Sun, 14 Nov 2010, 05:30 PM Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  730 Shane Gray                              8 Kurt Johnson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.608 208.84                     0.046  6.622 208.94
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Connolly  ) 0.034  6.593 208.94      (J Line      ) 0.042  6.631 209.23
 Qualified:             #6  6.563 209.88                       #14  6.596 209.95

2:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,705 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Gray and Johnson have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Almost identical RT's and Gray pull slowly ahead to take the five foot win. Great race.

Shane Gray's incremental margins: 60ft(0.002), 330 ft(0.009), 660ft(0.015), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0164 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.769, 660ft-4.250/166.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.529.
Kurt Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.263/165.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.544.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 V. Gaines                            2062 Ronnie Humphrey              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.558 210.41                     0.095  6.633 209.72
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Johnson   ) 0.043  6.575 210.31      (V Deceglie  ) 0.201  6.631 210.24
 Qualified:             #2  6.551 210.83                       #10  6.570 211.26

Humphrey is 1 - 0 against Gaines in prior events.

Big starting line and performance for Gaines and he take an almost forty foot win.

Gray will give up lane choice in round three.

V. Gaines' incremental margins: 60ft(0.073), 330 ft(0.107), 660ft(0.117), 1,000ft(0.124). MOV: 0.1284 seconds (approximately 39 feet).

V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.975 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.218/167.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.488.
Ronnie Humphrey's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.798, 660ft-4.282/166.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.559.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Greg Stanfield                          7 Allen Johnson                
E2                   0.027  6.589 209.75     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.592 210.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Krisher   ) 0.041  6.585 209.85      (B Yonke     ) 0.022 10.107  90.81
 Qualified:             #8  6.567 210.05                        #1  6.551 211.43

Johnson is 10 - 5 against Stanfield in prior events and even wins in round two.

Johnson cards a stellar 0.003 and stays out in front to take the hole shot win over a quicker Stanfield.

Allen Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.014), 330 ft(0.015), 660ft(0.016), 1,000ft(0.019). MOV: 0.0213 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Greg Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.759, 660ft-4.238/166.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.514.
Allen Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.246/166.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.519.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   41 Rodger Brogdon                         50 Jeg Coughlin                 
E2                   0.041  6.578 209.59     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.588 209.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Edwards   ) 0.040  6.587 210.24      (G Anderson  ) 0.012  6.587 210.01
 Qualified:             #5  6.561 210.60                       #13  6.579 210.08

Coughlin is 5 - 2 against Brogdon in prior events. Three to two in this round pairing.

Coughlin is away first and station keeps with Brogdon down the track for the four foot hole shot win.

Jeg Coughlin's incremental margins: 60ft(0.012), 330 ft(0.012), 660ft(0.011), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Rodger Brogdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.756, 660ft-4.231/166.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.504.
Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-0.997 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.241/166.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.514.

2:25 p.m. Coughlin will have lane choice next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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