Sun, 28 Apr 2013, 13:46 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 V. Gaines                             317 Rickie Jones                 
E1                   0.087 16.204  50.19     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.565 210.97
 Qualified:             #8  6.590 210.24                        #9  6.597 210.87

Gaines is 1 - 0 against Jones in prior events. Jones with a big starting line advantage and never trailed as Gaines had severe tire shake right at the hit. Jones with his quickest pass of the weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   41 Rodger Brogdon                          1 Allen Johnson                
E1                   0.058  6.598 210.83     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.566 211.99
 Qualified:            #10  6.600 210.41                        #7  6.580 211.49

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 1,975 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Johnson is 3 - 2 against Brogdon in prior events. Johnson is out of the gate first and never trailed and runs the quickest pass of the event for the win. Allen Johnson's MOV: 0.0592 seconds (approximately 18 feet). Brogdon 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
    3 Vincent Nobile                          5 Greg Anderson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.579 210.87                     0.012  6.609 211.56
 Qualified:            #11  6.606 210.01                        #6  6.579 211.16

Anderson is 3 - 2 against Nobile in prior events. Anderson is out of the gate first, but Nobile had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed for the win. Vincent Nobile's MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Larry Morgan                            4 Erica Enders-Stevens         
E1                  -0.007  6.598 210.34     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.617 209.43
 Qualified:            #12  6.607 209.75                        #5  6.574 210.73

Enders-Stevens is 4 - 3 against Morgan in prior events. Erica Enders has 99 Pro Stock round wins coming into this event. She won her first national event here in Super Gas in 2004. Morgan turns on the red light and give Enders-Stevens her the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  445 Greg Stanfield                          6 Mike Edwards                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.589 209.95                     0.068  6.554 212.66
 Qualified:            #14  6.620 209.17                        #3  6.572 212.09

Edwards is 17 - 6 against Stanfield in prior events. Stanfield with a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 22 inches). Edwards with the quickest pass of the event in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4264 Chris McGaha                           11 Shane Gray                   
E1                  -0.012  7.839 128.03     ****WINNER****  0.051  6.580 211.63
 Qualified:            #15  6.627 209.92                        #2  6.570 211.59

This is the first time McGaha and Gray have faced each other in eliminations. This is Shane Gray's best start since he was #2 at Englishtown in 2011. McGaha turns on the red light and Gray move on to round two. He will give up lane choice to A. Johnson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  452 Steve Kent                             25 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1                  -0.024  8.622 111.27     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.572 211.79
 Qualified:            #16  6.648 209.49                        #1  6.569 211.20

Jeg Coughlin qualified #1 for the 18th time in his career. He has four wins from the top spot and only two in his last fourteen times as #1..He is 15-2 in first round matches when he is #1. Kent goes red and Coughlin gets the freebie into the next round. coughlin will give up lane choice to Jones in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  666 Matt Hartford                           2 Jason Line                   
E1                   0.034  6.635 210.70     ****WINNER****  0.093  6.576 211.96
 Qualified:            #13  6.620 209.92                        #4  6.572 212.03

Hartford is 1 - 0 against Line in prior events. Hartford with a big starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights when Line was able to chase him down. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0002 seconds (approximately 1 inches). Line will have lane choice over Enders-Stevens in the next round.

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