Sun, 14 Oct 2018, 14:34 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Drew Skillman                              Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.226 15.965  34.99     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Tucker    ) 0.030  6.522 212.09   
 Qualified:             #1  6.509 211.30                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 1,581 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Skillman gets the bye here as there were only 14 cars here this weekend.

Skillman with severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed in the clutch and coasted all the way down the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   15 Tanner Gray                            40 Alex Laughlin                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.563 211.66                     0.052  6.529 211.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Prusiensky) 0.021  6.537 211.63      (D Kramer    ) 0.037  6.505 211.83
 Qualified:             #3  6.516 212.33                        #6  6.525 211.03

Gray is 4 - 1 against Laughlin in prior events.

Gray with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Tanner Gray's MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jason Line                              7 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.510 212.16                     0.020  6.527 211.89
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Butner    ) 0.034  6.503 211.96      (F Cuadra    ) 0.047  6.499 212.76
 Qualified:             #5  6.523 211.59                        #4  6.522 211.69

Line is 32 - 22 against Coughlin in prior events.

They have identical reaction times and then it is all Line for the win. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0175 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Line will have lane choice over Skillman in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Vincent Nobile                          6 Erica Enders                 
E2                   0.029  6.585 211.46     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.521 212.26
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.012  6.522 211.30      (W Stroupe   ) 0.074  6.493 212.73
 Qualified:             #8  6.545 211.66                        #2  6.513 211.96

Enders is 15 - 11 against Nobile in prior events.

Enders with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Enders will have lane choice over Gray in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink