Sun, 15 Oct 2023, 14:44 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Aaron Stanfield                         5 Kyle Koretsky                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.503 210.72                     0.018  7.191 209.24
 Qualified:             #9  6.495 211.86                        #8  6.490 212.11

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 30.24 inches, adjusted altitude 1,008 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Kyle Koretsky is 5 - 5 against Aaron Stanfield. Aaron Stanfield has lost twice to Koretsky this year and both times it was on a holeshot.

Koretsky with the starting line advantage, but had severe tire shake and pushed the clutch back in. Stanfield is straight down the groove with good looking pass, just few ticks off his qualifying time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Matt Hartford                        406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.          
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.509 212.11                     0.045  6.518 211.56
 Qualified:             #7  6.487 212.14                       #10  6.500 210.59

Matt Hartford has won 25 rounds this year (his season high is 27 in 2019). Fernando Cuadra Jr. is 0 - 5 against Hartford in Rd. 1 races (and 0 - 3 this year).

Hartford is 6 - 1 against Cuadra Jr. in prior events.

Hartford with the starting line advantage and the win.

Cuadra Jr. with severe tire shake right at the hit and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   52 Deric Kramer                            8 Cristian Cuadra              
E1                   0.035 16.153  51.88     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.508 211.34
 Qualified:             #6  6.486 209.50                       #11  6.500 210.20

Deric Kramer wins 63% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. Cristian Cuadra is 6 - 9 in Rd. 1 this year.

Kramer is 2 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events.

Cuadra with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He is just a few ticks slower than his qualifying time for the win.

Kramer 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
    7 Dallas Glenn                            9 Bo Butner                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.492 210.84                     0.032  8.331 111.99
 Qualified:             #5  6.486 210.30                       #12  6.504 211.33

Dallas Glenn is 12 - 3 in Rd. 1 this year (2 of those Rd. 1 losses have come in the last 3 races). Bo Butner is 97 - 57 (63%) in Rd. 1 for his career but just 5 - 10 (33%) this year.

Glenn is 3 - 0 against Butner in prior events.

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

Butner made a quick move toward the centerline and clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  494 Jerry Tucker                           14 Camrie Caruso                
E1                  -0.338 12.139  97.58     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.526 210.65
 Qualified:             #4  6.486 213.09                       #13  6.506 211.14

This (No.4) is the best starting spot for Jerry Tucker. Camrie Caruso lost to Tucker in Rd. 1 at Chicago (on a holeshot).

Tucker is 1 - 0 against Caruso in prior events.

Tucker goes red to give Caruso the win. She will give up lane choice to Glenn in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                          193 Eric Latino                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  6.467 212.23                     0.035  6.530 210.95
 Qualified:             #3  6.483 211.82                       #14  6.519 210.98

Erica wins 85% of her Rd. 1 races when starting from the top half of the field. Eric Latino is making his 6th start. This is the 3rd time this year he has faced Enders in Rd. 1 (0 - 2).

Latino with the starting line advantage, but Enders has the lead by 330 feet and drives away for the win.

Enders launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the quickest pass of the event. She runs her quickest and fastest pass of the season for the win and lane choice over Cuadra in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                        4264 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.481 211.83                     0.038  6.522 211.53
 Qualified:             #1  6.480 211.76                       #16  6.536 211.41

Greg Anderson's last 4 races include 2 Rd. 1 losses and 2 wins. The last time the No.16 PS qualifier won a round at this race was 2006. Chris McGaha has lost his last 6 races against Greg Anderson.

Anderson is 21 - 12 against McGaha in prior events.

They leave together and then it is all Anderson for the win. Anderson is a tick off qualifying time for the win and lane choice over Stanfield in the next round.

McGaha with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Troy Coughlin Jr.                     400 Mason McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.476 212.56                     0.057  6.530 210.85
 Qualified:             #2  6.482 212.05                       #15  6.528 211.63

Troy Coughlin Jr. is 2 -1 against Mason McGaha this year. The No.2 PS qualifier is 26 - 10 in Rd. 1 at this event. The last time the No.15 PS qualifier won a round at this event was 2011. (It was Chris McGaha).

Coughlin Jr. is 4 - 3 against McGaha in prior events.

Coughlin Jr. with the starting line advantage and the win. He makes the second quickest pass of the event for the win. He will have lane over Hartford in the next round.

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