Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 17:05 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, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Bo Butner                             799 Steve Graham                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.595 210.80                     0.040 14.023  62.91
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Smeland   ) 0.042  6.573 211.03      (A Laughlin  ) 0.002  6.610 208.97
 Qualified:             #4  6.557 210.83                       #12  6.595 209.43

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,303 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Butner is 1 - 0 against Graham in prior events.

Butner with a tick advantage on the tree and never trailed for the win.

Graham with severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed the clutch back in.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jeg Coughlin                          442 Aaron Stanfield              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.599 209.49                     0.057  6.611 209.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Grose     ) 0.044  6.570 210.28      (K Delco     ) 0.035  6.632 209.23
 Qualified:             #1  6.533 210.70                        #9  6.576 209.85

Coughlin is 3 - 1 against Stanfield in prior events.

Coughlin with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0558 seconds (approximately 17 feet). He will give up lane choice to Butner in the semifinal by 0.004 seconds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Erica Enders                         4264 Chris McGaha                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.597 209.69                     0.050  6.593 210.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.017  6.570 210.41      (D Kramer    ) 0.026  6.602 209.56
 Qualified:             #2  6.538 210.93                       #10  6.582 209.43

Enders is 21 - 10 against McGaha in prior events.

Enders with the starting line advantage and holds on for the hole shot win. Erica Enders' MOV: 0.0272 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Enders wins her third Pro Stock Championship.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                           410M Fernando Cuadra              
E2                   0.072  8.371 110.36     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.617 207.40
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Tucker    ) 0.040  6.562 210.05      (M Hartford  ) 0.059  6.601 209.59
 Qualified:             #3  6.544 210.01                        #6  6.565 208.68

Line is 2 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events.

Cuadra with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Enders in the semifinal.

Line got real loose and over by the centerline before he pushed in the clutch.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink