Sun, 01 Nov 2015, 16:50 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  361 Bo Butner                              10 Chris McGaha                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.642 208.78                     0.045  6.619 209.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.047  6.619 208.75      (L Morgan    ) 0.040  6.617 208.88
 Qualified:             #3  6.591 209.43                        #6  6.600 209.04

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 27.84 inches, adjusted altitude 4,292 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

McGaha is 1 - 0 against Butner in prior events. Butner with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0018 seconds (approximately 7 inches). McGaha with the lost is eliminated from Championship contention.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  390 Drew Skillman                           2 Jason Line                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.605 209.04                     0.042  6.622 208.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.036  6.608 208.78      (K Delco     ) 0.077  6.600 208.78
 Qualified:             #5  6.594 208.71                        #4  6.593 209.39

Skillman and Line have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Skillman with the slight starting line advantage and never trails for the win. Drew Skillman's MOV: 0.0221 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  154 Vincent Nobile                        233 Greg Anderson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.615 208.75                     0.026  6.630 209.04
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.017  6.625 209.07      (M Hartford  ) 0.038  6.598 209.14
 Qualified:             #7  6.601 209.56                        #2  6.584 209.52

Nobile is 8 - 7 against Anderson in prior events. Anderson with the starting line advantage, but Nobile had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed for the win. This was a close one...Vincent Nobile's MOV: 0.0054 seconds (approximately 20 inches). He will have lane choice over Butner in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shane Gray                              1 Erica Enders                 
E2                   0.007  6.630 208.46     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.596 209.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gray      ) 0.027  6.699 207.94      (D Kramer    ) 0.015  6.585 209.59
 Qualified:             #8  6.601 208.81                        #1  6.559 210.28

Enders is 13 - 5 against Gray in prior events. Gray with a great light, but Enders chases him down at half track and never trails from there on for the win. Erica Enders' MOV: 0.0138 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Enders with low E.T. for the win and with the win she clinches the Pro Stock Championship.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink