Sun, 23 Sep 2001, 05:07 PM
MEMPHIS - Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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MILLINGTON, Tenn. -
Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the 14th annual AutoZone NHRA
Nationals presented by Pennzoil:
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
16 Rickie Smith 6.947 198.50 Q 1 Jim Yates 6.883 198.85
*****WINNER***** 0.602 6.937 198.38 E1 0.000 No Time
Smith with bye here as Jim Yates, No. 1 qualifier will not compete. Yates became
ill yesterday and is still undergoing tests at the Regional Medical Center at
Memphis to determine the source of his illness. He is scheduled to see a physician
this morning. While no diagnosis has been made, he is reported to be resting
comfortably and his vital signs are good. Yates will receive 38 points today in his
quest for a third NHRA Winston Pro Stock championship.
Smith straight down broadway with his best pass of the weekend.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
8 Jeg Coughlin 6.920 198.32 Q 9 Brad Jeter 6.925 198.85
*****WINNER***** 0.450 6.949 198.09 E1 0.473 6.964 198.52
They met in round one in Brainerd and Jeter won that one. Jeg avenges that lost
with a better reaction time and quicker et.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
5 Tom Hammonds 6.919 198.79 Q 12 Larry Morgan 6.931 199.05
0.505 6.947 199.02 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.472 6.960 198.50
Morgan with the hole shot win here. Margin of victory = 0.020 seconds
(approximately 6 feet).
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
7 George Marnell 6.920 198.76 Q 10 Robert Patrick 6.925 197.86
*****WINNER***** 0.458 6.993 197.42 E1 0.500 6.987 197.68
Marnell with the hole shot win out of the gate first and held on to win.
Patrick made a move toward the centerline.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
6 Warren Johnson 6.920 198.99 Q 11 Bruce Allen 6.928 198.35
0.486 6.936 199.52 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.439 6.943 198.41
The third hole shot in a row as Allen drilled Johnson on the tree. Jim Yates
will buy dinner for Allen as WJ
loses a chance to put some ground between him and Yates.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
3 Ron Krisher 6.915 199.37 Q 14 Kurt Johnson 6.940 198.61
0.437 7.052 194.88 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.458 6.947 199.40
Krisher out of the gate first, but then got real loose just before half track
and Kurt drove around him.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
4 Mike Edwards 6.918 199.35 Q 13 Mark Pawuk 6.932 198.44
0.450 7.635 139.88 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.458 7.014 197.25
Edwards with the slight hole shot and then he got real loose just like Krisher
and had to lift. Pawuk with his first round win since Sonoma.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
2 Mark Osborne 6.914 199.76 Q 15 Greg Anderson 6.947 198.82
*****WINNER***** 0.470 6.939 199.76 E1 0.458 6.964 199.14
Anderson with the starting line advantage, but not enough to hold off the hard
charging Osborne. Margin of victory = 0.013 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Smith
with lane choice over Coughlin Jr., Morgan with his choice over Pawuk, Osborne gets
to pick over Marnell, and Allen will have his choice over K. Johnson.
Timing data
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