Sun, 20 Sep 2015, 15:10 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, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shane Gray                             37 Larry Morgan                 
E2                   0.021  8.236 180.33     ****WINNER****  0.023  8.170 188.25
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Delco     ) 0.060  6.578 211.10      (A Laughlin  ) 0.077  6.586 211.23
 Qualified:             #4  6.545 211.83                        #5  6.548 211.76

Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.24 inches, adjusted altitude 3,621 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Gray is 10 - 1 against Morgan in prior events. Gray with a slight starting line advantage, but then they both have a lot of tire shake and they both both pedal it and Morgan is able to grab the win. Larry Morgan's MOV: 0.0647 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  361 Bo Butner                               6 Allen Johnson                
E2                   0.070 13.477  65.32     ****WINNER****  0.050  6.626 210.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gaydosh Jr) 0.065  6.568 210.97      (J Line      ) 0.023  6.602 210.05
 Qualified:             #2  6.533 211.66                       #10  6.564 210.73

Butner and Johnson have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win. Butner is real loose right at the hit and pushes the clutch back in.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                           10 Chris McGaha                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.588 210.67                     0.088  6.620 210.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.016  6.565 211.10      (J Gray      ) 0.041  6.583 210.05
 Qualified:             #3  6.536 211.83                        #6  6.551 210.77

Enders is 11 - 2 against McGaha in prior events. Enders with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win with the quickest pass of the round. McGaha with the second quickest pass of the round in the losing effort. Enders will have lane choice over Johnson in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  233 Greg Anderson                         154 Vincent Nobile               
E2                   0.071  6.587 211.63     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.611 210.05
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Stroupe   ) 0.039  6.545 211.96      (D Skillman  ) 0.021  6.620 210.44
 Qualified:             #1  6.524 212.26                        #9  6.563 210.73

Anderson and Nobile have each won 7 times against the other in prior events. Nobile with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the hole shot win. Vincent Nobile's MOV: 0.0294 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink