Sun, 11 Nov 2012, 20:33 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 48th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Allen Johnson                           5 Vincent Nobile               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.528 212.76                     0.026  6.533 211.66
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Edwards   ) 0.015  6.526 211.16      (E Enders    ) 0.015  6.543 211.49
E2    (R Krisher   ) 0.077  6.520 212.63      (J Line      ) 0.002  6.546 211.79
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.040  6.513 212.76      (J Coughlin  ) 0.000  6.589 211.10
 Qualified:             #2  6.518 211.99                        #8  6.562 211.00

5:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 1,760 feet, track temperature 65 degrees.

Johnson is 8 - 4 against Nobile in prior events and 3 - 1 against Nobile in prior final rounds. Nobile is 2-2 in final rounds this year, 5-4 over his career. 2012 champion Johnson is 6-4 in final rounds this year, 15-2 over his career.

AJ had a slightly better light and the race was on. Nobile was quicker in the first 60 feet and led to half track, then Johnson's Mopar was quicker than Nobile's Mopar and took the lead where it counted.

Allen Johnson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.019), 330 ft(-0.010), 660ft(-0.004), 1,000ft(0.002). MOV: 0.0078 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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