Sun, 06 Oct 2013, 13:43 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Shane Gray                             25 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2                  -0.010  6.667 208.10     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.606 209.14
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.049  6.617 208.26      (L Morgan    ) 0.022  6.597 208.88
 Qualified:            #12  6.616 209.56                        #4  6.581 209.95

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 2,860 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Coughlin is 7 - 4 against Gray in prior events. Gray is too quick on the tree and turned on the red light. Coughlin with a good looking pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Greg Anderson                           6 Mike Edwards                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.639 209.01                    -0.007  6.591 209.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Stevens   ) 0.013  6.607 208.07      (S Kent      ) 0.069  6.591 209.98
 Qualified:            #11  6.598 209.85                        #3  6.580 210.64

Anderson is 40 - 24 against Edwards in prior events. Edwards is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Anderson with another great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Vincent Nobile                          2 Jason Line                   
E2                  -0.016 17.035  48.23     ****WINNER**** -0.004  6.596 210.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Martino   ) 0.014  6.612 208.59      (K Delco     ) 0.052  6.584 210.14
 Qualified:             #8  6.589 209.95                        #1  6.573 210.70

Line is 10 - 7 against Nobile in prior events. Nobile is too quick on the tree and turned on the red light and then clicks it off. Line with the quickest pass of the round for the win and Lane choice over Coughlin in the semifinal. Coughlin with the win earlier and Edwards losing is now the point leader and Line with the win is now 10 points behind Coughlin, so whoever wins the semifinal matchup will leave here with the point lead.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Erica Enders-Stevens                    1 Allen Johnson                
E2                   0.073  6.595 209.59     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.588 209.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Perkinson ) 0.008  6.605 208.62      (G Stanfield ) 0.013  6.573 209.46
 Qualified:             #7  6.587 209.98                        #2  6.579 210.34

Johnson is 10 - 7 against Enders-Stevens in prior events. Johnson with a big starting line advantage and runs low E.T. of the round for the win. Johnson will have lane choice over Anderson in the semifinal.

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