Sun, 30 Oct 2022, 15:41 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                           3 Dallas Glenn                 
E1                   0.011  6.667 205.91     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.635 205.41
 Qualified:             #8  6.606 207.50                        #9  6.610 207.85

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,161 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

Greg Anderson wins 83% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. Dallas Glenn has raced Greg Anderson 3 times and fouled out twice.

A couple great lights with Anderson getting the advantage. Anderson was loose early, but stayed with it. Glenn is straight down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 409M Cristian Cuadra                         9 Matt Hartford                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.654 205.88                     0.032  6.644 206.10
 Qualified:             #7  6.605 207.30                       #10  6.611 206.80

Cristian Cuadra has qualified in the top half of the field at 6 of his last 10 races. Matt Hartford is 2 - 0 against Cuadra this year.

Cuadra and Hartford have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Cuadra with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Troy Coughlin Jr.                      14 Camrie Caruso                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  6.627 206.89                     0.066  6.665 205.54
 Qualified:             #6  6.600 207.40                       #11  6.613 207.69

In his career Troy Coughlin Jr. is 28 - 29 in Rd. 1. Camrie Caruso is looking for her first round win in the Countdown.

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

Coughlin Jr. 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
  361 Bo Butner                            406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.          
E1                   0.042  6.627 206.61     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.655 205.76
 Qualified:             #5  6.599 208.14                       #12  6.625 206.73

Bo Butner wins 81% of his Rd. 1 races when starting from the top half of the field. Fernando Cuadra Jr. is making his 36th start.

Cuadra Jr. is 3 - 1 against Butner in prior events.

Cuadra Jr. with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Fernando Cuadra Jr.'s MOV: 0.0093 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Kyle Koretsky                           7 Mason McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.639 205.16                     0.055  6.652 207.18
 Qualified:             #4  6.595 205.98                       #13  6.639 207.88

Kyle Koretsky is 4 - 1 against Mason McGaha this year. Mason McGaha is looking for his first round win since Sonoma.

Koretsky is 5 - 2 against McGaha in prior events.

Koretsky with a near perfect light and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Cuadra Jr. in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                            8 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.636 206.35                     0.030  6.680 204.35
 Qualified:             #3  6.585 207.69                       #14  6.643 206.13

This (#3) is the best starting spot for Deric Kramer since Atlanta, 2021 (30 races ago). In his last 10 starts Chris McGaha is 1 - 9 in Rd. 1.

McGaha with the starting line advantage, but Kramer has the lead by the time they go past the Christmas tree. Deric Kramer's MOV: 0.0366 seconds (approximately 11 feet). He will give up lane choice to Coughlin Jr. in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Aaron Stanfield                      410M Fernando Cuadra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.629 206.48                    -0.002  6.669 205.26
 Qualified:             #2  6.580 208.07                       #15  6.649 206.61

Aaron Stanfield is #2 and the #2 PS qualifier at this race is 15 - 6 in Rd. 1 but (0 - 2 in the last 2 years). Fernando Cuadra is making is 56th start.

Cuadra is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Stanfield the win. He will have lane choice over Cristian Cuadra in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Erica Enders                          150 Kenny Delco                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.604 207.21                     0.046  6.687 206.54
 Qualified:             #1  6.579 208.75                       #16  6.654 207.08

Erica Enders is 26 - 2 in Rd. 1 when qualified #1. Kenny Delco is #16 & Troy Coughlin Jr. and Kurt Johnson are the only #16 PS qualifiers to ever win a round at this event.

Enders is 8 - 0 against Delco in prior events.

Enders with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She has the quickest pass of the round and will have lane choice over Glenn in the next round. She is on the verge of winning her fifth Pro Stock world Championship. She has to advance two rounds further than Stanfield to clinch today.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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