Sun, 12 Nov 2017, 16:53 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Bo Butner                              10 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.067  6.567 210.08                     0.018  6.630 209.59
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gray      ) 0.081  6.581 210.57      (M Hartford  ) 0.008  6.612 208.23
 Qualified:             #5  6.559 211.20                        #4  6.558 209.46

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,605 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Butner is 7 - 2 against Coughlin in prior events.

Coughlin with the starting line advantage, but then was real loose and Butner was able to chase him down before half track and took the win. Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0145 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                        4683 Brian Self                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.567 209.75                     0.019 11.832  76.23
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Prusiensky) 0.055  6.567 209.36      (C McGaha    ) 0.024  6.607 209.36
 Qualified:             #1  6.541 209.79                        #9  6.574 209.52

Anderson is 2 - 0 against Self in prior events.

Self with a tick advantage on the tree, but had severe tire shake and pushed the clutch in. Anderson was straight down the groove for the win. He tied Butner's E.T., but will give up lane choice to Butner based on his slower speed in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jason Line                              9 Erica Enders                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.561 210.44                     0.003  8.367 116.80
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kramer    ) 0.028  6.550 210.97      (A Johnson   ) 0.024  6.554 209.82
 Qualified:             #2  6.546 210.14                        #7  6.564 210.14

Enders is 19 - 18 against Line in prior events.

Enders with anear perfect light, but then made a quick move toward the centerline and she pushed in the clutch and just missed the 330-foot cone.

Line was straight down the groove with the quickest pass of this round for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Drew Skillman                          15 Tanner Gray                  
E2                   0.017  6.554 211.53     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.559 210.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Delco     ) 0.038  6.542 211.26      (A Laughlin  ) 0.016  6.555 210.70
 Qualified:             #3  6.555 211.69                        #6  6.562 210.50

Gray is 5 - 3 against Skillman in prior events.

Gray with a near perfect light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Tanner Gray's MOV: 0.0108 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will have lane choice over Line in the semifinal.

Skillman with the quickest pass of the round in the losing effort.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink