Sun, 19 May 2013, 13:20 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 V. Gaines                               3 Vincent Nobile               
E1                   0.057  6.695 206.07     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.695 205.85
 Qualified:             #8  6.658 208.52                        #9  6.666 207.78

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 28.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,932 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Nobile is 4 - 1 against Gaines in prior events. Nobile with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win as they run identical E.T.s. Vincent Nobile's MOV: 0.0186 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jason Line                            666 Matt Hartford                
E1                   0.040  6.704 206.89     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.726 205.57
 Qualified:             #7  6.657 208.20                       #10  6.667 207.46

Line and Hartford have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Hartford with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Matt Hartford's MOV: 0.0090 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Greg Anderson                          10 Larry Morgan                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  6.707 206.26                     0.064  6.723 205.16
 Qualified:             #6  6.655 207.85                       #11  6.668 206.99

Greg Anderson's four wins are the most by any Pro Stock driver at this event. Larry Morgan has been to all 25 races at Heartland Park Topeka and he won here in 1993. This is Larry Morgan's best starting spot since the St. Louis race last year. anderson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Shane Gray                            317 Rickie Jones                 
E1                   0.021  6.818 205.82     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.714 206.23
 Qualified:             #5  6.640 208.04                       #12  6.669 207.88

Shane Gray has now qualified in the top half of the field at five consecutive races for the first time in is career. Gray and Jones have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Jones with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Gray really slowed from his qualifying time...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Erica Enders-Stevens                   41 Rodger Brogdon               
E1                   0.035 13.342  63.44     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.728 205.54
 Qualified:             #2  6.625 208.30                       #15  6.723 205.22

Erica qualified in the second spot and that is her best starting position since Reading last year. This is Rodger Brogdon's lowest starting spot of the year. Enders-Stevens is 6 - 1 against Brogdon in prior events. They leave together with Enders-Stevens getting the slight advantage, but then had problems early and pushed in the clutch. Brogdon 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
    6 Mike Edwards                          452 Steve Kent                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.092  6.675 207.05                    -0.174  6.747 205.01
 Qualified:             #1  6.618 208.55                       #16  6.742 205.38

This is Mike Edwards' fourth number one spot in Topeka in the last five years. Edwards is 2 - 1 against Kent in prior events. Edwards swapped engines this morning. Kent was way red, giving Edwards the freebie. Edwards runs low E.T. of the round and will have lane choice over Nobile in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Allen Johnson                          52 Deric Kramer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031  6.689 206.89                    -0.265  6.729 204.91
 Qualified:             #3  6.633 208.62                       #14  6.709 205.07

Johnson is 1 - 0 against Kramer in prior events. Kramer is real red and Johnson with the second quickest pass of the round. He will have lane choice over Anderson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                          445 Greg Stanfield               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.677 206.76                     0.039  6.711 205.51
 Qualified:             #4  6.633 208.46                       #13  6.699 205.98

Coughlin is 19 - 4 against Stanfield in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0556 seconds (approximately 17 feet). Coughlin with the second quickest E.T. of the round and will have lane choice over Jones in the next round.

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