Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 06:26 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  445 Greg Stanfield                          1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.678 206.35                     0.015  6.686 205.51
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Jones     ) 0.038  6.678 206.16      (D Connolly  ) 0.023  6.669 206.23
E2    (K Johnson   ) 0.055  6.703 205.79      (M Edwards   ) 0.018  6.668 206.07
E1    (J Line      ) 0.029  6.668 206.61      (R Krisher   ) 0.035  6.662 206.13
 Qualified:            #15  6.689 205.85                        #1  6.631 207.56

Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,603 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Coughlin is 11 - 0 against Stanfield in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. This was a great drag race as they left the starting line together and then it was Coughlin with the lead until around 800 feet. That was when Stanfield was able to drive back around Coughlin for his first Pro Stock win . Greg Stanfield's MOV: 0.0081 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Greg Stanfield's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.013), 330 ft(-0.014), 660ft(-0.003), 1,000ft(0.005).

He is now the fourth guy to have won National events in five categories joining Jeg Coughlin, David Rampy and Scotty Richardson.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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