Sun, 12 Oct 2008, 04:16 PM
Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third
annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Dave Connolly 1 Jeg Coughlin
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.044 6.574 209.33 0.045 6.611 206.86
Prior rounds:
E3 (G Anderson ) 0.035 6.591 209.23 (J Gray ) 0.035 6.586 208.39
E2 (K Johnson ) 0.001 6.588 209.04 (M Edwards ) 0.068 6.576 208.68
E1 (G Stanfield ) 0.036 6.583 208.59 (J Nobile ) 0.086 6.554 208.97
Qualified: #5 6.561 209.79 #2 6.554 209.10
Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 30.22
inches, adjusted altitude 1,291 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.Coughlin is 9 - 6 against
Connolly in prior events and Connolly is 2 - 1 against Coughlin in prior final rounds. They leave
the line together and coughlin has the lead when they go by the Christmas Tree, but then it was all
Connolly. Dave Connolly's MOV: 0.0382 seconds (approximately 12 feet). With the win Connolly
moves into third place and is now only three points out of second. This is Connolly's fourth win
this year and his 21st career win, plus second consecutive here in Virginia.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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