Sun, 16 Nov 2008, 05:28 PM
Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 44th annual
Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Kurt Johnson 317 Rickie Jones
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.059 6.639 208.55 0.018 6.683 207.30
Prior rounds:
E1 (V Deceglie ) 0.016 6.705 207.75 (D Connolly ) 0.072 6.715 206.76
Qualified: #3 6.643 207.91 #11 6.675 206.51
2:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent,
barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,809 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.Johnson is 1
- 0 against Jones in prior events. Jones gets a big advantage off the line and looked like he was
going to steal one, when the Big Johnson HP takes over and pushes KJ past and into the lead. It was
a close one and the Cobalt had to run near the top speed of the meet to get the win.
Kurt
Johnson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.034), 330 ft(-0.021), 660ft(-0.011),
1,000ft(-0.003). MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 12 inches). Kurt Johnson's incremental times:
60ft-1.005 sec., 330ft-2.787, 660ft-4.275/165.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.558
Rickie Jones' incremental
times: 60ft-1.012 sec., 330ft-2.807, 660ft-4.305/164.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.596
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Jason Line 8 Warren Johnson
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.645 207.88 0.037 6.679 208.36
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Gray ) 0.072 6.656 208.07 (R Krisher ) 0.076 6.689 208.14
Qualified: #2 6.637 208.01 #10 6.670 207.88
Line is 9 - 6 against Johnson in prior events and extends it one more with a big hole shot and
better times down track for the car length win..
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Allen Johnson 44 Mike Edwards
E2 0.033 6.674 207.69 ****WINNER**** 0.007 6.654 208.26
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Coughlin ) 0.032 6.646 207.59 (J Yates ) 0.048 6.652 208.20
Qualified: #4 6.643 207.69 #5 6.649 208.07
Edwards is 10 - 5 against Johnson in prior events. Edwards puts an end to the Hemi Johnson
families season with a clean wire to wire win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Greg Anderson 445 Greg Stanfield
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.625 208.14 0.024 6.665 208.01
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Stevens ) 0.019 6.644 208.23 (V Gaines ) 0.037 6.681 206.99
Qualified: #1 6.634 208.20 #8 6.665 207.78
Anderson is 14 - 7 against Stanfield in prior events. Stanfield had a chance down low with a
better leave. He can only stay in front for one hundred feet or so, where the Summit GXP thunders
on by with the best ET of the round.Greg Anderson's incremental margins (negative if behind):
60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(0.011), 660ft(0.021), 1,000ft(0.025). MOV: 0.0285 seconds (approximately 9
feet).2:12 p.m. Anderson will have lane choice over Edwards and Line will pick the lane when he
meets Kurt Johnson in round three.
Timing data courtesy of
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