Sun, 19 May 2013, 15:29 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 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
   25 Jeg Coughlin                            3 Vincent Nobile               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.665 207.18                     0.003  6.686 206.42
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Jones     ) 0.036  6.680 206.39      (M Edwards   ) 0.018  6.694 206.20
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.018  6.677 206.76      (V Gaines    ) 0.039  6.695 205.85
 Qualified:             #4  6.633 208.46                        #9  6.666 207.78

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 28.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,865 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Nobile is 3 - 1 against Coughlin in prior events. Nobile with a near perfect light and the lead until just before half track when Coughlin was able to chase him down and take the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0117 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Allen Johnson                          41 Rodger Brogdon               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.688 207.08                     0.026  6.711 205.85
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Anderson  ) 0.029  6.674 206.23      (M Hartford  ) 0.049  6.727 204.79
E1    (D Kramer    ) 0.031  6.689 206.89      (E Enders-Ste) 0.037  6.728 205.54
 Qualified:             #3  6.633 208.62                       #15  6.723 205.22

Johnson is 4 - 2 against Brogdon in prior events. Brogdon with the starting line advantage and the lead until half track where Johnson was able to drive around him. Johnson took the win light by 0.0152 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Johnson will give up lane choice to his teammate Coughlin in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink