Sun, 28 Jul 2013, 18:05 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Vincent Nobile                          5 Greg Anderson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.557 211.39                    -0.071  6.568 211.56
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Edwards   ) 0.025  6.559 211.16      (V Gaines    ) 0.010  6.559 211.30
E1    (J Line      ) 0.020  6.565 210.70      (J Carr      ) 0.010  6.571 211.36
 Qualified:             #8  6.558 210.21                        #4  6.545 210.57

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 1,773 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Nobile is 4 - 3 against Anderson in prior events. Anderson is too quick on the tree and turned on the red light..Nobile with his quickest pass today.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                            1 Allen Johnson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.556 211.53                     0.031  6.539 211.63
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Gray      ) 0.042  6.544 211.43      (R Jones     ) 0.028  6.534 212.06
E1    (R Brogdon   ) 0.036  6.562 210.54      (C McGaha    ) 0.032  6.534 211.93
 Qualified:             #7  6.557 211.30                        #3  6.536 210.21

Coughlin is 27 - 20 against Johnson in prior events. Coughlin with a great light and the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0094 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Coughlin will get lane choice over Nobile in the final by 0.001 second.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink