Sun, 02 Oct 2016, 16:37 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  730 Shane Gray                              6 Vincent Nobile               
E3                   0.044  6.649 209.36     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.581 210.37
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C McGaha    ) 0.017  6.590 208.75      (E Enders-Ste) 0.023  6.600 209.88
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.025  6.595 210.21      (D Skillman  ) 0.008  6.569 211.00
 Qualified:             #4  6.584 210.77                        #1  6.552 211.83

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 1,981 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Nobile is 11 - 5 against Gray in prior events. Nobile with a great light and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Jason Line                              2 Greg Anderson                
E3                  -0.003  6.569 210.28     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.576 210.54
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Prusiensky) 0.091  6.578 210.31      (J Gaydosh   ) 0.021  6.578 209.62
E1    (V Smeland   ) 0.050  6.559 210.87      (J Coughlin J) 0.030  6.579 210.54
 Qualified:             #2  6.575 211.20                        #3  6.580 210.77

Anderson is 35 - 31 against Line in prior events. Line is just a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on light. Anderson with a great looking pass take the easy win. He will have lane choice over Nobile in the final. Line with low E.T. of the round in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink