Sun, 27 Sep 2020, 14:02 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  442 Aaron Stanfield                      409M Cristian Cuadra              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.626 207.40                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Butner    ) 0.034  6.630 207.27      (M Hartford  ) -0.012  6.689 206.48
 Qualified:             #6  6.623 208.55                       #14  6.654 207.98

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 75 percent, barometer 29.75 inches, adjusted altitude 3,022 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Cuadra broke the engine before he got the car staged and is shut off.

Stanfield is straight down the groove with a real nice pass.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                            9 Chris McGaha                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.641 207.69                     0.031  6.647 207.34
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Benza     ) 0.043  6.622 208.42      (G Anderson  ) 0.042  6.633 207.15
 Qualified:             #1  6.602 208.78                        #9  6.631 207.85

McGaha is 10 - 5 against Kramer in prior events.

McGaha with a slight starting line advantage. Kramer with a quick move toward the wall, but reeled it in and chased McGaha down right in the light for the win in a dead heat. Deric Kramer's MOV: 0.0006 seconds (approximately 2 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   40 Alex Laughlin                         107 Kyle Koretsky                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  6.619 207.30                     0.062  6.640 206.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Delco     ) 0.021  6.610 207.69      (J Coughlin J) 0.032  6.642 206.13
 Qualified:             #4  6.615 208.42                       #12  6.642 207.37

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

Koretsky with the slight starting line advantage, but Laughlin has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Laughlin takes the win. Alex Laughlin's MOV: 0.0152 seconds (approximately 5 feet). He will have lane choice over Kramer in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                            4 Jason Line                   
E2                   0.032  6.642 206.04     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.651 206.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Coughlin J) 0.025  6.605 207.46      (M McGaha    ) 0.031  6.617 206.83
 Qualified:             #2  6.608 208.65                        #7  6.624 207.34

Enders is 23 - 22 against Line in prior events.

Line with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Jason Line's MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He will give up lane choice to Stanfield in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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