Sun, 14 Nov 2021, 14:27 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                          150 Kenny Delco                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.596 208.52                     0.102  6.619 209.30
 Qualified:             #8  6.594 208.49                        #9  6.608 209.79

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,895 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Deric Kramer is 6 - 10 in round 1 this year.

Kenny Delco is making his 166th start.

Kramer is 2 - 1 against Delco in prior events.

Kramer with the starting line advantage, he made a quick move toward the centerline. He reeled it in and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Aaron Stanfield                      409M Cristian Cuadra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.588 208.33                     0.015 13.755  55.59
 Qualified:             #7  6.592 204.98                       #10  6.614 207.34

Aaron Stanfield "leaves first" 63% of the time.

Cristian Cuadra is 2 - 9 in round 1 this year.

Stanfield is 2 - 1 against Cuadra in prior events.

Cuadra with the starting line advantage, but has severe tire shake right at the hit and he pushes in the clutch.

Stanfield with his quickest pass of the weekend 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****  0.050  6.586 208.39                     0.024 16.067  53.94
 Qualified:             #6  6.589 208.10                       #11  6.617 207.18

Mason McGaha vs. Chris McGaha.

This is the third time these two have met in the last 5 races.

They are 1 - 1 in their previous 2 meetings and both of them were in round 1.

Chris with the starting line advantage, but then he rattled the tires and pushed in the clutch.

Mason McGaha with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                          799 Steve Graham                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.071  6.576 209.10                    -0.001 14.561  60.28
 Qualified:             #5  6.589 209.04                       #12  6.637 207.53

Erica Enders wins 85% of her round 1 races when starting from the top half of the field.

Steve Graham is making his 22nd start.

Enders is 2 - 0 against Graham in prior events.

Graham is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Enders the win.

Enders with her quickest pass of the weekend to keep her Championship hopes alive.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Matt Hartford                         361 Bo Butner                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.587 209.59                     0.062 22.094  37.60
 Qualified:             #4  6.587 207.40                       #13  6.644 206.35

Matt Hartford is 7 - 6 against Butner and 2 - 2 against him in round 1.

Bo Butner is 83 - 36 in round 1 (70%) and that's his best percentage for any round.

Hartford is 7 - 6 against Butner in prior events.

Hartford with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He matches his qualifying E.T. for the win. He will give up lane choice to Enders in the next round.

Butner with severe tire shake right at the hit and pushed in the clutch.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  107 Kyle Koretsky                         300 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.566 208.71                     0.026  6.603 207.91
 Qualified:             #2  6.571 208.49                       #15  6.713 183.67

Kyle Koretsky is coming off back-to-back round 1 losses for the first time this year.

Troy Coughlin Jr. beat Koretsky in round 1 at Dallas.

Koretsky with a few ticks on the starting line and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest pass of round one. Kyle Koretsky's MOV: 0.0406 seconds (approximately 12 feet). He will have lane choice over Stanfield in the next round.

Coughlin with the quickest pass in the right lane of round one.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Greg Anderson                        4255 John Callahan                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.071  6.549 208.68                    -0.232 11.072  82.46
 Qualified:             #1  6.558 209.85                       #16  6.852 186.23

Greg Anderson is 367 - 106 (78%) in round 1.

In the last 30 years the No. 16 Pro Stock qualifier is 5 - 25 in rd. 1 at this event.

This is Callahan's first round of eliminations in a Pro Stock car. He goes red to give Anderson the win.

Anderson runs low E.T. of the event for the win and lane choice in the next round vs. Kramer.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  660 Dallas Glenn                          106 Alan Prusiensky              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.572 207.85                    -0.020  6.628 207.37
 Qualified:             #3  6.580 209.33                       #14  6.671 205.47

Dallas Glenn has been in the top half of the field 12 times this year.

Alan Prusiensky is making his ninth start this year.

Prusiensky goes red to give Glenn the win.

Glenn is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He will have lane choice over Mason McGaha in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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