Sun, 9 Oct 2005, 02:57 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Jeg Coughlin                            5 Kurt Johnson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.786 205.10                     0.022 17.495  72.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Stevens   ) 0.020  6.710 205.32      (D Connolly  ) 0.047  8.410 115.24
 Qualified:            #11  6.700 205.35                        #3  6.663 206.76

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 1,149 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Johnson is out of the gate first, but then has problems again is off the throttle. Coughlin motors on into the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  430 Erica Enders                          351 Ron Krisher                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.741 205.29                     0.094  7.523 127.81
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.065  6.698 205.47      (G Stanfield ) 0.044  6.719 205.35
 Qualified:             #5  6.683 206.42                        #4  6.679 206.51

Enders with the starting line advantage and never looked back.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jason Line                             93 Allen Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.079  6.701 206.35                    -0.004  6.780 204.35
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Gaines    ) 0.035  6.674 206.64      (L Morgan    ) 0.033  6.730 204.91
 Qualified:             #2  6.662 207.24                        #7  6.693 205.10

Johnson turned on the red light and Line runs the quickest pass of the session. Line will have lane choice over Coughlin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Greg Anderson                         208 Warren Johnson               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051  6.694 206.51                     0.017  6.750 205.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Allen     ) 0.069  6.669 207.15      (M Pawuk     ) 0.051  6.709 206.45
 Qualified:             #1  6.647 207.40                        #8  6.696 206.76

WJ with a big starting line advantage, but Anderson was able to chase him down by 330 feet and just drive away for the win. Greg Anderson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.008), 330 ft(0.008), 660ft(0.016), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0220 seconds (approximately 7 feet). anderson will have lane choice over Enders in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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