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Sun, 26 Oct 2003, 05:39 PM

Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Jonathan Adams

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                         2455 Jason Line
E2                   0.031  6.960 198.96     ****WINNER****  0.062  6.917 199.40
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Yates     ) 0.056  6.904 200.32      (M Edwards   ) 0.058  6.896 200.02
 Qualified:            #10  6.911 199.91                        #2  6.882 200.41

Morgan with the holeshot, but a couple of wiggles cost him dearly and Line drives around a holeshot for the second straight round.

Jason Line's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.034), 330 ft(-0.022), 660ft(-0.009), 1,000ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0128 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  402 Taylor Lastor                           6 Kurt Johnson
E2                   0.044  8.384 117.50     ****WINNER****  0.061  6.898 199.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Coughlin  ) 0.026  7.007 198.26      (G Wilson    ) 0.053  6.891 200.71
 Qualified:            #11  6.911 199.70                        #3  6.886 199.88

Lastor got out of shape and shut it off. Johnson keeps the KISS streak alive, as the three KISS cars are undefeated so far. He will have lane choice over Line in the semi's.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jeg Coughlin                          335 Dave Connolly
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.886 199.70                     0.023  6.906 199.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Fratt     ) 0.025  6.895 200.23      (B Allen     ) 0.037  6.885 200.71
 Qualified:             #5  6.887 199.82                       #13  6.912 199.17

This is the fifth time in nine career starts that Connolly has raced Jeg, and Jeg is 4-0. Make that 5-0, as Coughlin overcomes the holeshot to win a close one.

Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0132 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Ron Krisher                             3 Greg Anderson
E2                   0.040  6.920 199.29     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.881 200.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Grant     ) 0.031  6.918 199.88      (M Corvo Jr  ) 0.037  6.852 201.52
 Qualified:             #8  6.908 199.23                        #1  6.866 200.44

Anderson is just the fourth driver in NHRA history to win 60 rounds in a season. Make that 61, as he Trees Krisher and runs low e.t. of the round. He'll pick his lane against Jeg in the semi's.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink