Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 14:11 PM Pro Stock Snowmobile Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Snowmobile at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  363 Glenn Hall                            116 Rich Daly                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.108  8.192 155.85                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #1  8.220 157.26                        #8 18.479  37.45

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 28.62 inches, adjusted altitude 3,175 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Daly is a no show. Hall with his quickest pass of the weekend on the single.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5802 Ron Bray                              317 Kelly Shilts                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.130  8.363 152.47                     0.102  9.612 104.81
 Qualified:             #4  8.401 151.68                        #5  8.436 151.61

Shilts with the starting line advantage, but Bray has the lead by 330 feet and takes the win. He will give up lane choice to Hall in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  394 Louie Wirbel                         5005 Matt Ernst                   
E1                   0.165  8.451 153.14     ****WINNER****  0.172  8.325 153.04
 Qualified:             #3  8.334 152.97                        #6  8.461 151.65

Wirbel with the starting line advantage, but Ernst has the difference made up by the time they go by the tree and never trails from there on for the win. Ernst with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  323 Scott Hagen                           330 Kyle Shilts                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.145  8.298 154.37                     0.148  8.528 149.65
 Qualified:             #2  8.238 156.83                        #7  8.464 149.20

Hagen with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Ernst in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink