Sun, 23 Apr 2017, 16:04 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 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
   10 Jeg Coughlin                           15 Tanner Gray                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.558 211.63                    -0.010 25.052  27.81
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C McGaha    ) 0.034  6.546 211.73      (R Stevens   ) 0.030  6.547 211.86
E1                   0.068  6.499 213.03      (A Laughlin  ) 0.016  6.555 212.03
 Qualified:             #1  6.557 210.70                        #5  6.575 209.23

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 1,412 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

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

Gray is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light and Coughlin goes to the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Bo Butner                               2 Greg Anderson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.536 212.69                    -0.012  6.591 211.99
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.042  6.544 212.06      (V Nobile    ) 0.025  6.558 211.73
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.032  6.523 213.33      (A Prusiensky) 0.029  6.536 211.46
 Qualified:             #2  6.560 210.80                        #3  6.563 211.10

Anderson is 5 - 1 against Butner in prior events.

Anderson is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light and Butner advances to the final. He will have lane choice over Coughlin in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink