Sun, 2 Oct 2005, 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, Fifth annual
Ameriquest Mortgage NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
208 Warren Johnson 14 Jim Yates
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.042 6.766 204.54 0.033 6.781 203.61
Qualified: #8 6.684 206.99 #9 6.684 206.35
12:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent,
barometer 29.92 inches, adjusted altitude 1,072 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.Yates gets a
slight hole-shot and hangs on to the lead until just before the finish-line. Johnson drives around
in a close one.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
93 Allen Johnson 5 Kurt Johnson
E1 0.017 6.781 202.76 ****WINNER**** 0.002 6.752 204.45
Qualified: #7 6.680 205.47 #10 6.687 207.30
A couple of great lights here, Johnson just a little better and a little quicker on the
run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Dave Connolly 55 V. Gaines
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.784 203.19 0.028 6.778 203.65
Qualified: #11 6.688 206.07 #6 6.676 206.48
More great lights, Connolly leaves first and holds off Gaines for the hole-shot win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
19 Richie Stevens 44 Mike Edwards
E1 0.045 6.797 203.03 ****WINNER**** 0.046 6.783 202.52
Qualified: #4 6.669 206.32 #13 6.691 205.63
These two leave the line together, then Edwards starts to pull away. Stevens starts to make up
ground after the half-way point, but ran out of room.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
445 Greg Stanfield 2 Jason Line
E1 0.034 6.815 202.00 ****WINNER**** 0.038 6.756 204.88
Qualified: #15 6.699 206.07 #2 6.663 208.17
Stanfield gets a slight advantage off the line, but it didn't last long. Line pulled even before
they reached the sixty foot mark, then pulled away for the win.
Kurt Johnson will have lane choice over Line in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Jeg Coughlin 4 Larry Morgan
E1 0.067 6.780 203.46 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.764 204.23
Qualified: #14 6.695 205.47 #3 6.668 206.67
Morgan gets a big hole-shot and extends his lead all the way through the run. Morgan will have
lane choice over Connolly in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3351 Dave Howard 1 Greg Anderson
E1 -0.005 7.290 143.73 ****WINNER**** 0.040 6.760 203.83
Qualified: #16 6.707 206.07 #1 6.646 207.27
Howard knew he had to have a great light to have a chance, but he just misses the tree and gives
Anderson the win. Anderson will have lane choice over Warren Johnson in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
351 Ron Krisher 430 Erica Enders
E1 0.107 15.620 52.47 ****WINNER**** 0.080 6.773 204.11
Qualified: #12 6.691 206.16 #5 6.670 206.48
Krisher had a great sixty foot time, the quickest of the round, but got about 200 feet out and
the car nosed over, not sure why. Enders will have lane choice over Edwards in round two.
Timing data courtesy of
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