Sun, 1 Apr 2007, 05:52 PM
Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals
presented by Pennzoil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Richie Stevens 6 Allen Johnson
E2 0.015 6.746 205.57 ****WINNER**** 0.020 6.686 206.64
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Yates ) 0.048 6.709 205.54 (E Enders ) 0.021 6.704 205.85
Qualified: #6 6.688 206.32 #3 6.675 206.89
4:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 85 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,238 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.Both are running AJ power, both are good leavers, and Stevens enjoys an 8-4
edge against Johnson.
Both had great lights and AJ had the better power today, pulling away for the win. Allen Johnson's
incremental margins: 60ft(0.010), 330 ft(0.029), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.049). MOV: 0.0555 seconds (approximately 17
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
208 Warren Johnson 1 Jason Line
E2 0.094 6.889 204.42 ****WINNER**** 0.070 6.669 207.78
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Hammonds ) 0.035 6.708 206.13 (K Johnson ) 0.055 6.691 206.95
Qualified: #5 6.680 207.94 #4 6.676 208.42
Line held a 5-4 edge against WJ, who posted his 829th round win earlier today.Line staged so shallow that the stage bulb
flickered a couple times, then left on Johnson and pulled away for an easy win with low ET of eliminations (so far).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Greg Stanfield 25 Jeg Coughlin
E2 0.023 6.704 206.76 ****WINNER**** 0.030 6.679 207.34
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Edwards ) 0.021 6.721 205.69 (K Koretsky ) 0.048 6.677 206.51
Qualified: #8 6.696 206.35 #1 6.649 208.17
Coughlin came in with had a 4-0 edge against Stanfield in prior races. Stanfield left on Coughlin, but not by much, and
Coughlin slowly edged ahead for a close win. Jeg Coughlin's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.013), 330 ft(-0.003),
660ft(0.005), 1,000ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0184 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Coughlin faces Line in the semifinals, his first
semifinals since the final race of the '05 season.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Dave Connolly 2 Greg Anderson
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.682 207.24 0.023 12.073 72.08
Prior rounds:
E1 (V Gaines ) 0.019 6.703 205.63 (L Morgan ) 0.056 6.672 207.50
Qualified: #10 6.699 205.85 #2 6.665 208.36
They left right together, then Anderson's car got the wheels up and shook while Connolly was smooth and straight to earn lane
choice against Allen Johnson in the semifinals, by four thousandths.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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