Sun, 23 Apr 2017, 14:42 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA SpringNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Tanner Gray                            19 Richie Stevens               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.547 211.86                     0.047  6.628 209.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Laughlin  ) 0.016  6.555 212.03      (E Enders    ) -0.003  6.589 210.64
 Qualified:             #5  6.575 209.23                       #11  6.615 208.52

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,348 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Gray and Laughlin had some words after their first round match up and then the crews had some words when they got back to the pits.

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

Gray with the starting line advntage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           5 Vincent Nobile               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.558 211.73                     0.045  6.590 211.73
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Prusiensky) 0.029  6.536 211.46      (J Line      ) 0.056  6.548 211.89
 Qualified:             #3  6.563 211.10                        #9  6.604 209.36

Nobile is 12 - 11 against Anderson in prior events.

Anderson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0522 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Bo Butner                                  Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.544 212.06     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.032  6.523 213.33   
 Qualified:             #2  6.560 210.80                     Bye

Butner getting the bye run here with the odd number of entries here...Butner with a great pass here and he will have lane choice over Anderson in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Jeg Coughlin                            7 Chris McGaha                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.546 211.73                     0.056  6.574 211.43
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.068  6.499 213.03      (D Skillman  ) 0.056  6.565 211.86
 Qualified:             #1  6.557 210.70                        #8  6.598 209.95

McGaha is 4 - 2 against Coughlin in prior events. Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0502 seconds (approximately 16 feet). He will have lane choice over Gray in the semifinal by 0.001 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink