Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 16th
annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Gene Wilson 5 Ron Krisher
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.848 202.36 0.058 6.951 201.46
Qualified: #8 6.789 203.43 #9 6.789 202.85
1:10 PM Current weather conditions: 75 degrees, 52 percent relative humidity, the
barometer 30.04 inches. The track temperature will have increased a lot from the beginning
of TF a little more than an hour ago.Wilson and Krisher are tied at seventeen wins
each in prior encounters. In the seven times that Krisher has qualified #9 he has only won
once. He beat Allen Johnson at St. Louis earlier this year. Wilson is ahead from the start
and takes a decisive win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
335 Dave Connolly 50 Bruce Allen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.030 6.836 202.39 0.046 6.842 202.09
Qualified: #7 6.788 202.76 #10 6.794 203.49
Connolly has made a fast start in Pro Stock and this will be his forth first round
this year. Bruce Allen will be the “old man” with 275 prior eliminations. Connolly is away
first and runs strong to take the win. Dave Connolly's MOV: 0.0227 seconds (approximately
7 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Allen Johnson 357 Larry Morgan
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.020 6.810 202.48 0.027 6.828 202.97
Qualified: #6 6.788 203.37 #11 6.794 203.31
Morgan is the defending champion from last year and was the runner-up to Anderson at
last weeks Seattle event. His last win was the 1994 Englishtown event. Allen Johnson has
won two of the three prior encounters and has two final round appearances this year. He
was runner-up to Kurt Johnson here in 2001. Two Dodges come to the line. Johnson spoils
Morgan's chance to repeat with a better pass from wire to wire.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
11 Scott Geoffrion 10 Mark Whisnant
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.052 6.874 201.91 -0.024 6.833 202.21
Qualified: #5 6.788 203.98 #12 6.795 202.85
These two have never met in eliminations before. Scott has two runner-ups this year
and was runner-up to Alderman here in 1994. Red light for Whisnant and he wastes a great
6.833 ET.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Warren Johnson 6 Kurt Johnson
E1 0.072 6.796 203.40 ****WINNER**** 0.045 6.807 203.09
Qualified: #4 6.785 204.23 #13 6.796 203.77
In the fifty times that father and son have met at the line in eliminations, WJ has a
35/14 advantage. He has won three times this year to Kurt's four. Kurt defeated Allan
Johnson in the final round here in 2000. KJ takes the light and never looks back. It's
less than five feet in the lights. He'll get lane choice over Geoffrion in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Mike Edwards 387 Mark Pawuk
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.817 202.21 0.040 6.856 201.19
Qualified: #3 6.784 203.19 #14 6.796 202.09
Edwards has won six of the eight prior encounters with Pawuk. This could be a big day
for Pawuk as he is looking for his 200th round win. OR NOT! Edwards continues to dominate
Pawuk with a good clean pass. Allen Johnson will have lane choice by .007 in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Greg Anderson 619 JR Carr
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.043 6.787 204.08 0.005 6.860 201.25
Qualified: #1 6.750 205.10 #16 6.817 202.24
Carr's last round win was at Seattle in 2002. He has never met Anderson in
eliminations. Anderson has been low qualifier eight times and has won six times this year
and was runner-up to Larry Morgan here in 2003. Carr makes a major run at the lights and
is still ahead until near half track. The Anderson power takes over from there. He will
have lane choice over Gene Wilson.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Jeg Coughlin 445 Greg Stanfield
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.030 6.795 202.67 0.016 6.852 202.00
Qualified: #2 6.771 203.65 #15 6.810 202.79
Jeg Jr. has never been in the finals at Sonoma and defeated Stanfield in their only
prior encounter. He has three runner-up positions this year. Stanfield tries the lights
too, but Coughlin is in control from 60 foot on. He will have lane choice over Connolly.
1:24 PM
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