Sun, 13 Nov 2022, 15:55 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, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Mason McGaha                            2 Erica Enders                 
E1                   0.061  6.852 208.14     ****WINNER****  0.063  6.520 210.34
 Qualified:             #8  6.530 210.87                        #9  6.540 210.60

Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 1,552 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Mason McGaha is 1 -2 against Enders in Rd. 1. The No. 8 Pro Stock qualifier is 26-25 in Rd. 1 at this event. Erica Enders had qualified in the top half of the field at 33 consecutive races.

Enders is 7 - 2 against McGaha in prior events.

McGaha with a couple ticks on the tree, but rattled the tires. Enders had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Enders makes her quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.                   361 Bo Butner                    
E1                   0.006  6.596 209.30     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.549 209.33
 Qualified:            #10  6.549 209.72                        #7  6.528 210.11

Bo Butner is 91 - 47 (66%) in round 1 races. Fernando Cuadra Jr's 6.565 was his best qualifying run ever.

Cuadra Jr. is 4 - 1 against Butner in prior events.

Cuadra Jr. with a great light, but Butner had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0317 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Kyle Koretsky                        409M Cristian Cuadra              
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.034  6.559 209.20
 Qualified:             #6  6.528 210.47                       #11  6.553 209.49

Kyle Koretsky "leaves first" 66% of the time in Rd. 1. Cristian Cuadra is 5 - 11 in Rd. 1 this year.

Koretsky is 4 - 1 against Cuadra in prior events.

Koretsky can't get the car to fire.

Cuadra is straight down the groove on the single for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                            9 Matt Hartford                
E1                   0.049  6.548 209.14     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.558 209.23
 Qualified:             #5  6.526 209.20                       #12  6.556 205.60

Deric Kramer is 7 - 10 in Rd. 1 this year. Matt Hartford is 3 - 1 against Kramer this year.

Hartford is 8 - 5 against Kramer in prior events.

Hartford with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Matt Hartford's MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Dallas Glenn                         410M Fernando Cuadra              
E1                   0.068 21.266  70.20     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.581 209.17
 Qualified:             #3  6.514 210.77                       #14  6.565 210.34

Dallas Glenn's 6.514 was his quickest qualifying run ever. Fernando Cuadra is making his 57th start.

Glenn is 1 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events.

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

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

He will give up lane choice to his son in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Camrie Caruso                           5 Aaron Stanfield              
E1                  -0.002  6.556 210.31     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.552 209.33
 Qualified:            #13  6.558 210.73                        #4  6.524 210.41

Aaron Stanfield is 16 - 2 in Rd. 1 this year. Camrie Caruso is 1 - 2 against Stanfield (all in Rd. 1)

Caruso 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 Hartford in the next round by 0.006 seconds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Chris McGaha                            1 Greg Anderson                
E1                   0.042  6.566 209.56     ****WINNER****  0.057  6.523 210.18
 Qualified:            #15  6.573 208.20                        #2  6.509 211.00

Greg Anderson is No. 2 and the No. 2 Pro Stock qualifier at this event is 43 - 8 in Rd. 1 (and has not lost since 2007). Chris McGaha is 7 - 7 against Anderson in Rd. 1 races.

Anderson is 20 - 12 against McGaha in prior events.

McGaha with the starting line advantage, but Anderson has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0284 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   29 Shane Tucker                            6 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E1                   0.026 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.044  6.518 210.80
 Qualified:            #16  6.601 209.36                        #1  6.508 210.80

The No. 1 Pro Stock qualifier has won this race 18 times, the most for any Pro class. Shane Tucker qualified No. 16 and in the last 25 years the No. 16 PS qualifier is 3 - 22 in Rd. 1 at this event.

This is the first time Tucker and Coughlin Jr. have faced each other in eliminations.

Tucker with the starting line advantage, but is real loose. He stays with it, but is out of the groove on the top end and collects the cone on the finish line.

Coughlin launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the round for the win and lane choice over Enders in the next round, by 0.002 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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