Sun, 2 Nov 2008, 03:22 PM
Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual
ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Warren Johnson 3 Dave Connolly
E1 0.014 6.756 205.38 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.719 205.04
Qualified: #8 6.735 205.07 #9 6.736 204.73
Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 27.77
inches, adjusted altitude 3,983 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.
Connolly is 12 - 5 against Johnson in prior events, and 6 - 3 in round one meetings. They have met
three times this year and Connolly has won all three of them. WJ is out of the gate first, but
Connolly had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree. Connolly with his quickest pass
of the weekend for the win by 11 feet.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
10 V. Gaines 351 Ron Krisher
E1 0.041 6.745 204.23 ****WINNER**** 0.011 6.762 204.20
Qualified: #5 6.717 204.23 #12 6.744 205.13
Gaines and Krisher have each won 4 times against the other in prior events, and Krisher holds a
3 - 2 lead in round one meetings. This is the first time they have raced this year. Krisher with
the big starting line advantage and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Ron Krisher's
MOV: 0.0131 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
44 Mike Edwards 14 Jim Yates
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.013 6.728 204.70 0.064 6.749 203.89
Qualified: #7 6.724 205.10 #10 6.742 203.80
Edwards is 19 - 18 against Yates in prior events, and 7 - 6 advantage in round one meetings.
Edwards won the only time they raced this year. Edwards with a big starting line advantage and
never looked back for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Kurt Johnson 9 Richie Stevens
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.734 204.88 0.048 6.773 204.35
Qualified: #6 6.719 204.66 #11 6.743 204.11
Johnson is 15 - 6 against Stevens in prior events, and 7 - 1 advantage in round one meetings.
This is the first time they have raced this year. Johnson is out of the gate first and never
looked back to move into round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
445 Greg Stanfield 5 Jason Line
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.735 204.39 0.046 6.722 205.69
Qualified: #14 6.748 204.60 #3 6.716 205.13
Line is 11 - 6 against Stanfield in prior events, 7 - 3 advantage in round one meetings. This
is the first time they have raced this year. Line won the Full Throttle award this weekend.
Stanfield with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win by 0.0123
seconds (approximately 4 feet). Stanfield will give up lane choice to K. Johnson in round
two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Allen Johnson 7406 Vinnie Deceglie
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.052 6.722 204.66 0.107 6.771 203.92
Qualified: #4 6.717 204.54 #13 6.745 204.01
Johnson is 1 - 0 against Deceglie in prior events. Johnson with a big starting line advantage
and then runs the second quickest pass of the round. He will have lane choice over Krisher in round
two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1568 Justin Humphreys 2 Greg Anderson
E1 -0.003 6.743 204.73 ****WINNER**** 0.037 6.722 205.22
Qualified: #15 6.758 204.05 #2 6.709 205.85
Anderson is 3 - 1 against Humphreys in prior events. They have only raced once this year and
Anderson won that one. Humphreys was just a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red
light. Anderson matches A. Johnson for the second quickest pass of the round. He will have lane
choice over Edwards in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
317 Rickie Jones 1 Jeg Coughlin
E1 0.026 6.747 203.86 ****WINNER**** 0.026 6.719 204.60
Qualified: #16 6.758 202.64 #1 6.703 205.47
Coughlin is 2 - 0 against Jones in prior events. They leave together, but after that is all
Coughlin. He matches Connolly for low E.T. of the round, but will give up lane choice in round
because Connolly was faster. Jeg Coughlin's MOV: 0.0283 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Timing data courtesy of
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