Sun, 26 Feb 2017, 16:53 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Drew Skillman                          10 Jeg Coughlin                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.582 210.05                     0.035  6.581 210.28
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Line      ) 0.022  6.578 210.11      (V Nobile    ) 0.038  6.569 210.80
E1    (C McGaha    ) 0.033  6.557 210.41      (A Johnson   ) 0.052  6.535 211.06
 Qualified:             #9  6.554 210.05                        #5  6.541 211.30

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 2,730 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Skillman and Coughlin have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Skillman with the starting line advantage and the power to hole on for the hole shot win.

Drew Skillman's MOV: 0.0191 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Tanner Gray                             2 Greg Anderson                
E3                   0.011  6.590 210.64     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.564 210.47
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Butner    ) 0.019  6.578 210.87      (S Gray      ) 0.036  6.559 210.97
E1    (A Prusiensky) 0.021  6.571 211.20      (K Delco     ) 0.031  6.544 211.00
 Qualified:             #3  6.538 211.79                        #2  6.522 211.73

This is the first time Gray and Anderson have faced each other in eliminations.

Gray with the starting line advantage, but Anderson has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.

Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0171 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Anderson will have lane choice over Skillman in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink