Sun, 14 Nov 2010, 07:16 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
   50 Jeg Coughlin                            7 Allen Johnson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.622 209.88                    -0.010  6.632 210.31
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Brogdon   ) 0.020  6.588 209.52      (G Stanfield ) 0.003  6.592 210.08
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.012  6.587 210.01      (B Yonke     ) 0.022 10.107  90.81
 Qualified:            #13  6.579 210.08                        #1  6.551 211.43

4:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,849 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Coughlin is 24 - 12 against Johnson in prior events and 8-1 in round three.

Johnson gives it away on a red light and Coughlin will close his career with a free trip to the final round.

Jeg Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.006 sec., 330ft-2.790, 660ft-4.273/166.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.549.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   55 V. Gaines                             730 Shane Gray                   
E3                   0.060  6.582 210.28     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.603 209.10
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Humphrey  ) 0.042  6.558 210.41      (K Johnson   ) 0.044  6.608 208.84
E1    (W Johnson   ) 0.043  6.575 210.31      (D Connolly  ) 0.034  6.593 208.94
 Qualified:             #2  6.551 210.83                        #6  6.563 209.88

Gray is 3 - 0 against Gaines in prior events and improves on that with a strong leave and a great finish to score the other half of the final round ladder on another hole shot win.

He'll get lane choice to boot!

Shane Gray's incremental margins: 60ft(0.035), 330 ft(0.031), 660ft(0.027), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0143 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

V. Gaines' incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.763, 660ft-4.240/167.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.511.
Shane Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.767, 660ft-4.248/166.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.526.

4:13 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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