Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 16:50 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Vincent Nobile                          9 Erica Enders                 
E2                   0.007 18.900  45.22     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.582 210.41
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Prusiensky) 0.034  6.556 211.53      (M Hartford  ) 0.007  6.564 210.77
 Qualified:             #3  6.547 211.10                        #6  6.553 210.90

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,482 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Enders is 10 - 7 against Nobile in prior events.

Nobile with a great light, but had severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed in the clutch. Enders is straight down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Bo Butner                               3 Shane Gray                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.574 211.06                     0.028  6.581 210.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Skillman  ) 0.025  6.550 211.43      (A Johnson   ) 0.026  6.575 211.16
 Qualified:             #5  6.550 210.70                        #4  6.547 210.97

Gray is 4 - 1 against Butner in prior events.

They have identical reaction times and Gray has the lead until right before half track when Butner grabs the lead and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                          10 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.567 210.93                     0.042  6.585 209.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Delco     ) 0.019  6.549 211.49      (D Kramer    ) 0.018  6.574 210.24
 Qualified:             #2  6.530 211.66                        #7  6.553 210.60

Anderson is 49 - 39 against Coughlin in prior events.

Anderson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Anderson with the quickest pass of the round for the win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0396 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

He will have lane choice over Enders in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jason Line                             15 Tanner Gray                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.066  6.558 210.97                     0.026  6.604 210.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Smeland   ) 0.043  6.533 211.69      (C McGaha    ) 0.017  6.588 210.73
 Qualified:             #1  6.525 211.53                        #9  6.578 210.80

Gray with the starting line advantage and the lead until just past half track when Line chases him down and holds on for the win. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Line with quick E.T. of round two and he will have lane choice over Butner in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink