Sun, 29 Oct 2023, 16:12 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, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           3 Aaron Stanfield              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.577 207.27                     0.025  6.612 207.69
 Qualified:             #8  6.612 205.22                        #9  6.616 206.70

Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 30.23 inches, adjusted altitude 2,125 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Greg Anderson is 12 - 4 in Rd. 1 this year. Aaron Stanfield lost to Anderson in the final round at St. Louis and beat him in the 2nd round in Dallas. Overall he is 8 - 4 against Anderson.

Stanfield is 7 - 4 against Anderson in prior events.

Anderson with a great light and runs low E.T. of the event for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Troy Coughlin Jr.                       9 Bo Butner                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.573 208.26                     0.045  6.582 207.75
 Qualified:             #7  6.611 206.42                       #10  6.617 206.01

Troy Coughlin Jr is 2 - 0 against Butner. Bo Butner is 97 - 58 in Rd. 1 in his career and 5 - 11 this year in Rd. 1.

Coughlin Jr. with the starting line advantage and runs low E.T. of the event for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Dallas Glenn                           25 Jeg Coughlin                 
E1                   0.031 19.861  60.39     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.595 207.43
 Qualified:             #6  6.610 205.54                       #11  6.630 206.54

Dallas Glenn "leaves first" 63.9% of the time. Jeg Coughlin "leaves first" 62.6% of the time. Jeg Coughlin won his first national event in June of 1990. Glenn was born in December of 1990.

Glenn with the starting line advantage, but has severe tire shake right at the hit and clicks it off. Coughlin is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Matt Hartford                          14 Camrie Caruso                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.584 208.07                     0.054  7.370 142.10
 Qualified:             #5  6.608 206.26                       #12  6.632 205.63

Matt Hartford wins 74% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. Camrie Caruso is 0 -2 against Hartford in Rd. 1 races.

Hartford is 4 - 2 against Caruso in prior events.

Caruso with the starting line advantage, but Hartford has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Caruso got real loose and pushed in the clutch early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.                  410M Fernando Cuadra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064  7.202 207.72                     0.130 10.550  84.01
 Qualified:             #4  6.605 207.88                       #13  6.632 204.57

Fernando Cuadra Jr. is 5 - 9 in Rd. 1 this year. Fernando Cuadra lost to his son in their only meeting (Epping, 2022).

Cuadra Jr. with the starting line advantage, but then had severe tire shake and pedaled it about the same time his father's car went silent. Cuadra Jr. with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Kyle Koretsky                         494 Jerry Tucker                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.552 208.36                     0.051  6.595 208.39
 Qualified:             #1  6.589 205.66                       #16  6.651 207.02

Kyle Koretsky is 8 - 8 in Rd. 1 this year. He has lost in Rd. 1 at his last 3 races. He has never lost in Rd. 1 at 4 consecutive races. The #16 PS qualifier is 2 - 20 in Rd. 1 at this race.

Koretsky with the starting line advantage and runs the quickest pass ever here at this track. He takes the win with the track record pass. Kyle Koretsky's MOV: 0.0607 seconds (approximately 19 feet). He will have lane choice over Anderson in the next round.

Tucker with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing ever.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Cristian Cuadra                        52 Deric Kramer                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.601 207.75                     0.042  6.597 205.57
 Qualified:             #3  6.604 206.80                       #14  6.637 205.88

Cristian Cuadra beat Kramer in Rd. 1 at Dallas. Deric Kramer is 2 -1 against Cristian Cuadra this year.

Cuadra with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Cristian Cuadra's MOV: 0.0328 seconds (approximately 10 feet). He will give up lane choice to Jeg coughlin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                          400 Mason McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.554 208.81                     0.034  6.625 207.30
 Qualified:             #2  6.592 208.07                       #15  6.648 205.69

Erica Enders is 12 - 4 in Rd. 1 this year. The #15 PS qualifier at this event is 6 - 16 in Rd. 1

Enders is 11 - 2 against McGaha in prior events.

McGaha with the starting line advantage, but Enders with the second quickest pass of the track for the win. She will have lane choice over Coughlin Jr. in the next round.

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