Sat, 11 May 2013, 14:32 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  445 Greg Stanfield                          5 Greg Anderson                
E2                   0.026  6.677 207.62     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.630 208.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.041  6.642 207.37      (C McGaha    ) 0.026  6.623 209.33
 Qualified:            #12  6.632 207.85                        #4  6.600 209.79

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,952 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Anderson is 25 - 16 against Stanfield in prior events. The Summit team added Tim Freeman to the team last week. Anderson is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   21 Kurt Johnson                           11 Shane Gray                   
E2                   0.032  7.986 125.44     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.653 208.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Jones     ) 0.063  6.664 206.64      (E Enders-Ste) 0.030  6.618 209.01
 Qualified:            #14  6.640 207.56                        #6  6.608 209.56

Johnson and Gray have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Gray with a near perfect light and never trailed for the win. Johnson with a lot of tire shake right at the hit and pedaled it but was still real loose before he clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                            2 Jason Line                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.624 208.75                     0.025  6.619 209.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Morgan    ) 0.029  6.615 209.04      (V Nobile    ) 0.019  6.615 209.62
 Qualified:             #2  6.590 209.75                        #7  6.609 209.69

Line is 23 - 16 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0078 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Coughlin will have lane choice over Gray in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 V. Gaines                               6 Mike Edwards                 
E2                   0.067 12.272  65.14     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.601 209.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Brogdon   ) 0.021  6.626 209.23      (W Johnson   ) 0.022  6.612 209.62
 Qualified:             #8  6.616 209.82                        #1  6.583 210.57

Edwards is 17 - 7 against Gaines in prior events. Edwards with the starting line advantage and never trailed as he runs low E.T. of the round. He will have lane choice over Anderson in the semifinal. Gaines was real loose right at the hit and clicked it off.

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