Sun, 02 Oct 2022, 13:06 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  361 Bo Butner                              52 Deric Kramer                 
E1                   0.038  8.985 100.77     ****WINNER****  0.056  6.544 210.21
 Qualified:             #8  6.528 210.87                        #9  6.539 210.60

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 30.27 inches, adjusted altitude 1,043 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Bo Butner is 5-5 in Rd. 1 when qualified #8. Deric Kramer is 3-5 against Butner in Rd. 1.

Butner is 7 - 6 against Kramer in prior events.

Butner with the starting line advantage, but made a quick move toward the wall. He pushed in the clutch.

Kramer is straight down the groove for the win, just off his qualifying time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Camrie Caruso                           9 Matt Hartford                
E1                  -0.040  6.556 209.92     ****WINNER****  0.006  6.537 211.79
 Qualified:            #10  6.544 207.37                        #7  6.527 211.26

Matt Hartford wins 70% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. Camrie Caruso is 7-8 in Rd. 1 this year.

This is the first time Caruso and Hartford have faced each other in eliminations.

Caruso turns on the red light to give Hartford the win.

Hartford with a great light and the win, he is just off his qualifying time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7170 Mike DePalma                            3 Dallas Glenn                 
E1                   0.046  6.545 210.93     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.534 210.70
 Qualified:            #11  6.551 210.60                        #6  6.523 211.59

Dallas Glenn "leaves first" 75% of the time. Mike DePalma is making his first start in PS. He is the 461st driver to qualify in Pro Stock.

Glenn with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Dallas Glenn's MOV: 0.0409 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

DePalma with his career quickest and fastest in only his fourth Pro Stock pass in a losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Mason McGaha                            6 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E1                   0.097  6.618 209.65     ****WINNER****  0.053  6.528 210.67
 Qualified:            #12  6.564 210.80                        #5  6.522 210.60

This is the 10th time this year Troy Coughlin Jr. has started from the top half of the field. Mason McGaha beat Coughlin in Rd. 1 at this race last year.

McGaha is 2 - 1 against Coughlin Jr. in prior events.

Coughlin Jr. with the starting lie advantage and runs low E.T. of race day foe the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.                     1 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.029  6.562 210.41     ****WINNER****  0.061  6.512 210.87
 Qualified:            #15  6.589 208.17                        #2  6.510 210.97

This is only the second time that Greg Anderson has qualified #2 based on speed. Fernando Cuadra Jr. is 0-4 against Anderson this year.

Anderson is 8 - 0 against Cuadra Jr. in prior events.

Cuadra Jr. with the starting line advantage, but was loose right at the hit.

Anderson has the lead by half track and he runs low E.T. of race day for the win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0189 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He will have lane choice over Hartford in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Chris McGaha                            2 Erica Enders                 
E1                   0.015  6.573 212.23     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.520 211.43
 Qualified:            #13  6.572 210.11                        #4  6.511 210.34

Erica Enders 27 round wins at this event are the most for any PS driver. Chris McGaha is 10-27 against Erica and those 27 losses are the most for him against any opponent.

McGaha with the starting line advantage, but Enders has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. She runs the second quickest pass of race day for the win. SShe will have lane choice over Coughlin Jr. by 0.008 seconds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   4 Kyle Koretsky                
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.043  6.505 211.00
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.510 211.00

The #1 PS qualifier has won this race twice in 10 years (2017 & 2019)

Koretsky launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the event. Kyle Koretsky's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.724, 660ft-4.183/168.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.443.

He will have lane choice over Kramer in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 410M Fernando Cuadra                         5 Aaron Stanfield              
E1                   0.031 13.528  63.58     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.539 211.39
 Qualified:            #14  6.572 209.75                        #3  6.511 211.33

Aaron Stanfield is 13-2 in Rd. 1 this year. Fernando Cuadra is making his 54th start.

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

Stanfield with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Glenn by 0.005 seconds in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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