Sun, 19 Apr 2009, 08:46 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           1 Jeg Coughlin                 
E3                   0.066  6.632 208.14     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.637 207.56
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Johnson   ) 0.038  6.646 208.26      (R Brogdon   ) 0.055  6.646 207.69
E1    (K Johnson   ) 0.081  6.618 209.46      (V Gaines    ) 0.053  6.648 208.10
 Qualified:             #1  6.557 210.93                        #5  6.578 210.14

8:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,213 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Anderson and Coughlin are facing each other for the 52nd time. In prior events, Anderson has a 32-19 record against Coughlin, 7-4 in semifinals. They ran identical ETs in the quarterfinals, Anderson earning lane choice with the faster speed.

Jeg got a hundredth on the tree, Anderson got half of that back on the race track. Jeg Coughlin's incremental margins: 60ft(0.022), 330 ft(0.015), 660ft(0.010), 1,000ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                              4 Mike Edwards                 
E3                   0.034  6.649 208.42     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.639 207.72
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Stanfield ) 0.024  6.628 208.46      (A Johnson   ) 0.032  6.628 208.20
E1    (T Hammonds  ) 0.074  6.628 208.78      (S Spiess    ) 0.044  6.603 209.43
 Qualified:             #3  6.570 211.13                        #2  6.565 210.28

Line and Edwards are facing each other for the 16th time. Line holds a 10-5 record against Edwards in prior events, 4-1 in semifinals. As with the first pair, both drivers ran the same ET in the quarterfinals, Line getting lane choice on speed

Edwards got a hundredth and change on the tree, another hundredth on the track. Mike Edwards' MOV: 0.0245 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Coughlin will have lane choice against Edwards in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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