Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 14:49 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Mike Edwards                           25 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  6.977 196.96                     0.028  7.012 196.47
 Qualified:             #8  6.995 197.51                        #9  6.996 196.42

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 24.19 inches, adjusted altitude 9,335 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Coughlin is 27 - 12 against Edwards in prior events. Jeg Coughlin is 10-2 against Mike Edwards in first-round matches..This is Mike's lowest starting position of the year. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and the lead until about 250 feet and then Edwards takes the lead and the win. Edwards with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Coughlin clinched a spot in the Countdown to the Championship, Edwards had previously clinched his spot.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jason Line                             41 Rodger Brogdon               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  7.022 195.76                     0.047  7.016 196.02
 Qualified:             #7  6.986 196.70                       #10  7.000 196.56

Line is 6 - 2 against Brogdon in prior events. Line with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0121 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Greg Anderson                           3 Vincent Nobile               
E1                   0.007  7.031 194.91     ****WINNER****  0.010  7.022 196.07
 Qualified:             #6  6.983 196.19                       #11  7.005 196.87

Anderson and Nobile have each won 3 times against the other in prior events. Anderson with a great reaction time and Nobile is right there with him. anderson has the lead until right in the lights where Nobile was able to chase him down and take the win. Vincent Nobile's MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                          452 Steve Kent                   
E1                   0.043  7.047 194.41     ****WINNER****  0.027  7.036 194.72
 Qualified:             #5  6.982 195.62                       #12  7.037 195.96

This is the seventh start for Deric Kramer and the first time he has been in the top half of the field. His father, David, won Comp Eliminator at this race in 2002. This is the first time Kramer and Kent have faced each other in eliminations. Kent is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win...Steve Kent's MOV: 0.0272 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 V. Gaines                            5158 Steve Kalkowski              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  7.009 196.33                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #2  6.970 196.62                       #15  7.301 186.36

This will be the third start for Steve Kalkowski and they have all been here at Bandimere and he had problems in the pits and his car will not make the show. Gaines will have lane choice over Line in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   1 Allen Johnson                
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.113  6.981 197.10
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.949 198.23

This is the second time in his career that Allen Johnson has had a bye in round one and they have come in the last two races. Johnson with the second quickest pass of the round, unfortunately for Johnson the guy with the quickest pass of the round is his next round opponent Edwards. Johnson clinched his spot in the Countdown to the Championship yesterday in qualifying.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Larry Morgan                           11 Shane Gray                   
E1                  -0.015  7.091 194.74     ****WINNER****  0.053  6.990 196.79
 Qualified:            #14  7.080 194.86                        #3  6.971 196.70

Gray is 4 - 0 against Morgan in prior events. Morgan is too quick on the tree and turned on the red light. Gray with the third quickest pass of the round and he will have lane choice over Nobile in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  666 Matt Hartford                         317 Rickie Jones                 
E1                   0.037 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.028  7.020 196.22
 Qualified:            #13  7.058 195.79                        #4  6.976 197.36

This is the fourth time this year, in his nine races, that Rickie Jones has qualified in the top half of the field. This is the first time Hartford and Jones have faced each other in eliminations. Jones is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Kent in the next round. Hartford was drifting out of the groove early and toward the centerline. He finally collected the half track timing cones and then has he is attempting to reel it back it his lane the car back end came around and he hit the left wall bounced off it and slid trough the quarter mile. He was out of the car on his own and the word from the top end is he is okay.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink