Sun, 13 Nov 2011, 15:23 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  154 Vincent Nobile                          6 Allen Johnson                
E1                  -0.002  6.619 202.79     ****WINNER****  0.040 12.493  71.35
 Qualified:             #8  6.561 211.20                        #9  6.568 211.10

11:57 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,673 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Jason Line won the 2011 Pro Stock Championship at Vegas Two, so today is for bragging rights. Nobile is 3 - 1 against Johnson in prior events.

Nobile's chances for rookie of the year take a hit as he red lights by -0.002 to give the win to Johnson.

Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.019 sec., 330ft-3.389, 660ft-6.333/075.49 mph, 1,000ft-9.464.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   21 Kurt Johnson                            4 Shane Gray                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.611 209.69                    -0.011  7.480 128.86
 Qualified:             #7  6.560 211.06                       #10  6.571 210.64

Gray is 2 - 1 against Johnson in prior events.

...and another red light. Gray's turn this time. KJ gets the free pass to round two on a clean pass.

Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.000 sec., 330ft-2.777, 660ft-4.259/166.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.535.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                            2 Greg Stanfield               
E1                   0.075  6.587 210.34     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.595 209.52
 Qualified:             #5  6.554 210.97                       #12  6.578 209.75

Morgan is 4 - 3 against Stanfield in prior events.

Morgan's car moves out of the groove at the green and still runs better than Stanfield. Stanfield was away first and held him off for the hole shot win.

Greg Stanfield's incremental margins: 60ft(0.061), 330 ft(0.056), 660ft(0.053), 1,000ft(0.049). MOV: 0.0457 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

Larry Morgan's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.241/166.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.514.
Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.982 sec., 330ft-2.760, 660ft-4.241/166.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.518.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Rodger Brogdon                          8 Ron Krisher                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  6.572 210.31                     0.076  7.203 140.55
 Qualified:             #4  6.552 211.06                       #13  6.587 210.44

Krisher is 5 - 3 against Brogdon in prior events.

Brogdon gets the advantage off the line and leads Krisher to the finish line without any drama and the win, when Krisher slows.

Brogdon will have lane choice over Stanfield next round.

Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.226/166.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.499.
Ron Krisher's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.829, 660ft-4.323/164.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.729.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jason Line                            452 Steve Kent                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  6.569 210.83                     0.110  6.612 209.62
 Qualified:             #3  6.538 211.20                       #14  6.588 210.14

Line is 2 - 0 against Kent in prior events.

Terrific run for line, but a terrible RT. Kent is worse and slower, so Line goes on.

Jason Line's incremental margins: 60ft(0.030), 330 ft(0.044), 660ft(0.053), 1,000ft(0.060). MOV: 0.0653 seconds (approximately 20 feet).

Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.228/166.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.498.
Steve Kent's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.259/166.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.536.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Mike Edwards                          256 Buddy Perkinson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.546 210.83                    -0.003  6.619 208.75
 Qualified:             #1  6.520 210.93                       #16  6.598 209.17

This is the first time Edwards and Perkinson have faced each other in eliminations. Perkinson goes red by -0.003.

Edwards continues to show his strength with low ET of the round. He will have lane choice over Allan Johnson in round two.

Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.212/167.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.479. Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.742, 660ft-4.212/167.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.479.
Buddy Perkinson's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.259/166.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.540.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                         208 Warren Johnson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.565 211.06                     0.087  6.955 158.84
 Qualified:             #2  6.537 211.46                       #15  6.595 210.44

Anderson is 25 - 13 against Johnson in prior events.

Anderson gets a big starting line advantage and runs the second quickest pass of the session for the easy win, as Johnson lifts on the top end.

He will face KJ in round two with lane choice.

Greg Anderson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.071), 330 ft(0.089), 660ft(0.100), 1,000ft(0.190). MOV: 0.4513 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Greg Anderson's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.750, 660ft-4.225/167.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.495.
Warren Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.991 sec., 330ft-2.778, 660ft-4.264/165.60 mph, 1,000ft-5.624.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2062 Ronnie Humphrey                        48 Erica Enders                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.556 210.34                     0.028  6.572 210.64
 Qualified:             #6  6.555 210.77                       #11  6.578 210.93

Humphrey is 2 - 0 against Enders in prior events.

Small advantage for Enders at the green and they run right together to the finish line, where Humphrey gets out in front right before the 330 lights and just nips the Cobalt by three feet. He will take lane choice over Line in the next round.

Ronnie Humphrey's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(0.006), 660ft(0.008), 1,000ft(0.009). MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.741, 660ft-4.214/166.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.485.
Erica Enders' incremental times: 60ft-0.980 sec., 330ft-2.754, 660ft-4.229/167.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.501.

12:16 p.m.

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