Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 18:53 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
    1 Jeg Coughlin                            3 Jason Line                   
E3                  -0.023  6.521 212.96     ****WINNER****  0.054  6.511 212.93
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Hartford  ) 0.008  6.527 212.73      (D Connolly  ) 0.008  6.519 212.46
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.034  6.522 212.36      (J Isbell    ) 0.083  6.496 213.06
 Qualified:             #4  6.534 211.89                        #1  6.517 212.19

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,538 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Line is 26 - 22 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light and Line moves to the final. Line with a good looking pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   13 Jonathan Gray                           6 Erica Enders-Stevens         
E3                   0.000  6.524 212.29     ****WINNER****  0.000  6.494 213.67
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Gray      ) 0.019  6.529 212.13      (R Brogdon   ) 0.061  6.494 213.67
E1    (C McGaha    ) 0.002  6.545 211.66      (L Morgan    ) 0.062  6.494 213.47
 Qualified:             #7  6.543 211.83                        #3  6.526 211.99

Enders-Stevens is 3 - 1 against Gray in prior events. They leave together with perfect lights and Gray has the lead when they went by the Christmas tree and then is was Enders-Stevens with the lead increasing at every increment. She takes the win by 0.0304 seconds (approximately 9 feet). She will have lane choice in the final for the Championship.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink