Sun, 10 Oct 2004, 12:15 PM Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jeg Coughlin                            6 Allen Johnson
E1                   0.057  6.709 204.63     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.731 204.32
 Qualified:             #9  6.719 204.82                        #8  6.717 204.08

11:51 a.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 1,070 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

Coughlin is 10-3 against Johnson in the previous 13 times they've met and he won here in 1999. Johnson got this one on a hole shot. Allen Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.023), 330 ft(0.022), 660ft(0.021), 1,000ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0094 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  335 Dave Connolly                        1021 Steve Johns
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.752 204.88                     0.068  6.703 206.13
 Qualified:            #10  6.728 204.76                        #7  6.715 205.22

Connolly is 3-1 against Johns and is looking for his fourth win of the season. Connolly got this one on a hole shot...his 11th hole shot win of the season. Johnson had his quickest ET of the weekend and set a new track speed record but lost anyway. Dave Connolly's incremental margins: 60ft(0.047), 330 ft(0.017), 660ft(0.011), 1,000ft(0.009). MOV: 0.0053 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Ron Krisher                            55 V. Gaines
E1                   0.090  6.742 204.01     ****WINNER****  0.089  6.743 205.13
 Qualified:            #12  6.742 204.08                        #5  6.710 204.82

Gaines was making his 78th career start but only his seventh from among the top five qualifying positions. Krisher won their three prior meetings in eliminations.

This was a close one. Gaines got off the starting line 0.001 seconds before Krisher and held on to most of that advantage to take the win. V. Gaines' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.006), 330 ft(0.000), 660ft(0.000), 1,000ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0007 seconds (approximately 3 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Bruce Allen                             5 Mike Edwards
E1                   0.040  6.745 204.20     ****WINNER****  0.072  6.704 205.38
 Qualified:            #13  6.744 203.95                        #4  6.707 204.70

Edwards was 11-5 against Allen. He was runner-up here in 1998 and 2002. Allen won his first race here in 1985 and was runner up in 1989.

Allen had the quicker reaction time but Edwards got by him at mid track to take the win. He'll have lane choice over Gaines in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  387 Mark Pawuk                           2455 Jason Line
E1                   0.057  6.766 203.55     ****WINNER****  0.059  6.705 206.01
 Qualified:            #15  6.751 203.61                        #2  6.695 205.54

Line is 2-0 against Pawuk this season. Pawuk was runner-up here in 1991 and won in 1995 and 1999. They came off the starting line at almost the same time and were even at 60 feet. Then line started to pull away for the win. He'll have lane choice over Connolly in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  228 Mark Whisnant                         107 Kenny Koretsky
E1                   0.096  6.715 205.07     ****WINNER****  0.060  6.723 205.51
 Qualified:            #14  6.745 203.95                        #3  6.697 205.16

Koretsky got off the starting line first and held on to take the win. Whisnant had the lower ET but could not overcome Koretsky's better reaction time.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Kurt Johnson                            1 Greg Anderson
E1                   0.043  6.820 204.08     ****WINNER****  0.048  6.716 206.07
 Qualified:            #16  6.757 203.86                        #1  6.693 205.57

This is the 32nd time in his career that Anderson has started from the top spot in the qualifying order. Johnson has never won a round when he started from the 16th spot in the order. Johnson got off the starting line first but Anderson got by him before they reached the 60-foot marker. Anderson will have lane choice over Allen Johnson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  357 Larry Morgan                           43 Rickie Smith
E1                   0.058  6.734 204.79     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.746 204.85
 Qualified:             #6  6.710 204.60                       #11  6.741 204.01

Another hole shot win. SMith got off the starting line well before Morgan and held on to get the win. He gave up lane choice to Koretsky in round two.

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