tick on the tree, but Enders is stright down the groove for the win. She will have lane choice over Hartford in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Dallas Glenn                            5 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031  6.582 209.38                     0.034  6.601 207.45
 Qualified:             #5  6.535 210.05                       #12  6.566 211.09

Dallas Glenn is 16 - 1 in Rd. 1 this year. Troy Coughlin Jr. is 0 - 2 against Glenn in Rd. 1.

Glenn is 7 - 3 against Coughlin Jr. in prior events.

Glenn with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice over Stanfield in the next round.

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