Sun, 25 Oct 2020, 13:09 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  107 Kyle Koretsky                           3 Bo Butner                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.563 210.28                     0.023  6.599 208.23
 Qualified:             #9  6.540 210.34                        #8  6.540 211.23

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,499 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Bo Butner edged Kyle Koretsky for the 8th spot based on speed. Bo is 82 - 33 in round 1 (71%).

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

They have identical reaction times and then is is Koretsky with the lead all the way down the track for the win. Kyle Koretsky's MOV: 0.0363 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jason Line                              9 Chris McGaha                 
E1                   0.102  6.552 209.85     ****WINNER****  0.051  6.590 209.88
 Qualified:             #7  6.532 211.79                       #10  6.541 210.57

Jason Line is 11 - 2 against Chris McGaha and 5 - 1 in the first round.

McGaha with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Chris McGaha's MOV: 0.0132 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jeg Coughlin                            5 Matt Hartford                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.558 210.37                     0.015  6.556 209.04
 Qualified:             #6  6.528 210.14                       #11  6.546 209.82

Jeg Coughlin is 4 -1 against Matt Hartford in round 1.

2 of Matt Hartford's 3 wins have come when he started from the bottom half of the field.

Coughlin is 8 - 4 against Hartford in prior events.

Coughlin with the slight starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a close one. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0037 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                          300 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E1                   0.036  6.574 209.98     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.555 209.26
 Qualified:             #5  6.527 210.70                       #12  6.546 209.56

This is the first time Kramer and Coughlin Jr. have faced each other in eliminations.

Coughlin Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Troy Coughlin Jr.'s MOV: 0.0271 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  442 Aaron Stanfield                       150 Kenny Delco                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.551 210.70                     0.046  6.585 209.59
 Qualified:             #4  6.520 211.30                       #13  6.558 210.50

Stanfield is 2 - 0 against Delco in prior events.

Stanfield with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over coughlin Jr. in the next round by 0.004 seconds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Greg Anderson                         400 Mason McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.542 210.44                     0.020  6.576 209.88
 Qualified:             #2  6.517 212.23                       #15  6.593 209.04

This is the 4th time in his career (and 1st time since 2011) that Greg Anderson has earned the #2 spot based on speed.

Mason McGaha is the 93rd driver to face Greg in eliminations.

McGaha with the starting line advantage, but Anderson had the lead by 330 feet and then run low E.T. of race day for the win. He will have lane choice over Chris McGaha in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   40 Alex Laughlin                        410M Fernando Cuadra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.083  6.537 209.17                     0.031  6.625 207.69
 Qualified:             #1  6.506 210.73                       #16  6.605 208.20

Alex Laughlin is 43 - 48 in round 1.

The last time the #16 qualifier won in round 1 here was in 2001.

Laughlin is 2 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events.

Cuadra with the starting line advantage, but Laughlin chased him down by half track and never trailed from there on for the win. Alex Laughlin's MOV: 0.0367 seconds (approximately 11 feet). Laughlin runs the quickest pass of race day for the win. He will have lane choice over Koretsky in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                          385 Bruno Massel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.069  6.557 210.60                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #3  6.517 211.36                       #14  6.578 209.72

This is the 4th time that Erica has been bumped down to the #3 spot based on speed.

Bruno Massel is the 65th driver to face Erica in eliminations.

Massel pulled into stage and it the car just took off and left before the tree was activated to give Enders the win. Enders will have lane choice over Coughlin in the next round by 0.001 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

E-mail rick@fastnews.net for information about supporting these reports.