Sun, 16 Sep 2007, 05:06 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           3 Dave Connolly                
E4                   0.030  6.658 208.65     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.648 207.59
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Coughlin  ) 0.041  6.636 208.42      (J Yates     ) 0.053  6.632 207.69
E2    (L Morgan    ) 0.039  6.622 208.91      (R Stevens Jr) 0.021  6.632 208.04
E1    (R Krisher   ) 0.109  6.650 208.65      (C Hankinson ) 0.006  6.620 207.72
 Qualified:             #3  6.598 209.17                        #4  6.601 208.23

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 1,758 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Anderson holds a 17 to 8 overall advantage in head to head match ups and six to four in final rounds. Anderson has won here twice in 2003 and 2005, while Connolly has one runner-up here in 2004.

Connolly with the starting line advantage and they are both loose right off the starting line, with Anderson real loose. Connolly reels it in and takes the win by 0.0187 seconds (approximately 6 feet). This is Connolly's third consecutive National event win and his sixth win this year.

He will leave here with a 33 point lead over Anderson .

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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