Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 19:17 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

This report is brought to you by Jim Butner Auto.

POMONA, Calif. -Results of final, round 4 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
    2 Jeg Coughlin                         410M Fernando Cuadra              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.558 210.54                     0.016  6.604 209.72
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Butner    ) 0.022  6.588 209.98      (E Enders    ) 0.010  6.586 209.33
E2    (A Stanfield ) 0.014  6.599 209.49      (J Line      ) 0.040  6.617 207.40
E1    (J Grose     ) 0.044  6.570 210.28      (M Hartford  ) 0.059  6.601 209.59
 Qualified:             #1  6.533 210.70                        #6  6.565 208.68

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,227 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Coughlin is 4 - 1 against Cuadra in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Cuadra with the starting line advantage, but Coughlin had the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed for the win. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0333 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Coughlin wins his second Wall this season and the 63rd of his career.

Cuadra started to drift out of the groove and over by the centerline, but stays with it.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink