Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 14:15 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 25 Jeg Coughlin 40 Alex Laughlin E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.653 206.89 0.091 6.684 208.71 Qualified: #8 6.664 207.18 #7 6.656 208.46Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,457 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.
This is the second
consecutive race that Alex Laughlin has started from the #7 spot. It is his ninth start and he is
looking for his first round win in Pro Stock.. Jeg Coughlin has won this race twice. This is the
first time Coughlin and Laughlin have faced each other in eliminations. Coughlin with the staring
line advantage and never trailed for the win. Coughlin with his quickest pass of the weekend for
the win. Laughlin slowed from his qualifying time in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Erica Enders 5 Drew Skillman
E1 0.005 6.705 207.53 ****WINNER**** 0.060 6.633 208.33
Qualified: #9 6.689 208.26 #6 6.650 207.43
This is the 200th race of Erica Enders' Pro Stock career and that is more races than any other
female in the top four classes. She won here in 2013. This is the first time she has started from
the bottom half of the field at consecutive races since the last race of 2011 and the first race of
2012.
Enders is 3 - 2 against Skillman in prior events. Enders with a great light and the lead until
around half track when Skillman chased her down and took the win. This was a close win...Drew
Skillman's MOV: 0.0173 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Skillman with his quickest pass of the
weekend for the win.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 703 Joey Grose 4 Chris McGaha E1 -0.082 6.699 206.83 ****WINNER**** 0.039 6.634 209.14 Qualified: #10 6.699 206.80 #5 6.650 208.62McGaha is 1 - 0 against Grose in prior events. Grose is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give McGaha the win. McGaha with a great looking pass in the win, his quickest pass of the weekend and top speed of the event.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 52 Deric Kramer 3 Allen Johnson E1 ****WINNER**** 0.050 6.747 206.95 0.133 6.711 206.16 Qualified: #11 6.713 206.92 #4 6.649 207.11Johnson is 2 - 0 against Kramer in prior events. Kramer with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Deric Kramer's MOV: 0.0471 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Kramer will give up lane choice to McGaha in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Vincent Nobile 2 Greg Anderson
E1 0.050 6.710 207.78 ****WINNER**** 0.058 6.611 207.69
Qualified: #12 6.715 207.43 #3 6.623 207.40
Greg Anderson has now qualified for 301 consecutive races dating back to the end of the 2002
season. His last DNQ came at second race in Las Vegas in 2002. Greg won here in 2003. .Vincent
Nobile won here in 2011. Nobile is 10 - 7 against Anderson in prior events. Nobile with the
starting line advantage, but Anderson has the difference made up by the time they go by the
Christmas tree and runs low E.T. of the event for the win. Greg Anderson's incremental times:
60ft-0.987 sec., 330ft-2.766, 660ft-4.251/166.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.530. He will have lane choice over
Skillman in the next round. Nobile with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing
effort.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 666 Matt Hartford 8 Jason Line E1 0.038 6.713 206.99 ****WINNER**** 0.046 6.595 208.07 Qualified: #13 6.732 206.48 #2 6.622 208.17Jason Line's runner-up finish in Pomona was the 42nd of his career and that is the third most in the Pro Stock class behind Warren Johnson (54) and Greg Anderson (46)..Matt Hartford starts from the lucky #13 spot. In the history of this event, 31 years, the #13 qualifier in Pro Stock has only won twice in round one. The last one to do it was Jason Line (2005), Matt's opponent in round one today. Line is 3 - 2 against Hartford in prior events. Hartford with the starting line advantage, but Line has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Line runs low E.T. of the weekend for the win and lane choice over Coughlin in the next round. Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.753, 660ft-4.237/165.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.515. Hartford with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 55 V. Gaines 361 Bo Butner E1 0.020 6.710 206.61 ****WINNER**** 0.098 6.590 209.30 Qualified: #14 6.778 207.27 #1 6.618 208.88Bo Butner becomes the 62nd driver to qualify #1 in Pro Stock. Of those 62, 18 have only done it one time.The #1 qualifier in Pro Stock won the race in the first eight years, but since then has only won this race twice in the last 23 years but is 28-3 overall in the first round at this event. ..V. Gaines won this race in 2008. This is a "2-for-1" round since the winner gets a bye into the semi-finals due to the short field. Butner is 1 - 0 against Gaines in prior events. Gaines with the starting line advantage, but Butner chases him down around 500 feet and then runs low E.T. of the event for the win. He also runs top speed of the event. Bo Butner's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.740, 660ft-4.228/165.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.509. Gaines with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.
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