Tue, 10 Feb 2009, 08:28 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Mike Edwards                            5 Jason Line                   
E4                   0.065  6.575 210.01     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.567 211.63
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Anderson  ) 0.008  6.579 209.92      (A Johnson   ) 0.033  6.584 211.30
E2    (J Yates     ) 0.072  6.674 210.21      (J Gray      ) 0.046  6.549 210.90
E1    (G Stanfield ) 0.035  6.595 209.39      (R Jones     ) 0.004  6.679 209.82
 Qualified:             #4  6.628 208.59                        #2  6.616 209.43

5:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,351 feet, track temperature 59 degrees.

Line has posted a better average RT for the weekend, but Edwards 0.008 in the last round has to give Line pause. Line is 9 - 5 against Edwards in prior events and Edwards is 2 - 0 against Line in prior final rounds.

At the green, the Summit Racing Pontiac is ahead by 0.40 seconds and stays there the rest of the way down the track. Edwards has better numbers all the way down the track, but the big Pontiac horsepower keeps Line ahead.

Line sets the final new PS track MPH record for the weekend.

Jason Line is your first Full Throttle Pro Stock Champion!

Jason Line's incremental margins: 60ft(0.026), 330 ft(0.027), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.042). MOV: 0.0476 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

Mike Edwards' incremental times: 60ft-0.976 sec., 330ft-2.751, 660ft-4.229/166.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.503.
Jason Line's incremental times: 60ft-0.989 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.235/167.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.500.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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