Mon, 07 Sep 2015, 15:41 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  390 Drew Skillman                         154 Vincent Nobile               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.619 209.88                     0.032  6.655 209.75
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Gray      ) 0.037  6.619 209.30      (J Line      ) 0.027  6.621 209.30
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.029  6.605 209.59      (J Gray      ) 0.009  6.630 209.59
 Qualified:             #3  6.569 210.37                       #15  6.630 209.46

3:31 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 3,811 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Nobile is 1 - 0 against Skillman in prior events and they have never faced each other in the semifinals.

Nobile got a small holeshot, needed a little more. Skillman led at 60 feet and pulled ahead to half track, then held that lead the rest of the way.

Drew Skillman's incremental margins: 60ft(0.014), 330 ft(0.023), 660ft(0.028), 1,000ft(0.028). MOV: 0.0272 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Drew Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.789, 660ft-4.269/166.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.544.
Vincent Nobile's incremental times: 60ft-1.032 sec., 330ft-2.821, 660ft-4.306/165.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.581.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  233 Greg Anderson                           1 Erica Enders                 
E3                   0.054  6.591 210.41     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.618 209.39
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Butner    ) 0.025  6.605 209.39      (L Morgan    ) 0.036  6.617 209.01
E1    (A Stanfield ) 0.943  6.602 209.85      (V Gaines    ) 0.041  6.604 209.49
 Qualified:             #1  6.562 210.70                        #4  6.571 210.54

Anderson is 12 - 9 against Enders in prior events, but they are 4 - 4 in semifinals. The winner of this round will be seeded first in the Mello Yello Countdown.

On a holeshot, Enders gets the win and will be #1 in the Countdown.

Erica Enders' incremental margins: 60ft(0.028), 330 ft(0.024), 660ft(0.023), 1,000ft(0.018). MOV: 0.0147 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.248/166.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.520.
Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-1.010 sec., 330ft-2.786, 660ft-4.266/166.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.543.

Enders will have lane choice against Skillman in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink