Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 15:01 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock 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
    4 Bo Butner                               3 Shane Gray                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.619 207.50                     0.008  6.665 207.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D River     ) 0.074  6.623 207.43      (V Nobile    ) 0.036  6.634 207.05
 Qualified:             #2  6.617 207.69                        #7  6.637 207.50

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 3,175 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Gray is 4 - 2 against Butner in prior events.

Gray with a great light and then is loose, but he stays with it.

Butner had the difference made up by 150 feet and never trailed from there on for the win.

Butner with the win clinched the No. 1 spot for the Countdown to the Championship.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Drew Skillman                           1 Jason Line                   
E2                   0.023  6.628 208.20     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.624 207.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Prusiensky) 0.046  6.614 208.23      (J Gaydosh   ) 0.107  6.621 207.75
 Qualified:             #5  6.628 208.65                        #4  6.627 206.73

Skillman is 9 - 4 against Line in prior events.

Line with a great light and never trailed for the win. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0134 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Tanner Gray                             9 Erica Enders                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.620 207.46                     0.011  6.648 207.66
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.022  6.601 207.69      (J Coughlin  ) 0.003  6.659 207.78
 Qualified:             #1  6.607 208.17                        #8  6.665 206.42

Enders is 3 - 0 against Gray in prior events.

They leave together and then Gray never trailed from there on for the win. Tanner Gray's MOV: 0.0282 seconds (approximately 9 feet). He will have lane choice over Line in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           8 Allen Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.594 208.30                     0.027  6.628 207.21
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kramer    ) 0.010  6.588 209.20      (M Hogan     ) 0.127  6.641 207.11
 Qualified:             #6  6.631 207.59                        #3  6.622 206.86

Anderson is 52 - 23 against Johnson in prior events.

Anderson with the starting line advantage and then runs low E.T. of the round for the win. He will have lane choice over Butner in the semifinal. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0424 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink