Sun, 3 Oct 2004, 01:29 PM
Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series,
Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Jeg Coughlin 107 Kenny Koretsky
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.688 206.48 0.004 12.840 66.75
Qualified: #9 6.685 206.23 #8 6.684 205.94
12:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 39
percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 1,407 feet, track temperature 77
degrees.
Koretsky is just three points out of the top ten behind Rickie Smith. Coughlin holds a 3-1
advantage over Koretsky.
Koretsky makes a hard move to the right as soon as he hits the throttle and has to give up
on the run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Allen Johnson 357 Larry Morgan
E1 0.020 6.732 204.51 ****WINNER**** 0.045 6.674 206.67
Qualified: #10 6.692 206.23 #7 6.680 206.57
Johnson gets the hole-shot, Morgan reels him in quickly and drives around at the 330'
mark, and runs a career best ET to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
55 V. Gaines 5 Mike Edwards
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.075 6.720 205.79 0.122 6.701 206.20
Qualified: #11 6.698 206.10 #6 6.676 206.86
Gaines gets a big hole-shot and hangs on for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
43 Rickie Smith 2455 Jason Line
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.019 6.727 204.98 0.049 6.712 206.70
Qualified: #13 6.705 205.88 #4 6.675 207.40
Smith needs a round win to pass Warren Johnson in the POWERade points standings. He
gets the hole-shot and makes it stick, holding off Line to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
228 Mark Whisnant 1021 Steve Johns
E1 0.025 6.730 204.32 ****WINNER**** 0.073 6.682 206.39
Qualified: #14 6.707 206.20 #3 6.670 206.48
Whisnant gets a big hole-shot but doesn't have the power to hold off Johns. Johns will
have lane choice over Gaines in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Ron Krisher 335 Dave Connolly
E1 0.115 8.427 112.63 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.709 205.69
Qualified: #15 6.711 206.35 #2 6.667 206.64
Krisher has problems off the line and has to shut down. Morgan will have lane choice
over Connolly in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
619 JR Carr 1 Greg Anderson
E1 0.041 6.723 205.22 ****WINNER**** 0.030 6.690 206.32
Qualified: #16 6.718 206.13 #1 6.661 207.21
Anderson is 2-0 against Carr...make that 3-0. He goes right down the groove, not quite
matching his record run last night. He will give up lane choice to Coughlin in round
two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Bruce Allen 445 Greg Stanfield
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 6.717 205.26 0.035 6.724 196.85
Qualified: #12 6.699 205.79 #5 6.675 207.15
This is Allen's 302nd career start, he is 1-0 against Stanfield. Allen gets a slight
advantage off the line, they swap the lead a couple of times, then Allen pulls ahead to
take the win. Allen will have lane choice over Smith in round two.
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