Sun, 29 Sep 2013, 13:19 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 256 Buddy Perkinson 317 Rickie Jones E1 0.062 6.570 212.03 ****WINNER**** 0.040 6.546 211.10 Qualified: #8 6.545 211.96 #9 6.552 211.49Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 1,966 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.
Two of the really talented young drivers in the class meet when Rickie Jones and Buddy Perkinson
square off. This is just Buddy's third race of the year and first outside of North Carolina. It is
Rickie's fourteenth race of the year and he is 9-4 in his opening round matches. Jones is out of
the gate first and never trailed for the win. Rickie Jones' MOV: 0.0461 seconds (approximately 14
feet). Jones with his quickest pass of the weekend.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Mike Edwards 2 Jason Line
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.007 6.529 211.46 0.019 6.521 211.93
Qualified: #7 6.538 211.79 #10 6.555 211.83
Mike Edwards vs. Jason Line is the monster match of round one. Overall Mike leads their
head-to-head races 17-16 and he is 3-0 against Jason this year..Of their 33 meetings six have come
in round one and Jason has won all of them. Edwards with a great light and the power to hold on
for the hole shot win. Mike Edwards' MOV: 0.0042 seconds (approximately 16 inches). Edwards with
his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Line with his quickest pass of the weekend in the
losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Vincent Nobile 5 Greg Anderson
E1 0.037 7.902 123.13 ****WINNER**** 0.028 6.537 211.16
Qualified: #6 6.535 211.46 #11 6.566 210.47
The loser of the Greg Anderson - Vincent Nobile race is virtually out of the championship
running. Vincent is in 8th place and Greg is in 9th.
Nobile is 6 - 4 against Anderson in prior events. Anderson is out of the gate first and never
trailed as Nobile started to have problems and pushed in the clutch. Anderson got out of the
groove and close to the centerline, but was able to hold on for the win. Anderson with his
quickest pass of the weekend for the win.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 11 Shane Gray 452 Steve Kent E1 ****WINNER**** 0.048 6.559 211.06 -0.221 6.602 208.46 Qualified: #5 6.531 211.26 #12 6.571 210.18Gray is 2 - 0 against Kent in prior events. It appears that Kent had problems because when he started to bring the rpm's up it appeared to leave turning on the red light. Gray was straight down the groove for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Erica Enders-Stevens 52 Deric Kramer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.031 6.544 211.16 -0.007 6.587 209.49
Qualified: #4 6.528 211.26 #13 6.603 209.30
This is the first time Enders-Stevens and Kramer have faced each other in eliminations. Kramer
is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. He ran his quickest pass in the losing
effort. Enders-Stevens with a real nice pass for the easy win. She will have lane choice over
Gray in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 V. Gaines 666 Matt Hartford
E1 0.122 6.552 212.36 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.585 210.41
Qualified: #2 6.526 211.96 #15 6.623 209.43
This is the first time Gaines and Hartford have faced each other in eliminations. Hartford with
a big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Hartford with his
quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Hartford will give up lane choice to Edwards in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Allen Johnson 10 Larry Morgan
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.044 6.527 212.03 0.036 6.566 209.98
Qualified: #1 6.512 212.29 #16 6.631 209.23
Allen Johnson qualified #1 ten times last year and this is just his 3rd of 2013..Allen has 22
wins against Larry Morgan and that's the most for him against and opponent. Nineteen of those wins
have come in round one and two of them have been this year. Morgan is out of the gate first and
the lead until just before half track when Johnson chased him down. Allen Johnson's MOV: 0.0313
seconds (approximately 10 feet). Morgan with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Johnson will have lane choice over Jones 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**** 0.059 6.541 211.39 -0.007 6.563 209.85 Qualified: #3 6.527 211.20 #14 6.610 209.23Jeg Coughlin vs. Greg Stanfield features two of the best drivers in the class. For his career Jeg "leaves first" 64% of the time but Greg is even better at 67%. And in their head-to-head races Greg has left first 59% of the time. Stanfield is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Coughlin will give up lane choice to Anderson in the next round.
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