Sun, 07 Jul 2013, 13:52 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Vincent Nobile                         25 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.652 208.26                     0.042  6.661 209.59
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Kent      ) 0.043  6.654 208.04      (S Spiess    ) 0.039  6.611 209.39
 Qualified:             #6  6.629 208.75                        #3  6.614 208.91

Nobile and Coughlin have each won 3 times against the other in prior events. Nobile with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Vincent Nobile's MOV: 0.0293 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 V. Gaines                              11 Shane Gray                   
E2                   0.042 18.884  23.43     ****WINNER****  0.077  6.668 209.26
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Delco     ) 0.118  6.630 209.36      (L Morgan    ) 0.042  6.610 209.65
 Qualified:             #4  6.616 209.56                        #5  6.618 209.17

Gray is 4 - 1 against Gaines in prior events. Gaines with the starting line advantage and then has a lot of tire shake and he clicks it off

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  317 Rickie Jones                            6 Mike Edwards                 
E2                   0.065  6.648 207.75     ****WINNER****  0.006  6.638 209.04
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Brogdon   ) 0.017  6.633 208.84      (M Hogan     ) 0.104  6.609 209.52
 Qualified:             #7  6.632 209.20                        #2  6.601 209.92

Edwards is 7 - 4 against Jones in prior events. Edwards with a great reaction time and then runs low E.T. of the round for the win. He will have lane choice over Nobile in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jason Line                              1 Allen Johnson                
E2                   0.020  6.668 208.26     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.620 209.17
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.002  6.661 208.39                     0.065  6.603 209.20
 Qualified:             #9  6.645 208.52                        #1  6.592 209.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,342 feet.

Line is 20 - 16 against Johnson in prior events. Line with the starting line advantage, but Johnson has the difference made up by 250 feet and then runs low E.T. of the event for the win and lane choice over Gray in the semifinal. Allen Johnson's MOV: 0.0382 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink