Sun, 15 May 2016, 13:46 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Chris McGaha                          150 Kenny Delco                  
E2                   0.077  9.635 155.72     ****WINNER****  0.043  7.856 171.34
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Enders-Ste) 0.033  6.624 208.33      (S Gray      ) 0.076  7.299 148.38
 Qualified:             #5  6.648 208.39                       #11  6.714 205.85

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 2,031 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Delco with the starting line advantage and McGaha with severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed in the clutch. Delco started to drift out of the groove and pedaled it and took the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   40 Alex Laughlin                           3 Allen Johnson                
E2                   0.078  6.838 207.34     ****WINNER****  0.049  6.680 209.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Butner    ) 0.059  6.664 205.57      (V Nobile    ) 0.027  6.600 209.79
 Qualified:            #12  6.734 205.51                        #6  6.649 208.46

Johnson is 2 - 0 against Laughlin in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   2 Greg Anderson                
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.088  6.574 210.80
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (V Gaines    ) 0.105  6.584 211.06
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.610 210.14

Anderson with the ye here...Anderson launched hard and makes his quickest pass of the weekend on the bye. Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.231/168.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.502. anderson will have lane choice over Delco in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                            8 Jason Line                   
E2                   0.061  6.669 208.36     ****WINNER****  0.090  6.585 211.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Skillman  ) 0.050  6.648 208.17      (J Gaydosh   ) 0.108  6.559 211.06
 Qualified:             #8  6.686 206.86                        #2  6.615 209.36

Line is 28 - 22 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage, but Line has the lead by 200 feet and never trails from there on for the win. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0553 seconds (approximately 17 feet). Line will have lane choice over Johnson in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink