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Sat, 26 Jun 2010, 04:56 PM

K&N Horsepower Challenge Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in K&N Horsepower Challenge at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual K&N Horsepower Challenge:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Greg Anderson                           1 Mike Edwards                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.685 206.23                     0.073  6.677 207.11
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Johnson   ) 0.042  6.671 206.32      (J Coughlin  ) 0.030  6.659 207.78
E1    (R Brogdon   ) 0.039  6.683 206.13      (W Johnson   ) 0.013  6.634 208.01
 Qualified:             #2 3,520                                #1 4,270

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 3,706 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.
Anderson holds a 31 to 13 advantage over Edwards in head to head match ups, but Edwards holds a three to one advantage in final rounds in regular Full Throttle match ups. This is the first time they have ever raced in the K&N Horsepower Challenge. This is Edwards third final round and he is looking for his first win. This is Anderson's sixth final round and he has two wins in his previous five finals.
Anderson is out of the gate first and has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. This is only the second hole shot win in the final round in 26 years of this event. Greg Anderson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.024), 330 ft(0.020), 660ft(0.017), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0072 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.796, 660ft-4.297/164.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.593.
Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-1.004 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.299/164.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.589.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink