Sun, 23 Apr 2017, 17:14 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 4 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
    4 Bo Butner                              10 Jeg Coughlin                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.061  6.550 212.26                     0.061  6.562 212.03
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Anderson  ) 0.036  6.536 212.69      (T Gray      ) 0.025  6.558 211.63
E2                   0.042  6.544 212.06      (C McGaha    ) 0.034  6.546 211.73
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.032  6.523 213.33                     0.068  6.499 213.03
 Qualified:             #2  6.560 210.80                        #1  6.557 210.70

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,561 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Butner is 4 - 1 against Coughlin in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

They leave together with identical reaction times and Butner increases his lead at each incremental down the track. Bo Butner's incremental margins: 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.005), 660ft(0.007), 1,000ft(0.010). MOV: 0.0124 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He wins his first National event Wally in Pro Stock. Butner becomes the second first time winner this year. He is the 65th driver to win a Pro Stock Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink