Sun, 03 Nov 2024, 15:31 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  574 Cory Reed                              14 Camrie Caruso                
E1                  -0.006  6.637 204.76     ****WINNER****  0.030 10.869  79.62
 Qualified:             #8  6.631 205.57                        #9  6.631 205.38

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 29.79 inches, adjusted altitude 2,992 feet.

Cory Reed is making his 9th start in PS. This (#9) is the best starting spot for Camrie Caruso since the Winternationals this year.

Reed goes red to give Caruso the win. She shook right at the hit and clicked it off. she coast down the track for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Erica Enders                          400 Mason McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076  6.636 205.32                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #7  6.621 206.89                       #10  6.633 205.22

Erica Enders is 4 - 0 in Rd. 1 in the Countdown this year. She fell to 4th place after Dallas, matching her lowest spot of the year. Mason McGaha is 1 - 8 against Enders in Rd. 1.

Enders is 13 - 2 against McGaha in prior events.

McGaha starts the bring the rpms up and the car rolls the beams to give Enders the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Jeg Coughlin                         406M Fernando Cuadra Jr.          
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.642 203.52                     0.030  6.716 204.39
 Qualified:             #6  6.618 205.41                       #11  6.636 205.94

Jeg Coughlin wins 86% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. Fernando Cuadra Jr. lost to Coughlin in Rd. 1 at Gainesville this year (their only meeting in 2024).

Coughlin is 4 - 0 against Cuadra Jr. in prior events.

They have identical reaction times and then it is all Jeg for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Dallas Glenn                           10 Cristian Cuadra              
E1                   0.023  6.635 204.51     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.622 205.38
 Qualified:             #5  6.615 205.29                       #12  6.638 205.85

Dallas Glenn is 17 - 1 in Rd. 1 this year. His average winning E/T in the Countdown this year is 6.588. Cristian Cuadra is 2 - 2 against Glenn this year.

Glenn and Cuadra have each won 4 times against the other in prior events.

Cuadra with a great light and never trailed for the win. Cristian Cuadra's MOV: 0.0313 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Cuadra with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Matt Hartford                           5 Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.632 206.10                     0.022  6.654 204.94
 Qualified:             #4  6.614 206.83                       #13  6.643 204.85

This (#4) equals the best starting spot for Matt Hartford this year. In his last 7 races Troy Coughlin Jr. is 1 - 6 in Rd. 1.

Coughlin Jr. is 3 - 0 against Hartford in prior events.

coughlin Jr. with the starting line advantage, but Hartford chased him down right in the lights for the win in a close one. Matt Hartford's MOV: 0.0007 seconds (approximately 3 inches). Hartford will give up lane choice to Cristian Cuadra in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 411M David Cuadra                          494 Jerry Tucker                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  6.633 205.57                     0.059  6.662 204.66
 Qualified:             #2  6.605 206.51                       #15  6.648 204.82

David Cuadra is making his making his 17th start. It's the sixth time he has been in the top half of the field. This (#15) is the lowest starting spot for Jerry Tucker this year.

Tucker is 2 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events.

Cuadra with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Enders 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****  0.037  6.610 205.04                     0.015  6.671 205.88
 Qualified:             #1  6.596 206.89                       #16  6.667 205.94

Greg Anderson has qualified #1 130 times coming into this race and he has won 46 of those races (35.4%). Chris McGaha is 7 - 9 against Anderson in Rd. 1.

Anderson is 22 - 12 against McGaha in prior events.

McGaha with the starting line advantage, but Anderson has the difference made up by 150 feet and never tailed from there on for the win. Greg Anderson's MOV: 0.0398 seconds (approximately 12 feet). anderson with the quickest pass of round one. Anderson will have lane choice over Caruso in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Aaron Stanfield                       193 Eric Latino                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.069  6.638 204.76                     0.046 14.717  87.66
 Qualified:             #3  6.609 205.66                       #14  6.645 205.47

Aaron Stanfield is 13 - 1 in Rd. 1 since Las Vegas-1 this year. Eric Latino is 5 - 11 in Rd. 1 this year.

Stanfield is 2 - 0 against Latino in prior events.

Latino with the starting line advantage, but with severe tire shake and clicked it off. Stanfield is straight down the groove for the win. He will have lane choice over Coughlin in the next round.

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