Mon, 24 May 2021, 11:56 AM 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, 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Aaron Stanfield                         8 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.572 209.56                     0.084  6.568 208.78
 Qualified:             #6  6.567 209.69                        #9  6.571 209.01

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 1,810 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

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

Stanfield with a great light and the never trailed for the hole shot win. Aaron Stanfield's MOV: 0.0703 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                          385 Bruno Massel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.577 209.72                     0.026  6.605 209.43
 Qualified:             #8  6.570 208.84                       #10  6.574 209.69

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

Massel with the the starting line advantage, but Kramer had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Deric Kramer's MOV: 0.0180 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  300 Troy Coughlin Jr.                     400 Mason McGaha                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.109  6.593 205.98
 Qualified:             #7  6.570 208.97                       #11  6.580 209.36

Coughlin Jr. is 1 - 0 against McGaha in prior events.

Coughlin Jr. rolled the beams when he brought up the rpms.

McGaha with a good clean pass for the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Matt Hartford                         150 Kenny Delco                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.568 208.94                     0.074  6.635 207.82
 Qualified:             #5  6.566 210.41                       #12  6.591 204.88

Kenny Delco competed at the first national event at this track in 1988.
#10 equals the best starting spot for Bruno Massel in Pro Stock.

Hartford is 4 - 0 against Delco in prior events.

Hartford with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   41 Rodger Brogdon                        107 Kyle Koretsky                
E1                   0.105  6.617 210.11     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.585 208.10
 Qualified:            #14  6.602 209.26                        #3  6.552 208.68

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

Kyle Koretsky went to the semi-finals at this race last year. He is 7 - 3 in rd. 1 in his last 10 races.

Koretsky with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 409M Cristian Cuadra                       660 Dallas Glenn                 
E1                   0.048  6.632 208.46     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.578 209.46
 Qualified:            #16  6.640 208.52                        #1  6.549 210.01

Dallas Glenn is the 66th driver to qualify #1 in Pro Stock.

This is the first time Cuadra and Glenn have faced each other in eliminations.

Glenn with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.                     4 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.050  6.690 188.70     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.539 208.97
 Qualified:            #15  6.621 208.46                        #2  6.549 208.97

Anderson is 3 - 0 against Cuadra Jr. in prior events.

Anderson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Anderson runs low E.T. of the event for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                          127 Val Smeland                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.565 209.49                     0.053  9.786 102.49
 Qualified:             #4  6.554 210.14                       #13  6.595 208.62

Erica Enders is 19 - 2 in rd. 1 when qualifying 4th.
The #13 qualifier in PS is 1 - 13 at this race in the last 14 years.

Enders is 2 - 0 against Smeland in prior events.

Enders with a great light and never trailed for the win.

Smeland's car just labored off the line and all the way down the track.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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