Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 13:21 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  442 Aaron Stanfield                        40 Alex Laughlin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076  6.623 207.30                     0.137  6.618 207.53
 Qualified:             #8  6.580 207.66                        #9  6.586 207.69

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.63 inches, adjusted altitude 3,079 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Alex Laughlin won this race in 2016.

This is the first time Stanfield and Laughlin have faced each other in eliminations.

Stanfield with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Aaron Stanfield's MOV: 0.0568 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Bo Butner                            410M Fernando Cuadra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.069  6.601 208.23                     0.055  6.637 207.88
 Qualified:             #7  6.575 209.10                       #10  6.590 208.39

Butner and Cuadra have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Cuadra with the starting line advantage, but Butner has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0222 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  666 Matt Hartford                         150 Kenny Delco                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.617 207.62                     0.075  6.615 208.33
 Qualified:             #6  6.572 208.26                       #11  6.601 208.88

This is the 190th race for Kenny Delco in Pro Stock.

Hartford is 3 - 0 against Delco in prior events.

Hartford with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Matt Hartford's MOV: 0.0474 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                         4264 Chris McGaha                 
E1                   0.137  6.584 208.91     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.633 208.33
 Qualified:             #5  6.572 208.88                       #12  6.602 208.97

McGaha is 8 - 4 against Kramer in prior events.

McGaha with a great light and the starting line advantage, he has the power to hold on for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Greg Anderson                        406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.          
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.601 207.78                     0.031  6.637 208.30
 Qualified:             #4  6.563 211.10                       #13  6.630 208.17

Greg Anderson starts the day with 820 round wins. He is 29 - 8 in round 1 when starting from the No. 4 qualifying spot. This is the eighth start for Fernando Cuadra Jr.

Anderson is 2 - 0 against Cuadra Jr. in prior events.

Anderson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Anderson will have lane choice over McGaha in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                            799 Steve Graham                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.592 209.14                    -0.021 13.299  64.86
 Qualified:             #3  6.560 209.52                       #14  6.631 207.98

Jason Line's win in Reading was his 50th in Pro Stock and he became just the fifth Pro Stock driver to win 50 or more races. This is the 17th start for Steve Graham in Pro Stock.

Line is 3 - 0 against Graham in prior events.

Graham goes red to give Line the win. Line is straight down the groove with a good looking pass. He has the quickest winning E.T. of race day. He will have lane choice over Hartford in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Erica Enders                          106 Alan Prusiensky              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.590 207.78                     0.059  6.640 207.66
 Qualified:             #1  6.552 209.85                       #16  6.649 208.01

This is the 21st time that Erica Enders has qualified #1 and it's the second consecutive race to start the Countdown that she has been No. 1. Of her 20 previous starts from the top spot she has gone on to win six times. The top Pro Stock qualifier has won twice this year. This is the 67th start for Alan Prusiensky.

Enders with a great light and never trailed for the win. She now has the quickest winning E.T. of race day. She will have lane choice over Stanfield in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jeg Coughlin                         1465 Val Smeland                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.603 207.69                     0.078  6.646 207.40
 Qualified:             #2  6.558 208.01                       #15  6.633 207.30

Jeg Coughlin in 31 - 6 in the first round when starting from the No. 2 spot. This is the 37th start for Val Smeland.

Coughlin is 1 - 0 against Smeland in prior events.

Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Coughlin will give up lane choice to Butner in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink