Sun, 10 Mar 2024, 12:09 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 52 Deric Kramer 4 Aaron Stanfield E1 0.042 17.607 42.84 ****WINNER**** 0.033 6.609 210.90 Qualified: #9 6.574 208.88 #8 6.570 208.88Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 603 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.
Aaron Stanfield is 54 - 21 in Rd. 1 overall and he was 15 - 3 in Rd. 1 last year. The #8 PS qualifier has only won this race once (D. Glenn, 2022). Deric Kramer is 0 - 3 against Stanfield in Rd. 1 races.
Stanfield with the starting
line advantage and never trails for the win. Kramer with severe tire shake and pushes back the
clutch in.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 406M Fernando Cuadra Jr. 25 Jeg Coughlin E1 0.000 7.240 162.76 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.527 211.89 Qualified: #10 6.574 208.42 #7 6.567 209.39Jeg Coughlin "Leaves first" 63% of the time. The last time the #7 PS qualifier won this race was 2010. Fernando Cuadra Jr. "Leaves first" 60% of the time.
Coughlin is 3 - 0 against Cuadra Jr. in prior events.
Cuadra Jr. with a perfect light, but has severe tire shake right at the hit and
pedals it. Coughlin is straight down the groove and runs his quickest pass of the weekend and sets
top speed of the event.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 411M David Cuadra 3 Matt Hartford E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.526 210.28 0.056 6.511 211.66 Qualified: #11 6.575 209.20 #6 6.567 209.92Matt Hartford wins 75% of his Rd. 1 races when starting from the top half of the field. David Cuadra is making his 5th start.
This is the first time Cuadra and Hartford have faced each other in eliminations.
Cuadra with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the hole shot win in a close one. David Cuadra's MOV: 0.0050 seconds (approximately 19 inches).
Cuadra with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend.
Hartford with his quickest and fastest pass of the
weekend in the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 23 Brandon Foster 5 Troy Coughlin Jr. E1 ****WINNER**** 0.410 6.531 210.47 0.038 8.497 128.03 Qualified: #12 6.579 208.14 #5 6.563 209.82Troy Coughlin Jr. is 38 - 22 in Rd. 1 in his PS career. Brandon Foster is making his 1st PS start.
Coughlin Jr. with the starting line advantage, but has tire shake right at the hit and pushes in the clutch back in.
Foster with problems on the starting line, but gets it to hook up and
wins his first race in his first National event.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 494 Jerry Tucker 2 Greg Anderson E1 0.047 6.529 210.14 ****WINNER**** 0.041 6.526 210.70 Qualified: #13 6.580 208.49 #4 6.561 208.65Greg Anderson 36 - 9 in Rd. 1 when qualified #4. Jerry Tucker was 5 - 13 in Rd. 1 last year (and 0 - 3 against Anderson in Rd. 1)
Anderson is 4 - 0 against Tucker in prior events.
Anderson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0092 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
He will have lane choice over Foster in the next round.
Tucker 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 150 Kenny Delco 6 Dallas Glenn E1 0.154 6.552 211.20 ****WINNER**** 0.022 6.499 210.97 Qualified: #14 6.589 208.81 #3 6.556 208.59Dallas Glenn was 13 - 5 in Rd. 1 last year. Kenny Delco won the Gatornationals in March of 1990. Dallas Glenn was born in December of 1990.
Glenn with the starting line advantage and the win.
Glenn launches hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the event for the win.
Dallas Glenn's incremental times: 60ft-0.978 sec., 330ft-2.724, 660ft-4.181/168.64 mph,
1,000ft-5.439.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 37 Larry Morgan 10 Cristian Cuadra E1 0.099 6.582 210.93 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.495 210.67 Qualified: #15 6.592 208.52 #2 6.552 209.20This is the first time Morgan and Cuadra have faced each other in eliminations.
This is the 19th time (in 56 starts) that Cristian Cuadra has been in the top half of the field. The #2 PS qualifier at this event is 3 - 3 in Rd. 1 in the last 6 years. Larry Morgan is 225 - 243 in his career
Cuadra with the starting line advantage and the win. Cuadra kept it hooked up and now has the quickest pass of the event for the win. He will have lane choice over Jeg Coughlin in the next roud.
Morgan 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 4323 Kelley Murphy 1 Erica Enders E1 0.089 6.554 210.21 ****WINNER**** 0.050 6.496 212.13 Qualified: #16 6.592 203.25 #1 6.549 208.10The #1 PS qualifier is 50 - 4 in Rd. 1 at this event. The last time the #16 PS qualifier won a round at this event was 2012 (L. Morgan).
Enders with the starting line advantage and the win. She has a great pass, the second quickest pass of the event for the win. She sets top speed of the event. Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.728, 660ft-4.183/169.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.438.
Enders will have lane choice over Stanfield in the next round.
Murphy with his quickest pass of
the weekend in the losing effort.
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