Sun, 19 Sep 2021, 11:52 AM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                            5 Matt Hartford                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  6.646 205.82                     0.043 13.025  68.94
 Qualified:             #8  6.606 208.17                        #9  6.613 207.59

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 30.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,706 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Deric Kramer is 0 - 7 in his last 7 races in round 1. Matt Hartford is 5 - 3 against Kramer and 1 - 0 against him this year.

Hartford with a slight starting line advantage, but has problems right at the hit and clicks it off.

Kramer is straight down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  400 Mason McGaha                            8 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.684 202.27                     0.057 14.938  57.39
 Qualified:             #7  6.602 207.69                       #10  6.617 207.59

This is the 3rd time the McGaha's have raced each other and Mason has won the previous two.

Chris has problems on the burnout. Mason with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Chris with problems as soon as the light turns green and he pushes in the clutch.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  300 Troy Coughlin Jr.                     154 Vincent Nobile               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.607 206.29                     0.035  6.638 207.18
 Qualified:             #6  6.599 206.51                       #11  6.628 207.59

This is the 10th consecutive race for Troy Coughlin to be in the top half of the field. Vincent Nobile "leaves first" 64% of the time in round 1.

Coughlin Jr. and Nobile have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Nobile with the starting line advantage, but Coughlin Jr. has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Troy Coughlin Jr.'s MOV: 0.0248 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  660 Dallas Glenn                          150 Kenny Delco                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.628 207.11                     0.075  6.666 206.26
 Qualified:             #5  6.597 208.68                       #12  6.630 207.11

Dallas Glenn is 9 -3 in round 1 this year. Kenny Delco is making his 162nd start.

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 409M Cristian Cuadra                       107 Kyle Koretsky                
E1                   0.066  6.636 206.86     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.606 207.08
 Qualified:            #13  6.632 208.14                        #4  6.595 207.18

Kyle Koretsky has qualified in the top half of the field at 14 of his 21 races.

Koretsky is 1 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events. Koretsky with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Glenn in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 410M Fernando Cuadra                         4 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.046  6.657 207.02     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.592 207.91
 Qualified:            #14  6.645 207.82                        #3  6.580 208.39

Greg Anderson wins 83% of his round 1 races when he has lane choice.

Anderson is 5 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events.

Fernando Cuadra is 0- 2 against Anderson this year.

Anderson with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Anderson runs low E.T. of race day. He will have lane choice over Coughlin Jr in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2222 Wally Stroupe                           7 Aaron Stanfield              
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.148 18.750  27.03                    -0.294 20.866  27.24
 Qualified:            #16  6.665 205.54                        #1  6.575 208.59

Aaron Stanfield is the 69th driver to qualify #1 in Pro Stock. Wally Stroupe is making his 16th start.

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

Stanfield double stepped on the tree and turned on the red light to give Stroupe the win. He will give up lane choice to Kramer in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  106 Alan Prusiensky                         1 Erica Enders                 
E1                   0.010  6.695 204.70     ****WINNER****  0.052  6.594 207.34
 Qualified:            #15  6.660 205.41                        #2  6.578 208.49

Erica Enders is 32 - 5 in round 1 when qualified 2nd in the field.

Alan Prusiensky has lost 9 straight races.

Prusiensky with a great light, but Enders had the difference made up by 300 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Enders with the second quickest pass of race day for the win. She will have lane choice over Mason McGaha in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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