Sun, 28 Apr 2013, 14:50 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 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
  445 Greg Stanfield                          3 Vincent Nobile               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.617 210.24                     0.045  6.663 210.14
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Edwards   ) 0.028  6.589 209.95      (G Anderson  ) 0.026  6.579 210.87
 Qualified:            #14  6.620 209.17                       #11  6.606 210.01

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,164 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Nobile is 9 - 1 against Stanfield in prior events. Nobile with a slight starting line advantage, but Stanfield had the lead by 100 feet and just drove away for the win. Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0429 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Erica Enders-Stevens                    2 Jason Line                   
E2                   0.093 20.193  39.81     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.582 212.09
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.031  6.617 209.43      (M Hartford  ) 0.093  6.576 211.96
 Qualified:             #5  6.574 210.73                        #4  6.572 212.03

Line is 10 - 9 against Enders-Stevens in prior events. Line with a big starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Enders-Stevens with violent tire shake as soon as she let the clutch out and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Shane Gray                              1 Allen Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  7.096 202.88                     0.024 14.410  59.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C McGaha    ) 0.051  6.580 211.63      (R Brogdon   ) 0.031  6.566 211.99
 Qualified:             #2  6.570 211.59                        #7  6.580 211.49

Johnson is 6 - 1 against Gray in prior events. Johnson is out of the gate first, but had violent tire shake and clicked it off...Gray then went into tire shake, but pedaled it and took the win. Gray will give up lane choice to Stanfield in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                          317 Rickie Jones                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.569 212.09                     0.019 10.957  81.87
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Kent      ) 0.055  6.572 211.79      (V Gaines    ) 0.010  6.565 210.97
 Qualified:             #1  6.569 211.20                        #9  6.597 210.87

Coughlin is 5 - 0 against Jones in prior events. Jones with a slight starting line then had severe tire shake and clicked it off. coughlin with the quickest pass of the round and will have lane choice over Line in the semifinal.

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