Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 15:00 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 V. Gaines                              13 Jonathan Gray                
E2                   0.064 11.409  81.44     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.575 210.77
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.060  7.016 130.43      (R Brogdon   ) 0.009  6.607 209.56
 Qualified:            #12  6.632 208.78                        #4  6.592 209.72

Gray is 1 - 0 against Gaines in prior events. Gray is out of the gate first and never trailed as Gaines had violent tire shake right at the hit.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                          154 Vincent Nobile               
E2                   0.018  6.950 164.79     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.596 210.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.016  6.629 187.11      (L Morgan    ) 0.045  6.582 209.72
 Qualified:             #7  6.602 209.33                        #2  6.579 209.88

Nobile is 9 - 7 against Coughlin in prior events. Nobile with the starting line advantage and makes a quick move toward the right, but he reels it in to and is straight down the groove for the win Coughlin was right there with him on the line, but he too made a big move toward the centerline, before he reeled it in.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Dave Connolly                           3 Jason Line                   
E2                   0.011  6.679 209.04     ****WINNER****  0.042  6.601 210.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Tucker    ) 0.046  6.592 209.95      (C McGaha    ) 0.061  6.533 210.93
 Qualified:             #3  6.582 209.39                        #6  6.596 210.24

Connolly with the starting line advantage and then made a move toward the centerline and he reeled it in, but wasn't able to chase Line down. Line made a move toward the centerline, but reeled it in to take the win. He will give up lane choice to Nobile in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Erica Enders-Stevens                   11 Shane Gray                   
E2                   0.021 21.727  26.98     ****WINNER****  0.046  6.566 210.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gaydosh   ) 0.037  6.603 206.29      (R Stevens   ) 0.052  6.911 162.92
 Qualified:             #1  6.568 210.37                        #8  6.605 208.52

Enders-Stevens is 10 - 4 against Gray in prior events. Enders-Stevens with the starting line advantage and then made a violent move toward the centerline before she clicked it off. Gray launched hard and keep it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the round. He will have lane choice over his brother in the semifinal.

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