Sun, 18 Oct 2015, 14:52 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Jonathan Gray                         361 Bo Butner                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.524 212.33                     0.046  6.519 213.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.009  6.477 213.98      (J Gaydosh   ) 0.062  6.475 213.60
 Qualified:             #6  6.485 212.76                        #3  6.475 213.23

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 1,911 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

This is the first time Gray and Butner have faced each other in eliminations. Gray with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jonathan Gray's MOV: 0.0233 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   37 Larry Morgan                          390 Drew Skillman                
E2                  -0.035  6.503 213.06     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.471 214.31
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gray      ) 0.047  6.484 213.60      (D Kramer    ) 0.039  6.472 214.14
 Qualified:             #9  6.507 213.16                        #1  6.471 213.47

Morgan is 1 - 0 against Skillman in prior events. Morgan goes red and Skillman gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Allen Johnson                           2 Jason Line                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.530 212.26                     0.085  6.482 214.14
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Nobile    ) 0.022  6.493 212.96      (A Prusiensky) 0.041  6.467 214.18
 Qualified:            #10  6.509 211.89                        #2  6.471 213.40

Line is 22 - 20 against Johnson in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the hole shot win. Allen Johnson's MOV: 0.0071 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He will give up lane choice to Jonathan Gray in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Chris McGaha                            1 Erica Enders                 
E2                   0.083  6.512 213.03     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.461 214.45
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.012  6.504 213.20      (V Gaines    ) 0.012  6.467 214.25
 Qualified:            #12  6.518 212.29                        #4  6.480 213.47

Enders is 12 - 2 against McGaha in prior events. Enders with a great light and then runs her career quickest and the third quickest in the history of Pro Stock. She will have lane choice over Skillman in the semifinal. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.977 sec., 330ft-2.716, 660ft-4.160/170.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.410.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink