Sun, 20 Sep 2015, 14:20 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 154 Vincent Nobile 390 Drew Skillman E1 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.620 210.44 -0.002 18.368 32.05 Qualified: #9 6.563 210.73 #8 6.559 211.26Nobile is 1 - 0 against Skillman in prior events.
Skillman leaves a little too soon and goes
red giving the win to Nobile.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Jason Line 6 Allen Johnson
E1 0.073 6.564 211.03 ****WINNER**** 0.023 6.602 210.05
Qualified: #7 6.556 211.56 #10 6.564 210.73
Line is 22 - 19 against Johnson in prior events.Johnson gets a big holeshot and holds off
Line for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Chris McGaha 7 Jonathan Gray E1 ****WINNER**** 0.041 6.583 210.05 0.036 6.602 209.46 Qualified: #6 6.551 210.77 #11 6.581 209.88Jonathan Gray is the defending event champion. In the brief 7 year history of this event no Pro Stock driver has won it more than once. Chris McGaha starts the Countdown 3rd in points.
McGaha is 4 - 3 against Gray in prior events.
Gray gets a little advantage off the line but
McGaha goes around and pulls away for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 37 Larry Morgan 4255 Alex Laughlin E1 ****WINNER**** 0.077 6.586 211.23 0.083 15.847 53.95 Qualified: #5 6.548 211.76 #12 6.604 209.82This is the 3rd start for rookie Alex Laughlin this year. He will be the 95th different driver to race Larry Morgan. Larry won the 4-Wide race here this year.
Morgan gets the early lead and
pulls away for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 361 Bo Butner 128 John Gaydosh Jr E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 6.568 210.97 0.028 6.704 207.24 Qualified: #2 6.533 211.66 #15 6.671 207.72This (#2) is by far the best starting spot of the year for Bo Butner. His previous best was 7th at Sonoma. This is the 17th start for John Gaydosh who is still looking for that first round win.
This is the first time Butner and Gaydosh Jr have faced each other in eliminations.
Gaydosh gets
a big holeshot but can't hold off Butner.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 233 Greg Anderson 2222 Wally Stroupe E1 ****WINNER**** 0.039 6.545 211.96 0.005 6.888 200.41 Qualified: #1 6.524 212.26 #16 6.956 200.14Greg Anderson won here in 2010. This is the 78th time that Greg has qualified #1 and he is 70-7 in round one when starting from the top spot.Wally Stroupe is making his first NHRA Pro Stock start and becomes the 76th different driver to race Greg Anderson.
This is the first time Anderson and Stroupe have faced each other in eliminations.
Stroupe gets the holeshot but doesn't have the
horsepower to hold off Anderson.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Erica Enders 9 V. Gaines
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.565 211.10 0.093 6.645 209.33
Qualified: #3 6.536 211.83 #14 6.670 210.05
Enders is 11 - 2 against Gaines in prior events.enders gets a big holeshot and extends her
lead all the way through the run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Shane Gray 150 Kenny Delco
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.060 6.578 211.10 0.091 6.640 208.52
Qualified: #4 6.545 211.83 #13 6.613 208.65
Gray is 1 - 0 against Delco in prior events.Gray gets out of the gate first and pulls away
for the win.
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