Sun, 16 Mar 2003, 01:03 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 34th annual MAC Tools NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Allen Johnson                         398 Darrell Alderman
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.843 201.70                     0.022 11.598  74.38
 Qualified:             #9  6.808 202.42                        #8  6.806 202.20

11:40 AM Current weather conditions: 67 degrees, 80 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.93 inches, partly cloudy, with a track temperature of 108 degrees.

Half of the Allen Johnson team won't be in the second round. Alderman got a small holeshot, but his car shook and he fell behind quickly, then clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Warren Johnson                        186 Tom Martino
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.828 201.65                    -0.005  6.882 200.22
 Qualified:             #7  6.802 203.02                       #10  6.809 201.92

WJ made a last-second lane change after seeing Alderman's shake problems. Martino was too quick and WJ advanced easily.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 V. Gaines                              10 Mark Whisnant
E1                   0.077  6.845 201.61     ****WINNER****  0.043  6.851 200.17
 Qualified:             #6  6.798 202.20                       #11  6.811 201.97

On a holeshot, Whisnant nips Gaines for the win. Mark Whisnant's MOV: 0.0284 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Scott Geoffrion                       387 Mark Pawuk
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.818 201.92                     0.027  6.846 201.43
 Qualified:             #5  6.798 202.70                       #12  6.813 201.79

They left right together and that was bad news for Pawuk because the new Escort is very quick. Scott Geoffrion's MOV: 0.0262 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  219 Terry Adams                             1 Jeg Coughlin
E1                  -0.005  6.857 201.83     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.815 201.74
 Qualified:             #4  6.794 202.47                       #13  6.813 201.61

Nobody wanted to go in first, jeg finally breaking the deadlock. Then Adams went red...and Jeg has lane choice against Geoffrion, by 0.003 seconds.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Kurt Johnson                            7 Mike Edwards
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.808 203.48                    -0.010  6.842 200.71
 Qualified:             #3  6.794 203.57                       #14  6.817 201.20

KJ's speeds have been astronomical this weekend, his slowest run 203.52 mph. Edwards went red and KJ ran low ET and top speed of the round so far. He will have lane choice against Whisnant next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Greg Anderson                           5 Ron Krisher
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.816 202.88                    -0.024  6.858 200.22
 Qualified:             #2  6.788 203.43                       #15  6.820 201.34

Anderson is hot, hot, hot. He has lane choice against WJ in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   50 Bruce Allen                             2 Jim Yates
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.840 200.13                     0.045  6.836 201.38
 Qualified:             #1  6.777 202.33                       #16  6.826 201.92

THis promised to be a close race, Yates with problems until the final round, then running low ET of the round in the final qualifying session. The race lived up to it's promise, Allen away first with just enough to get the holeshot win over a quicker Yates, who was closing fast but ran out of race track. Bruce Allen's incremental margins: 60ft(0.031), 330 ft(0.026), 660ft(2.783), 1,000ft(0.010). MOV: 0.0042 seconds (approximately 15 inches). Allen will have lane choice against Allen Johnson in round two, by 0.003 seconds, so that should also be a close one.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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