Mon, 01 Sep 2014, 14:13 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Allen Johnson                          11 Shane Gray                   
E2                   0.043  7.064 169.25     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.634 208.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C McGaha    ) 0.047  6.640 208.52      (S Tucker    ) 0.050  6.641 208.88
 Qualified:             #6  6.610 208.81                        #3  6.603 209.17

2:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 3,781 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Gray had the better light and led all the way. Johnson's car ran into the shakes, the rear of the car bouncing up and down, and by the time he got it tamed down, the race was over.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  442 Aaron Stanfield                         3 Jason Line                   
E2                   0.042  6.662 207.34     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.615 208.91
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Coughlin J) 0.035  6.653 207.56      (R Brogdon   ) 0.034  6.632 208.55
 Qualified:             #8  6.621 208.33                        #1  6.589 209.98

Stanfield found himself facing the current points leader and Line made it even worse by making a last-minute lane change after seeing AJ's problems.

Stanfield did his job and had a slightly quicker reaction time, but Line also did his job and steadily pulled away for the win.

Jason Line's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.018), 660ft(0.025), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0422 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  154 Vincent Nobile                         13 Jonathan Gray                
E2                   0.033  6.639 207.85     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.639 206.89
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hartford  ) 0.031  6.637 207.98      (G Anderson  ) 0.025  6.628 208.84
 Qualified:             #2  6.601 208.49                       #10  6.623 207.78

Nobile holds a 3-1 record against Gray, but this is the first time they have faced each other in round 2 and the first time a berth in the Countdown was at stake.

Gray had a psychic light and then the two ran identical ETs, so Gray earned his way into the Countdown with a holeshot victory.

The two Gray brothers will face each other in the semifinals, Shane has lane choice.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Erica Enders-Stevens                   51 Dave Connolly                
E2                   0.043  6.622 208.88     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.613 207.82
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Stevens   ) 0.022  6.619 208.52      (V Gaines    ) 0.037  6.614 208.39
 Qualified:             #5  6.607 208.55                        #4  6.605 208.23

Connolly holds a 5-3 record against Enders-Stevens and a 3-1 record in round 2 matchups. He beat her here last year on a holeshot.

Another holeshot by Connolly, but this time he paired it with a quicker ET for a 10-foot win. He also earned lane choice against Line in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink