Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 15:53 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Dave Connolly                           8 Greg Anderson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.528 212.33                     0.020  6.913 163.77
 Qualified:             #9  6.547 211.73                        #8  6.547 211.89

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,354 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

Greg Anderson has five wins at this event and that is the most for any active Pro Stock driver. Connolly is 20 - 19 against Anderson in prior events. Connolly with a great light and never trailed for the win as Anderson pushed in the clutch early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4264 Chris McGaha                           13 Jonathan Gray                
E1                   0.039  6.536 211.59     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.545 211.66
 Qualified:            #10  6.548 210.70                        #7  6.543 211.83

Gray is 2 - 1 against McGaha in prior events. Gray with the starting line advantage with a near perfect light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jonathan Gray's MOV: 0.0281 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Allen Johnson                          10 Rodger Brogdon               
E1                   0.025  8.475 114.04     ****WINNER****  0.061  6.528 212.19
 Qualified:             #6  6.539 211.33                       #11  6.550 211.36

Johnson is 7 - 3 against Brogdon in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and then gets real loose and makes a move toward the centerline and finally has to push in the clutch.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  666 Matt Hartford                         154 Vincent Nobile               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  6.520 211.39                     0.071  6.507 213.30
 Qualified:            #12  6.562 211.06                        #5  6.538 211.96

Nobile is 2 - 0 against Hartford in prior events. Hartford with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Matt Hartford's MOV: 0.0104 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Nobile with the quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.734, 660ft-4.194/168.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.450.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 V. Gaines                               1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1                   0.153  6.524 212.69     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.522 212.36
 Qualified:            #13  6.577 211.43                        #4  6.534 211.89

Coughlin is 17 - 10 against Gaines in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and the win light. Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.745, 660ft-4.206/168.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.462. Coughlin will give up lane choice to Hartford in the next round. Gaines with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.208/168.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.464.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7236 Jeff Isbell                             3 Jason Line                   
E1                  -0.010  6.634 208.65     ****WINNER****  0.083  6.496 213.06
 Qualified:            #16  6.724 206.80                        #1  6.517 212.19

Jason Line is 193-65 (75%) in round one for his career and he is 9-1 in round one at this event. IsBell is just a few ticks too quick on the tree and turned on the rd light. Line with the quickest pass of the weekend for the easy win. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.723, 660ft-4.183/168.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.438. He will have lane choice over Connolly in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  445 Greg Stanfield                         11 Shane Gray                   
E1                   0.017  6.578 210.54     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.516 212.13
 Qualified:            #15  6.601 209.39                        #2  6.522 211.26

Stanfield is 4 - 3 against Gray in prior events. Stanfield with the starting line advantage and the lead until around 100 feet when Gray took the lead and the win. He runs the second quickest pass of the round. Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.727, 660ft-4.191/168.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.452. Stanfield with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.234/166.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.506.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   12 Larry Morgan                            6 Erica Enders-Stevens         
E1                   0.031  6.551 210.93     ****WINNER****  0.062  6.494 213.47
 Qualified:            #14  6.583 209.30                        #3  6.526 211.99

Erica Enders-Stevens is 83-40 in round one for her career (67%) but is just 1 - 4 in the first round at this event. This is the 27th time that Larry Morgan has competed at this event in Pro Stock and that is the second most for any driver in Pro Stock history (Warren Johnson - 35). Enders-Stevens is 11 - 4 against Morgan in prior events. Morgan with the starting line advantage and the lead until just past half track when Enders-Stevens chased him down. Enders-Stevens with the quickest pass of the event for the win. Erica Enders-Stevens' MOV: 0.0262 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Morgan with his his quickest pass in the losing effort. Enders-Stevens will have lane choice over Brogdon in the next round.

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